Babylonian Magic and Sorcery - Being the Prayers for the Lifting of the Hand - The Cuneiform Texts of a Group of Babylonian and Assyrian Incantations

by Leonard William King

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

392 pages, Paperback

Published May 17, 2007

About the author

Leonard William King, F.S.A. (1869 – 1919) was an English archaeologist and Assyriologist educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge. He collected stone inscriptions widely in the Near East, taught Assyrian and Babylonian archaeology at King's College for a number of years, and published a large number of works on these subjects. He is also known for his translations of ancient works such as the Code of Hammurabi. He became Assistant Keeper of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities at the British Museum.