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KYPRIANOS M871

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

SM 41
SB 14 12103
SB XIV 12103
SEG 27 1243
Leiden, Papyrological Institute V 34
T.Leid.Demarée

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. 1-13: Applied love spell to make Termoutis, daughter of Sophia love Zoel, son of Droser.
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Language(s):

Greek
Script(s):

Greek
Dialect:
Language/dialect notes:
Date: question mark icon Dates are CE unless preceded by a minus sign <->, in which case they are BCE. 201 – 300
Date notes:

Daniel & Maltomini (1990: p. 129).
Archive/collection: question mark icon Larger collection to which manuscript belongs.
Archive name:
State of edition:

Published.
Image:

Form:

Sheet
Material:

Metal (lead)
Dimensions (cm): Height: 5 Width: 7 Depth:
Dimensions (notes):

Triangular in form, width varies from 7cm at lower part to 2cm at upper part (Daniel & Maltomini 1990: p. 129).
Folding pattern:

4 horizontal folds.
State of preservation:

Incomplete, top of the tablet lost.
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 column recto, 13 lines.
Hand:

Findspot:

Egypt

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

Egypt

(TM places ID: 49)
Present Location:

Leiden, Papyrological Institute
Collection History:
Trismegistos collection: question mark icon Page on the database Trismegistos collections for the institution which currently houses the manuscript. 180
Collection website:

Notes/Discussion:

Bibiliography
Editions:

Daniel, Robert W., and Franco Maltomini. Supplementum Magicum. Vol. 1. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1990, p. 129-131, no. 41.

Horsley, Greg H. R. New Documents Illustrating Early Christianity. Vol. 2. Sydney: Macquarie University, 1977, no. 11.

Pleket, Henry W., and Stroud, Ronald S. “SEG 27-1243. Unknown provenance. Erotic spell (“Liebeszauber”).” In: Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum 27 (SEG 27), edited by A. Chaniotis et al., 1977, no. 1243 (SEG 27 1243).

Rupprecht, Hans-Albert and Joachim Hengstl. Sammelbuch griechischer Urkunden aus Ägypten. Vol. 14. (SB XIV). Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1983, no. 12103.
Translations:
General:

Cauderlier, Patrice. “Les tablettes grecques d’Égypte: Inventaire.” Bibliologia 12 (1992): p. 93, no. 308.

Sijpesteijn, Pieter J. “Liebeszauber.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 24 (1977): 89-90.

Trismegistos ID:

35138

 PAThs:
PGM: question mark icon Papyri Gracae Magicae SM: question mark icon Supplementum Magicum

41

 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

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Edit History:

KD (25/10/2019); ST (30/11/2020); EL (2/12/2020)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP M871," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/manuscript/kyp-m871. Accessed on 05/05/2025

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