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Document Details : Title: The Babylonian Origins of the Mandaean Book of the Zodiac Author(s): ROCHBERG, Francesca Journal: ARAM Periodical Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Date: 1999-2000 Pages: 237-247 DOI: 10.2143/ARAM.11.2.504465 Abstract : The article discusses in a most preliminary way some Babylonian astrological and divinatory elements in the Mandaean Sfar MalwaĊĦia. First the contents of the Sfar Malwašia itself is outlined and something is said about the other influences evidenced in the work. Then the Babylonian parallels and sources are treated. |
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