Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi (baptismal name: Sam Yuhana bar Bihram ࡎࡀࡌ ࡉࡅࡄࡀࡍࡀ ࡁࡓ ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ; Persian: عبدالله خفاجی; Arabic: عبدالله الخفاجي; born c. 1880; died 1975, Ahvaz) was an Iranian Mandaean priest from Ahvaz, Iran. He is a grandson of Ganzibra Ram Zihrun.
Life
Abdullah Khaffagi was born c. 1880 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.: 118 He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.: 153
Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.: 113
Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including a copy of the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates.: 5 He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.: 118
See also
- List of Mandaean priests
- Khaffagi family
References
External links
- Abdullah Khaffagi reciting the Salutation of Kings (Asut malkia = Qulasta 105) in Ahvaz in 1960
- Conversation with Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi a day before his death in 1975
