Daula (month)

Daula (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡀࡅࡋࡀ), alternatively known as Šabaṭ (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡀࡁࡀࡈ),^[1] is the first month of the Mandaean calendar.^[2] 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.^[3]

Daula
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)
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It is the Mandaic name for the constellation Aquarius.^[2] It currently corresponds to July / August in the Gregorian calendar due to a lack of a leap year in the Mandaean calendar.