| Urfeil and Marfeil | |
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| Other names | ʿUrpʿil and Marpʿil |
| Abode | World of Light |
In Mandaeism, Urfeil and Marfeil (or ʿUrpʿil and Marpʿil; Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡅࡓࡐࡏࡉࡋ ࡅࡌࡀࡓࡐࡏࡉࡋ) are a pair of uthras (angel or guardian) in the World of Light that are always mentioned together. They are mentioned in Books 3 and 5 (Chapter 1) of the Right Ginza, as well as in Qulasta prayer 168.
In Right Ginza 5.1, Yawar Ziwa appoints Urfeil and Marfeil over the east to watch over Ur.
Etymology
The name Marfeil is cognate with the Hebrew word מַרפֵּא marpe, which means 'healing.'
See also
- List of angels in theology
- Adathan and Yadathan
- Shilmai and Nidbai
- Yufin-Yufafin
- Xroshtag and Padvaxtag in Manichaeism
References
- ^ Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
- Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
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