The Scroll of the Parwanaya (
Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀŠarḥ ḏ-Parwanaiia) is a
Mandaean religious text that describes the rituals of the five-day
Parwanaya festival. Excluding the
colophon, the text consists of 931 lines.[1]
Lines 82–99: šarḥ ḏ-qnasa ḏ-iuna ḏ-paruanaiia (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡒࡍࡀࡎࡀ ࡖࡉࡅࡍࡀ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ) "The dove sacrifice of the Parwanaya"
Lines 99–243: šarḥ ḏ-dukrana lhdaia rba zadiqa (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡋࡄࡃࡀࡉࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡆࡀࡃࡉࡒࡀ) "The memorial of the dead (dukrana) of the only great righteous"
Lines 244–300: šarḥ ḏ-ahaba ḏ-mania b-iuma ḏ-paruanaiia mandaiia gabra eu enta eu rba eu zuṭa (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡍࡉࡀ ࡁࡉࡅࡌࡀ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡂࡀࡁࡓࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡏࡍࡕࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡆࡅࡈࡀ) "The offering of the garments on the day of Parwanaya (to all) Mandaeans, man or woman, great or small"
Lines 301–342: šarḥ ḏ-ahaba ḏ-mania ḏ-tarmida eu ganzibra (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡍࡉࡀ ࡖࡕࡀࡓࡌࡉࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡀ) "The offering of the garments of a priest or a ganzibra"
Lines 343–578: šarḥ ḏ-ṭabahata (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡈࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀࡕࡀ) "The fathers/parents (
ṭabahata)"
Lines 579–806: šarḥ ḏ-dukrana ḏ-sumaiia (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡎࡅࡌࡀࡉࡉࡀ) "The remembrance of the dead (dukrana) of the names"
Lines 807–931: šarḥ ḏ-
zidqa brika ḏ-paruanaiia (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡆࡉࡃࡒࡀ ࡁࡓࡉࡊࡀ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ) "The blessed
alms of the Parwanaya"
The Scroll of the Parwanaya (
Classical Mandaic: ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀŠarḥ ḏ-Parwanaiia) is a
Mandaean religious text that describes the rituals of the five-day
Parwanaya festival. Excluding the
colophon, the text consists of 931 lines.[1]
Lines 82–99: šarḥ ḏ-qnasa ḏ-iuna ḏ-paruanaiia (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡒࡍࡀࡎࡀ ࡖࡉࡅࡍࡀ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ) "The dove sacrifice of the Parwanaya"
Lines 99–243: šarḥ ḏ-dukrana lhdaia rba zadiqa (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡋࡄࡃࡀࡉࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡆࡀࡃࡉࡒࡀ) "The memorial of the dead (dukrana) of the only great righteous"
Lines 244–300: šarḥ ḏ-ahaba ḏ-mania b-iuma ḏ-paruanaiia mandaiia gabra eu enta eu rba eu zuṭa (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡍࡉࡀ ࡁࡉࡅࡌࡀ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡂࡀࡁࡓࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡏࡍࡕࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡆࡅࡈࡀ) "The offering of the garments on the day of Parwanaya (to all) Mandaeans, man or woman, great or small"
Lines 301–342: šarḥ ḏ-ahaba ḏ-mania ḏ-tarmida eu ganzibra (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡍࡉࡀ ࡖࡕࡀࡓࡌࡉࡀ ࡏࡅ ࡂࡀࡍࡆࡉࡁࡓࡀ) "The offering of the garments of a priest or a ganzibra"
Lines 343–578: šarḥ ḏ-ṭabahata (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡈࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀࡕࡀ) "The fathers/parents (
ṭabahata)"
Lines 579–806: šarḥ ḏ-dukrana ḏ-sumaiia (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ ࡖࡎࡅࡌࡀࡉࡉࡀ) "The remembrance of the dead (dukrana) of the names"
Lines 807–931: šarḥ ḏ-
zidqa brika ḏ-paruanaiia (ࡔࡀࡓࡇ ࡖࡆࡉࡃࡒࡀ ࡁࡓࡉࡊࡀ ࡖࡐࡀࡓࡅࡀࡍࡀࡉࡉࡀ) "The blessed
alms of the Parwanaya"