Bibliography of Mesopotamian Mesopota mian Magic The below bibliography is a list of Assyriological works which apply themselves to the narrow study of the Mesopotamian ritual and incantation lore. While some have gone to impressive lengths to list huge numbers of relevant materials (see for example the following link http:www.orientalisti.netna!magic.htm"# http:www. orientalisti.netna!magic.htm"# we hope to list b elow only some of o f the most essential books and articles and some that would prove most effective for newcomer and expert alike. $t can be difficult especially for the former to come across these titles# and while the below resoure may help here# unfortunatly ac%uireing these rare books afterwards would likely remain a troublesome prospect in some cases.
Books on Mesopotamian Magic &eliever me from 'vil: Mesopotamian $ncantations )**+,)** by -raham unningham# ,//0 Eisenbrauns $123: 4405)65*45 7eligion and Magic: Approaches and Theories -raham unningham# ,/// Eisenbrauns $123: *+4,80+,)44+) 9orerunners to dug+;ul: 1umerian 'xorcistic $ncantations by M.<. -eller# ,/4) Eisenbrauns $123: 6+),)+*88*6+) 'vil &emons: anonical tukku+ =emnu+tu $ncantations M.<. -eller# **0 Eisenbrauns $123: /),*,66,, r $$$ $ncantations from the 9rau 9 rau >rofessor ;ilprecht ollection+
rotective 1pirits by 9.A.M. 9.A.M. Wiggermann Wiggermann Eisenbrauns $123: /*+060,+)+5 Mesopotamian Wi Witchcraft tchcraft by TBvi Abusch# Abusch# ** Eisenbrauns
$123: /*+*8+,640+6 Magico+Medical Means of Treating -host+$nduced $llness in Ancient Mesopotamia by erspectives by TBvi Abusch and Darel van der Toorn Eisenbrauns $123: /*+)5/6+*66+4 &ie 2eschwErungen aus 9ara und 'bla: ntersuchungen Bur Fltesten keilschriftlichen 2eschwErungsliteratur 2y Manfred Drebernik# ,/48 Ga hrefHII targetHI!blankIJGiJKGiJGaJ $123: 6840*080/5
Articles on Mesopotamian Magic + IA brief examination of ;$+la in incantationsI by 3. ?eldhuis CDLI + IAnother 'arly &ynastic $ncantationI by 3. ?eldhuis CDLI + IWhen you perform the ritual of IrubbingI on medicine and magic in Ancient MesopotamiaI by 2arbara 2ock hiladelphiaI 2y Michael &ick
+ LAnother ld 2abylonian hildbirth $ncantation.L -ertrud 9arber <3'1 86# p6,,ff + LMannum =uspur ana 'nkidu: some new thoughts about an old motifL Walter 9arber ,//*b <3'1 8/# p//ff + L-ulaL 7. 9rankena ,/)0+0,: 7eallexikon der Assyriologue 6# p5/)ff + Lr+3ansheLs &iorite >la%ueL Thorkild iotr Michalowski: a" Ln some 'arly Magical TextsL# rientalia ) p,5ff b" ,//6: LTorch and the ensorL# ohen et al ,//6m p,)ff. c" ,//, I$ncantation $ncipits#I 3.A.2.. 84. d" Also note Michalowski has a Lwork in progressL entitled Ir $$$ $ncantations from 3ippurI +Lurpu: A ollection of 1umerian and Akkadian $ncantationsL 'rica 7einer ,/)4: (Af 2eih ,,"# -raB + Lne con@uration sumerienne et ses rapports avec le culteL# ;erbert 1auren ,/54 -eneva 31 ,5# p,*/ff. + Ln the 2ite of a &ogL Marcel 1igrist ,/40: Marks and -ood ,/40 p4)ff. + 3iek ?eldhuis:: a" LThe 9ly# the Worm# and the hain: ld 2abylonian hain $ncantationsL rientalia =ovaniensia >eriodica 8# p8,ff. b" 7eview of I-. unningham# I&eliver Me from 'vilI Mesopotamian $ncantations )**+,)** 2 (1tudia >ohl 1eries Maior ,0". 7ome ,//0I# in 2ibliotheca rientalis ))# 4)*+4). c" 7eview of I-. unningham# 7eligion and Magic. Approaches and Theories. 'dinburgh ,///I in Archiv fOr rientforschung 848/ (**,**"# 5+4 +W . von 1oden ,/)8: a" L'ine albabylonische 2eschworungen gegen die &amonin =amastumL# rientalia 6# p660ff. b" ,/)5: L'ine altassyrische 2eschworungen gegen die &amonin =amastumL# rientalia )# p,8,ff. + L=iebesbeschworungen aus $sinL laus Wilke ,/4):
Peitschift fur Assyiorlogie 0)# p,44ff. + QTopoi and stock+strophes in 1umerian =iterary tradition: 1o me bservations# part $R A. <. 9errara ,//): <3'1 )8# 4,+,,0 +M.< -eller (link ": a" More Magic 1pells and 9ormulae# 21A1 5*. (,//0"# pp. 60+6) (with 8 plates" b" 9reud# Magic and Mesopotamia: ;ow the Magic Works# 9olklore ,*4 (,//0"# pp. ,+0. c" LMesopotamian =ove Magic: &iscourse or $ntercourseKL# 7AA$ 80, (**6"# ed. 1. >arpola and 7. Whiting (;elsinki# **"# ,/+,6/ d" A 3ew piece of Witchcraft# in &umu 'dubba# 1tudies in ;onor of A 1@Eberg# (>hiladlephia# ,/4/"# ,/6+*). +IMagical ses of Ancient Mesopotamian 9estivals of the &ead.I 1curlock# <. A. $n Ancient Magic and 7itual >ower. M. Meyer and >. Mirecki# /6+,*0 7eligions in the -raeco+7oman World# ,/. =eiden: 2rill# ,//) + I7ituals at 'bla.I ?iganS =orenBo
