Wooden staff carried by Mandaean priests
Margna A Mandaean novice or šualia ࡔࡅࡀࡋࡉࡀ holding a margna in Baghdad, Iraq in 2008 |
| Type | staff |
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| Material | wood (typically olive) |
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| Place of origin | southern Iraq and southwestern Iran |
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The margna (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡓࡂࡍࡀ) is a ritual olive wooden staff carried by Mandaean priests. A Mandaean priest always carries his margna during baptismal (masbuta) rituals.[1]
According to the Right Ginza, the margna (staff) of Living Water (Mia Hayya) is one of the weapons of Manda d-Hayyi.[2]
In the Qolasta
During priestly rituals, a klila (myrtle wreath) is placed on the margna.[1] In the Qolasta, Prayer 79 is a prayer for the klila placed on the margna.[3]
Prayer 14 in the Qolasta is dedicated to the margna.[3] The prayer describes the margna as being covered in radiance (ziwa) and light (nhura).[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ^ a b Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
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