King of Kings (Mandaean prayer)
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The King of Kings (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡋࡊࡀ ࡖࡊࡅࡋࡄࡅࡍ ࡌࡀࡋࡊࡉࡀ, romanized: malka d̠-kulhun malkia, Modern Mandaic pronunciation: [ˈmelkɑ əd ˈkulhon ˈmelki]), or King of All Kings, is a Mandaean prayer. It is numbered as Prayer 176 in E. S. Drower's 1959 version of the Qulasta.[1] It is commonly recited as part of Mandaean daily prayers (brakha).
The Mandaic text below is from Al-Mubaraki (2010),[2] and the English translation below is partially adapted from Gelbert and Lofts (2025).[3]
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See also
- King of Kings
- Brakha (daily prayer in Mandaeism)
- Shumhata
- Asut Malkia
- Tabahatan
- Rushuma
- Rahma (Mandaeism)
- Qulasta
- List of Qulasta prayers
- Rishama (ablution)
- Tamasha (ablution)
References
- ↑ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ↑ Al-Mubaraki, Majid Fandi; Mubaraki, Brian (2010). Qulasta - 'niania & Qabina / Mandaean Liturgical Prayer Book (Responses & Marriage) (volume 2). Luddenham, New South Wales: Mandaean Research Centre. ISBN 9781876888152.
- ↑ Gelbert, Carlos; Lofts, Mark J. (2025). The Qulasta. Edensor Park, NSW: Living Water Books. ISBN 978-0-6487954-3-8.
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