List of Mandaean priests

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This article contains a list of historical and active Mandaean priests , all of whom have the ranks of Rishama, Ganzibra or Tarmida.

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Mandaean priestly families include the Manduia (Manduwi), Kupašia (Khaffagi), Kuhailia (Choheili), and Durakia (Dorragi) families, all of which can be traced back to the mid-1400s. [1] : 52 

List of Mandaean priests

Active

Most of the following list of currently active Mandaean priests is based on Buckley (2023) [2] and from The Worlds of Mandaean Priests website curated by Christine Robins, Yuhana Nashmi et al. [3]

Historical

This list of historical Mandaean priests, along with the accompanying notes, is primarily adapted from Buckley (2010). [1] : 349–355  The majority of the names are from colophons (tarikࡕࡀࡓࡉࡊ) in Mandaean texts that provide detailed information about the scribes who had transcribed them. Note that written Mandaic br means "son of," while written Mandaic pt means "daughter." [1]

PriestOther namesNotesYears
Sh. Abdullah Khaffagi of AhwazSam Yuhana br Bihramd. 1975
Sh. Abdullah br Sh. Negm rishama; emigrated to the United Kingdomd. 2009
Adam br Mhatam Yuhana, ManduiaSh. ‛Idan
Adam br Ram Gadana
Adam br Yahia Papia
Adam br Sarwan Ruzbia/Ruzba
Adam br Sam, Ram Ziwafl. 1658
Adam Abu‛l Faraš br Bihram Šitil"head of the people"
Adam Bahran/Bihram br Zakia Mašhadiaolder brother of Yahia Sam br Hibil Zihrun
Adam Bayan br Šadan Zarzuiabrother of Sarwan Bulbul br Adam Bayanfl. early 1400s
Adam Yuhana br Yahia Anuš, Šu‛ilia, Busa‛id
Adam Yuhana br Sam, Kamisia, Riš Drazfather of Yahia Bihram fl. 1788–early 1800s
Adam Paraš br Zihrun, ‛Ubadia and Baṭahaiiafl. 1615
Adam (Sabur) br Ninia
Adam Zakia br BrHiia
Adam Zihrun br Bihram Šitlanfl. 1529–1564
Adam Zihrun br Sam, ManduiaSh. Abdullahganzibra in Baghdad; initiator of Jabbar Choheili in 1948; father of Abdul Jabbar Abdullah d. 1981
Adam Zihrun br Yahia Yuhana Bihdad
Adam Zihrun br Yahia Bihram, Manduia
Adam Zihrun br Mhatam, Ram Ziwafl. 1690
Adam Zihrun br Zakia Šitil, Quṭanayalufafl. 1629
Anhar pt Sam Bihram
Anhar Kumraitaganzibra; in Qulasta prayer 170
Anuš br Naṭar
Anuš br Buranin Qulasta prayer 170
Anuš Bihdad br Yahia (Sam) Adam
Anuš br Danqa fl. 638
Anuš Ma‛ilia/Mu’ilia br Anuš Bihdad (the elder)
Anuš Ma‛ilia br Bihdad Zakia (the younger)
Anuš Šaiar br Nṣab
Badriiah pt Šurašbook owner
Bayan br Yahia Diqnana
Bayan Hibil br Brik Yawarfl. mid-700s
Bayan Hibil ‛Qaiam br Zindana
Bainai br Zakia and Haiuna
Baktiar br Adam Mhatam, Kuhailia
Baktiar Bulbul br Ram Ziwa, Ram Ziwa clanfl. 1632
Baktiar Tilidia (and his unnamed mother)
Banan/Bahram br Brik YawarBayan
Bhira br Šitil
Bibia Mudalal pt Adam Yuhana, Sa‛dan, Kamisiasurvivor of 1831 cholera; wife of Ram Zihrun br Sam Bihram, Kupašia; sister of Yahia Bihram br Adam Yuhanafl. 1831
Bihdad br Zihrunethnarch; grandson of ‛Qaiam br Zindana
(Yahia) Bihram br Adam Zarzuia
Bihram br Ram Zihrunfl. 1831
(Bihram) Bayan br Adam Šupartaiia
Bihram Bayan br Yahia Baz
