Revealing the parallels between the Nag Hammadi hymn "The Thunder: Perfect Mind" and the Mandaean scriptures.
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The Thunder, Perfect Mind, Ginza Rabba, Dananukht, Hermes, Idris, Ishtar, Venus, Psalms of Thomas, Mesopotamia, Iraq, Pharaohs, Goddess Mut, Mother Goddess, المندائيون, الناصورائيون, الصابئة, نجع حمادي, الرعد, العقل المثالي, الكنزا ربا, دنانوخت, هرمس, إدريس, عشتار, الزهرة, مزامير توما, بلاد الرافدين, العراق, الفراعنة, الإلهة موت, الإلهة الأمAbstract
The hymn called The Thunder: Perfect Mind in the manuscripts of Nag Hammadi was associated with the Mandaean texts and had a direct relationship with them. This study will include the process of comparing the text mentioned above with one of the texts of the Mandaean book Ginza Rabba, which is the text of Dananukht. It will be also compared with one of the hymns from the Mandaean psalm book.
From the comparisons, an undoubted match was found where the feminine character intended in the dialogue for the text of The Thunder: The Perfect Mind is the Babylonian goddess Ishtar, of the planet Venus. She was worshipped in many regions of the ancient world under different names.
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