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Sidra D-Nishmata
The ''Sidra ḏ-Nišmata'' (; Modern Mandaic: ''Sedrā d-Nešmāthā''), 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 is typically considered to consist of 103 prayers. The Sidra ḏ-Nišmata'' most likely constitutes the oldest stratum of Mandaean literature and dates to at least the 3rd century CE or earlier. The ''Sidra ḏ-Nišmata'' contains the most important prayers used in core Mandaean rituals, namely the masbuta and masiqta. Structure Matthew Morgenstern (in the ''Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon'') and Majid Fandi Al-Mubaraki (2010) considers the ''Sidra ḏ-Nišmata'' to contain 103 prayers, (1998 edition: ISBN 0-9585705-1-5) which correspond to the first 103 prayers in both Mark Lidzbarski's ''Mandäische Liturgien'' (1920)Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920. ''Mandäische Liturgien''. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mandaeism
Mandaeism (Mandaic language, Classical Mandaic: ),https://qadaha.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nhura-dictionary-mandaic-english-mandaic.pdf sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, is a Gnosticism, Gnostic, Monotheism, monotheistic and ethnic religion with Ancient Greek religion, Greek, Iranian religions, Iranian, and Judaism, Jewish influences. Its adherents, the Mandaeans, revere Adam#In Mandaeism, Adam, Abel#Mandaean interpretation, Abel, Seth#Mandaeism, Seth, Enos (biblical figure)#In Mandaeism, Enos, Noah#Mandaeism, Noah, Shem#In Mandaeism, Shem, Aram, son of Shem, Aram, and especially John the Baptist#Mandaeism, John the Baptist. Mandaeans consider Adam, Seth, Noah, Shem, and John the Baptist prophets, with Adam being the founder of the religion and John being the greatest and Last prophet, final prophet. The Mandaeans speak an Eastern Aramaic languages, Eastern Aramaic language known as Mandaic language, Mandaic. The name 'Mandaean' comes from th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
