Bnf copte 129 (20) fol. 178: three healing prescriptions

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    The verso contains two healing texts: an incomplete prayer for deafness (C ll. 1-7) and an unclear fragmentary one (D ll. There are several reasons why it is appropriate to categorise this text as being a part of a codex with "magical" rather than purely medical content - the fumigation recipe does not contain only a medical procedure and the ingredients for it, but also requires a prayer to be recited. The Fumigation Prescription: Texts A, B BnF Copte 129 fol. The fumigation prescription is A selection of relevant Greek medical sources regarding fumigation . . .

     

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