Šafiʿī, Ibrāhīm. 2025. Five earthenware Mandaic incantation bowls in Ābgīne Museum, Tehrān. Journal of Semitic Studies 70 (1): 1-30.Follow the link for the abstract. The full text is behind the subscription wall.
These bowls mention a remarkable assemblage of divine beings. There are seductive Liliths and their male counterparts, all of whom are demons. There are three Babylonian gods (Bel, Nabu, and Nirig [= Nergal]), who, surprisingly, seem to be angels. And there are other named angels and demons who are new to me.
Cross-file unde Mandean (Mandaean) Watch.
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