String from papyrus charm
New Kingdom, Ramesside
This string was found around a papyrus inscribed with an incantation for protection, invoking the eight deities of the Ogdoad in order to protect the individual named in the final line (26.225a-b). At the bottom center, a drawing once featured two symmetrically arranged crocodiles facing and attacking a figure positioned between them. The papyrus would have been folded into a small package and worn on a string around the neck.
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