Sothis
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Either the calendar did not originate in Egypt, or it was introduced in 2780 B.C., when again the heliacal rising Sothis fell on the first of Thoth.
From The Egyptian Conception of Immortality by Reisner, George Andrew
After this, according to some authorities, began the period of human rulers; others allotted four Sothis periods, i. e.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
Her soul resided in Sothis on the Dog-star.
From Bulfinch's Mythology: the Age of Fable by Bulfinch, Thomas
Before the Sothis period of the kings, the gods had ruled over Egypt, to whom, therefore, a number of Sothis cycles, naturally more extensive than those given to the rule of men, was allotted.
From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max
The more precise fixing of new year's day was accomplished through observation of the time of the so-called heliacal rising of the dog-star, Sirius, which bore the Egyptian name Sothis.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington
