Aramaic incantations
[p. #s are >aramaic text; translation]
proveniences
Am. 18. |
Bernard Gimbel collection |
Am. 19. |
Horvat Kannah |
Am. 20. |
Bernard Gimbel coll. |
Am. 21. |
Geoffrey Cope coll. |
Am. 25. |
Geoffrey Cope coll. |
Am. 30. |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY |
Bo. 22. |
Einhorn coll. |
Gn. 9. |
T-S K 1.15 |
Gn. 10.1. |
T-S K 1.18, recto |
Gn. 11. |
T-S K 1.19 |
Gn. 15. |
T-S K 1.80 |
Gn. 17. |
T-S K 1.132 |
Gn. 18. |
T-S K 1.143 |
Gn. 19. |
T-S K 1.167 |
Gn. 20. |
T-S 12.41 |
Gn. 26.2. |
T-S Misc. 10.35 |
Gn. 27. |
T-S Misc. 29.4 |
Gn. 28. |
T-S NS 246.32 |
Gn. 29. |
Or. 1080.6.19 |
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I. Amulets from Palaistine & Suria
p. 57; 58 Am. 18. (removing evil spirit)
l. |
name |
attestation of name |
4 |
>aparka>el |
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>ah.i>el |
Spr h-Rzym I:212 |
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Rapa>el |
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Mapri>el |
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>opapi>el |
Amulet 3:10 & 3rd H.nwk 58D # 5 |
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5 |
Kpuya>el |
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<ami>el |
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T.uri>el |
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Mika>el |
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Bsama>el |
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Ndab>el |
p. 62; 63 Am. 19. (removing fever from male)
l. |
name |
attestation of name |
11 |
>abra>asaks |
|
18 |
>arbih.u |
>arbi>el Spr h-Rzym I:194 |
18 |
Nh.umi>el |
Nh.ami>el -- Spr h-Rzym II:27 |
19 |
S^ams^i>el |
Spr h-Rzym I:212 |
19 |
Laluzbah |
Lalizpat Istanbul bowl 5363:7; Luzpat Am. 1:9 |
19 |
Mara>apot |
Marhaptis Am. 1:9 |
20 |
>ah. |
>ah.>el Spr h-Rzym I:111 |
23 |
<uza>el |
<uzi>el Am. 1:1 & Spr h-Rzym I:195 |
24 |
Notbi>el |
|
29 |
>abhi |
>abhu Montgomery 1913 # 7:9 |
35 |
Yas^ar (Yas`ar, p. 66) T.manu>el (sitting on river, l. 36) |
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37 |
Yqumi>el (sitting on roads, l. 38) |
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39 |
Nahari>el (sitting over light) |
|
40 |
T.omi>el (sitting ...) |
p. 57; 57 Am. 20. (removing evil spirit from female)
l. |
name |
2 |
...ran>el |
Radbi>el |
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Nuti>el |
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Bahna>el |
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3 |
...>el |
Gani>el |
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<uti>el |
p. 70; 70 -- Am. 21 (including fragment of alphabetic list of angelic names)
l. |
name |
p. 71 -- T-S K21.95 P, p. 2a, ll. 3-10 |
>abri>el |
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Barki>el |
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Glili>el |
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Dalki>el |
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Hodi>el |
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Wa<di>el |
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Ziqi>el |
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3 |
H.ana>el Marti |
H.anu>el |
5 |
T.abi>el >ari>el |
T.obi>el |
7 |
Yoyi>el |
Yho>el |
8 |
Karbi>el S^adday |
Krubi>el |
9 |
Luli>el >abrah |
Lahat.i>el |
10 |
Ma>mi>el Hamon |
Ma>amini>el |
(Nat.)li>el |
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Sod/ri>el |
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<azri>el |
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Pnu>el |
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S.pah>el |
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Qantoti>el |
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Rags^i>el |
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S^apri>el |
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T(us^m)a.el |
T-S K 21.95 P is edited in Scha:fer 1984, p. 142;
a different list is in T-S K 21.95 P, p. 2b, ll. 9-11 (Scha:ffer 1984, p. 144)
p. 85; 85 Am. 25. (removing evil spirit from female)
l. |
name |
1 |
T.arh.i>el |
2 |
...>el |
Satri>el |
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Sanati>el |
|
3 |
Bruri>el |
Barki>el |
|
4 |
Panah.ti>el |
Qarbati>el |
|
Sananati>el |
p. 101; 102 Am. 30. (newborn babies of daughters of H.awwah Dalas^dalbas)
l. |
name |
10 |
S^ams^i>el |
Mori>el |
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Gabri>el |
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>anqi>el |
|
11 |
Parah.>el |
<ana>el |
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>azyah |
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>azizyah |
|
Bady[ah] |
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II. Incantation bowls from Mesopotamia
pp. 130-1; 131 Bo. 22. (angels protecting female in all 5 directions)
l. |
to her __ |
is __ |
2 |
right |
H.arbi>el |
left |
Mika>el |
|
front |
Susi>el |
|
3 |
above |
S^kinah |
behind |
Qaddis^>el |
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III. Magic books from the Qahirah gnizah
p. 148 Gn. 9.
MS p. 3, l. 4 magic names ["The names that sit over the winds and subdue them so that they should not come out and shake the world" (3:5-6).] |
>ilin |
Kawir |
B-Kawir |
Baqah |
Kur |
Bne-Kawir |
p. 153; 155 Gn. 10.
p. 1, ll. 29-30 |
"the seven angels who are appointed over the seven days of the week". |
l. 29 |
Mika>el |
Gabri>el |
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Sama>el |
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Rapa>el |
|
l. 30 |
S.idqi>el |
<ani>el |
|
Qaps.i>el |
pp. 158-9; 160-1 Gn. 11. ["to open anything that is closed in the world" (1:17 p. 160) such as "pupil of the eye" (2:16 p. 161); "opening of the heart" (4:7 p. 162) to "wisdom" (4:14)] {opening of the eyen is part of the Tantrik rite for installation of idols}
MS p.:l. |
name |
duty of angel : standeth and is appointed over the __ firmament |
1:19 |
<ani>el |
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Path.i>el |
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Qamsani>el |
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2:1 |
Gadgadi>el |
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S.aps.api>el |
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Qanqani>el |
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Mamli>el |
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Nari>el |
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2:2 |
Luh.i>el |
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Mis^a>el |
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Braki>el |
(3rd) |
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H.ani>el |
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2:4-5 |
Braki>el |
3rd |
2:6 |
Spasqi>el |
5th |
2:7 |
H.uri>el |
4th |
2:8-9 |
Bruki>el |
5th [again!] |
2:9-10 |
Sa<di>el |
6th |
{(1:19) /Path.i-/ is opening [/PTH./ the Kemetian god]; with (2:1) /Gadgadi-/ cf. /Gidgad/}
with (2:6) /Spasqi-/ cf. /Pisqon/ in the sequence "Sanigron, Pisqon, It.mon", with variants /Pasniq/ for /Pisqon/ and />at.mon/ for />it.mon/ (cited in this book on p. 171, from T-S K 21.95, published in Scha:fer 1984, p. 177)
p. 172; 173 Gn. 15.
angel |
who __ |
(1:2) <abdi>el |
(1:3) made "the fear of the great sea" |
(1:3) Kat.ri>el |
(1:4) made "the vineyard of Hell" |
(1:4) Rahat.i>el |
(1:5) "the stars of the sky to run" |
p. 182; 186 Gn. 17.
angels who divulge "whether a woman will get pregnant or not" |
|
MS p.:l. |
name |
3:4 |
<adna>el |
Sarbana>el |
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3:5 |
...ni>el |
Rah.mi>el |
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Yahbi>el |
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3:6 |
S^a<ma>el |
H.anam>el |
pp. 196-7; 202-3 -- Gn. 18. ("The Book of Guidance.")
