List of Qulasta prayers

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The list below contains the 414 Mandaean prayers in E. S. Drower's 1959 Canonical Prayerbook (also known as the Qulasta), along with their ritual uses. [1] Many of the prayers are identical or nearly identical duplicates of other prayers in the prayerbook, as listed in the "corresponding prayer" column in the below.

Contents

Introduction

Opening lines, which exclude frequently used formulas such as "In the name of Hayyi Rabbi", are included since the original scribal commentaries in the Qulasta manuscripts, as well as external priestly esoteric commentaries (e.g., Scroll of Exalted Kingship ), typically refer to each Qulasta prayer by its opening line rather than by an ordered number. The English translations of the opening lines are from Drower (1959), while the Mandaic transcriptions of the opening lines, when available, are from Mark Lidzbarski's Mandäische Liturgien (1920). [2] A list of opening lines is also listed in Al-Mubaraki (2010). [3] [4]

Drower (1959) also categorizes the prayers into different sections. Originally, some of these sections had historically been separate manuscripts before they had been compiled by Mandaean scribes into single codices (books) such as MS Drower 53 (also known as DC 53).

Each prayer is typically recited only for a specific stage of a certain ritual, as listed in the "commentary" column below. For example, see Tarmida § Prayer sequence for a detailed list of prayers recited during different stages of the tarmida initiation ceremony.

Corresponding prayers in Lidzbarski's Mandäische Liturgien (1920) are also provided. [2]

