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Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur (Paperback): James Alan Montgomery

Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur (Paperback)

James Alan Montgomery

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge

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In 1888 the University of Pennsylvania sponsored the first ever American archaeological expedition to Mesopotamia, to Nippur, about 160 km south of Baghdad. Among the artefacts discovered were the remains of over 100 inscribed bowls from the early centuries CE. Some contain unidentifiable writing, but most carry spiral inscriptions of exorcism texts in one of three Aramaic dialects and scripts: that of the Babylonian Talmud, a Syriac dialect, and Mandaic. This book, first published in 1913, contains transcriptions and annotated translations of texts from forty of the bowls, together with an inscription found on a human skull, and 41 illustrations. A substantial introduction sets the material in the broader context of Hellenistic magic. The author traces the bowl magic back to ancient Babylonian sorcery, and explores its relations with cuneiform religious texts and Greek magical papyri, emphasising its culturally eclectic character and the diversity of its users.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Release date: February 2011
First published: February 2011
Authors: James Alan Montgomery
Dimensions: 244 x 170 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-02581-2
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Alternative belief systems > Occult studies > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Judaism > General
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LSN: 1-108-02581-1
Barcode: 9781108025812

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