THE DROWER COLLECTION

#1

Iniania
Response and devotions

#2
Sidra d Nishmatha
Book of souls
Baptismal ritual and sacraments

#3

Sidra d Nismatha
Book of Souls

#4

Glossary

#5
Tafsir Paghra
Inner meaning of the ritual meals
One of the 6 sections in DC 6

#6
Alf Trisar Suialia
1012 Questions
Translated by Drower

A copy is also located in Paris at Bibiotheque Nationale
called the Code Sabeen #16

#7

Diwan d Nehrowatha (Nahrawatha)

Translated in K. Rudolph’s book “Diwan der Flusse”
A rare secular document of fantastic geographic imagination of the Mandaean scholars


#8

Diwan Abathur

Progress through the Purgatories
Translated by Drower

#9

Haran Gawaita
Same as section #8 of the DC 36
Translated by Drower

#10
Pirsa d Sambra
A Phylactery of Rue
Published in Orientalia volume XV 1946 pages 324-346 by E.S. Drower
Dated 1871 (A.H. 1249)

#11

Don’t Know

#12
Parsha Harshia
Loosing of spells
(A.H. 1196)

#13
Hibil Ziwa
Zraztia

#14

Don’t Know

#15

Pthahil
Zraztia

16
Don’t Know

#17
Don’t Know


#18
Zarazta d Suba Sibiahia
Protection of the Seven Planets

#19
Salhafta d- Mahra
Ransom of Illness

#20

Safta d-Dahlulia
The Scroll of …

#21
Safta d- Pishra d- Ainia
Exorcism of the Evil and Diseased Eyes
Published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1937
pages 589-611
and in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society 1938
pages 1-20
both by E.S. Drower

#22
Ginza Rba
Translated by Mark Lidzbarski
Der Schatz oder das große Buch Der Mandäer
Göttingrn: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht 1925


#23

Pasar Sumqa
Exorcism of Fever
DATE (A.H. 1226)

#24

Šharh d-Parwanaiia
Tarasa Roll
Rituals---the concentration of Mandi / Priest/ Ganzibra
unpublished

#25

Don’t Know

#26

Don’t Know

#27

Zihrun Raza Kasia


#28
The Excorsim of “I sought to lift my eyes”
unpublished


#29
Don’t Know

#30

Drasa d Yahia
Book of John


#31
Don’t Know

#32
Don’t Know

#33

Suba Ibisna
Sirna Htima
Biswar Ziua Nisimtai

#34
Diwan Malkuta ‘Laita
The Scrolll of the Exhalted Kingdom
Translated by J.J. Buckley in
The Scroll of the Exhalted Kingship
published by American Oriental Society 1993


#35
Diwan Madbuta d Hibil Ziwa
The Scroll of the Baptism of Hibil Ziwa
Translated by E.S. Drower in
The Haran Gawaita and The Baptism of Hibil-Ziwa
published by Citta Del Vaticano 1953


#36
Alf Trisar Suialia
Translated by Drower
Haran Gawaita is located in the 8th section

#37
Safta d-Masihfan Rba
Scroll of the Great Overthrower

#38
Don’t Know

#39
Safta d-Qastina
Scroll of “I Shoot”
DATE (A.H. 1216)

#40

Qmaha Pašar Mihla
Phylactery for the Exorcism of Salt
DATE 1831 (A.H. 1247)
Unpublished and untranslated

#41

Alma Rišaia Rba
Great First World
Translated by E.S. Drower
in A Pair of Nasoraean Commentaries
published by E.J. Brill: Leiden 1963

#42
Šarh d-Tabahata
The Scroll of the Ancestors
unpublished

#43
Suba Ibisna
Sirna Htisna
Byawar Ziua Nisimtai
The Poor Priest’s Treasury
12 exorcisms
unpublished

#44
Zrazta
d-Hibil Ziwa
The Tailisman of Hibil Ziwa
unpublished

#45
“harsia bisia”
Mandaean book of black Magic
---Translated by E.S. Drower in A Mandaean Book of Black  magic


#46
harsia bisia”
Mandaean book of black Magic--- Translated by E.S. Drower in A Mandaean Book of Black Magic

#47
Pishra d-Shambra
The Spell of Rue
unpublished

#48
Alma Risania Zuta
The Lesser World
Translated by E.S. Drower in A Pair of Nasoraean Commentaries published by E.J. Brill: Leiden 1963

#49

Don’t Know

#50
Sarh
d-Masbuta Rabtia d-Tlaima Usitin Masbutiata
A commentary on the Great Baptism

#51
Pisra d Pugdama d-Mia
Exorcism- The Command of the Waters
DATE (A.H. 1277)

#52

Don’t know

#53

Prayerbook

#54
Coronation of the Great Sislam
(Another copy in the British Museum # OR 6592)
Translated by Drower




M S Asiat. Misc. C 12
Diwan d-qadaha rba šums d-mara d-rabuta u-dmut kušta
TheScroll of the Great Prayer of the Name of the Lord of Greatness and the Image of Truth
AKA: The Great Prayer
Unpublished