''
Alma Rišaia Zuṭa'' (, "The Smaller Supreme World" or "The Smaller First World") is a
Mandaean religious text. The text is used for Mandaean priestly initiation ceremonies. It is written as a scroll. ''Alma Rišaia Zuṭa'' complements ''
Alma Rišaia Rba'', or "The Greater Supreme World", a related Mandaic text used for priestly rituals.
Manuscripts and translations
An English translation of the text was published by
E. S. Drower in 1963, which was based on manuscript 48 of the
Drower Collection (abbreviated DC 48). It was copied in 972 A.H. (1564 or 1565 A.D.). Since the first part of the scroll is missing, the content of DC 48 begins in the middle of a dialogue between an initiating priest (''rba'') and a novice. There are 4 extant parts in the DC 48 manuscript.
[Drower, E. S. 1963. ]
A Pair of Naṣoraean Commentaries: Two Priestly Documents, the Great First World and the Lesser First World
'. Leiden: Brill. A typesetted Mandaic version of DC 48 was published by
Majid Fandi Al-Mubaraki
Majid Fandi Al-Mubaraki () is an Iraqi-Australian writer and researcher based in the Sydney metropolitan area. He is known for his publications of Mandaic texts, including the Ginza Rba and Qulasta.
Biography
Al-Mubaraki is a Mandaean who wa ...
in 2002.
MS Rbai Rafid Collection 3F (abbreviated MS RRC 3F), copied in 1238 A.H. (1822-1823 A.D.), is a manuscript of ''Alma Rišaia Zuṭa'' that was not analyzed by Drower. It was analyzed by
Matthew Morgenstern in 2018. The manuscript is part of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC), a private collection of Mandaean manuscripts held by the
Mandaean priest Rbai
Rafid al-Sabti in
Nijmegen
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, Netherlands.
The copyist was Iahia Ram Zihrun br Mhatam br Mhatam Iuhana br Bihram br Mašad br Naǰmia br Karam br Kairia br Haiat kinianḥ Sabur.
Prayer sequence
In ''Alma Rišaia Zuṭa'', the prescribed sequence of
Qulasta
The Qulasta, also spelled Qolastā in older sources (; ), is a compilation of Mandaean prayers. The Mandaic word ''qolastā'' means "collection".
The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms ('' maṣbuta'') and other sa ...
prayers (numbered below according to Drower's 1959 ''
Canonical Prayerbook'') to be recited is as follows.
See also
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Alma Rišaia''
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Alma Rišaia Rba''
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The Coronation of the Great Shishlam
''The Coronation of the Great Šišlam'' (or ''The Coronation of Shishlam Rabba''; ) is a Mandaean religious text. The text is a detailed commentary on the initiation of the tarmida (junior priests), with detailed discussions on masbuta and ma ...
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Scroll of Exalted Kingship''
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The Thousand and Twelve Questions
''The Thousand and Twelve Questions'' ( ; Modern Mandaic: ''Alf Tressar Ešyāli'') is a Mandaean religious text. The ''1012 Questions'' is one of the most detailed texts on Mandaean priestly rituals. It is kept by Mandaean priests in the shk ...
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References
External links
Full textat
Archive.orgAlma Rishaia Zuta(Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)
(Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)
Transliterated text(''The
Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon
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The project was started in the 1980s and is currently ...
'') based on Mss. DC 48 and RRC 3F
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