In Mandaeism, Shitil (, ) is an uthra (angel or guardian) from the World of Light. Shitil is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent of Seth.
Prayers in the Qulasta frequently contain the recurring formula, "In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš" ( ).
Overview
According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the
Qulasta, the Book of John and
Ginza Rba, the angelic
Soteriology figure Shitil
is a son of
Adam Kadmon ("the first Adam") who taught John the Baptist with his brothers
Anush Uthra (Enosh) and
Hibil Ziwa (Abel).
He is variously spoken of as a son of Adam,
a brother
or son
[ Note:] of Hibil, and the brother
or father
of Anush. Sheetil is one of the revealers of Mandaeism, identified as the biblical Seth.
The Left Ginza mentions that Shitil was taken alive to the World of Light without a masiqta (death mass).
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