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Ancient Roman tablet with enemy-harming spells discovered in Netherlands
Updated On: 22 June, 2026 09:27 AM IST | Heerlen | Agencies
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

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.
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