Artefact ID | 371 |
TM ID | TM 64479 |
Findspot (DEChriM ID) | 52 (Ḫarabat Ihrīt) | Class | Textual |
Material | Papyrus |
Writing medium | Sheet/roll |
Text content | Subliterary |
Language | Greek |
Archive/Dossier | Archive |
Description | P.Oslo I 1; PGM II 36: Magical spells Extant volumen (24 x 244 cm), almost complete, with a collection of spells, including spells to restrain anger, to gain or secure favours, love spells, charms for success or to break spells, spell to inflict harm, pudenda key spell, spell to open a door, with drawings (see details on KYP M181). Christian influence noted by S. Eitrem (Van Haelst 1976: 336) Recto: 12 columns, written along the fibres, clear and fluent hand. Verso: 1 column, written along the fibres (at 90 degrees to recto). |
Selection criteria | Christian terms/formulas/concepts |
Date from | 300 |
Date to | 399 |
Dating criteria | Palaeography and archive connection (Dosoo 2016: 267 and n. 56) |
Absolute/relative date | Relative date |
Archaeological context | Purchased in December 1920 by Samson Eitrem in the Fayum (Hickey et al. 2015: 156-164). |
Accession number | Oslo, University Library P. 420 |