The Šarḥ ḏ-Zihrun Raza Kasia (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ ࡓࡀࡆࡀ ࡊࡀࡎࡉࡀ; "The Scroll of Zihrun, the Hidden Mystery") is a Mandaean religious text that describes rituals such as the masbuta, masiqta, and other related topics. It is an illustrated scroll.[1]
Bogdan Burtea translated the DC 27 manuscript into German in 2008, and also provided a detailed commentary as part of the published translation.[2]
The scroll consists of pieces of paper that have been glued together and is approximately 691 cm long, of which 660 cm contain writing and illustrations. The scroll is about 30 cm wide, with 26 cm used for writing. There are 559 lines of writing. A scribal note in the manuscript says that the text was copied in 1088 A.H. (1677 A.D.).[2]
The masiqta of Zihrun Razia Kasia is performed for people who have died during one of the minor mbaṭṭal days (inauspicious days during which all rituals are forbidden), etc.[3]
Below is the ritual and prayer sequence for both the Masiqta[4] and Masbuta[5] of Zihrun Raza Kasia in the Šarḥ ḏ-Zihrun Raza Kasia, as summarized in Burtea (2008).[2] All prayer numbers, originally in Roman numerals, are from Part 1 (the Qolastā) of Mark Lidzbarski's Mandäische Liturgien (ML) unless otherwise specified (e.g., the Oxford Collection, which is Part 2 of Lidzbarski's Mandäische Liturgien, or CP, which is Drower's 1959 Canonical Prayerbook).[6]
Masiqta of Zihrun Raza Kasiaedit
Below is the ritual and prayer sequence for the Masiqta of Zihrun Raza Kasia as given in the text:
Example of a pandama, or cloth covering the mouth (left) at a 2019 Parwanaya festival in Iraq
^Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920. Mandäische Liturgien. Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil.-hist. Klasse, NF 17.1. Berlin.
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The Sarḥ ḏ Zihrun Raza Kasia Classical Mandaic ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ ࡓࡀࡆࡀ ࡊࡀࡎࡉࡀ The Scroll of Zihrun the Hidden Mystery is a Mandaean religious text that describes rituals such as the masbuta masiqta and other related topics It is an illustrated scroll 1 Zihrun Raza KasiaZihrun the Hidden MysteryInformationReligionMandaeismLanguageMandaic languageZihrun referred to as Zihrun Raza Kasia or Zihrun the Hidden Mystery in full is the name of an uthra Contents 1 Manuscripts and translations 2 Contents 3 Ritual and prayer sequences 3 1 Masiqta of Zihrun Raza Kasia 3 2 Masbuta of Zihrun Raza Kasia 3 2 1 Ritual preliminaries 3 2 2 Baptism in the river 3 2 3 Oil drawing 3 2 4 The meal for the baptized 3 2 5 Priestly meal 3 2 6 Conclusion 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksManuscripts and translations editAn illustrated scroll was purchased by E S Drower from Shaikh Yahia at Qal at Saleh southern Iraq in May 1937 Today it is held as manuscript 27 in the Drower Collection of the Bodleian Library at Oxford University and is commonly abbreviated DC 27 1 Bogdan Burtea translated the DC 27 manuscript into German in 2008 and also provided a detailed commentary as part of the published translation 2 The scroll consists of pieces of paper that have been glued together and is approximately 691 cm long of which 660 cm contain writing and illustrations The scroll is about 30 cm wide with 26 cm used for writing There are 559 lines of writing A scribal note in the manuscript says that the text was copied in 1088 A H 1677 A D 2 Contents editThe contents of the DC 27 scroll are 2 Lines 1 22 Introduction Lines 23 190 The baptism masbuta of Zihrun Raza Kasia Lines 231 232 Illustrations with explanations Lines 191 231 Esoteric content Lines 232 523 The masiqta of Zihrun Raza Kasia Lines 524 559 ColophonThe masiqta of Zihrun Razia Kasia is performed for people who have died during one of the minor mbaṭṭal days inauspicious days during which all rituals are forbidden etc 3 Ritual and prayer sequences editSee also Qolasta List of prayers Below is the ritual and prayer sequence for both the Masiqta 4 and Masbuta 5 of Zihrun Raza Kasia in the Sarḥ ḏ Zihrun Raza Kasia as summarized in Burtea 2008 2 All prayer numbers originally in Roman numerals are from Part 1 the Qolasta of Mark Lidzbarski s Mandaische Liturgien ML unless otherwise specified e g the Oxford Collection which is Part 2 of Lidzbarski s Mandaische Liturgien or CP which is Drower s 1959 Canonical Prayerbook 6 Masiqta of Zihrun Raza Kasia edit Below is the ritual and prayer sequence for the Masiqta of Zihrun Raza Kasia as given in the text nbsp Example of a pandama or cloth covering the mouth left at a 2019 Parwanaya festival