Material: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) Date: Middle Kingdom, ca. 1887–1813 B.C. Dimensions: 56 cm (22 1/16 in); diam. 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in); h. of jar…
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Magical Container in the Shape of a Hippo Goddess
Material: Glazed steatite Date: New Kingdom, ca. 1700–1500 B.C. Dimensions: H. 6 × W. 3.2 × D. 4 cm Findspot: Egypt Current Location: The Metropolitan…
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Amulets of the Priestess of Amun
Sheet gold, h: 1.3-3.5 cm, w: 1-2.2 cm The Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. no. 25.3.168a–d Dynasty 21, ca. 1.000–945 B.C Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir…
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Ritual Instruction PGM XXXVI, 35-68 – Anger Restrainer
Most excellent Restrainer of anger (θυμοκάτοχον), Favour securer (χαριτήσιον) and Victory gainer (νικητικόν) in the courts PGM XXXVI, 35-68 (papyrus scroll) 4th century, Greek, Egypt…
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Hemerology: Ancient Egyptian Day Picking Calendars – Lucky and Unlucky Days for Ritual Practice
Ancient Egyptian “day-picking calendars” – also called “fate calendars” – classified the days of the month or year as positive or negative, similar to omens.…
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Video: Acrostic of the Power of Sêth
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…
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Phylactery for the Practice – PGM IV, 1071-1084
The Egyptian and Greek magical papyri provide a number of instructions for crafting amulets. Most of these amulets are actually made for the practitioners themselves…
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The Isis Aretology of Kyme
An aretology is a list of a deity’s powers, virtues, miraculous deeds, and attributes. Six Isis’ aretologies are known to us today, dating from the…
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The Divine Assistant of Pnouthis, the Sacred Scribe (PGM I, 42-105)
This is an ancient ritual instruction preserved in a 3rd century ritual manual written in Greek and found in Egypt. Today the scroll is cut…
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Secret Name of Aphrodite: Arôriphrasis
The name “Arôriphrasis” occurs predominantly on amulets depicting Aphrodite binding her hair. The philologist Maryse Waegeman conducted an analysis of this name, here are her…
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