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Rbai Rafid Al-Sabti
Mandaean priest in the Netherlands

Rbai Rafid Al-Sabti

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Mandaean priest in the Netherlands
Gender
Male
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Place of birth
Iraq
Age
60 years
Residence
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands
Family
Children:
Ardwan Alsabti
Rbai Rafid Al-Sabti
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Biography

Rbai Rafid al-Sabti (Arabic: الربي رافد السبتي; full name: al-Rabbi Rafid al-Rishama Abdallah al-Ganzibra Zahrun al-Rishama Abdallah al-Sabti, Arabic: الربي رافد الريشاما عبدالله الگنزبرا نجم الگنزبرا زهرون الريشاما عبدالله السبتي; born 1965, Iraq) is a Mandaean priest in Nijmegen, Netherlands.

Biography

Al-Sabti was born in 1965 to Rishama Abdullah, son of Sheikh Neǧm, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was initiated into the Mandaean priesthood by his father. Al-Sabti later emigrated to the Netherlands.

Al-Sabti is the custodian of the Rbai Rafid Collection (RRC), a private collection of Mandaean manuscripts held in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Important manuscripts in the collection include different versions of the Ginza Rabba and a copy of the Alma Rišaia Zuṭa known as Ms. RRC 3F.

Publications

Below is a list of publications by Rafid al-Sabti.

  • The treasure of Life: The holy book of the Mandaeans (2022), ISBN 978-9090360058 (Ginza Rabba in Mandaic)
  • Masiqta: the ascension and the advancement (2004) / المسقثا - الصعود والارتقاء, ISBN 978-9090181653
  • Mandaean baptism (1990) / التعميد المندائي
  • Mandaean prayer and various rituals (1988) / الصلاة المندائية - وبعض الطقوس الدينية

Personal life

His son, Ardwan Alsabti, is a researcher and graphic designer.

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