Greek Magical Papyri
BODY OF PAPYRI FROM GRAECO-ROMAN EGYPT, CONTAINING MAGICAL SPELLS, FORMULAE, HYMNS, AND RITUALS, DATING FROM THE 2ND CENTURY BCE TO THE 5TH CENTURY CE
Magical papyri; Papyri Magici; Greek magical papyri; Magical Papyri; Papyri Graecae Magicae; Papyri graecae magicae
The Greek Magical Papyri (Latin: Papyri Graecae Magicae, abbreviated PGM) is the name given by scholars to a body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt, written mostly in ancient Greek (but also in Old Coptic, Demotic, etc.), which each contain a number of magical spells, formulae, hymns, and rituals.