Taleb Doraji | |
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 Taleb Doraji in 2015 | |
| Title | Ganzibra |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 1937 (age 87–88) |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Occupation | Mandaean priest andgoldsmith |
| Relatives | Jabbar Choheili (cousin) |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Mandaeism |
GanzibraTaleb Doraji (also spelledTaleb Doragi,Taleb Dorragi,[1] orTalib Durašia (Classical Mandaic:ࡕࡀࡋࡉࡁ ࡃࡅࡓࡀࡔࡉࡀ);[2]: 223 born 1937 inAhvaz, Iran) is an IranianMandaean priest andgoldsmith fromAhvaz,Khuzestan.[3]
He became atarmida in 1998 and later attained the rank ofganzibra.[4]
Taleb Doraji was born inAhvaz in 1937.[1] He is the cousin ofJabbar Choheili, since they both have the same grandfather, named Salim. Taleb Doraji is a member of the Durašia (also spelled Durakia in thecolophons ofMandaean texts; modern Persianized pronunciation: "Doraji") clan.[2]: 223
On June 13, 1999, Taleb Doraji (who had just become atarmida a year earlier), together with GanzibraSalah Choheili from Ahvaz, performed the first-evermasbuta on a university campus and at an academic conference, the ARAM 13th International Conference atHarvard University. The masbuta was performed in theCharles River, withSalem Choheili and his brother assisting asshgandas.[5][1]
Taleb Doraji is a goldsmith who owns a jewellery shop in the Ahvaz bazaar. His shop is called the Sheikh Jabbar Tawusi jewellery shop (Persian:طلاسازی شيخ جبار طاوسی), which is named in honor of his cousin GanzibraJabbar Choheili.[3]
