What was the ancient Egypt weather like in the month of Peret?
Peret is the season of emergence or birth. During Peret the floods
from Ahket recede and all the land that seems hidden emerges again.
When this happens the nile gets narrower then in Ahket. The farmers
are free from building sculptures and are sent back to the fields
to farm. This is a great time to farm because the floods of Ahket
left behind rich black silt, one of the many gifts of the Nile.
Livestock could find new grass to graze on. During Peret slaves
would rebuild structures and canals that were destroyed in the
floods.