Lamaštu-ráolvasások és -amulettek az ókori Mezopotámiában
Incantations and Amulets against Lamaštu in Ancient Mesopotamia

Summary/Abstract: This paper deals with the well-known Mesopotamian female demon called Lamaštu. The study focuses on the written and iconographic sources related to her, and describes various magical rites and medical prescriptions applied against her. Although, Lamaštu is a typical Mesopotamian theriomorphic demon, there are cuneiform tablets containing incantations against her, and also magical amulets are applied to prevent her attack originated from the Levant area and, so it can be supposed, that Lamaštu was probably known not only in Mesopotamia. The essay does not simply summarize the arguments of the previous literature, but it discusses further sources and points out the correlations among the different types of sources.

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