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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An Ancient Magic Gem for Good Memory?
The frontside of this gem is engraved with a depiction of the Graeko-Egyptian deity Sarapis with Cerberus. The backside comprises a list of divine names…
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Christian Charm Against Poisonous Snakes
Christ was born on the 29th of Choiak. He came by descending upon the earth. He rebuked all the poisonous snakes. Your word, lord, is…
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Ancient Egyptian Spell for Separation
This is a ritual instruction preserved in the Egyptian Ritual Manual PDM XII, 62-75 (PDM = Papyri Demoticae Magicae – Demotic Magical Papyri), dated to…
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Video: The Greek Magical Papyrus Book “PGM VII”
Welcome to my videos about the ancient magical papyri! In this video we will take a closer look at the ancient Greek magical papyrus scroll…
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Bastet and the Egyptian Decans
Bastet is a major ancient Egyptian goddess commonly depicted as a lioness or with a lion head, but later also as a cat or as…
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