Sun in Mandaeism
In Mandaeism , Shamish or Šamiš (Classical Mandaic : ࡔࡀࡌࡉࡔ ) is the Mandaic name for the Sun .[1] classical planets (Classical Mandaic : ࡔࡅࡁࡀ , romanized: šuba lit. Ruha in the World of Darkness .[2] [3]
Etymology Shamish's name is derived from š-m-š , the Semitic root for 'sun'. Shamish is also cognate with the Akkadian Šamaš .[4]
Associations and comparisons Shamish is associated with the uthras Yawar-Ziwa (Dazzling Light) and Simat-Hiia (Treasure of Life). He is also identified with the uthra Yurba , who is described in detail in chapter 52 of the Mandaean Book of John [5]
In the Right Ginza Yazuqaeans (i.e., Zoroastrians ) are associated with Shamish, an allusion to Mithra .[6]
According to Iraqi-American poet Lamia Abbas Amara , "[Mandaean] priests have long beards and never cut their hair because they wish to look like Šamiš, the sun. Power resides in hair, like the sun’s rays."[7] : 33
References
^ Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme." ISIMU 20/21 : 259–295.
^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba ISBN 9780958034630 ^ Bhayro, Siam (2020-02-10). Cosmology in Mandaean Texts doi :10.1163/9789004400566_046 . Retrieved 2021-09-03 . ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2017). The Teachings of the Mandaean John the Baptist ISBN 9780958034678 OCLC 1000148487 . ^ Shapira, Dan D.Y. (2004). "Manichaeans (Marmanaiia ), Zoroastrians (Iazuqaiia ), Jews, Christians and Other Heretics: A Study in the Redaction of Mandaic Texts" . Le Muséon 117 (3–4): 243-280. doi :10.2143/MUS.117.3.516929 . ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people . New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5 OCLC 65198443 .
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