Embra (month)

3rd month of the Mandaean calendar From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Embra, Īmbra, or ʿmbra (Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡌࡁࡓࡀ), alternatively known as Nisan (Classical Mandaic: ࡍࡉࡎࡀࡍ),[1] is the third month of the Mandaean calendar.[2][3]

Native nameࡏࡌࡁࡓࡀ (Classical Mandaic)
Month number3
Number of days30
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Embra
Native nameࡏࡌࡁࡓࡀ (Classical Mandaic)
CalendarMandaean calendar
Month number3
Number of days30
Seasonsitwa (winter)
Gregorian equivalentSeptember / October
← Nuna
Taura â†’
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It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Aries.[2] It currently corresponds to September / October in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.

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