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KYPRIANOS M714

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I. Qasr Ibrim 91

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Magical (applied ?)
Contents:

1. A. East wall ll. 1-11: Matthew 1.1-7 in Coptic
2. B. East Wall ll. 1-3: Cross and statement of Christ’s victory in Greek
3. C. South Wall ll. 1-9: Mark 1.1-4 in Coptic
4. D. West Wall ll. 1-14: Luke 1.1-3 in Coptic
5. E. North wall ll. 1-7: John 1.1-5 in Coptic
6. F. North Wall ll. 1-6: Prayer for protection in Coptic, pentagram
7. G. North Wall ll. 1-4: ll. 1-4: Divine names in cryprograms
See all texts in this manuscript.

Language(s):

Egyptian (Coptic)
Greek
Script(s):

Greek
Coptic
Dialect:

Sahidic
Language/dialect notes:

Text contains only cryptographic names.
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 1001 – 1200
Date notes:

Łajtar & van der Vliet (2010: p. 261-262)
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Archive name:
State of edition:

Published.
Image:

Form:

Wall inscription
Material:

Wall inscription (plaster)
Dimensions (cm): Height: 35 Width: 70 Depth:
Dimensions (notes):

F+G (DBMNT 967); A: 25 x 29 cm (DBMNT 801); B: 28 x 13 cm (DBMNT 962); C: 25 x 20 cm (DBMNT 963); D: 37 x 20 cm (DBMNT 964); E: 16 x 48 (DBMNT 965). See also Łajtar and van der Vliet 2010: p. 261-276.
Folding pattern:
State of preservation:

Complete but central part of the inscription is considerably damaged (DBMNT 2922).
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):
Hand:

Findspot:

Primis (Qasr Ibrim), Nubia

(TM places ID: 1916)
Place of purchase: (TM places ID: )
Writingspot:

Primis (Qasr Ibrim), Nubia

(TM places ID: 1916)
Present Location:

[in situ]
Collection History:

In situ; site now destroyed.
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Collection website:

Notes/Discussion:

Bibiliography
Editions:

Łajtar, Adam, and Jacques van der Vliet. Qasr Ibrim. The Greek and Coptic Inscriptions. Warsaw: Fundacja im. Rafała Taubenschlaga, 2010 (I. Qasr Ibrim), p. 261-276, no. 91.
Translations:
General:

DBMNT 967, 801, 962, 963, 964, 965, 966 (http://www.dbmnt.uw.edu.pl)

Adams, William Y. Qasr Ibrim. The Late Medieval Period. London: Egypt Exploration Society, 1996, p. 82-83 (366-g).

Plumley, J.M. “Nubian Christian numerical cryptograms. Some elucidations.” In New Discoveries in Nubia, edited by Paul van Moorsel. Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten, 1982, p. 95.

Trismegistos ID:

369543

 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 (22/11/2018); EL (14/6/2019); MPS (18/8/2020)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP M714," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/manuscript/kyp-m714. Accessed on 23/12/2025

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