Anush bar Danqa
7th-century Mandaean priest, scribe, and leader
Rishama Anush bar Danqa | |
|---|---|
ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡁࡓ ࡃࡀࡍࡒࡀ | |
| Personal | |
| Born | early 7th century AD? |
| Died | late 7th century AD? |
| Religion | Mandaeism |
| Known for | Copying Mandaean texts; leading the first Mandaean delegation to the Muslims |
| Other names | Anuš br Danqa Anush, son of Danqa |
| Occupation | Mandaean priest |
Anush bar Danqa (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡁࡓ ࡃࡀࡍࡒࡀ, romanized: Anuš br Danqa, lit. 'Anuš, son of Danqa') was a 7th-century Mandaean priest who was active around the Muslim conquest of Persia. According to Mandaean tradition, he led a delegation of Mandaeans to the Muslim authorities in Basra in the year 650/651 CE.[1] Some scholars have characterized this incident as an effort to have the Mandaeans recognized as a People of the Book,[2] even though the text does not lend itself to this interpretation, as it "describes an alliance brokered by an emissary from the worlds of light sometime during the final years of the Sasanian Empire (ca. 650/651 CE) between Mandaeans and Muslims, rather than the submission of the former to the latter."[3]
Anush bar Danqa is mentioned in the text of the Haran Gawaita,[4] as well as appearing as one of the earliest copyists in the colophons of many Mandaean texts.[5][6][7]
See also
- Zazai of Gawazta
- Anush (Mandaeism)
References
- ^ Häberl, Charles G. (2022). The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World. Liverpool: Liverpool. p. 40. ISBN 9781837642595. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ^ Burtea, Bogdan (2020). Haran Gauaita, ein Text zur Geschichte der Mandäer: Edition, Übersetzung, Kommentar (in German). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-447-11362-5. OCLC 1138882232.
- ^ Häberl, Charles G. (2022). "The Inner Harran and the Writing of Mandean History". Bibliotheca Orientalis. 79 (3–4): 277–288. doi:10.2143/BIOR.79.3.3291421.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.
- ^ 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 (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- ^ Häberl, Charles (2022). The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.
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