{"product_id":"9781609253790","title":"Babylonian Magic and Sorcery: Being the Prayers of the Lifting of the Hand","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1896, King presents the cuneiform text of a group of 60 clay tablets inscribed with prayers and religious compositions of a devotional and magical character. These tablets were created by the scribes of Ashurbanipal, King of Assyria, between 669-625 b.c., and are currently part of the Kuyunjik collection in the British Museum. King's illustrations feature a transliteration of each tablet with an English translation of well-preserved passages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKing includes a Babylonian-English glossary, a list of proper names and numerals with their corresponding cuneiform inscriptions, and a list of words and word portions of uncertain translation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Red Wheel\/Weiser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47138999533808,"sku":"9781609253790","price":31.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781609253790_p0.jpg?v=1769902852","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781609253790","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}