{"product_id":"tablilla-de-maldicion-de-baelo-claudia-replica-en-plomo","title":"Baelo Claudia Curse Tablet — Lead Replica","description":"\u003ch1\u003eBaelo Claudia Curse Tablet\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMade of real lead\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eHistorical reproduction inspired by an authentic Roman curse tablet found in Baelo Claudia (Cadiz).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003e2nd-3rd centuries AD.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBased on a real petition addressed to the goddess Isis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes an explanatory and descriptive sheet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eApproximate measurements: 13 × 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollector's item made \u003cstrong\u003eto order\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n  \u003chr\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA plea for justice inscribed in lead\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISIS MVRIONIMA \/ TIBI CONMENDO \/ FURTV(M) MEV(M)...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost two thousand years ago, someone was a victim of theft in the Roman city of Baelo Claudia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe don't know their name. Nor do we know who committed the theft. But we do know what disappeared: a white blanket, a new cover, and two personal bedspreads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnable to identify the culprit, that person turned to one of the most powerful deities in the Roman world: \u003cstrong\u003eIsis Myrionima, \"the one of a thousand names\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey inscribed their plea on a lead sheet and placed it near the goddess's sanctuary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTheir petition read:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Isis Murionima, I entrust to you the theft of which I am a victim. Perform for me exemplary acts in accordance with your unassailable divinity and majesty. Cause the life of the one who did it, who took from me a white bed blanket, a new cover, and two bedspreads for my own use, to be taken before everyone's eyes. I beg you, oh my sovereign, to punish this theft.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday, almost two thousand years later, those words are still preserved as one of the most fascinating testimonies of the beliefs, hopes, and fears of Roman Hispania.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy Isis?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cult of Isis came from Egypt and spread throughout the Roman Empire. In Baelo Claudia, it had an important sanctuary, where its followers came seeking protection, help, and justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis tablet allows us to glimpse an extraordinarily human moment: the instant when an ordinary person, desperate after suffering a theft, placed their destiny in the hands of a goddess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📌 Replica made by Marco Almansa Fernández, from the Cultural and Historical Reenactment Association Mos Religiosvs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vita Romana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57401240813912,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0800\/7870\/0888\/files\/Tablilla_de_maldicion_Baelo_C_1-1.png?v=1780212821","url":"https:\/\/vitaromana.es\/en\/products\/tablilla-de-maldicion-de-baelo-claudia-replica-en-plomo","provider":"Vita Romana","version":"1.0","type":"link"}