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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, ...
, ''Shahrat'' () is a ship or boat mentioned in the ''Scroll of Abatur
The ''Diwan Abatur'' (; "Scroll of Abatur"; Modern Mandaic: ''Diwān Abāthor'') is a Mandaean religious text. It is a large illustrated scroll that is over 20 ft. (6.1 m) long.
A similar illustrated Mandaean scroll is the '' Diwan Nahraw ...
''. ''Shahrat'' ferries souls
The soul is the purported immaterial aspect or essence of a living being. It is typically believed to be immortal and to exist apart from the material world. The three main theories that describe the relationship between the soul and the bod ...
from Tibil across the river Hitpun
In Mandaean cosmology, Hiṭfun (written Mandaic: Hiṭpun) or Hiṭfon (Hiṭpon) () is a great dividing river separating the World of Darkness from the World of Light. It is mentioned in Hymn 25 of the third book of the '' Left Ginza''. The riv ...
and into the house of Abatur
Abatur (, sometimes called Abathur; Yawar, ; and the Ancient of Days and also pronounced Awāthur) is an Uthra and the second of three subservient emanations created by the Mandaean God ''Hayyi Rabbi'' (, “The Great Living God”) in the Mand ...
. According to the Mandaean priest
A Mandaean priest or ''Tarmida'' () refers to an ordained religious leader in Mandaeism.
Overview
All priests must undergo lengthy ordination ceremonies, beginning with tarmida initiation. Mandaean religious leaders and copyists of religious text ...
Brikha Nasoraia (2021), it is basically a " space-ship" traveling "faster than the speed of light" through ''ayar'' (ether
In organic chemistry, ethers are a class of compounds that contain an ether group, a single oxygen atom bonded to two separate carbon atoms, each part of an organyl group (e.g., alkyl or aryl). They have the general formula , where R and R ...
) to higher realms.
In ''Mandaean Book of John
In Mandaeism, the Book of John () is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic which Mandaeans attribute to their prophet John the Baptist.
The book contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as well as a number of polemical conversations w ...
'' 55:60–61, the ship ferrying souls to the house of Abatur is described as follows.
:I ( Hibil Ziwa) made a ship for the good,
:a ferry of souls carrying them,
:over to Abatur's house,
:who gives them strength and truth
Truth or verity is the Property (philosophy), property of being in accord with fact or reality.Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionarytruth, 2005 In everyday language, it is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise cor ...
from head to toe.
See also
*Hitfun
In Mandaean cosmology, Hiṭfun (written Mandaic: Hiṭpun) or Hiṭfon (Hiṭpon) () is a great dividing river separating the World of Darkness from the World of Light. It is mentioned in Hymn 25 of the third book of the '' Left Ginza''. The riv ...
*Solar barque
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Solar barques were the vessels used by the sun god Ra in ancient Egyptian mythology. During the day, Ra was said to use a vessel called the Mandjet () or the Boat of Millions of Years (), and the vessel he used during the night was known ...
in ancient Egyptian mythology
*Charon
In Greek mythology, Charon or Kharon ( ; ) is a psychopomp, the ferryman of the Greek underworld. He carries the souls of those who have been given funeral rites across the rivers Acheron and Styx, which separate the worlds of the living and ...
, the ferryman of the underworld in Greek mythology
* Nibiru (Babylonian astronomy), "crossing" (especially of rivers)
References
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