Religion
Demoniacal Possession and Exorcism
Translated by H. F. Talbot (Records of the Past, 1870s; repr. 1901) · From Babylonian and Assyrian Literature (1901)
"May the goddess ...
wife of the god ...
turn his face in another direction;
that the evil spirit may come out of him
and be thrust aside, and that Good Spirits and Good Powers
may dwell in his body!"
Take a white cloth: In it place the mamit,
in the sick man's right hand.
And take a black cloth:
wrap it round his left hand.
Then all the evil spirits.
and the sins which he has committed
shall quit their hold of him,
and shall never return.
Their heads shall remove from his head:
their hands shall let go his hands:
their feet shall depart from his feet:
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Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Demoniacal Possession and Exorcism.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/11/.
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Anonymous Babylonian Poets. “Demoniacal Possession and Exorcism.” Translated by H. F. Talbot. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-babylonian/11/.
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