Urfeil and Marfeil explained

Type:Mandaean
Urfeil and Marfeil
Other Names:ʿUrpʿil and Marpʿil
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In Mandaeism, Urfeil and Marfeil (or ʿUrpʿil and Marpʿil; ࡏࡅࡓࡐࡏࡉࡋ ࡅࡌࡀࡓࡐࡏࡉࡋ) are a pair of uthras (angel or guardian) in the World of Light that are always mentioned together. They are mentioned in Books 3 and 5 (Chapter 1) of the Right Ginza,[1] as well as in Qulasta prayer 168.[2]

In Right Ginza 5.1, Yawar Ziwa appoints Urfeil and Marfeil over the east to watch over Ur.[1]

Etymology

The name Marfeil is cognate with the Hebrew word Hebrew: [[wikt:מרפא|מַרפֵּא]], which means 'healing.'[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ginza Rba . Gelbert . Carlos . 2011 . Living Water Books . Sydney . 9780958034630.
  2. Book: Drower, E. S.. The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. E. J. Brill. 1959. Leiden.