Amulets and Superstitions by E. A. Wallis Budge

Author:E. A. Wallis Budge
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780486144917
Publisher: INscribe Digital
Published: 2012-10-11T04:00:00+00:00

IV.—Terra-cotta Devil-trap, with a magical spiral inscription in Hebrew letters containing a spell which was intended to protect its owner from all evil spirits and the Evil Eye. (British Museum.)

May God bless thee and keep thee; may He make His face to shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee; may He make bright His face on thee and give thee peace. Amen. Amen. Selah. This is the famous blessing with which Aaron, by the command of God given through Moses, was commanded to bless the children of Israel. I have not found it on any other inscribed bowl.

The words which follow are from Isa. xliv. 25, but are incorrectly written. The text on this bowl is of special interest because there is visible in it an attempt to unite the paganism which permitted the use of such devil-traps with the religion of the Hebrews, which forbade all trafficking with magical ceremonies and spells and incantations. In this text passages from the Hebrew scriptures take the place of native pagan spells.

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