Zihrun Explained

Type:Mandaean
Zihrun
Other Names:Zahrun
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Abode:World of Light
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Texts:Zihrun Raza Kasia

Zihrun (ࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ|lit=he [the Life] warned me; sometimes also spelled Zahrun or Zahroon), is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light. He is the main subject of the Mandaean scroll Zihrun Raza Kasia.[1]

The uthra Zhir (meaning 'secured') is often mentioned as part of a pair with Zihrun.

Zihrun is also a Mandaean male given name. Well-known historical Mandaean priests named Zihrun include the 19th-century priest Ram Zihrun.

In Mandaean scriptures

Zihrun is mentioned in Right Ginza 4 as Zihrun-Uthra (also called Yusmir-Kana, with Kana meaning 'source' or 'place') and Right Ginza 8,[2] and in Mandaean Book of John 62 as a "morning star."[3] [4]

Qulasta prayers 2, 3, 240, and 319 mention him as Zihrun Raza ("Zihrun the Mystery"). He is described as an uthra of radiance, light, and glory in Qulasta prayers 2 and 3, with prayer 2 mentioning Manda d-Hayyi as an emanation of Zihrun. Qulasta prayers 332, 340, 341, and 374 mention him as the name for a drabsha (banner), and prayer 347 mentions him as Zihrun-Šašlamiel.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Burtea, Bogdan. Zihrun, das verborgene Geheimnis. Harrassowitz. Wiesbaden. 2008. 978-3-447-05644-1. 221130512. de.
  2. Book: Ginza Rba . Gelbert . Carlos . 2011 . Living Water Books . Sydney . 9780958034630.
  3. Book: Gelbert. Carlos. The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist. 9780958034678. Fairfield, NSW, Australia. Living Water Books. 2017. 1000148487.
  4. 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.
  5. Book: Drower, E. S.. The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. E. J. Brill. 1959. Leiden.