Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi (baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram ࡎࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡁࡓ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ; Persian: عبدالله خفاجی; Arabic: عبدالله الخفاجي; born c. 1880; died 1975, Ahvaz) was an Iranian Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran.[1] He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun.[2]
Abdullah Khaffagi | |
|---|---|
| Title | Ganzibra |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. 1880 |
| Died | 1975 Ahvaz, Iran |
| Religion | Mandaeism |
| Children | Šarat (Sharat) (wife of Abdullah bar Negm) |
| Citizenship | Iranian |
| Other names | Sam Yuhana bar Bihram |
| Occupation | Mandaean priest |
| Relatives | Negm bar Zahroon (cousin) Ram Zihrun (grandfather) |
Life
editAbdullah Khaffagi was born c. 1880 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.[2]: 118 He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.[1]: 153
Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.[2]: 113
Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including a copy of the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates.[1][3]: 5 He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.[2]: 118
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- ^ a b c d Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN 1935-441X.
External links
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- Abdullah Khaffagi reciting the Salutation of Kings (Asut malkia = Qulasta 105) in Ahvaz in 1960
- Conversation with Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi a day before his death in 1975
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