List of the cursers (1)

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The good spirits are asked in the Mandaic incantation texts to release somebody from curses with a very similar formula as in the Mesopotamian incantations. The Mandaic formula serves as a precis of the larger Akkadian lists.

Šurpu 6:
(Ea to Marduk:) “take him (= the cursed person) to the pure house of ablution, undo his oath, release his oath, that the evil disturbing his body whatsoever its source, be it the curse of his father, be it the curse of his mother, be it the curse of his elder brother, be it the case of a bloodshed unknown to him.

Mandaic Incantation Bowls (formula):
(Release N, son/daughter of N.) from the curses of father and mother (who curse), (from the curses of the cursers), from the curses of the prostitutes and singing girls, from the curses of mistress and maid servant, from the curses of the hireling and his employer who steals his wage from him, and from the curses of brothers who have not divided the portion fairly.

Sources (list of abbreviations)
Mandaic Incantation Bowls (formula)
Šurpu 6

Bibliography

Amar Annus

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