In Mandaean cosmology Abatur is an uthra, described in the Diwan (Scroll) of Abatur as the second of three subservient emanations created by Hayyi Rabbi and called the 'father of the Uthras.' He is described as the son of the first emanation Yushamin. The Scroll of Abatur narrates that Hibil instructs Abatur to reside at the boundary and to weigh souls who have passed the matarta (spiritual toll houses); Abatur also plays a role in commissioning Ptahil by providing him with instructions and materials to create the material world (Tibil). The Diwan presents episodes in which Abatur complains and questions his reassignment from the World of Light to the boundary-post.
In Mandaean illustrated Diwans Abatur is depicted seated on a throne in a stylized, non-fleshy manner; surviving images show blocky, schematic iconography with faces divided into quarters. Some illustrated portrayals show apparent eyes in the lower two quarters of the face; the texts stress that such uthras are non-corporeal rather than fleshy material beings.
Abatur Muzania serves as a judge and weigher of souls, determining which souls who have passed the matarta may return to the World of Light. He occupies a mediating/boundary role on the verge of the World of Light and participates in cosmogenesis by giving Ptahil precise instructions and providing materials and assistance (including demons from the World of Darkness) for the creation of Tibil. Narratively he is portrayed as questioning and reluctant about his boundary assignment, asking Hibil detailed questions about sins and salvation.
*Perkʷūnos
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*Péh₂usōn (reconstructed)
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57 Mnemosyne
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Abaddon
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Aban Yasht
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Abath
No corroborated folkloric entity named "Abath" is documented in the provided sources. The string appears in the supplied material only as a surname/personal name in Aruban/Dutch-Caribbean archival records and as an unrelated taxonomic or encyclopedic hit; no mythic attributes, origin stories, rituals, or apotropaic practices for an entity called Abath are present in the documents reviewed.
Abatwa (Twa / Batwa)
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Abellio
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Abraham
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Abraun
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Abtin
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Abundantia
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- [3]Die Archonten Der Gnosis. Die Unglaubliche Realität Jenseits unserer Wahrnehmung. Archive.org: German-language excerpted material mentioning Abatur in secondary/polemical context (provided in research notes).other
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