Abstract
Ibn al-Nadīm's tenth-century Fihrist, long recognized as the purveyor of much valuable Manichaean lore, includes a Manichaean exposition of Genesis 2-4 that exhibits numerous affinities with both Jewish aggadic and gnostic exegetical traditions. One of the more intriguing episodes featured in the exposition involves the deliverance of the infant Seth from demonic assault by a magically adept Adam. Some parallels to this specific narrative episode were subsequently discovered within the gradually expanding corpus of Middle Iranian Manichaean literature. The present essay seeks to direct attention to a heretofore unrecognized reflex of this theme within an Aramaic incantation stemming from lower Mesopotamia. The implications of this correspondence are explored.
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