Physiognomie und Schicksal? Oder wie der altmesopotamische Mensch mit einem durch ein physiognomisches Omen angekündigtes Unheil umgegangen sein mag

[EN] In my Die babylonisch-assyrische Morphoskopie, Wien 2000 (= AfO Bh. 27) I discussed the practical use of the cuneiform handbook of physiognomic omens, Alamdimmû. In comparison with morphoscopic treatises in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew I came to the conclusion that also the Akkadian...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Böck, Barbara
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2002
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/20072
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/20072
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Omen
Prayer
Destinity
Ancient Mesopotamia
Spells
Phisiognomy
Destino
Presagios
Conjuras
Oraciones
Antigua Mesopotamia
Fisiognómica
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Sumario:[EN] In my Die babylonisch-assyrische Morphoskopie, Wien 2000 (= AfO Bh. 27) I discussed the practical use of the cuneiform handbook of physiognomic omens, Alamdimmû. In comparison with morphoscopic treatises in Greek, Latin, Syriac, Arabic, and Hebrew I came to the conclusion that also the Akkadian handbook served as instrument for the checking and examination of people once they would enter the service of the king or, when applied to women, once they would get married. In the present paper I pose the question whether in case of an ill-portending physiognomy the person described in the Alamdimmû treatise could himself perform apotrapaic rituals or undertake other protective measures.