The Curse Tablets of PGM VII: A North African Tradition?
A contiguous block of recipes ('Block Two') found in one magical handbook (PGM VII), differ markedly from others in the same handbook and contain features that point to an origin outside of Upper Egypt: (i) they mention the sea as an alternate place of deposition for the curse; (ii) they u...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Mohr Siebeck
2021
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Religion in the Roman empire
Year: 2021, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 125-148 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Upper Egypt
/ Zauberpapyri
/ Curse
/ Text
/ Motif
/ Coastal region
/ North Africa
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RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BE Greco-Roman religions KBL Near East and North Africa |
Further subjects: | B
chariot races
B seashells B Lead B tin B katadesmos B katoxos B magical handbooks and recipes B untimely dead |
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