List

NumberOpening lineCommentaryCorresponding prayer Lidzbarski (1920) Section
1"In the name of that first man"
b-šuma d̠-hahu gabra qadmaia
prayer of the turban Qolastā 1 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
2"Illumined and illuminating is Zihrun"
zhir u-mzahar zihrun
opening prayer of "In the name of that First Being" Qolastā 2 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
3"Life created Yawar-Ziwa"
hiia qiriuia l-iauar ziua
prayer of the turban Qolastā 3 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
4"As the ʿUthras stand in their škintas"
kḏ qaimia ʿutria b-škinatun
prayer of dedication of "Life created Yawar-Ziwa" Qolastā 4 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
5"Let there be light"
nhur nhura
prayer for the turban Qolastā 5 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
6"A crown of ether-light shone forth"
ʿtiar klila nhur aiar
prayer of "loosing", "Let there be Light" Qolastā 6 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
7"Strengthened and enhanced is the great mystery of radiance"
haial kbar raza rba ḏ-ziua
prayer of pandama (long end of turban) for baptism Qolastā 7 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
8"Incense that is fragrant"
riha ḏ-basim
prayer of incense Qolastā 8 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
9"Raising my eyes and lifting up my countenance"
mišqal ainia arumia gilia parṣupai
prayer of radiance Qolastā 9 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
10"Oft the day that the Jordan was bestowed upon Sam-Smir"
b-iuma ḏ-iardna ʿhablḥ l-sam smir
prayer of the Jordan Qolastā 10 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
11"I have worshipped and praised that Yawar-Ziwa"
sigdit u-šabatḥ l-hak iauar ziua
prayer of Yawar-Ziwa Qolastā 11 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
12"I am Yur son of Barit"
ana hu iur br barit
opening prayer for the Jordan Qolastā 12 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
13"I went to the jordan"
l-iardna asgit lau
Qolastā 13 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
14"In the names of Yusmir the First Vine"
b-šuma ḏ-iusmir gupna qadmaia
prayer of the staff Qolastā 14 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
15"Bound is the sea"
ʿsir iama
exorcism prayer Qolastā 15 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
16"I am a perfected gem"
gimra ana gmira
exorcism prayer Qolastā 16 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
17"Avaunt! Flee in fear"
zha u-ʿtazha
exorcism prayer Qolastā 17 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
18"Piriawis, the great jordan of the First Life"
piriauis iardna rba ḏ-hiia qadmaiia
prayer of the Jordan Qolastā 18 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
19"Manda created me"
manda qran
set prayer for the baptism wreath Qolastā 19 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
20"Blessed art thou, Outer Door"
brikit tira baraia
dedicatory prayer of the Jordan Qolastā 20 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
21"I rose up from the jordan"
mn iardna silqit
Qolastā 21 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
22"We have acknowledged the name of Life"
audin bḥ b-šuma ḏ-hiia
prayer of oil Qolastā 22 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
23"Precious oil art thou, son of white sesame"
miša anat šiha br šušma hiuara
prayer of oil Qolastā 23 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
24"Thou wast established, First Life"
ʿtqaiamtun hiia qadmaiia
prayer of oil Qolastā 24 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
25"When a jordan of living water was bestowed"
kḏ ʿhablḥ iardna ḏ-mia hiia
"sealing" prayer Qolastā 25 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
26"Bound and sealed are these souls" ("lesser" prayer)
ʿsira u-htima halin nišmata (zuṭa)
"sealing" prayer Qolastā 26 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
27"We were set up and raised up by 'Uṣar-Hiia"
b-ʿuṣar hiia triṣinin u-mqaiminin
"sealing" prayer Qolastā 27 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
28"Bound and sealed are these souls" ("greater" prayer)
ʿsira u-htima halin nišmata (rabtia)
"sealing" prayer Qolastā 28 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
29"Ye are set up and raised up into the Place of the Good"
ʿtriṣtun u-ʿtqaiamtun b-atra ḏ-ṭabia
Qolastā 29 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
30"What did thy Father do for thee, Soul"
mahu abadlak abuk nišma
baptism hymn Qolastā 30 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
31"Radiance goeth up to its place"
ziua l-atrḥ saliq
"loosing" (consecration) of incense for baptism Qolastā 31 Book of Souls (masbuta liturgy)
32"Strengthened, enhanced was the great mystery of radiance"
haial kbar raza rba ḏ-ziua
Qolastā 32 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
33"Water of Life art thou"
mia anatun hiia
mambuha prayer Qolastā 33 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
34"Hail to the First Life"
hal hiia qadmaiia
ordinance for the incense Qolastā 34 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
35"I sought to lift my eyes, shoulders and arms"
bit mišqal ainia kadpia u-draiia
Qolastā 35 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
36"I worship, laud and praise that great, secret, First Mana"
sagidna šahabana u-mšabana l-hak mana rba kasia qadmaia
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 36 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
37"I worship, laud and praise that Occult, great First Cloud"
sagidna šahabana u-mšabana l-hahʿ anana kasita rabtia qadmaita
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 37 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
38"I have worshipped and praised Yawar-Ziwa"
sigdit u-šabatḥ l-iauar ziua
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 38 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
39"l worship, laud and praise that secret saying"
sagidna šahabana u-mšabana l-hak šuta kasita
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 39 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
40"I have worshipped and praised ʿUṣar"
sigdit u-šabatḥ l-ʿuṣar
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 40 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
41"I worshipped and praised Treasure-of-Light"
sigdit u-šabatḥ l-ʿuṣar nhur iauar rba
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 41 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
42"I worship, laud and praise that first secret Word"
sagidna šahabana u-mšabana l-hak šuta kasita qadmaita
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 42 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
