Saureil

Ṣaureil
Death
Other names	Ṣaurʿil, Angel of Death, Ṣaureil Qmamir Ziwa
Abode	World of Light

In Mandaeism, Ṣaureil, also spelled Ṣauriel or Ṣaurʿil (Classical Mandaic: ࡑࡀࡅࡓࡏࡉࡋ), is the angel of death. Ṣaureil features prominently in Book 1 of the Left Ginza as the angel who announces the message of death to Adam and Shitil (Seth).[1]

Ṣaureil is also an epithet for the Moon (Sen).[2]

In the Ginza Rabba

He is also known as Ṣaureil Qmamir Ziwa (Classical Mandaic: ࡑࡀࡅࡓࡏࡉࡋ ࡒࡌࡀࡌࡉࡓ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ; or Qamamir-Ziwa[2]) in Book 1 of the Left Ginza. According to the Left Ginza, he is called "Death" in the world, but as Kushta ("Truth") to those who know of Ṣaureil's true heavenly nature.[3]

See also

• Abaddon, also called Apollyon, a destroying angel in the Book of Revelation
• Azrael, also known as Malak al-Maut, in Islam
• Destroying angel (Bible), or angel of death
• Gabriel, angel of death over kings
• List of angels in theology
• Michael (archangel), good angel of death
• Mot (god), an angel of death from the Hebraic Book of Habakkuk
• Nasirdin and Sejadin, angels of death in Yazidism
• Psychopomp, a creature, spirit, angel, or deity in many religions, responsible for escorting souls to the afterlife
• Samael, an important archangel in Talmudic and post-Talmudic lore
• Santa Muerte, a sacred figure venerated primarily in Mexico
• Shinigami, god or spirit of death in Japanese mythology
• Yama, lord of death, in early Rigvedic Hinduism

References

1. Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2019). "Glossary". Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book (2 ed.). Drabsha.
2. Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
3. Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.