Papyrus charm
New Kingdom, Ramesside
This papyrus (joined with 26.3.225b) is inscribed with an incantation for protection, invoking the eight deities of the Ogdoad in order to protect the individual named in the final line. At the bottom center, a drawing once featured two symmetrically arranged crocodiles facing and attacking a figure positioned between them. The papyrus would have been folded into a small package and worn on a string around the neck.
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