papyrus
Egypt
1th Century
Source: Miriam Blanco Cesteros, 'Written in Blood? Decoding Some Red Inks of the Greek Magical Papyri', in WoW! Writing on Wax in Ancient Mesopotamia and Today, 2021.
Recipe Details
Evidence
"the so-called magical papyri stand out as the most important source of information... spread over a large chronological frame — from the 2nd/1st century BC to the 5th/6th AC"
Remarks
The magical papyri are written in Greek, Demotic, and Coptic. (p. 34) Some recipes specify 'pure' (katharon) or new papyrus for specific rituals. (p. 46)
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
historical survey
visual inspection
Certainty Level
Confirmed
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
paper
Paper TypePapyrus
RegionEgypt
Approx. Year50
Source Information
AuthorMiriam Blanco Cesteros, 'Written in Blood? Decoding Some Red Inks of the Greek Magical Papyri', in WoW! Writing on Wax in Ancient Mesopotamia and Today, 2021.
CollectionGreco-Egyptian magical papyri
Language
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