THE CHALDEAN ORACLES STUDIES IN GREEK AND ROMAN RELIGION EDITED BY H. S. VERSNEL IN CO-OPERATION WITH F. T. VANSTRATEN VOLUME 5 THE CHALDEAN ORACLES TEXT, TRANSLATION, AND COMMENTARY BY RUTH MAJERCIK E.]. BRILL LEIDEN • NEW YORK • K0BENHA VN • KOLN 1989 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Julianus, the Theurgist. [Chaldaean oracles. English & Greek) The Chaldean oracles: text, translation, and commentary I by Ruth Majercik. p. em. - (Studies in Greek and Roman religion, ISSN 0169-9512; v. 5) English and Greek. Bibliography: Includes index. ISBN 9004090436 1. Oracles-Early works to 1800. I. Majercik, Ruth Dorothy. II. Title. III. Series. BF1762.J8413 1989 181 '.6-dc20 89-9896 CIP ISSN 0169-9512 ISBN 90 04 09043 6 © Copyright 1989 by E. ]. Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or translated in any form by print, photoprint, microfilm, microfiche or any other means without written permission from the publisher PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS BY E. J. BRILL TOR/CHARD CONTENTS Preface........................................................................... IX Abbreviations and Short Titles .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . XI INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 General Remarks.......................................................... 1 I. Theology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A) First Principles................................................. 5 B) Lesser Beings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1. lynges... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2. Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 3. Teletarchs................................................... 11 4. Angels and Demons .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 5. Aion and Eros............................................. 14 II. Cosmology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . 16 III. Anthropology....................................................... 19 IV. Soteriology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 A) Conjunction.................................................... 25 B) Conjuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 1. Animation of Statues..................................... 26 2. Binding and Loosing..................................... 27 C) Magical Instruments and Objects......................... 29 D) Anagiige........................................................... 30 TEXT AND TRANSLATION..................................................... 47 Fragments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Various Chaldean Expressions......................................... 120 Doubtful Fragments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 COMMENTARY.................................................................. 138 Bibliography................................................................... 222 Index ..... .. ........ ...... ... ......... ............. ......... ..... ............... 230