The Akkadian Namburbu Texts

An Introduction

von R. I. Caplice

24 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Namburbi is the title of a group of typical Babylonian incantations, used to "undo" or avert portended evil. Consisting of both rituals and prayers, they provide a response to the observed events taken by the Mesopotamians to be signs of future happenings; thus they are the practical correlate of the "omen texts," which list such portents and their significance. The fascicle by Caplice includes a long introduction, which explains the nature of the texts and their ritual Sitz im Leben, and the translation, with notes, of 14 representative texts, ranging from a Ritual for the Evil of a Snake to a Ritual to Secure Brisk Trade.

• Reihe: Undena Publications
• ISBN: 9780890039441
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.1974
• Größe: 280 x 215 mm
• Verlag: ISD International - IPSUK