Carlos Gelbert
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Carlos Gelbert

Australian writer and translator

Carlos Gelbert (born 1948) is an Australian writer and translator. He is best known for publishing the first full-length English translations of the Ginza Rba (2011) and Mandaean Book of John (2017) together with Mark J. Lofts.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Gelbert (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born 1948.1

About

Gelbert has also translated the Ginza Rba (2021) into Arabic, as well as Mandaean Prayers and Hymns, a 2002 Arabic translation of the first 103 prayers of the Qulasta along with the original Mandaic text. In 2025, Gelbert published a full English translation of the Qulasta with Mark J. Lofts.

From Wikipedia’s article on Carlos Gelbert, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

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Career

Occupation: translator, novelist, writer.4

Personal life

  • Born1948, Basra5
  • CitizenshipAustralia6
  • ResidenceWestern Sydney7
  • SpouseSue Aran8