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, ...

, Gaf or Gap () is the male consort of Ruha, the queen of the

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(''alma ḏ-hšuka'') or

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. His son is Ur, king () of the World of Darkness. He is mentioned in book 5 of the ''

Ginza Rabba The Ginza Rabba (), Ginza Rba, or Sidra Rabba (), and formerly the Codex Nasaraeus, is the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The Ginza Rabba is composed of two parts: the Right Ginza (GR) and the Left Ginza (GL). T ...

''. Gaf is typically portrayed as a giant. In Book 5, Chapter 1 of the ''

Right Ginza The Right Ginza () is one of the two parts of the Ginza Rabba, the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The other part of the Ginza Rabba is the Left Ginza. Summaries of each book (or tractate), based mostly on Häberl ( ...

'' (also known as the "Book of the Underworld"), Gaf and Gafan (Gap and Gapan) are mentioned as a pair of demons. Gafan is a female demon paired with Gaf.

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