Shlama beth Qidra

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Shlama beth Qidra, also known as Šlama pt Qidra, was a female Mandaean priest and scribe who lived around 200 CE. Her name appears in the colophons of the Left Ginza manuscripts, making her the earliest Mandaean scribe named in such colophons. She predates Zazai of Gawazta by a few generations. Exact birth and death dates are unknown, but she is believed to have lived in the 2nd–3rd centuries. She is known for copying Mandaean texts.