Bazagra

Bazagra: A meaningless magical curse word frequently employed on Roman "defixiones", or curse tablets of the sort which were thrown in sacred spring waters like those found in Aquae Sulis, the Roman site of Bath, England. This word, along with other similar curse words such as "Bescu" and "Berebescu", are seemingly of Etruscan origin, and supposedly lent a magical power to the curse. These curses were frequently intended to acquire a divinity's aid in punishing or seeking vengeance on one's enemies. One can compare these curse words to better known "magical phrases" today, such as "Abracadabra", of seemingly Aramaic, or perhaps Babylonian origin.

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