Daula | |
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Native name | ࡃࡀࡅࡋࡀ (Classical Mandaic) |
Calendar | Mandaean calendar |
Month number | 1 |
Number of days | 30 |
Season | sitwa (winter) |
Gregorian equivalent | July / August |
Significant days | Dehwa Rabba (Daula 1) Feast of the Great Shishlam (Daula 6) |
Daula (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡀࡅࡋࡀ) is the first month of the Mandaean calendar.[1] The month begins with Dehwa Rabba, or New Year's Day. The Feast of the Great Shishlam is celebrated on the sixth day of the month.[2]
It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Aquarius.[1] It currently corresponds to July / August in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
[edit]- ^ a b 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.