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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Main Author: Schwemer, Daniel 1970- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011
In: Die Welt des Orients
Year: 2011, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 177-190
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