Burzinqa

Burzinqa
	Two Mandaean men wearing burzinqas
Type	turban
Material	cloth
Place of origin	southernIraqand southwesternIran

Theburzinqa(Classical Mandaic:ࡁࡅࡓࡆࡉࡍࡒࡀ) is aturbanworn byMandaeanmen duringbaptismalceremonial rituals. It forms the upper end of a lengthy piece of cloth, with the lower end making up thepandamaor mouth-veil.^[1]

In theQolasta[edit]

Several prayers in theQolastaare recited when putting on the burzinqa, including prayers1,3,and5.^[2]

References[edit]

^Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people(PDF).New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.
^Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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[Buckley_2002-1] Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people(PDF).New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.

[Drower_1959-2] Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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In theQolasta[edit]

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