Piriawis

InMandaean cosmology,Piriawis(Classical Mandaic:ࡐࡉࡓࡉࡀࡅࡉࡎ;sometimes also spelledBiriawišࡁࡉࡓࡉࡀࡅࡉࡔ^[1]), also known as theYardna Rabba(ࡉࡀࡓࡃࡍࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ"GreatJordan"), is the sacred life-giving river (yardna) of theWorld of Light.It is theheavenly counterpartof rivers on Earth (Tibil), which are considered by Mandaeans to be manifestations of the heavenly Piriawis.^[2]^[3]^[4]

ShilmaiandNidbaiare the two guardianuthras(celestial beings) watching over Piriawis.^[2]

Qolastaprayers13and17mentionPiriawis-Ziwaand Piriafil-Malaka together asuthras.^[5]

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In Book 4 of theRight Ginza,Sindiriawisis mentioned as "the greatyardnaof the Life "(sindiriauis, iardna rba ḏ-hiia).^[2]

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^Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920.Mandäische Liturgien.Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil.-hist. Klasse, NF 17.1. Berlin.
^^a ^b ^cGelbert, Carlos (2011).Ginza Rba.Sydney: Living Water Books.ISBN 9780958034630.
^Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2012).Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book.Drabsha.
^Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.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.

[Liturgien-1] Lidzbarski, Mark. 1920.Mandäische Liturgien.Abhandlungen der Königlichen Gesellschaft der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen, phil.-hist. Klasse, NF 17.1. Berlin.

[GR_Gelbert-2] Gelbert, Carlos (2011).Ginza Rba.Sydney: Living Water Books.ISBN 9780958034630.

[GR_Saadi-3] Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2012).Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book.Drabsha.

[Buckley_2002-4] Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.

[Drower_1959-5] Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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