Background information
from Drower
Various sections
of the Canonical Prayerbook
Copyists
BOOK OF SOULS Prayers 1-31
MASIQTA Prayers 32-72
The Letter ('ngirta) Prayer 73
COLOPHON #74
HYMNS OF PRAISE Prayers 75-77
The Responses ('niania) Prayers 78-103
The Rusma (Daily Ablution Prayers)--Prayer 104
ASIET MALKIA Prayer 105
Rahmia (Daily Devotional Prayers)--Prayers 106-168
Colophon 169
Tab Taba Ltabia (the full Commemoration prayer forthe dead and living--Prayer 170
Hymns of Praise--Prayers 171-172
Sumhata (The Names)--Prayers 173-176
Little New Year's Feast Prayer--Prayer 177
Prayers for honoring the crown--Prayer 178
Hymns of marriage and a new priest (including the series Kt Azil Bhira Dakia-- Prayer 179-198
Colophon 199
Prayers 200-283
Colophon 284
Prayers 285-304
Coronation Prayers and hymns (including two for myrtle)-- Prayers 305-328
Colophon 329
BANNER HYMNS Prayers 330- 347
Blessed Oblation Prayers and Hymns--Prayers 348- 374
Blessings on the chief celebrant after Blessed Oblation-- Prayers 375-381
Myrtle prayers and hymns--Prayers 382-385
Various prayers 386-409
Prayer of Yahia--Prayer 410
Odd hymns--411- 412
OF THE MANDAEANS
Daily Ablution Prayers
My Lord be praised!
May Kustaa strengthen you!
In the name of the great Life
may healing and purity be thine!
0 my Father, their Father, King Piriawis,
Great Jordan of living water,
In the name of the Great Life
We have cleansed our hands in truth
And our lips with faith;
We have uttered words of radiance.
My mind is absorbed in (thoughts of) Light.
Blessed is Thy name, praised is Thy name
My Lord, Manda-d-Hiia, and blessed and praised
Is that great Countenance (Presence) of Glory
which emanated from Itself.
(Three times.)
I, N, son of N (or daughter of N.),
Am signed with the Sign of Life
And the name of Life and the name of Manda-d-Hiia
Were pronounced on me.
(Three times)
My ears have heard the voice of Life.
(Three times)
My nostrils have breathed the perfume of Life.
(Three times)
My Sign, that is on me, was not in fire,
And not in oil,
and not that wherewith the Anointed
One anointed.
My Sign is in the great Jordan of living water
And the Sign and name of Manda-d-Hiia
is mentioned upon me.
Darkness is crushed down, and Light set up
And the name of Manda-d-Hiia is mentioned upon me.
(Three times)
My mouth was filled with prayer and praise.
(Three times)
My knees bless and worship the Great Life.
(Three times)
My feet tread the ways of Truth (Kusta) and Faith.
(Three times)
I, N, son of N., am baptised with the baptism
Of the great Bihram, son ot the Mighty (Life)
My baptism shall guard me and will succeed.
And the name of Life and the name of Manda-d-Hiia
Are mentioned upon me.
(Three times)
The feet and the hands of the Seven and the Twelve
Shall be powerless to rule me.
The name of the Life and the name of Manda-d-Hiia
Are mentioned upon me.
