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Pella curse tablet
The Pella curse tablet is a text written in a distinct Doric Greek idiom, found in Pella, the ancient capital of Macedon, in 1986.〔; ; ; .〕 Ιt contains a curse or magic spell (Greek: κατάδεσμος, ''katadesmos'') inscribed on a lead scroll, dated to the first half of the 4th century BC (circa 375–350 BC). It was published in the ''Hellenic Dialectology'' Journal in 1993. It is one of four texts found until today that might represent a local dialectal form of ancient Greek in Macedonia, all of them identifiable as Doric.〔O’Neil, James. ''26th Conference of the Australasian Society for Classical Studies'', 2005.〕 These suggests that a Doric Greek dialect was spoken in Macedonia, as was previously proposed based on the West Greek forms of names found in Macedonia. As a result, the Pella curse tablet has been forwarded as an argument that the Ancient Macedonian language was a dialect of North-Western Greek, and one of the Doric dialects.〔; 〕〔; .〕〔.〕
==Interpretation==
The tablet is also described as a "mixed curse" due to the supplicative nature of the appeal. For example, the word ΕΡΗΜΑ or "abandoned" is quite common in appeals to divine powers.〔.〕
It is a magic spell or love charm written by a woman, possibly named ''Dagina'' (Ancient Greek: Δαγίνα), whose lover ''Dionysophōn'' (Διονυσοφῶν, gen.: Διονυσοφῶντος) is apparently about to marry ''Thetima'' (Θετίμα, "she who honors the gods"; the Attic Greek form is ''Theotimē'' - Θεοτίμη). She invokes "Makron and the demons" (''parkattithemai makrōni kai () daimosi'' - παρκαττίθεμαι μάκρωνι καὶ () δαίμοσι; in Attic, παρκαττίθεμαι is ''parakatatithemai'' - παρακατατίθεμαι) to cause Dionysophon to marry her instead of Thetima, and never to marry another woman unless she herself recovers and unrolls the scroll and for her to grow old by the side of Dionysophon.〔.〕
''Katadesmoi'' or ''defixiones'' were spells written on non-perishable material, such as lead, stone or baked clay, and were secretly buried to ensure their physical integrity, which would then guarantee the permanence of their intended effects. The language is a distinct form of North-West Greek, and the low social status of its writer, as (arguably) evidenced by her vocabulary and belief in magic, strongly suggests that a unique form of West Greek was spoken by lower-class people in Pella at the time the tablet was written. This should not, however, be taken to indicate that only those of middling or low social status practiced magic in the Ancient Greek world; quite wealthy individuals might also use lead katadesmoi (curse tablets) for love, revenge, and to bind their opponents in athletic contests.〔; .〕
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