Ancient Roman tablet with enemy-harming spells discovered in Netherlands

The Heerlen curse tablet. PIC COURTESY/Heidelberg University

A Roman tablet, measuring about 9.3 cm by 4.8 cm, has been unearthed at an archaeological site in the Roman province of Lower Germania in the Dutch municipality of Heerlen, in the Netherlands.

It has been found to contain spells to invoke deities and demons to harm enemies. The tablet was found to invoke various deities and demons in the Egyptian style, but composed in ancient Greek.

To uncover the writing, scientists used a computer-assisted photographic technique, after which individual photos were digitally combined, allowing even the smallest surface features to stand out.

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