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Prototypical feminine figure in Mandaeism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In Mandaeism, ʿZlat (Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡆࡋࡀࡕ, lit. 'she wove/she span'), also Ezlat, Īzlat, or ʿZlat Rabtia ('ʿZlat the Great'), is the wife or female consort of Shishlam, a figure representing the prototypical priest or prototypical Mandaean. Hence, Zlat symbolizes the prototypical Mandaean priestly wife as the archetype of the pure bride.[1] She is described in the Mandaean priestly text The Thousand and Twelve Questions as the "Wellspring of Light."[2]
ʿZlat | |
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Other names | ʿZlat Rabtia |
Abode | World of Light |
Consort | Shishlam |
Zlat is also mentioned in Qulasta prayers 17, 105, 106, 171, and 173 (the Šumhata).[3]
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