43"Thou art enduring, First Life"
mqaimitun hiia qadmaiia
prayer for the pihta Qolastā 43 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
44"Biriawiš, source of living waters"
biriauiš kana ḏ-mia hiia
appointed prayer for the mambuha Qolastā 44 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
45"Thy name, (O) Life, is excellent"
šumak iatir hiia
set prayer for the mambuha Qolastā 45 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
46"The Light became light"
nhur nhura
myrtle-wreath prayer Qolastā 46 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
47"Enlightened and enlightening are words of light"
zhira u-mzahra minilia ḏ-nhura
myrtle-wreath prayer Qolastā 47 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
48"Manda ḏ-Hiia went to the stars"
asgia manda ḏ-hiia l-kukbia
recitation over pure oil Qolastā 48 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
49"This, the glory and light of life"
nukraiia hazin ziua u-nhur hiia
Qolastā 49 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
50"Rightly did the baptist baptise me"
ašar ṣban ṣabuha
Qolastā 50 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
51"I am baptised in the name of the Strange Life"
ṣbina b-šuma ḏ-hiia nukraiia iatiria
Qolastā 51 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
52"Whose son am I?"
brḥ ana ḏ-man
Qolastā 52 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
53"A letter, union and victory"
ʿngirta laupa u-zakuta
seal of the masiqta Qolastā 53 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
54"Yukašar chose her"
bihrḥ iukašar
Qolastā 54 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
55"The Great Life spoke and revealed"
malil u-pta hiia rbia b-pumaihun
loosing of the pandama Qolastā 55 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
56"Living waters shone forth"
ʿtiar mia hiia
prayer of dedication for the "water of prayer" Qolastā 56 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
57"Fragrant incense riseth to its place"
riha basima l-atrḥ nisaq
dedication prayer for the incense Qolastā 57 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
58"Praised be that radiance, light and glory"
mšaba hak ziua u-nhura u-ʿqara
offering-up of supplications Qolastā 58 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
59"Life is fulfilled in its own glory"
ʿtimlun hiia b-ziua ḏ-napšaihun
prayer offered up for the pihta Qolastā 59 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
60"The Great Life dwelleth in those that love Him"
škinia hiia rbia b-rahmaihun
dedicatory prayer for the mambuha Qolastā 60 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
61"An earthly wreath fadeth"
klil almia šahia
prayer put up for the wreath of a masiqta Qolastā 61 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
62"The worlds glisten (with costly) oil"
almia b-miša šihia
Qolastā 62 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
63"In great radiance am I immersed"
b-ziu ḏ-npiš ṣbina
prayer offered up for the masiqta oil Qolastā 63 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
64"The Life dwelleth in its own radiance and light"
škinia hiia b-ziuaihun u-nhuraihun ḏ-napšaihun
confirmation of the (prayer) "Yukašar chose her who passeth over" Qolastā 64 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
65"Ye are set up and raised up into the Place"
ʿtriṣtun u-ʿtqaiamtun b-atra
Qolastā 65 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
66"I am crowned with a wreath and lay me down"
mkalalna u-šakibna
masiqta hymnLeft Ginza 3.43 Qolastā 66 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
67"With him, with the Deliverer"
minḥ u-mn šaruia nisqa
Qolastā 67 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
68"Between the Hidden and the Radiance"
binia kisia l-ziua
Left Ginza 3.20 Qolastā 68 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
69"Bliss and peace there will be"
niaha u-šalma nihuia
Qolastā 69 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
70"Blessed and praised be the life" of the souls
brikia u-mšabia hiia ḏ-l-halin nišmata
Qolastā 70 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
71"Blessed and praised be Life" of Šum bar Nū
brikia u-mšabia hiia (šum br nū)
Qolastā 71 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
72"Good is the Good for the good"
ṭab ṭaba l-ṭaba
Qolastā 72 Book of Souls (masiqta liturgy)
73"A sealed letter which leaveth the world"
ʿngirta mhatamta ḏ-napqa minḥ mn alma
prayer over the flask of oilLeft Ginza 3.27 Qolastā 73 Engirta
74"Bound (secured) and sealed are the spirit and soul"
ʿsira u-htima ruha u-nišimta
conclusion of the "Letter" Qolastā 74 Engirta
75"We have acknowledged and praises (are due)"
audin u-tušbihan
Audin utušbihan(parallels with Psalm 114 [5] [6] [7] ) Qolastā 75 Hymns of Praise
76"Praises to the Outer Life"
tušbihan l-hiia baraiia
Qolastā 76 Hymns of Praise
77"Thee (O) life, (is it meet) to praise, to honour"
ʿlkun dilkun hiia l-šabuhia l-iaquria
Qolastā 77 Hymns of Praise
78"May my thought, my knowledge and my understanding enlighten me"
ninharlia ʿuṣrai u-madai u-madihtai
Qolastā 78 ʿNiania (responses)
79"When the myrtle, the myrtle, flourished"
kḏ asa asa
prayer of wreath of myrtle for the staff Qolastā 79 ʿNiania (responses)
80"Hear me, my Father, hear me" ("greater" prayer)
ʿunan ab ʿunian (rabtia)
Qolastā 80 ʿNiania (responses)
81"Hear me, my Father, hear me" ("lesser" prayer)
ʿunian ab ʿunian (zuṭa)
Qolastā 81 ʿNiania (responses)
82"At the Fountain-head came I forth"
b-riš mia nipqit
prayer for the mambuha Qolastā 82 ʿNiania (responses)
83"How lovely are plants which the jordan hath planted"
kma šapiria šitlia ḏ-štal u-aqim iardna
hymn of baptism Qolastā 83 ʿNiania (responses)
84"Truly did my baptiser baptise me"
ašar ṣban ṣabuiai
hymn of baptism Qolastā 84 ʿNiania (responses)
85"Šilmai hath baptised us with his baptism"
šilmai ṣbinan b-maṣbuta
hymn of baptism Qolastā 85 ʿNiania (responses)
86"The jordan in which we have been immersed"
iardna ḏ-ʿṣṭbinabḥ
hymn of baptism Qolastā 86 ʿNiania (responses)
87"I rejoice in my priests"
ana b-tarmidai hadina
hymn of baptism Qolastā 87 ʿNiania (responses)
88"Rightly do I say to you, my Chosen"
ṭab ʿlkun amarna bhirai
hymn of baptism Qolastā 88 ʿNiania (responses)
89"To you do I call and (you) do I teach"
ʿlkun qarina u-maprišna
hymn of baptism Qolastā 89 ʿNiania (responses)
90"A disciple am I, a new one"
tarmida ana hadta
hymn of baptism Qolastā 90 ʿNiania (responses)
91"My vigilance and praisegiving"
ʿrutai u-tušbihtai
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 91 ʿNiania (responses)
92"Go in peace, chosen, pure and guiltless one"
ʿzil b-šlam bhira dakia
hymn of the masiqtaLeft Ginza 3.4 Qolastā 92 ʿNiania (responses)
93"The mana rejoiceth in its treasure"
