This research topic deals with the history of witchcraft among the ancient Iraqis, which represented an important aspect of their religious beliefs prevailing at the time. And it is clear from our study of the principles and types of magic that it has a great impact on people's daily lives, as they believed in it and tried to link their magical ideas with what they had in terms of religious matters in order to impart a kind of sacredness to them and establish them in their beliefs. It seems that there were many motives behind the magic, the most important of which are: filling the bulk of the void in the religious aspect and the priestly therapeutic medical aspect in the event that they are unable to obtain the necessary treatment to heal the sick.