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plate of silver and place it in the mouth (?) of a cock and kill it when it has
gone down its mouth, and take it out from the mouth and put it between its
legs and bury it at the end of a wall, and put thy foot upon that spot and say
thus: "In the name of YYZYL, a swift messenger is to go and torment NN
in his dreams until he will fulfill my wish." -- 71. If a snake follows thee say
No. 71, and it will dry up. -- 72. To stop a boat in the sea, say No. 72 over a
potsherd or on a rounded flint stone and throw it against it into the sea. -- 73.
To loosen it (from the charm), say No. 73 over dust or a clod of earth and
throw it into the water, and as this dissolves the boat gets free to go. -- 74. If
thou wishest to prevent an oven or furnace or pot from becoming destroyed
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unclean?), say No. 74 over dust and throw it over them. -- 75. If thou
wishest them to be hot, spit in front of them and say No. 75, and they will
boil. -- 76. If thou wishest to pass dry shod through the sea, say upon the
four corners of thy head-dress (turban) No. 76, and take one corner in thy
hand and the other is (?) to precede thee. -- 77. If thou wishest to curse
anyone, say in the 'Eighteen benedictions' ASQWHHY YGWPTꢁ, in the
name of No. 77. -- 78. To speak with the dead, whisper No. 78 into his left
ear and throw into their holes (?). -- 79. To kill a lion, bear, an adder, or any
other hurtful animal, take the dust from under the right foot, say over it No.
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9, and throw it into their faces. -- 80. To catch them, take the dust from
under your left foot, saying No. 80, and throw it into their faces. -- 81. To
open a door, take the root of lotus reed and place it under the tongue and say
No. 81 against the door. -- 82. To kill an ox or another beast, say into its ear
No. 82-83. To inflame his heart, say No. 83 over a piece of raw meat, and
give it to him to eat. -- 84. To make a fool of one, say No. 84 over an egg
and place it in his hands. -- 85. To destroy the house of thy neighbour, say
No. 85 over a new potsherd and throw it into his house. -- 86. To expose (?)
your neighbour, say No. 86 over oil of ‘YDY’ and smear it at the bottom of
his jug (?). -- 87. To make your neighbour disliked, take blood from
phlebotomy, say upon it No. 87, and throw it upon his lintel. -- 88. To make
a woman have a miscarriage, say No. 88 over a cup of water and throw it
over her lintel. -- 89. To make a man ill, say No. 89 over olive oil and let
him anoint himself with it. -- 90. To know whether a man a sick person will
die or live, say before him No. 90: if he turns his face towards you he will
live; if away, he will die. -- 91. To catch a lion by the ear, say No. 91 and
make seven knots in the fringes of thy girdle and repeat these words with
each knot, and you will catch him. -- 92. To make thy renown go throughout
the world, write No. 92 as an amulet and bury it in thy house. -- 93. To
shorten the way, say No. 93 over a single lotus reed. -- 94. To cure
hemorrhoids, take kernels of dates . . . and burn them in fire and say No. 94,
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