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 |
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3 |
mystery of the father |
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4 |
Manda< d-H.iia "Knowledge-of-Life" |
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5 |
springs of living waters |
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6 |
>utra-s |
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7 |
mystery of light |
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3-4 |
8 |
baptize one's rba ("teacher") |
4 |
9 |
river Yardna "flowing", purifying his rba |
10 |
mysteries scattered in world of Hibil-<utra |
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11 |
Yawar Ziwa put klila ("wreath") on head |
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12 |
tie knot of kanzala ("stole") |
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13 |
surrounded by Yardna |
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14 |
sundereth mysteries from their cover |
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4-5 |
15 |
7 walls of pure diamond, 7 walls of white waters |
5 |
16 |
hiniana "girdle" |
17 |
4 beings = sons of peace |
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18 |
kus^t.a of kingship |
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19 |
white drabs^a ("banner") |
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20 |
S^ilmai & Nidbai {cf. Nodab} = the 2 witnesses |
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21 |
the soul |
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22-24 |
that the teacher wisheth to sign him |
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5-6 |
25 |
the crown |
6 |
26 |
spirit is secured in the fetter of the soul |
27 |
vestments are sealed |
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28 |
is kept away from the creatures of darkness |
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29 |
the wellspring in the heart |
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30 |
was freed and confirmed |
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31 |
+Ruh.a sitteth weeping in distress |
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32 |
1st fat.ira (wafer) of the masiqta ("mass") |
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6-7 |
33 |
pure seed mutiplieth into 360 streams |
7 |
34 |
incense of the 7 days |
35 |
the 7 planets sneering |
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36-43 |
heart awaiteth the pihta (dough) |
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44 |
mambuha ("holy water") in the bit manda< |
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45 |
name of priesthood in his head |
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7-8 |
46 |
the eye shineth, soul discerneth |
8 |
47 |
wreath is twined |
48 |
his sins are forgiven his parents |
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49 |
tearing out hair-bunches from own heads |
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50 |
Manda< d-H.iia gazeth at him |
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51 |
the soul enslaveth the spirit |
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52 |
to the soul is given kingship by its parents |
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8-9 |
53 |
correction of ritual-mistakes |
9 |
54 |
select a teacher for novice |
55 |
raise curtain between spirit and soul |
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56 |
the soul illumineth the spirit |
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57 |
1st incense |
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9-11 |
58 |
1,000 mysteries (p. 10) |
11 |
59 |
61 (fn. 91) fa.tira-s |
60 |
that sign |
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61 |
shall praeside over a mystery |
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62 |
the upper mysteries rejoice |
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63 |
mysteries of priesthood gain strength |
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64 |
the Right is enstrengthened |
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65 |
the mysteries of his father |
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66 |
garment |
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67 |
Hibil |
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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 |
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71 |
judgement against persecutors |
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72 |
stream of living water from Aether |
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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 |
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76 |
is saved from the 4 buffet-blows |
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77 |
1,000 1,000 (=1,000,000) hymns |
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79 |
myrtle to baptize his teacher |
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80 |
mirror which dwelleth in the Yarden |
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81 |
lesser +Habs^aba & +Kana d-Zidqa |
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82 |
Piriawis |
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83 |
dismay of +Ruh.a over her offspring |
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14 |
88 |
laufa of S^is^lam |
89 |
sheddeth garments of manda<ism |
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90 |
not see lower mysteries of Ruh.a |
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91 |
qina in T.abahata ("the Parents") |
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92 |
father separateth from mother |
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93 |
soul rejoiceth in the treasures |
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94 |
soul split from body |
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95 |
Habs^aba |
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96 |
soul is provisioned with fruit |
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97 |
spirit beseecheth soul to accompany |
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15 |
98 |
soul sitteth in lofty majesty |
99 |
S^ilmai & Nidbai at left & right |
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100 |
a buliding / dwelling |
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101 |
banner shineth |
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103 |
the earth shaketh & squealeth |
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44 |
180 |
fingers of the hand |
45 |
181 |
vestment shineth |
182 |
wreath on heart shineth {cf. crown of thorns on Sacred Heart} |
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183 |
s^kinta shineth |
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184 |
trees at Wellspring |
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185 |
frolic |
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186 |
sigil on mysteries of the body |
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46 |
187 |
strength to <us.t.una ("body") |
188 |
