The Aramaic Incantation Bowls and Lilith-like Demons
- Date of account
- Fifth to eighth centuries CE, chiefly late antique Mesopotamia
- Location
- Jewish communities of Mesopotamia, especially Babylonia
- Source
- model_recalled_reference
- Record updated
- 2026-10-10
Record summary
Incantation bowls from late antique Mesopotamia contain texts intended to protect households from demons, illness, malevolent spirits, and threats to children or pregnant women. Some invoke figures or categories related to liliths, while others name individual demons and divine authorities. They are important comparative evidence because they connect domestic ritual, written magic, gendered danger, and practical protection with living religious communities. The bowls are artifacts with local formulae, not a single standardized demonology, and readings of damaged Aramaic inscriptions remain contested.
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