Masbuta

Maṣbuta (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡑࡁࡅࡕࡀ; pronounced maṣwottā in Neo-Mandaic[1]: 16 ) is the ritual of immersion in water in the Mandaean religion.

[2][3] Mandaeans revere John the Baptist and practice frequent baptism (masbuta) as ritual purification, not of initiation.

The priest (rabbi) then removes a ring made of myrtle (klila) worn by the baptized and places it on their forehead.

By the riverbank, a Mandaean's forehead is anointed with sesame oil (misha) and partakes in a communion of sacramental bread (pihta) and water.

Ṭamaša is typically performed after bodily pollutions, such as seminal discharge, sexual activity, or after subsiding from unclean thoughts or anger at another person.