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. Around 638 AD, he led a delegation of Mandaeans before the Arab Muslim authorities to have the Mandaeans recognized as a People of the Book. He is also mentioned as one of the earliest copyists in the colophons of many Mandaean texts.[1][2][3]
Anush bar Danqa | |
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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 is mentioned in the text of the Haran Gawaita.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.