Corpus of Middle Babylonian and Middle Assyrian Incantations
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Typology of Incantations -- 1.2 Historical Setting -- 1.3 Previous Scholarship -- 1.4 Scope of Research -- Chapter 2: Physical Properties of Tablets Containing Incantations -- 2.1 Classification of Texts...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Zomer, Elyze, 1987-, Corpus of Middle Babylonian and Middle Assyrian incantations] (2021) (Jakob, Stefan)
[Rezension von: Zomer, Elyze, 1987-, Corpus of Middle Babylonian and Middle Assyrian incantations] (2021) (Geller, Markham J., 1949 -) [Rezension von: Zomer, Elyze, 1987-, Corpus of Middle Babylonian and Middle Assyrian incantations] (2021) (Jakob, Stefan) |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series/Journal: | Leipziger Altorientalistische Studien
v.9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sumerian language
/ Akkadian language
/ Incantation
/ Conjuration
/ History 1500 BC-1000 BC
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| Further subjects: | B
Thesis
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Volltext (Aggregator) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Body -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Typology of Incantations -- 1.2 Historical Setting -- 1.3 Previous Scholarship -- 1.4 Scope of Research -- Chapter 2: Physical Properties of Tablets Containing Incantations -- 2.1 Classification of Texts -- Single Incantation Texts -- Incantation Collectives -- Incantations in Incantation Rituals -- Incantations in Therapeutic Texts -- Incantations and Diagnostic Omina -- Incantations and Lexical Lists -- 2.2 Classification of Text Formats -- Tablets -- Amulets -- Cylinder Seals -- Prisms -- 2.3 Drawings on Tablets -- Representations of Evil -- Geometrical Figures -- Imitation Script/Pseudo-Inscriptions -- Acrostics -- Representations of the Magical Expert -- Representations of the Client -- 2.4 Paratextual Comments -- Rubrics -- Subscripts -- Colophons -- Chapter 3: Geographical Setting and Archival Context -- 3.1 Mesopotamian Heartland -- Aššur -- Nineveh -- Dūr-Kurigalzu -- Babylon -- Sippar -- Nippur -- Ur -- 3.2 Peripheral Areas -- Ḫattuša -- Karkemish -- Alalaḫ -- Emar -- Ugarit -- Akhetaten -- Susa-Dūr-Untaš -- Chapter 4: The Social Setting -- 4.1 Magic & Medicine: Two Complementary Strategies -- 4.2 The Functionality of Magic -- 4.3 The Identity of the Magical Expert -- The Magical Expert within Magico-Religious Texts -- The Magical Expert outside Magico-Religious Texts -- The Magical Expert as Scholar -- Depictions of the Magical Expert -- 4.4 Identity of the Client -- Public Clients -- Private Client -- Depictions of the Clients -- 4.5 Cooperation between Magical Expert and Client -- 4.6 Practical Function of Incantation Texts -- Private Magical Texts -- Magical Texts as Reference Works -- Incantations in Curricular Context -- Āšipūtu as Spoils of War? -- Chapter 5: Circulation of Incantations during the Late Bronze Age 5.1 Thematic Grouping of Individual Incantations -- Unica and Duplicates -- Specific Diseases and Medical Problems -- Various Diseases/Any Evil -- Veterinary Medicine -- Dangerous Animals -- Human Agents -- Incantation-Prayers -- Miscellaneous -- 5.2 Division of Unilingual and Bilingual Incantations -- Unilingual Akkadian -- Unilingual Sumerian -- Unilingual Hittite -- Unidentifed Language -- Bilingual Incantations -- 5.3 Local Scribal Traditions and Influences -- Babylonian Traditions -- Assyrian Traditions -- Peripheral Traditions -- 5.4 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 6: Standardization and Serialization -- 6.1 Terminology & Definitions -- Standardization -- Serialization -- 6.2 Origins of Standardization and Serialization -- 6.3 Forerunners to the Ritual-Series and Compendia -- Terminology and Definitions -- Overview of Forerunners to the Ritual-series of the First Millennium -- Overview of Forerunners to the Ritual-Compendia of the First Millennium -- 6.4 Concluding Remarks -- Chapter 7: Selection of Texts -- 7.1 Any Evil / Various Diseases -- 7.2 Birth -- 7.3 Dog bite -- 7.4 Fever -- 7.5 Gastrointestinal Disease -- 7.6 Headache -- 7.7 Lamaštu -- 7.8 Maškadu -- 7.9 Scorpions -- 7.10 Sexual Desire -- 7.11 Šimmatu -- 7.12 Snakes -- 7.13 Udug.ḫul & Udug.ḫul-related -- 7.14 Incantation-Prayers: Ištar -- 7.15 Incantation-Prayers: Šamaš -- 7.16 Incantation-Prayers: Unknown DN -- 7.17 Miscellaneous -- Chapter 8: Catalogue of Middle Babylonian/Middle Assyrian Incantations -- Bibliography -- Indices -- I. Texts -- The Corpus -- II. Personal and Divine Names (Selection) -- III. Words Discussed (Selection) -- IV. Grammatical, Literary and Other Terms (Selection) -- Plates |
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| ISBN: | 3447196351 |