ISAW Exhibition Lecture: I Call Upon You, Gods of the Night: Protecting against Witchcraft and Demons in Mesopotamia

Name: ISAW Exhibition Lecture: I Call Upon You, Gods of the Night: Protecting against Witchcraft and Demons in Mesopotamia
Start: 2026-10-14T21:30:00.000Z
End: 2026-10-14T22:30:00.000Z
Location: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)

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When: Wed, Oct 14, 5:30 p.m.
Where: Institute for the Study of the Ancient World (ISAW)15 East 84th StreetUpper East Side-Carnegie Hill, Manhattan
Price: Free

A lecture on the demons, monsters, and witches that haunted daily life in ancient Mesopotamia, blamed for disease and death, especially in infants, and the protective rituals people used against them.

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