III.2 Egyptian Art
Magic and Religion in Ancient Egypt
Monumental relief of Bes, from the Dendera complex, Temple of
Hathor, 1st-2nd century CE (Ptolemaic period)
Roman floor mosaic from An.och
House of the Evil Eye, 2nd century CE
Antakya, Hatay Arkeoloji Müzesi, Inv.-Nr. 1024
“MeCernich” stela, metagreywacke stone, 85,5 x 33,5 x 7,2
cm, 360–343 BCE (reign of Nectabo II)
New York, Metropolitan Museum
“‘Come out onto the ground, you poison, so
that hearts may rejoice and light may
pervade! I am Thoth, Re’s eldest son, whom
Atum and the company of gods commanded
to make Horus well for his mother Isis’ – and
to make well the afflicted as well. ‘Horus!
Horus! Your life-force is your protecHon, and
your (own) conduct is helping you. The poison
is dead, its heat driven off, because it has
stung the son of the Mighty One. Go back to
your houses, (you Delta people)! Horus is
alive for his mother Isis’ – and the afflicted as
well.”