Drescher, James. “Two Coptic Magical Ingredients.” Bulletin de la Société d’Archéologie Copte 1 (1958): 59.Drescher, James. “Two Coptic Magical Ingredients.” Bulletin de la Société d’Archéologie Copte 1 (1958): 59.Magical (formulary)Present location unknown; Drescher (1958) describes it as being in the collection of R[obert] Nahman as of 1958.1. Magical text of unclear content mentioning “one xestes of antheliakon water”; this may suggest amuletic content.Placeholder date based on typical range of Coptic magical texts.5011200Sahidic (?)No information on dimensions.KD (9/12/2024)EgyptUnclear3985Egyptian (Coptic)Word ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (“water”) suggests Sahidic.UnknownSize unknown.UnknownNo provenance information.CopticUnnumbered text from Nahman collectionUnpublished.Unclear.4949Egypt

Magical (formulary)Formerly the property of Karl Wessely, bequeathed to Theodor Hopfner, who subsequently sold them to the National Library in Prague (Private communication Zuzana Vítková 24/4/2020).The manuscript belongs to the oriental part of the private collection of prof. Karl Wessely, probably acquired in 1904 in Paris. After the death of prof. Wessely, the whole collection was inherited by prof. Theodor Hopfner, who sorted the manuscripts and sold them to the Prague University Library. The oriental part of the collection has found its place in the Oriental Institute (information from Z. Vítková (16/9/2024)).Black1. Ro, Vo: Magical formulary, very fragmentary.Dating very uncertain; a date after the ninth century is made unlikely by…

Pintaudi, Rosario and Macro Vicario. “Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. Firenze. Le collezioni di manoscritti e rari e il loro incremento”, in Antichi e rari. Recenti acquisti in antiquariato per le biblioteche pubbliche statali. Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, 13-27 maggio 1991 , Gaeta , Gaetagrafiche , 1991, p. 188, no. 4.MagicalNo information on acquisition.http://opac.bmlonline.it/Record.htm?idlist=0&record=5942124312491. Magical text of unclear content.Seventh or eighth century according to Pintaudi/Vicario (1991).601800KD (16/9/2024)Egypt (?)Rotulus3970Egyptian (Coptic)ParchmentFlorence, Biblioteca Medicea LaurenzianaProvenance unknown.CopticBiblioteca Medicea Laurenziana papiro inv. III/958 PL III/958 Papiro Laurenxiano III/958Unpublished.1284949Egypt (?)

Magical1. Magical text (?)Placeholder date; typical date range of Coptic magical maunscripts.4011200KD (26/7/2024)EgyptUnclear3964Egyptian (Coptic)Paris, Bibliothèque NationaleCopticBNF copte 165 (II)Unpublished.Fragmentary.724949Egypt

Magical1. Magical text (?)Placeholder date; typical date range of Coptic magical maunscripts.4011200KD (26/7/2024)EgyptUnclear3963Egyptian (Coptic)Paris, Bibliothèque NationaleCopticBNF copte 174.82Unpublished.Fragmentary.724949Egypt

Magical (applied)Purchased by Seymour de Ricci ca. 1905 (personal communication, Anne Boud’hors 24/4/2023).Black1. Ro ll. 1-28: Amulet for healing and protection, primarily against fever, for Šenoute son of Khōthēp.Preliminary dating (KD 23/10/2024)9011100SahidicMeasurements by KD (23/10/2024).KD (26/7/2024)Egypt3 vertical, 3 horizontal creases.Sheet3962Egyptian (Coptic)Paper11 column recto, 28 lines.Paris, Académie des Inscriptions et des Belles LettresNo information on provenance.CopticInstitut de France, fonds Seymour de Ricci, boîte 196, 6 Institut de France, fonds Seymour de Ricci, Academie Ali 76Unpublished.Complete. Some damage to first two lines.272494917.7Egypt

