Alma Rišaia or Diwan Alma Rišaia ("The Supreme World" or "The First World") is a series of Mandaean religious texts that serve as esoteric priestly ritual...
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priestly initiation ceremonies. It is written as a scroll. Alma Rišaia Zuṭa complements Alma Rišaia Rba, or "The Greater Supreme World", a related Mandaic...
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Alma Rišaia Rba or Diwan Alma Rišaia Rabbā (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡋࡌࡀ ࡓࡉࡔࡀࡉࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ, "The Great Supreme World" or "The Great First World") is a Mandaean religious...
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Asiat. Misc. C 12, RRC 2V, RRC 2X) Alma Rišaia texts Alma Rišaia Rba (DC 41, RRC 2P, RRC 3D, BL Add. 23,602B) Alma Rišaia Zuṭa (DC 48, RRC 3F) Scroll of the...
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The Thousand and Twelve Questions, Scroll of Exalted Kingship, and Alma Rišaia Rba link the alphabet with the creation of the world, a concept found...
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achieve a balance. Mandaeans also believe in an afterlife or heaven called Alma d-Nhura (World of Light). In Mandaeism, the World of Light is ruled by a...
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Scroll of Exalted Kingship, Baptism of Hibil Ziwa, Zihrun Raza Kasia, Alma Rišaia Zuṭa, and Dmut Kušṭa. In the colophon of the Left Ginza, Zazai's son...
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Mandaeism, the World of Darkness (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡋࡌࡀ ࡖࡄࡔࡅࡊࡀ, romanized: alma ḏ-hšuka) is the underworld located below Tibil (Earth). It is ruled by its...
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three realms: World of Light or Lightworld (alma ḏ-nhūra) Tibil, or Earth World of Darkness or underworld (alma ḏ-hšuka) According to Book 3 of the Right...
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achieve a balance. Mandaeans also believe in an afterlife or heaven called Alma d-Nhura (World of Light). In Mandaeism, the World of Light is ruled by a...
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