Diwan Abatur
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Diwan Abatur is a central Mandaean religious text that details the role and judgments of the celestial being Abatur in the Mandaean cosmological and afterlife system.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mandaean religious text
ⓘ
holy book ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Abatur’s scales
ⓘ
cosmic border between worlds ⓘ soul-weighing ⓘ |
| associatedDeity | Abatur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRoleDescribed |
Abatur as guardian of scales
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abatur as judge of souls ⓘ |
| cosmologicalTheme |
judgment at the scales
ⓘ
soul’s ascent ⓘ worlds of light and darkness ⓘ |
| culture | Mandaean culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
Mandaean cosmology
ⓘ
afterlife system in Mandaeism ⓘ judgments of Abatur ⓘ role of Abatur ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
journey of the soul after death
ⓘ
judgment of souls ⓘ |
| genre | religious literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Abatur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
souls of the dead ⓘ uthras ⓘ |
| language | Mandaic ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Abatur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ontologicalCategoryDescribed |
underworld realms
ⓘ
uthras ⓘ world of light ⓘ |
| originalLanguageFamily | Eastern Aramaic ⓘ |
| regionTradition | Mesopotamian religious milieu ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Ginza Rabba
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qolasta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Mandaeism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Mandaeans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousFunction |
esoteric teaching text
ⓘ
source for Mandaean doctrine of afterlife ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
cosmic justice
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ salvation of the soul ⓘ |
| script | Mandaic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusInCanon | important Mandaean book ⓘ |
| textType | diwan ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | post-mortem existence ⓘ |
| tradition | Mandaean priestly tradition ⓘ |
| transmission | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mandaean priests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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