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Other names | Leviathan, Bar-Spag |
Abode | World of Darkness |
Symbol | Serpent or snake (in the skandola) |
Parents | Ruha and Gaf |
Equivalents | |
Judaism equivalent | Leviathan |
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In Mandaeism, ʿUr ( Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡅࡓ) is the king ( Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡋࡊࡀ, romanized: malka) of the World of Darkness (alma ḏ-hšuka) or underworld. He is the son of Ruha, the queen of the underworld, [1] and her brother Gaf (also spelled Gap), one of the giants in the World of Darkness described in book 5 of the Ginza Rabba. Ur is typically portrayed as a large, ferocious dragon or snake. [2] He is represented by the image of a serpent on the skandola talisman. [3]: 37
The Mandaean Book of John contrasts Ur, the King of Darkness, with the King of Light ( Hayyi Rabbi). [4]
Ur has also been referred in Mandaean texts as Leviathan ( Classical Mandaic: ࡋࡉࡅࡉࡀࡕࡀࡍ, romanized: liuiatan; from Right Ginza 15.1). According to the Right Ginza 5.1, his mother Ruha called him "the Great Giant, the Power of Darkness" (gabara rba, haila ḏ-hšuka). [5]
Ur's epithets include Bar-Spag ( Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡓ ࡎࡐࡀࡂ, lit. 'Son of Spag') and other names. [5]
Aldihisi (2008) compares Ur to Tiamat in Babylonian mythology and Samael in Gnostic literature. [2]
Ur | |
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Other names | Leviathan, Bar-Spag |
Abode | World of Darkness |
Symbol | Serpent or snake (in the skandola) |
Parents | Ruha and Gaf |
Equivalents | |
Judaism equivalent | Leviathan |
Part of a series on |
Mandaeism |
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Religion portal |
In Mandaeism, ʿUr ( Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡅࡓ) is the king ( Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡋࡊࡀ, romanized: malka) of the World of Darkness (alma ḏ-hšuka) or underworld. He is the son of Ruha, the queen of the underworld, [1] and her brother Gaf (also spelled Gap), one of the giants in the World of Darkness described in book 5 of the Ginza Rabba. Ur is typically portrayed as a large, ferocious dragon or snake. [2] He is represented by the image of a serpent on the skandola talisman. [3]: 37
The Mandaean Book of John contrasts Ur, the King of Darkness, with the King of Light ( Hayyi Rabbi). [4]
Ur has also been referred in Mandaean texts as Leviathan ( Classical Mandaic: ࡋࡉࡅࡉࡀࡕࡀࡍ, romanized: liuiatan; from Right Ginza 15.1). According to the Right Ginza 5.1, his mother Ruha called him "the Great Giant, the Power of Darkness" (gabara rba, haila ḏ-hšuka). [5]
Ur's epithets include Bar-Spag ( Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡓ ࡎࡐࡀࡂ, lit. 'Son of Spag') and other names. [5]
Aldihisi (2008) compares Ur to Tiamat in Babylonian mythology and Samael in Gnostic literature. [2]