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Nsab

In Mandaeism, Ná¹£ab (, ) is an uthra (angel or guardian). He is also called Ná¹£ab Rba ("the Great Ná¹£ab") or Ná¹£ab Ziwa ("the Radiant Ná¹£ab" or "Splendid Plant"). Ná¹£ab and Anan-Ná¹£ab ('cloud of Ná¹£ab', a female consort) are frequently mentioned together as a pair in the Right Ginza and Qulasta.

In the Mandaean Book of John

In chapters 3 to 10 of the Mandaean Book of John, Ná¹£ab is a son of Yushamin.

In the fourth chapter, Ná¹£ab Ziwa () admonishes his father Yushamin over his rebellion.

The eighth chapter gives an account of Nṣab bringing a petition for forgiveness for Yushamin to the King of Light (malka ḏ-nhura), who accepts it against the wishes of Manda d-Hayyi, and cautions the latter for hating Yushamin for refusing him a wife. The ninth is a dialogue between Yushamin, Manda d-Hayyi and Nṣab; the tenth is a monologue by Yushamin.

In other Mandaean scriptures

Ná¹£ab is mentioned in chapters 8 and 17.1 of the Right Ginza. He is also mentioned in Qulasta prayers , , 105, , , , 353, and 379.

In the Baptism of Hibil Ziwa (DC 35), Ná¹£ab is the name of a heavenly tree.

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