MONTHS IN MESOPOTAMIA
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GREGORIAN MONTHS
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AGRICULTURAL YEAR
|
HARVEST-FALLOW YEAR
|
| NISSANNU
|
MAR-APRIL
|
Last irrigation; harvest may start
|
Flooding (leaching) |
| AJARU
|
APRIL-MAY
|
Harvest |
Survey of wet fields |
| SIMANU
|
MAY-JUNE
|
Cutting, drying, stacking |
|
| DU'UZU
|
JUNE-JULY
|
Transport and storage of grains
|
Inactivity |
| ABU
|
JULY-AUG
|
Harvest ends |
Inactivity |
| ELÜLU
|
AUG-SEPT
|
Beginning of ploughing, sowing
|
Inactivity |
| TASHRITU
|
SEPT-OCT
|
Ploughing, early sowing |
Inactivity |
| ARASHAMNA
|
OCT-NOV
|
Late sowing; end of ploughing
|
Inactivity |
| KISSILIMU
|
NOV-DEC
|
Late sowing |
Inactivity |
| TEBETU
|
DEC-JAN
|
Inactivity;end of late sowing of cereals |
Preparation of fields
|
| SABATU
|
JAN-FEB
|
First seedlings appear; irrigation
|
Preparation of fields
|
| ADDARU
|
FEB-MARCH
|
Irrigation |
Inactivity |