THE PUBLISHED CLAIM
Yaldabaoth means child of chaos.
OR-C-2026-005 · CORRECTION
THE PUBLISHED CLAIM
Yaldabaoth means child of chaos.
THE CORRECTED BOUNDARY
That majority view was superseded by Scholem in 1974. The etymology has been disputed since 1575 and remains unresolved.
THE CORRECTION · WHY THE CLAIM MOVED
Competing proposals include begetter of Sabaoth (Scholem), son of shame (Black), and derivations from Yah(weh) Elohei-Sabaoth or Iao Sabaoth.
Of the three Demiurge names, only Samael has a secure meaning—and only because the Coptic texts gloss it themselves: blind god.
THE RECORD STATE
The claim and correction are published at tab and entry depth. Dependent copy is governed by this boundary wherever the claim appears.
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Date precisionDay-level date preserved from the supplied register.
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SOURCES · NAMED AND LOCATABLE
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TRANSFER STATUS
The correction is public. Its source-linked as-run report is not yet published in this Record. The wording above is transferred from the supplied standing register; it is not a substitute for the report.
SUPERSESSION
It supersedes no earlier published entry and has not been superseded. If that changes, both directions of the chain will remain visible here.
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