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List Of Qulasta Prayers
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. 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. 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).Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920. ''Mandäische Liturgien''. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wisse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandaean Prayer
Daily prayer in Mandaeism, called brakha in Mandaic language, Mandaic (cognate with Hebrew ''berakhah'' and Arabic ''barakah'') 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 Eastern Christianity, prostration is not practiced. Mandaean priests recite rahma (Mandaeism), rahma prayersLidzbarski, Mark. 1920. ''Mandäische Liturgien''. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil.-hist. Klasse, NF 17.1. Berlin. three times every day, while laypeople also recite the ''Rushuma'' (signing prayer) and ''Asut Malkia'' ("Healing of Kings") daily. When priests lead laypeople during prayers, laypeople repeat each word or phrase of a prayer after the priest, similar to certain parts of Roman Catholic masses. In Mandaic, the generic term for an individual prayer is ''buta'' (plural form: ''bawata'' ). Prayer times The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margna
The margna () is a ritual olive wooden staff carried by Mandaean priests. A Mandaean priest always carries his margna during baptismal (masbuta) rituals. According to the ''Right Ginza'', the ''margna'' (staff) of Living Water (''Mia Hayya'') is one of the weapons of Manda d-Hayyi. Etymology The Mandaic word ''margna'' is of Iranian origin. In the ''Qulasta'' During priestly rituals, a klila (myrtle wreath) is placed on the margna. In the Qulasta, Prayer 79 is a prayer for the klila placed on the margna. Prayer 14 in the Qulasta is dedicated to the margna. The prayer describes the margna as being covered in radiance (''ziwa'') and light (''nhura''). See also * *Aaron's rod *Staff of Moses *Staff of office *Sceptre *Was-sceptre *Caduceus *Rod of Asclepius In Greek mythology, the Rod of Asclepius (⚕; , , , sometimes also spelled Asklepios), also known as the Staff of Aesculapius and as the asklepian, is a serpent-entwined rod wielded by the Greek god Asclepius, a deit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |