The next earliest epigraphic evidence for the formula comes from the 4th century BC, and it continues to re-appear on magical papyri throughout the Hellenistic period.

The only exceptions are Jewish magical papyri, where the name was used for magical purposes.

In the Michigan magical papyrus (inv.

Much Jewish lore and some of the names for God also appear in the magical papyri.

The texts of the Greek magical papyri are often written as we might write a recipe: "Take the eyes of a bat."

It is interesting to note that amulets are actually often abbreviated forms of the formulas found in the extant magical papyri.

The character of Jewish magical papyri is often syncretic.

Archaeology confirms the widespread use of binding spells (defixiones), magical papyri and so-called "voodoo dolls" from a very early era.

(See Jewish magical papyri for context).

There is some relationship to the Greek magical papyri, and to the Mappae clavicula.