The Baptism of Hibil Ziwa or Diwan Maṣbuta ḏ-Hibil Ziwa (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡉࡅࡀࡍ ࡌࡀࡑࡁࡅࡕࡀ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ, "Scroll of the Baptism of Hibil Ziwa") is a Mandaean illustrated scroll. It describes the soteriological descent of Hibil Ziwa to the World of Darkness, and his baptisms before and after. The scroll is essentially also a commentary on the masbuta, or Mandaean ritual baptism.[1]
The beginning of the text is missing, and the text as it exists opens with Yawar Hibil approaching the King of Light, who baptises him in 360 yardeni, clothes him in 360 robes of light, and bestows him with the Great Mystery, seven staves, and other attributes. Hibil is dispatched to the World of Darkness, descends to confront and seal Krun, and ascends to the world of Qin, where he secretly takes the mysteries of the jewel, mirror and bitter herb from Qin when she reveals them, and captures Ruha, who is pregnant with Ur, also taking Ptahil.[2]
He ascends further to the world of Gaf and offers prayers to the King of Light, who sends for Manda d-Hayyi to send a Letter of Kushta and phial of oil to Hibil, which are received, but Hibil and his companions remain detained by the powers of darkness, until a masiqta is performed, following which they ascend to the middle world, alarming the guards, in response to which the Great Mana dispatches Yushamin, who interrogates Hibil's identity and permits him re-entry to the World of Light. The remainder of the text is a detailed ritual commentary and instruction on the 360-fold baptism performed on Hibil after returning, which is a form of baptism traditionally used to restore ritual purity to a priest.[2]
Manuscripts and translations
The Diwan Masbuta d-Hibil Ziwa and the Haran Gawaita were published, with English translation, by E. S. Drower in 1953. Drower's translation was primarily based on manuscript 35 of the Drower Collection (abbreviated DC 35), and includes an autobiographical appendix by Yahya Bihram following the final colophon. Portions of the text, including hymns, were also present in, and cross-referenced with, a related text in manuscript 50 (DC 50, Šarḥ ḏ-Maṣbuta Rabia).[2]
Add. 23,602B, Kholasta sive liturgica Sabiorum Libri Joannis Fragmenta Mendaice is a book of fragments that was probably obtained by Colonel John George Taylor. It contains fragments of Maṣbuta ḏ-Hibil Ziua and Alma Rišaia Rba.[3]
Parallels
The narrative portion of the text parallels book 5 of the Right Ginza, while book 4 includes a considerably shorter account of a baptism of Hibil, Sheetil and Anush.
^Vinklát, Marek (2020-07-06). "Two Unidentified Fragments of Mandaean Ritual Scrolls in the British Museum". Coptica, Gnostica und Mandaica. De Gruyter. pp. 188–195. doi:10.1515/9783110619904-010. ISBN9783110619904. S2CID 241365971.
^Drower, Ethel Stephana (1954). "Hibil-Ziwa and the Parthian Prince". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 86 (3–4): 152–156. doi:10.1017/S0035869X00106677. S2CID 164165841.
External links
A scan of Drower's translation provided by the Gnostic Society. Scanned text is partly replaced by OCR text, with some scanning errors.
