The Sorcery and Witchcraft in the Ancient Anatolian Culture

Journal Title: Gazi Akademik Bakış - Year 2008, Vol 2, Issue 3

Abstract

In the Hattuša archive, many cuneiform tablets about sorcery were discovered. The ritual texts which were found in the archive in question consist of two groups: Kizzuwatnian and Anatolian ones. In this paper, we are going to deliberate the rituals which was performed by a sorcerer woman, named Maštikka.

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Esma Reyhan

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Esma Reyhan (2008). The Sorcery and Witchcraft in the Ancient Anatolian Culture. Gazi Akademik Bakış, 2(3), 227-242. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-84754