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Medieval 'curse tablet' summoning Satan discovered at the bottom of a latrine in Germany (www.livescience.com)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Archaeologists in Germany have discovered a rolled-up piece of lead that they think could be a medieval "curse tablet" that invokes "Beelzebub," or Satan.

Upon first glance, the researchers thought the "inconspicuous piece of metal" was simply scrap, since it was found at the bottom of a latrine at a construction site in Rostock, a city in northern Germany, according to a translated statement.

However, once they unfurled it, archaeologists realized that the 15th-century artifact contained a cryptic message etched in Gothic minuscule that was barely visible to the naked eye. It read, "sathanas taleke belzebuk hinrik berith." Researchers deciphered the text as a curse that was directed toward a woman named Taleke and a man named Hinrik (Heinrich) and summoned Beelzebub (another name for Satan) and Berith (a demonic spirit).

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Of course they read it.

[โ€“] ug02x 6 points 11 months ago

You must not read from the toilet tablet!

https://y.yarn.co/6787ddc9-0157-4ab1-b909-77bbb1574c19_text.gif

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Yeah, just post that shit for everyone to read. Ending the world via a scrap of lead covered in ancient poo wasn't on my end-of-2023 bingo card, but I am honestly not surprised.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Saw the headline before the instance and thought this was an article from The Onion.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

sathanas taleke belzebuk hinrik berith

Ok, I'm here, what do y'all want