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MANI0002

Ma'on-Nirim, 6th century CE. Amulet. Magic.

Transcription

אהיה אשר אהיה בשם קה שנרון ארסכיאל ן אל משנידה שמגרון סכסך דוקון דוקון וא אל ברקיאל אוריאל מלחמיאל אה אה אה אה אה א דתתעקרן מן רישה דנתרן ברתה דשרה אמן אמן דמתקרייא קפלרגיא ועלא בכורכוריא דניא ולא בשמא דנגדיאל מלאכה דככיש בשושלן דלא דנחש ובש דלא דפורויל ובשמא דנחשור ובשמא דסוריאל מלאכה זיקין ומזקין וטלנין יערקון מנה יואל יואל נתרון ברתה דשארה בשם אוה הלסא אל באל רב העקרו מן כורכוריא דניה ומו רישה

Translation

I am who I am. In the name of Q...h, Shenron, 'Arsakhi'el, N... 'el, Mashnidah, Skhsakh, Doqun, Doqun, and 'A.… 'el, Bariel, Uriel, Milhamiel, 'ah, 'ah, 'ah, 'ah, 'ah, 'ah … you should depart form the head of Natrun, the daughter of Sarah, Amen, Amen... which is called kephalagria and goes into the bones of the chest in the name of Nagdiel, the angel who is bound by chains, which are not of bronze and … which is not of iron and in the name of Nahshur and in the name of Suriel, the angel … blast-demons and tormentors, and shadow-spirits should flee away from her. Joel, Joel … Natrun, daughter of Sarah. In the name of 'Ewah, Halusa' El, Ba'el, Rab..., remove the bones of her chest and from her head ...

Diplomatic

[no diplomatic]

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Notes
The illegible characters on line four "bear very little resemblance to either Greek or any other script." They may be either "deocrative scrawls" or "magical signs."

Languages

Hebrew, Aramaic

Dimensions

H: 13.0 cm; W: 4.5 cm; D: —

Date

500 CE to 600 CE

Current location

No provenance provided.

Figures

No figures described.

Bibliography

Source of diplomatic

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero

Source of transcription

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero

Source of translation

  • Werlin, Steven H. Ancient Synagogues of Southern Palestine, 300-800 C.E.: Living on the Edge. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism 47. Brill, 2015. http://brill.com/view/title/24078.
    Zotero
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