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Khartis hieratiqon," (papyrus) then put water into a new earthenware pot,
and let them drink it and wash their faces, and they will be victorious! -- 5.
To break it (?), write the "Sword" on a plate of copper (kyprinon) and put it
in a ‘qmtwn’ (?) and they will be broken. -- 6. To subdue a woman, write
with the blood of thy hand her name upon thy gate, and write her name upon
a scroll of leather of a hart with the blood of thy finger, and say this
"
Sword," and she will come to thee. -- 7. To make thyself praised in the
community, take in thy left hand porret-seed and utter over it the "Sword,"
and throw it between them, [There is something probably missing here.] and
descend (?) until the sun sets, and he will carry thee wherever thou wishest,
and fast for three days, and burn incense and the smoke of white flower, and
repeat the "Sword" in the morning and the evening, and he will come
instantly and speak to thee and do thy bidding. -- 8. To get information
through a dream, take balm and write upon "Khartis hieratiqon," and repeat
the "Sword" in front of a light, and put out the light with a stick of
olivewood, and lie down. -- 9. If thou wishest to go to a great man, take
rose-oil, repeat the “Sword” over the oil, and anoint thy hands and face with
it, and he will hearken unto thee. -- 10. To make strife in the community,
take the left hand full of mustard, speak the "Sword" over it, and throw it
amongst them, and they will kill one another. -- 11. To separate a man from
his wife, take ass's meat in thy hand and say over it the Sword and no harm
will befall thee (?). -- 12. To destroy thy enemy, take a leaden plate and
some of his hair and clothes; say the "Sword" over them, and bury them in a
deserted house, and he will fall down. -- 13. To walk in the street and not to
be recognized by anyone, take wormwood, perfumes, and soot, and smoke
thyself with it, and take the heart of a fox, and say the "Sword," and go out
in the street. -- 14. If you are on the sea and the storm rages, stand up against
the waves and say the "Sword" to them, and they will go down; then write
on a plate, or potsherd, or a piece of wood, and hang it in front of the ship,
and it will not founder. -- 15. To break an enemy, write the "Sword" upon a
potsherd that has not yet been burned, and plaster it over, and throw it into
his house. -- 16. To obtain anything thou likest, take into thy right hand
wormwood, and say over it the "Sword" facing the sun, and everything will
be fulfilled, and purify thyself for seven days, and thou wilt prosper in
everything. Do kind deeds to thy friends, take heed not to take an oath, and
walk modestly, and thus thou wilt prosper.
Write ŠÿQSꢁQMTꢁRN AWHꢁRN AYPT NWPYR NQYPWS SGBWNY KTM
KY BTY TYMN ABYSꢁupon the palm of thy left hand, take then a new
lamp and fill it with olive-oil and naphtha, and put on new clean clothes, and
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