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Yukabar

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Yukabar
Other namesYukhabr
AbodeWorld of Light

Yukabar (also Yukhabr; Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡊࡀࡁࡀࡓ is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light.[1]

In Mandaean scriptures

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Yukashar is mentioned in Qulasta prayers 74, 77, 173, and 379.[2] In Right Ginza 15.6, he is mentioned as Yukabar-Kušṭa, and in Right Ginza 16.4 and 17.1 as Yukabar-Ziwa.[1]

Yukabar helps Nbaṭ fight a rebellion against Yushamin in the Mandaean Book of John.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
  2. ^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
  3. ^ Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James (2020). The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary. Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-048651-3. OCLC 1129155601.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)