Shitil Explained

Type:Mandaean
Shitil
Other Names:Sheetil
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Abode:World of Light
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Mantra:"In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš"
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Parents:Adam and Eve
Equivalent1 Type:Jewish
Equivalent1:Seth

In Mandaeism, Shitil (ࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ|translit=Šitil) is an uthra (angel or guardian) from the World of Light. Shitil is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent of Seth.[1]

Prayers in the Qulasta frequently contain the recurring formula, "In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš" (ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡅࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ ࡅࡀࡍࡅࡔ).[2]

Overview

According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the Qulasta, the Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, the angelic soteriological figure Shitil[3] is a son of Adam Qadmayya ("the first Adam") who taught John the Baptist with his brothers Anush (Enosh) and Hibil Ziwa (Abel).[4] He is variously spoken of as a son of Adam,[5] a brother[6] or son[7] of Hibil, and the brother[6] or father[7] [8] of Anush. Sheetil is one of the revealers of Mandaeism, identified as the biblical Seth.[9]

The Left Ginza mentions that Shitil was taken alive to the World of Light without a masiqta (death mass).[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba. Aldihisi. Sabah. 2008. PhD. University College London.
  2. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002. 0-19-515385-5. 65198443.
  3. Book: 1931956499. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. 1932 . Drower, E.S. . Gorgias Press.com.
  4. Web site: The Mandaic Book of John. 2022-02-12. 2019-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20190202191935/http://rogueleaf.com/book-of-john/2012/07/09/76-anush-uthra-and-christ/. dead.
  5. Book: Book One, 1st Glorification: The Return of Shitil, son of Adam to the World of Light . 1–9 . . Left Volume . Al-Saadi . Qais . Al-Saadi . Hamed . 2nd . Germany . 2019 . Drabsha.
  6. Book: Book Five: The Descent of the Savior . 70–83 . . Right Volume . Al-Saadi . Qais . Al-Saadi . Hamed . 2nd . Germany . 2019 . Drabsha.
  7. Book: Book Twelve: The Second Illumination . 130–135 . . Right Volume . Al-Saadi . Qais . Al-Saadi . Hamed . 2nd . Germany . 2019 . Drabsha. [Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.]
  8. Book: Häberl, Charles . The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire . Liverpool . Liverpool University Press . 2022 . 978-1-80085-627-1 . 9. 10.3828/9781800856271 . 2024-02-21 .
  9. Book: Drower, E. S. (Ethel Stefana). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran [microform]
    their cults, customs, magic, legends, and folklore]
    . 1937. Oxford : The Clarendon press. Internet Archive.

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