HebrewPal - Hebrew Palaeography Album

Shelfmark

London, BM 1886,0109.4

Name

Incantation Bowl 91770

Collection

British Museum (London, United Kingdom)

Item Nature

Book Type

Unidentified

Document Type

(Other)

Document Type (Other)

Incantation bowl

Inscription

On an object

Writing

Writing Material

Clay

Ink

Unidentified

Writing Instrument

Uncertain

Ruling

Ruling Existence

No ruling

Dimensions

Height

6.20 cm

Width

13.50 cm

Dimensions Observations

Depth: 6.20 centimetres
Diameter: 13.50 centimetres

Date

Date CE

6thC-8thC

Date Century

7th Century CE

Place

Locality of Writing

Iraq

Estimated Geographical Area

Orient

Language

Aramaic

Subject Field

Magic and Divination

Document Text

(Other)

Document Text (Other)

Incantation

Document Text Transcription

Inscription transliteration: I (1) lkwn qrynʾ mlʾky rzʾ dmylyhwn ḥšybn qdm ʾylh wṣwtw wšmwʿw {w}šmyhwn lʾ mprš hštʾ bʿglʾ ʾystmʿw ly (2) bhdʾ myltʾ dbʿynʾ mnkwn blwmw ytyh wḥbrw pwmyh ddʾpry br mhpry wlʾ lyqwm Iqwblyh dymḥlpʾ br gywt (3) wtbrw lybyh wṭrwšw ʾwdnyh ddʾpry br mhpry wlʾ lyqwm Iqwblyh dymḥlpʾ br gʾywt bšwm kbyšyn dyšn (4) wdrkyn ʾmn ʾmn td lgl II (5) bmḥtwtyk (6) mḥtt (d)ṣmtt (7) mlḥt ghnt gztt (8) tṭṭpt III (9) mhpry (10) ʾp (11) {ygʿr} wḥymh (12) ygʿr bk (13) ddʾpry (14) br IV (15) wq§p gl V (16) tʾwt bt (17) gwrʾ bṭnʾ (18) mymy bṭnʾ (19) {my} šrbʾ (20) kdy wlʾ mydy (transliteration after Segal 2000)

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Document Text Translation

Inscription translation: I(1) You I invoke, angels of mystery, whose incantations are esteemed before the god. For hearken and hear, (you) whose name is not ineffable. Now quickly obey me (2) through this incantation, for I require from you (that you) muzzle and fasten the mouth of Dafriy son of Mahfriy. Let him not stand against Maḥlefa son of Gayut, (3) but break the heart and deafen the ears of Dafriy son of Mahfriy, and let him not stand against Maḥlefa son of Gayut. In the name of: Suppressed, threshed (4) and trodden. Amen Amen, than[ks] (be) to [E]l. II (5) On your fire-pans, (6) fire-pans that you brought together(?), (7) you sprinkled salt; you bowed, you cut, (8) you donned the frontlet. III (9) Mahfriy (10) (with) anger (11) and wrath (12) he exorcises you, (13) namely, Dafriy (14) son of IV (15) and g[rea]t rage V (16) Tawat daughter of (17) Gura is pregnant. (18) Mimay is pregnant. (19) (One) made (her) big, (20) like me but not by me. (translation after Segal 2000)

Document Text Observations

Inscription note: Inscribed in spiral from the rim inwards, followed by four randomly distributed texts. There are five texts on this bowl.

Vowels and Signs

Hebrew Vocalisation

No vowels or accents

Other

Further Bibliography

Segal 2000a / Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum (043A)