Anush bar Danqa

Summary

Anush bar Danqa (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡁࡓ ࡃࡀࡍࡒࡀ, romanized: Anuš br Danqa, lit.'Anuš, son of Danqa') was a 7th-century Mandaean priest who was active around the Muslim conquest of Persia. Around 638 AD, he led a delegation of Mandaeans before the Arab Muslim authorities to have the Mandaeans recognized as a People of the Book. He is also mentioned as one of the earliest copyists in the colophons of many Mandaean texts.[1][2][3]

Anush bar Danqa
ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡁࡓ ࡃࡀࡍࡒࡀ
Personal
Bornearly 7th century AD?
Diedlate 7th century AD?
ReligionMandaeism
Known forCopying Mandaean texts;
leading the first Mandaean delegation to the Muslims
Other namesAnuš br Danqa
Anush, son of Danqa
OccupationMandaean priest

Anush bar Danqa is mentioned in the text of the Haran Gawaita.[4]

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  1. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
  2. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  3. ^ Häberl, Charles (2022). The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 978-1-80085-627-1.
  4. ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana (1953). The Haran Gawaita and the Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa. Vatican City: Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana.