Abracadabra by Prof. Dr. Estiphan Panoussi is a research dossier that assembles and critically refines a series of AI-assisted scholarly dialogues investigating the etymology, symbolism, and theological significance of the terms Abracadabra and Abrasax. The document functions as preparatory material for a formal academic article, preserving the exploratory stages of argument formation while integrating primary textual evidence, especially a Geniza manuscript fragment that renders the formula as “Abra QaT Abra” in Aramaic/Hebrew script.
 
The central thesis challenges the long-standing interpretation of abracadabra as the Aramaic phrase “I create as I speak.” Through linguistic analysis and manuscript evidence, Panoussi argues that the middle element QaT is not an Aramaic particle (kad), but a transliteration of the Greek κατά (kata, “against”), as confirmed by Syriac transliteration practices (e.g., kategoria → QaTegoriya). This reframes the formula as a deliberate triadic structure—Abra QaT Abra—encoding opposition rather than analogy.
 
Building on this, the document proposes a dualistic and syncretic interpretation: the two “Abra” elements may represent Ahura Mazda (via Greek betacism and the related name Abrasax) and Abraham, symbolizing a philosophical and theological tension between Iranian dualism and Abrahamic monotheism. The work further argues that the numerical association of Abrasax with 365 is secondary and interpretive rather than original. Overall, the document presents a methodologically rigorous re-evaluation of abracadabra as a linguistic, philosophical, and religious artifact emerging from Late Antique Greco-Iranian and Gnostic intellectual exchange, rather than as a mere magical charm.