Hitia
Appearance
Hitia | |
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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) 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]
- ^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.