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Spell of Attraction, papyrus, 20.7 x 12.7 cm, 4th century, Egypt, University of Oslo Library Library Papyrus Collection, P.Oslo I 4 - inv. 434 (PGM XXXIX) © Courtesy of the University of Oslo Library Papyrus Collection

Spell of Attraction

Material: Papyrus Date: 4th century Dimensions: 20.7 x 12.7 cm Findspot: Egypt Current Location: University of Oslo Library Library Papyrus Collection, P.Oslo I 4 –…

From: Adriaan de Buck, The Egyptian Coffin Texts 3: Texts of Spells 164–267, 1947, OIP 64.

Becoming Heka

Coffin Texts, spell no. 261 Date: Middle Kingdom, ca. 2.100 to 1.782 B.C. In this quote from the ancient Egyptian “Coffin Texts” the deceased recites…

Frog and Scorpion Ring Amulet, gold, 2.7 x 2.3 cm, Egypt, ca. 1.370-1.330 B.C., British Museum, London, EA2923 © The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Frog and Scorpion Ring Amulet

Material: Gold Date: ca. 1.370-1.330 B.C. Dimensions: 2.7 x 2.3 cm Findspot: Egypt Current Location: British Museum, London, EA2923 The frog and the scorpion on…

Gold lamella with an incantation against epilepsy, ca. 3rd century, 4.2 × 2 cm, findspot unknown, The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, 80.AM.53

Incantation against Epilepsy

Material: Gold Date: ca. 3rd century Dimensions: 4.2 × 2 cm Findspot: Unknown Current Location: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Villa Collection, Malibu, California, 80.AM.53…

Coptic-Greek Amulet Against Fever, 5th-6th century, 17.1 × 10.8 cm, Egypt, Papyrus Collection Cologne, inv. 10208 © Institut für Altertumskunde an der Universität zu Köln, CC BY 4.0

A Coptic-Greek Amulet Against Fever

Material: Papyrus Date: 5th-6th century Dimensions: 10.8 cm Findspot: Egypt (purchased in the Fayoum) Current Location: Papyrus Collection University of Cologne, inv. 10208 Photo #1…