Andiruna

A tarmida initiate in the andiruna
The young man in the middle, who is undergoing the tarmida initiation ceremony, is reading the Sidra ḏ-Nišmata, the first section of the Qulasta, as he sits in front of the andiruna.
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A reed house in the marshes of Basra Province, southern Iraq in 1978. The andiruna is based on such reed structures.

An andiruna (Classical Mandaic: ࡏࡍࡃࡉࡓࡅࡍࡀ, romanized: ʿndiruna, lit. 'chamber'[1]) is a temporary reed hut used during Mandaean priest initiation ceremonies.[2]

  1. ^ Al Saadi, Qais (2012). Nhura: English-Mandaic/Mandaic-Mandaic Dictionary. First Edition, Drabsha.
  2. ^ Drower, E. S. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Leiden: Brill (1962 reprint).