Hibil Ziwa, 'Abel of Splendour', is among the foremost saving uthras of Mandaeism. His great deed is a descent (a soteriological katabasis) into the World of Darkness, where he overcomes its monstrous rulers — among them the giant Krun — and seals their abodes before returning to the Light, undergoing ritual baptisms before and after. This descent is narrated in the fifth book of the Right Ginza and in a dedicated scroll, the Baptism of Hibil Ziwa (Diwan Maṣbuta d-Hibil Ziwa). Closely linked to Manda d-Hayyi, with whom he is sometimes identified, Hibil Ziwa is still invoked by name by Mandaeans in moments of danger.
Domains
radiance splendour
victory over darkness
Powers
to descend into the World of Darkness and return unharmed
to subdue and seal the rulers of the World of Darkness