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A ganzibra (singular form in , pronunciation: ;

(2025). 9781800856271, Liverpool University Press. .
plural form in , literally 'treasurer' in ; ) is a in . , or junior priests, rank below the ganzibras.Drower, E. S. 1960. The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Symbolically, ganzibras are considered to be on earth (). Their responsibilities include performing , , , and other rituals, all of which can only be performed by priests. They must prepare their own food to maintain ritual purity.

(2025). 9780195153859, Oxford University Press.
Ganzibra priests are also prohibited from consuming stimulants such as wine, tobacco, and coffee.


Ordination
The ganzibras go through an elaborate set of initiation rituals that are separate from those performed for the . According to Drower (1937), a ganzibra can only be initiated immediately before the death of a pious member of the Mandaean community. Two ganzibras and two are required to perform the initiation.Drower, E. S. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Leiden: Brill (1962 reprint).

The bukra is the first performed by a ganzibra priest just after ordination.

The ʿngirta (; also refers to prayers 73–74) is a ceremony used to inform the World of Light about the ordination of a ganzibra.

A ganzibra qualifies to become a after he initiates five priests.


In Mandaean texts
In 15.7, 15.8, 16.1, and 17.1, the Yura is mentioned as Yura Rba Ganzibra, or "Great Yura the Ganzibra."
(2025). 9780958034630, Living Water Books. .


Notable ganzibria
Notable ganzibria include:


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