Bihram BrHiia br Adam Zakia, Kuhailia (the elder)one of the earliest known ancestors of the Kuhailia clan, including Brikha Nasoraia fl. 1400s
Bihram BrHiia br (Adam) Baktiar, Kuhailia (the younger)nephew of Bihram BrHiia, above
Bihram Sam br Yahia Yuhana, DihdariaSam Bihrama ganzibra, exiled in 1818, Qurnafl. 1818
Bihram Šitil br Yahia Yuhana, Sumaqa
Bihram Zakia br Bayan Šupartaiia
BrHiia br Yuhana
Brik Yawar br Bihdadc. 560–600
Brik Manda (Šitil) br Sku/Ska Hiia
Dihdar ‛Id br Adam Bihram
Dihdar Mhatam Bulbul br Sam Bihram, ‛Asikir
Dihdar Zihrun br Sam Sakara/‛Asikir"head of the people"
‛Qaiam br Zindana
‛Uda br Yuhana
Sh. Farraj br Sh. SamAdam br Samfl. 1900s
Faruk br Marspindu Abuzdaqad
Haiašum br Sku Hiia
Sh. HaithemSam br Sam Yuhana Haiuna pt Tihwia and Yahiaethnarch; in Qulasta prayer 170
Harmuzdukt/Hurmuzdukt
Hawa pt Daiiaganzibra; in Qulasta prayer 170
Hawa pt Nukrayac. 750–800
Hawa pt Yahia/Yuhanaeditorc. 1300
Hawa Mahnuš pt Yahiafl. mid-1400s
(Hida) Hawa Simat pt Adamc. 1700
Hibil BrHiia br Sam Nangarafrom Gazania
Sh. Jabbar Tawoosie Mhatam Yuhana br Tawoosfrom Ahwaz
Sh. Kumaitfl. 1900s
Kiria pt Salim, Quṭana
Mamania pt Hibil
Mamul Dihgan pt ‛sta Bihram
Mariuaria pt Adam Šapur
Marspindu Abuzdaqad
Mhatam br Yahia Bihram, Kamisia, Riš Drazfl. 1910
Mhatam br Yahia Bayan, Dihdaria
Mhatam Bayan br Dihdar Zihrun, Ša‛puria"father of kings"
Mhatam Yuhana br Yahia Sam, ManduiaSh. Damoukgreat-grandfather of Lamia Abbas Amara
Mhatam Yuhana br Adam Yuhana, SaburSh. Šukar br Sh. Fuladfl. 1849
Mhatam Zihrun br Baktiar/Yahia BrHiia, Kuhailiahusband of Yasmin Mudalal; uncle of Bihram BrHiia the elder
Mhatam Zihrun br Bahran/Bihram Mušarah
Mhatam Zihrun br Adam, ManduiaSh. Dakhil/Dukhayld. 1964
Miriai pt Simat
Mudalal pt Dihdar Salimfl. 1700s
Mula Abd‛l Šika fighter for the Mandaeans
Sh. Negm/NejmAdam Negm br Zakia Zihrun; Sh. Negm, son of Sh. Zahroonfl. 1900s
Nṣab br Maškna
Nṣab br Bihram
Nukraya br Šitil
Papa br Guda
Qinta pt Zihrun Adamaunt of Yahia Yuhana br Zihrun Adam, Dihdariafl. early 1500s
Qiqel
Ram br Adam, Manduiaganzibra in Huwaizafl. 1560
Ram Bayan br Sam Daudania
Ram Baktiar br Bihram Šadan, Quṭanafl. 1560
Ram Yuhana br Ram, Dihdaria, Saburfl. 1743–53
Ram Yuhana br Yahia Zihrun, Manduia
Ram Yuhana br Yahia Baktiar, Kuhailiac. 1580
Ram Kuhailiaganzibra in Huwaizafl. 1560
Ram Ṣilai br Daimir
Ram Zihrun br Sam Bihram, Kupašiasurvivor of 1831 cholera; cousin of Yahia Bihram; husband of Bibia Mudalal; grandfather of Sh. Abdullah Khaffagifl. 1831
Ram Zihrun Bihdadgreat-grandson of Zindana
Ram Ziwa br Bayan Hibil/Bihram Bihdad
Ram Ziwa br Šaiar"bad priest"c. 800
Ram Ziwa Baktiar br Bayan Zihrunan ancestor of the ethnarch Bihdad br Zihrun
Ramuia br ‛Qaimat and Bayan Hibilfl. 638
Ruzba son of Hawa
Šabur br Zazai
Šad Manda br Sku Yawar
Šadan br Brik Yawar
Šadia Mamania pt Hibilc. 1300
Šaha pt Aziz Sakma, Wašiafl. early 1500s
Šaiar (Ziwa) br Bayan Hibil
Sam Adam br Zakia, Manduiainitiator of his brothers Yahia Mhatam and Sam Yuhanafl. 1500s
Sam Bihdad br Bihram Gadana
Sam Bihram br Bibia Mudalal
Sam Bihram, Laiit, Diqnana
