InMandaeism,Yurba orYorabba[1] (Classical Mandaic:ࡉࡅࡓࡁࡀ,romanized: Iurba) is anuthra (angelic or celestial being).Lidzbarski (1905, 1920) spells his name as speltJōrabba. Yurba, who is also called the fighter, is identified withShamish, the sun.[2] InMandaean texts, Yurba is often mentioned as engaging in conversation withRuha.[3] Gelbert (2013) also suggests that Yurba alludes to the historicalRabbula, a 5th-centurybishop of Edessa.[1]
Book 18 of theRight Ginza equates Yurba withAdonai of Judaism, while Gelbert (2017) identifies Yurba withYao.[4] He is mentioned inRight Ginza 3, 5.3 (which mentions Yurba as amatarta guardian), 8, 12.1, 15.5, and 18 andLeft Ginza 2.22 and 3.45.[3]Mandaean Book of John chapter 52 is a narrative dedicated to Yurba.[4]
^abGelbert, Carlos (2013).The Mandaeans and the Christians in the time of Jesus Christ: enemies from the first days of the church. Fairfield, N.S.W.: Living Water Books.ISBN978-0-9580346-4-7.OCLC853508149.
^Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James (2020).The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary. Berlin: De Gruyter.ISBN978-3-11-048651-3.OCLC1129155601.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
