Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as researchers call the book, tells readers ...

Egyptologists have discovered a 2,500-year-old tomb just south of Cairo containing numerous magical sayings meant to ward off snake bites. The tomb's entrance was covered with sayings aimed to both ...

An ancient Egyptian papyrus with an image showing two bird-like creatures, possibly with a penis connecting them, has been deciphered, revealing a magic spell of love. "The most striking feature of ...

A magic spell to keep snakes away from the tombs of Egyptian kings, adopted from the Canaanites almost 5,000 years ago, could be the oldest Semitic text yet discovered, experts said Tuesday. The ...

Researcher’s can’t quite bring themselves to say “spell book”. So they’re calling the 1300-year-old book a “Handbook of Ritual Power”. But it’s really a spell book. Written in Coptic, the mystically ...

A 2,500-YEAR-OLD Egyptian tomb containing reams of ancient spells has been unearthed in the Abusir necropolis, according to archaeologists. The tomb belonged to a Djehutyemnakht, a royal scribe and ...

Researchers have deciphered an ancient Egyptian handbook, revealing a series of invocations and spells. Among other things, the "Handbook of Ritual Power," as researchers call the book, tells readers ...