Ptahil
deity earth Mandaean single tradition · 2
Ptahil fills the role of the demiurge in Mandaean cosmology. Abatur gives Ptahil-uthra precise instructions on how to create the material world (Tibil, ࡕࡉࡁࡉࡋ) in the void. He complains about his assignment but does as he is told, creating a very dark world.
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When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Documented in the Scroll of Abatur, a Mandaean text.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Sokar, Tatenen, Ptah-Sokar-Osiris, Kothar-wa-Khasis, Hibil, Aten, Osiris, Tefnut, Bes, Ptah, Shu, Apis, Re, Vishvakarma
- child of
- Abatur
- enemy of
- Manda d-Hayyi
Mentioned by
Sources
Source passages
“Both Abatur and Ptahil are depicted as having faces divided into quarters, with what seem to be eyes in the lower two quarters of the face. Some have interpreted this as indicating that they both have to look down upon the earth.”
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“Ptahil – Uthra (angelic being) in Mandaeism”
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