Hibil
deity sky Mandaean single tradition · 1
Hibil is an envoy from the World of Light. He tells Abatur to reside in the boundary between the World of Light and the World of Darkness, and weigh for purity those souls which have passed through all the matarta and wish to return to the light. Hibil answers Abatur's questions regarding specific sins.
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Scroll of Abatur, a Mandaean text.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Ptahil, Manda d-Hayyi
- teacher of
- Abatur
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“The existing text starts with Hibil (ࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ, an envoy from the World of Light) telling Abatur to go and reside in the boundary between the World of Light and the World of Darkness, and weigh for purity those souls which have passed through all the matarta (spiritual toll houses) and wish to return to the light.”
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