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KYPRIANOS M370

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

Berlin P. 11940

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

Magical (applied)
Contents:

1. Ro ll. 1-25: Applied amulet consisting of Psalm 71.1-19
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Language(s):

Egyptian (Coptic)
Script(s):

Coptic
Dialect:

Sahidic
Language/dialect notes:

See related texts for further notes.
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 501 – 700
Date notes:

Müller (1967: p. 89); TM (12/10/2018)
Archive/collection: question mark icon Larger collection to which manuscript belongs.
Archive name:
State of edition:

Published. No published image. New edition desirable.
Image:

Form:

Sheet
Material:

Papyrus
Dimensions (cm): Height: 17.1 Width: 17.6 Depth:
Dimensions (notes):

Max height and width, ranges 15.6-17.1 x 16.4-17.6 (EL from autopsy 20/11/2019); 17 x 18 cm (Müller 1967: p. 89) (Beltz 1978: p. 95); 17.6cm wide (Schüssler 1998: p. 37)
Folding pattern:

1(?) vertical and 3/4(?) horizontal creases (EL from autopsy 20/11/2019). Folded once vertically and then multiple times horizontally (Müller 1967: p. 89)
State of preservation:

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

1
Pages/Columns (notes):

1 recto column, 25 lines.
Hand:

Medium-sized cursive (Müller 1967: p. 89)

Findspot:

Egypt

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

Egypt

(TM places ID: 49)
Present Location:

Berlin, Staatliche Museen
Collection History:

Purchased by Karl Schmidt in 1912 (Müller 1967: p. 89)
Bought from the international antiquities market in 1921 (Beltz 1978: p.95) – erroneous?
Trismegistos collection: question mark icon Page on the database Trismegistos collections for the institution which currently houses the manuscript. 40
Collection website: http://berlpap.smb.museum/

Notes/Discussion:

Requires restoration before imaging (Jan Moje 23/1/2020)

Bibiliography
Editions:

Müller, Wolfgang. “Koptische Psalmentexte.” Forschung und Berichte 8 (1967): p. 89-92, pl. 31.
Translations:
General:

Beltz, Walter. “Katalog der koptischen Handschriften der Papyrus-Sammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 26 (1978): p. 95, no. I 579.

Schüssler, Karlheinz. Biblia Coptica 1,3: Das sahidische Alte und Neue Testament; Vollständiges Verzeichnis mit Standorten; sa 49 – 92, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1998, p. 37, no. sa 63div.

Trismegistos ID:

108213

 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”

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 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:

EL (12/10/2018; 20/11/2019); MPS (12/9/2019); EL (28/8/2020)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP M370," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/manuscript/kyp-m370. Accessed on 26/10/2025

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