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Yukashar
Other namesYukašar
AbodeWorld of Light

Yukashar (also Yukašar or Yukhashr; Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡊࡀࡔࡀࡓ‎, lit. 'source of Radiance' is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light.[1]

In Mandaean scriptures

Yukashar is mentioned in Qolasta prayers 53, 54, 55, 64, 77, and 343,[2] and in Right Ginza 4 as Yukašar-Kana (kana means 'place' or 'source').[1]

In the Mandaean Book of John, he is portrayed as the son of Ptahil.[3]

See also

  • List of angels in theology

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630. https://livingwaterbooks.com.au/product/ginza-rba/. 
  2. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill. 
  3. Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James (2020). The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary. Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-048651-3. OCLC 1129155601.