Two Aramaic incantation bowls and their relationship with the history of Late-Antique Mesopotamia

  • Marco Moriggi University of Catania

Abstract

Beyond the paramount importance of their texts for the study of Eastern Aramaic grammar in Late Antiquity, incantation bowls are relevant evidence for the study of Mesopotamian history. In this short note, incantation bowls from Hatra and Biǧān island (Middle Euphrates) will be addressed in relation to both historical sources and archaeological finds.

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Author Biography

Marco Moriggi, University of Catania

Marco Moriggi, Ph.D. (2003) Semitic Linguistics (Firenze), is Associate Professor in Semitic Philology at the University of Catania. He has published on various Aramaic varieties, including Syriac. His latest titles include: Aramaic Graffiti from Hatra. A Study based on the Archive of the Missione Archeologica Italiana (with Ilaria Bucci, Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2019), Studies in the Syriac Magical Traditions (ed. with Siam Bhayro, Leiden-Boston: Brill, 2022). He can be reached at: nabarzaduk@gmail.com

Published
2023-09-09