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, Shatrin () is a heavenly tree mentioned in the '' Scroll of Abatur''. Shatrin is where the

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of unbaptized Mandaean children are temporarily nourished for 30 days. On the 30th day, Hibil Ziwa baptizes the souls of the children, who then continue on to the

World of Light In Mandaeism, the World of Light or Lightworld () is the primeval, transcendental world from which Tibil and the World of Darkness emerged. Description *The Great Life ('' Hayyi Rabbi'' or Supreme God/ Monad) is the ruler of the World of Ligh ...

. The tree has a length of 360,000

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s according to the ''Scroll of Abatur''. MS. Borgiani Siriaci 175 (held at the

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) and

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MS. 8 (held at the

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), two different manuscripts of the '' Scroll of Abatur'', have illustrations of Shatrin that differ from those of each other.

Other trees in Mandaean manuscripts

There are also many other heavenly trees illustrated in Mandaean manuscripts. Their names are typically those of

uthra An uthra or ʿutra (, Neo-Mandaic ''oṯrɔ'', traditionally transliterated ''eutra''; plural: ʿuthrē, traditionally transliterated ''eutria'') is a "divine messenger of the light" in Mandaeism. Charles G. Häberl and James F. McGrath transl ...

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Other trees in Mandaean manuscripts

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