Burzinqa

Burzinqa
Tarmida Sahi Bashikh wearing a burzinqa
Typeturban
Materialcloth
Place of originsouthern Iraq and southwestern Iran

The burzinqa (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡅࡓࡆࡉࡍࡒࡀ) is a turban worn by Mandaean men during baptismal ceremonial rituals. It forms the upper end of a lengthy piece of cotton cloth. For priests who are performing rituals, the loose lower end, called the rugza (Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡅࡂࡆࡀ), can be used as a pandama or mouth-veil.

Description

The burzinqa consists of a long piece of cotton cloth that is wrapped three times around the head. The loose end is called the rugza (Classical Mandaic: ࡓࡅࡂࡆࡀ). It is made from a cloth that is 10 centimeters by 3 meters long, and can be cut lengthwise as needed.

In the Qulasta

Several prayers in the Qulasta are recited when putting on the burzinqa, including prayers 1, 3, and 5.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. ↑ Al-Mubaraki, Majid Fandi; Al-Mubaraki, Zaid; AlMubaraki, Brian (2000). The Mandaean Rasta: Its Making and Wearing. Northbridge, New South Wales. ISBN 0-9585705-6-6. OCLC 50163136.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.