Mandaean ritual girdle
HimianaA Mandaean priestly initiate wearing the himiana (bottom) |
Type | girdle or belt |
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Material | wool |
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Place of origin | southern Iraq and southwestern Iran |
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The himiana (Classical Mandaic: ࡄࡉࡌࡉࡀࡍࡀ) or hemyanā is a sacred ritual girdle or belt used by the Mandaeans.[1] Traditionally, it is white, tubular, and made of wool.[2]
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
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