milk of a sheep mixed with mastic
Egypt
Source: Dosoo, K., & Galoppin, T. (Eds.). (2021). Magikon Zōon: Animal and Magic from Antiquity to the Middle Ages. pp. 515-534.
Recipe Details
Ingredients
milk of a sheep, mastic
Preparation Steps
The milk of a sheep is mixed with mastic resin to create a fluid for writing an amulet (p. 519).
Original Recipe Text
The milk of a sheep is mixed with mastic resin to create a fluid for writing an amulet (p. 519).
Evidence
"one ritual uses the milk of a sheep mixed with mastic to write an amulet against hostile magic"
Remarks
The author suggests the use of sheep milk represents the 'nutritive-protective power of a liquid intended to strengthen vulnerable infants' applied as a ward against hostile magic (p. 519).
Scientific Analysis
Analytical Techniques
Textual analysis
Certainty Level
Inferred
Instrumentally Verified
Not Verified
Metadata
Material Type
ink
BinderMastic resin
Paper TypePapyrus
ColorWhite
RegionEgypt
Source Information
AuthorDosoo, K., & Galoppin, T.
CollectionP. Bad. V 133
Language
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