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Yawar Ziwa

Yawar Ziwa
Light
Other namesYawar
AbodeWorld of Light
ConsortSimat Hayyi

In Mandaeism, Yawar Ziwa (Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡀࡅࡀࡓ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ, lit.'dazzling radiance'; also known as Yawar Kasia ࡉࡀࡅࡀࡓ ࡊࡀࡎࡉࡀ "Hidden Yawar", or Yawar Rabba ࡉࡀࡅࡀࡓ ࡓࡁࡀ "Great Yawar") is an uthra (angel or guardian) from the World of Light. He is the personification of light,[1][2] as well as the head of reproductive powers.[3]

Simat Hayyi, the personification of life, is married to Yawar Ziwa.[4]

  1. ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  2. ^ Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2019). "Glossary". Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book (2 ed.). Drabsha.
  3. ^ van Rompaey, Sandra (2024). Mandaean Symbolic Art. Turnhout: Brepols. ISBN 978-2-503-59365-4.
  4. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.

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