Carlos Gelbert

Carlos Gelbert
Carlos Gelbert in 2025
Native name
کارلوس کلبرت
Born1948
Basra, Iraq
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish, Arabic, Mandaic, German
CitizenshipAustralian
GenreNon-fiction
Fiction
SpouseSue Aran

Carlos Gelbert (born 1948) is an Australian writer and translator. He is best known for publishing the first full-length English translations of the Ginza Rba (2011) and Mandaean Book of John (2017) together with Mark J. Lofts. Gelbert has also translated the Ginza Rba (2021) into Arabic, as well as Mandaean Prayers and Hymns, a 2002 Arabic translation of the first 103 prayers of the Qulasta along with the original Mandaic text. In 2025, Gelbert published a full English translation of the Qulasta with Mark J. Lofts.