Shlama beth Qidra explained

Shlama beth Qidra
Šlama pt Qidra
Native Name:ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ ࡐࡕ ࡒࡉࡃࡓࡀ
Native Name Lang:myz
Birth Date:2nd century AD?
Death Date:3rd century AD?
Occupation:Mandaean priest
Known For:The earliest known copyist of Mandaean texts
Religion:Mandaeism

Shlama beth Qidra (Šlama, daughter of Qidra, ࡔࡋࡀࡌࡀ ࡐࡕ ࡒࡉࡃࡓࡀ|translit=Šlama pt Qidra), also known as Shalma beth Qidra,[1] was a female Mandaean priest and scribe who was active around 200 AD. Her name is found in the colophons of Left Ginza manuscripts, which do not bear the name of Zazai of Gawazta.[2]

Shlama beth Qidra is the earliest Mandaean scribe named in Mandaean colophons, predating Zazai of Gawazta (AD) by a few generations.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Nasoraia, Brikha . Brikha Nasoraia . The Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha): an analysis . Routledge . London . 2022 . 978-0-367-33544-1 . 1295213206 .
  2. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Gorgias Press. Piscataway, NJ. 2010. 978-1-59333-621-9.
  3. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002. 0-19-515385-5. 65198443.