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KYPRIANOS A3

Archive name: Strasbourg Archive 1
Trismegistos Archive ID: question mark icon Page on the database Trismegistos Collections for the archive.
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 801 – 1000
Provenance: Middle Egypt, Egypt (?)
Trismegistos Place ID: question mark icon Page on the database Trismegistos Places for the place of provenance.
Manuscripts: KYP M102 103
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Classification:

These manuscripts may comprise an “archive”, meaning that they were likely brought together and deposited by an ancient person or persons.

Description:

Two small Coptic amulets written by the same hand for a woman named Anna and her son.

Acquisition:

Both manuscripts were likely acquired through the Deutsches Papyruskartell at some point in the early 20th century, likely at the same time given their similarities and sequential inventory numbers, and from the same findspot (KD 30/11/2020).

Dating:

Since both manuscripts are in the same hand, they must have both been written within the lifetime of the same copyist; the hand is dated to the ninth or tenth century.

Language/dialect:

Both manuscripts contain the same text, written in Sahidic Coptic with Mesokemic features.

Materiality/composition:

Both manuscripts are the same size, and show nearly identical folding patterns (Burns 2014: p. 121).

Content:

Both amulets are applied recipes for healing/protection against heat and cold.

Discussion:
Bibliography:

Burns, Dylan. “Twin Healing Amulets.” In Coptica Argentoratensia (Strasbourg, 18-25 juil 2010) (CBCo 19), edited by A. Boud’hors, A. Delattre, C. Louis, T. S. Richter. Paris: Éditions de Boccard, 2014, p. 117-121.

de Haro Sanchez, Magali. “Excursus : Etude des depots d’encre de P.Stras. Inv. Kopt. 201 et K 202 amu1ettes jumelles?.” Coptica Argentoratensia. Troisième université d’été de papyrologie copte (Strasbourg, 18-25 juil. 2010) (CBCo 19), edited by Anne Boud’hors, Alain Delattre, Catherine Louis, and Tonio Sebastian, Paris: Éditions de Boccard, 2014, p. 122-124.


Edit History:

MPS (10/12/2019); KD (10/12/2019); KD (29/9/2020); EL (29/9/2020); KD (19/11/2020); KD (30/11/2020)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP A3: Strasbourg Archive 1," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/archive/kyp-a3. Accessed on 29/03/2024

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