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The Demotic Magical Papyrus of London and Leiden

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Contents

Preface
Introduction
Synopsis of Contents
Translation: Recto Columns I–XV — Divination by Vessel, Lamp, and Sun
Translation: Recto Columns XVI–XXIX — Divination, Erotica, and Prescriptions

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