Incantation and anti-witchcraft texts from Ugarit / Gregorio del Olmo Lete ; with a contribution by Ignacio Márquez Rowe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olmo Lete, Gregorio del, author.

Contributor:

Márquez Rowe, Ignacio, contributor.

Series:

Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; v. 4.

Studies in ancient Near Eastern records ; volume 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Incantations, Ugaritic.

Witchcraft--Syria--Ugarit (Extinct city).

Witchcraft.

Magic--Syria--Ugarit (Extinct city).

Magic.

Ritual--Syria--Ugarit (Extinct city).

Ritual.

Ugarit (Extinct city)--Religion.

Ugarit (Extinct city).

Ugaritic language--Texts.

Ugaritic language.

Syria--Ugarit (Extinct city).

Genre:

Texts.

Physical Description:

vii, 254 pages, 23 variously numbered pages of plates ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]

Summary:

This book provides an edition and study of the Ugaritic and Akkadian incantation and anti-witchcraft texts from Ugarit. All texts have been newly collated and are edited here alongside translations, hand copies, photographs, and a commentary. The author offers an analysis and interpretation of these various magic texts within their Ancient Near Eastern context. Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Records (SANER) is a peer-reviewed series devoted to the publication of monographs pertaining to all aspects of the history, culture, literature, religion, art, and archaeology of the Ancient Near East, from the earliest historical periods to Late Antiquity. The aim of this series is to present in-depth studies of the written and material records left by the civilizations and cultures that populated the various areas of the Ancient Near East: Anatolia, Arabia, Egypt, Iran, the Levant, Mesopotamia, and Syria. Thus, SANER is open to all sorts of works that have something new to contribute and which are relevant to scholars and students within the continuum of regions, disciplines, and periods that constitute the field of Ancient Near Eastern studies, as well as to those in neighboring disciplines, including Biblical Studies, Classics, and Ancient History in general. Book jacket.

Contents:

The Ugaritic Gods and Magic 16

The Babylonian incantation Texts from Ugarit 36

Dubious and Incorrectly Identified Ugaritic Incantation Texts 81

KTU 1.82: A Miscellaneous Incantation/Anti-Witchcraft Text against Snakebite 109

KTU 1.96: An Incantation against the "Evil Eye" 129

KTU 1.96 Once Again 140

KTU 1.107: A Compendium of Incantations against Snakebite 157

KTU 1.169: A Compendium of Incantations against Word Sorcery 165

KTU 1.178: An Incantation against Snakebite for Personal Use 173

KTU 1.100: The Prototype Canonical Incantation Text 188.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indices.

ISBN:

9781614516279

1614516278

OCLC:

878224369