p. |
MS p.:l. |
purpose |
196; 202 |
18: |
"that she may not abort" |
:13 |
Nuri>el |
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Sart.i>el |
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>abi>el |
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Rapa>el |
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S.uri>el |
||
:14 |
Mika>el |
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Gabri>el |
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197; 203 |
19: |
"amulet for a bride" |
:11 |
S.adqi.el |
|
:12 |
<azri>el |
|
Paqmi>el |
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S.apyi>el |
p. 209-10; 211 Gn. 19. (amulet-book for woman)
MS p.:l. |
name |
1:19 |
>agiqat. |
T.agat. |
|
1:20 |
Pagat. |
1:32 |
<ami>el |
Mika>el |
|
1:33 |
>abra[ksas] |
pp. 212-3; 213 Gn. 20. (imprecations against whomever unlawfully taketh possession of a sacred book)
l. |
"under a ban from __" |
6 |
>akatri>el |
7 |
him who sitteth among the Krubim |
the throne of glory |
|
8 |
the >opanim |
Mit.at.ron |
|
9 |
Yapyapiyah |
10 |
Zagnaza>el |
p. 231; 232 Gn. 26 [2] (angels invoke to wreak harm)
l. 4 |
Kami>el |
Sarapi>el |
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Hapri>el |
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Hagzi>el |
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Satani>el |
|
Hapki>el |
p. 233; 234 Gn. 27. (amulet to subdue Christian men)
l. |
"in the name of __" |
2 |
Kabs^i>el |
5 |
Dis^i bin Das^ubi |
6 |
Nuri>el |
9 |
S^aday |
10 |
Rah.i>el Balum bar Balum |
pp. 235-6; 236-7 Gn. 28.
p. |
MS p.:l. |
purpose |
235; 236 |
3:2-14 |
to cause ailment of the back |
:5 |
Sama>el |
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Qas.pi>el |
||
:6 |
Ruh.i>el |
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Surdani>el |
||
:7 |
Lahaqi>el |
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>atarsi>el |
||
:8 |
>abri>el |
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235; 236 |
3:15-19 |
to set heart of a woman on fire for a man |
:16 |
Mika>el |
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Gabri>el |
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Rapa>el |
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<ana>el |
||
H.asdi>el |
||
:17 |
Natani>el |
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Kabs^i>el |
||
236; 237 |
4:7-12 |
for commerce, to buy and sell |
:8 |
Rah.mi>el |
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H.asdi>el |
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H.ani>el |
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Kafs^i>el |
||
236; 237 |
4:13-21 |
for finding "beauty and grace and mercy in the eyes of all those who see him" |
:13 |
Barqi>el |
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Qdus^i>el |
||
:19 |
Krubi>el |
pp. 238-9; 240-1 Gn. 29. (amulet-book to heal a female)
p. |
MS p.:l. |
purpose |
238; 240 |
1:1-10 |
"remove ... the envious eye, and gaze" |
:8 |
Ra<ami>el |
|
:9 |
Pani>el |
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239; 241 |
2:1-11 |
"chase away every ... fever and pain" |
:7 |
H.anan>el |
|
:8 |
Mika>el |
|
:9 |
Sakmu>el |
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T.ami>el |
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Qant.i>ur |
References :-
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MUSEUM, PUBLICATIONS OF THE BABYLONIAN SECTION, vol. III = James A. Montgomery : Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur. Philadelphia, 1913.
TEXTE UND STUDIEN ZUR ANTIKEN JUDENTUM, 2 = Peter Scha:fer : Geniza-Fragmente zur Hekhalot-Literatur. Tu:bingen, 1984.
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Joseph Naveh & Shaul Shaked : Magic Spells & Formulae : Aramaic Incantations of Late Antiquity. Magnes Pr, Hebrew U, Jerusalem, 1993.
(this book is an expansion of :- Amulets and Magic Bowls : Aramaic Incantations of Late Antiquity. Magnes Pr, 1985.)