Yura (Mandaeism)
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Uthra in Mandaeism
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Abode | World of Light |
Texts | Right Ginza, Qolasta |
In
Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡓࡀ, romanized: Iura, lit. 'jewel') is an uthra (angelic or celestial being). Yura is mentioned in Right Ginza 15.7, 15.8, 16.1, and 17.1,[1] as well as in Qolasta prayers 214 and 379.[2]
In Right Ginza 15.7, 16.1, and 17.1, he is mentioned as Yura Rba Ganzibra, meaning "Great Yura the Ganzibra" or "Great Yura the Treasurer"; Right Ginza 15.8 and the Qolasta prayers mention him simply as Yura Rba ("Great Yura").[1]
While Shishlam is considered to be the prototypical Mandaean priest (of any rank),[3] Yura may be thought of as the prototypical ganzibra.
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1960). The Secret Adam: The Study of Nasoraean Gnosis (PDF). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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