
InMandaeism, theṣa (Classical Mandaic:ࡑࡀ) is a rolled-up piece of sacramentalflatbread that contains nuts and raisins, is also used in ritual meals for the dead and has aphallic symbolism. It is a small round flap of unleavened bread that is rolled up like a scroll.[1][2][3]
It is distinct from thepihta andfaṭira, which are flatbreads that are not rolled up.[3]
Theṣa is also mentioned as the 'great firstsindirka (male date-palm)' in theScroll of the Great Baptism (line 139 f.).[4]: 69
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