Zihrun
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Other names | Zahrun |
Abode | World of Light |
Texts | Zihrun Raza Kasia |
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Zihrun (
The uthra Zhir (meaning 'secured') is often mentioned as part of a pair with Zihrun.[1]
Zihrun is also a Mandaean male given name. Well-known historical Mandaean priests named Zihrun include the 19th-century priest Ram Zihrun.
In Mandaean scriptures
Zihrun is mentioned in Right Ginza 4 as Zihrun-Uthra (also called Yusmir-Kana, with Kana meaning 'source' or 'place') and Right Ginza 8,[1] and in Mandaean Book of John 62 as a "morning star."[3][4]
Qolasta prayers 2, 3, 240, and 319 mention him as Zihrun Raza ("Zihrun the Mystery"). He is described as an uthra of radiance, light, and glory in Qolasta prayers 2 and 3, with prayer 2 mentioning Manda d-Hayyi as an emanation of Zihrun. Qolasta prayers 332, 340, 341, and 374 mention him as the name for a drabsha (banner), and prayer 347 mentions him as Zihrun-Šašlamiel.[5]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 9780958034630.
- OCLC 221130512.
- OCLC 1000148487.
- OCLC 1129155601.)
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link - ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.