The witchcraft series Maqlû
By: by Tzvi Abusch
Series: Society of Biblical Literature. Writings from the ancient world -- number 37; Writings from the ancient world -- no. 37.
Publisher: SBL Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Atlanta, Georgia
Language: eng; akk
Number of pages: 201
ISBN-13: 9781628370829; 9781628370812
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Translations into English; Magic, Assyro-Babylonian; Incantations, Assyro-Babylonian
Other titles: Container of (expression): Maqlû. English (Abusch)
Description: The Akkadian series Maqlû (Burning) is one of the most significant and interesting magical texts from the ancient Near East. It contains almost one hundred incantations and accompanying rituals directed against witches and witchcraft. But it is not a collection; rather, it actually represents a single complex ceremony that was performed during a single night and following morning at the end of the month Abu (July-August), when spirits were thought to move back and forth between the netherworld and the world of the living. This volume makes available an annotated transcription and translation of the Maqlû text. A detailed introduction provides historical, literary, and ceremonial context. (Back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201).

English introduction and notes; body consists of transliterated original Akkadian text and English translation on opposing pages.