Uthra

Uthra (also Uthrā or Uthrē, Persian : wealth ) are mythical figures of the Mandaeans . They are spirit and light beings who were born and created from the first life Mana rubre .

They surround Mana rubre in the ethereal sea and praise him. You are the redeemed savior and help people in the fight against demons and in their ascent into the world of light after death.

The Uthra include Hibil , Shitil , Anosh and Manda d-Haije .

literature

• Gerhard J. Bellinger : Knaurs Lexikon der Mythologie. 3100 keywords on the myths of all peoples from the beginning to the present. Droemer Knaur Verlag, Munich 1989, ISBN 3-426-26376-9 .
• Rudolf Macuch: On the language and literature of the Mandaeans. With contributions by Kurt Rudolph and Eric Segelberg. de Gruyter, Berlin et al. 1976, ISBN 3-11-004838-8 ( Studia Mandaica 1).
• Mark Lidzbarski : Ginzā. The treasure or the great book of the Mandaeans. Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht et al., Göttingen 1925 ( Quellen der Religionsgeschichte . 13, ZDB -ID 565891-3 ), (reprint: ibid 1978, ISBN 3-525-54123-6 ).