Date Converter for Ancient Egypt
This website is a scientific tool for converting
calendar dates mentioned in Greek and Demotic papyri from Egypt into
Julian and corresponding Gregorian dates, from the reign of Psametik to
Diocletian.
Choose one of the historical periods (Late Period
Pharaohs, Ptolemaic Kings or Roman Emperors), then the reign, year,
month and (optionally) day and click on convert - the result date will
be shown.
All calculations are based on the tables in Skeat,
Reigns of the Ptolemies (1969), Pestman, Chronologie égyptienne d'après
les textes démotiques (1967) and Pestman, Les papyrus démotiques de
Tsenhor (1994).
The system expects that the user knows what (s)he's
doing; ahistoric entries will result in mathematically correct but
otherwise rather useless dates. Not specifying a day will result in
calculation of both the first and last day of the given month.
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