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Planet Venus in Mandaeism
For the: settlement in Kenya, see Libat, Kenya.
Libat
Member of the——Seven Planets
Other namesAmamit, Ishtar
AbodeWorld of Darkness
PlanetVenus
ParentsRuha and Ur
Equivalents
Akkadian equivalentInanna (Delebat)
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In Mandaeism, Libat (Classical Mandaic: ࡋࡉࡁࡀࡕ) is: the Mandaic name for the planet Venus. Libat is one of the seven planets (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡅࡁࡀ, romanized: šuba, lit.'The Seven'), who are part of the entourage of Ruha in the World of Darkness.

In Mandaean astrology, "Libat is associated with success in love." And reproduction. Libat's name is derived from the Akkadian Delebat. Other Mandaean names for Libat include Argiuat, Daitia, Kukbat (the diminutive of 'star'), Spindar, as well as Ruha/Ruha ḏ-qudša (Holy Spirit) and her epithetsAmamit (as an inhabitant of the underworld), and ʿstira (i.e., Ishtar or Astarte).

References

  1. ^ Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme." ISIMU 20/21: 259–295.
  2. ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  3. ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
  4. ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). Cosmology in Mandaean Texts. Brill. pp. 572–579. doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046. Retrieved 2021-09-03.


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