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

THE CANONICAL PRAYERBOOK OF THE MANDAEANS

RAHMIA

Prayer  106 Prayers 107 - 108 Prayer 109 Prayers 110 - 112 Prayers 113 - 116 Prayer 117 Prayer 118 Prayers 119 - 124 Prayers 125 - 130 Prayers 131 - 136 Prayers 137 - 142 Prayers 143 - 148 Prayers 149 - 154 Prayers 155 - 160 Prayers 161 - 162 Prayers 163 - 164 Prayers 165 - 168

Prayer 117

Pray this prayer in the Rahmia (Devotions) of the seventh hour after incense on the fire (and after) "On the Ether-Iight do I stand” (#113)

117 I worship, praise and laud That Šrar, the great occult First Vine Whose fruits are a thousand thousand, And a myriad myriad His tendrils; Upon Whom I called and He answered me· Further, when I call on him, He will answer me; For He will come and will heal me, Will lift me up, raise me and confirm me Will direct my eyes to the Light, And my feet to steadfastness My mouth to wisdom and my heart to vigilance. Then I worship, praise and laud That first great occult Škinta That is the house of dazzling beings. Then I worship, praise and laud That occult, first Škinta Which my Parents inhabit. Then I worship, praise and laud Yon Ruaz, the great first secret Vine Which loosed its milky juices  into the habitations. Then I worship, praise and laud That Ruaz, the great first Light Who hath sovereignty over all worlds of light. Then I worship, praise and laud That great, occult, first Škinta To which the eyes of Nasoraeans. Men set apart, and the elect righteous Look, that they may rise and behold The great place of Light and the Everlasting Abode. And Life be praised: Life is victorious.