Greek curse tablets, Curse tablets from Pannonia superior, in Greek (Epigraphic Database Heidelberg)
English for the 1 passage of this work that the Atlas of Ancient Myth, Magic in the Ancient Texts and a study of demons and angels quote or cite, and which the library holds in no published English. The numbers are the edition's own references.
35450.1.1–35450.2.1
35450.1.1
Πρός ἡμικρά-
Against mi-
35450.1.2
νι(ο)ν Ἀνταύρα
graine. Antaura
35450.1.3
ἐξῆλθεν ἐκ τῆς
came out of the
35450.1.4
θαλάσσης ἀνε-
sea; she
35450.1.5
βόησεν ὡς
shouted like
35450.1.6
ἔλαφος ἀνέ-
a deer; she
35450.1.7
κραξεν ὡς βοῦς
cried out like an ox.
35450.1.8
ὑπαντᾷ αὐτῇ
There meets her
35450.1.9
Ἄρτεμις Ἐφεσ[ία]
Ephe[sian] Artemis:
35450.1.10
Ἀνταύρα πο[ῦ]
“Antaura, whe[re]
35450.1.11
ὑπάγ{ι}εις τὸ ἡ-
are you taking the mi-
35450.1.12
μικρ[άνιον]
gr[aine]?
35450.1.13
[μ]ὴ οὐ[κ ε]ις τὰ ν[- - -]
[N]ot [in]to the [...]
35450.2.1
[- - -] θη ἀπαλλαγῶν [- - -]
[...]thē, of deliverance [...]
Translator's note. A charm against migraine (ἡμικράνιον); Antaura is the migraine personified. 'Where are you taking the migraine' may instead mean 'where are you going? Into the head'. Artemis' reply (line 13) and the second side (line 14) are broken.