Evil Witches, Apotropaic Plants and the New Moon: Two anti-witchcraft incantations from Babylon (BM 35672 and BM 36584)
This article offers a commented edition of two hitherto unknown anti-witchcraft incantations preserved on first-millennium cuneiform tablets from Babylon. BM 36584 is a typical anti-witchcraft ritual to be performed in the morning before the Sun-god; it is characterised by the use of purifying plant...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
2011
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Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2011, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-190 |
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| Summary: | This article offers a commented edition of two hitherto unknown anti-witchcraft incantations preserved on first-millennium cuneiform tablets from Babylon. BM 36584 is a typical anti-witchcraft ritual to be performed in the morning before the Sun-god; it is characterised by the use of purifying plants and figurine magic, both features that have close parallels in other anti-witchcraft rituals including Maqlû. The text preserved on BM 35672 belongs to a group of incantations against witchcraft that were recited over plants, stones or other apotropaic substances. The incantation on the present tablet was to be recited over anḫullû, a plant that was known to be especially effective against witchcraft. |
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| ISSN: | 2196-9019 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Die Welt des Orients
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