Adathan and Yadathan explained
| Type: | Mandaean |
| Adathan and Yadathan |
| Deity Of: | Guardians of the Gate of Life |
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| Abode: | World of Light |
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In Mandaeism, Adathan (ࡀࡃࡀࡕࡀࡍ) and Yadathan (ࡅࡀࡃࡀࡕࡀࡍ) are a pair of uthras (angel or guardian)[1] who stand at the Gate of Life in the World of Light (Right Ginza 15.8), praising and worshipping Hayyi Rabbi (Qulasta prayer 77).[2] In the Ginza Rabba and Qulasta, they are always mentioned together.[3] Book 14 of the Right Ginza mentions Adathan and Yadathan as the guardians of the "first river" .[4]
Along with Shilmai and Nidbai, Adathan and Yadathan are among the most frequently invoked uthras in Mandaean prayers, such as in the Asiet Malkia.[5]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002. 0-19-515385-5. 65198443.
- Book: Drower, E. S.. The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. E. J. Brill. 1959. Leiden. 89. ... to praise, honour, magnify and bless Adatan and Yadatan, who stand at the Gate of Life and praise and extol Life, and pray for the spirits and souls of righteous and believing people in the Place of Life..
- Book: Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book . Al-Saadi . Qais Mughashghash . Al-Saadi . Hamed Mughashghash . Glossary . 2019 . 2 . Drabsha.
- Book: Ginza Rba . Gelbert . Carlos . 2011 . Living Water Books . Sydney . 9780958034630.
- Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
