Demotic – The Archaeology of Ancient Magic & Ritual Practice

The London-Leiden Magical Papyrus, 2nd-3rd century, Egypt.

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…

Fate 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…

London-Leiden Magical Papyrus, Recto column 19, lines 21-24 Late 2nd or early 3rd century, Egypt. AMS 65, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden

Spell 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…

Section of the London-Leiden Magical Papyrus, recto column 2, 7-9. 2nd/3rd century, Egypt. British Museum EA10070,1 © The Trustees of the British Museum

Egyptian 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…

New Valley Museum Kharga_843_Demotic Dice. From: Minas-Nerpel, A Demotic Inscribed Icosahedron

An Ancient 20-sided Dice Inscribed with the Names of Egyptian Deities

Overview This so far unique dice was made of limestone. Instead of numbers it was inscribed with the names of 20 different Egyptian deities. These…

The 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…

Kephaleke - Papyrus AMS 65, 2nd-3rd century (C) Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.

Ram’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…

Video: Assessing Ritual Efficacy in the Egyptian Magical Papyri

In ancient Egyptian ritual manuals you often find comments made either by the authors themselves or by later readers. These comments could refer to a…

Assessing 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”…

Video: The Ancient Egyptian Language and Script called Demotic

A brief introduction to the ancient Egyptian language and script called “Demotic”. https://www.antikemagie.com/view/antikemagie-10-demotic.mp4