Abatur
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Abatur (, also Abathur or Awāthur, ) is an uthra and the second of three subservient emanations created by the Mandaean God Hayyi Rabbi (, “The Great Living God”) in the Mandaean religion. His name translates as the "father of the Uthras", the Mandaean name for angels or guardians. His usual epithet is the Ancient (ˁattīqā) and he is also called "the deeply hidden and guarded". Also known as the Third Life, Abatur is described as being the son of the first emanation Yushamin (). He is also described as being the angel of Polaris.
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- Egyptian
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- Mandaean
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- Abatur
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- Image of Abatur from Diwan Abatur
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- Third Life, Abatur Rama, Abatur Muzania, Bhaq Ziwa
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- Etymology
- Abatur in ''Diwan Abatur''
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Abatur (, also Abathur or Awāthur, ) is an uthra and the second of three subservient emanations created by the Mandaean God Hayyi Rabbi (, “The Great Living God”) in the Mandaean religion. His name translates as the "father of the Uthras", the Mandaean name for angels or guardians. His usual epithet is the Ancient (ˁattīqā) and he is also called "the deeply hidden and guarded". Also known as the Third Life, Abatur is described as being the son of the first emanation Yushamin (). He is also described as being the angel of Polaris.
He exists in two different personae. These include Abatur Rama (, ), and his "lower" counterpart, Abatur of the Scales (, ), who weighs the souls of the dead to determine their fate. In Mandaean texts such as the Qulasta, Abatur is sometimes referred to as Bhaq Ziwa.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abatur” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.