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Daniel Schwemer
Researcher at University of Würzburg
Publications - 48
Citations - 316
Daniel Schwemer is an academic researcher from University of Würzburg. The author has contributed to research in topics: Magic (paranormal) & Mesopotamia. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 46 publications receiving 296 citations. Previous affiliations of Daniel Schwemer include SOAS, University of London & Brill Publishers.
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The Storm-Gods of the Ancient Near East: Summary, Synthesis, Recent Studies: Part II
TL;DR: In many regions of the ancient Near East, not least in Upper Mesopotamia, Syria and Anatolia where agriculture relied mainly on rainfall, storm-gods ranked among the most prominent gods in the local panthea or were even regarded as divine kings as discussed by the authors.
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Witchcraft and War: The Ritual Fragment Ki 1904-10-9, 18 (BM 98989)
TL;DR: In this article, the authors describe a series of war-related Babylonian and Assyrian oracle oracles consulted to make certain that the king's decisions had the gods' favour before entering battle, and a number of other rituals could be performed to ensure that the gods supported a king's cause.
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Entrusting the Witches to Ḫumuṭ-tabal: the ušburruda Ritual BM 47806+
TL;DR: The Late Babylonian fragment BM 47806 + as mentioned in this paper adds another example to the group of rituals which counteract witchcraft by banning sorcerers to the netherworld, including the burning of figurines.
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The Chicago Maqlû fragment (A 7876)
Tzvi Abusch,Daniel Schwemer +1 more
TL;DR: The fragment A 7876 (Oriental Institute, Chicago) occupies a special position among the cuneiform sources of the ritual Maqlu and is annotated in this article.