The witchcraft series Maqlû
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Word Count
50,250 words, Guess
Page Count
201 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-101628370823
- ISBN-101628370815
- ISBN-139781628370829
- ISBN-139781628370812
- Library of Congress Control Number2015932765
and 2 more
- OCLC Control Number900799357
- Open LibraryOL28412039M
Classifications
- DDC892/.1
- LCCPJ3791 .A285 2015
- LCCPJ3791 .A285 2015b
Alternate Titles
- Container of (expression) - Maqlû. English (Abusch)
Description
The Akkadian series Maqlû (Burning) is one of the most significant and interesting magical texts from the ancient Near East. It contains almost one hundred incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft. But it is not a collection; rather, it actually represents a single complex ceremony that was performed during a single night and following morning at the end of the month Abu (July-August), when spirits were thought to move back and forth between the netherworld and the world of the living. This volume makes available an annotated transcription and translation of the Maqlû text. A detailed introduction provides historical, literary, and ceremonial context. (Back cover).
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Series Statement
- Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the ancient world -- number 37
- Writings from the ancient world -- no. 37.
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