Assyrian calendar

The Assyrian calendar is a lunar-based calendar that begins in the year 4750 BC, inspired by an estimate of the date of the first temple at Assur,^[1]^[2] notably based on a series of articles published in the Assyrian magazine Gilgamesh, edited by the brothers Addi Alkhas and Jean Alkhas and Nimrod Simono. The year begins with the first sight of Spring. The Assyrian new year is still celebrated every year with festivals and gatherings. As of 2014 CE, it is the Assyrian year of 6764,^[3] and this calendar is official among ethnic Assyrians in Iraq, Syria, Israel, Armenia, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iran.

Months

Assyrian calendar^[4]
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	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.

References

^ http://www.meta-religion.com/World_Religions/Ancient_religions/Mesopotamia/timeline_of_assyria.htm
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Calendars

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Assyrian calendar