The anti-witchcraft ritual Maqlû : the cuneiform sources of a magic ceremony from ancient Mesopotamia /

"This book examines the epigraphy and history of transmission of the cuneiform sources of the Maqlû anti-witchcraft ritual, one of the major compositions of ancient Mesopotamian exorcistic lore and a masterpiece of Babylonian literature ... The origins of this book go back to a time when anyon...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schwemer, Daniel (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Akkadian
Publicado: Wiesbaden : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2017.
Temas:
Maqlû > Manuscripts.
Maqlû > Criticism, Textual.
To 634
Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian.
Witchcraft > Iraq > History > Sources.
Ritual > Iraq > History > Sources.
Magic, Assyro-Babylonian.
Cuneiform tablets > Iraq.
Akkadian language > Texts.
Sorcellerie > Irak > Histoire > Sources.
Rituel > Irak > Histoire > Sources.
Magie assyro-babylonienne.
Tablettes cunéiformes > Irak.
Akkadien (Langue) > Textes.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Akkadian language.
Civilization.
Cuneiform tablets.
Ritual.
Witchcraft.
Iraq > Civilization > To 634.
Irak > Civilisation > Jusqu'à 634.
Iraq.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Manuscripts.
Sources.
Texts.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book examines the epigraphy and history of transmission of the cuneiform sources of the Maqlû anti-witchcraft ritual, one of the major compositions of ancient Mesopotamian exorcistic lore and a masterpiece of Babylonian literature ... The origins of this book go back to a time when anyone who wanted to read the text of Maqlû had to make do with Gerhard Meier's composit 1937 edition, and the examination of individual manuscripts was possible only for those who studied the original clay tablets at the British Museum and in other collections around the world."--Page [vii].
Notas:Functionally a supplement to Tzvi Abusch's The magical ceremony Maqlû: a critical edition.
"This book examines the epigraphy and history of transmission of the cuneiform sources of the Maqlû anti-witchcraft ritual, one of the major compositions of ancient Mesopotamian exorcistic lore and a masterpiece of Babylonian literature ... The origins of this book go back to a time when anyone who wanted to read the text of Maqlû had to make do with Gerhard Meier's composit 1937 edition, and the examination of individual manuscripts was possible only for those who studied the original clay tablets at the British Museum and in other collections around the world."--Preface.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 91 pages, 126 pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783447196321
3447196327

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