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Babylon = birthplace of Mani (1)

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Topics (move over topic to see place in topic list) Individuals identified as Assyrians 12 Assyrian Identity 12.02 Assyrian identity in post-Empire times 12.02.01 Assyria and Assyrians in Neo- and Late Babylonian sources 12.02.01.02 Individuals identified as Assyrians	Keywords Babylon Manichaeism
Period No period specified	Channel Manichaean texts

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In the Parthian Manichaean text M4a the prophet Mani tells about his Babylonian origin.

Manichaean Parthian Text M4a:
“I have come from the land of Babylon. I have come from the land of Babylon and I am posted at the door of Truth. I am a young pupil, come forth from the land of Babylon. I have come forth from the land of Babylon so that I might shout a call into the world”.

Source (list of abbreviations)
Manichaean Parthian Text M4a

Bibliography

Klimkeit 1993, 148

Klimkeit, H.-J. Gnosis on the Silk Road. Gnostic Parables, Hymns and Prayers from Central Asia. San Francisco: Harper 1993.

Andrea Piras

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