THE CANONICAL PRAYERBOOK
OF THE MANDAEANS

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Various sections
of the Canonical Prayerbook

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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
Prayer 169
To thy name, Land (world) of Light
And to the great Door of the House of Life

Have I addressed my prayer and made submission,
And to that great First Maria
And that great first Source of glory who is
Haš-u-Praš (He pondered and declared) and Prišaia-rba-qadmaia
(Noble, great, First) is His name
Our propitiation and our Awe.

Wondrous is His voice,
And His converse other-worldly.

(He it is) who accepteth prayer and praise
And taketh it up to the great place of Light
And to the everlasting abode.

He accepteth my prayer and my praise,
Mine, Adam-Yuhana son of Mahnuš,
Who have prayed this prayer and (these) Devotions.

And he lifteth it up to the great place of Light
And to the everlasting abode
And delivereth it to the great Yawar.

This is prayer and praise which came to us
—To the Elect Righteous—to this world
Which is all birth.

For every man who prayeth this prayer
There will be forgiving of sins.

To every Nasoraean man who prayeth
And standeth at his devotions,
And mentioneth these names sincerely.

A guardian-spirit of light will come
And will abide in his house,
(And will abide in my house)
Mine, Adam-Yuhana son of Mahnuš.

And I, Adam-Yuhana son of Mahnuš,
By means of this prayer will seek and find
And speak and be heard,
I will seek justice and win (my case);
I shall be without sin or trespass
In the Great Place of Light
And the Everlasting Abode.

Life be praised! and Life is victorious.