The Belief of Talisman in the Ancient Mesopotamian Culture and Some Talismanic Objects

Depending on their religion designated by level of ancient scientific and cultural level, in understanding of peoples living in Mesopotamia, there are so much metaphysical entities who watching an occasion to harm them. This entity either could be an angry ghost of a died man who come from netherworld or he could be a very horrible demon. Ghosts and demons was attacking to people usually without any reason and they was giving physical and mental harm to them. Ancient Mesopotamians believed that illnesses and disasters were actions of these demons and ghosts. Therefore, they have tried to counteract them not by reasonable methods but by somethings that they believed those will protect themselves from evils, such as amulets, magical rituals and praying to gods. Alongside to be protected against evil, another aim of using the charm was to get the good chance for something to be desired