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This book brings together ancient manuscripts of the large compendium of Mesopotamian exorcistic incantations known as Udug.hul (Utukku Lemnutu), directed against evil demons, ghosts, gods, and other demonic malefactors within the Mesopotamian view of the world. It allows for a more accurate appraisal of variants arising from a text tradition spread over more than two millennia and from many ancient libraries.
Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian. --- Incantations, Sumerian. --- Exorcism --- Magic, Assyro-Babylonian. --- Medicine, Magic, mystic, and spagiric --- Magic medicine --- Medicine, Mystic --- Medicine, Occult --- Medicine, Spagiric --- Mystic medicine --- Occult medicine --- Spagiric medicine --- Spagyric medicine --- Alchemy --- Alternative medicine --- Magic --- Superstition --- Assyro-Babylonian magic --- Magic, Chaldean --- Evil spirits, Expulsion of --- Expulsion of evil spirits --- Demonology --- Rites and ceremonies --- Sumerian incantations --- Akkadian incantations --- Assyro-Babylonian incantations --- Incantations, Akkadian
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Mesopotamian Medicine and Magic. Studies in Honour of Markham J. Geller is a thematically focused collection of 34 brand-new essays bringing to light a representative selection of the rich and varied scientific and technical knowledge produced chiefly by the cuneiform cultures. The contributions concentrate mainly on Mesopotamian scholarly descriptions and practices of diagnosing and healing diverse physical ailments and mental distress. The festschrift contains both critical editions of new texts as well as analytical studies dealing with various issues of Mesopotamian medical and magical lore. Currently, this is the largest edited volume devoted to this topic, significantly contributing to the History of Ancient Sciences.
Cuneiform tablets. --- Medicine, Ancient. --- Medicine, Assyro-Babylonian. --- Iraq --- History
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