cuneiform ritual tablets in The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection of ancient Near Eastern art is a nearly pristine obsidian amulet of the first millennium b.c. This amulet, small enough to fit in the palm of one’s hand, provides protection from the Mesopotamian demon Lamaštu. On one side is a representation of the demon surrounded by various ritual paraphernalia (fig. 1), and on the other, a ritual incantation carved in cuneiform script (fig. 2). In its current display—mounted flat against a beige cloth support—the opacity of the obsidian’s dark color makes it difficult to see the image and also precludes any observation of the text. When the amulet is examined at close range, however, one is able to see how brilliantly light reflects off the surface and gets a M I R I A M S A I D Radiance and the Power of Erasure in an Obsidian Lamaštu Amulet
在大都会艺术博物馆的古代近东艺术收藏中，楔形文字仪式板是一个公元前一千年的近乎原始的黑曜石护身符。这个护身符小到可以放在手掌里，可以保护人们免受美索不达米亚恶魔Lamaštu的伤害。一面是恶魔的代表，周围环绕着各种仪式用具(图1)，另一面是用楔形文字雕刻的仪式咒语(图2)。在目前的展示中，黑曜石的深色不透明使得很难看到图像，也妨碍了对文本的任何观察。然而，当近距离检查护身符时，人们能够看到从表面反射的明亮的光线，并在黑曜石Lamaštu护身符中获得M I R I a M S a I D光芒和擦除的力量
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