# HG changeset patch
# User Edward M. Reingold <reingold@emr.cs.iit.edu>
# Date 816630002 0
# Node ID 197015b859ab4f20a67c6ed406a4ef3d8c70d9a0
# Parent  c5d4269e17d97a179a5ce916b0c0c27ab0211c39
Fix starting date of Ethiopic calendar.

diff -r c5d4269e17d9 -r 197015b859ab lisp/calendar/cal-coptic.el
--- a/lisp/calendar/cal-coptic.el	Fri Nov 17 17:38:52 1995 +0000
+++ b/lisp/calendar/cal-coptic.el	Fri Nov 17 17:40:02 1995 +0000
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@
   ["Maskarram" "Tekemt" "Hadar" "Tahsas" "Tarr" "Yekatit" "Magawit" "Miaziah"
    "Genbot" "Sanni" "Hamle" "Nas'hi" "Pagnem"])
 
-(defconst ethiopic-calendar-epoch (calendar-absolute-from-julian '(8 29 7))
-  "Absolute date of start of Ethiopic calendar = August 29, 7 A.D. (Julian).")
+(defconst ethiopic-calendar-epoch -2006079
+  "Absolute date of start of Ethiopic calendar = August 29, 5493 B.C.E. (Julian).")
 
 (defconst ethiopic-name "Ethiopic")