The Medieval Magazine No.48 | Page 4

Medieval 'magical scroll' unfurled digitally

Danish and German researchers have been able to use CT scans to digitally unfurl a silver scroll from the 8th century. It has revealed an 17 lines of text in an unknown language thought to have been made by a Jewish 'magician' living in Jordan.

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A mid-8th century scrolll discovered in Jordan. Photo: Rubina Raja