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 it will be immediately painless. The charactêres are: (Drawings of magic signs). Makes 11 charactêres.
![PGM VII, 193-196, 3rd/4th century, Egypt. British Library, Papyrus London 121. © The British Library Board](https://www.antikemagie.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/PGM-VII-193-196-For-Scorpion-Sting-ZZ_Label-2.jpg)
The last sign in this instruction is one of the most puzzling ancient magic signs I have come across so far:
None of the other magic signs in this instruction is particularly complex, except this last one. It is unknown what the letters meant or referred to.