Hitia
| Hitia | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ࡄࡉࡈࡉࡀ(Classical Mandaic) |
| Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
| Month number | 11 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | paiz(autumn) |
| Gregorian equivalent | May / June |
| Significant days | Dehwa Daimana(Hiṭia 1) |
Hiṭia(Classical Mandaic:ࡄࡉࡈࡉࡀ), alternatively known asKanun(Classical Mandaic:ࡊࡀࡍࡅࡍ),[1]is the eleventh month of theMandaean calendar.[2]The first day of the month isDehwa Daimana,thebirthday of John the Baptist.[3]
It is the Mandaic name for the constellationSagittarius.[2]It currently corresponds to May / June in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
[edit]- ^Häberl, Charles (2022).The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire.Liverpool: Liverpool University Press.ISBN978-1-80085-627-1.
- ^abBhayro, Siam (2020-02-10)."Cosmology in Mandaean Texts".Hellenistic Astronomy.Brill. pp. 572–579.doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046.ISBN9789004243361.S2CID213438712.Retrieved2021-09-03.
- ^Gelbert, Carlos (2005).The Mandaeans and the Jews.Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books.ISBN0-9580346-2-1.OCLC68208613.
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