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
Kušta strengthen thee, my teacher,
Kušta strengthen thee, my turban,
Kušta strengthen thee, guardian of my turban,
Kušta strengthen thee, Great First Radiance,
Kušta strengthen thee, Great First Light,
Kušta strengthen you, my brother-priests,
Kušta strengthen You, Life, my Parents,
Kušta strengthen thee, my treasure,
Kušta strengthen thee, Guardian of my treasure!
We kiss thee with a pure mouth.
(Sixty-one times)
In an inner vessel they concealed thee .
The Wellspring of living waters hath blessed thee,
And the Nas'irutha which emanated therefrom
Will be thine assuagement, it will be thy portion.
And treasure will arise to its owner.
And Thou, Life, wilt be victorious for ever and ever!
And Life is victorious .
