Khaffagi family explained

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]

Family members

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002. 0-19-515385-5. 65198443.
  2. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Gorgias Press. Piscataway, N.J. 2010. 978-1-59333-621-9.
  3. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Gorgias Press. Piscataway, N.J. 2010. 978-1-59333-621-9.
  4. Web site: Ardwan Alsabti. 2023-07-05.
  5. Web site: Tarmida Behram Khafajy: April 2015 . The Worlds of Mandaean Priests . 2015-03-01 . 2023-12-16.
  6. Web site: Tarmida Behram Khafajy: photo album . The Worlds of Mandaean Priests . 2015-03-01 . 2023-12-16.
  7. The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba. Aldihisi. Sabah. 2008. PhD. University College London.