Astral Magic in Babylonia

Erica Reiner provides a study of magic and religion in Babylonia. The book is a very readable exploration of the way that the stars and planets were used in mag

This monograph begins with a puzzle: a Babylonian text from late 5th century BCE Uruk associating various diseases with bodily organs, which has evaded interpre

The present collection of articles on disease in Babylonia is the first such volume to appear providing detailed information derived from published and unpublis

A fresh and daring take on ancient apocalyptic books. The year 167 b.c.e. marked the beginning of a period of intense persecution for the people of Judea, as Se

The first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the origins of the astral sciences in the Ancient Near East, offering a comprehensive reference work on all of

These studies take up several themes that the author has pursued in addition to his work on witchcraft literature and Gilgamesh. The volume contains general art

The Babylonian World presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon. Historicize

Die Festschrift fur Prof. Silvin Ko?ak vereint in sich 62 Beitrage. Gemass dem Hauptinteressengebiet des Jubilars, dessen Konkordanz der hethitischen Keilschrif

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