Salem Choheili | |
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 Salem Choheili reading the Left Ginza in 2015 | |
| Born | 1935 Ahvaz, Iran |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Other names | Bayan bar Šarat |
| Occupation(s) | Scribe, teacher, author |
| Organization | Mandaean Council of Ahvaz |
| Notable work | Mandaean Book of John manuscript (1989) Ginza Rabba (2021, Persian translation) |
| Title | Shganda |
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Šganda Salem Choheili (Persian: سالم چحیلی; born 1935 in Ahvaz, Iran[1]} is an Iranian Mandaean scribe, teacher, and author. He is also a shganda and yalufa (learned Mandaean layman)[1] and is one of the leaders of the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz.[2] Salem Choheili is a fully fluent speaker of Neo-Mandaic.[3]: 211
- ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN 1935-441X.
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