Abdullah Khaffagi

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Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi (baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihramࡎࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡁࡓ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ; Persian: عبدالله خفاجی; Arabic: عبدالله الخفاجي; born c.1880; died 1975, Ahvaz) was an Iranian Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran.[1] He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun.[2]

Life

Abdullah Khaffagi was born c.1880 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.[2]:118 He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.[1]:153

Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.[2]:113

Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates.[1][3]:5 He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.[2]:118

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References

  1. 123Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. 1234Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
  3. ↑Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN 1935-441X.