Incantations and anti-witchcraft texts from Ugarit / by 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.

Ugaritic language--Texts.

Ugaritic language.

Ugarit (Extinct city)--Religion.

Ugarit (Extinct city).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : De Gruyter, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Ugaritic literary and ritual studies have often neglected or even ignored the Akkadian material from the same archives, which can be used as a frame of reference for the Ugaritic texts. The aim of this work is to offer a comprehensive study of the consonantal (Ugaritic) as well as the syllabic (Akkadian) incantation and anti-witchcraft texts from Ras Shamra as a unified corpus. These texts, dealing with impending dangers (mainly snakebites) and witchcraft attacks, are placed in the context of Ancient Near Eastern magic literature. A discussion of general topics, including magic and religion, the Ugaritic gods of magic, and the definition of incantation, is followed by a new collation and translation of the Akkadian texts, as well as new photographic material for both series. The main focus of this book is the close reading of the consonantal texts in the context of the much larger and better analyzed corpus of Akkadian magic literature.

Contents:

Front matter

Prologue

Contents

Introduction: Magic and Witchcraft

The Ugaritic Gods and Magic

The Babylonian Incantation Texts from Ugarit / Rowe, Ignacio Márquez

Dubious and Incorrectly Identified Ugaritic Incantation Texts

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

KTU 1.96: An Incantation against the "Evil Eye"

KTU 1.96 Once Again

KTU 1.107: A Compendium of Incantations against Snakebite

KTU 1.169: A Compendium of Incantations against Word Sorcery

KTU 1.178: An Incantation against Snakebite for Personal Use

KTU 1.100: The Prototype Canonical Incantation Text

Conclusion: ỉl and ḥrn: Divine Power versus Magic

Bibliography

Indices

Handcopies

Plates

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781614514923

1614514925

9781614519034

161451903X

OCLC:

913796817