Sartana (month) explained

Calendar:Mandaean calendar
Num:6
Days:30
Season:abhar (spring)
Gregorian:December / January
Holidays:Ashoriya (Sarṭana 1)
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Sarṭana (ࡎࡀࡓࡈࡀࡍࡀ) (variant: Ṣarṭana ࡑࡀࡓࡈࡀࡍࡀ[1]), alternatively known as Tamuz or Tammuz (ࡕࡀࡌࡅࡆ),[2] is the sixth month of the Mandaean calendar.[3] Ashoriya (Ashuriyah), a day of remembrance for the drowned people of Noah's flood, is celebrated on the first day of Sarṭana. Light fasting is practiced by Mandaeans on the 9th, 15th, and 23rd days of the month.[4]

It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Cancer.[3] It currently corresponds to December / January in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Häberl, Charles . The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire . Liverpool . Liverpool University Press . 2022 . 978-1-80085-627-1.
  2. Book: Häberl, Charles . The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire . Liverpool . Liverpool University Press . 2022 . 978-1-80085-627-1.
  3. Book: Bhayro, Siam. Hellenistic Astronomy . Cosmology in Mandaean Texts. Brill. 2020-02-10. https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004400566/BP000051.xml. 2021-09-03. 572–579. 10.1163/9789004400566_046. 9789004243361 . 213438712 .
  4. Book: Gelbert, Carlos. The Mandaeans and the Jews. Living Water Books. Edensor Park, NSW. 2005. 0-9580346-2-1. 68208613.