Papyri Graecae Magicae, PGM XL: Curse of Artemisia

ὦ δέσποτ’ Ὀσερᾶπι καὶ Θεοὶ οἱ μετὰ τοῦ Ὀσερ̣[άπιο]ς̣ κα[θήμενοι] [.....]α̣ι ὑμῖν Ἀρτεμισίη

O lord Oserapis and gods who [sit] with Oserapis, [...] to you, Artemisie,

ἤδ’ Ἀμάσιος θυγάτηρ κατὰ τοῦ πατρὸς τῆς Θυγατρός, [ὃς αὐτὴν τ]ῶ[ν] κ̣τ̣[ερ]έων ἀπεστέρησε

daughter of Amasis, against the father of the daughter, [who] deprived [her] of the funeral offerings

καὶ τῆς θήκης. εἰ μὲν οὖν δίκαια μὴ ἐποίησε ἐμὲ καὶ τὰ τέκνα ταὐτοσαυτό {δίκαια}, ⟦ὡς⟧

and of the tomb. If, then, he has not done what is just by me and by his own children,

ὥσπερ μὲν οὖν ἄδικα ἐμὲ καὶ τὰ τέκνα τὐτοσαυτό ἐποίησε * δόη δὲ οἱ Ὀσερᾶπις καὶ οἱ θεοὶ

just as indeed he has done what is unjust to me and to his own children, may Oserapis and the gods grant him

μή τυχεῖν ἑκ παίδων θήκης * [μη]δὲ αὐτὸν γονέας τοὺ⟨ς⟩ αὐτ̣οσαυτοῦ θάψαι * τῆς δὲ

not to obtain a tomb from his children, nor himself to bury his own parents. And while

καταβοῆς ἐνθυτα κειμένης κακῶς * ἀπολλύοιτο καὶ ἐκ γῆι καὶ ἐν θαλάσσηι καὶ αὐτὸς

the complaint lies here, may he perish miserably, both on land and at sea, both he himself

καὶ τὰ αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ⟦ὑπ.⟧ τοῦ Ὀσερά[π]ιος καὶ τῶν θεῶν τ{ο}ῶν ἐμ Ποσερᾶπι καθημένων,

and his possessions, at the hands of Oserapis and the gods who sit in [the shrine of] Oserapis,

μηδὲ ἱλάονος τυχάνοι Ὀ[σ]εράπιος μηδὲ [τ]ῷν θε[ῶ]ν [τῶν] μετὰ τοῦ Ὀσεράπιος

and may he not find Oserapis gracious, nor the gods [who] with Oserapis

κα[θ]ημένων * κατέθηκεν Ἀρτεμισίη τὴν ἱκετηρίην τα[ύ]την * ἱκετύουσα τὸν

sit. Artemisie has laid down this supplication, beseeching

Ὀσ[ε]ρᾶπιν τὴν δίκην δικά[σαι καὶ το]ὺς θεοὺς τοὺς μετὰ τοῦ Ὀσεράπιος καθημένους,

Oserapis to judge the case, [and] the gods who sit with Oserapis.

τῆ[ς] δ’ ἱκετηρίας ἐνθαῦ[τα κει]μένης * μηδαμῶ[ς] ἱλαόν[ω]ν [τῶ]ν θεῶν τυχχάνοι

And while the supplication [lies] here, may he in no way find the gods gracious,

ὁ πατὴρ τῆς παιδίσκης * ⟨ὅ⟩ς δ’ ἀν[έλοι] τὰ γράμματα ταῦτα [κα]ὶ ἀδικοῖ Ἀρτεμισίην,

the father of the girl. And whoever [removes] these letters and wrongs Artemisie,