Among the books available in limited preview via Google Books is E. S. Drower’s translation of two Mandaean priestly commentaries, known as the “Great First World” and the “Lesser First World”.
I don’t own a copy of Drower’s translation (which is what is on Google Books), but I am delighted to be the owner of the facsimile of the text that was published together with Drower’s translation. It is in the form of two small scrolls, packaged for safekeeping in a cardboard tube. It is by far the most interesting item on my bookshelves!
Also intriguing is the website I happened across today, dedicated to the Ginza Rba and with the promise that the site is “coming soon”.
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