KTU 1.178: An Incantation against Snakebite for Personal Use

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Prologue v
3. Contents ix
4. Introduction: Magic and Witchcraft 1
5. The Ugaritic Gods and Magic 16
6. The Babylonian Incantation Texts from Ugarit 36
7. Dubious and Incorrectly Identified Ugaritic Incantation Texts 81
8. KTU 1.82: A Miscellaneous Incantation/ Anti-Witchcraft Text against Snakebite 109
9. KTU 1.96: An Incantation against the “Evil Eye” 129
10. KTU 1.96 Once Again 140
11. KTU 1.107: A Compendium of Incantations against Snakebite 157
12. KTU 1.169: A Compendium of Incantations against Word Sorcery 165
13. KTU 1.178: An Incantation against Snakebite for Personal Use 173
14. KTU 1.100: The Prototype Canonical Incantation Text 188
15. Conclusion: ỉl and ḥrn: Divine Power versus Magic 205
16. Bibliography 213
17. Indices 231
18. Handcopies 245
19. Plates 255