Magical (formulary ?)Purchased by Seymour de Ricci ca. 1905 (personal communication, Anne Boud’hors 24/4/2023).Black1. Ro ll. 1-10: Invocation of the Devil for unclear purposes. 2. Vo ll. 1-2: Unclear text; includes kharaktēres.Preliminary estimate (KD 23/10/2024).601900Sahidic with Middle Egyptian influenceMeasurements by KD (23/10/2024).KD (26/7/2024); KD (23/10/2024)EgyptSheet (?)Different hand recto and verso.3961Egyptian (Coptic)Parchment21 column each, recto and verso. 10 surviving lines recto (hair), 2 surviving lines verso (flesh).Paris, Académie des Inscriptions et des Belles LettresNo information on provenance.CopticInstitut de France, fonds Seymour de Ricci, Boîte 193, 39 Institut de France, fonds Seymour de Ricci, Académie Ali 59Unpublished.Fragmentary.27249497.2Egypt

★ von Lemm, Oscar. “Koptische Miscellen LI-LXI.” Bulletin de l’Académie Impériale des Sciences de St.-Petersbourg (1908): 1343-1345, no. 53.Elanskaya, Alla I. The Literary Coptic Manuscripts in the A.S. Pushkin State Fine Arts Museum in Moscow (P. Pushkin). Leiden: Brill, 1994, p. 163, no. 19.Magical (applied) (?) Documentary (writing exercise) (?)Previously in the private collection Golenischeff in St Petersburg, current location Pushkin Museum (KD 1/4/2021).https://goskatalog.ru/portal/?fbclid=IwAR0UPhz9jzm7jmy6Kfu1wbXwHlSR51WsFvqq5tFUO9B43V_N2pb8H2v6rEk#/collections?id=6987383Original use: 1. Ro l. 1: Arabic text (unpublished) Re-use: 2. Ro ll. l-5: Coptic alphabet (writing exercise or applied amulet for healing/protection?) 3. Vo ll. 1-5: Names of Alexander and his companions (writing exercise or applied amulet for healing/protection?)10th-11th cent., according to Elenskaya 1994: p. 163,…

Magical (formulary)A transcription of the text made by Amedeo Peyron (1785-1870) is held in the Bibliotheca Nazionale in Turin, Italy under the manuscript number Peyron Ms. 154/2.1. ll. 1-47: Invocation for healing a bowel problem.Preliminary estimate date on typical range of magical texts of this type (KD 30/3/2024).5011100Sahidic (non-standard)No information on dimensions.KD (30/3/2024); KD (24/1/2025)Egypt (?)Unclear3955Egyptian (Coptic)UnknownFrom Peyron’s transcription there seem to be 47 surviving lines.UnknownNo information on provenance.CopticPeyron Ms. 154/2Unpublished.Damage to the left margin is suggested by Peyron’s transcription, but the manuscript otherwise seems to be intact.Egypt (?)

Till, Walter. Die Koptischen Ostraka der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek. Texte, Übersetzungen, Indices. (O. Vind. Copt.) Wien: Hermann Böhlaus Nachf., 1960, p. 6, no. 20.Bélanger Sarrazin, Roxanne. “’Just as You Quenched the Fiery Furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, Also Quench Every Fever.’ The Three Holy Children in Coptic Magic.” Vigiliae Christianae 78 (2024): 58-86, esp. p. 81.Bélanger Sarrazin, Roxanne. “’Just as You Quenched the Fiery Furnace of Nebuchadnezzar, Also Quench Every Fever.’ The Three Holy Children in Coptic Magic.” Vigiliae Christianae 78 (2024): 58-86, esp. p. 81.Magical (applied) (?)No acquisition information.https://digital.onb.ac.at/RepViewer/viewer.faces?doc=DTL_2169196&order=1&view=SINGLEhttp://data.onb.ac.at/rec/RZ00002778Black1. Ro ll. 1-5, Vo ll. 1-6: List of names of the 3 Hebrew Youths and Saints; applied amulet for healing/protection, perhaps…