Rbai Rafid Al-Sabti

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.

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.

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

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