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Calendar of Nippur, Third Dynasty of Ur

Years

Main article: Regnal year

Pre-Sargonic calendars

Lagashite calendar

Month	Tutelary deity	Zodiac sign	Gregorian equivalent
	Enki 𒀭𒂗𒆠 den.ki	♑︎ Capricorn	December—January
		♒︎ Aquarius	January—February
Šesagkud 𒊺𒆥𒋻 še.sag₁₁.ku₅	Ninhursag 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄯𒊕 dnin.ḫur.saŋ	♓︎ Pisces	February—March
		♈︎ Aries	March—April
		♉︎ Taurus	April—May
Ezemlugaliribarak 𒂡𒀭𒈗𒌷𒁇 ezem.dlugal.iri.bar	Lugal-irra 𒀭𒈗𒌷𒁇𒊏 dlugal.iri.bar.ra + Meslamta-ea 𒀭𒈩𒇴𒋫𒌓𒁺 dmes.lam.ta.e₃	♊︎ Gemini	May—June
Ezemdumuzid 𒂡𒀭𒌉𒍣 ezem.ddumu.zid	Ama-ušumgal-ana 𒀭𒂼𒃲𒁔 dama.ušumgal	♋︎ Cancer	June—July
Ezembilgames 𒂡𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒈩 ezem.dbil₃.ga.mes	Gilgamesh 𒀭𒄑𒉋𒂵𒈩 dgilgameš₄	♌︎ Leo	July—August
Kin-Inana 𒆥𒀭𒈹 kin.dinana	Inanna 𒀭𒈹 dinana	♍︎ Virgo	August—September
		♎︎ Libra	September—October
Ezemlisina 𒂡𒀭𒉈𒋜 ezem.dli₉.si₄	Lisin 𒀭𒉈𒋜 dli₉.si₄	♏︎ Scorpio	October—November
	Pabilsaĝ 𒀭𒉺𒄑𒉋𒊕 dpa.bil₃.saŋ	♐︎ Sagittarius	November—December
Ezembaba 𒂡𒀭𒁀𒌑 ezem.dba.ba₆	Bau 𒀭𒁀𒌑 dba.u₂
Ezemlugalurubak 𒂡𒀭𒈗𒌾 ezem.dlugal.urub	Lugal-Urub 𒀭𒈗𒌾 dlugal.urub
Ezemmahninegalak 𒂡𒈤𒀭𒊩𒌆𒂍𒃲 ezem.maḫ.dnin.e₂.gal	Ninegal 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒂍𒃲 dnin.e₂.gal
Ezemmahnanna 𒂡𒈤𒀭𒋀𒆠 ezem.maḫ.dnanna	Nannar 𒀭𒋀𒆠 dnanna
Ezemmahningublagak 𒂡𒈤𒀭𒊩𒌆𒂯 ezem.maḫ.dnin.gublaga	Nin-gublaga 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒂯 dnin.gublaga

Sargonic calendars

Ur III calendars

Umma calendar

Month	Tutelary deity	Zodiac sign	Gregorian equivalent
		♑︎ Capricorn	December—January
		♒︎ Aquarius	January—February
Šesagkud 𒊺𒆥𒋻 še.sag₁₁.ku₅	Ninhursag 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒄯𒊕 dnin.ḫur.saŋ	♓︎ Pisces	February—March
Sigušubaŋar 𒋞𒄑𒉌𒊒𒁀𒃻 sig₄.ŋeši₃.šub.ba.ŋar		♈︎ Aries	March—April
Šekaraŋala 𒊺𒋼𒀀𒊏𒅅𒆷 še.kar.ra.ŋal₂.la		♉︎ Taurus	April—May
		♊︎ Gemini	May—June
		♋︎ Cancer	June—July
		♌︎ Leo	July—August
		♍︎ Virgo	August—September
		♎︎ Libra	September—October
		♏︎ Scorpio	October—November
		♐︎ Sagittarius	November—December

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