Sam Ziwa
Uthra in Mandaeism
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In some prayers of the Qulasta such as the Asut Malkia and Shumhata, he is referred to as "Sam, the pure, first-produced, beloved, and great first radiance (ziwa)" (Classical Mandaic: ࡎࡀࡌ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ ࡃࡀࡊࡉࡀ ࡁࡅࡊࡓࡀ ࡄࡀࡁࡉࡁࡀ ࡓࡁࡀ ࡒࡀࡃࡌࡀࡉࡀ, romanized: Sam Ziua dakia bukra habiba rba qadmaia, Modern Mandaic pronunciation: ). Similarly, in the opening line of Right Ginza 15.5, he is referred to as Sam Ziwa Dakia ("pure, radiant Sam").
Sam Mana Smira
Sam Ziwa may be identified with Sam Mana Smira (Modern Mandaic pronunciation: ; also Smir Ziwa 'pure first Radiance', or Sam Smir Ziwa; Smir means 'preserved'), an uthra is mentioned in Qulasta prayers 9, 14, 28, 77, and 171, and Right Ginza 3 and 5.4. Yawar Mana Smira and Sam Smira Ziwa are mentioned in Right Ginza 14. Lidzbarski (1920) translates Sam Mana Smira as "Sām, the well-preserved Mānā."