These adorable carnelian and gold cats on the ancient Egyptian bracelet are similar to elements of royal jewelry dating to the beginning of Dynasty 18.…
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Prayer to Isis to Move the Constellation of the Great Bear – Encrypted – Translated
This is the prayer to Isis in the fascinating, fully encrypted ritual manual PGM LVII (PGM 57). Due to the fragmentary condition of the papyrus,…
Horoscope Signet Ring with Bust of Asklepios
Date: 4th century (terminus post quem August 16/17 327 CE) Location: Tartus (Syria) (uncertain if findspot of place of purchase) Dimensions: 1.91 cm Current location:…
Ritual Instruction PGM XXXVI, 35-68 – Anger Restrainer
Most excellent Restrainer of anger (θυμοκάτοχον), Favour securer (χαριτήσιον) and Victory gainer (νικητικόν) in the courts PGM XXXVI, 35-68 (papyrus scroll) 4th century, Greek, Egypt…
Hemerology: Ancient Egyptian Day Picking Calendars – Lucky and Unlucky Days for Ritual Practice
Ancient Egyptian “day-picking calendars” – also called “fate calendars” – classified the days of the month or year as positive or negative, similar to omens.…
Video: Acrostic of the Power of Sêth
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…
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…
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…
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…