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CG no. X29

Metadata

Collection
Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, Paris, France | AIBL (Public)
Genres
  • magical text
  • incantation against evil spirt and curse
Language
Mandaic
Script
Mandaic
Find Type
Excavation/Acquisition
Locus
Check notes in Lozachmeur/FM DB for each piece. Some items were acquired at the site. Others found. The X and Y collections are very problematic with regard to provenance.
Acquired
Clermont-Ganneau [1906–1911]
Created by
James D. Moore
Material
clay | sherd (for ostracon)
Updated by
James D. Moore, 2026-01-18
References
  • Lepper, Verena M. et al. . erc 313193.
  • Lozachmeur, Hélène 2006. CG no. X29.

“Localizing 4,000 Years of Cultural History. Texts and Scripts from Elephantine Island in Egypt. ERC Grant ID: 637692,” n.d. TBA.
Lozachmeur, Hélène. La collection Clermont-Ganneau: ostraca, épigraphes sur jarre étiquettes de bois. 2 vols. Mémoires de l’Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres 35. Paris: de Boccard, 2006.
Textual Notes
spell against an evil spirit and curse.

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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore

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James Moore Last updated 06 August, 2025 by James D. Moore

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[... ]the mystery ...[...]
[... ]and the massacre and [...]
[... ]the ... the whole and [...]
[...]... the response/poverty(?) and ...[...]
[... ]and the joy and the night [...]
[...]... the evil spirit(?) and the curse and[ ...]
[...]... and I, his master/husband, ... the regrets[ ...]
[... ]the ... her/his coat and give (imv.)! Risa (prop. name ?) ...[...]
[...]...[...]
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Moore, James D.. 'CG no. X29.' DEAPS. 12 Dec, 2025. https://deaps.osu.edu/text_objects/10871. Accessed: 21 Jan, 2026.