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KYPRIANOS M2123

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Pap. Wessely Pragensis Orient. Kopt. II,6

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Documentary (?)
Contents:

1. Unclear; contains cipher ΧΜΓ.
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Language(s):

Egyptian (Coptic)
Script(s):

Coptic
Dialect:
Language/dialect notes:
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 301 – 1000
Date notes:

Date is very uncertain; a wide range is proposed here.
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State of edition:

Unpublished. Edition in progress by Zuzana Vítková and Krisztina Hevesi.
Image:

Form:

Sheet
Material:

Parchment
Dimensions (cm): Height: 8.8 Width: 13.5 Depth:
Dimensions (notes):
Folding pattern:

4 horizontal creases, one vertical in half of the manuscript. Folded size ca 1.2-2 cm (H), 7.0 cm (W).
State of preservation:

2 fragments.
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):

2 columns recto.
Hand:

Findspot:

Egypt

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

Egypt

(TM places ID: 49)
Present Location:

Prague, Oriental Institute (Czech Republic)
Collection History:

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).
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Notes/Discussion:

Previously incorrectly classified as magical.

Bibiliography
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Translations:
General:

Oerter, Wolf, B. “Die koptischen Texte aus der Sammlung Papyri Wessely Pragenses Stand Juli 2001. Recherchen zum koptischen Schrifttum in Prager Museen und Sammlungen II”. In Akten des 23. Internationalen Papyrologenkongress, Wien, 22.-28. Juli 2001, edited by Bernhard Palme. Papyrologica Vindobonensia 1. Wien: ÖAW Verlag 2007, p. 483-487.

Trismegistos ID: PAThs:
PGM: question mark icon Papyri Gracae Magicae SM: question mark icon Supplementum Magicum GEMF: question mark icon Greek and Egyptian Magical Formularies (forthcoming) 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 (24/4/2020); Team (18/5/2020); MPS (27/5/2020); EL (29/7/2020); KD (16/9/2024)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP M2123," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/manuscript/kyp-m2123. Accessed on 02/11/2025

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