Book of the Zodiac

Book of the Zodiac
Sfar Malwašia
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ReligionMandaeism
LanguageMandaic language

The Book of the Zodiac (Classical Mandaic: ࡎࡐࡀࡓ ࡌࡀࡋࡅࡀࡔࡉࡀ, romanized: 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 (malwasha).[2] It is also an important source on Mandaean numerology.[3]

  1. ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. ^ Rudolph, Kurt. "Mandaeans". The Gnostic Society Library. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ^ Häberl, Charles G. (2023). "Binding the Lion: Numerology in the Mandaean Tradition". SSRN Electronic Journal. Elsevier BV. doi:10.2139/ssrn.4502834. ISSN 1556-5068. S2CID 259863711. SSRN 4502834.

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