3. Judicial Curse -
| Repository: | Israel Antiquities Authority |
| Repository no.: | IAA CT 1 |
| Editors: | Robert W. Daniel / Alexander Hollmann |
| Object Type: | Tablet |
| Material: | Lead |
| Width x Height in cm: | 9.9 cm x 13.5 cm |
| Letter height: | 2.0 |
| Archaeology: | Found in the well of the upper courtyard of the Promontory Palace |
| Excavation no.: | IAA G-88/1994, F403, P1116, inv. 10949-5M, CT 1 |
| Date: | 4th / 5th century CE |
| Provenance, Find spot: | Caesarea Maritima, Promontory Palace, well in courtyard |
| Excavator: | Barbara Burrell / Kathryn Gleason |
| word design(s): | Yes |
| signs (charactēres): | Yes |
| Magical symbols: | Magical symbols |
| Summary description: | The text is written in different sections |
| General remarks: | The mention of a juror and a courtroom in sections B and C suggest that this curse was intended to influence the outcome of a court case. |
Section A:
1βρακρακβακβρακβρα
ρακρακβακβρακβραβ
ακρακβακβρακβραβρ
4κρακβακβρακβραβρα
ρακβακβρακβραβρακ
ακβακβρακβραβρακρ
κβακβρακβραβρακρα
8βακβρακβραβρακρακ
ακβρακβραβρακρακβ
κβρακβραβρακρακβα
βρακβραβρακρακβακ
12ρακβραβρακρακβακβ
ακβραβρακρακβακβρ
κβραβρακρακβακβρα
βραβρακρακβακβρακ
16ραβρακρακβακβρακβ
αβρακρακβακβρακβρ
αχοβαζαραχωκηβηλ
χοβαζαραχωκηβη
20οβαζαραχωκηβ
βαζαραχωκη
αζαραχωκ
ζαραχω
24αραχ
ρα
ρ
Section B:
1 κ̣α̣τ̣ά̣ϲ̣χ̣ε, κώλυϲον, κράτησον τὴν ψυχὴ̣ν̣
υον τὸ̣ν δι̣κα̣ϲ̣τ̣ὴν εου α̣ριν
ιν καὶ μηδέποτε ϲ̣
4ν μηουτοϲ ὥϲτε ο δια̣ν̣
ἀλλὰ ἄ̣λ̣α̣λ̣ο̣ι̣ ὦ̣ϲ̣ι̣ν ὑποτεταγμένοι καὶ []
δο̣ντεϲ τ μ̣ὴ̣ δύν̣ω̣ν̣ται λαβῖν πα̣[]
π̣α̣υ̣ϲα πάν̣τ̣α̣ϲ̣ ν χρόνον κ
8 μ̣ὴ δυνά̣μ̣ε̣νοι κινήϲιϲ []
υ μ̣ηδὲ ἰϲ τ̣ὸ̣ δικαϲτήριον ἀγάγ̣ω̣ϲ̣ι̣ν αὐτὸν̣ ε[]
π̣ϲ̣ητ̣ε δι̣α̣πρπλμ̣α̣ϲ̣τ̣ιτ̣ην̣ιν[]
τ̣, ἀλλὰ κα̣τ̣α̣ν
6 λαβεῖν 8 κινήϲειϲ 9 εἰϲ
Section C:
1 κατάϲχε, κώλυϲον τὴν επ--- δικαϲτηρ[ι] --- [μη-
2δ]έπο̣τε̣ ---
3---υπο---
Section D:
1κατά̣ϲχε, κώλυϲον τὴν ἐπι-
2-3 illegible traces
4---μὴ ὀφθ ---
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(A 1–17) brakrakbakbrakbra rakrakbakbrakbrab akrakbakbrakbrabr krakbakbrakbrabra rakbakbrakbrabrak akbakbrakbrabrakr kbakbrakbrabrakra bakbrakbrabrakrak akbrakbrabrakrakb kbrakbrabrakrakba brakbrabrakrakbak rakbrabrakrakbakb akbrabrakrakbakbr kbrabrakrakbakbra brabrakrakbakbrak rabrakrakbakbrakb abrakrakbakbrakbr (A 18–26) achobazarachōkēbēl chobazarachōkēbē obazarachōkēb bazarachōkē azarachōk zarachō arach ra r (B 1) … hold down, hinder, control the soul … and never … the judge … and never … |B 4 … so that … but (let them?) be speechless, subjected and … not be able to get … all … time … |B 8 … not being able to … movements … so that they may not summon him into court … (C 1–2) Hold down, hinder the … courtroom … never … (D 1) Hold down, hinder the … so that (he?) not be seen
| 3.a, front, upper half, PTM |
| 3.b, front, lower half, PTM |
| 3.c, front, entire surface |
