Sarṭana (Classical Mandaic: ࡎࡀࡓࡈࡀࡍࡀ) (variant: Ṣarṭana ࡑࡀࡓࡈࡀࡍࡀ[1]), alternatively known as Tamuz or Tammuz (Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡀࡌࡅࡆ),[1] is the sixth month of the Mandaean calendar.[2] 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.[3]
| Sartana | |
|---|---|
| Native name | ࡎࡀࡓࡈࡀࡍࡀ (Classical Mandaic) |
| Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
| Month number | 6 |
| Number of days | 30 |
| Season | abhar (spring) |
| Gregorian equivalent | December / January |
| Significant days | Ashoriya (Sarṭana 1) |
It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Cancer.[2] It currently corresponds to December / January in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 0-9580346-2-1. OCLC 68208613.
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