Bihram

Bihram
Uthra of Baptism
Bihram in the Scroll of Abatur (DC 8)
Other namesBihram Rabba
AbodeWorld of Light
Equivalents
Sethian GnosticMicheus, Michar, and Mnesinous

In Mandaeism, Bihram (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ) or Bihram Rabba (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡉࡄࡓࡀࡌ ࡓࡁࡀ, "Bihram the Great") is an uthra (angel or guardian): 8  who presides over the masbuta, or baptism ritual. Bihram is mentioned in Mandaean texts such as the Qulasta. Many Mandaean masbuta ritual prayers invoke the name of Bihram.

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