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Amulet z Pafos z formułą magiczną zapisaną jako palindrom
An Amulet Found in Paphos

Author(s): Joachim Śliwa
Subject(s): Archaeology, Ancient World
Published by: Komitet Nauk o Kulturze Antycznej Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Egyptian history; late ancient religion

Summary/Abstract: In 2011, archeologists from the Jagiellonian University found an interesting object in Nea Paphos in Cyprus. The object was a round tablet with a magical text in the form of a palindrome and, on its other side, with schematic drawings of Harpocrates, Osiris, a crocodile, a cock, a serpent, a star and a crescent. The amulet was probably made in the Syro-Palestinian region in the late 5th century AD, when the official religion was Christianity, but Egyptian beliefs were still vivid.

  • Issue Year: 70/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 151-160
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish
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