''The Coronation of the Great

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'' (or ''The Coronation of Shishlam Rabba''; ) is a Mandaean religious text. The text is a detailed commentary on the initiation of the

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(junior priests), with detailed discussions on masbuta and masiqta rituals. '' The Scroll of Exalted Kingship'' is also used extensively alongside the ''Coronation'' in tarmida initiation rituals. Similar esoteric texts that are traditionally used exclusively by Mandaean priests include ''

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'', and '' The Baptism of Hibil Ziwa''. ''The Scroll of Exalted Kingship'' is essentially a much more detailed version of the ''Coronation''. Whereas the ''Coronation'' simply lists the sequences of prayers and rituals to be performed, the ''Exalted Kingship'' also provides symbolic explanations for each prayer and ritual that is performed.

Manuscripts and translations

In 1962, E. S. Drower published an English translation and commentary of the text, which was based on Manuscript 54 of the Drower Collection (DC 54, which Drower dates to 1008 A.H., i.e. 1590-1591 A.D.) and Or. 6592,

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(dated by Drower to 1298 A.H., i.e. 1880-1881 A.D.).Drower, E. S. 1962.
The Coronation of the Great Šišlam: Being a Description of the Rite of the Coronation of a Mandaean Priest according to the ancient Canon
'. Leiden: Brill. Drower donated DC 54 to the

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in 1961.Mandaean manuscripts given by Lady Ethel May Stefana Drower
Archives Hub. MS RRC 1A is another manuscript of the ''Coronation'' text. The manuscript was copied at Shushtar in 1156 A.H. (1744-5 A.D.) by Iuhana br Ram br Sam br Adam k. Malka Sabur. It has been digitized and analyzed by Matthew Morgenstern. MS RRC 2E, a damaged manuscript, was copied at Mučarra in 1200 A.H. (1785–1786 A.D.).Morgenstern, Matthew
New Manuscript Sources for the Study of Mandaic
In: V. Golinets et. al (eds.), ''Neue Beiträge zur Semitistik. Sechstes Treffen der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Semitistik in der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft vom 09.–11. Februar 2013 in Heidelberg''. AOAT, Ugarit Verlag.

Prayer sequence

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Transliterated text
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'') based on MS RRC 1A {{DEFAULTSORT:Coronation of the Great Shishlam Mandaean texts

Manuscripts and translations

Prayer sequence

See also

References

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