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Overturned are the curses upon Burzin the daughter of the Smiter, upon Prince Bagdina, the king of the devil(s) and the great ruler of the liliths. I adjure you, Lilith Hablas, the granddaughter of Lilith Zarnai who dwells on the threshold of the house of Mehishai the daughter of Dodai, smiter and burner of boys and girls, male and female foetuses (?). I adjure you that you be struck in the membrane of your heart, and with the spear of Qatros the mighty. Lo, I have written a divorce for you and lo, I have expelled you, as demons write divorces for their wives and furthermore, they do not return. Take your divorce, receive your oath, flee, take flight, and go forth from the house and from the back of Mehishai the daughter of Dodai. In the name of Rt Mhs Mhs, the Ineffable Name from the six days of Creation. Hallelujah for Your Name! Hallelujah for Your Kingdom! Sbyrt Sbyrt Ywdg’ Ywdb’ Shtbyrt Sbyrt Ywdg’Ywdb’ Sbyrt Shbyrt Ywdg’Ywdb’ I have acted for your name. Amen.

248. Trans. C. D. Isbell, Corpus of the Aramaic Incantation Bowls (Missoula, MT- Society of Biblical
Literature, Scholars Press, 1975) Bowl 22, p. 69.