Meaning of curse tablet | Babel Free

Definitions

A stone tablet inscribed with a curse, as used in parts of the ancient Mediterranean to target someone with maleficent magic.

historical

Examples

“A simple curse tablet might be inscribed with the words “As this piece of lead grows cold, so will John Smith.””

“Curse tablets persisted in their original Greek homeland, and spread out from it across much of the empire.”

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