in IraqRitual Action Prayers recitedrisingraising the crown 1 3 5 19wrapping mouth covering cloth pandama 32hold bottle 33incense into the fire 34recitation 75 77 9 35holding the wreath 46 47oil 48brushing with oil 3 times 493 strokes 503 strokes 51pause drawing 523 strokes 53separate the pihta from the wreathbreak off a piece of pihtamixing water with winerecitation 54remove the pandama 55 56eat the pihtadrinking mambuha sacramental water drinking halalta rinsing water rising 56giving a bowl 57recitation 58 71putting hands on the bread 72performing kusṭarecitation 75 77wrapping pandama 32holding bottle 33putting incense into the fire 34recitation 75 77 9 35recitation for the wine 44 45recitation for the myrtle wreath 46 47drawing with oil 48 49holding the bottle 91taking the qina 91prepare 9 pihta masiqta of the ancestors dabahata wrapping the pandama 32holding water 33holding incense 34incense into the fire 75recitation 75 77 9 35taking the pihta 36recitation 36 43taking the wine 44recitation 45recitation for the myrtle wreath 46 47taking the oil 48spread with oil 49recitation 50holding back the hands 51spreading 51holding back the hands 52drawingrecitation 533 strokesremove the pihta from the wreathbreak a piece of the pihtamix water with winedip the pihta in winerecitation 54remove the pandama 55eat pihta and drink wineput incense into the fire 56recitation 57 58setting the table patura 59 60recitation 61 69 91 99 70 100recitation 71 72recitation sinner rahmiaperforming kusṭa 30f ML 50 10f recitation 101 103 63 3not honoring the crownrecitation Oxford book 1 prayer 3bringing the ritual table and the paturaeating and drinking waterblessing the alms containersealing with the great sealSummary of the prayer sequence listed above 1 3 5 19 32 34 75 77 9 35 46 72 75 77 32 34 75 77 9 35 44 49 91 dabahata 32 34 75 75 77 9 35 36 36 69 91 99 70 100 71 72 sinner rahmia 30f 101 103 63 3 3 Masbuta of Zihrun Raza Kasia edit Below is the ritual and prayer sequence for the Masbuta of Zihrun Raza Kasia as given in the text Ritual preliminaries edit Ritual Action Prayers recitedrecitation Oxford book 1 prayer 1raising of the crown 3 5 19incense into the fire 8honoring the crowns quote from 71preparation of the myrtle wreath 79going to the river bank 80 81recitation quote from 18taking pandama 7reciting for the incense 8recitation 85 87 35Baptism in the river edit Ritual Action Prayers recitedrecitation 9 11reciting for the turban 12entry of the priest 13preparation of the olive staff 14recitation of the exorcism prayers 15 18entrance of the baptizedimmersion 3 timesdrawing 3 times 763 times immersion with river watererection of the myrtle wreath 9 5pronouncing the namesrising of the baptizedperforming kusṭa kusṭa heal you and strengthen yourecitation 82deconsecration of the river 20ascension of the priest 21Oil drawing edit Ritual Action Prayers recitedrecitation of the oil 22 24performing kusṭa kusṭa heal you my wreathThe meal for the baptized edit Ritual Action Prayers recitedrecitation 8 prayers of the pihtarecitation for mambuha 44 45eating pihtadrinking mambuhaperforming kusṭa kusṭa heal yourecitation of the sealing prayers 25 28rising 29recitation of the hymn of baptism 30recitation of the baptismal prayers 82 90drinking water 3 times 71recitation 72performing kusṭa kusṭa heal youPriestly meal edit Ritual Action Prayers recitedeating pihtadrinking mambuharecitation 59 60Conclusion edit Ritual Action Prayers recitedrecitation 57 72 CP 171performing kusṭa with the asgandarecitation 63baptism of the banner drabsa recitation of names zharia Summary of the entire masbuta prayer sequence listed above 1 3 5 19 8 71 79 81 18 7 8 85 87 35 9 18 76 9 5 82 20 24 8 pihta prayers 44 45 25 30 82 90 71 72 59 60 57 72 171 63See also editScroll of Exalted Kingship The Thousand and Twelve Questions The Baptism of Hibil ZiwaReferences edit 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 a b c d Burtea Bogdan 2008 Zihrun das verborgene Geheimnis in German Wiesbaden Harrassowitz ISBN 978 3 447 05644 1 OCLC 221130512 Aldihisi Sabah 2008 The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba PhD University College London Burtea 2008 189 191 Burtea 2008 142 144 Lidzbarski Mark 1920 Mandaische Liturgien Abhandlungen der Koniglichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Gottingen phil hist Klasse NF 17 1 Berlin External links editZihrun das verborgene Geheimnis in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zihrun Raza Kasia amp oldid 1204800447 Masbuta of Zihrun Raza Kasia, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
