Egy arab szerelmi amulett a thébai nekropoliszból (TT 184)
A Modern Arabic Amulet Found in a Haft Tomb in the Excavation Area of TT 184

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses a modern Arabic amulet found in a shaft tomb in the excavation area of TT 184. In modern times the Theban necropolis was inhabited by clans who occupied the tombs and built mud-brick houses over them. The houses were demolished by the Egyptian Archaeological Authorities, and their inhabitants were moved to a nearby settlement. The debris of their demolished houses mingled with Ancient Egyptian remains, just as their inhabitants used to live in intrinsic connection with the tombs of the necropolis. The ethnographic research of this coexistence is still very incomplete. Modern findings can certainly shed light on the culture of this community that mostly disappeared. The peculiarity of the amulet under discussion is that it employs a great variety of magical devices that can be traced back to medieval sources and parallels. It is a good example of the conservative nature of magical tradition that preserves and applies methods and formulae whose origin has become obliterated, like words in Hebrew that this amulet contains.

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