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
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
#125
In the name of the Great Life
At the beginning of the construction
I issued from thee, everlasting abode
At the beginning of the Building I emanated from the Builder,
The Great (Life) who built me.
From the Builder, who is the Great (Life)
Who constructed me, I came.
My Transplanter transplanted me.
I came my Transplanter transplanted me
With advice that was counseled by the Great (Life),
With advice given by the Great (Life)
They sent me that I might build a building,
That I might construct a building for the good,
For true and faithful men,
I built and constructed it.
And at the beginning of the building I established,
I planted Living plants therein
True and Faithful men
I entreat my Builder (Creator) (saying):
"Keep Thine eye on my Plants
Upon my Plants keep Thine eye,
Lest, perchance, they droop and lie down
Forgetting the good things commanded (them),
Until they sleep (droop) and until they lie down,
And until they forget Me (and) the good things commanded,
Until they forget Me!
(Then) will apostasy enter into them."
Beware of it, my brethren! Beware of it my friends!
Beware, my friends of Jesu, the pseudo-Messiah,
And of those who misconstrue appearances
And alter the words of My mouth.
If ye are wary, my brethren, if ye are wary, my friends,
If ye are wary, my brethren, when ye depart from your bodies
I will be a Helper to you.
A Helper and a Support from the Place of Darkness
To the Place of Light.
Thou hast conquered, Manda-d-Hiia
And makest victorious all those who love Thy name.
#126
At the beginning of the pure Kimsa
Accompanied by sublime Rays of Light,
I gazed and beheld a great (sprouting) Shoot
Which was transplanted from within the great Jordan.
Sublime was his voice his perfume fragrant,
His appearance shining and splendid!
And Life is victorious.
#127
A Being, chosen, righteous, sprang up
And shone forth in the world.
He appeared in the world and shone forth.
He spoke with the Mighty Life
With the mighty Life he spoke.
And revealed mysteries that were veiled,
Mysteries that were veiled he revealed.
His glory resteth on his friends,
On his friends his glory abideth.
But the whole world persecuteth him.
When he saw that the worlds persecute him
He lifted his eyes to the Place of Light.
They opened the Gate of Light to him
And he arose into Life: They (Life) supported him.
Life supported Life,
Life found Its own,
And my soul hath found
That for which it had waited.
Thou art victorious, Manda-d-Hiia,
And thou bringest to victory
All those who love thee.
And Life is victorious.
#128
O Man, whom acclamation chose out,
Who wast selected out of the world,
They will cause thine eyes to shine, good one!
For they have clothed thee in a robe
Which is beautiful.
Because of thy cry and the sound of thy teaching,
The Great Life hath accepted thy prayer
And thy praise.
#I29
"Whither goest thou, chosen righteous One
Whom all thy friends seek, for Whom all Thy friends
Long and desire Thine appearance amongst them?”
"I have gone to build a building
Yonder in the world.
I built it and constructed it
And set it up in the beginning.
Into the Building I transplanted
Plants that were living,
True and faithful men.”
I entreat my Builder,
The Being who guardeth the Building,
I entreat my Builder (saying):
“Direct Thine eyes to my plants,
Upon my plants keep Thine Eye;
For perchance they may wilt and lie down
And forget the good things They commanded;
Until they sleep and until they lie down
And until they forget the good things commanded (them)!”
The Being cried to the world from one end to the other,
To the world's end the Being called the world and said:
"Well is it for one who taketh heed to himself!
The man who taketh heed to himself
Hath not his like in the world! Moreover,
Men who are staunch shall live
But those who turn aside shall come to an end.
Those.who turn aside shall die
But those who are staunch shall find certainty.
My brethren, hold firmly to your staves
And endure the world's persecution.
The worlds' persecution endure
With a true and believing heart.
Worship Me with uprightness
And I will act as your Helper,
A Helper and support from the Place of Darkness
To the Place of Light.”
And Life is victorious.
# I30
On the day on which They opened
The great gate of the Dwellings
The radiance of the King over the holy 'uthras
Was enhanced.
To true and faithful men there came
Prayer and thanksgiving.
They rejoice and delight therein
And raise their prayer and praise
To the Place of Light.
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
