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Mandaean turban
Burzinqa
Two Mandaean men wearing burzinqas
Typeturban
Materialcloth
Place of originsouthern Iraq and southwestern Iran

The burzinqa (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡅࡓࡆࡉࡍࡒࡀ) is a turban worn by Mandaean men during baptismal ceremonial rituals. It forms the upper end of a lengthy piece of cloth, with the lower end making up the pandama or mouth-veil.

In the Qulasta

Further information: Qulasta § List of prayers

Several prayers in the Qulasta are recited when putting on the burzinqa, including prayers 1, 3, and 5.

See also

References

  1. Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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