Book of the Zodiac
The Book of the Zodiac (Classical Mandaic: Sfar Malwašia) is a Mandaean text. It covers Mandaean astrology in great detail.[1] The book is used to obtain a Mandaean's baptismal name (mulwasha).[2]
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Manuscripts and translations
An English translation of the text, based on Manuscript 31 of the Drower Collection (DC 31), was published by E. S. Drower in 1949.[3]
Buckley has also located a privately held copy of the Book of the Zodiac dating from 1919 in San Diego.[4]
See also
References
- Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- Rudolph, Kurt. "Mandaeans". The Gnostic Society Library. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- Drower, Ethel S. (1949). The Book of the Zodiac: Sfar Malwašia. London: Murray.
- Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2010). The great stem of souls: reconstructing Mandaean history. Piscataway, N.J: Gorgias Press. ISBN 978-1-59333-621-9.
External links
- Sfar Mulwasha (Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)
- Sfar Mulwasha (Mandaic text from the Mandaean Network)
- Sfar Mulwasha (English translation)
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