| Object Number | B9009 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Nippur |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Ceramic | Ink |
| Iconography | Demon |
| Inscription Language | Aramaic Language |
| Description | CBS Register: terracotta bowl, 12 lines of inscription around demon on small piece of rim, blued. on Rev. 2 lines of short inscription Complete-1 Frag/12 Line/Demonis chained; object has a rounded bottom; text is in concentric circles; a line runs around the bowl's rim. Morgan Library: "This bowl features a rough sketch of a chained demon. Spiraling outward from the center, the lengthy incantation in Jewish Babylonian Aramaic ends with a fragment of Psalm 121:7, a suitable verse for a charm: “The Lord will guard you from all evil; He will guard your soul.” It is one of four extant bowls made for the same Jewish patron, Dadbeh, son of Asmanducht; his wife; and their seven children. Two of the four bowls are inscribed in Syriac, the language of many early Christian texts, which reflects the mingling of religions, as does the name “Asmanducht,” which refers to a Persian deity. The makers and commissioners of these bowls did not necessarily share the same cultural backgrounds." |
| Height | 8 cm |
| Outside Diameter | 18 cm |
| Credit Line | Babylonian Expedition to Nippur II, 1890 |
| Other Number | PBS III: 12 - Other Number | P264447 - CDLI Number |
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