Screen LibraryIncantations and anti-witchcraft texts from Ugarit /
This book provides an edition and study of the Ugaritic and Akkadian incantation and anti-witchcraft texts from Ugarit. All texts have been newly collated and are edited here alongside translations, hand copies, photographs, and a commentary. The author offers an analysis and interpretation of these...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2014] ©2014 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Studies in ancient near eastern records (saner);
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| Summary: |
This book provides an edition and study of the Ugaritic and Akkadian incantation and anti-witchcraft texts from Ugarit. All texts have been newly collated and are edited here alongside translations, hand copies, photographs, and a commentary. The author offers an analysis and interpretation of these various magic texts within their Ancient Near Eastern context. |
| Carrier Form: |
1 online resource(ix,278pages) : illustrations. Also available in print edition. |
| Bibliography: | 23 plates |
| ISBN: | 9781614514923 |
| Index Number: | PJ4150 |
| CLC: | B993.76 |
| Contents: |
Frontmatter -- Prologue -- Contents -- Introduction: Magic and Witchcraft -- The Ugaritic Gods and Magic -- The Babylonian Incantation Texts from Ugarit / Dubious and Incorrectly Identified Ugaritic Incantation Texts -- KTU 1.82: A Miscellaneous Incantation/ Anti-Witchcraft Text against Snakebite -- KTU 1.96: An Incantation against the "Evil Eye" -- KTU 1.96 Once Again -- KTU 1.107: A Compendium of Incantations against Snakebite -- KTU 1.169: A Compendium of Incantations against Word Sorcery -- KTU 1.178: An Incantation against Snakebite for Personal Use -- KTU 1.100: The Prototype Canonical Incantation Text -- Conclusion: l and rn: Divine Power versus Magic -- Bibliography -- Indices -- Handcopies -- Plates. |