mana b-ginzia hadia
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 93 ʿNiania (responses)
94"Hail to thee, hail to thee, soul"
ṭubak ṭubak nišma
hymn of the masiqtaLeft Ginza 3.3 Qolastā 94 ʿNiania (responses)
95"Her Sunday, her kušṭa and her alms"
habšaba u-kušṭa u-zidqa
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 95 ʿNiania (responses)
96"I am provided and provisioned"
zidana u-mzaudana
hymn of the masiqtaLeft Ginza 3.2 Qolastā 96 ʿNiania (responses)
97"He rose and took me with him"
sliq u-asqan minḥ
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 97 ʿNiania (responses)
98"The day on which the soul goeth forth"
iuma ḏ-napiq nišma
hymn of the masiqtaLeft Ginza 3.7 Qolastā 98 ʿNiania (responses)
99"Ye are set up and raised up, my Chosen ones"
ʿtriṣtun u-ʿtqaiamtun bhirai
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 99 ʿNiania (responses)
100"In a building which Life buildeth"
binta ḏ-bainia hiia
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 100 ʿNiania (responses)
101"The Life hath founded a dwelling"
škan hiia škinta
hymn of the masiqta Qolastā 101 ʿNiania (responses)
102"The building that Life buildeth"
binta ḏ-bainia hiia
prayer of the communion Qolastā 102 ʿNiania (responses)
103"Darkness is crushed back into the Dark"
kbiš hšuka b-ʿuma
Qolastā 103 ʿNiania (responses)
104"May Kušṭa strengthen you"
kušṭa asinkun
daily ablution prayer Rušuma
105"Kušṭa heal you" Asut Malkia
106"Up, up! (ye) Elect righteous ones"
qum qum bhiria zidqa
opening (prayer) of the "Devotions" Oxford 1.1 Rahmia (devotions)
107"My good messenger of light"
ašgandai ṭaba ḏ-nhura
early morning devotion Oxford 1.2 Rahmia (devotions)
108"I worship Life and I praise my lord Manda ḏ-Hiia"
l-hiia sagidna u-l-marai manda ḏ-hiia mšabana
early morning devotion Oxford 1.3 Rahmia (devotions)
109"I worship Life and I praise my lord Manda ḏ-Hiia"
b-šuma ḏ-hiia l-hiia sagidna u-l-marai manda ḏ-hiia
devotion of the seventh hour Oxford 1.4 Rahmia (devotions)
110"The time, the time for devotions arriveth"
ʿdana ḏ-rahmia maṭia
Oxford 1.5 Rahmia (devotions)
111"My good messenger of light"
ašgandai ṭaba ḏ-nhura
107 Oxford 1.6 Rahmia (devotions)
112"I worship the Life and I praise my lord Manda ḏ-Hiia"
l-hiia sagidna u-l-marai manda ḏ-hiia mšabana
prayer of "the time of devotions" (opening prayer of the eventide devotions)108 Oxford 1.7 Rahmia (devotions)
113"On the light of Ether do I stand"
ʿl nhur aiar qaiimna
"Devotion" for daybreak after incense Oxford 1.8 Rahmia (devotions)
114"Early I arose from my sleep"
mn šintai qadmit u-qamit
"Devotion" for daybreak after incense Oxford 1.9 Rahmia (devotions)
115"We have purified our hands in kušṭa (truth)"
halilnin ʿdan b-kušṭa
"Devotion" for daybreak after incense Oxford 1.10 Rahmia (devotions)
116"Blessed be thy name and praised be thy name"
brik šumak u-mšaba šumak
"Devotion" of Manda ḏ-Hiia for daybreak after incense Oxford 1.11 Rahmia (devotions)
117"I worship, praise and laud that Šrar"
sagidna šahabana u-mšabana l-hak šrar
prayer in the Rahmia (Devotions) of the seventh hour after incense Oxford 1.12 Rahmia (devotions)
118"It is time to pray the "Devotions""
hua zibna l-mibia rahmia
prayer in the evening devotions after incense Oxford 1.13 Rahmia (devotions)
119"On Sunday, the first of days"
b-habšaba b-riš iumia
hymn for Sunday Oxford 1.14 Rahmia (devotions)
120"My day — what is it amongst the days"
iumai mahu b-iumia iuma
hymn for Sunday Oxford 1.15 Rahmia (devotions)
121"Before the Wellsprings were transmuted"
mn qadmu ḏ-šinia ainia
hymn for Sunday Oxford 1.16 Rahmia (devotions)
122"O Lord of devotions"
iamaria rahmia
hymn for Sunday Oxford 1.17 Rahmia (devotions)
123"Except for six or seven nations"
l-bar mn šit u-šaba amamia
hymn for Sunday Oxford 1.18 Rahmia (devotions)
124"I seek a boon from the Life"
ana buta mn hiia baiina
hymn for Sunday Oxford 1.19 Rahmia (devotions)
125"At the beginning of the construction"
mn riš banana nipqit
hymn for Monday Oxford 1.20 Rahmia (devotions)
126"At the beginning of the pure Kimṣa"
ʿl riš kimṣa dakia
hymn for Monday Oxford 1.21 Rahmia (devotions)
127"A Being, chosen, righteous, sprang up"
gabra bhir zidqa nbaṭ u-anhar
hymn for Monday Oxford 1.22 Rahmia (devotions)
128"O Man, whom acclamation chose out"
ia gabra ḏ-kaluza bhira
hymn for Monday Oxford 1.23 Rahmia (devotions)
129"Whither goest thou, chosen righteous One"
lia azlit bhir zidqa
hymn for Monday Oxford 1.24 Rahmia (devotions)
130"On the day on which They opened the great gate of the Dwellings"
mn iuma ḏ-pta baba rba ḏ-hilbunia
hymn for Monday Oxford 1.25 Rahmia (devotions)
131"Thou camest from the House of Life"
ʿtit mn bit hiia
hymn for Tuesday Oxford 1.26 Rahmia (devotions)
132"Come, come, King of ʿUthras"
ata ata malka ḏ-ʿutria
hymn for Tuesday Oxford 1.27 Rahmia (devotions)
133"Thou camest from the House of Good Beings"
ʿtit mn bit ṭabia
hymn for Tuesday Oxford 1.28 Rahmia (devotions)
134"Come, come, King of ʿUthras"
ata ata malka ḏ-ʿutria
hymn for Tuesday Oxford 1.29 Rahmia (devotions)
135"Fragrance came from its place"
riha ata mn atrḥ
hymn for Tuesday Oxford 1.30 Rahmia (devotions)
136"Come, come, Manda ḏ-Hiia"
ata ata manda ḏ-hiia
hymn for Tuesday Oxford 1.31 Rahmia (devotions)
137"There was a Cry in the firmament"
qala hua b-ʿšumia
hymn for Wednesday Oxford 1.32 Rahmia (devotions)
138"The voice of a hidden Sprout"
qala ḏ-nibṭa kasia
hymn for Wednesday Oxford 1.33 Rahmia (devotions)
139"I ascended the mountain Carmel"
ʿl ṭur karmla silqit
hymn for Wednesday Oxford 1.34 Rahmia (devotions)
140"Between mountains twain"
binia trin ṭuria
hymn for Wednesday Oxford 1.35 Rahmia (devotions)
141"Who will come, who will tell me"
man ḏ-nitia u-man ḏ-nimarlia
hymn for Wednesday Oxford 1.36 Rahmia (devotions)
142"The advent of Hibil-ʿUthra"
mitia ḏ-hibil ʿutra
hymn for Wednesday Oxford 1.37 Rahmia (devotions)
143"In the glory of my Father I stand"
b-ziuḥ ḏ-ab qaiimna
hymn for Thursday Oxford 1.38 Rahmia (devotions)
144"By my pure radiance am I protected"
ana b-ziuai dakia nṭirna
hymn for Thursday Oxford 1.39 Rahmia (devotions)
145"When the Mighty (Life) speaketh"
kḏ mamlilia kabiria
hymn for Thursday Oxford 1.40 Rahmia (devotions)
146"I am preserved by my pure radiance"
ana b-ziuai dakia nṭirna
hymn for Thursday Oxford 1.41 Rahmia (devotions)
147"Miserable I am, when shall I go?"
ania ana l-ʿmat ʿzal
hymn for Thursday Oxford 1.42 Rahmia (devotions)
148"I am poor and submissive"
ania ana u-midnina
hymn for Thursday Oxford 1.43 Rahmia (devotions)
149"At the door of the synagogue"
ʿl baba ḏ-bit ama
hymn for Friday Oxford 1.44 Rahmia (devotions)
150"On the day that the great gate of the Dwellings opened"
mn iuma ḏ-pta baba rba ḏ-hilbunia
hymn for Friday Oxford 1.45 Rahmia (devotions)
