TY - JOUR
T1 - Piercing the Eyes
T2 - An Old Babylonian Love Incantation and the Preparation of Kohl
AU - Wasserman, Nathan
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - VS 17, 23, a short Old Babylonian incantation dealing with love, first published by J. van Dijk in 1971, without translation, stands at the heart of this article. A brief introduction (§ I) is followed by a discussion of the intricate literary construction of the incantation (§ II). The possibility of its containing information about the preparation of cosmetics in Old Babylonian times ends this paper (§ II).
AB - VS 17, 23, a short Old Babylonian incantation dealing with love, first published by J. van Dijk in 1971, without translation, stands at the heart of this article. A brief introduction (§ I) is followed by a discussion of the intricate literary construction of the incantation (§ II). The possibility of its containing information about the preparation of cosmetics in Old Babylonian times ends this paper (§ II).
U2 - 10.2143/BIOR.72.5.3139334
DO - 10.2143/BIOR.72.5.3139334
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SN - 0006-1913
VL - 72
SP - 601
EP - 612
JO - Bibliotheca Orientalis
JF - Bibliotheca Orientalis
IS - 5-6
ER -