Mark Lidzbarski

“ The life is under the vine that is above me. The praise of life is before me. Who will come and tell me? I will, for I am great. If the life that is under the vine that is above me, the praise of life is before me ... ”

“ And life is victorious. Mandaic transcription ašar ṣban ṣabuha b-ialuz ialuz ḏ-ainaihun hamamulai šum ksasar hamamulai amir zria nṭir ṭmir dkia ˁda qina ḏ-minẖ hua ˁla šumẖ hua šumia ˁla arqa hua ˁqarẖ ˁl ˁuṣar b-ˁuṣar hun hiia rbia ˁtimlun b-ˁqarun ˁl ˁuṣṭal gmir iatibna u-ˁl kana rba ḏ-iukabar hiia l-atutia gupna ḏ-qaiim ˁlauai tušbihat hiia qaima l-qudamai man lihuia u-nitia u-nimarlia ana hu lihuia ḏ-rabna ˁu hiia ḏ-atutia gupna ḏ-qaiim ˁlauai tušbihat hiia qaima l-qudamai hazin hu šum u-rušum ḏ-nisbit mn gilia mia u-mn ˁuṣria ḏ-ziua u-mn mariba rba u-ˁlaia u-hiia zakin s_____a ”