Shatrin

InMandaeism,Shatrin(Classical Mandaic:ࡔࡀࡕࡓࡉࡍ,romanized:Šatrin) is a heavenly tree mentioned in theScroll of Abatur.^[1]Shatrin is where thesoulsof unbaptized Mandaean children are temporarily nourished for 30 days. On the 30th day,Hibil Ziwabaptizes the souls of the children, who then continue on to theWorld of Light.The tree has a length of 360,000parasangsaccording to theScroll of Abatur.^[2]

MS. Borgiani Siriaci 175 (held at theVatican Library) andDrower CollectionMS. 8 (held at theBodleian LibraryinOxford), two different manuscripts of theScroll of Abatur,have illustrations of Shatrin that differ from those of each other.^[3]

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^Drower, Ethel S. (1950).Diwan Abatur or Progress through the Purgatories.Studi e Testi. Vol. 151. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
^Nasoraia, Brikha H.S.(2021).The Mandaean gnostic religion: worship practice and deep thought.New Delhi: Sterling.ISBN 978-81-950824-1-4.OCLC 1272858968.
^Van Rompay, Sandi (2010)."The Tree Šatrin and its Place in Mandaean Art".ARAM Periodical.22:183–207.doi:10.2143/ARAM.22.0.2131037.

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[1] Drower, Ethel S. (1950).Diwan Abatur or Progress through the Purgatories.Studi e Testi. Vol. 151. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.

[Nasoraia_2021-2] Nasoraia, Brikha H.S.(2021).The Mandaean gnostic religion: worship practice and deep thought.New Delhi: Sterling.ISBN 978-81-950824-1-4.OCLC 1272858968.

[3] Van Rompay, Sandi (2010)."The Tree Šatrin and its Place in Mandaean Art".ARAM Periodical.22:183–207.doi:10.2143/ARAM.22.0.2131037.

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