Khaffagi family

Khaffagi family
ࡊࡅࡐࡀࡔࡉࡀ

Kupašia
Family
CountryIraq and Iran
Current regionLower Mesopotamia and Khuzestan
Place of originIran and Iraq
MembersRam Zihrun, Abdullah Khaffagi, Negm bar Zahroon, Abdullah bar Negm, Rafid al-Sabti
Connected familiesChoheili family
TraditionsMandaean priestly family

The Khaffagi (also spelled Khaffagy, Khaffajy, Khafajy; Persian: خفاجي; Arabic: خفاجی or الخفاجي; written Mandaic: Kupašia ࡊࡅࡐࡀࡔࡉࡀ) family is a Mandaean priestly family with origins in Khuzestan, Iran, although some family members also lived in southern Iraq.[1] The family's genealogy can be traced back to the mid-1400s in Khuzestan.[2]: 52 

Other Mandaean priestly families include the Manduia, Kuhailia (Choheili), and Durakia (Dorragi) lineages, the latter two with origins primarily in Khuzestan, Iran.[2]

Family members

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Notable family members include:

During the 21st century, some members of the family are now based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, where many of the family's Mandaic manuscripts are now archived as part of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC).[6] Other manuscripts belonging to the family are currently being held in Ahvaz, Iran and Baghdad, Iraq.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
  3. ^ "Ardwan Alsabti". Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. ^ "Tarmida Behram Khafajy: April 2015". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  5. ^ "Tarmida Behram Khafajy: photo album". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2015-03-01. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  6. ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
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