[6]: 7–8 Charles G. Häberl (2022) etymologizes Abatur as abbā ḏ-ʿoṯri 'father of the excellencies',[6]: 213  since he translates uthra as 'excellency.

Beneath him was initially nothing but a massive void with muddy black water at the bottom, in which his image was reflected.

Abatur is unhappy with the assignment, complaining that he is being asked to leave his home and his wives to do this task.

A later section of the book reveals that Abatur is the source of Ptahil (ࡐࡕࡀࡄࡉࡋ‎), who fills the role of the demiurge in Mandaean cosmology.

Abatur answers that Adam will be helped by Manda d-Hayyi, who instructs humans with sacred knowledge and protects them.

None of the celestial beings shown has any fleshy or material bodies, and this may play a part in the non-representative nature of their depictions.