curse tablet

noun

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  1. A stone tablet inscribed with a curse, as used in parts of the ancient Mediterranean to…

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

    • 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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