Sea of Suf

In Mandaean cosmology, the Sea of Suf (or Sea of Sup, Classical Mandaic: ࡉࡀࡌࡀ ࡖࡎࡅࡐ, romanized: iama ḏ-sup, lit. 'Sea of the End'[1]) is a primordial sea in the World of Darkness.[2][3] It is analogous to Tehom in the Book of Genesis. A great sea that the soul has to pass in the first steps of ascending. The limit of worldly desire.

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See also
  • Abzu – Primeval sea in Mesopotamian mythology
  • Cosmic ocean – Mythological motif
  • Firmament – Solid dome created to divide the primal sea
  • Nu – Ancient Egyptian personification of the primordial watery abyss
  • Tohu wa-bohu – In the Genesis creation narrative, the earth's condition immediately before light's creation
  • Tiamat – Primordial goddess of ancient Babylon religion
  • Yam Suph – Body of water in the Book of Exodus (Hebrew cognate)

References
  1. Gelbert, Carlos (2011). Ginza Rba. Sydney: Living Water Books. ISBN 9780958034630.
  2. Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  3. Al-Saadi, Qais Mughashghash; Al-Saadi, Hamed Mughashghash (2012). Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book. Drabsha.


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