PGM VII 300
Dublin Core
Title
PGM VII 300
PGM VII
Rights
© British Library
Still Image Item Type Metadata
inv. nr.
P. Lond. 121
institution
British Library
image description
A schematic ibis surrounded by an invocation and the instructions for drawing it
city
London
country
UK
publication
C. Wessely, Neue griechische Zauberpapyri, Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, philos.-hist. classe XLII. 2, Wien, 1893, pp. 16-55.
F. Kenyon, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Catalogue with Texts, I. London, 1893, pp. 83-115.
PGM
PGM VII
TMnr
60204
LDABnr
1321
date
225 – 320 CE
provenance
Hermontis?
Location
col. VIII, 300
image dispositio
The image is surrounded by the text, which is written in spiral from inside to outside.
image purpose
Unknown.
image technique
Drawing in black ink
image identification
A male ibis
associated powerful
Σαχμουοζοζο
Χωνσου
οχχα
ενσου
βιβεροησος
image aim
Reinforcement of the spell?
additional description
ἴβις (τοῦ ἴβεως)
of the ibis
additional material
γράφε εἰς τὴν εὐώνυμόν σου χεῖρα
write on your left hand
additional technique
γράφε εἰς τὴν εὐώνυμόν σου χεῖρα διὰ ζμυρνομέλανος ἀκόλουθα τοῦ ἴβεως
Write on your left hand with myrrh ink these things surrounding the ibis
kind of document
Formulary
Materials
Papyrus
Bibliography
C. Wessely, Neue griechische Zauberpapyri, Denkschriften der kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Philosophisch- Historische Classe, XLII.2, Wien 1893, pp. 16-55.
F. G. Kenyon, Greek Papyri in the British Museum. Catalogue with Text, I, London 1893, pp. 83-115.
K. Preisendanz et alii, Papyri Graecae Magicae. Die griechischen zauberpapyri, Leipzig-Berlin 1928-1931, vol. II, pp. 1-45.
H. D. Betz, The Greek Magical papyri in Translation including the Demotic Spells, Chicago 1986 (2nd ed. 1992), pp. 112-145.
Collection
PGM VII
Tags
Citation
“PGM VII 300,” TO ZODION, accessed August 11, 2020, http://to-zodion.net/items/show/9.
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