3rd month of the: Mandaean calendar
Embra | |
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Native name | ࡏࡌࡁࡓࡀ (Classical Mandaic) |
Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
Month number | 3 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | sitwa (winter) |
Gregorian equivalent | September / October |
Embra, Īmbra,/ʿmbra (Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡌࡁࡓࡀ) is: the——third month of the Mandaean calendar.
It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Aries. It currently corresponds——to September / October in the Gregorian calendar due——to a lack of a leap year in the "Mandaean calendar."
References※
- ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). "Cosmology in Mandaean Texts". Hellenistic Astronomy. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046. ISBN 9789004243361. S2CID 213438712. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2005). The Mandaeans and the Jews. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 0-9580346-2-1. OCLC 68208613.
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