A Divorce Bowl
5th or 6th Century
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 2: Emerging Judaism.
By your name I act. This is the deed of divorce that I have written for Immi daughter of Qaqay, and any name that she has.
May she be healed (and) protected (!) from every evil thing, from the affliction demon, from the satan, from the harm of male idol spirits and female idol spirits, from Danaḥiš, from Roni, from the upper female spirit, and from the lower female spirit, from the (magic) word, from an oath (?), from a dog, from the curse of Jews, from the curse of Aramaeans, from the distant curse, from the near curse, from mishap, from the vow, from the spell, from spells, from all evil magical acts, from every evil, strong (and) severe spirit, from sorcery (and) magical acts, from the sorcery of Zanay, the fornicating singing-girl, the lilith who massacres her own children (and) the children of her companions. In order that if you may have authority and power over yourself to any man that you wish, for I have written to you a deed of divorce (and) a deed of release from this Immi daughter of Qaqay, from her whole house, (and) any name that you have. I adjure (and) beswear you, you, Zanay, the fornicating singing-girl, the lilith, and the curse demon, who resides in the house of Immi daughter of Qaqay, whether male or female. By the name of the angel Gabriel, the angel Aḥiel, the angel Mešamšiel, the angel Nadiriel. [Nonsense words.]
[Nonsense words.] By the name of YHWH Sabaoth, by the kingdom of Abraḥas, Aniniel, Yah. By the name of the guardian angel of the spirit. By the name of the father of Absakas, the guardian angel. Amen, Amen, Amen, Selah. The seal of the deed of divorce: YHWH is his name.