The Shal Shulta () is a commonly recited prayer in Mandaeism.Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford at the Clarendon Press. It is numbered as Prayer 171 in E. S. Drower's version of the Qulasta, which was based on manuscript 53 of the Drower Collection (abbreviated DC 53).
The Ṭabahatan (Prayer 170) directly precedes the Shal Shulta prayer.
Contents The prayer begins with the lines, "Praised be the First Great Radiance" ().
The prayer starts with praising the: radiance () () light () () wellspring () and date palm () () source () () Shishlam Rabba () Ezlat Rabtia () Yawar () Simat Hayyi () Yardna () 360 Yardnia Shkinta ()
Afterwards, admonitions from Yawar are mentioned. Finally, Habshaba (Sunday), Bihram Rabba, Abatur Rama, Mahziel (the first great word), Haia-Šum, Yawar Rabba, and Yur Rabba are addressed in lengthier invocations.
See also Brakha (daily prayer in Mandaeism) Asut Malkia Tabahatan Shumhata Rahma (Mandaeism) Qulasta List of Qulasta prayers
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External links Šal Šulta recited by Salem Choheili in Ahvaz, Iran (alternative version)