Dakhil Aidan

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Dakhil Aidan
دخيل عيدان
TitleRishama
Personal
Born(1881-04-14)April 14, 1881
Amarah, Iraq
DiedJune 24, 1964(1964-06-24) (aged 83)
ReligionMandaeism
CitizenshipIraqi
Other namesMhatam Zihrun bar Adam
OccupationPatriarch of the Mandaeans
A portrait of Dakhil Aidan displayed at the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

Liverpool, Sydney, Australia is named in his honor (Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi).[4]

Biography

Dakhil Aidan was born on April 14, 1881, in the city of

Mandaean baptismal name) was Mhatam Zihrun, son of Adam (Mhatam Zihrun bar Adam).[2]

Dakhil Aidan was also a copyist. In 1898 and also in 1935, he copied the

Lamea Abbas Amara in San Diego, United States.[2]

Ganzibra Dakhil Aidan died on June 24, 1964, at his home in the Al-Dora suburb of Baghdad.[3]

Family

Dakhil Aidan's sister's daughter was the poet

Lamea Abbas Amara, who lived much of her life in San Diego, United States. When he was near his death in June 1964, he bequeathed some of his manuscripts to Lamea Abbas Amara.[2]

His father was Sheikh Aidan (

Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡃࡀࡌ ࡁࡓ ࡌࡄࡀࡕࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ), known for copying the Ginza Rabba in 1886.[5]: 54  His paternal grandfather was Mhatam Yuhana (also known as Sheikh Damouk).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Open discussion with the Sabaeans Mandaeans", YouTube-Holy Spirit University of Kaslik - USEK, 27 November 2017, retrieved 27 October 2021
  2. ^ .
  3. ^ a b c "الشيخ دخيل الشيخ عيدان". mandaeans.org. 2008-10-07. Archived from the original on 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  4. ^ Robins, Ian (July 2016). "Album: The Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Liverpool, Sydney". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. ISSN 1935-441X
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