Abstract
Abstract work: Found at the temple of Oserapis at Memphis, Egypt, this appeal for justice has generally been construed as a woman’s complaint against her husband for robbing the grave of their daughter. Pollard proposes that the central concern is rather improper burial. translation: R. F. Hock in Hans Dieter Betz, ed., The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, 2d ed. (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992), 280 (with incorrect date of fourth century c.e.). text: PGM 40.1–18. bibliography: Elizabeth A. Pollard, “Magic Accusations against Women in the Greco-Roman World from the First through the Fifth Centuries c.e.” (Ph.D. diss., University of Pennsylvania, 2002), 296–300.
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