Saureil
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| Ṣaureil | |
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Death | |
| Other names | Ṣaurʿil, Angel of Death, Ṣaureil Qmamir Ziwa |
| Abode | World of Light |
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In Mandaeism, Ṣaureil, also spelled Ṣauriel or Ṣaurʿil (Classical Mandaic: ࡑࡀࡅࡓࡏࡉࡋ), is the angel of death. Ṣaureil features prominently in Book 1 of the Left Ginza as the angel who announces the message of death to Adam and Shitil (Seth).[1]
Ṣaureil is also an epithet for the Moon (Sen).[2]
In the Ginza Rabba
He is also known as Ṣaureil Qmamir Ziwa (Classical Mandaic: ࡑࡀࡅࡓࡏࡉࡋ ࡒࡌࡀࡌࡉࡓ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ; or Qamamir-Ziwa[2]) in Book 1 of the Left Ginza. According to the Left Ginza, he is called "Death" in the world, but as Kushta ("Truth") to those who know of Ṣaureil's true heavenly nature.[3]
See also
- Abaddon, also called Apollyon, a destroying angel in the Book of Revelation
- Azrael, also known as Malak al-Maut, in Islam
- Destroying angel (Bible), or angel of death
- Gabriel, angel of death over kings
- List of angels in theology
- Michael (archangel), good angel of death
- Mot (god), an angel of death from the Hebraic Book of Habakkuk
- Nasirdin and Sejadin, angels of death in Yazidism
- Psychopomp, a creature, spirit, angel, or deity in many religions, responsible for escorting souls to the afterlife
- Samael, an important archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore
- Santa Muerte, a sacred figure venerated primarily in Mexico
- Shinigami, god or spirit of death in Japanese mythology
- Yama, lord of death, in early Rigvedic Hinduism
References
- ^ Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2019). "Glossary". Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book (2 ed.). Drabsha.
- ^ a b Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
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