Bihram
In Mandaeism, Bihram (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) or Bihram Rabba (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, "Bihram the Great") is an uthra (angel or guardian): 8 who presides over the masbuta, or baptism ritual. Bihram is mentioned in Mandaean texts such as the Qolasta. Many Mandaean masbuta ritual prayers invoke the name of Bihram.
| Bihram | |
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Uthra of Baptism | |
| Other names | Bihram Rabba |
| Abode | World of Light |
| Equivalents | |
| Sethian Gnostic equivalent | Micheus, Michar, and Mnesinous |
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