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Right Ginza
The Right Ginza (Classical Mandaic: ࡂࡉࡍࡆࡀ ࡉࡀࡌࡉࡍࡀ, romanized: Ginza Yamina or Classical Mandaic: ࡂࡉࡍࡆࡀ ࡉࡀࡌࡉࡍ, romanized: Ginza Yamin) is one of the two parts of the Ginza Rabba, the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The other part of the Ginza Rabba is the Left Ginza.
Summaries of each book (or tractate), based mostly on Häberl (2007), are provided below. Translated excerpts are from Gelbert (2011), which is mostly based on Lidzbarski (1925), while Mandaic transliterations are derived from Gelbert (2011, 2021).
Opening lines of each chapter are provided below, since Mandaeans often refer to Mandaic prayers by their opening lines.
Book 1 contains a history of creation and of Mandaeism.
The book begins with the opening line (also in Chapter 2 of Book 1):
Gelbert (2011) mentions two versions of the book, namely the Gabriel Version (of Petermann) and the Ptahil Version.
Book 2 also contains a history of creation and of Mandaeism. It has a total of four sections, since it also contains three small appended pieces. These books summarize many of the basic teachings of Mandaeism. Buckley (2010) considers Book 1 and 2 to be different versions of the same book.
Book 3, The Book of the Living First Teachings (sidra ḏ-šuta haita qadmaita) or alternatively Mystery and the First Book of the Living First Speech that Was When There Were No Precedents, is the longest book in the Ginza. It is a reconstructed poem also dealing with creation themes but concentrating more on the origin of evil. Aldihisi (2008) gives an English translation and detailed commentary for Book 3. The full Mandaic title of Book 3 is Raza u-sidra qadmaia ḏ-šuta haita qadmaita ḏ-huat mn laqadmaia ("The Mystery and the First Book of the First Living Doctrine from the Aforetime" (or "the Very Beginning")). 2,700 lines in Gelbert (2011).
Right Ginza
The Right Ginza (Classical Mandaic: ࡂࡉࡍࡆࡀ ࡉࡀࡌࡉࡍࡀ, romanized: Ginza Yamina or Classical Mandaic: ࡂࡉࡍࡆࡀ ࡉࡀࡌࡉࡍ, romanized: Ginza Yamin) is one of the two parts of the Ginza Rabba, the longest and the most important holy scripture of Mandaeism. The other part of the Ginza Rabba is the Left Ginza.
Summaries of each book (or tractate), based mostly on Häberl (2007), are provided below. Translated excerpts are from Gelbert (2011), which is mostly based on Lidzbarski (1925), while Mandaic transliterations are derived from Gelbert (2011, 2021).
Opening lines of each chapter are provided below, since Mandaeans often refer to Mandaic prayers by their opening lines.
Book 1 contains a history of creation and of Mandaeism.
The book begins with the opening line (also in Chapter 2 of Book 1):
Gelbert (2011) mentions two versions of the book, namely the Gabriel Version (of Petermann) and the Ptahil Version.
Book 2 also contains a history of creation and of Mandaeism. It has a total of four sections, since it also contains three small appended pieces. These books summarize many of the basic teachings of Mandaeism. Buckley (2010) considers Book 1 and 2 to be different versions of the same book.
Book 3, The Book of the Living First Teachings (sidra ḏ-šuta haita qadmaita) or alternatively Mystery and the First Book of the Living First Speech that Was When There Were No Precedents, is the longest book in the Ginza. It is a reconstructed poem also dealing with creation themes but concentrating more on the origin of evil. Aldihisi (2008) gives an English translation and detailed commentary for Book 3. The full Mandaic title of Book 3 is Raza u-sidra qadmaia ḏ-šuta haita qadmaita ḏ-huat mn laqadmaia ("The Mystery and the First Book of the First Living Doctrine from the Aforetime" (or "the Very Beginning")). 2,700 lines in Gelbert (2011).