- The Bath Curse Tablets were Roman tablets found in an excavated Spring next to the Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset, which was known as Aquae Sulis.
- They are appeals written on tablets addressed to the local Goddess of the Baths, Sulis Minerva, pleading for revenge upon the thief. They are on display in the Roman Baths Museum, Bath.
Description
- The Romans built a Temple to Sulis Miinerva at Bath between 60-70 CE.
- 130 Curse Tablets (Tabella Defixionis) were found in an excavated sacred spring at Bath.
- The Tablets were made out of an alloy of lead and tin, and were written by the victims of thefts of jewelery, money or clothing from the Public Baths.
- The Bath Curse Tablets had words written upon them that were thought to hold a magical power, such as, ‘Bazagra’, ‘Bescu’ and ‘Berebescu’.
Museum
Roman Baths, Abbey Churchyard, Bath