In
Mandaeism
Mandaeism (Mandaic language, Classical Mandaic: ),https://qadaha.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nhura-dictionary-mandaic-english-mandaic.pdf sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, is a Gnosticism, Gnostic, Monotheism, ...
, Etinṣib Ziwa or Ītinṣib Ziwa
() is an uthra who starts a battle against
Nbaá¹
In Mandaeism, Nbaá¹ () is an uthra (angel or guardian) who is described as the "King of Air" or the "first great Radiance." He is also called Nbaá¹ Rba ("the Great Nbaá¹" or "Great Sprout") or Nbaá¹ Ziwa "the Radiant Nbaá¹", literally "Radia ...
. Etiná¹£ib Ziwa only appears in a few chapters of the ''
Mandaean Book of John
In Mandaeism, the Book of John () is a Mandaean holy book in Mandaic Aramaic which Mandaeans attribute to their prophet John the Baptist.
The book contains accounts of John's life and miracles, as well as a number of polemical conversations w ...
''.
Battle against Nbaá¹
In Chapter 3 of the ''Mandaean Book of John'', when Etiná¹£ib Ziwa starts a battle against Nbaá¹, he unsuccessfully attempted to strike Nbaá¹ with a sword three times. Nbaá¹ then calls the 21 sons of
Yushamin
In Mandaeism, Yushamin () and also known as the 'Second Life', is the primal uthra (angel or guardian) and a subservient emanation who was created by the Mandaean God 'The Great Life' (''Hayyi Rabbi'' or 'The First Life'), hence beginning the cre ...
, led by
Gubran, to fight against Etiná¹£ib Ziwa. Etiná¹£ib Ziwa proceeds to shoot arrows at Gubran. On the first three attempts, Gubran was able to catch the arrows with his right hand, but on the fourth shot, an arrow struck the forelimb of Paraheil, Gubran's vehicle who is a heavenly steed or warhorse. This provokes an all-out war in which
Yawar,
Bihram, and
Yukabar
Yukabar (also Yukhabr; is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light. He is the envoy of life who raises up the soul, and is also called Yukabar-Manda-Hiia (Yukabar Manda Hayyi).
In Mandaean scriptures
Yukashar is mentioned in Qulasta p ...
slaughter all the sons of Yushamin.
According to Chapter 3 of the ''Mandaean Book of John'', Bihrath-Anana is the mother of Etiná¹£ib Ziwa.
See also
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Yushamin
In Mandaeism, Yushamin () and also known as the 'Second Life', is the primal uthra (angel or guardian) and a subservient emanation who was created by the Mandaean God 'The Great Life' (''Hayyi Rabbi'' or 'The First Life'), hence beginning the cre ...
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Nbat
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Nsab
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List of angels in theology
This is a list of angels in religion, theology, astrology and magic, including both specific angels (e.g., Gabriel) and types of angels (e.g., seraphim
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Individual angels
Uthras