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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2021
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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
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RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion |
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