The Witchcraft Series Maqlû (Writings from the Ancient World)
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| Management number | 233435154 | Release Date | 2026/06/27 | List Price | US$11.16 | Model Number | 233435154 | ||
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A new reconstruction and translation of the Maqlû textThe Akkadian series Maqlû, 'Burning'; is one of the most significant and interesting magical texts from the Ancient Near East. The incantations and accompanying rituals are directed against witches and witchcraft and actually represent a single complex ceremony. The ceremony was performed during a single night and into the following morning at the end of the month Abu (July/August), a time when spirits were thought to move back and forth between the netherworld and the world of the living.Features:English translation of approximately 100 incantations and ritualsAnnotated transcriptionIntroduction places the series in historical context and shows how it is a product of a complex literary and ceremonial development. Read more
| ISBN10 | 1628370815 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-1628370812 |
| Edition | First Edition |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SBL Press |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.49 x 9 inches |
| Item Weight | 11.2 ounces |
| Print length | 216 pages |
| Part of series | Writings from the Ancient World |
| Publication date | February 27, 2015 |
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