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Hitia
Native nameࡄࡉࡈࡉࡀ(Classical Mandaic)
CalendarMandaean calendar
Month number11
Number of days30
Seasonpaiz(autumn)
Gregorian equivalentMay / June
Significant daysDehwa Daimana(Hiṭia 1)

Hiṭia(Classical Mandaic:ࡄࡉࡈࡉࡀ) is the eleventh month of theMandaean calendar.[1]The first day of the month isDehwa Daimana,thebirthday of John the Baptist.[2]

It is the Mandaic name for the constellationSagittarius.[1]It currently corresponds to May / June in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.

References[edit]

  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.
  2. ^Gelbert, Carlos (2005).The Mandaeans and the Jews.Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books.ISBN0-9580346-2-1.OCLC68208613.