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Siniawis

River in the underworld of Mandaeism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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In Mandaean cosmology, Siniawis (Classical Mandaic: ࡎࡉࡍࡉࡀࡅࡉࡎ) is a region in the World of Darkness (alma ḏ-hšuka) or underworld.[1] It is described as "the lower earth of the darkness" (arqa titaita ḏ-hšuka) in Chapter 1 of Book 5 in the Right Ginza.[2]

See also

  • Piriawis, its corresponding opposite in the World of Light

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