The Akkadian Namburbi Texts: An Introduction

By R I Caplice

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0890039445
• ISBN13: 9780890039441
• Release Date: December 1974
• Publisher: Undena Publications
• Length: 24 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.