- This article is about the modern Assyrian calendar. See Old Assyrian calendar for the ancient calendar.
The Assyrian calendar is a lunar-based calendar that begins in the year 4750 BCE, inspired by an estimate of the date of the first temple at Ashur[1], notably based on a series of articles published in the Assyrian magazine Gilgamesh, edited by the brothers Addi and Jean Alkhas and Nimrod Simono.[2] . The year begins with the first sight of Spring. The Assyrian new year is still celebrated every year with festivals and gatherings. As of April 1, 2009, it is the Assyrian year of 6759.
[edit] Months
| Assyrian calendar |
| Season | Month | Transliteration | Info | Blessed by | Days | Gregorian calendar |
| Spring | ܢܝܣܢ | Nisan-Nison | Month of Happiness | Enlil | 31 | March/April |
| ܐܝܪ | Yaar-Iyar | Month of Love | Khaya | 31 | April/May |
| ܚܙܝܪܢ | Khzeeran-Hzirin | Month of Building | Sin | 31 | May/June |
| Summer | ܬܡܘܙ | Tammuz-Tamuz | Month of Harvesting | Tammuz | 31 | June/July |
| ܐܒ/ܛܒܚ | Tdabbakh (Ab)-Tibbax (Ob) | Month of Ripening of Fruits | Shamash | 31 | July/August |
| ܐܝܠܘܠ | Elool-Ilul | Month of sprinkling of seeds | Ishtar | 30[citation needed] | August/September |
| Autumn | ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ | Tishrin I | Month of giving | Anu | 30 | September/October |
| ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ | Tishrin II | Month of awakening of buried seeds | Marduk | 30 | October/November |
| ܟܢܘܢ ܐ | Kanoon I (Chisleu) | Month of conceiving | Nergal | 30 | November/December |
| Winter | ܟܢܘܢ ܒ | Kanoon II (Tebet) | Month of resting | Nasho | 30 | December/January |
| ܫܒܛ | Shwat (Sebat)-Ishwit | Month of flooding | Raman | 30 | January/February |
| ܐܕܪ | Adaar - Odar | Month of evil spirits | Rokhaty | 29 | February/March |
The intercalary month, added when the new moon following Adaar predates vernal equinox, is called Ve-Adad.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Mesopotamia/timeline_of_assyria.htm
- ^ Assyrian Calendar by Wilfred Alkhas
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