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Introduction
A dating convention is used that provides a full date with a fixed and reduced number of codes, in three categories:
- season,
- month,
- day.
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1. Season code
| season code | calendar year | season # | old season # |
| 4 | 1984 | 1 | |
| 5 | 1985 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1986 | 3 | |
| 7 | 1987 | 4 | |
| 8 | 1988 | 5 | |
| 9 | 1989 | 5a | |
| A | 1990 | 6 | |
| B | 1991 | 6a | 60 |
| C | 1992 | 7 | |
| D | 1993 | 8 | |
| E | 1994 | 8a | 61 |
| F | 1995 | 8b | 62 |
| G | 1996 | 9 | |
| H | 1997 | 10 | |
| I | 1998 | 11 | |
| J | 1999 | 12 | |
| K | 2000 | 13 | |
| L | 2001 | 14 | |
| M | 2002 | 15 | |
| N | 2003 | 16 | |
| O | 2004 | 17 | |
| P | 2005 | 18 | |
| Q | 2006 | 19 | |
| R | 2007 | 20 | |
| S | 2008 | 21 | |
| T | 2009 | 22 | |
| U | 2010 | 23 | |
| V | 2011 | 23a | 63 |
| W | 2012 | 23b | 64 |
| X | 2013 | 23c | 65 |
| Y | 2014 | 23d | 66 |
| Z | 2015 | 23e | 67 |
| ZA | 2016 | 23f | 68 |
| ZB | 2017 | 23g | 69 |
| ZB | 2018 | 23h | 70 |
| ZB | 2019 | 23i | 71 |
| ZE | 2020 | 23j | 72 |
| ZF | 2021 | 23k | 73 |
| ZG | 2022 | 23l | 74 |
| ZH | 2023 | 23m | 75 |
| ZI | 2024 | 23n | 76 |
| ZJ | 2025 | 23o | 77 |
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2. Month code
| code | name |
| 1 | January |
| 2 | February |
| 3 | March |
| 4 | April |
| 5 | May |
| 6 | June |
| 7 | July |
| 8 | August |
| 9 | September |
| x | October |
| y | November |
| z | December |
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3. Day code
The day code is the same as the day number, but the first nine nu7mebrs are preceded by zero, hence day 1 is written as 01.
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Examples
| code | date |
| 4601 | June 1, 1984 |
| Gx31 | October 31, 1996 |
| ZG115 | January 15, 2022 |
| ZHz01 | December 1, 2024 |
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Printable version
- <a href="https://urkesh.org/MZ/A/MZ/PDF/seasons_brief_OLD.pdf" target="_blank">seasons' short list (PDF) – OLD</a>
- <a href="https://urkesh.org/MZ/A/MZ/PDF/seasons_brief_INTERMEDIATE.pdf" target="_blank">seasons' short list (PDF) – INTERMEDIATE</a>
- <a href="https://urkesh.org/MZ/A/MZ/PDF/seasons_brief_LAST.pdf" target="_blank">seasons' short list (PDF) – LAST</a>
A PDF with the dating system for each season (of excavation or study) can be downloaded at the following link.
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