| Incantation and
ritual text corpus |
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The Function of this section of enenuru.net is to provide
an accounting of the different incantation and ritual text corpus
that span(vertically) the Early Dynastic through Neo-Assyrian periods.
Each period will be treated with a brief explanation and tablet index
where available. |
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| Maqlu Tablets |
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The english translations of 9 of the Maqlu tablets are available
here.These were translated from the German by Ross Sinclair as at
the time no English was available. Still remaining is to cross reference
with versions since made available in Abusch 2002 |
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| en2-e2-nu-ru explanation |
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In this section is explained the word en2-e2-nu-ru, it's use and
appearence in the cuneifrom incantation text. We deal a little with
incipits and rubrics in the following. |
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| Bibliography of Mesopotamian
Magic |
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The bibliography is a list of Assyriological works which apply
themselves to the narrow study of the Mesopotamian ritual and incantation
lore. |
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| Anatomy of an Typ III Incantation
text |
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We take a close look at the structure, poetry and efficacy of a
Marduk/Ea incantation, and provide a textual example with thanks to
M.J. Geller. |
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| Early Dynastic Incantations
in English |
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Here at last is our accounting of an affair with the most alluring
and elusive incantations texts that are to be found - they have been
there since this group began, silently taunting us and remaining just
beyond our touch. In this section we will grasp them ever more decisively. |
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| Sumerian Worldview |
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The Sumerian world view is examined in here with focuses on cosmology,
time and space, and magical thinking |
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