Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site

Littlenige



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Message Posted:
12/07/2008 11:26

Sex curse found at ancient Cyprus site



An unexpected sexual curse has been uncovered by archaeologists at Cyprus's old city kingdom of Amathus, on the island's south coast near Limassol.



"A curse is inscribed in Greek on a lead tablet and part of it reads: 'May your penis hurt when you make love'," Athens Archaeological School head Pierre Aubert told the English language Cyprus Weekly.



He said the tablet showed a man standing holding something in his right hand that looks like an hour glass.



The inscription dates back to the 7th century AD when Christianity was well established on the island, leading the French professor to surmise that it referred to the activity of witchcraft or shamans surviving from the pagan era.



The ancient city of Amathus was founded by the Phoenicians at around 1500 BC and derived its wealth from grain and copper mines.



The city, a regional capital under the Romans, still flourished in the 7th century AD but was abandoned by the 12th century.





source : http://www.abc.net .au/news/stories/2008/07/12/2301826.htm





I wonder who he upset ??

phylray



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Posts: 1727

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 00:22

Interesting!

Lemtich



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Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 00:28

Nloody women, you can't trust them!



Same then, same........



Lem

witchfinder



Joined: 10/04/2008
Posts: 155

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 01:55

Did I hear the word "witches"?

wynyardman



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Posts: 4580

Message Posted:
15/07/2008 16:28

Hi littlenige,



It happenned to me when I was learning how to use a dictaphone.





wyn