Papyrus Leiden I 343 + 345 is one of the most extraordinary manuscripts providing a deeper insight into magic and medicine in Ancient Egypt.
The main part of the papyrus deals with the ancient Near Eastern disease demon S m nu, who is well known from Sumerian and Akkadian incantations and medical texts. In addition, a broad range of other conjurations and spells against any pain and feet swelling are included. The papyrus also contains two curious spells dealing with falling water from the sky .
Eight out of fourteen incantations against the demon S m nu were incorporated twice in this papyrus. The texts are not only presented as parallel text edition but also with photographs of the papyrus. This re-edition of papyrus Leiden I 343 + 345 is a revised transliteration, transcription, translation and up-to-date commentary.
Contents
I Introduction
1 Origin and date
2 Bibliography
3 Description of the manuscript
4 Reconstruction of the papyrus in its original form
5 Content
6 Language and grammar
7 Importance of the text
II Text with transliteration, translation and commentary
1 Incantation 1 (R:I1 I4/V:II4 II10)
2 Incantation 2 (R:I4 III2/V:III1 IV8)
3 Incantation 3 (R:III2 IV9/V:V8 VII5)
4 Incantation 4 (R:IV9 VI2/V:VII5 VIII12)
5 Incantation 5 (R:VI2 VIII9/V:XI, XII, XIII)
6 Incantation 6 (R:VIII10 X9/V:XIV, XV)
7 Incantation 7 (R:X9 XI1/V:XVI1 2)
8 Incantation 8 (R:XI2 14/V:XVII)
9 Fragments recto (R:XII XXII1)
10 Incantation 9 (R:XXII1+x+1 2)
11 Fragments recto (R: XXIIIx+1 XXV1+ x+2)
12 Conjuration 1 and remedies 1 4 (R:XXV1+x+2 XXVI12)
13 Conjuration 2 3 (R:XXVI12 XXVIII5)
14 Incantation 10 (V:I1 8)
15 Incantation 11 (V:I8 II3)
16 Incantation 12 (V:IV9 V8)
17 Incantation 13 (V:IX1 X2)
18 Fragments verso (V:XVIII1 XXI3)
19 Incantation 14 (V:XXII1 3)
20 Conjuration 4 (V:XXII3 4)
21 Conjurations 5 and 6 (?) (V:XXIII1 XXIV6)
22 Spells 1 3 (V:XXV)
Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: Present appearance of the papyrus
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Indices
Sketch of Papyrus Leiden I 343 + I 345
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