Hitfun

{{Short description|River in Mandaean cosmology}}

File:Mandaean Scroll of Abathur.jpg in the Bodleian Library, Oxford. The illustration on top depicts the ship Shahrat ferrying Mandaean souls across the Hitfun towards the house of Abatur, while the lower illustration shows the tree of Shatrin with the souls of unbaptized children.]]

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In Mandaean cosmology, Hiṭfun (written Mandaic: Hiṭpun) or Hiṭfon (Hiṭpon) ({{langx|myz|ࡄࡉࡈࡐࡅࡍ}}) is a great dividing river separating the World of Darkness from the World of Light.{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.de/Ginza-Rabba-English-Translation-Drabsha/dp/B00A3GO458|last1=Al-Saadi |first1=Qais Mughashghash |last2=Al-Saadi |first2=Hamed Mughashghash |title=Ginza Rabba: The Great Treasure. An equivalent translation of the Mandaean Holy Book |year=2012 |publisher=Drabsha}} It is mentioned in Hymn 25 of the third book of the Left Ginza.{{cite book |url=https://livingwaterbooks.com.au/product/ginza-rba/ |last1=Gelbert |first1=Carlos |title=Ginza Rba |year=2011 |publisher=Living Water Books |location=Sydney |isbn=9780958034630}} The river of Hiṭfun is analogous to the river Styx in Greek mythology and Hubur in Mesopotamian mythology.

It is also known as hapiqia mia or hafiqia mia ({{langx|myz|ࡄࡐࡉࡒࡉࡀ ࡌࡉࡀ}}), which means "streams/springs of water" or "outflowing water." The water is fresh, and is located in a realm that is situated between Abatur's and Yushamin's realms.{{cite thesis|url=https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1444088/|last=Aldihisi|first=Sabah|year=2008|title=The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba|type=PhD|publisher=University College London}}