Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
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Volume 74: Issue 4
Syro-Uigurica III: Enochic Material in a Christian Text from Turfan
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Mark Dickens , University of Groningen

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583–624
Online Publication Date:
24 Dec 2021
Publication Date:
24 Dec 2021
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2021.00191
Keywords:
Turfan; Syriac; Uyghur; magical texts; angels; I Enoch; Book of Giants
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This article examines a fragmentary Christian text from Turfan written in Uyghur which contains an embedded Syriac magical text intended to be used for corralling a horse. Aft er giving a transcription and translation of the Syriac passage and setting it in its literary context, including the role of amulets and other magical texts in the history of Syriac Christianity, the article discusses the angelic name Saraqael found in the Syriac extract, in an effort to trace the origins of the text. Excurses are given on the book of I Enoch and the Book of Giants, the first because the angelic name is found in it, the second because of its connections with the Aramaic and Central Asian cultural zones. The article then examines another text where the angelic name occurs, the Pishra de-Rabbi Ḥanina ben Dosa, before discussing possible links to other Syriac amulets and incantation bowls.

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