Shumbulta
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8th month of the Mandaean calendar
Shumbulta | |
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Native name | ࡔࡅࡌࡁࡅࡋࡕࡀ ( Classical Mandaic) |
Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
Month number | 8 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | giṭa (summer) |
Gregorian equivalent | February / March |
Shumbulta or Šumbulta (
intercalary days, take place immediately after Shumbulta.[2]
Šumbulta, which literally means 'grain-ear',[3]: 210 is the Mandaic name for the constellation Virgo.[1] It currently corresponds to Feb / Mar in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
- ^ S2CID 213438712. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
- OCLC 68208613.
- ISBN 9780958034630.
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