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Curse tablet
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A curse tablet is a small tablet with a curse written on it from the Greco-Roman world. Its name originated from the Greek and Latin words for "pierce" and "bind". The tablets were used to ask the god
Eyguieres curse tablet
Eyguieres curse tablet
One of the 130 Bath curse tablets. The inscription in British Latin translates as: "May he who carried off Vilbia from me become liquid as the water.
One of the 130 Bath curse tablets. The inscription in British Latin translates as: "May he who carried off Vilbia from me become liquid as the water. May she who so obscenely devoured her become dumb"
Curse tablet found in London. Inscription reads: "I curse Tretia Maria and her life and mind and memory and liver and lungs mixed up together, and her
Curse tablet found in London. Inscription reads: "I curse Tretia Maria and her life and mind and memory and liver and lungs mixed up together, and her words, thoughts and memory; thus may she be unable to speak what things are concealed, nor be able." (translation: British Museum)
Roman curse tablet with voces mysticae in Greek. The name of the target, Caius Iulius Viator, was added in Latin. Found in Tongeren (Belgium), 70-100
Roman curse tablet with voces mysticae in Greek. The name of the target, Caius Iulius Viator, was added in Latin. Found in Tongeren (Belgium), 70-100 CE, Gallo-Roman Museum (Tongeren).
Bath curse tablets
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The Bath curse tablets are a collection of about 130 Roman era curse tablets discovered in 1979/1980 in the English city of Bath. The tablets were requests for intervention of the goddess Sulis Minerv
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…some scholars even refuse to apply the word "curse" to such "positive" texts, preferring expressions such as "judicial prayers". In 1979/1980, the Bath curse tablets were found at the site of Aquae Sulis (now Bath in England). All but one of the 130 tablets concerned the restitution of stolen goods. Over 80 similar…
One of the Bath curse tablets on display at the Roman Baths Museum, Bath
One of the Bath curse tablets on display at the Roman Baths Museum, Bath
The Roman baths at Bath — the entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is post-Roman.
The Roman baths at Bath — the entire structure above the level of the pillar bases is post-Roman.
Gilt bronze head of Sulis Minerva, to whom the curse tablets were addressed, found at her temple in Bath.
Gilt bronze head of Sulis Minerva, to whom the curse tablets were addressed, found at her temple in Bath.
Curse tablet with complaint about theft of a cloak and bathing tunic
Curse tablet with complaint about theft of a cloak and bathing tunic