Sam Ziwa
Appearance
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Abode | World of Light |
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Jewishequivalent | Shem |
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InMandaeism,Sam Ziwa(Classical Mandaic:ࡎࡀࡌ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ) is anuthra(angel or guardian) from theWorld of Light.Sam Ziwa is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent ofShem.[1][2]
Sam is also a Mandaean masculine given name (see for exampleAbdullah bar Sam).[3]
Sam Mana Smira
[edit]Sam Ziwa may be identified withSam Mana Smira(Smir Ziwa 'pure first Radiance', or Sam Smir Ziwa;Smirmeans 'preserved'), anuthrais mentioned inQulastaprayers9,14,28,77,and 171, andRight Ginza3 and 5.4.[4]YawarMana Smira and Sam Smira Ziwa are mentioned inRight Ginza14.[2]Lidzbarski (1920) translatesSam Mana Smiraas "Sām, the well-preservedMānā."[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.
- ^abGelbert, Carlos (2011).Ginza Rba.Sydney: Living Water Books.ISBN9780958034630.
- ^Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010).The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history.Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press.ISBN978-1-59333-621-9.
- ^Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920.Mandäische Liturgien.Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil.-hist. Klasse, NF 17.1. Berlin.