Religion:Ptahil (uthra)
In Mandaean mythology, Ptahil (ࡐࡕࡀࡄࡉࡋ; probably composed from the Egyptian 'Ptah' and angelic 'il'),[1][2][3] also known as Ptahil-Uthra (uthra = angelic being),[4] is considered to be the son of Abatur.[5] In Mandaeism, Ptahil-Uthra does not constitute the demiurge found in other Gnostic traditions, but rather fills that role,[clarification needed] since he is viewed as the creator of the material world in the Ginza Rba, often holding an inherently malicious character.[6][7][8][9][10] In some versions of the narrative, Ptahil originated from two angelic beings referred to as Hibil Ziwa and Zahriel. Hibil Ziwa, who is considered to be Ptahil's father, controls the worlds of light, whereas his mother, Zahriel rules over the realms of darkness. Ptahil creates the material world with the help of Ruha, an evil female ruler who inhabits the darkworld[11][12]
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References
- ↑ "Hebraisms in Mandaic". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDSDXF5_K8Q.
- ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. 2002. The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ↑ T. W. Thacker (April 1956). The Relationship of the Semitic and Egyptian Verbal Systems. Cambridge University Press. p. 102. https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-the-royal-asiatic-society/article/relationship-of-the-semitic-and-egyptian-verbal-systems-by-t-w-thacker-pp-xxvi-341-geoffrey-cumberlege-oxford-1954-42s/284B8DDF0772E417FF4C7F993B899BAF.
- ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. 2002. The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. 2002. The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. 2002. The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ↑ Aldihisi, Sabah (2013). The Story of Creation in the Mandaean Holy Book the Ginza Rba. p. 65. https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1444088/1/U591390.pdf.
- ↑ Kraeling, Carl (June 1933). "The Mandaic God Ptahil". Journal of the American Oriental Society (American Oriental Society) 53 (2): 152–165. doi:10.2307/593099.
- ↑ "Mandaeanism". https://www.britannica.com/topic/Mandaeanism.
- ↑ "Gnosticism". https://www.iep.utm.edu/gnostic/.
- ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. 2002. The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People. Oxford: Oxford University Press
- ↑ "Mandaean Glossary". http://www.mandaeanworld.com/mandaean_glossary3.html.
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