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James Alan Montgomery (translation)  James Alan Montgomery (translation)James Alan Montgomery (June 13, 1866 – February 6, 1949) was an American Episcopal clergyman, Oriental scholar, and biblical scholar who was professor of Old Testament and Semitics (Hebrew and Aramaic), first at the Philadelphia Divinity School, and later, from 1913 to 1948, at the University of Pennsylvania. He served as president of the American Oriental Society and Society of Biblical Literature and Exegesis. Filter resources by Category Homes & Community Centers | Incantations, Adjurations, & Amulets | Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth Filter resources by Tag Angelic Protection | Angels of Healing | apotropaic prayers of protection | אליהו הנביא Eliyahu haNavi | entering magical territory | epical narrative as ward | historiola | infants | קמעות ḳame'ot | prayers concerning children | prayers for pregnant women | prophylactic Filter resources by Collaborator Name Filter resources by Language Filter resources by Date Range Resources filtered by CATEGORY: “Conception, Pregnancy, and Childbirth” (clear filter) Sorted Chronologically (new to old). Sort oldest first? קמע לשמירה מפני לילית | Apotropaic ward for the protection of pregnant women and infants against Lilith & her minions (CUL MS General 194, Montgomery 1913 Amulet No. 42)Contributed by James Alan Montgomery (translation) | Richard Gottheil (transcription) | Unknown | Aharon N. Varady (transcription) | ❧ An apotropaic ward for the protection of women in their pregnancy and of infant children against an attack from Lilith and her minions, containing the story witnessing her oath to the prophet, Eliyahu along with one variation of her many names. . . . | ||
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