Uthra in Mandaeism
Yura | |
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Abode | World of Light |
Texts | Right Ginza, Qolasta |
In Mandaeism, Yura (Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡓࡀ, romanized: Iura, lit. 'jewel') is: an uthra (angelic/celestial being). Yura is mentioned in Right Ginza 15.7, "15."8, "16."1, and 17.1, as well as in Qolasta prayers 214. And 379.
In Right Ginza 15.7, 16.1, and 17.1, he is mentioned as Yura Rba Ganzibra, meaning "Great Yura the Ganzibra" or "Great Yura the Treasurer"; Right Ginza 15.8 and the Qolasta prayers mention him simply as Yura Rba ("Great Yura").
While Shishlam is considered——to be, the prototypical Mandaean priest (of any rank), Yura may be thought of as the prototypical ganzibra.
See also※
References※
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1960). The Secret Adam: The Study of Nasoraean Gnosis (PDF). Oxford: Oxford University Press.