The authenticity of the amulets AT1 and AT2 has been questioned, particularly by J. Teixidor and P. Amiet (1983), who examined the originals in the National Museum of Aleppo.J. Texidor, 'Les tablettes d'Arslan Tash au Musee d'Alep', Aula Orientalis 1(1983), pp. 105–8 (106).P. Amiet, 'Observations sur les "Tabletter Magiques" d'Arslan Tash', Aula Orientalis 1(1983), p. 109 However Jacobus van Dijk (1992) defends the tablets as genuine.van Dijk pdfOscar White Muscarella The lie became great: the forgery of ancient Near Eastern cultures 2000 Page 181 "In their most recent publication by J. van Dijk, "The Authenticity of the Arslan Tash Amulets," Iraq, LIV, 1992: pp. 65–68, they are claimed as authentic" Dennis Pardee (1998) leaves the matter open to question.D. Pardee, Les documents d' Arslan Tash : authentiques ou faux?, Syria 75 (1998) pp. 15–54Judit M. Blair De-demonising the Old Testament 2009 Page 27 "On a seventh or eighth century BCE limestone plaque, discovered at Arslan Tash, Syria, we have an incantation to expel child-killing demons ... Torczyner argues that the incantation is directed against the demons of darkness in general"Yitsḥaḳ Avishur Phoenician inscriptions and the Bible: select inscriptions 2000
