Editing Magic circle (section)

=== In Sumer ===
The [[Sumerians]] called the practice of using ritual circles ''[[zisurrû]]'', meaning "magic circle drawn with [[flour]]",<ref>''zisurrû'' CAD Z, p. 137–138.</ref> and inscribed <small>ZÌ-SUR-RA</small>''-a''. This was an ancient [[Mesopotamia]]n method of delineating, purifying and protecting from evil by the enclosing of a ritual space in a circle of flour. It involved ritual drawings with a variety of powdered cereals to counter different threats and is accompanied by the [[gloss (annotation)#In linguistics|gloss]]: <small>SAG.BA SAG.BA</small>, [[Akkadian language|Akkadian]]: ''māmīt māmīt'', the curse from a broken oath, in ''[[Esagil-kin-apli#The Exorcists Manual|The Exorcists Manual]]'', where it refers to a specific ritual on two tablets the first of which is extant.{{sfnp|Geller|2000|p=233}}