Mani (prophet)
Mani was an Iranian[6][7][8][9] prophet who founded the religion of Manichaeism. He was a painter[10] and that influenced his work such as the Arzhang.
Mani | |
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مانی | |
._Seal_with_figure_of_Mani,_possibly_3rd_century_CE,_possibly_Irak._Cabinet_des_M%C3%A9dailles,_Paris.jpg) Sealstone of Mani, rock crystal, possibly 3rd century AD, Irak. Cabinet des Médailles, Paris.[1][2] The seal reads "Mani, messenger of the messiah", and may have been used by Mani himself to sign his epistoles.[3][1] | |
| Preceded by | Jesus |
| Personal | |
| Born | c. April AD 216 |
| Died | 2 March AD 274 or 26 February AD 277[5] (aged 57–58 or 60–61) |
| Cause of death | Execution by the order of Bahram I |
| Religion | Manichaeism |
| Nationality | Iranian |
| Parents | Pātik, Mariam |
| Citizenship | Template:Country data Sasanian Empire |
| Notable work(s) | Manichaean scripture |
| Founder of | Manichaeism |
Mani was born in Mesopotamia.[4] He was born in Al-Mada'in, which was part of the Parthian Empire at the time. Mani wrote eight major works, with seven written in Syriac and one written in Middle Persian.[11] He was executed in Gundeshapur.[12]
Mani (prophet) Media
Painter Mani presenting king Bukhram-Gur (Bahram) with his drawing. 16th-century painting by Ali-Shir Nava'i, Shakrukhia (Tashkent).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Grenet, Frantz. Splendeurs des oasis d'Ouzbékistan (2022). Paris: Louvre Editions. p. 93. ISBN 978-8412527858.
- ↑ Believers, Proselytizers, & Translators The Sogdians. sogdians.si.edu.
- ↑ GULÁCSI, ZSUZSANNA. The Prophet's Seal: A Contextualized Look at the Crystal Sealstone of Mani (216-276 C.E.) in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Bulletin of the Asia Institute 24 (2010). p. 164.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Taraporewala, I.J.S.. ManichaeismIran Chamber Society. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ SASANIAN DYNASTY. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
- ↑ Boyce, Mary. Zoroastrians: their religious beliefs and practices (2001)Routledge. p. 111.
- ↑ Ball, Warwick. Rome in the East: the transformation of an empire (2001)Routledge. p. 437..
- ↑ Sundermann, Werner. MANI (2009-07-20)Sundermann.
- ↑ Bausani, Alessandro. Religion in Iran: from Zoroaster to Baha'ullah (2000)Bibliotheca Persica Press. p. 80..
- ↑ Sundermann, Werner. MANI (2009-07-20)Sundermann.
- ↑ Henning, W.B., The Book of Giants, BSOAS, Vol. XI, Part 1, 1943, pp. 52–74: "...Mani, who was brought up and spent most of his life in a province of the Persian empire, and whose mother belonged to a famous Parthian family, did not make any use of the Iranian mythological tradition. There can no longer be any doubt that the Iranian names of Sām, Narīmān, etc., that appear in the Persian and Sogdian versions of the Book of the Giants, did not figure in the original edition, written by Mani in the Syriac language."
- ↑ Al-Biruni. The Chronology of Ancient Nations.