Like the
Asut Malkia, the
Shumhata is a
litany which lists following the names (in Drower's 1959 version). •
Hayyi Rabbi and
Manda d-Hayyi () •
aina (well-spring) () •
sindirka (
date palm or
sandarac tree) () •
Šišlam Rba () •
Ezlat Rabtia () •
Yawar Rba () •
Simat Hiia () •
Yukabar Rba () •
Mana and his
counterpart () • Great Mystery, the mystic Word () •
S'haq Ziwa Rba Qadmaia () •
Sam Ziwa () •
Hayyi Rabbi and
Manda d-Hayyi (second repetition) () Each of the names is preceded by "[the] name of" () and followed by the phrase "is pronounced upon thee" (). This list of names, which is also repeated in the commentary of
Prayer 18 of the Qulasta, is followed by a request to be protected from illnesses and misfortunes. A similar litany prayer that comes after the Shumhata is the
King of Kings () prayer, which is Prayer 176 of the
Qulasta. ==See also==