Ṣa (Mandaeism)
Sacramental flatbread in Mandaeism
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In Mandaeism, the ṣa (Classical Mandaic: ࡑࡀ) is a rolled-up piece of sacramental flatbread that contains nuts and raisins, is also used in ritual meals for the dead and has a phallic symbolism. It is a small round flap of unleavened bread that is rolled up like a scroll.[1][2][3]
It is distinct from the pihta and faṭira, which are flatbreads that are not rolled up.[3]
The ṣa is also mentioned as the 'great first sindirka (male date-palm)' in the Scroll of the Great Baptism (line 139 f.).[4]: 69