Sam Šitlan br Ram Bayan, Ša‛puriafl. 1599
Sam (Ziwa) br Bayan Hibil
Sam Hibil br Adamerroneously: "maknušta"
Sam Yuhana br Mhatam Bulbul, ‛Asikir
Sam Yuhana br Yahia Adam, ‛Asikir
Sam Yuhana br Sam Adam, Manduiabrother of Yahia Mhatam br Sam Adamc. 1560
Sam Saiwiaganzibra; maternal grandson of Bainai br Haiunac. 800
Sarwan Baz"king of Naṣoraeans"
Sarwan Bulbul br Adam Bayan, Zarzuiafl. early 1400s
Šamiat pt Yahia Bayan, Manduia, ‛Kumamother of Ram Yuhana br Yahia Zihrun
Šarat Yasmin pt Zakia, Diqnanamother of Yahia Bihram br Adam Zarzuia; grandmother of Yasmin Mudalal pt Adam Bihram, Zarzuiafl. mid-1400s
Šganda br Yasmin and Yahia Yuhanaethnarchfl. before 600
Simat pt Adam Yuhana, Zakia and Buhaiir
Ska Manda
Sku Hiia br ‛Idai
Šlama pt Qidra c. 200
Ṭabia br Zazai
Yahia br Zihrun, Manduiaganzibra in Maqdamfl. 1560
Yahia br Adam Kuhailia
Yahia Adam br Baktiar Bulbul, Ram Ziwafl. 1680
Yahia Adam br Yuhana Šitlan, Riš Draz
Yahia Adam, Baliq Hiwia
Yahia Bihram br Adam Yuhana, Sa‛dan, Kamisiasurvivor of 1831 cholerafl. 1831
Yahia Bihram br Adam, Manduia, ‛Kumafl. 1735–36
Yahia Bihram br Sam (Sarwan) Bihran, Zakiac. 1500
Yahia Halal
Yahia Yuhana br Ram, Kuhailiabrother of Zakia Zihrunfl. 1600s
Yahia Yuhana (Bihdad/Bihram) br Anuš Bihdad
Yahia Yuhana br Adam Zihrun, Dihdariauncle of Yahia Bihram br Adam Yuhana; nephew of Qinta; exiled 1818 with Sam Bihram and other ganzibras; initiator of eight novices
Yahia Mhatam br Anuš, clan name Anuš"head of all Mandaeans," Huwaiza
Yahia Mhatam br Sam Adam, Manduia, ‛Kumabrother of Sam Yuhana br Sam Adamfl. also 1560
Yahia (Ram Zihrun) br Zakia Zihrunbrother of Sh. Negm fl. 1900s
Yahia Ram Zihrun br Mhatam, Sabur and Batahaiiagrandson of Yahia Yuhana br Adam Zihrun, Dihdariafl. 1815–1818
Yahia (Sam) Adam br Sam Saiwiabrother/cousin of Bihdad br Zihrun, both of whom were ethnarchs. He is the maternal grandson of Bainai br Haiuna.fl. late 800s
Yahia Bayan/Bihram br Sam Bihram, Diquana, Laiitbiologically of the Manduias, but initiated into the Diqnana clan and has three brothers who are priests
Yahia Sam br Hibil Zihrunfather-in-law of Dihdar Mhatam Bulbul
Yahia Sam br Sarwan
Yahia Šaiar br Adam Baktiar, Durakia
Yahia Zakia br Brik Yawarc. 600
Yahia Zihrun br Yahia Ram Zihrun
Yasmin Bana pt Yahia Bihram
Yasmin Mudalal pt Adam Bihram, Zarzuiawife of Mhatam Zihrunfl. 1400s
Yuhana br Zindana
Yuhana Šitlan br Zakia Šitlan, Buhairfl. 1480
Yuzaṭaq br Sasa Zakia Bayan br Yuhana/Yahia Bihram, Šapuriac. 1480
Zakia Šitlan br Sam Yuhana, Bakšia
Zakia Zihrun br Ram Kuhailiabrother of Yahia Yuhana br Ramfl. 1677
Zazai of Gawazta br Naṭar
Zihrun br Yahia Mhatam ‘Asikir
Zihrun br Adama rejected teacher
Zihrun br Adam, Paraš and ‘Kumafl. 1617

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References

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  2. ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN   978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN   1935-441X.
  3. ↑ "Mandaean priests". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
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