151"When will my Lord come from thee"
l-ʿmat nitia marai minak
hymn for Friday Oxford 1.46 Rahmia (devotions)
152"Ye are uplifted and fortified"
ʿtriṣtun u-ʿtqaiamtun
hymn for Friday Oxford 1.47 Rahmia (devotions)
153"A cleft was cloven in the earth"
bidqa ʿbdiq b-tibil
hymn for Friday Oxford 1.48 Rahmia (devotions)
154"I have spoken and discoursed with my voice"
malalit u-diršit b-qalai
hymn for Friday Oxford 1.49 Rahmia (devotions)
155"Stand by Me, be steadfast"
ašar qumlia iadai
hymn for Saturday Oxford 1.50 Rahmia (devotions)
156"By the bank of the great Jordan of the First Life"
ʿl kipḥ ḏ-iardna rba ḏ-hiia qadmaiia
hymn for Saturday Oxford 1.51 Rahmia (devotions)
157"To the mountains I say"
l-ṭuria amarnalun
hymn for Saturday Oxford 1.52 Rahmia (devotions)
158"O shoot which sprouted within the Tanna"
ia nibṭa ḏ-nbaṭ mn gu tana
hymn for Saturday Oxford 1.53 Rahmia (devotions)
159"The departure of the sabbath"
mipaq šapta br maš
hymn for Saturday Oxford 1.54 Rahmia (devotions)
160"It revealed itself, and set off and came"
ʿtiglia u-asgia u-ata
hymn for Saturday Oxford 1.55 Rahmia (devotions)
161"The outgoing of the sabbath with its night"prayer for candidates for priesthood, on Saturday eveningRahmia (devotions)
162"At the going-out of sabbath"prayer for candidates for priesthood, on Saturday eveningRahmia (devotions)
163"On Sunday, on the chief of days"prayer at the dawn of SundayRahmia (devotions)
164"I beheld a mountain"prayer at the dawn of SundayRahmia (devotions)
165"Poor am I! From the fruits"
ania ana ḏ-man piria
prayer which is the fruit of ether Oxford 1.56 Rahmia (devotions)
166"The ʿUthras rejoice in His treasure"
ʿutria b-ginza hadin
prayer which is the fruit of ether Oxford 1.57 Rahmia (devotions)
167"Thee, my Lord, do I worship"
ana lak marai sagdanalak
prayer which is the fruit of ether Oxford 1.58 Rahmia (devotions)
168"Upon the Beginning of the great Ether of Life"
ʿl riš aiar rba ḏ-hiia qaiimna
prayer which is the fruit of ether Oxford 1.59 Rahmia (devotions)
169"To thy name, Land (world) of Light"
ʿl šumak arqa ḏ-nhura
prayer which is the fruit of ether Oxford 1.60 Rahmia (devotions)
170"Good is the Good for the good"
ṭab ṭaba l-ṭabia
Ṭabahatan ("Our Ancestors") Ṭabahatan (prayer for ancestors)
171"Praised be the First Great Radiance"Hymns of praise etc.
172"Now (we beseech Thee), Life"Hymns of praise etc.
173"The name of the Life and the name of Manda ḏ-Hiia be pronounced upon thee"The Šumhata ("Names") Šumhata (The "Names")
174"I beseech the Life and my Lord Manda ḏ-Hiia"Hymns of praise etc.
175"Then, when she reacheth the Seven Mysteries"Hymns of praise etc.
176"O King of all kings, O Father of all ʿUthras"Hymns of praise etc.
177"Vines shone in the water"prayer recited at the Little New Year's Feast Little New Year’s Feast prayer
178"Kušṭa strengthen thee, my crown"Prayer for "honouring" the crownPrayer for "honouring" the crown
179"Come, Kušṭa, in kindness"alphabetical prayerRight Ginza 12.2Hymns for marriage
180"ʿUthras assembled and Dwellings came together"
knap ʿutria u-knap škinata
Oxford 2.1 Hymns for marriage
181"On the day that they clad Manda ḏ-Hiia in his vestment"
b-iuma ḏ-libšiḥ manda ḏ-hiia l-lbušiḥ
Oxford 2.2 Hymns for marriage
182"On the day that they tied the girdle on Manda ḏ-Hiia"
b-iuma ḏ-asarlḥ himiana l-manda ḏ-hiia
Oxford 2.3 Hymns for marriage
183"On the day that they invested Manda ḏ-Hiia with the tunic"
b-iuma ḏ-nṣablḥ ksuia l-manda ḏ-hiia
Oxford 2.4 Hymns for marriage
184"On the day that they invested Manda ḏ-Hiia With the stole, Šamašiel"
b-iuma ḏ-nṣablḥ šamšʿil naṣipa l-manda ḏ-hiia
Oxford 2.5 Hymns for marriage
185"On the day that they set the crown on Manda ḏ-Hiia"
b-iuma ḏ-traṣlḥ taga l-manda ḏ-hiia
Oxford 2.6 Hymns for marriage
186"On the day that they invested Manda ḏ-Hiia with the Šarwala Nṣab"
b-iuma ḏ-nṣablḥ nṣab šaruala l-manda ḏ-hiia
Oxford 2.7 Hymns for marriage
187"On the day that they invested Manda ḏ-Hiia with the staff (margna)"
b-iuma ḏ-nṣablḥ margna l-manda ḏ-hiia
Oxford 2.8 Hymns for marriage
188"I twined a wreath of myrtle and marjoram"
mn asa u-mn marmahuz klila gidlit
Oxford 2.9 Hymns for marriage
189"Who, amongst the ʿUthras, was it"
hazin man mn ʿutria
Oxford 2.10 Hymns for marriage
190"Our father, they made thee chief in Tarwan"
abun riša b-taruan šauiuk
Oxford 2.11 Hymns for marriage
191"On thee, our father, they have conferred a pure sovereignty"
abun ʿhablak padakšar dakia
Oxford 2.12 Hymns for marriage
192"Who hath sent thee, new king"
man šihlak malka hadta
Oxford 2.13 Hymns for marriage
193"Who sent thee, new king"
man šihlak malka hadta
Oxford 2.14 Hymns for marriage
194"Our father, Šihlun-Ziwa, rejoiceth in his crown"
abun šihlun ziua b-tagḥ hadia
Oxford 2.15 Hymns for marriage
195"Our father, They will guard thy wreath for thee"
abun klilak ninaṭrunak
Oxford 2.16 Hymns for marriage
196"Our father, thy wreath is from the Vine Ruaz"
abun klilak mn ruaz gupna
Oxford 2.17 Hymns for marriage
197"Planter of Plants, plant it"
šatil šitlia šutlḥ
Oxford 2.18 Hymns for marriage
198"I am small amongst ʿUthras"
zuṭanalun l-ʿutria
Oxford 2.19 Hymns for marriage
199"May pure guardians guard thee"
ninaṭrunak naṭria dakiia
Oxford 2.20 Hymns for marriage
200"(Lo) the Voice of Life from the fruits"Hymns for marriage
201"O hang up light, let lamps of glory be hung up therein"Hymns for marriage
202"The radiance of Hibil is beauteous"Hymns for marriage
203"This building, whose is it"Hymns for marriage
204"They sent Hibil-Ziwa to make report"Hymns for marriage
205"When the Proven One, the Pure One, went"Hymns for marriage
206179Hymns for marriage
207"A Vehicle am I, a small one"Hymns for marriage
208"His nuptial couch is spread for the bridegroom"Hymns for marriage
209"They bring in white flour by the khor (heap)"Hymns for marriage
210"Sun in his majesty bowed down before the bridegroom"Hymns for marriage
211"I and the bridegroom's groomsman"Hymns for marriage
212"There is a Vine for Šitil and a Tree for Anuš"Hymns for marriage
213"I am a mana of the Great Life"Hymns for marriage
214"Thou art come, Pure Pearl, who hast illumined dark hearts"alphabetical prayerRight Ginza 12.4Hymns for marriage
215"Lo the wicked degrade my people" Wedding 18:3Hymns for marriage
216"Behold, my portal"Wedding 18:8Hymns for marriage
217"Lo, my little mistress"Wedding 18:13Hymns for marriage
218"Lo, my little mistress"Wedding 18:17Hymns for marriage
219"Lo, my little mistress"Wedding 18:20Hymns for marriage
220"Lo, my little mistress"Wedding 18:23Hymns for marriage
221"Lo, my little mistress"Wedding 18:27Hymns for marriage
222"Lo, O thou (bride) that glitterest (with gold)"Wedding 18:30Hymns for marriage
223"Whose daughter art thou"Wedding 19:1Hymns for marriage
