Heerlen, Netherlands – A curse tablet discovered in the southeastern Netherlands has been analyzed with reflectance change imaging and interpreted by Rodney Ast of the University of Heidelberg and colleagues, according to a report. la brujula verde. The main letter is from the 2nd century. AdvertisementIt was discovered in a well at the Roman military settlement of Coriovallum. It is approximately 3.5 inches long and approximately two inches wide. Multiple photographs of the Curse tablet were taken under different lighting conditions, and then digitally combined into one image with a computer with adjustable lighting to highlight surface details. Curse plaques were usually inscribed with spells in Latin, but the text on this plaque was inscribed in Greek and invoked Egyptian gods and demons. three magical symbols, or characterThe tablet may have contained a message to supernatural forces, Ast explained. The names of two men with Latin names and two women with Greek names may have been the objects of a curse, he said, or a curse may have been uttered against someone else in their names. To read about the discovery of similar malicious artifacts, visit “The Cursing Well”
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