Aramaic magic bowls in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin : descriptive list and edition of selected texts /
The collection of Aramaic magic bowls and related objects in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin is one of the most important in the world. This book presents a description of each object and its contents, including details of users and other names, biblical quotations, parallel texts, and lingui...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
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Boston ; Leiden :
Brill,
2018.
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Magical and Religious Literature of Late Antiquity
7.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353275.
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Call Number: PJ5208.A5 B52 2018
| Summary: | The collection of Aramaic magic bowls and related objects in the Vorderasiatisches Museum in Berlin is one of the most important in the world. This book presents a description of each object and its contents, including details of users and other names, biblical quotations, parallel texts, and linguistic features. Combined with the detailed indices, the present volume makes the Berlin collection accessible for further research. Furthermore, sixteen texts, which are representative of the whole collection, are edited. This book results from an impressive collaboration between Siam Bhayro, James Nathan Ford, Dan Levene, and Ortal-Paz Saar, with further contributions by Matthew Morgenstern, Marco Moriggi, and Naama Vilozny, and will be of interest for all those engaged in the study of these fascinating objects. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004373686 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |