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Title P. Oslo. 1 4
Content love spell of attraction; magical formula and winged formation with Bes and other figure
Principal Edition P.Oslo 1 4
translation 12669. Hans Dieter Betz, The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells. Second Edition., (Chicago London 1992). 279
Reference Edition 8361. Karl Preisendanz, Papyri Graecae Magicae. Die griechischen Zauberpapyri. II. Zweite verbesserte Auflage mit Ergänzungen von Karl Preisendanz und Ernst Heitsch. Durchgesehen und herausgegeben von Albert Henrichs. (Sammlung wissenschaftlicher Kommentare.), (Stuttgart 1974). 39
Fragments Oslo, University Library P. number unknown [4]
Support Material papyrus
Date 300 - 399
More from the period between 300 CE and 399 CE
Origin Found: Oxyrhynchos (Oxyrhynchites, Egypt); written: Egypt
More from Found: Oxyrhynchos (Oxyrhynchites, Egypt); written: Egypt
Form and Layout papyrus sheet (columns: 0, pagination: 0)
Genre magic
Culture religion
Religion classical; Egyptian
Images ipap.csad.ox.ac.uk/.../4; ub-baser.uio.no/.../43
Print Illustrations PGM, p.177 pl.
Availability © Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 64481 [source]

Publications P. Oslo 1 4 (1925) = Pap. Graec. Mag.(2) 2 39 (1974) = Betz, The Greek magical papyri in translation p. 279 no. PGM 39 (1992)
Inv. no. Oslo, University Library P. 434
Date AD 300 - 399
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa)[found]; Egypt, U19 - Oxyrynchos (Bahnasa)[written]

Catalog Record: oslo.apis.43 [xml]

Title Magical text
Author Allous
Summary The text is a love charm with figures. It contains the magic words to be pronounced, and an adjuration to attract Herakles to Allous. Of the two drawn figures, the one to the left is that of the dwarf-god Bes.
Citations
Inv. Id P.Oslo inv. 434
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 20.7 x 12.7 cm.
Lines 21
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Origin Unknown place, province of Egypt
More from Unknown place, province of Egypt
Language Greek
Date IVth century A.D.
More from the period between 300 CE and 399 CE
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto, the Verso is blank
Subjects Subliterature; Love charm; Magic; Papyrus; Subliterary
Associated Names Herakles, son of Taepis?; Taepis?, mother of Herakles; Allous, daughter of Alexandria; Alexandria,mother of Allous
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

Catalog Record: oxford-ipap.apis.1645 [xml]

Title Magic
Summary Magical text, and signs of the zodiac. Includes a drawing, and partial use of red ink.
Citations P.Oslo 1 4
Inv. Id uninventoried
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 20.7 x 12.7
Origin Fay�m
More from Fay�m
Date 4th century A.D
More from the period between 300 CE and 399 CE
Subjects Literary; Papyri
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

APIS Translation (English)

I adjure you by the twelve elements of heaven and the twenty-four elements of the world, that you attract Herakles whom [Ta]epis bore, to me, to Allous, whom Alexandria bore, immediately, immediately; quickly, quickly.