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KYPRIANOS M3985

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Unnumbered text from Nahman collection

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Magical (formulary)
Contents:

1. Magical text of unclear content mentioning “one xestes of antheliakon water”; this may suggest amuletic content.
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Language(s):

Egyptian (Coptic)
Script(s):

Coptic
Dialect:

Sahidic (?)
Language/dialect notes:

Word ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (“water”) suggests Sahidic.
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 501 – 1200
Date notes:

Placeholder date based on typical range of Coptic magical texts.
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Archive name:
State of edition:

Unpublished.
Image:

Form:

Unclear
Material:

Unknown
Dimensions (cm): Height: Width: Depth:
Dimensions (notes):

No information on dimensions.
Folding pattern:
State of preservation:

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

Size unknown.
Hand:

Findspot:

Egypt

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

Egypt

(TM places ID: 49)
Present Location:

Unknown
Collection History:

Present location unknown; Drescher (1958) describes it as being in the collection of R[obert] Nahman as of 1958.
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Notes/Discussion:

Bibiliography
Editions:
Translations:
General:

Drescher, James. “Two Coptic Magical Ingredients.” Bulletin de la Société d’Archéologie Copte 1 (1958): 59.

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 (9/12/2024)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP M3985," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/manuscript/kyp-m3985. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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