Corpus of Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals.

Corpus of Mesopotamian anti-witchcraft rituals. / Volume three / / by Tzvi Abusch [and three others].

Among the most important sources for understanding the cultures and systems of thought of ancient Mesopotamia is a large body of magical and medical texts written in the Sumerian and Akkadian languages. An especially significant branch of this literature centers upon witchcraft. Mesopotamian anti-wi...

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Superior document:Ancient magic and divination ; volume 8/3
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Abusch, I. Tzvi,
Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : Brill,, 2020.
Year of Publication:2020
Language:English
Series:Ancient magic and divination ; 8/3.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • INTRODUCTION
  • TEXTS OF GROUP TWO: PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE USED FOR BEWITCHED PERSONS (ŠUMMA AMĒLU KAŠIP)
  • TEXTS OF GROUP THREE: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR SYMPTOMS INDICATING WITCHCRAFT
  • TEXTS OF GROUP FOUR: CURES FOR THE WITCHCRAFT-INDUCED LOSS OF POTENCY
  • TEXTS OF GROUP FIVE: PROTECTING PREGNANT WOMEN AND INFANTS AGAINST WITCHCRAFT
  • TEXTS OF GROUP SIX: INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE FABRICATION OF AMULET NECKLACES AGAINST WITCHCRAFT
  • TEXTS OF GROUP SEVEN: UŠBURRUDA TEXTS
  • TEXTS OF GROUP EIGHT: CEREMONIAL RITUALS FOR UNDOING WITCHCRAFT
  • TEXTS OF GROUP NINE: ANTI-WITCHCRAFT INCANTATIONS WITHIN BĪT RIMKI AND RELATED TEXTS
  • TEXTS OF GROUP TEN: RITUALS AGAINST ZIKURUDÛ AND OTHER SPECIAL TYPES OF WITCHCRAFT
  • TEXTS OF GROUP TWELVE: DIAGNOSTIC TEXTS
  • ADDITIONAL TEXTS TO VOLUMES 1 AND 2
  • TEXTS OF GROUP F: SMALL, UNASSIGNABLE FRAGMENTS
  • ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS TO VOLUMES 1 AND 2
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY (VOLUMES 1–3)
  • CONCORDANCES (VOLUMES 1–3)
  • REGISTERS (VOLUMES 1–3)
  • COPIES OF CUNEIFORM TEXTS
  • COLLATIONS
  • ADDENDA.

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