Bihram
| Bihram | |
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Uthra of Baptism | |
| Other names | Bihram Rabba |
| Abode | World of Light |
| Equivalents | |
| Sethian Gnostic equivalent | Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous |
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In
Mandaean texts such as the Qolasta. Many Mandaean masbuta ritual prayers invoke the name of Bihram.[3]
Etymology
The name Bihram may have originally been derived from the Persian name
Sasanian kings of the third century A.D.[2]
Uthra of baptism
Mandaeans consider Bihram to be the uthra of baptism.[2] Similarly, in Sethianism, Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous are three heavenly guardian spirits presiding over the baptism of the Living Water (see also Five Seals).[4]
Mandaean name
Bihram is also a
Mandaean texts, the name Bihram is also often mentioned for different priests and copyists of various eras.[5]
In Mandaean scriptures
In chapter 3 of the
See also
- List of angels in theology
- Bahram (name)
- Bahrām I, r. 273-276
- Bahrām II, r. 276-293
- Bahrām III, r. 293
- Vahrām
- Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous in Sethianism
References
- OCLC 65198443.
- ^ a b c Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- OCLC 124538398.
- S2CID 162137462.
- OCLC 1000148487.
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