224"From the day that the great 'Uraš came for her"Wedding 19:4Hymns for marriage
225"Bridegroom, who told thee"Wedding 19:7Hymns for marriage
226"Who wedded the bridegroom"Wedding 19:11Hymns for marriage
227"Hibil-Ziwa hath blessed you"Wedding 19:16Hymns for marriage
228"One of my hands beneath his head"Wedding 19:25Hymns for marriage
229"Standing beneath the palm-tree"Wedding 19:27Hymns for marriage
230"Ye are sealed with the seal of Life"Wedding 19:23Hymns for marriage
231"Your table"Wedding 19:antepenult.Hymns for marriage
232"Pure guardians watch over you"Wedding 19:ult.Hymns for marriage
233"To the Place which is all Radiance"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
234"To the Place which giveth out light"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
235"To the Tana of glory"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
236"To the Place where His appearance is lustrous"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
237"To the place where His converse is calm"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
238"To the Mighty-in-Glory, to the Well-Ordered and Well-Ordering"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
239"To the place of pure wrappings"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
240"To the Place where dwelleth the pure perfected Being"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
241"To the Place which was self-created"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
242"To the Place which is all radiance"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
243"Pure is the place, there is no grief in it"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
244"I will speak to Thee, Mystic Perfection"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
245"To the Place where the Almighty"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
246"When, filled with innocency"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
247"The Chosen One, whose vesture becometh him"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
248"Great is he, the good (spirit)"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
249"To the Place where dwelleth the Perfected"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
250"To the Place where the sound of His voice is mild"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
251"To the Place where deeply reverenced is His steadfast Form"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
252"To the Place where His speech is pleasant"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
253"To the place of Safe-keeping"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
254"To go and to perform his works"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
255"To the place of veiled radiance"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
256"To the place in which the Transcendent abideth"Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
258"Then from (You), Life, (I ask) Your pity"172Hymns for marriage
259"Then from (You), Life, (I ask) Your pity"172Hymns for marriage
260"In the name of the Great Ineffable Life from worlds of light"Hymns for marriage
257287Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
261233Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
262234Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
263235Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
264236Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
265237Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
266238Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
267239Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
268240Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
269241Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
270242Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
271243Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
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273245Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
274246Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
275247Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
276248Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
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278250Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
279251Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
280252Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
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283255Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
284256Hymns for a new priest (kḏ azil bhira dakia)
285180Hymns for marriage
286181Hymns for marriage
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305"Jordans formed themselves at his right"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
306"Treasure of Life (Simat-hiia) shone therein"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
307"The jordans, frolicking and dancing"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
308"The jordans all assembled, and Rays-of-light"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
309"Rays-of-light summon the kings"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
310"Channels of light were formed therein"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
311"Upon the Teacher of ʿUthras, Šišlam-Rba"prayer of placing the crown on a postulantCoronation prayers and hymns
312"Blessed is this pure voice and blessed your planting"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
313"O king, thou art a mirror"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
314"How wondrous is the strength of the Great (Life)"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
315"Our father, thou art a king, a son of kings"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
316"Hail to him! Again, hail to the king of kings"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
317"Thou art the Teacher of ganzibria"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
318"My day, what is it amongst days"antiphonal hymnCoronation prayers and hymns
319"Thy strength shall increase, our father"Coronation prayers and hymns
320"On the day that they set the crown on the king"Coronation prayers and hymns
321"On the day that the kings assembled"Coronation prayers and hymns
322"On the day that a vision was verified by eyes"Coronation prayers and hymns
323"Shine forth, give out light, pure Mirror"Coronation prayers and hymns
324"Thou enlightenest them by thy word(s)"Coronation prayers and hymns
325"The Great (Life) rejoiced, It was glad"Coronation prayers and hymns
326"Our father, thou art a pure mirror"Coronation prayers and hymns
327"On the day that Myrtle emerged from the Wellspring"Coronation prayers and hymns
