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Title Magical Text
Summary Magical text consisting of an acrostic, some magical symbols and an erotic incantation
Citations P.Princ. II 76
P.Princ.:2:76
Inv. Id GD 7665
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus fragment; 14 x 8 cm
Language In Greek
Date III AD
More from the period between 200 CE and 299 CE
Note (general) Written along the fibers; back blank
Note (general) 21 lines; broken at left
Note (general) The hand is a small, fluent cursive which slopes towards the right
Note (general) The papyrus has dark stains at the bottom and at the top left side
Subjects Papyri; Magic
Images https://dpul.princeton.edu/papyri/catalog/bn999b26d...
Images http://www.columbia.edu/cgi-bin/dlo?obj=princeton.apis.p61...
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

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APIS Translation (English)

[11 lines of magical words and symbols] Drive Ptolemais whom Helene bore to Ptolemaios whom [l. 15] Didyme bore. Inflame the liver and the spirit and the heart and the soul of this woman until she rushes forth and comes, Ptolemais, whom [l. 20] Helene bore to Ptolemaios whom Didyme bore, now, fast.