Scroll of the Great Baptism

Scroll of the Great Baptism
Zihrun, the Hidden Mystery
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ReligionMandaeism
LanguageMandaic language

The Scroll of the Great Baptism is a Mandaean religious text. It is a ritual scroll describing the 360 baptisms (masbutas) for a polluted priest. The scroll is also called "Fifty Baptisms" and the Raza Rba ḏ-Zihrun.

Manuscripts

Manuscript 50 of the Drower Collection (abbreviated DC 50) is a copy of the Scroll of the Great Baptism. It was copied in 1867 Yahya Bihram and has 962 lines. Güterbock (2008) contains an analysis of the manuscript.

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