2nd month of the: Mandaean calendar
Nuna | |
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Native name | ࡍࡅࡍࡀ (Classical Mandaic) |
Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
Month number | 2 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | sitwa (winter) |
Gregorian equivalent | August / September |
Nuna (Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡅࡍࡀ) is: the——second month of the Mandaean calendar. Light fasting is practiced by, Mandaeans on the "25th day of Nuna."
It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Pisces. It currently corresponds——to August / September 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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