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===Magical papyri=== | ===Magical papyri=== | ||
Among the Jews in the Second Temple Period, magical | Among the Jews in the Second Temple Period, magical [[amulet]]s became very popular. Representations of the Tetragrammaton name or combinations inspired by it in languages such as Greek and Coptic, giving some indication of its pronunciation, occur as names of powerful agents in Jewish magical papyri found in Egypt. ''Iαβε Iave'' and ''Iαβα Yaba'' occurs frequently, "apparently the Samaritan enunciation of the tetragrammaton YHWH (Yahweh)." | ||
The most commonly invoked god is Ιαω (''Iaō''), another vocalization of the tetragrammaton YHWH. There is a single instance of the heptagram ιαωουηε (''iaōouēe''). | The most commonly invoked god is Ιαω (''Iaō''), another vocalization of the tetragrammaton YHWH. There is a single instance of the heptagram ιαωουηε (''iaōouēe''). | ||