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ALPHABET FOR THE GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . I
DEMOTIC GLOSSARYA specialized dictionary for the Demotic script, a highly cursive form of ancient Egyptian writing used primarily for legal and religious documents during the late period. . . . . . . . . . . 2
LIST OF NUMERALS . . . . . . . . . . 101
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES . . . . . . . . . 101
WORDS OF GREEK ORIGIN . . . . . . . . .. 102
THE CIPHERA secret script or code used by the original papyrus scribes to hide the names of powerful entities or ingredients within the spells. . . . . . . . . . . 105
LIST OF WORDS IN CIPHER . . . . . . . . . 109
LIST OF GLOSSESBrief annotations or translations—frequently in Greek—written by the ancient scribe between the lines of the Demotic text to clarify pronunciation or meaning. . . . . . . . . . . 113
DIVINE, MYTHOLOGICAL, AND MAGICAL NAMES . . . . . 137
INVOCATION PHRASES (SELECTED) . . . . . . . 151
GEOGRAPHICAL LIST . . . . . . . . . . 152