Yukabar

Yukabar
Other namesYukhabr
AbodeWorld of Light

Yukabar (also Yukhabr; Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡅࡊࡀࡁࡀࡓ, Modern Mandaic pronunciation: [juˈkʰɑwar]) is an uthra (angel or guardian) in the World of Light. He is the envoy of life who raises up the soul, and is also called Yukabar-Manda-Hiia (Yukabar Manda Hayyi).

In Mandaean scriptures

Yukashar is mentioned in Qulasta prayers 74, 77, 173, and 379. In Right Ginza 15.6, he is mentioned as Yukabar-Kušṭa, and in Right Ginza 16.4 and 17.1 as Yukabar-Ziwa.

Yukabar helps Nbaṭ fight a rebellion against Yushamin in the Mandaean Book of John.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ࡀࡎࡅࡕࡀ ࡖࡌࡀࡋࡊࡉࡀ/السلام على الملائكة". YouTube. 2026-04-05. Retrieved 2026-07-17.
  2. 1 2 Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
  3. ↑ van Rompaey, Sandra (2024). Mandaean Symbolic Art. Turnhout: Brepols. ISBN 978-2-503-59365-4.
  4. ↑ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
  5. ↑ Haberl, Charles and McGrath, James (2020). The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary. Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-048651-3. OCLC 1129155601.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)