Latin curse tablets, Curse tablets from Africa Proconsularis (Epigraphic Database Heidelberg)

(H)os (!) opera ritine (!)

Keep these works

mi(hi) Patelaria Menor (!)

for me, Patelaria Minor;

amor piger n(obis)

love [is] sluggish for us.

E{c}x of(f)icina magica

From the magic workshop.

Donatus t(u)is hoc tibi o(p)tamus

Donatus to your [people]: this we wish for you,

te bidere (!)

to see you.

Bictor (!)

Victor

colon(orum)

of the colonists

c(oloniae) Nov(a)e e(n)s-

of the colony Nova, ins-

trume(n)ta-

trumenta-

rius (!) (h)os#(h)o⟨s⟩#OC no-

rius; these for our-

bis o(p)tamus

selves we wish.

AEE

AEE

Ave

Hail,

Mater

Mother,

ave

hail.

Fortunata quen (!)

Fortunata, whom

peperit Pacatha

Pacatha bore.

Capura quen (!) peperit

Capura, whom

Prima

Prima bore.

Aterius quen (!)

Aterius, whom

peperit [- - -]

[...] bore.

Uratur

Let her be burned,

Su(c)ce(s)sa

Successa,

aduratur

let her be scorched

amo(re) vel#ve⟨l⟩#VET

with love or

desideri(o)

with desire

Su(c)ce(s)si

for Successus.

απηιηνιαραφ

apēiēniaraph

αρακσω

araksō

σ

s

β

b

ε

e

α

a

βαρεμ

barem

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