Water. Instrument and Judge of the Mesopotamian Witch
Water. Instrument and Judge of the Mesopotamian Witch

Summary/Abstract: This article is a selective review of the roles that water played in the Mesopotamian imaginary. It is not only a natural resource that sustains the people’s daily existence, but it is also the embodiment of a plethora of terrifying forces that could both help and harm the humans. Sometimes water could act as a tool in the hands of malevolent individuals, such as the witch and warlock, whose main purpose is to bring misfortune to their peers, but the same element is considered to hold supernatural powers and could impersonate human roles such as the ones of judge and sometimes executioner of those who use it with evil intentions.

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