The latest attestation of the Egyptian god Heka („Magic“) is…
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„Magic“ in the Teaching for Merikare
The “Teaching for King Merikare” is incompletely preserved in three…
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Ancient Greek technical terms for individual love and erotic magic
Here are some examples for ancient Greek technical terms for…
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Hiding the Diversity of Ancient Magic Thought under the Veil of Modern Translation: ‘Magic’ and ‘Zauber’ in the Greek Magical Papyri
Overview The corpus of ancient texts known as „The Greek…
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An ancient Egyptian instruction for the preparation of an amulet against gout
This ancient instruction for an “amulet for the feet of…
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Daily Ancient Magic #32: Assessing Ritual Efficacy
In ancient Egyptian ritual manuals you often find comments made…
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Preparation of an ancient Egyptian eye ointment for better vision during a lamp divination
This preparation is preserved in an ancient Egyptian => magical…
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Amulet to protect a little girl against fever, phantoms, and daimons
This ancient Greek magical amulet was made during the 4th…
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