Diwan Malkuta <laita

p. v -- author (p. vi) of Manda< literature

Zazai

cf. the Zuzi^m at HaM = Jur-HuM

from Gawazta

cf. Gozan (Guzanu in antient Assyrian)

"in the town of T.ib"

T.ibb "physicians" are a denizens of a former world-age, according to the Duruz

commentary on the CP

page

CP

awakening

     

3

1

+Ruh.a "Spirit" from the lower earth Siniawis

 

2

inner crown, spouse

 

3

mystery of the father

 

4

Manda< d-H.iia "Knowledge-of-Life"

 

5

springs of living waters

 

6

>utra-s

 

7

mystery of light

3-4

8

baptize one's rba ("teacher")

4

9

river Yardna "flowing", purifying his rba

 

10

mysteries scattered in world of Hibil-<utra

 

11

Yawar Ziwa put klila ("wreath") on head

 

12

tie knot of kanzala ("stole")

 

13

surrounded by Yardna

 

14

sundereth mysteries from their cover

4-5

15

7 walls of pure diamond, 7 walls of white waters

5

16

hiniana "girdle"

 

17

4 beings = sons of peace

 

18

kus^t.a of kingship

 

19

white drabs^a ("banner")

 

20

S^ilmai & Nidbai {cf. Nodab} = the 2 witnesses

 

21

the soul

 

22-24

that the teacher wisheth to sign him

5-6

25

the crown

6

26

spirit is secured in the fetter of the soul

 

27

vestments are sealed

 

28

is kept away from the creatures of darkness

 

29

the wellspring in the heart

 

30

was freed and confirmed

 

31

+Ruh.a sitteth weeping in distress

 

32

1st fat.ira (wafer) of the masiqta ("mass")

6-7

33

pure seed mutiplieth into 360 streams

7

34

incense of the 7 days

 

35

the 7 planets sneering

 

36-43

heart awaiteth the pihta (dough)

 

44

mambuha ("holy water") in the bit manda<

 

45

name of priesthood in his head

7-8

46

the eye shineth, soul discerneth

8

47

wreath is twined

 

48

his sins are forgiven his parents

 

49

tearing out hair-bunches from own heads

 

50

Manda< d-H.iia gazeth at him

 

51

the soul enslaveth the spirit

 

52

to the soul is given kingship by its parents

8-9

53

correction of ritual-mistakes

9

54

select a teacher for novice

 

55

raise curtain between spirit and soul

 

56

the soul illumineth the spirit

 

57

1st incense

9-11

58

1,000 mysteries (p. 10)

11

59

61 (fn. 91) fa.tira-s

 

60

that sign

 

61

shall praeside over a mystery

 

62

the upper mysteries rejoice

 

63

mysteries of priesthood gain strength

 

64

the Right is enstrengthened

 

65

the mysteries of his father

 

66

garment

 

67

Hibil

11-12

68

father Ayar ("Aether"), mother Yarden

12

69

the seven seven (fn. 97) forge mysteries

 

70

buildeth aedifice at place of the Aether

 

71

judgement against persecutors

 

72

stream of living water from Aether

12-13

73

wage war on each other regarding soul

13

74

sigil of S^um son of Yawar Ziwa

 

75

run away, take refuge in the depths

 

76

is saved from the 4 buffet-blows

 

77

1,000 1,000 (=1,000,000) hymns

 

79

myrtle to baptize his teacher

 

80

mirror which dwelleth in the Yarden

 

81

lesser +Habs^aba & +Kana d-Zidqa

 

82

Piriawis

 

83

dismay of +Ruh.a over her offspring

14

88

laufa of S^is^lam

 

89

sheddeth garments of manda<ism

 

90

not see lower mysteries of Ruh.a

 

91

qina in T.abahata ("the Parents")

 

92

father separateth from mother

 

93

soul rejoiceth in the treasures

 

94

soul split from body

 

95

Habs^aba

 

96

soul is provisioned with fruit

 

97

spirit beseecheth soul to accompany

15

98

soul sitteth in lofty majesty

 

99

S^ilmai & Nidbai at left & right

 

100

a buliding / dwelling

 

101

banner shineth

 

103

the earth shaketh & squealeth

     

44

180

fingers of the hand

45

181

vestment shineth

 

