Hitia

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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)
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Gadia →

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). "Cosmology in Mandaean Texts". Hellenistic Astronomy. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046. ISBN 9789004243361. S2CID 213438712. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 0-9580346-2-1. OCLC 68208613.