GEMF 52 (PGM XXIVa): A Hybrid Case of Greco-Egyptian Cleromancy?
This contribution analyzes the nature of GEMF 52/PGM XXIVa, a third century papyrus fragment with incomplete instructions for some kind of oracular consultation. We provide context to this papyrus through comparison with other Greek and Egyptian divinatory texts and artifacts, to understand the proc...
| Auteurs: | ; |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Vérifier la disponibilité: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| Dans: |
Early christianity
Année: 2025, Volume: 16, Numéro: 2, Pages: 133-151 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Écriture
/ Prophétie
/ Magie
/ Zauberpapyri
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| Classifications IxTheo: | KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord TB Antiquité ZA Sciences sociales |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Greco-Egyptian mantic practices
B magical formularies B cleromancy |
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| Résumé: | This contribution analyzes the nature of GEMF 52/PGM XXIVa, a third century papyrus fragment with incomplete instructions for some kind of oracular consultation. We provide context to this papyrus through comparison with other Greek and Egyptian divinatory texts and artifacts, to understand the process of consultation and its methods. |
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| ISSN: | 1868-8020 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Early christianity
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1628/ec-2025-0012 |