P.OxyOxyrhynchus: A City and its Texts, Virtual Exhibition: Daily Life
Magical spells: late first century AD
The practice of magic, generally erotic or aggressive in purpose, must have been a major preoccupation for many people. This extensive text — it continues on the back — contains an extraordinary and complex blend of Greek and Egyptian religious and mythological elements.
The Oxyrhynchus Papyri vol.LXV no.4468