A Jewish Aramaic Circus Curse Tablet from Antioch
In this contribution we publish a lead circus curse tablet written in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (Princeton Art Museum excavation no. 3608-I57). The tablet was found in 1935 during excavations near the first turning-post at the hippodrome of Antioch on the Orontes (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). The u...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Veröffentlicht: |
2023
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| In: |
Aramaic studies
Jahr: 2023, Band: 21, Heft: 1, Seiten: 64-111 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Zirkus
/ Aramäisch
/ Antiochien
/ Griechisch
/ Latein
/ Fluch
/ Geschichte
/ Geschichte 400-600
/ Streitwagen
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| IxTheo Notationen: | BH Judentum |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Jewish Palestinian Aramaic
B chariot races B curse tablet B Incantation B Antioch |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In this contribution we publish a lead circus curse tablet written in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (Princeton Art Museum excavation no. 3608-I57). The tablet was found in 1935 during excavations near the first turning-post at the hippodrome of Antioch on the Orontes (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). The use of Greek and Latin defixiones agonisticae (agonistic binding spells) in chariot races was a wide-spread phenomenon during the Roman Byzantine Period. Curse tablets were inscribed with aggressive incantations that aimed at the defeat of rivals in the chariot races. The tablet under discussion is a unique piece: It is the only known lead circus curse tablet that was written in a Jewish language and script. The tablet is datable to the fifth or sixth century CE. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5227 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10041 |
