Mambuha
Drinking water used in Mandaean rituals
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In Mandaeism, mambuha (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡌࡁࡅࡄࡀ, Modern Mandaic pronunciation: [mamˈbuha]), sometimes spelled mambuga (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡌࡁࡅࡂࡀ), is sacramental drinking water used in rituals such as the masbuta (baptism).[1][2]
The mambuha can be served in a kapta (pronounced kafta), a shallow brass drinking bowl[3] that is 11 inches or less in perimeter, or in a qanina (glass bottle).[4]
Traditionally, mambuha is taken directly from the yardna (river, i.e. the Euphrates, Tigris, or Karun rivers), but the Mandaean diaspora often uses treated tap water.
Prayers
See also
- Halalta (rinsing water)
- Holy water
- Holy water in Eastern Christianity
