There are two types of amulets attested in the Greek magical papyri: Embedded amulets and independent amulets. Embedded amulets were used during a superordinate ritual,…
View More An Independent Amulet: PGM VII, 579-590Category: 3rd century
How to Express “Very Good” in the Egyptian-Demotic Magical Papyri
Learning the languages of the ancient magical papyri In the Egyptian-Demotic magical papyri, to express that a ritual is “very” good, you write “good” and…
View More How to Express “Very Good” in the Egyptian-Demotic Magical PapyriFate has a Daughter
In this ancient Egyptian spell against poison we learn that the Egyptian god of fate, who is called Schay, has a daughter named Sarbytha. The…
View More Fate has a DaughterA Gold Amulet Against the Evil Eye
This amulet consists of a small disc made of gold. It was stamped with an eye in the centre which is attacked by eleven protectors:…
View More A Gold Amulet Against the Evil EyeSpell Against a Bone Stuck in the Throat
This ritual is against a bone stuck in the throat of a person. It is preserved in the Egyptian-Demotic magical papyrus pdm xiv dated to…
View More Spell Against a Bone Stuck in the ThroatEgyptian Divination Ritual – Beginning of the Invocation of Anubis
This section of the London-Leiden magical papyrus, also known as pdm xiv / PGM XIV, describes an Egyptian divination ritual, highlighted is the beginning of…
View More Egyptian Divination Ritual – Beginning of the Invocation of AnubisThe Divine Determinative or: How Ancient Egyptians Marked Their Deities
In the ancient Egyptian script “Demotic” the names of gods and goddesses were written with a special sign at the end which marks the divine…
View More The Divine Determinative or: How Ancient Egyptians Marked Their DeitiesRam’s horn – An Ancient Egyptian Herb and How to Use It
The author of this ancient Egyptian magical papyrus wrote down the Demotic (Egyptian) words for plants and minerals and then added their Greek terms. We…
View More Ram’s horn – An Ancient Egyptian Herb and How to Use ItMagic Signs Healing a Scorpion Sting – PGM VII, 193-196
For a Scorpion Sting On clean papyrus write the charactêres, lay it on the region where the sting is, bind/tighten the papyrus upon it and…
View More Magic Signs Healing a Scorpion Sting – PGM VII, 193-196Assessing Ritual Efficacy in the Egyptian Magical Papyri
In the ancient Egyptian magical papyri we find multiple references concerning the efficacy of individual ritual instructions. The common expression is a simple “very good”…
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