Abdullah Khaffagi was born c. 1880 into the Khaffagi (written Mandaic: Kupašia) family.[2]: 118 He was the 16th priest in an unbroken lineage of Mandaean priests dating back to the 15th century.[1]: 153
Sheikh Abdullah Khaffagi's daughter Šarat (Sharat) married Rishama Abdullah bar Negm, who is the son of his cousin Ganzibra Negm bar Zahroon.[2]: 113
Abdullah Khaffagi was known for his large collection of Mandaic texts, including a copy of the Mandaean Book of John made of lead plates.[1][3]: 5 He died in Ahvaz in 1975 when he was about 95 years old.[2]: 118
^ abcBuckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN0-19-515385-5. OCLC65198443.
^ abcdBuckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN978-1-59333-621-9.
^Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2023). 1800 Years of Encounters with Mandaeans. Gorgias Mandaean Studies. Vol. 5. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press. ISBN978-1-4632-4132-2. ISSN1935-441X.
