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.