Nidbai
In Mandaeism, Nidbai is an uthra (angel or guardian)[1]: 8 who serves as one of the two guardian spirits of the heavenly yardena (river) in the World of Light.[2] In the Ginza Rabba and Qolasta, he is usually mentioned together with Shilmai.[3][4]
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| Abode | World of Light |
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References
- Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- "Glossary". Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book. Translated by Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2 ed.). Drabsha. 2019.
- Ginza Rba. Translated by Gelbert, Carlos. Sydney: Living Water Books. 2011. ISBN 9780958034630.
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