This volume consists of an edition of a third/fourth century CE love charm inscribed on a lead tablet, in which a certain Ailourion invokes the chthonic deities and spirits of the dead to bring him his beloved Kopria. The spell documents a multicultural pantheon of deities as well as a hierarchical structure of demonic beings including ghosts and "restless" spirits, such as those of the prematurely dead.
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This volume consists of an edition of a third/fourth century CE love charm inscribed on a lead tablet, in which a certain Ailourion invokes the chthonic deities and spirits of the dead to bring him his beloved Kopria. The spell documents a multicultural pantheon of deities as well as a hierarchical structure of demonic beings including ghosts and "restless" spirits, such as those of the prematurely dead.
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Add this copy of Michigan Papyri XVI: a Greek Love Charm From Egypt to cart. $37.30, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by American Society of Papyrologist.
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HARDCOVER Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of P. Michigan XVI: A Greek Love Charm from Egypt (P. Mich to cart. $36.95, very good condition, Sold by Speaking Volumes rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1990 by American Society of Papyrologists.
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Very good. No dust jacket. slight shelf wear, near Fine. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 161 p. Contains: Illustrations. American Studies in Papyrology, 30. Audience: General/trade.
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