Ptahil

Ptahil
Ptahil in the Scroll of Abatur (DC 8)
Other namesFourth Life, Gabriel
ParentsAbatur, or Hibil and Zahreil
Equivalents
ManichaeanPrince of Darkness

In Mandaeism, Ptahil (Classical Mandaic: ࡐࡕࡀࡄࡉࡋ) also known as Ptahil-Uthra (uthra, "angel, guardian"),: 8  is the Fourth Life, the third of three emanations from the First Life, Hayyi Rabbi, after Yushamin and Abatur. Ptahil-Uthra alone does not constitute the demiurge but only fills that role since he is viewed as the creator of the material world in the Ginza Rabba, often holding an inherently malicious character.: 65 

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