The Selenite and Lead Curse Tablets from Amathous, Cyprus and the Transmission of Magical Technology

Discovered in the late nineteenth century and subsequently acquired by the British Museum, the cache of more than 200 lead and selenite tablets from Cyprus is one of the largest archives of curse tablets from antiquity. Three features of the assemblage suggest connections with magical texts known fr...

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Main Author: Wilburn, Andrew T. 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Mohr Siebeck 2021
In: Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-70
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Amathus (Cyprus) / Greece (Antiquity) / Religion / Curse table / Ritual / Zauberpapyri
RelBib Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BC Ancient Orient; religion
BE Greco-Roman religions
KBL Near East and North Africa
Further subjects:B Curse Tablets
B Archaeology
B Magical Papyri
B Ritual
B network theory
B ritual technology
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