Libat

{{Short description|Planet Venus in Mandaeism}}

{{For|the settlement in Kenya|Libat, Kenya}}

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| name = Libat

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| other_names = Amamit, Ishtar

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| abode = World of Darkness

| planet = Venus

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| parents = Ruha and Ur

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| equivalent1_type = Akkadian

| equivalent1 = Inanna (Delebat)

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In Mandaeism, Libat ({{langx|myz|ࡋࡉࡁࡀࡕ}}) is the Mandaic name for the planet Venus.Müller-Kessler, Christa (2018). "Šamaš, Sîn (Sahra, Sira), Delibat (Ištar, al-‘Uzzā), und Kēwān (Kajjamānu) in den frühen mandäischen magischen Texten und bei ihren Nachbarn. Eine Bestandsaufnahme." ISIMU 20/21: 259–295. Libat is one of the seven planets ({{langx|myz|ࡔࡅࡁࡀ|translit=šuba|lit=The Seven}}), who are part of the entourage of Ruha in the World of Darkness.{{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}}{{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}}

In Mandaean astrology, Libat is associated with success in love and reproduction. Libat's name is derived from the Akkadian Delebat. Other Mandaean names for Libat include Argiuat, Daitia, Kukbat (the diminutive of 'star'), Spindar, as well as Ruha or Ruha ḏ-qudša (Holy Spirit) and her epithets – Amamit (as an inhabitant of the underworld), and ʿstira (i.e., Ishtar or Astarte).{{cite book|last=Bhayro|first=Siam|title=Cosmology in Mandaean Texts|publisher=Brill|date=2020-02-10|url=https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004400566/BP000051.xml|access-date=2021-09-03|pages=572–579|doi=10.1163/9789004400566_046}}