Entrusting the witches to Ḫumuṭ-tabal

The ušburruda ritual BM 47806

Datos Bibliográficos

ID24074889
AutoresDaniel Schwemer (0000-0001-9341-6344, SOAS University of London, autor de correspondencia)
Año2010
Volumen72
Páginas63-78
Fecha de publicación2010-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaIraq (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0021-0889 • E-ISSN: 2053-4744
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0021088900000590
OpenAlexW1855298262
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas18

The hitherto unpublished Late Babylonian fragment BM 47806 + adds another example to the group of rituals which counteract witchcraft by banning sorcerers to the netherworld. Šamaš is asked to hand them over, on his journey to the netherworld, to Ḫumuṭ-tabal, the ferryman of the dead. The edition of BM 47806 + is preceded by a brief overview of rituals of this type, including a discussion of the relationship between ritual burial of figurines – symbolising the dismissal of sorcerers to the netherworld – and their ritual burning, the other single most important technique of figurine magic deployed to kill warlock and witch.

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