The Thousand and Twelve Questions
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The Thousand and Twelve Questions
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The Thousand and Twelve Questions is a Mandaean religious text. The 1012 Questions is one of the most detailed texts on Mandaean priestly rituals. It is kept by Mandaean priests in the shkinta during certain rituals. The text contains detailed commentaries on Mandaean religious rituals, such as death masses (masiqta) to help guide souls into the World of Light, and the Mandaean wedding ceremony. It is written as a scroll. A detailed overview of the contents can be found in Drower (1941).
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Religious text of Mandaeism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thousand_and_Twelve_Questions
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2021-09-03T15:43:13Z
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2024-09-08T02:59:25Z
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