Classical Mandaic: ࡕࡉࡁࡉࡋ) or occasionally Arqa ḏ-Tibil (lit. "Tibil-Earth")[1] is the Earth (World) or earthly middle realm. It is separated from the World of Light (alma ḏ-nhūra) above and the World of Darkness (alma ḏ-hšuka) below by ayar (aether).[2]
To reach the World of Light (alma ḏ-nhūra) from Tibil, Mandaeans believe that need they to establish
maṭarta (watch-stations) that lie in between, in order to reach the World of Light.[3]
Etymology
Häberl (2022) considers Tibil to be a borrowing from Hebrew tebel (Hebrew: תֵבֵל).[4]
