Babylonian Magic and Sorcery: Being the Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand: The Cuneiform Texts of a Group of Babylonian and Assyrian Incantations and Magical Formulae Edited with
Nonfiction, History, Ancient History
| Author: | King, Leonard W. | ISBN: | 9781609253790 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel Weiser | Publication: | September 15, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Weiser Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | King, Leonard W. |
| ISBN: | 9781609253790 |
| Publisher: | Red Wheel Weiser |
| Publication: | September 15, 2000 |
| Imprint: | Weiser Books |
| Language: | English |
First published in 1896, King presents the cuneiform text of a group of 60 clay tablets inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character. These tablets were created by the scribes of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, between 669-625 b.c., and are currently part of the Kuyunjik collection in the British Museum. King's illustrations feature a transliteration of each tablet with an English translation of well-preserved passages.
King includes a Babylonian-English glossary, a list of proper names and numerals with their corresponding cuneiform inscriptions, and a list of words and word portions of uncertain translation.
First published in 1896, King presents the cuneiform text of a group of 60 clay tablets inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character. These tablets were created by the scribes of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, between 669-625 b.c., and are currently part of the Kuyunjik collection in the British Museum. King's illustrations feature a transliteration of each tablet with an English translation of well-preserved passages.
King includes a Babylonian-English glossary, a list of proper names and numerals with their corresponding cuneiform inscriptions, and a list of words and word portions of uncertain translation.
