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Brikha Nasoraia (Hathem Mahdi Saed) was born on 1964 in Iraq, is an Iraqi-Australian Mandaean priest and professor. Discover Brikha Nasoraia's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 60 years old?

Popular As Hathem Mahdi Saed
Occupation Scholar and Mandaean priest
Age 60 years old
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Born 1964
Birthday 1964
Birthplace Iraq
Nationality Iraq

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1964

Rabbi Prof. Brikha H. S. Nasoraia (full name: Brikha Hathem Saed Naṣoraia; born 1964 in Iraq ) is an Iraqi-Australian Mandaean priest and scholar based in Sydney, Australia.

He is affiliated with the University of Sydney and Mardin Artuklu University.

He is currently a Professor of Comparative Semitics, Literature and Art History.

Brikha Nasoraia was born in Iraq to Mahdi Saed (father) and Layla (mother).

His baptismal name is Sam bar Sam Yuhana.

He belongs to the Kuhailia (Choheili) family and can thus trace his ancestry back to Adam Zakia, the father of Bihram Bar-Hiia, who lived around 1500 A.D.

He was initiated into the Mandaean priesthood by Sheikh Abdullah, son of Sheikh Negm, of Baghdad.

He was ordained as a ganzibra (Mandaean high priest) and later emigrated to Sydney, Australia, where he initially served with Ganzibra Salah Choheili.

1998

In 1998, together with Majid Fandi al-Mubaraki and his son Brian Mubaraki, he published a full printed version of the Ginza Rabba in typesetted Mandaic.

He has participated in excavations at archaeological sites such as Harran.

He is fluent in English, Arabic, and Aramaic.

Nasoraia is also an artist who produces oil paintings featuring Mandaean religious themes.

He is married to Nadia al-Faris, with whom he has three children.

Below is a partial list of publications by Brikha Nasoraia.

Note that in earlier works, he is cited as Hathem Saed Naṣoraia.

Brikha (which means "blessed" in Mandaic) is a title that was later added to his name as cited in academic literature, Hathem is his given name, Mahdi is his father's name, and Saed is his grandfather's name.

Naṣoraia is used to denote that he is a Nasoraean, i.e. a Mandaean priest.

(See also Mandaean name.) As a result, he is also known as Sheikh (Rbai) Haithem Mahdi Saeed.

2005

In 2005, he obtained a Ph.D. degree from the University of Sydney, where he wrote his doctoral dissertation on the translation and analysis of the Dmut Kušṭa scroll.

After graduating from the University of Sydney, he later took the name Brikha Naṣoraia, which means "Blessed Naṣoraean" in Mandaic.

As a ganzibra (head priest), he is currently the President of the Mandaean Spiritual Council (or the Mandaean Nasoraean Supreme Council ) of Australia and is also the President of the International Mandaean Nasoraean Supreme Council (or Nasoraean Mandaean Association ).

Nasoraia lectures at the University of Sydney, and also at Mardin Artuklu University in Mardin, Turkey.

Brikha Nasoraia's research interests include archaeology (particularly Mandaic lead rolls and incantation bowls), philosophy of religion, and translation of Mandaic manuscripts.