182

wreath on heart shineth

{cf. crown of thorns on Sacred Heart}

 

183

s^kinta shineth

 

184

trees at Wellspring

 

185

frolic

 

186

sigil on mysteries of the body

46

187

strength to <us.t.una ("body")

 

188

head-wreath for Yawar king of <utra-s

 

189

his radiance will darken

 

190

Yawar put on his crown

 

192

laugh and worship the soul

 

193

obeisance to the indwelling light

 

194

soul is crowned

 

196

the Vine in world of Aether

 

197

all mysteries bow to Yawar

46-7

198

mysteries were suckled by +Ruh.a

47

199

soul to baptize all mysteries under banner

     

36

233

shadow of worlds and ages

 

234

the light moveth in channel of virility

 

235

the seed is brought into the womb

 

236

that seed becometh like projectiles

 

237

blood hardeneth, the first-born

37

238

[embryo] developeth hands and feet

 

239

at 7 months, soul entereth foetus (fn. 268)

 

240

loosed from bonds of Yus^amin

 

241

soul [foetus] kicketh with its feet

37-8

242

month of isolation (after chilbirth)

38

243

Abatur Rama "whose child is the world"

 

244

Ptah.il formed everything

38-9

245

the mysteries give a response to the soul

39

246

soul sitteth on throne

 

247

<utra-s make obeisance to the soul

 

248

Aether in hidden plce in his s^kinta

 

249

perceiveth illusion departing from his soul

39-40

250

<niana ("response"), mildness

40

251

soul is afraid of the 4 evil mysteries

 

252

Aether removeth veil from pearl-soul

 

253

the 4 mysteries exchange kus^t.a with Aether

 

254

all speak of the soul in mildness

40-1

255

canopy so that soul shall not fear them

41

256

soul enduring persecution from the mysteries

     

47

305

14 worlds of light

48

306

nas.iruta removeth hatred, jealousy, discord

 

307

Yarden-s of white water

49

308

hair, skin, sinews, veins all illuminate crown

 

309

pure Aether guarding crown

 

310

Aether leadeth water into eyen & nostrils

50

311

kings of worlds of light gaze at crown

47

312

the 4 mysteries put on a garment of living flame

48

313

crowns

49

314

so that they (fn. 323) may dwell in the 5 senses

 

315

mysteries say to the soul

 

316

 

50

317

 
 

318

everything reposeth in its place

51

319

sun, moon, stars all bow down

 

320

 
 

321

7 kings put the crown on novice

textual parallelisms within CP (as per J. J. B.)

p., fn.

parallel

CP

CP

CP

p. 45, fn. 309

Wellsping

164

184

 

p. 45, fn. 310

<utra-s stand up

165

185

 

p. 37, fn. 269

   

191

237

p. 37, fn. 267

   

193

238

p. 46, fn. 314

S^ihlun

168

194

 

p. 37, fn. 270

Zihrun

 

195-6

240

p. 39, fn. 282

   

203

246

p. 40, fn. 288

pearl

 

209

252

p. 12 Ruh.a.

Ruh.a "sits in the company of devouring fire, and

"devouring fire" = tongue (YS^<YH 30:27) {cf. tongue of goddess Kali}

drinks red water.

{cf. molten lava of goddess Pele ?}

She wears garments of many colors. And

cf. that of Ya<qob the dreamer

she does not cross over the great sea of Suf."

i.e., not crossing into death (p. 2, fn. 12): indicating that the the death-realm is reckoned distinct from the dream-world ?

pp. 23-24 correlation of metals with fruits

p.

metal

"is given to the __"

23

gold

myrtle

 

silver

quince

 

iron

myrtle

 

tin

citrus

23-4

lead

pomegranate

24

brass

sorb-apple (mountain ash-berry)

 

ait.a "stylus"

datepalm

pp. 24-25 self-immersions (baptisms) in river

p.

immersion

activation

location in body

24

1st

kims.a ("primordial form, caelestial model", fn. 195)

"everything that dwells in the mighty joints of bodies" {cf. Borneo souls in joints of body}

 

2nd

living flame

"between the eyebrows"

25

3rd (fn. 198)

   

p. 25 immersions by another

immersion

activation

location in body

1st

the lights of the 7 gates

"in the head"

