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56 THE GREAT PANEGYRICAL MONTH, [Part I.
taining thirty Julian years might be called by the
Egyptians, who supposed those years to be solar, a
Great Month, agreeably with analogy. A further
argument for assigning this duration to the G. P. M. is
derived from a fact which we learn from the monu-
ments, that a subdivision of it had a minimum length
of a year and a half, and that at least fifteen of these
subdivisions were contained in it. Thus the monu-
ments show us, that the G. P. M. must have con-
tained at least twenty-two years and a half, which
is so near the duration that analogy would induce us
to assign to it, that we cannot hesitate to accept the
latter.
A period denoted by the characters given in Plate
III., Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, I call " the Division of the
Great Panegyrical Month," or, abbreviated, " the Di-
vision of the G. P. M." The literal meaning of the
groups which I have given is, " Division of the Sidereal
Month," or " of the Month " in the instances of the
first and second forms ; and the same, with the addi-
tion of " Panegyrical," in the instances of the third and
fourth forms ; and " of the Solar Panegyry " in the fifth
form. The hand, which I have already shown to have
a doubtful signification in cases of this kind, though it
cannot alter the general signification of the group,
occurs in the fourth form. I have found dates of the
Twelfth Division of the Twelfth G. P. M., and of the
Fifteenth Division of the Sixth G. P. M. This con-
vinces me that the Division of the G. P. M. had
not a longer duration than two Julian years, for the
length of the G. P. M. cannot be supposed to be more
than thirty years.
The Calendar of the Decans affords us the means of
accurately determining the length of the Division of
taining thirty Julian years might be called by the
Egyptians, who supposed those years to be solar, a
Great Month, agreeably with analogy. A further
argument for assigning this duration to the G. P. M. is
derived from a fact which we learn from the monu-
ments, that a subdivision of it had a minimum length
of a year and a half, and that at least fifteen of these
subdivisions were contained in it. Thus the monu-
ments show us, that the G. P. M. must have con-
tained at least twenty-two years and a half, which
is so near the duration that analogy would induce us
to assign to it, that we cannot hesitate to accept the
latter.
A period denoted by the characters given in Plate
III., Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, I call " the Division of the
Great Panegyrical Month," or, abbreviated, " the Di-
vision of the G. P. M." The literal meaning of the
groups which I have given is, " Division of the Sidereal
Month," or " of the Month " in the instances of the
first and second forms ; and the same, with the addi-
tion of " Panegyrical," in the instances of the third and
fourth forms ; and " of the Solar Panegyry " in the fifth
form. The hand, which I have already shown to have
a doubtful signification in cases of this kind, though it
cannot alter the general signification of the group,
occurs in the fourth form. I have found dates of the
Twelfth Division of the Twelfth G. P. M., and of the
Fifteenth Division of the Sixth G. P. M. This con-
vinces me that the Division of the G. P. M. had
not a longer duration than two Julian years, for the
length of the G. P. M. cannot be supposed to be more
than thirty years.
The Calendar of the Decans affords us the means of
accurately determining the length of the Division of