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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VerfasserInnen: Folmer, Margaretha (Verfasst von) ; Elitzur-Leiman, Rivka (Verfasst von)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: 2023
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
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.
ISSN:1745-5227
Enthält:Enthalten in: Aramaic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455227-bja10041