Unsolved:Shitil
| Shitil | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Sheetil |
| Abode | World of Light |
| Mantra | "In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš" (b-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš) |
| Parents | Adam and Eve |
| Equivalents | |
| Jewish equivalent | Seth |
In Mandaeism, Shitil (Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ, romanized: Šitil) is an uthra (angel or guardian) from the World of Light. Shitil is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent of Seth.[1]
Prayers in the Qolasta frequently contain the recurring formula, "In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš" (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡅࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ ࡅࡀࡍࡅࡔ b-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš).[2]
Overview
According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the Qolastā, the Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, the angelic soteriological figure Shitil[3] is a son of Adam Qadmayya ("the first Adam") who taught John the Baptist with his brothers Anush (Enosh) and Hibil Ziwa (Abel).[4] He is variously spoken of as a son of Adam,[5] a brother[6] or son[7] of Hibil, and the brother[6] or father[7][8] of Anush. Sheetil is one of the revealers of Mandaeism, identified as the biblical Seth.[9]
The Left Ginza mentions that Shitil was taken alive to the World of Light without a masiqta (death mass).[2]
See also
- List of angels in theology
References
- ↑ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- ↑ Drower, E.S. (1932). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Gorgias Press.com. ISBN 1931956499.
- ↑ "The Mandaic Book of John". http://rogueleaf.com/book-of-john/2012/07/09/76-anush-uthra-and-christ/.
- ↑ Ginza Rabba. Left Volume (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 1–9.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ginza Rabba. Right Volume (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 70–83.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ginza Rabba. Right Volume (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 130–135. [Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.]
- ↑ Häberl, Charles (2022). The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1. https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.3828/9781800856271.
- ↑ Drower, E. S. (Ethel Stefana) (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran [microform; their cults, customs, magic, legends, and folklore]. Internet Archive. Oxford : The Clarendon press. https://archive.org/details/MN41560ucmf_1.
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