Zihrun


Zihrun, is an uthra in the World of Light. He is the main subject of the Mandaean scroll Zihrun [Raza Kasia].
The uthra Zhir is often mentioned as part of a pair with Zihrun.
Zihrun is also a Mandaean male given name. Well-known historical Mandaean priests named Zihrun include the 19th-century priest Ram Zihrun.

In Mandaean scriptures

Zihrun is mentioned in Right Ginza 4 as Zihrun-Uthra and Right Ginza 8, and in Mandaean Book of John 62 as a "morning star."
Qulasta prayers 2, 3, 240, and 319 mention him as Zihrun Raza. He is described as an uthra of radiance, light, and glory in Qulasta prayers 2 and 3, with prayer 2 mentioning Manda d-Hayyi as an emanation of Zihrun. Qulasta prayers 332, 340, 341, and 374 mention him as the name of a drabsha, and prayer 347 mentions him as Zihrun-Šašlamiel.