Description Welcome to this interactive e-course about one of the most fascinating bodies of ancient religious texts: The Greek Magical Papyri. I have developed this…
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Alabaster Sistrum Inscribed – An Egyptian Ritual Instrument
This sistrum is made of Egyptian alabaster and inscribed with the names of Pharaoh Teti. It is dated around 2.323-2.291 BCE. The carved handle of…
View More Alabaster Sistrum Inscribed – An Egyptian Ritual InstrumentSoknopaiou Nesos – Religious center of the god Soknopaios
Soknopaiou Nesos was the religious center of the god Soknopaios, an oracular and healing god in the shape of a crocodile with a falcon head.…
View More Soknopaiou Nesos – Religious center of the god SoknopaiosThe “Treasures of Soknopaios”
The religious centre of the ancient Egyptian deity Soknopaios was in Soknopaiou Nesos, a town in the Fayum oasis. His temple and the cult area…
View More The “Treasures of Soknopaios”Sky, Bôel, and Tat in the Egyptian magical papyrus pdm xiv / PGM XIV
Left side: How „Sky“was written in ancient Egyptian Demotic. Right side: Two examples of how a correct pronounciation of ancient divine names was ensured in…
View More Sky, Bôel, and Tat in the Egyptian magical papyrus pdm xiv / PGM XIVAncient Materia Magica – Bdellium
Sword of Dardanos (PGM IV, 1716-1870) The Burnt Offering which endows Erosand the whole procedure with soul: Manna: 4 drams Storax: 4 drams Opium: 4…
View More Ancient Materia Magica – BdelliumA Good Potion, PGM VII, 969-972
This is a spell for a love potion preserved in the Greek ritual manual PGM VII, 969-972. The title of the ritual and the initial…
View More A Good Potion, PGM VII, 969-972Stêlê of Aphroditê, PGM VII, 215-218
This multi-purpose spell is preserved in the Greek ritual manual PGM VII, 215-218. Stêlê of Aphroditê For gaining friendship (philia), favour (charis), success (praxis), and…
View More Stêlê of Aphroditê, PGM VII, 215-218Chronological Order of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts: Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the Dead
All of these funerary texts contain spells to protect the deceased in the afterlife. Pyramid Texts: Old Kingdom – First Intermediate Period+ Written on the…
View More Chronological Order of Ancient Egyptian Funerary Texts: Pyramid Texts, Coffin Texts, Book of the DeadA Coptic Prayer About the Power of Magic
This quote from a prayer preserved in a Coptic magic book from Egypt provides interesting details about how the practitioner understood ancient magic. It preserves…
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