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Curse Tablets (How they were made (Write their offence down, Write who the…
Curse Tablets
How they were made
Write their offence down
Write who the god helping you is
Write the person's name down
Make a reward for the god helping you
What were they
It had a person's name
The crime
It was a lead / pewter sheet
They asked the god to help them
Excavation
Sheets of lead or pewter
Inscribed with curses
Over 300 found in Britain
Why?
They thought a god would help them
It was a superstition to get revenge on people who have annoyed / hurt them.
Believed throwing it in springs would be special to gods
Sulis Minerva
Springs were holy and she owned springs
Most tablets were thrown there
She would 'heal' their problems
In Latin
Many of them
Referred to Gods
Known as defixiones
Famous tablets
Most targeted at thieves
Chariot racing
A story of a beast eats a girl.