Letters to the dead in ancient Egypt provided one method of seeking success or redress from both the gods and from people who have died. I will put up a couple that provide a little window to these interesting missives; see this blog for more details:
‘Bribing’ a god in order to succeed. Source – Wente – Letters from ancient Egypt
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ΟYΤΩΣ AΤΑΛΑIΠΩΡΟΣ ΤΟIΣ ΠΟΛΛΟIΣ H ΖHΤΗΣΙΣ ΤHΣ AΛΗΘΕIΑΣ, ΚΑI EΠI ΤA EΤΟIΜΑ ΜAΛΛΟΝ ΤΡEΠΟΝΤΑΙ. «Così poco faticosa è per i più la ricerca della verità e molti si volgono volentieri verso ciò che è più a portata di mano». (Thuc. I 20, 3)
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