Assyrian calendar

For the calendar of the ancient Assyrians, see Old Assyrian calendar.

The Assyrian calendar is a solar calendar which begins in the year 4750 BC, begun by the internal date of the foundation of Assur. 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 2019 AD, it is the 6769th year of the Assyrian calendar, and this calendar is used among many Assyrian communities.

It begins 4,750 years before the Gregorian calendar. For example, it is set out like this: 2019+4750 = Assyrian year 6769.

The Assyrian month names are also used in the Arabic Gregorian solar calendar in the Levant and Mesopotamia (Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria).

Months

Assyrian calendar

Season	Month	Transliteration	Info	Blessed by	Days	Gregorian calendar
Spring	ܢܝܣܢ	Nisan	Month of Happiness	Enlil	31	April
	ܐܝܪ	Iyar	Month of Love	Khaya	31	May
	ܚܙܝܪܢ	Hzirin	Month of Building	Sin	31	June
Summer	ܬܡܘܙ	Tammuz	Month of Harvesting	Tammuz	31	July
	ܐܒ/ܛܒܚ	Ab / Tibbakh	Month of Ripening of Fruits	Shamash	31	August
	ܐܝܠܘܠ	Ilool	Month of Sprinkling of Seeds	Ishtar	31	September
Autumn	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܐ	Tishrin I	Month of Giving	Anu	30	October
	ܬܫܪܝܢ ܒ	Tishrin II	Month of Awakening of Buried Seeds	Marduk	30	November
	ܟܢܘܢ ܐ	Kanoon I (Chisleu)	Month of Conceiving	Nergal	30	December
Winter	ܟܢܘܢ ܒ	Kanoon II (Tebet)	Month of Resting	Nasho	30	January
	ܫܒܛ	Shebat	Month of Flooding	Raman	30	February
	ܐܕܪ	Adaar	Month of Evil Spirits	Rokhaty	29	March

The intercalary month, added when the new moon following Adaar predates vernal equinox, is called Ve-Adad.

See also

• Assyria
• Assyrian nationalism
• Assyrian flag
• Assyrian people
• Assyrian continuity
• Assyrian culture
• Mesopotamian Religion
• Assyrian Church of the East
• Ancient Church of the East
• Chaldean Catholic Church
• Syriac Orthodox Church
• Kha b-Nisan
• Seharane
• Jewish calendar