Sheikh
Abdullah Khaffagi
TitleGanzibra
Personal
Bornc. 1880
Died1975
Ahvaz, Iran
ReligionMandaeism
ChildrenŠarat (Sharat) (wife of Abdullah bar Negm)
CitizenshipIranian
Other namesSam Yuhana bar Bihram
OccupationMandaean priest
RelativesNegm bar Zahroon (cousin)
Ram Zihrun (grandfather)

Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi (baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram ࡎࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡁࡓ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ; Persian: عبدالله خفاجی; Arabic: عبدالله الخفاجي; born c. 1880; died 1975, Ahvaz) was a Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran.[1] He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun.[2]

Life

Abdullah Khaffagi was born c. 1880 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.[2]: 118  He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.[1]: 153 

Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.[2]: 113 

Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts. He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.[2]: 118 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
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