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The Akkadian Namburbu Texts : An Introduction, Paperback / softback Book

The Akkadian Namburbu Texts : An Introduction Paperback / softback

Part of the Sources from the Ancient Near East series

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Namburbi is the title of a group of typical Babylonian incantations, used to "undo" or avert portended evil.

Consisting of both rituals and prayers, they provide a response to the observed events taken by the Mesopotamians to be signs of future happenings; thus they are the practical correlate of the "omen texts," which list such portents and their significance.

The fascicle by Caplice includes a long introduction, which explains the nature of the texts and their ritual Sitz im Leben, and the translation, with notes, of 14 representative texts, ranging from a Ritual for the Evil of a Snake to a Ritual to Secure Brisk Trade.

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