The Great Treasure or Great Book, commonly called “The Book of Adam,” the Mandaeans’ work of highest authority: Thesaurus sive Liber Magnus, vulgo “Liber Adami” appellatus, opus Mandaeorum summi ponderis: With a New Introduction by Charles Häberl 9781463212230

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T H E G R E A T T R E A S U R E OR G R E A T B O O K , COMMONLY CALLED " T H E B O O K OF A D A M , " T H E MANDAEANS* WORK OF H I G H E S T AUTHORITY

GORGIAS MANDEAN STUDIES

2 General Editors Jorunn Buckley & Charles Haberl

The Great Treasure or Great Book, commonly called "The Book of Adam," the Mandaeans* work of highest authority Thesaurus sive Liber Magnus, vulgo "Liber Adami" appellatus, opus Mandaeorum summi ponderis

JULIUS HEINRICH PETERMANN

W I T H A N E W INTRODUCTION B Y CHARLES HÀBERL

VOLUME 2

A GORGIAS PRESS

2007

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This edition is a facsimile reprint of the original edition published by the T.O. Weigel, Leipzig, 1867

ISBN 978-1-59333-525-0 Set ISBN 978-1-59333-526-7 Volume 1, Part I ISBN 978-1-59333-700-1 Volume 1, Part II ISBN 978-1-59333-527-4 Volume 2 ISSN 1935-441X

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