| Shumbulta | |
|---|---|
| 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 (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡅࡌࡁࡅࡋࡕࡀ), alternatively known as Aylul (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡉࡋࡅࡋ, romanized: Ailul),1 is the eighth month of the Mandaean calendar.2 Light fasting is practiced by Mandaeans from the 26th to 30th days of Shumbulta. The Parwanaya, or five intercalary days, take place immediately after Shumbulta.3
Šumbulta, which literally means 'grain-ear',4: 210 is the Mandaic name for the constellation Virgo.2 It currently corresponds to February / March in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.
References
References
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- 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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