Background information
  from Drower


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
THE CANONICAL PRAYERBOOK
OF THE MANDAEANS
The Book of Souls
(Baptism Liturgy)
Prayer 2

("Illumined and illuminating ")

Illumined and illuminating is Zihrun, the great Mystery of radiance, light and glory, from whom Manda-d-Hiia emanated and was divulged, and from whose very Self noble sons of the mighty and sublime Life proceeded.

He created 'uthras at his right and his left and installed them in their own škintas.

And they gave out light and were effulgent in their own raiment and gloried in the knowledge that their Father had transplanted them from the House of Life.

And it is incumbent on a pupil to honour his Master like his parents, (so) the 'uthras rose on (their ?) thrones of radiance, light and glory and took off the crowns on their heads and placed them on the thrones of radiance, light and glory, saying,

"A teacher is superior to parents! Rise, our Father, in praise, and lay on me Thy hand of truth and Thy great right hand of healings!"

And Life be praised!