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*** ''Peret'' = growing season | *** ''Peret'' = growing season | ||
*** ''Shemu'' = harvest season (no rain) | *** ''Shemu'' = harvest season (no rain) | ||
** the star, Sirius, announces the arrival off the floods | |||
*** also known as the "dog star" | |||
*** brightest start in the night sky | |||
*** when Sirius appears on the horizon after disappearing during the winter (blocked from earth's view by the sun) | |||
*** it marks the flooding season | |||
**** note the Greeks called the summer months the "dog days" when Sirius appears | |||
* periods of drought | * periods of drought | ||
** larger climate patterns led to times of weakened river flow and less flooding | ** larger climate patterns led to times of weakened river flow and less flooding | ||