Rosary Beads

http://books.google.com/books?id=T2cQAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA362&lpg=PA362&dq=prayer+beads+ancient+mohammedans&source=bl&ots=xoLKTy4K0G&sig=bhE9j_IOEvVygqVyssHaCC7oVsI&hl=en&ei=Iak3TaLCApD4swO8kPm3Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false Mentions Egyptian Abbot Paul in A.D. 341 using pebbles in his lap to count prayers.  Look under: Beads