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The Qulasta, also spelled Qolastā in older sources, is a compilation of Mandaean prayers. The Mandaic word qolastā means "collection". The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms (masbuta) and other sacred rituals involved in the ascension of the soul (masiqta). In Mandaic, individual prayers are generally called buta, although some prayers also known as qaiamta, šrita, and other Mandaic designations. There is no standardized version of the Qulasta; different versions can contain varying numbers of prayers, and ordering of the prayers can also vary. The most commonly Qulasta versions are those of E. S. Drower and Mark Lidzbarski. Eric Segelberg (1958) contains a detailed study of many of the first 90 Qulasta prayers as used in Mandaean rituals.