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Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum

J. B. SegalErica C. D. HunterBritish Museum

出版	British Museum, 2000
主題	Art / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / GeneralBody, Mind & Spirit / Magick StudiesReference / Bibliographies & IndexesSocial Science / ArchaeologyTravel / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest
ISBN	07141114579780714111452
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=eJkZAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

The British Museum's collection of incarnation bowls found in Mesopotamia is probably second only to that of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. The function of the bowls, which have magical texts mainly in Jewish Aramaic and Mandaic scripts, is uncertain, but was probably to serve as a trap for evil spirits. This catalogue provides a transliteration, translation and commentary on the text of each of 142 bowls or fragments of bowls. It also includes a typological study of the physical and decorative features of the bowls, some of which have anthropomorphic or zoomorphic drawings, and a glossary and table of scripts.