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Susanne Beck

Exorcism, illness and demons in an ancient Near Eastern context

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Papyrus Leiden I 343 + 345 is one of the most extraordinary manuscripts providing a deeper insight into magic and medicine in Ancient Egypt. The main part of the papyrus deals with the ancient Near Eastern disease demon Samanu, who is well known from Sumerian and Akkadian incantations and medical texts. In addition, a broad range of other conjurations and spells against any pain and feet swelling are included. The papyrus also contains two curious spells dealing with 'falling water from the sky'. Eight out of fourteen incantations against the demon Samanu were incorporated twice in this papyrus. The texts are not only presented as parallel… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-90-8890-539-1
  • EAN: 9789088905391
  • Produktnummer: 24678225
  • Verlag: Sidestone Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 218 S.
  • Masse: H28.0 cm x B21.0 cm x D1.4 cm 803 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 803

Über den Autor


Susanne Beck studied Egyptology and Arabic and Middle Eastern cultures at the University of Leipzig, Germany. She received her PhD in Egyptology at the Ludwig-Maximilians- University in Munich, Germany in 2015.Dr. Beck held the position of the assistant professor at the LMU in Munich (summer semester 2015). In 2015 she became the curator of the Egyptian Collection of the University of Tuebingen, Germany. Her research interest is focused on magical-medical and religious texts as well as the transfer of knowledge from the ancient Near East to Egypt.

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