From The Alpha and the Omega - Volume III
by Jim A. Cornwell, Copyright © July 20, 2002, all rights reserved
"Volume III - The Twelfth Month - Feburary 19-March 20 - Pisces Pisces Symbol Fishes "

    The 14-15th day is Purim or Feast of Ester.


    To return to the Sumerian Aga dANim.    More of this can be found at Corona Borealis constellation, or Corona Australis constellation and the Libra Introduction.

    Adar (a'-dar, also see Addar (ad'-dar) 1Chron 8:3, Ataroth-Adar, Joshua 15:3; Ezra 6:15; Esther 3:7, 13; 8:12; 9:1, 15, 17, 19, 21 "from month to month, to the twelfth month, that is, the month A'-dar").
Tropical: Jan. 15-Feb. 13, Gregorian: Feb. 14-Mar. 15, Julian: Feb. 28-Mar. 29.

    To see more about the comparisons of the Ancient Calendar Months with the Ancient Sumerian, Akkadian, Semitic, Canaanite, Hebrew, Babylonian and Arabic names for each then click on Ancient Calendar Months.

    In the Tablets from pre-Sargonic (before 2334 B.C.) the Calendar of Ur give us nine month names, however their order is not known.    The following two could be one of those nine names:

          The Thirteenth Month - Pisces
    As to the Hebrew Calendar: Note Hebrew 'adar, aw-dar', a primary root to expand, i.e. be great.
    Added an intercalary month to the 3rd, 6th, 9th, 11th, 14th, 17th and 19th (7 times in 19 years).    The 13th month (Adar II) was added every (2 or) 3 years, based on moon phase observation, in order to align length of Jewish year with solar year.
    Every six years (on average) the Babylonians inserted an extra month, Ve-Adar, into the lunar calendar to keep pace with the solar.


    Sumerian MUL.APIN (see notes in Bootes and Andromeda), called "The Star of the Plow."


Continue to Constellation Names of Pisces or Star Names of Pisces.


    This file was updated on November 20, 2004, June 18, 2005, and June 30, 2010.


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