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A tarmida initiate in the andiruna
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The young man in the middle, who is undergoing the tarmida initiation ceremony, is reading the Sidra ḏ-Nišmata, the first section of the Qolasta, as he sits in front of the andiruna.

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A reed house in the marshes of Basra Province, southern Iraq in 1978. The andiruna is based on such reed structures.

An andiruna (Шаблон:Lang-myz[1]) is a temporary reed hut used during Mandaean priest initiation ceremonies.[2]

Etymology

The term andiruna or ʿndiruna (ʿndruna) literally means 'chamber' and can also be used to refer to a wedding chamber or canopy.[3]

Ceremonial usage

Шаблон:Further Several different priestly texts, including the Scroll of Exalted Kingship (Шаблон:Lang-myz)[4] and The Great Supreme World (Шаблон:Lang-myz),[5] need to kept in the andiruna hut during the initiation ceremony, or else the ceremony would be deemed invalid without the presence of the texts.[2]

During the tarmida initiation ceremony, the initiating priest (rba) and the novice stay in the andiruna hut for one entire week without sleeping. The priest and the novice emerge from the hut after the 7 days are completed, and the hut is taken down. Afterwards, the novice undergoes 60 days of seclusion at home.[6]

Symbolism

During the priest initiation ceremony, another reed hut, the škinta, is constructed to the north of the andiruna. It symbolizes the World of Light and it covered by a white cloth roof. In contrast, the andiruna has a blue cloth roof to symbolize the color of Ruha. Together, the two adjacent huts symbolize complementary masculine and feminine elements.[6]

The andiruna symbolizes the "female" side, and is associated with the earth (Tibil), laypeople, the left side, silver, and the klila (myrtle wreath).[6] Similarly, in a traditional Persian house, the women's quarters are known as andirūn.[2]

The škinta (cognate with the Hebrew word shekhinah; from the Semitic root š-k-n, associated with dwellings) symbolizes the "male" side, and is associated with the World of Light, priests, the right side, gold, and the taga (crown).[6]

Andiruna Shkinta
female male
Tibil World of Light
laypeople priests
left side (smal Шаблон:Lang) right side (yamin Шаблон:Lang)
south (timia) north (girbia)
silver (kaspa) gold (dahba)
klila taga

See also

References

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  1. Al Saadi, Qais (2012). Nhura: English-Mandaic/Mandaic-Mandaic Dictionary. First Edition, Drabsha.
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 Drower, E. S. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Leiden: Brill (1962 reprint).
  3. Шаблон:Cite book
  4. Шаблон:Cite book
  5. Drower, E. S. 1963. A Pair of Naṣoraean Commentaries: Two Priestly Documents, the Great First World and the Lesser First World. Leiden: Brill.
  6. 6,0 6,1 6,2 6,3 Шаблон:Cite book