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Mandaean ritual girdle
Himiana
 A Mandaean priestly initiate wearing the himiana (bottom) |
| Type |
girdle or
belt |
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| Material |
wool |
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| Place of origin | southern
Iraq and southwestern
Iran |
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The himiana (
Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡉࡌࡉࡀࡍࡀ) or hemyanā is a sacred ritual
girdle or
belt used by the
Mandaeans.
[1] Traditionally, it is white, tubular, and made of
wool.
[2]
Etymology
Himiana is a Persian loanword, like
burzinqa (turban) and
margna (staff).
[3]
Description
Unlike the Zoroastrian
kushti, which is made of 72 threads, the Mandaean himiana is made of 60 woolen threads.
[2]
[3]
See also
References
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^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press.
ISBN
0-19-515385-5.
OCLC
65198443.
- ^
a
b Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
- ^
a
b Gelbert, Carlos (2023). The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. pp. 577–584.
ISBN
9780648795414.
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