The ''Scroll of the Parwanaya'' ( myz, ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ‎ ) is a

Mandaean Mandaeans ( ar, المندائيون ), also known as Mandaean Sabians ( ) or simply as Sabians ( ), are an ethnoreligious group who are followers of Mandaeism. They believe that John the Baptist was the final and most important prophet. They ...

religious text that describes the rituals of the five-day

Parwanaya Parwanaya ( myz, ࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ; ar, البرونايا) or Panja (from Persian 'five') is a 5-day religious festival in the Mandaean calendar. The 5 epagomenals (extra days) inserted at the end of every Šumbulta (the 8th month) ...

festival. Excluding the colophon, the text consists of 931 lines.

Manuscripts and translations

Copies of the scroll include Manuscript 24 of the

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(DC 24), currently held at the

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. The scroll was originally copied by

Yahya Bihram Yahya Bihram (also spelled Yahia Bihram; myz, ࡉࡀࡄࡉࡀ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) was a 19th-century Mandaean priest. Although initially a learned layman (''yalufa''), he became known for reviving the Mandaean priesthood after a cholera epidemi ...

in 1832 at his sister's son's house in Muhammerah (

Khorramshahr Khorramshahr ( fa, خرمشهر , also romanized as ''Khurramshahr'', ar, المحمرة, romanized as ''Al-Muhammerah'') is a city and capital of Khorramshahr County, Khuzestan Province, Iran. At the 2016 census, its population was 170,976, in ...

), Iran. The scroll was analyzed and translated into German by

Bogdan Burtea Bogdan Burtea is a Romanian religious studies scholar and Semiticist currently based in Germany. His main interests are Mandaic, Aramaic, and Ethiopic studies. Early life and education Bogdan Burtea was born in Romania.Häberl, Charles G. (2007)R ...

in 2005.Häberl, Charles G. (2007)
Review of Bogdan Burtea, ''Das mandäische Fest der Schalttage'' (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2005)
In: ''Journal of the American Oriental Society'', 127(2), 208–210. American Oriental Society.

The contents of the scroll are as follows. *Lines 1-81: Ritual preliminaries *Lines 82-99: ''šarḥ ḏ-qnasa ḏ-iuna ḏ-paruanaiia'' () "The dove sacrifice of the Parwanaya" *Lines 99-243: ''šarḥ ḏ-dukrana lhdaia rba zadiqa'' () "The memorial of the dead (''

dukrana In Mandaeism, the dukrana ( myz, ࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ) or dukrania is a type of memorial ritual meal commemorating the dead.Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. It is distinct from the '' ...

'') of the only great righteous" *Lines 244-300: ''šarḥ ḏ-ahaba ḏ-mania b-iuma ḏ-paruanaiia mandaiia gabra eu enta eu rba eu zuṭa'' () "The offering of the garments on the day of Parwanaya (to all) Mandaeans, man or woman, great or small" *Lines 301-342: ''šarḥ ḏ-ahaba ḏ-mania ḏ-tarmida eu ganzibra'' () "The offering of the garments of a priest or a ''

ganzibra A ganzibra (singular form in myz, ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡀ, plural form in myz, ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡉࡀ , literally 'treasurer' in Mandaic; fa, گنزورا) is a high priest in Mandaeism. Tarmidas, or junior priests, rank below the ganzibra ...

''" *Lines 343-578: ''šarḥ ḏ-ṭabahata'' () "The fathers/parents (ṭabahata)" *Lines 579-806: ''šarḥ ḏ-dukrana ḏ-sumaiia'' () "The remembrance of the dead (''

'') of the names" *Lines 807-931: ''šarḥ ḏ-

zidqa brika In Mandaeism, the zidqa brika (or ''zidqa brikha''; myz, ࡆࡉࡃࡒࡀ ࡁࡓࡉࡊࡀ, lit=blessed oblation) is a type of ritual meal blessed by Mandaean priests.Segelberg, Eric. 1977. "''Zidqa Brika'' and the Mandæan Problem. In ''Proceeding ...

ḏ-paruanaiia'' () "The blessed

alms Alms (, ) are money, food, or other material goods donated to people living in poverty. Providing alms is often considered an act of virtue or Charity (practice), charity. The act of providing alms is called almsgiving, and it is a widespread p ...

of the Parwanaya" *Lines 932-53v: colophon

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Sharh Diwan d-Parwanaia
(Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)

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