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In Mandaeism, an anana (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡍࡀࡍࡀ, lit. 'cloud') is a heavenly cloud in the World of Light that is considered to be the dwelling place of uthras.[1] An anana can also be interpreted as a female consort.[2]
The Mandaic term anana was also frequently used to refer to women in the Mandaean community.[3]
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Names of ananas
Right Ginza Book 17, Chapter 1 lists the names of several ananas and their uthras, many of which are gufne (personified grapevines).[2]: 455–456
| Anana(s) | Uthra(s) |
|---|---|
| Nhur-Hiia-Anana | Mara ḏ-Rabuta |
| Kimṣat-Anana | little Pirun |
| Ptula ("the Virgin") | Hibil |
| Šahrat-ʿbdat-u-Kišrat | Great Mighty Mana and Niṭufta |
| Yasmus | Šarat, the great hidden first gupna |
| Sidar-Kasia | Yura |
| Tatagmur | first-born son of Yušamin |
| Pihtat-u-Nihrat-u-Nipqat-mn-gu-mia (two clouds) | Nṣab and Anan-Nṣab |
| Barat and Ethrauribat | Sar and Sarwan |
| Nhar and Khar | Šilmai and Nidbai |
In Right Ginza Book 3, Adakas Ziwa is paired with Anana ḏ-Nhura ("cloud of light").[2]: 135
In the Asiet Malkia, Bihrat Anana is mentioned as the name of an anana.[4][5]
Niṭufta
Niṭufta is a similar concept in Mandaeism. In Qolasta prayers such as the Asiet Malkia, the word niṭufta (spelled niṭupta ࡍࡉࡈࡅࡐࡕࡀ), which originally means 'drop' and has sometimes also been translated as 'cloud', is also often used as an appellation to refer to the consorts of uthras.[6] It can also be interpreted as the semen or seed of the Father (Hayyi Rabbi), or a personified drop of "water of life".[7]: 13
Similarly, the Apocalypse of Adam (one of the Nag Hammadi texts) mentions droplets and clouds from heaven.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2021). گینزا ربَّا = Ginza Rba (in Arabic). Edensor Park, NSW, Australia: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780648795407.
- ^ a b c Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2023). The Key to All the Mysteries of Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780648795414.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^ Macúch, Rudolf (1965). Handbook of Classical and Modern Mandaic. Berlin: De Gruyter.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1960). The secret Adam: a study of Nasoraean gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Meyer, Marvin (2007). The Nag Hammadi scriptures. New York: HarperOne. ISBN 978-0-06-162600-5. OCLC 124538398.
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