Secrets of the Ancestors
The Scroll and Tafsir of the Secrets of the Ancestors Diwan u-tafsir ḏ-razia ḏ-abahata | |
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The Diwan u-tafsir ḏ-razia ḏ-abahata (
Manuscripts and translations
The
Ms. Asiat. Misc. C 13 was discovered in 1956. It is a scroll that is about 32 cm wide and 257 cm long. The text contains 378 lines and occupies about 28.5 cm in width. Illustrations take up 31.5 cm of the length. The illustrated part of the manuscript is marked by frames and is divided into two parts. The upper part with banner illustrations is about 12 cm, and the lower one with anthropomorphic figures is about 18.5 cm high. The illustrations are accompanied by short explanations written in Mandaic. The figures depicted are about 7 cm in length. The manuscript is dated to the year 1238 A.H. (1822 A.D.).[3]
Contents
The contents of the text are:[4]
- Lines 1–5: Introduction
- between lines 5 and 6: illustrations with accompanying written explanations
- Lines 6–157: Secret teachings/instructions of the uthri (light beings)
- Lines 158–362: Interpretation of prayers and rituals
- Lines 363–378: Colophon
The text lists the names of the following uthras in order:[2]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
- ^ OCLC 940934456.
- ^ Burtea 2012: 2
- ^ Burtea 2012: 2