Drabsha

Mandaean drabsha, symbol of the Mandaean faith

The drabsha[1][2] (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡓࡀࡁࡔࡀ, romanized: drabša; Modern Mandaic: drafšā[3]) or darfash (Arabic: درفش) is the symbol of the Mandaean faith. It is typically translated as 'banner'.[4]

  1. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford at the Clarendon Press.
  3. ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
  4. ^ Van Rompay, Sandi (2010). "The Symbolism of the Drabša in the Mandaean Illustrated Manuscripts: The Drabša of Radiance". ARAM Periodical. 22: 263–310. doi:10.2143/ARAM.22.0.2131041.

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