head-wreath for Yawar king of <utra-s |
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189 |
his radiance will darken |
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190 |
Yawar put on his crown |
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192 |
laugh and worship the soul |
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193 |
obeisance to the indwelling light |
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194 |
soul is crowned |
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196 |
the Vine in world of Aether |
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197 |
all mysteries bow to Yawar |
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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 |
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235 |
the seed is brought into the womb |
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236 |
that seed becometh like projectiles |
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237 |
blood hardeneth, the first-born |
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37 |
238 |
[embryo] developeth hands and feet |
239 |
at 7 months, soul entereth foetus (fn. 268) |
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240 |
loosed from bonds of Yus^amin |
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241 |
soul [foetus] kicketh with its feet |
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37-8 |
242 |
month of isolation (after chilbirth) |
38 |
243 |
Abatur Rama "whose child is the world" |
244 |
Ptah.il formed everything |
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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 |
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248 |
Aether in hidden plce in his s^kinta |
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249 |
perceiveth illusion departing from his soul |
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39-40 |
250 |
<niana ("response"), mildness |
40 |
251 |
soul is afraid of the 4 evil mysteries |
252 |
Aether removeth veil from pearl-soul |
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253 |
the 4 mysteries exchange kus^t.a with Aether |
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254 |
all speak of the soul in mildness |
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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 |
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49 |
308 |
hair, skin, sinews, veins all illuminate crown |
309 |
pure Aether guarding crown |
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310 |
Aether leadeth water into eyen & nostrils |
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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 |
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316 |
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50 |
317 |
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318 |
everything reposeth in its place |
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51 |
319 |
sun, moon, stars all bow down |
320 |
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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 |
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p. 45, fn. 310 |
<utra-s stand up |
165 |
185 |
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p. 37, fn. 269 |
191 |
237 |
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p. 37, fn. 267 |
193 |
238 |
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p. 46, fn. 314 |
S^ihlun |
168 |
194 |
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p. 37, fn. 270 |
Zihrun |
195-6 |
240 |
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p. 39, fn. 282 |
203 |
246 |
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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 |
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iron |
myrtle |
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tin |
citrus |
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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" |
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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) |
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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 |
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great Yawar |
3rd |
iauar rba |
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Simat H.iia |
4th |
simat h.iia |
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S^aq Ziwa |
tongue |
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28 |
Sam Ziwa |
skin |
blood (p. 29) |
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29 |
Manda< d-H.iia |
hair & nails |
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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 |
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2nd |
myrtle |
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3rd |
pomegranate |
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4th |
wheat |
17th |
grainplant |
5th |
quince |
2nd |
quince |
6th |
young majoram |
6th |
meiranbaum for children |
7th |
gatrun |
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8th |
yasmin |
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9th |
marjoram |
5th |
meiranbaum |
1st |
olive |
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3rd |
orange |
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4th |
citron |
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7th |
cypresstree |
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8th |
pinetree |
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9th |
almondtree |
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10th |
sugarcane |
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11th |
oaktree |
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12th |
Johannessbeerbaum |
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13th |
appletree |
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14th |
apricottree |
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15th |
peartree |
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16th |
peartree [again!] |
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18th |
grain |
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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" |
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61 |
"I am a gem" |
{jade body} |
"nine walls of pure diamond" |
{diamond body} |
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"A mirror falls into all the worlds of darkness and 360 walls of diamond surround" |
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62 |
"360 t.arianas of pure crystal" |
{quartz body} |
numerics
p. |
numeric |
48 |
12 mirrors in vestment |
7 "others" [mirrors?] in sigil-ring |
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5 clouds |
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62 |
61 repetitions |
21 rah.ma-s |
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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 |
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[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}