2nd

Taur>il >utra, for Yurba {= [Libyan] Iarbas -- RAH 5:2}

Pras^ Ziwa ("Euphrates-Radiance")

3rd

kims.a mirror of Yaluz the Great

blood, gall, mucus: the outer Aether

soul

p. 26 "Anus^, who is the white soul" (fn. 204 "Anus^ as the white eagle")

{cf. [Daoist] hun "white soul"}

pp. 27-29 bodily sealings into the divine names

p.

name pronounced

bodily organ

substance

food-plant

#

(DN, Table 3: pp. 35-36; 51)

loc.cit. (DN, Table 3)

27

Wellspring (<aina)

navel (fn. 214) Yura

iron

Datepalm (p. 28)

     

28

S^is^lam (S^us^lam, 84, fn. 23)

plasma

kims.a

"White Sesame" (s^us^ma, p. 84)

2nd

s^is^lam rba

s^us^lami>il

 

>zlat S^arat

bones of the head

   

1st

>zlat rabtia

nahri>il

 

great Yawar

     

3rd

iauar rba

 
 

Simat H.iia

     

4th

simat h.iia

 
 

S^aq Ziwa

tongue

         

28

Sam Ziwa

skin

blood (p. 29)

       

29

Manda< d-H.iia

hair & nails

         
         

5th

iukabar

 

p. 42 castings-off (doffings) in order to put-on (to don)

#

inner castings-off

outer castings-off

1st

from upper sphaeres

from the isolation / abortion

2nd

from the fruits

from manda<ism

3rd

from the man

from tarmiduta (priesthood)

4th

from the woman

from marriage

5th

from the earth

of the pure oil

"there are ten other castings off and puttings on"

p. 57 given by the Lord of Greatness to Gaf (husband to +Qin, p. 27, fn. 208), and afterwards by +Qin to S^is^lam

360,000 amgia

36,000 jewels

360,000 [should be 3,600 ?] coffers of ruby

360 banners

p. 58 the 9 "trees"

#

"tree" (counterclockwise)

#

tree (DN, Table 4: pp. 36-37; 51-52)

1st

saffron

   

2nd

myrtle

   

3rd

pomegranate

   

4th

wheat

17th

grainplant

5th

quince

2nd

quince

6th

young majoram

6th

meiranbaum for children

7th

gatrun

   

8th

yasmin

   

9th

marjoram

5th

meiranbaum

   

1st

olive

   

3rd

orange

   

4th

citron

   

7th

cypresstree

   

8th

pinetree

   

9th

almondtree

   

10th

sugarcane

   

11th

oaktree

   

12th

Johannessbeerbaum

   

13th

appletree

   

14th

apricottree

   

15th

peartree

   

16th

peartree [again!]

   

18th

grain

   

20th

olive [again]

p. 58 the 14 sections [= 7 pairs] (of the Wellspring?)

#

division (counterclockwise)

#

division (counterclockwise)

       

1st

teacher

2nd

spouse

       

3rd

crown

4th

wreath

       

5th

aether

6th

fire

       

7th

garment

8th

stole

       

9th

tunic

10th

girdle

       

11th

mother

12th

father

       

13th

brother

14th

sister

pp. 58-59 the Wellsprings

Wellspring

designations: "she __"

1st

sprang-forth; trembled; emanated; shone

2nd

7: Himat ("is warm"); loveth; S^arat ("is strong"); Kanat ("wrapped"); is healthy"; "refreshed"; "provided"

3rd

radiance; light; gleaming; Bihram Razia (revealed the mysteries)

p. 59 the 3 kings

H = spirit, which "built the body"

< = body, which "brought all the mysteries"

D [= the mysteries]

{cf. [Qabbalist] 3 "mother-letters" >, M, S^; [S`i<a] <, M, S`}

substances

p.

substance

{[Daoist] after-death body of the soul}

60

"prayers ... which stand in iron clothing"

 

61

"I am a gem"

{jade body}

 

"nine walls of pure diamond"

{diamond body}

 

"A mirror falls into all the worlds of darkness and 360 walls of diamond surround"

 

62

"360 t.arianas of pure crystal"

{quartz body}

numerics

p.

numeric

48

12 mirrors in vestment

 

7 "others" [mirrors?] in sigil-ring

 

5 clouds

   

62

61 repetitions

 

