| Scroll of the Great Baptism Šarḥ ḏ-Maṣbuta Rabtia | |
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| Information | |
| Religion | Mandaeism |
| Language | Mandaic language |
TheScroll of the Great Baptism (Classical Mandaic:ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡌࡀࡑࡁࡅࡕࡀ ࡓࡀࡁࡕࡉࡀŠarḥ ḏ-Maṣbuta Rabtia[1]) is aMandaean religious text. It is a ritual scroll describing the 360 baptisms (masbutas) for a polluted priest. The scroll is also called "Fifty Baptisms" and theRaza Rba ḏ-Zihrun (Classical Mandaic:ࡓࡀࡆࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡖࡆࡉࡄࡓࡅࡍ,lit. 'Great Mystery ofZihrun').[2]
Manuscript 50 of theDrower Collection (abbreviatedDC 50) is a copy of theScroll of the Great Baptism. It was copied in 1867 byYahya Bihram and has 962 lines.[2] Güterbock (2008) contains an analysis of the manuscript.[3]
MSRRC 1C is the most complete manuscript. The manuscript was copied atShushtar in 1074 A.H. (1663-4 A.D.) by Yahia Yuhana br Rbai Zihrun Adam.[4][5]
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