In this video, I indtroduce a fascinating papyrus fragment measuring only 9×13 cm. It preserves a drawing of the ancient Egyptian god Sêth and an acrostic referencing his major power.
Resources
Images
- Palau Rib. inv. 3, Seminario de Papirología de la Facultad Teológica (San Cugat del Vallés), Barcelona, Spain; drawing by Daniel, Maltomini.
- PGM XII, 449–552, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands, AMS 75
- P.Duk.inv. 230, Duke University, USA; drawing bei D. R. Jordan
Bibliography
- Robert W. Daniel, Franco Maltomini, Supplementum Magicum, vol. 2, 1992, pp. 86-87, no. 69.
Link: https://archive.org/details/supplementummagi0000unse/page/86/mode/2up?view=theater - D. R. Jordan, P. Duk. Inv. 230, an Erotic Spell, in: Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies 40, 1999, pp. 159–170.
- G. Michailides, Papyrus contenant un dessin du dieu Seth_ à tête d’âne, in: Aegyptus 32, no. 1, 1952, pp. 45–53.
Link: http://www.jstor.org/stable/41215397
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