Segal, Judah B. Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum (CAMIB). BMP, London, 2000, no. 17A.Gignoux, P. “Noms propres Sassanides en moyen-perse épigraphique,” in Iranische Personennamenbuch, vol. II, Fasziekel 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wiessenschaften, Vienna, 1986. Gordon, C.H. “Aramaic Magical Bowls in the Istanbul and Baghdad Museums” and “An Aramaic Exorcism,” in: Archiv Orientální 6, 1934, 319-334; 466-474. Montgomery, J.A. Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur, Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, The Museum Publications of the Babylonian Section 3, 1913.Gignoux, P. “Noms propres Sassanides en moyen-perse épigraphique,” in Iranische Personennamenbuch, vol. II, Fasziekel 2, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wiessenschaften, Vienna, 1986. Gordon, C.H. “Aramaic…

Segal, Judah B. Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum (CAMIB). BMP, London, 2000, no. 16A.Müller-Kessler C. “Die Zauberschalensammlung des British Museum”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, 48/49, 121, 016A.Müller-Kessler C. “Die Zauberschalensammlung des British Museum”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, 48/49, 121, 016A.Magical (applied) Incantation BowlExcavated by Hormuzd Rassam (coll. website 14/3/2022).https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/743039001https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1881-0714-9Black1. Inside ll. 1-11: Incantation bowl for protecting a man named Aban Gušmis, son of Anošafrit (אבאן גושמיס בר אנושפרית), and his household from demons.Coll. website (25/03/2022).501800Jewish AramaicCollection website (14/03/2022).Information from the “Prosopography of magic bowls” by Ortal-Paz Saar digitised by AS entered by KD (29/3/2022)Tell Ibrahim (Kutha), South Iraq (Mesopotamia)Bowl3798126Aramaic (Jewish)PotteryAban Gušmis (or Gušnas)…

Segal, Judah B. Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum (CAMIB). BMP, London, 2000, no. 15A.Müller-Kessler C. “Die Zauberschalensammlung des British Museum”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, 48/49, 121, 015AMüller-Kessler C. “Die Zauberschalensammlung des British Museum”, in Archiv für Orientforschung, 48/49, 121, 015AMagical (applied) Incantation BowlExcavated by Hormuzd Rassam (coll. website 14/3/2022).https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/710890001https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/W_1881-0714-11Black1. Inside ll. 1-11: Incantation bowl for the protection of a man named Aban Gušmis (or Gušnas), son of Anošafrit (אבאן גושמיס בר אנושפרית), and his wife Lalay (לאלי) from curses and demons.Coll. website (14/3/2022).501800Jewish AramaicCollection website (14/03/2022).Information from the “Prosopography of magic bowls” by Ortal-Paz Saar digitised by AS entered by KD (29/3/2022)Tell Ibrahim…

Chwolson, D. Corpus Inscriptionum Hebraicarum, St. Petersburg and Leipzig,1882, 114. Ellis, T. “Jewish Relics,” in Austin H. Layard, Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, John Murray, London, 1853, p. 509-514, no. 5. Isbell, C.D.”Corpus of the Aramaic Incantation Bowls,” in Society of Biblical Literature and Scholars Press, Dissertation Series 17, Missoula, 1975, no. 59. Montgomery, J.A. Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur (AIT). Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, 1913, 24. Schwab, M. “Les coupes magiques et l’hydromancie dans l’antiquité orientale”, Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 12 (1890), 313-314, bowl D.Jeruzalmi, I. Les coupes magiques Araméennes de Mésopotamie, PhD Thesis, Université de Paris, 1963, 65-75; Müller-Kessler C. “Die Zauberschalensammlung…

“Ellis, T. “”Jewish Relics,”” in Austin H. Layard, Discoveries in the Ruins of Nineveh and Babylon, John Murray, London, 1853, p. 509-514, no. 1 Epstein, J.N. אפשטיין י”נ, “”פירושי מילים בבליות-ארמיות””, בתוך: מחקרים בספרות התלמוד ובלשונות שמיות, תרגמה צ. אפשטיין, מאגנס, ירושלים, 1988-1983, כרך א’, עמ’ 339-341. פורסם במקור כ; Montgomery, J.A. Aramaic Incantation Texts from Nippur (AIT). Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania, 1913, bowl 11b. Schwab, M. “”Les coupes magiques et l’hydromancie dans l’antiquité orientale””, Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology 12 (1890), p. 299, no. 8. Segal, Judah B. Catalogue of the Aramaic and Mandaic Incantation Bowls in the British Museum (CAMIB). BMP, London, 2000, no. 13A.Jeruzalmi, I.…

Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael. “5548. Magical Formulary”, in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, volume LXXXVI (P. Oxy. LXXXVI), edited by Amin Benaissa and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2021, p. 62-63, plate VIII, no. 5548. Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael. “5469. Pseudo-Chrysostom, De Ioseph et de castitate (PG LVI 589-90)”, in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, volume LXXXV (P. Oxy. LXXXV), edited by N. Gonis, P.J. Parsons, and W.B. Henry. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2020, p. 62-63, plate II, no. 5479.Magical (formulary) Literary (Patristic)Likely excavated in Oxyrhynchus by the Egypt Exploration Society.Original use: 1. Ro: Pseudo-Chrysostom, De Ioseph et de castitate. Re-use: 2. Vo ll. 1-11; Recipe for amulet for healing/protection from spirits.Date of magical reuse, dated palaeographically;…

Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael. “5544. Amulet”, in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, volume LXXXVI (P. Oxy. LXXXVI), edited by Amin Benaissa and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2021, p. 49-52, plate III, no. 5544.Magical (applied)Likely excavated in Oxyrhynchus by the Egypt Exploration Society.1. Ro col. 1 ll. 1-4, col. 2 ll. 1-8: Applied amulet for protection; does not name bearer.Dated palaeographically (Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: p. 49).251300Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: p. 49.KD (15/2/2022)Oxyrhynchus (Bahanasa), Egypt1 vertical crease, 4 horizontal creases.SheetTwo separate hands on re-use; second hand takes over at l. 13.379052GreekPapyrus22 columns recto (→), 4 and 8 lines respectively, with drawing.Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology RoomsExcavated in Oxyrhynchus.GreekP. Oxy. LXXXVI 5544 P. Oxy. 86 5544 Sackler Library, Papyrology…

Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael. “5543. Magical Formulary”, in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, volume LXXXVI (P. Oxy. LXXXVI), edited by Amin Benaissa and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2021, p. 46-49, plate V, no. 5543.Magical (formulary)Likely excavated in Oxyrhynchus by the Egypt Exploration Society.Original use: 1. Ro: Letter sent by the nomarch of Antinoopolis. Re-use: 2. Vo ll. 1-11: Love spell to make a woman not sleep invoking Hekate. 3. Vo ll. 12-18: Fragmentary; possibly love spell using sleeplessness.Dated palaeographically, and on mention of prefect L. Mussius Aemilianus, in office ca. 259-261 CE (Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: p. 46).251300Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: p. 46.KD (15/2/2022)Oxyrhynchus (Bahanasa), EgyptRoll (?) SheetTwo separate hands on re-use; second hand takes over…

Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael. “5542. Exorcism”, in The Oxyrhynchus Papyri, volume LXXXVI (P. Oxy. LXXXVI), edited by Amin Benaissa and Michael Zellmann-Rohrer. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 2021, p. 42-45, plate V, no. 5542.Magical (unclear)Likely excavated in Oxyrhynchus by the Egypt Exploration Society.https://portal.sds.ox.ac.uk/articles/online_resource/P_Oxy_LXXXVI_5542_Exorcism/21186610Original use: 1. Ro: Unclear. Re-use: 2. Vo col. 1 ll. 1-16: Exorcism (fr. 1). 3. Vo col. 2 (?): Fragmentary text.Dated palaeographically (Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: p. 42).101200Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: p. 42.KD (15/2/2022)Oxyrhynchus (Bahanasa), EgyptDamage likely indicative of rolling.Roll (?)378852GreekPapyrus31 surviving column recto (→), original use. 2 surviving columns verso (↓), magical re-use, 16 and at least 7 lines.Oxford, Sackler Library, Papyrology RoomsExcavated in Oxyrhynchus.Greek Palaeo-HebrewP. Oxy. LXXXVI 5542 P. Oxy. 86 5542…

Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael. “‘Your City is Memphis’: A Magical Formulary with a Prose Hymn”, Bulletin of the American Society of Papyrologists 58 (2021), p. 23-31.von Scherling, Eric. Rotulus: A Bulletin for Manuscript-Collectors 5 (1949), p. 35, no. 2189.von Scherling, Eric. Rotulus: A Bulletin for Manuscript-Collectors 5 (1949), p. 35, no. 2189.Magical (formulary)Purchased by the Swedish antiquities dealer Erik von Scherling (1907-1956) and offered by him for sale in 1948/1949. Subsequently acquired by David Moore Robinson, then William H. Willis, who donated them to Duke University (Zellmann-Rohrer 2021: 23-24).https://library.duke.edu/papyrus/images/150dpi/751r-at150.gifhttps://library.duke.edu/papyrus/records/751r.htmlBlackOriginal use: 1. Ro ll. 1-14: Ritual with invocation of a deity whose city is Memphis (Ptah?); perhaps favour spell. Re-use: 2. Vo ll.…