PDF of the Mandaic text (as images of text)
Masbuta d-Hibil Ziwa (Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)
Masbuta d-Hibil Ziwa (Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)
March 05, 2023
baptism, hibil, ziwa, diwan, maṣbuta, hibil, ziwa, classical, mandaic, ࡃࡉࡅࡀࡍ, ࡌࡀࡑࡁࡅࡕࡀ, ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ, ࡆࡉࡅࡀ, scroll, baptism, hibil, ziwa, mandaean, illustrated, scroll, describes, soteriological, descent, hibil, ziwa, world, darkness, baptisms, before, after, scroll,. The Baptism of Hibil Ziwa or Diwan Maṣbuta ḏ Hibil Ziwa Classical Mandaic ࡃࡉࡅࡀࡍ ࡌࡀࡑࡁࡅࡕࡀ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ Scroll of the Baptism of Hibil Ziwa is a Mandaean illustrated scroll It describes the soteriological descent of Hibil Ziwa to the World of Darkness and his baptisms before and after The scroll is essentially also a commentary on the masbuta or Mandaean ritual baptism 1 Diwan Maṣbuta ḏ Hibil ZiwaInformationReligionMandaeismLanguageMandaic languageThe scroll is lavishly illustrated showing figures of dozens of uthras and mythological creatures and realms Contents 1 Synopsis of narrative 2 Manuscripts and translations 3 Parallels 4 References 5 External linksSynopsis of narrative EditSee also Hibil Descent to the World of Darkness The beginning of the text is missing and the text as it exists opens with Yawar Hibil approaching the King of Light who baptises him in 360 yardeni clothes him in 360 robes of light and bestows him with the Great Mystery seven staves and other attributes Hibil is dispatched to the World of Darkness descends to confront and seal Krun and ascends to the world of Qin where he secretly takes the mysteries of the jewel mirror and bitter herb from Qin when she reveals them and captures Ruha who is pregnant with Ur also taking Ptahil 2 He ascends further to the world of Gaf and offers prayers to the King of Light who sends for Manda d Hayyi to send a Letter of Kushta and phial of oil to Hibil which are received but Hibil and his companions remain detained by the powers of darkness until a masiqta is performed following which they ascend to the middle world alarming the guards in response to which the Great Mana dispatches Yushamin who interrogates Hibil s identity and permits him re entry to the World of Light The remainder of the text is a detailed ritual commentary and instruction on the 360 fold baptism performed on Hibil after returning which is a form of baptism traditionally used to restore ritual purity to a priest 2 Manuscripts and translations EditThe Diwan Masbuta d Hibil Ziwa and the Haran Gawaita were published with English translation by E S Drower in 1953 Drower s translation was primarily based on manuscript 35 of the Drower Collection abbreviated DC 35 and includes an autobiographical appendix by Yahya Bihram following the final colophon Portions of the text including hymns were also present in and cross referenced with a related text in manuscript 50 DC 50 Sarḥ ḏ Maṣbuta Rabia 2 Add 23 602B Kholasta sive liturgica Sabiorum Libri Joannis Fragmenta Mendaice is a book of fragments that was probably obtained by Colonel John George Taylor It contains fragments of Maṣbuta ḏ Hibil Ziua and Alma Risaia Rba 3 Parallels EditThe narrative portion of the text parallels book 5 of the Right Ginza while book 4 includes a considerably shorter account of a baptism of Hibil Sheetil and Anush It has also been compared to the Hymn of the Pearl from the apocryphal Acts of Thomas 4 References Edit Buckley Jorunn Jacobsen 2002 The Mandaeans ancient texts and modern people New York Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 515385 5 OCLC 65198443 a b c Drower Ethel S 1953 The Haran Gawaita and The Baptism of Hibil Ziwa The Mandaic text reproduced together with translation notes and commentary Vatican City Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana Vinklat Marek 2020 07 06 Two Unidentified Fragments of Mandaean Ritual Scrolls in the British Museum Coptica Gnostica und Mandaica De Gruyter pp 188 195 doi 10 1515 9783110619904 010 ISBN 9783110619904 S2CID 241365971 Drower Ethel Stephana 1954 Hibil Ziwa and the Parthian Prince Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 86 3 4 152 156 doi 10 1017 S0035869X00106677 S2CID 164165841 External links EditA scan of Drower s translation provided by the Gnostic Society Scanned text is partly replaced by OCR text with some scanning errors PDF of the Mandaic text as images of text Masbuta d Hibil Ziwa Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network Masbuta d Hibil Ziwa Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Baptism of Hibil Ziwa amp oldid 1139995687, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