328"Blessed be this škinta of the Mighty (Life)"Coronation prayers and hymns
329"Oh a burnished treasure art thou"Coronation prayers and hymns
330"When radiance came forth the white land, Paris"
kḏ npaq ziua mn paris
Oxford 4.1 Banner prayers and hymns
331"On the day that Šišlam-Rba unfurled his banner"
mn iuma ḏ-nigdḥ šišlam rba l-drabšiḥ
Oxford 4.2 Banner prayers and hymns
332"On the day that Šišlam-Rba unfurled his banner"
mn iuma ḏ-nigdḥ šišlam rba l-drabšiḥ
Oxford 4.3 Banner prayers and hymns
333"On the day that Sišlam-Rba shook out the banner Pirun"
mn iuma ḏ-nipṣḥ šišlam rba l-pirun drabša
Oxford 4.4 Banner prayers and hymns
334"On the day that the banner Šišlamiel was unfurled"
mn iuma ḏ-ʿtingid šišlamʿil drabša
Oxford 4.5 Banner prayers and hymns
335"On the day that Bihram the Great unfurled the banner Šišlamiel"
mn iuma ḏ-nigdḥ bihram rba ʿl šišlamʿil drabša
Oxford 4.6 Banner prayers and hymns
336"On the day that Šišlam-Rba unfurled his banner"
mn iuma ḏ-nigdḥ šišlam rba l-drabšiḥ
Oxford 4.7 Banner prayers and hymns
337"It hath risen, it hath shone forth"
dna dna ziuak
Oxford 4.8, Oxford 4.9 Banner prayers and hymns
338"Hibil blessed thee with a great blessing"
hibil birkak b-birkta rabtia
Oxford 4.10 Banner prayers and hymns
339"The Chosen Righteous rose to their feet"
bhiria zidqa qam ʿl l-igraihun
Oxford 4.11 Banner prayers and hymns
340"Who took up the banner Zihrun"
man nisbḥ l-zihrun drabša
Oxford 4.12 Banner prayers and hymns
341"Yawar took up the banner Šišlamiel"
iauar nisbḥ l-šišlamʿil drabša
Oxford 4.13 Banner prayers and hymns
342"Shine forth, let Yawar's radiance shine forth"
dna dna ziuḥ ḏ-iauar ʿl iardna dna
Oxford 4.14 Banner prayers and hymns
343"As head of the three Škinata"
b-riš tlat škinata
Oxford 4.15 Banner prayers and hymns
344"The Great (Life) rejoiced; It rejoiced when Yawar looked"
hdun rbia hdun ḏ-skalḥ iauar
Oxford 4.16 Banner prayers and hymns
345"On the day that ʿUthras put into Order"
b-iuma ḏ-ʿutria sidruia
Oxford 4.17 Banner prayers and hymns
346"On the day that great Bihram furled his banner"
b-iuma ḏ-kirkḥ bihram rba l-drabšia
Oxford 4.18 Banner prayers and hymns
347"On the day that the radiance of the banner Šašlamiel"
b-iuma ḏ-ʿtiksia ziua ḏ-šišlamʿil drabša
Oxford 4.19 Banner prayers and hymns
348"On the day that Ayar (Ether, Air) emerged from the Wellspring"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
349"Come, come, lofty messenger"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
350"On the day that a root of fresh myrtle"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
351"This is the Blessed Oblation"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
352"I am the white Pihta"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
353"The white Pihta am I"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
354"I am the white Pihta whose Transplanter was Hibil"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
355"The white Pihta am I"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
356"The voice of Manda ḏ-Hiia"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
357"Behold my oblation"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
358"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
359"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
360"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
361"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
362"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
363"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
364"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
365"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
366"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
367"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
368"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
369"When He opened His Garment"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
370"They appointed, and the Body consisteth of Radiance"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
371"At the Source of the great Stream"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
372"At thy name, Predestinate One"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
373"And in the name of the Manda ḏ-Hiia"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
374"In pure raiment do I stand"Blessed Oblation prayers and hymns
375"I have blessed, my Lord, all the good things"petition of "The great Father of Glory", for a bridegroomBlessings after Blessed Oblation
376"Now thou shalt be blessed, our father"Blessings after Blessed Oblation
377"The Egg, the Hidden Mystery, hath blessed thee"Blessings after Blessed Oblation
378"May there be health, purity, joy of heart and forgiving of sin"prayer for the blessed "priest's portion"Blessings after Blessed Oblation
379"Thy propitiatory gift shall provide thy portion"Blessings after Blessed Oblation
380"I worship, praise and laud that great mystic First Jordan"Blessings after Blessed Oblation
381"Darkness is crushed back into the Dark"Blessings after Blessed Oblation
382"Vines shone in the waters"Myrtle prayers and hymns
383"On the day that Hibil-Ziwa walked with Yawar"Myrtle prayers and hymns
384"Myrtle, myrtle! The king took it"Myrtle prayers and hymns
385"All who inhale thy perfume and are crowned by thee"Myrtle prayers and hymns
386hymn for consecration of crowns on Sunday329Coronation prayers and hymns
387hymn of the Great Šišlam305Coronation prayers and hymns
388hymn of the Great Šišlam306Coronation prayers and hymns
389hymn of the Great Šišlam307Coronation prayers and hymns
390hymn of the Great Šišlam308Coronation prayers and hymns
391hymn of the Great Šišlam309Coronation prayers and hymns
392hymn of the Great Šišlam310Coronation prayers and hymns
393hymn of the Great Šišlam311Coronation prayers and hymns
394312Coronation prayers and hymns
395313Coronation prayers and hymns
396314Coronation prayers and hymns
397315Coronation prayers and hymns
398316–317Coronation prayers and hymns
399318Coronation prayers and hymns
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402321Coronation prayers and hymns
403322Coronation prayers and hymns
404323Coronation prayers and hymns
405324Coronation prayers and hymns
406325Coronation prayers and hymns
407326Coronation prayers and hymns
408327Coronation prayers and hymns
409328Coronation prayers and hymns
410"Health, victory and forgiving of sins be there for me"Yahia's Petition ("John's Prayer")Prayer of Yahia
411"Our forefathers, there shall be forgiving of sins for them"chant of "Our forefathers"170Miscellaneous hymns
412"Then, when she (the soul) reacheth the seven mysteries"questioning of the soulMiscellaneous hymns
413177Miscellaneous hymns
414"On the day when the radiance within Radiance"bridegroom prayerMiscellaneous hymns

