Shitil

Shitil
Shitil
Other names	Sheetil
Abode	World of Light
Mantra	"In the name ofHibil,Šitil, andAnuš"(b-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš)
Parents	Adam and Eve
Equivalents
Jewishequivalent	Seth

InMandaeism,Shitil(Classical Mandaic:ࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ,romanized:Šitil) is anuthra(angel or guardian) from theWorld of Light.Shitil is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent ofSeth.^[1]

Prayers in theQolastafrequently contain the recurring formula, "In the name ofHibil,Šitil, andAnuš"(Classical Mandaic:ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡅࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ ࡅࡀࡍࡅࡔb-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš).^[2]

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According to theMandaean scriptures,including theQolastā,theBook of JohnandGenzā Rabbā,the angelicsoteriologicalfigure Shitil^[3]is a son ofAdam Qadmayya( "the first Adam" ) who taughtJohn the Baptistwith his brothersAnush(Enosh) andHibil Ziwa(Abel).^[4]He is variously spoken of as a son of Adam,^[5]a brother^[6]or son^[7]of Hibil, and the brother^[6]or father^[7]^[8]of Anush. Sheetil is one of the revealers of Mandaeism, identified as the biblical Seth.^[9]

TheLeft Ginzamentions that Shitil wastaken aliveto theWorld of Lightwithout amasiqta(death mass).^[2]

References[edit]

^Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.
^^a ^bBuckley, 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. (1932).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran.Gorgias Press.ISBN 1931956499.
^"The Mandaic Book of John".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-02.Retrieved2022-02-12.
^"Book One, 1st Glorification: The Return of Shitil, son of Adam to the World of Light".Ginza Rabba.Vol. Left Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 1–9.
^^a ^b"Book Five: The Descent of the Savior".Ginza Rabba.Vol. Right Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 70–83.
^^a ^b"Book Twelve: The Second Illumination".Ginza Rabba.Vol. Right Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 130–135.[Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.]
^Häberl, Charles (2022).The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire.Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 9.doi:10.3828/9781800856271(inactive 2024-02-21).ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2024 (link)
^Drower, E. S. (Ethel Stefana) (1937).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran [microform]; their cults, customs, magic, legends, and folklore.Internet Archive. Oxford: The Clarendon press.

[Aldihisi_2008-1] Aldihisi, Sabah (2008).The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba(PhD). University College London.

[Buckley_2002-2] Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.

[3] Drower, E.S. (1932).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran.Gorgias Press.ISBN 1931956499.

[4] "The Mandaic Book of John".Archived fromthe originalon 2019-02-02.Retrieved2022-02-12.

[ginza-alsaadi-l1-1-5] "Book One, 1st Glorification: The Return of Shitil, son of Adam to the World of Light".Ginza Rabba.Vol. Left Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 1–9.

[ginza-alsaadi-r5-6] "Book Five: The Descent of the Savior".Ginza Rabba.Vol. Right Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 70–83.

[ginza-alsaadi-r12-7] "Book Twelve: The Second Illumination".Ginza Rabba.Vol. Right Volume. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais; Al-Saadi, Hamed (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 130–135.[Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.]

[Häberl_2022-8] Häberl, Charles (2022).The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire.Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 9.doi:10.3828/9781800856271(inactive 2024-02-21).ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.{{cite book}}:CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2024 (link)

[9] Drower, E. S. (Ethel Stefana) (1937).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran [microform]; their cults, customs, magic, legends, and folklore.Internet Archive. Oxford: The Clarendon press.

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