Khaffagi family | |
Native Name: | ࡊࡅࡐࡀࡔࡉࡀ |
Native Name Lang: | myz |
Other Names: | Kupašia |
Type: | Family |
Country: | Iraq and Iran |
Region: | Lower Mesopotamia and Khuzestan |
Origin: | Iran and Iraq |
Members: | Ram Zihrun, Abdullah Khaffagi, Negm bar Zahroon, Abdullah bar Negm, Rafid al-Sabti |
Other Families: | Choheili family |
Traditions: | Mandaean priestly family |
The Khaffagi (also spelled Khaffagy, Khaffajy, Khafajy; Persian: خفاجي; Arabic: خفاجی or Arabic: الخفاجي; written Mandaic: Kupašia ࡊࡅࡐࡀࡔࡉࡀ) family is a Mandaean priestly family with origins in Khuzestan, Iran, although some family members also lived in southern Iraq.[1] The family's genealogy can be traced back to the mid-1400s in Khuzestan.[2]
Other Mandaean priestly families include the Manduia, Kuhailia (Choheili), and Durakia (Dorragi) lineages, the latter two with origins primarily in Khuzestan, Iran.[3]
Notable family members include:
During the 21st century, some members of the family are now based in Nijmegen, Netherlands, where many of the family's Mandaic manuscripts are now archived as part of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC).[7] Other manuscripts belonging to the family are currently being held in Ahvaz, Iran and Baghdad, Iraq.