Sunday, November 06, 2005

A DICTIONARY OF MANICHAEAN TEXTS is in the works:
Dictionary of Manichaean Texts being compiled in Britain

TEHRAN, Nov. 5 (MNA [MehrNews.com]) -- The most comprehensive Dictionary of Manichaean Texts is being compiled at the British Academy.

The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Board.

The three volume dictionary is being compiled by Professor Sims-Williams, Dr. Gunner Mikkelsen and a number of other scholars. The first volume entitled “Texts from the Roman Empire” was published in early 1999, and the remaining volumes are now in course of preparation, covering the texts from Iraq, Iran, Central Asia and China.

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