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Title: Mandaic Incantations: Lead Rolls and Magic Bowls
Author(s): YAMAUCHI, Edwin M.
Journal: ARAM Periodical
Volume: 11    Issue: 2   Date: 1999-2000   
Pages: 253-268
DOI: 10.2143/ARAM.11.2.504467

Abstract :
The earliest documents of the Mandaeans are incantations written on lead rolls and on terracotta bowls. These texts have been found in southern Iraq and south-western Iran. The bowls are generally dated between AD 600 and 800; some of the lead rolls are dated earlier. The author gives an overview of the theories on the origin of the Mandaic script, and of the publications of the lead rolls and magic bowls with incantations. A bowl in the Miami University Museum is published here for the first time.


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