Theban year

English

Noun

Theban year (plural Theban years)

1. The ancient Egyptian year of 365 days and six hours.
   • 1774-1776, Jacob Bryant, A New System or Analysis of Ancient Mythology

     They had another year in Upper Egypt, which was heliacal, and styled the Theban. This consisted of three hundred sixty-five days, and six hours.

References

• “Theban”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.