Uthra in Mandaeism
InMandaeism ,Anush (Classical Mandaic :ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ,romanized: Anuš Neo-Mandaic :Ennosh ,[ 1] Modern Mandaic pronunciation: [ˈænnʊʃ] Anush Uthra (Classical Mandaic :ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡏࡅࡕࡓࡀ ,romanized: Anuš ʿUtra uthra (angel or guardian) from theWorld of Light . Anush is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent ofEnos .[ 2]
Prayers in theQulasta frequently contain the recurring formula "In the name ofHibil ,Šitil , and Anuš" (Classical Mandaic :ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡅࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ ࡅࡀࡍࡅࡔ b-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš [ 3]
TheMshunia Kushta is considered to be theshkina (dwelling) of Anush Uthra.[ 4]
According to theMandaean scriptures , including theQolastā , theBook of John andGenzā Rabbā , Enosh is cognate with the angelicsoteriological figureAnush Uthra ,[ 5] Classical Mandaic :ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡏࡅࡕࡓࡀ ,romanized: Anuš ʿUtra [ 1] [ 6] [ 7] Shitil (Seth). Anush is alightworld being (uthra ) who taughtJohn the Baptist and performed many of the same miracles within Jerusalem typically ascribed to Jesus by Christians.[ 8]
^a b Häberl, Charles G. ;McGrath, James F. (2019).The Mandaean Book of John: Text and Translation (PDF) . Open Access Version. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter.^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people . New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5 OCLC 65198443 . ^ Drower, E.S. (1960).The Secret Adam - The Study of Nasoraean Gnosis (PDF) . London: Oxford University Press. ^ Drower, E.S. (1932).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran ISBN 978-1931956499 {{cite book }}:ISBN / Date incompatibility (help ) ^ "Book Twelve: The Second Illumination".Ginza Rabba 130– 135. ^ "Book Five: The Descent of the Savior".Ginza Rabba 70– 83. ^ McGrath, James F. (9 July 2012)."76 - Anush-Uthra and Christ" .The Mandaic Book of John: Translating the ancient text into English for the first time .Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved20 January 2019 .
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