An Aramaic Incantation Text

Incantation bowls are generally written in a formal standardized literary Eastern Aramaic. The present article publishes a new incantation bowl that is written in Hebrew square characters and is directed against various types of malevolent forces. Its text runs from the bottom of the vessel to the t...

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Publié dans:Journal of Semitic studies
Auteur principal: Al-Jubouri, Bahaa Amer (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Oxford University Press [2013]
Dans: Journal of Semitic studies
Accès en ligne: Volltext (Verlag)
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Édition parallèle:Non-électronique
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Résumé:Incantation bowls are generally written in a formal standardized literary Eastern Aramaic. The present article publishes a new incantation bowl that is written in Hebrew square characters and is directed against various types of malevolent forces. Its text runs from the bottom of the vessel to the top in spiral form in eight lines. It is part of a collection housed in the Iraq Museum (IM 212092). Its provenance is unknown.
ISSN:1477-8556
Contient:Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgs038