A Jewish Aramaic Circus Curse Tablet from Antioch

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Aramaic Studies Pub Date : 2023-06-07 DOI:10.1163/17455227-bja10041

Margaretha Folmer, Rivka Elitzur-Leiman

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Abstract

Abstract In this contribution we publish a lead circus curse tablet written in Jewish Palestinian Aramaic (Princeton Art Museum excavation no. 3608-I57). The tablet was found in 1935 during excavations near the first turning-post at the hippodrome of Antioch on the Orontes (modern-day Antakya, Turkey). The use of Greek and Latin defixiones agonisticae (agonistic binding spells) in chariot races was a wide-spread phenomenon during the Roman Byzantine Period. Curse tablets were inscribed with aggressive incantations that aimed at the defeat of rivals in the chariot races. The tablet under discussion is a unique piece: It is the only known lead circus curse tablet that was written in a Jewish language and script. The tablet is datable to the fifth or sixth century CE .

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来自安提阿的犹太阿拉姆语马戏团诅咒碑

在这篇文章中，我们发表了一个用犹太巴勒斯坦阿拉姆语写的铅马戏诅咒碑(普林斯顿艺术博物馆发掘号:3608 - i57)。这块石碑是1935年在奥朗提斯(现土耳其安塔基亚)的安提阿竞技场的第一个转弯处附近的挖掘中发现的。在罗马拜占庭时期，在战车比赛中使用希腊语和拉丁语的defxiones agonisticae (agonistic binding咒语)是一种广泛存在的现象。诅咒板上刻着侵略性的咒语，目的是在战车比赛中击败对手。正在讨论的石碑是一个独特的作品:它是已知的唯一用犹太语言和文字写的铅马戏团诅咒石碑。这块石碑可以追溯到公元五世纪或六世纪。

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Aramaic Studies RELIGION-

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期刊介绍： The journal brings all aspects of the various forms of Aramaic and their literatures together to help shape the field of Aramaic Studies. The journal, which has been the main platform for Targum and Peshitta Studies for some time, is now also the main outlet for the study of all Aramaic dialects, including the language and literatures of Old Aramaic, Achaemenid Aramaic, Palmyrene, Nabataean, Qumran Aramaic, Mandaic, Syriac, Rabbinic Aramaic, and Neo-Aramaic. Aramaic Studies seeks contributions of a linguistic, literary, exegetical or theological nature for any of the dialects and periods involved, from detailed grammatical work to narrative analysis, from short notes to fundamental research. Reviews, seminars, conference proceedings, and bibliographical surveys are also featured.