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A formal portrait of a scholar, likely Benno Linderbauer, associated with the academic circles of Theodor Schermann. The subject is depicted with a full beard and academic attire, reflecting the scholarly traditions of the early 20th century.
This illustration depicts a central scene from Mithraic iconography: Mithras crowning the Sun god, Sol Invictus. Mithras, identifiable by his Phrygian cap, performs a ritual act that symbolizes the alliance and shared divinity between the two deities. This image serves as a visual introduction to the 'Mithras Liturgy,' a Greek magical papyrus text interpreted by Dieterich as a ritual of the Mithraic mysteries.
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papyrus_fragmentMagical Handbook with Love Spells
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A fragmentary Greek papyrus from Egypt containing magical instructions and love spells.
papyrus_fragmentPGM I - Magical Handbook (Theban Magical Library)
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A Greek papyrus fragment from the late 4th or early 5th century CE containing magical spells, ritual instructions, and esoteric sigils.
papyrus_fragmentPGM II - Magical Handbook with Hymns to Apollo
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A long papyrus scroll containing columns of Ancient Greek text and a schematic line drawing of a multi-headed, winged deity.
papyrus_fragmentPGM LXXV - Oracle Question to Soknopaios
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A papyrus fragment from the Berlin Collection containing a Greek oracle question addressed to the crocodile god Soknopaios.
papyrus_fragmentPGM XIX a - Love Spell Amulet with Hair
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A papyrus fragment featuring a Greek magical love spell, or agōgē, involving the invocation of deities and spirits to compel affection.
papyrus_fragmentPGM XIX b - Love Spells with Dog Ritual
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A Greek magical papyrus fragment (PGM XIX b) containing instructions for a love spell ritual involving a dog.
papyrus_fragmentPGM XX - Philinna Papyrus (Healing Spells in Verse)
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A papyrus fragment containing the Philinna Papyrus (PGM XX), a collection of ancient Greek healing spells written in verse.
papyrus_fragmentPGM XXI - Protective Amulet
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A fragmented papyrus manuscript containing a Greek magical spell for protection, identified as PGM XXI.
papyrus_fragmentPGM XXII b - Prayer of Jacob with Dream Oracles
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A fragmentary sheet of papyrus containing the Greek text of the 'Prayer of Jacob' and instructions for obtaining oracular dreams.
papyrus_fragmentPGM XXX c - Oracle Question for Healing
Berlin Papyrus Collection
A Greek papyrus fragment from Roman Egypt containing an oracle question addressed to a deity regarding a patient's recovery from fever.
The physical papyrus fragments behind the famous Papyri Graecae Magicae (PGM) collection. Love spells, healing incantations, oracle questions, demon invocations, and protective amulets — written in Greek, Coptic, and Demotic between the 1st century BCE and 5th century CE. Many come from the legendary Theban Magical Library.
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Biblical fragment (Gaster Amulet 128)
Anonymous
A Mithraic Liturgy
Albrecht Dieterich
Greek Magical Papyri and the Community and Thanksgiving Prayer in the First Epistle of Clement
Theodor Schermann
The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation
Hans Dieter Betz (ed.)