Hitia

Hiṭia (Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡉࡈࡉࡀ), alternatively known as Kanun (Classical Mandaic: ࡊࡀࡍࡅࡍ),^[1] is the eleventh month of the Mandaean calendar.^[2] The first day of the month is Dehwa Daimana, the birthday of John the Baptist.^[3]

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)
← Arqba Gadia →

It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Sagittarius.^[2] It currently corresponds to May / June in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.

References

1. 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. ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.
2. 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.
3. Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 0-9580346-2-1. OCLC 68208613.