Die babylonisch-assyrische Medizin in Texten und Untersuchungen. / Band 8, : Healing Magic and Evil Demons ; Canonical Udug-hul Incantations / / Markham J. Geller; Franz Köcher, Robert D. Biggs.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2016
• VerfasserIn: Geller, Markham J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Biggs, Robert D.,; Köcher, Franz,
• TeilnehmendeR: Vacin, Ludek
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2015]; ©2016
• Ano de Publicação: 2015
• Idioma: English
• coleção: Die babylonisch-assyrische Medizin in Texten und Untersuchungen ; Band 8
• Descrição Física: 1 online resource (VI, 729 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Acknowledgements --; Chapter One. Healing magic and Udug-hul Incantations --; Chapter Two. Survey of Mesopotamian Magic --; Chapter Three. Udug-hul as Healing Arts --; Udug-hul Tablet 1-5 --; Udug-hul Tablet 6 - 10 --; Udug-hul Tablet 11 (Marduk’s Address to the Demons) - 16 --; Chapter Five --; Indices --; Bibliography --; Abbreviations --; Plates
• Resumo: 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.
• Formato: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781614513094; 9783110701005; 9783110439687; 9783110438604
• DOI: 10.1515/9781614513094
• Acesso: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Markham J. Geller; Franz Köcher, Robert D. Biggs.

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 apprais...