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KYPRIANOS M1146

Sigla: question mark icon Modern names for the manuscript, including inventory and publication numbers.

PSI. 15 1496
PSI 15 1496
PSI XV 1496
Florence, Istituto Papirologico ’G. Vitelli’ PSI inv. 162

Category: question mark icon Classification of the contents, e.g. magical (formulary or applied), alchemical, liturgical, documentary or medical.

Magical (formulary)

Contents:

1. Ro ll. 1-14: Love spell or divination procedure calling upon Hekate (?)
2. Vo ll. 1-15: Instructions for creating protective amulet (?)

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Language(s):

Greek

Script(s):

Greek

Dialect:
Language/dialect notes:
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 301 – 400
Date notes:

Maltomini (2008: p. 165).

Archive/collection: question mark icon Larger collection to which manuscript belongs.
Archive name:
State of edition:

Published.

Image: http://www.psi-online.it/images/orig/PSI%20XV%201496%20r.jpg?1316722711

Form:

Codex (?)

Material:

Papyrus

Dimensions (cm): Height: 18.9 Width: 6.8 Depth:
Dimensions (notes):

Maltomini (2008: p. 165); 18,7 x 6,7 cm: Brashear (1995: p. 3483).

Folding pattern:
State of preservation:

Fragmentary and damaged; not sure if the fragment was cut from a codex or a roll.

Pages/Columns: question mark icon Total surviving columns in the manuscript for rolls, sheets and rotuli; total number of pages for codices.

2

Pages/Columns (notes):

1 column each, recto (→) and verso (↓); 14 lines and a drawing recto, 15 lines and a drawing verso.

Hand:

Findspot:

Egypt (?)

(TM places ID: 49)
Place of purchase: (TM places ID: )
Writingspot:

Egypt (?)

(TM places ID: 49)
Present Location:

Florence, Istituto Papirologico ’G. Vitelli’

Collection History:

No acquisition information.

Trismegistos collection: question mark icon Page on the database Trismegistos collections for the institution which currently houses the manuscript. 131
Collection website: http://www.psi-online.it/documents/psi;15;1496

Notes/Discussion:

Likely a codex, but could also be a roll written on both sides (cf. Malomini 2008: p. 165).

Hand very similar to KYP M141.

Bibiliography
Editions:

Maltomini, Franco. “1496. Frammento di formulario magico.” In: Papiri greci e latini. Vol. 15, edited by Vittorio Bartoletti. Firenze: Istituto Papirologico “G. Vitelli”, 2008, p. 165-170, no. 1496.

Preisendanz, Karl. “Zur Überlieferung der griechischen Zauberpapyri” In: Miscellanea critica: Aus Anlass der 150 -jährigen Bestehens der Verlagsgesellschaft und des graphischen Betriebes B. G. Teubner, edited by Johannes Irmscher. Leipzig: Teubner, 1964, p. 210-211.


Translations:
General:

Brashear, William M. “The Greek Magical Papyri: An Introduction and Survey; Annotated Bibliography (1928-1994).” Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt 18.5 (1995): 3483.

Pernigotti, Carlo. “Notizie relative allo stato attuale del XV volume dei Papiri della Società Italiana: I Papiri Letterari.” In: Comunicazioni dell’Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli. Firenze: Istituto Papirologico G. Vitelli, 2003, p. 69.

Russo, Simona. L’Egitto di Santa Caterina. Firenze: Edizioni Polistampa, 2017, p. 91.


Trismegistos ID:

113246

PAThs:
PGM: question mark icon Papyri Gracae Magicae SM: question mark icon Supplementum Magicum GEMF: question mark icon Greek and Egyptian Magical Formularies (forthcoming) 71 ACM: question mark icon Ancient Christian Magic
Bélanger Sarrazin: question mark icon Bélanger-Sarrazin. “Catalogue des textes magiques coptes” AKZ: question mark icon Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte CBd: question mark icon Campbell-Bonner Magical Gems Database Mert.-Pack: question mark icon Mertens-Pack online database
Van H: question mark icon van Haelst, Catalogue des papyrus littéraires Bruyn-Dijkstra: question mark icon de Bruyn and Dijkstra, “Greek Amulets and Formularies (Checklist)" TheDefix: question mark icon Thesaurus Defixionum To Zodion:
Edit History:

KD (13/6/2019); ST (22/7/2021); ST (2/8/2021)


How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP M1146," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/manuscript/kyp-m1146. Accessed on 17/05/2024

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