Yukashar Explained

Type:Mandaean
Yukashar
Other Names:Yukašar
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Yukashar (also Yukašar or Yukhashr; ࡉࡅࡊࡀࡔࡀࡓ|lit=source of Radiance is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light.[1]

In Mandaean scriptures

Yukashar is mentioned in Qulasta prayers 53, 54, 55, 64, 77, and 343,[2] and in Right Ginza 4 as Yukašar-Kana (kana means 'place' or 'source').[1]

In the Mandaean Book of John, he is portrayed as the son of Ptahil.[3]

See also

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.
  3. Book: Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James. The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary. De Gruyter. Berlin. 2020. 978-3-11-048651-3. 1129155601.