Libat

Libat
Libat
Member of theSeven Planets
Other names	Amamit,Ishtar
Abode	World of Darkness
Planet	Venus
Parents	RuhaandUr
Equivalents
Akkadianequivalent	Inanna(Delebat)

InMandaeism,Libat(Classical Mandaic:ࡋࡉࡁࡀࡕ) is the Mandaic name for the planetVenus.^[1]Libat is one of theseven planets(Classical Mandaic:ࡔࡅࡁࡀ,romanized:šuba,lit. 'The Seven'), who are part of the entourage ofRuhain theWorld of Darkness.^[2]^[3]

In Mandaean astrology, Libat is associated with success in love and reproduction. Libat's name is derived from the AkkadianDelebat.Other Mandaean names for Libat includeArgiuat,Daitia,Kukbat(the diminutive of 'star'),Spindar,as well asRuhaorRuha ḏ-qudša(Holy Spirit) and herepithets–Amamit(as an inhabitant of the underworld), andʿstira(i.e.,IshtarorAstarte).^[4]

References[edit]

^Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme."ISIMU20/21:259–295.
^Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.
^Gelbert, Carlos (2011).Ginza Rba.Sydney: Living Water Books.ISBN 9780958034630.
^Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10).Cosmology in Mandaean Texts.Brill. pp. 572–579.doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046.Retrieved2021-09-03.

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[1] Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme."ISIMU20/21:259–295.

[Aldihisi_2008-2] Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.

[GR_Gelbert-3] Gelbert, Carlos (2011).Ginza Rba.Sydney: Living Water Books.ISBN 9780958034630.

[Bhayro_2020-4] Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10).Cosmology in Mandaean Texts.Brill. pp. 572–579.doi:10.1163/9789004400566_046.Retrieved2021-09-03.

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