Burzinqa

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Burzinqa
Two Mandaean men wearing burzinqas
Typeturban
Materialcloth
Place of originsouthern Iraq and southwestern Iran

The burzinqa (

Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡅࡓࡆࡉࡍࡒࡀ) is a turban worn by Mandaean men during baptismal ceremonial rituals. It forms the upper end of a lengthy piece of cloth, with the lower end making up the pandama or mouth-veil.[1]

In the Qolasta

Further information: Qolasta § List of prayers

Several prayers in the Qolasta are recited when putting on the burzinqa, including prayers 1, 3, and 5.[2]

See also

References

  1. OCLC 65198443
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  2. ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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