Sigla: Modern names for the manuscript, including inventory and publication numbers. | P. Mich. inv. 4090 |
Category: Classification of the contents, e.g. magical (formulary or applied), alchemical, liturgical, documentary or medical. | Magical (?) |
Contents: | 1. Ro ll. 1-8: Unclear text; contains angel name “Souriel”. |
Language(s): | Egyptian (Coptic) |
Script(s): | Coptic |
Dialect: | |
Language/dialect notes: | |
Date: Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. | – |
Date notes: | 5th to 5th century according to collection website (16/10/2023). |
Archive/collection: Larger collection to which manuscript belongs. | |
Archive name: | |
State of edition: | Unpublished. |
Image: | https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-APIS-X-10655%5D4090R.TIF |
Form: | Sheet |
Material: | Parchment |
Dimensions (cm): | Height: 6 | Width: 20 | Depth: |
Dimensions (notes): | Dimensions from collection website (16/10/2023); note that these are dimensions before restoration, full size after unfolding may be larger. |
Folding pattern: | 1 horizontal, 7 or more horizontal creases. |
State of preservation: | On all sides; lower margin may be largely preserved. |
Pages/Columns: Total surviving columns in the manuscript for rolls, sheets and rotuli; total number of pages for codices. | 1 |
Pages/Columns (notes): | 1 column recto, 8 (?) preserved lines.. |
Hand: |
Findspot: | Arsinoites (Fayum), Egypt (?) (TM places ID: 332) |
Place of purchase: | (TM places ID: ) |
Writingspot: | Arsinoites (Fayum), Egypt (?) (TM places ID: 332) |
Present Location: | Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library |
Collection History: | Acquired in July 1925 by Dr. Askren and Prof. Boak along with inventory numbers 4171-4192 (collection website 13/10/2023; Bell 1925: 27-29). |
Trismegistos collection: Page on the database Trismegistos collections for the institution which currently houses the manuscript. | 12 |
Collection website: | https://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx?id=S-APIS-X-10655%5D4090R.TIF |
Notes/Discussion: |
Bibiliography |
Editions: | |
Translations: | |
General: | Bell, H.I. “Report on Papyri: 1925 Consignment” (1925) p. 29, online at https://apps.lib.umich.edu/files/libraries/papyrology/acq-reports/Report%20on%20Papyri%2C%20etc.%2C%20of%201925%20consignment.pdf |
Trismegistos ID: | PAThs: |
PGM: Papyri Gracae Magicae | SM: Supplementum Magicum | GEMF: Greek and Egyptian Magical Formularies (forthcoming) | ACM: Ancient Christian Magic | ||||
Bélanger Sarrazin: Bélanger-Sarrazin. “Catalogue des textes magiques coptes” | AKZ: Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte | CBd: Campbell-Bonner Magical Gems Database | Mert.-Pack: Mertens-Pack online database | ||||
Van H: van Haelst, Catalogue des papyrus littéraires | Bruyn-Dijkstra: de Bruyn and Dijkstra, “Greek Amulets and Formularies (Checklist)" | TheDefix: Thesaurus Defixionum | To Zodion: |
Edit History: | KD (9/10/2023) |