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(Redirected from Adar (Mandaean month)) 2nd month of the Mandaean calendar
Nuna
Native nameࡍࡅࡍࡀ (Classical Mandaic)
CalendarMandaean calendar
Month number2
Number of days30
Seasonsitwa (winter)
Gregorian equivalentAugust / September
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Nuna (Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡅࡍࡀ), alternatively known as Adar (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡃࡀࡓ), 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

  1. Häberl, Charles (2022). The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. 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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