Qulasta

The Qulasta is the primary liturgical prayerbook in Mandaeism. It is written in Mandaic, an Eastern Aramaic dialect. Quotes Drower, Ethel S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill. I went to the jordan, but not I alone, (for) Šilmai and Nidbai, my helpers, went with me to the jordan; Hibil and Šitil and Anuš went with me to the jordan – they who baptise with the great baptism of Life. Prayer 13 (p. 9) I rose up from the jordan And I met a group of souls, A group of souls I met, who surrounded our father Šitil Saying to him "By thy life, our father Šitil, Go with us to the Jordan."! "If I go with you to the jordan Who will be your witness?" (...) "The jordan and its two banks Will bear witness for us; Pihta, kušṭa and mambuha Will bear witness for us; Habšaba (Sunday) and Kana-ḏ-Zidqa Will bear witness for us; The sanctuary in which we worship Will bear witness for us; The alms that is in our laps Will bear witness for us; And our father who is our head Will bear witness for us." Prayer 21 (pp. 16-18) Good is the Good for the good, and His nature is set upon those who love His name. We will seek and find, speak and be heard. We have sought and found, have spoken and been heard in thy presence, my lord, Manda-ḏ-Hiia, Lord of all healings. Prayer 72 (pp. 60-61) Šilmai hath baptised us with his baptism, Nidbai hath signed us with his pure sign, The great Anuš-'uthra hath placed living wreaths on our heads. Prayer 85 (p. 60) Her Sunday, her kušṭa and her alms Bear witness for the soul. Ye will be her witnesses And will pass her through at the toll-house. Prayer 95 (p. 98) See also Ginza Rabba Psalms References Drower, Ethel S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill. External links Qulasta Translation:Qolasta Qolasta Category:Gnostic texts Category:Mandaeism