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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">curse tablets</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>ex-votos</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>documents by function</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>curse tablet</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Documents, usually Greco-Roman and often inscribed on lead tablets, requesting that the gods, other spirits, or deceased persons cause another person to be affected negatively, typically asking that they be cursed with illness or misfortune. ]]></note></mads>