21 rah.ma-s

63

56 sections of chart

65

60 days' prayer

 

45 days' prayer

pp. 69-70 rah.ma-s

# of day

of the dawn

of the 7th hour

of the evening

their guardian[s]

[1st ]

 

Lord of Greatness

Manda< d-H.iia

Sunday & Yawar the Great

[2nd]

Mighty Mana

Great Father of Glory

Abatur the Lofty

Hibil & S^itil & Anus^

[3rd]

Yawar the Great

Yus^amin the Pure

Pure Aether

Yufin Yufafin & Sam Mana Smira

4th

Yukas^ar

Bihram

Ns.ab

Bihir Bihrun & Anan Ns.ab

5th

S^aq

Bihrun

Nat.ar Ganzi>il

Tar & Tarwan & Kanpi>il

6th

Yawar Ziwa

Manda< d-H.iia

Adatan & Yadatan (between the eyebrows)

>Urpi>il & Marpi>il & Yawar Tatagmur

7th

rah.ma-s of the soul

Adatan & Yadatan

Yadatan

 

veil of the pearl

pp. 40 & 91 Aether stuck down the face-veil of the pearl-goddess. "Aether" is Ayar = >iyyar, one of the 12 months.

the only veiled women in antiquity (whether in the Old Testament or in antient Rome) were prostitutes

S^imo^n (Magos) redeemed from prostitution the woman Helene ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/1/2/8/9/12892/12892-h/12892-h.htm (= [>aramaic] H.elem "dream", i.e. a succuba?)

the pearl would be (Apokalupsis of Ioannes 21:21) one of the 12 gates of the New Jeru^-s^alem.

Outside those gates were (Apokalupsis of Ioannes 22:15) whoremongers (and whores).

 

miscellaneous parallels

p. 37, fn. 272 "As punishment, he [Yus^amin] is placed at the edge of the world." (these "bonds (of) Yus^amin" are "loosened", p. 37)

{cf. Prometheus bound at Mt. Kaukasos, and there subsequently unbound}

p. 41 "the twenty-four stars"

{the naks.atra-s (lunar mansions), numbering 24 according to the Brahman.a-s}

p. 48, fn. 322 "in the eye that is under the brain-matter" dwell those Yarden-s of white water

{cf. Naasenian (Nahs^onian) 4 rivers in brain, RAH 5:4}}

p. 51 "sun, moon, stars ... all ... bow down"

(cf. B-R>S^YT 37:9}

p. 85 "The 'Letter [Epistle]' is the <ngirta, the oil-filled qanina ["bottle"] which in a masiqta ["mass (for the dead)"] acts as a passport stuck in the corpse's dress."

{Cf. [Daoist] & [African] http://gate.cia.edu/cbergengren/arthistory/african/index.html "soul-jars"}

p. 89 "For when the soul kicks its feet and splits the firmament ..., this event may signalize the actual birth of the infant."

{cf. [Kemetian] sky-goddess +NWT giving birth (to the sun, daily)}

p. 92 "the evil end-time when there will be no men left for the women .... Sundberg sees ... as a euphemism for the female genitalia ... s.ura, so that ... "Then the women take hold of one anothers' labia and search for a man's secret and shape [his virile member] but do not find it."

{cf. [Navaho] myth of women who, when separated from men by "River of Separation", mold for themselves dildoes (DB, p. 67)}

CP = Ethel Drower: Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: Brill, 1959. http://www.geocities.com/mandaeanworld1/cpindex.html

RAH = Hippolutos: Refutation of All Heresies. http://www.gnosis.org/library/hyp_refut5.htm

DB = Paul G. Zolbrod: Dine' Bahane`. U. of NM Pr, 1984.

D[iwan ]N[ahrawata] = ABHANDLUNGEN DER SA:CHSISCHEN AKADEMIE DER WISSENSCHAFTEN ZU LEIPZIG, Philologish-historische Klasse, Band 70, Heft 1. Kurt Rudolph: Der Manda:ische "Diwan der Flu:sse". Akademie-Verlag, Berlin, 1982.

AMERICAN ORIENTAL SOCIETY TRANSLATION SERIES, Vol. 3. Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley: The Scroll of Exalted Kingship. New Haven (CT), 1993. {authoress-translatrix, continuatrix of translatrix Ethel Drower}