Rafid al-Rishama Abdallah al-Ganzibra Zahrun al-Rishama Abdallah al-Sabti (Arabic: رافد الريشاما عبدالله الگنزبرا نجم الگنزبرا زهرون الريشاما عبدالله السبتي كنيانا عزيز; born 1965, Iraq[2]) is an Iraqi-Dutch Mandaean priest in Nijmegen, Netherlands.[3]
Rafid al-Sabti | |
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الربي رافد السبتي | |
Title | Rabbi |
Personal | |
Born | 1965 Iraq |
Religion | Mandaeism |
Children | Ardwan Al-Sabti |
Parent | Rishamma Abdullah bar Negm |
Citizenship | Dutch |
Other names | Shaykh Rāfid ibn Shaykh ʿAbdullah ibn Shaykh Najim; Rāfid ʿAbdullah Najim (Rāfid ʻAbd Allāh Naǧm)[1] |
Occupation | Mandaean priest |
Relatives | Sheikh Negm bar Zahroon (grandfather) Ram Zihrun (great-great-grandfather) |
Al-Sabti was born in 1965 to Rishama Abdullah, son of Sheikh Neǧm, in Baghdad, Iraq.[4] He was initiated into the Mandaean priesthood by his father.[5]: 118 Al-Sabti later emigrated to the Netherlands.
Al-Sabti is the custodian of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC), a private collection of Mandaean manuscripts held in Nijmegen, Netherlands.[6] Important manuscripts in the collection include different versions of the Ginza Rabba and a copy of the Alma Rišaia Zuṭa known as Ms. RRC 3F,[7] as well as a qulasta inscribed on lead plates.[8]: 22
His son, Ardwan Al-Sabti, is a researcher and graphic designer known for creating Mandaic fonts.[11]
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