Secrets of the Ancestors

Diwan u-tafsir ḏ-razia ḏ-abahata (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡉࡅࡀࡍ ࡅࡕࡀࡐࡎࡉࡓ ࡖࡓࡀࡆࡉࡀ ࡖࡀࡁࡀࡄࡀࡕࡀ "Scroll and Tafsir [Explanation] of the Secrets of the Ancestors", or simply "The Secrets of the Ancestors") is a Mandaean religious text.

[1] The Bodleian Library at Oxford University holds a manuscript of the text, catalogued as Ms. Asiat.

C 13 was copied at Mučarra in 1238 A.H. (1822-3 A.D.) by Iahia Ram Zihrun br Mhatam.

[3] The text lists the names Barmeil, Bihdad, Bihram, Šišlam, Šišlameil, Manhareil, Nureil, Zihrun, Sahqeil, Haiil, and Reil.

Bogdan Burtea's (2012) German translation is based on MS Asiat.