In
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, ...
, the ṣa () is a rolled-up piece of sacramental
flatbread
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that contains nuts and raisins, is also used in ritual meals for the dead and has a
phallic symbolism. It is a small round flap of unleavened bread that is rolled up like a scroll.
[Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.]
It is distinct from the
pihta
In Mandaeism, the pihta () is a type of sacramental bread used with rituals performed by Mandaean priests. It is a small, round, biscuit-sized flatbread that can either be salted or saltless, depending on whether the ritual use of the pihta is ...
and
faṭira, which are flatbreads that are not rolled up.
The ''ṣa'' is also mentioned as the 'great first ''sindirka'' (male date-palm)' in the ''
Scroll of the Great Baptism'' (line 139 f.).
See also
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Sacramental bread
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Pihta
In Mandaeism, the pihta () is a type of sacramental bread used with rituals performed by Mandaean priests. It is a small, round, biscuit-sized flatbread that can either be salted or saltless, depending on whether the ritual use of the pihta is ...
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Fatira
In Mandaeism, faṭira (; plural form: ''faṭiri''Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.) is a small, round, saltless, half-baked biscuit. Faṭiras are used in rituals such as the Ṭaba ...
References
Flatbreads
Mandaean ceremonial food and drink
Mandaic words and phrases
Eucharistic objects
Unleavened breads
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