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In Mandaean cosmology, Piriawis, also known as the Yardna Rabba, is the sacred life-giving river (yardna) of the World of Light. It is the heavenly counterpart of rivers on Earth (Tibil), which are considered by Mandaeans to be manifestations of the heavenly Piriawis.

The Asut Malkia or Asiet Malkia is one of the most commonly recited prayers in Mandaeism. In the prayer, the reciter wishes health and victory upon dozens of heavenly and ancestral figures. According to E. S. Drower, it is recited daily by priests and also before all baptisms (masbuta), ritual meals (lofani), and various rites.

In Mandaeism, a rahma is a daily devotional prayer that is recited during a specific time of the day or specific day of the week. There is a total of approximately 60 rahma prayers, which together make up the Eniania ḏ-Rahmia, a section of the Qulasta that follows the Asut Malkia prayer.

Daily prayer in Mandaeism, called brakha ࡁࡓࡀࡊࡀ in Mandaic or occasionally birukta (birukhta), consists of set prayers that are recited three times per day. Mandaeans stand facing north while reciting daily prayers. Unlike in Islam and Coptic Orthodox Christianity, prostration is not practiced.

In Mandaeism, a ʿniana or eniana prayer is recited during rituals such as the masiqta and priest initiation ceremonies. They form part of the Qulasta. The rahma prayers are often considered to be a subset of the eniana prayers.

The rushuma is one of the most commonly recited prayers in Mandaeism. It is a "signing" prayer recited during daily ablutions (rishama). The same word can also be used to refer to the ritual signing gesture associated with the prayer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rafid al-Sabti</span> Iraqi Mandaean priest in the Netherlands

Rbai Rafid al-Sabti, known in full as Rafid al-Rishama Abdallah al-Ganzibra Zahrun al-Rishama Abdallah al-Sabti, is an Iraqi-Dutch Mandaean priest in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

In Mandaeism, an anana is a heavenly cloud in the World of Light that is considered to be the dwelling place of uthras. An anana can also be interpreted as a female consort.

The Shumhata is one of the most commonly recited prayers in Mandaeism.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Mandaeism.

The Sidra ḏ-Nišmata, also known as the Book of Souls or Book of Gadana, is a collection of Mandaean litugical prayers that constitutes the first part of the Qulasta. It most likely constitutes the oldest stratum of Mandaean literature and dates to at least the 3rd century CE or earlier.

References

  1. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
  2. 1 2 Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920. Mandäische Liturgien. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil.-hist. Klasse, NF 17.1. Berlin.
  3. Al-Mubaraki, Majid Fandi; Mubaraki, Brian (2010). Qulasta - Sidra d Nishmata / Mandaean Liturgical Prayer Book (Book of Souls) (volume 1). Luddenham, New South Wales: Mandaean Research Centre. ISBN   9781876888145. (1998 edition: ISBN 0-9585705-1-5)
  4. Al-Mubaraki, Majid Fandi; Mubaraki, Brian (2010). Qulasta - 'niania & Qabina / Mandaean Liturgical Prayer Book (Responses & Marriage) (volume 2). Luddenham, New South Wales: Mandaean Research Centre. ISBN   9781876888152. (1999 edition: ISBN 0-9585704-4-X)
  5. Bacher, W. (1892). "The Mandaic Version of Psalm CXIV". The Jewish Quarterly Review. 4 (3). [University of Pennsylvania Press, Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania]: 508–508. ISSN   0021-6682. JSTOR   1450286 . Retrieved 2024-07-24.
  6. Bancila, Ionut Daniel. Die Stellung der 114. Psalmes in Qolasta .
  7. Greenfield, Jonas Carl (1981). A Mandaic 'Targum' of Psalm 114. In: Jakob J. Petuchowski and Ezra Fleischer (eds.) Studies in Aggadah, Targum and Jewish Liturgy in Memory of Joseph Heinemann. Jerusalem: Magnes.
Audio recordings of Qulasta prayers