num_pages: 207
description: First complete translation of crucial 3rd-century A.D. manuscript of Egyptian magic, medicine. 15-foot roll of papyrus reveals spells, incantations, aphrodisiacs, invoking various gods. Probably compilation of practicing Egyptian sorcerer. Transliteration of demotic included.
language: English
title: The Leyden Papyrus: An Egyptian Magical Book
publisher: Dover Publications