Discovering Early Syrian Magic: New Aramaic Sources for a Long-Lost Art

Few magical texts have been recovered from the Levant dating to the first millennium BCE. Three recently published early Aramaic inscriptions help fill this lacuna: an inscribed cosmetic container from Zincirli, a Lamaštu amulet from the same site, and an Aramaic-inscribed Pazuzu statuette. These te...

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Authors: DeGrado, Jessie (Author) ; Richey, Madadh (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Chicago Press 2021
In: Near Eastern archaeology
Year: 2021, Volume: 84, Issue: 4, Pages: 282-292
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Epigraphy / Aramaic language / Zincirli / Magic / Levant / Arslan Tash / Amulet / Pazuzu, Demon / Lamaschtu
IxTheo Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
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Summary:Few magical texts have been recovered from the Levant dating to the first millennium BCE. Three recently published early Aramaic inscriptions help fill this lacuna: an inscribed cosmetic container from Zincirli, a Lamaštu amulet from the same site, and an Aramaic-inscribed Pazuzu statuette. These texts, dated paleographically to the ninth and eighth centuries BCE, afford a window onto local traditions in the Levant and their interactions with Mesopotamian magic. They also provide an impetus for a reanalysis of the infamous Arslan Tash amulets, offering further context for their texts and iconography.
ISSN:2325-5404
Contains:Enthalten in: Near Eastern archaeology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1086/716830