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The hieratic medical papyrus London (pBM 10059) fr°m tne New Kingdom contains
two short magical spells which are completely inintelligible. The first of them is
described in the bytext as written in the language of the people of Crete. This is pos-
sibly to be identified with the still undeciphered language of the linear-A tablets.63
Quibell (1907-1913: vol. 3, p. 109 and plate 42,3) published an ostracon which bears
an inscription written in Coptic letters but an unknown language. The editor
believed it was written in an African tongue, but there is actually no evidence as to
the language of this text.
63 On the text see Vercoutter (1956: 82-85) and Goedicke (1984: ioi-io3).
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two short magical spells which are completely inintelligible. The first of them is
described in the bytext as written in the language of the people of Crete. This is pos-
sibly to be identified with the still undeciphered language of the linear-A tablets.63
Quibell (1907-1913: vol. 3, p. 109 and plate 42,3) published an ostracon which bears
an inscription written in Coptic letters but an unknown language. The editor
believed it was written in an African tongue, but there is actually no evidence as to
the language of this text.
63 On the text see Vercoutter (1956: 82-85) and Goedicke (1984: ioi-io3).
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