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title: Curse Tablet from Uley
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5947/curse-tablet-from-uley/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Curse Tablet from Uley

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Curse Tablet from Uley](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5947.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5947.jpg)

## Image Caption

This curse tablet is engraved with with an appeal to [Mars](https://www.worldhistory.org/Mars/) and Mercury regarding a theft. The inscription reads: "To the [god](https://www.worldhistory.org/God/) Mars/Mercury... [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) ring from...\[house\] and iron fetter... who did wrong...let the god discover". Circa 100-200 CE, Found at Uley, West Hill, Gloucestershire, UK. Transcription and translation by Roger Tomalin. (The British Museum, London).

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, October 28). Curse Tablet from Uley. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5947/curse-tablet-from-uley/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Curse Tablet from Uley." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 28, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5947/curse-tablet-from-uley/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Curse Tablet from Uley." *World History Encyclopedia*, 28 Oct 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5947/curse-tablet-from-uley/>.

## License & Copyright

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