KYP T-1

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KYPRIANOS T1

Manuscript:	M15
Sigla:	P. Mich. Inv. 599 + 594 + 603 + 596 + 598 + 597 + 595
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	40
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	501 – 700

Text position:	P. Mich. Inv. 598 Vo ll. 11-26, P. Mich. Inv. 597 Ro ll. 1-6
Type of text:	Love spell (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Love spell invoking the sun and moon

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
Image:	http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2616/599r.tif & http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-2616/599v.tif

Text:

Translation:

p. 10 (P. Mich. Inv. 598 vo)
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11. ⲭⲏⲣⲉ̅ ⲡ̣̅ⲣⲏ ⲭⲏⲣⲏ⟦ⲉ⟧ ⲡⲟⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲁ-
12. ⲛⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϩⲁⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ̣
13. ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲩⲝⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲟⲩ̣ⲛ ⲁⲉϩⲣⲁ-
14. ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲃ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲣ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟ⧹ⲟ⧸ⲩ ⲉ⟦ⲉ⟧ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱ
15. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲩ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ ϩϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϫⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ⟦ϩ⟧ϩ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ̣
16. ⲇͅⲇͅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲇͅⲇͅ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲭ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲭⲁ
17. ⲁⲃⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲏⲗ ⲁⲗⲙⲁ︦ⲑ︦ⲧⲓ ⲡ̅ⲟ̅ⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ- ⸗
18. ⲉⲓⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲧ̅ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ︦ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲣ̅ⲏ ϫⲉ
19. ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧ̅ⲉⲕ̅ⲛⲡⲛⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ
20. ⲙⲡⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁ̅ⲉ̅ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ ⲇͅⲇͅ ϫⲉ
21. ⲉⲥⲁⲉⲓ̣ ⲁ̅ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇͅⲇͅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲭ ⲧⲟ-
22. ⲕ ⲡⲓ⟦ⲉ⟧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲏ̅ⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ⲁⲃ⟦. . . .⟧
23. ⲓⲛⲁⲑⲁⲑ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡϣⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧ⧹ⲉ⧸ . ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ
24. ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱ̅ⲧ̅ⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̣-
25. ⲡⲉ̣ⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓ̅ϫ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛ̅ⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉ̣ϥ-
26. ⲉⲓⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲓ̣̈ⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲧⲥ̣ⲁ̣

p. 11 (P. Mich. Inv. 597 ro)

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1. ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲇͅⲇͅ ⲉⲁⲙⲉ̣ⲣⲉ ⲇⲇ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩ⟦ϩ⟧ⲱ⟦ϣⲉ⟧⧹ϣⲉ⧸
2. ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲁⲇ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅⧹ⲉ⧸ⲓ̅
3. ⲉⲓⲗⲱⲉⲓ ⲁⲑⲁⲙⲑⲁ⟦ⲗ⟧ⲏⲗⲏⲗ ⲃⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲉⲓ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ̅ ⲁ̅ⲗ-
4. ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ ϩⲁ ⲇⲇ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲉⲓ ⟦ⲏⲇ̣ⲏ̣ [ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁ]ⲃ̣ⲁ̣ ⧹ⲁ̣[ⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ]⧸⟧ ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ
5. ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲩ ⲧⲁⲭ⧹ⲩ̣⧸ⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲁⲱ ⲥⲁⲃⲁ-
6. ⲱⲑ ———————————————

[11] Hail, O sun! Hail, O moon, you [12] beside whom the two angels stand, [13] who hold (?) their tablets, they who bear [14-15] the lamp of the sun, they whose names will be spoken over this oil [16] for NN, child of NN, so that she will love NN, child of NN, Abrakh Abrakha [17] Abraēl Abraēl Almatht; their true name [18] is in these; they will say to the sun, [19] “Do not rise at dawn”; they will say [20] to the moon, “Do not shine [21] ⟨on⟩ NN,” so that she will go to NN, for you are Abrakh, you [22] are Abraēl, you are Anaēl [23] Abinathath, the one in whose hand is the key of hell; [24] I adjure you (pl.) by every true name of he [25] who sits upon his throne of [26] his glory so that when this oil touches the flesh [597 Ro, 1] {touches the flesh} of NN, child of NN, ⟨she⟩ will love NN, child of NN, with an indestructible desire [2] in your true name Abriam Adonai [3] Eilōei Athamthaēlēl Betaeiei, the Father, Alpha [4] A Ō concerning NN, so that she will come, Abaaba, [5-6] now, now, quickly, quickly, in your name, Iao Sabaoth!

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Apparatus:

p. 12 (P. Mich. Inv. 598 vo)

11. ⲭⲏⲣⲉ̅ i.e. Greek χαίρειν | ⲭⲏⲣⲏ⟦ⲉ⟧ ⲉ deleted by rubbing ? i.e. Greek χαίρειν
11-12. ⲁⲛⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἄγγελος
12. ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ corrected from ⲁⲩ̣ by overwriting | ⲁϩⲁⲁ̣ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲁϩⲉ-ⲣⲁⲧ⸗ⲟⲩ
13. ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧ-ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ | ⲡⲩⲝⲓⲛ i.e. Greek πυξίον | ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲟⲩ̣ⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧ-ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ | ⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ̣ ⲩ̣ corrected from unclear letter by modification
13-14. ⲁⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
14. ⲛⲧⲟ⧹ⲟ⧸ⲩ smudge between ⲟ and ⲩ perhaps additional ⲟ added and then clarified by supralinear ⲟ | ⲉ⟦ⲉ⟧ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱ ⟦ⲉ⟧ deleted by inking out
15. ϩϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲣ corrected from ⲁ by overwriting i.e. Sahidic ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ | ⲡⲓⲛⲉ⟦ϩ⟧ϩ ⟦ϩ⟧ deleted by washing and barring
16. ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲥ-ⲉ-ⲙⲉⲣⲉ | ⲇͅⲇͅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνa
17. ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ⸗ⲩ-ⲣⲁⲛ ?
18. ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ corrected from ⲥⲁⲛⲁϫⲱⲟϥ by overwriting
19. ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲏⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅-ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲉ | ⲧ̅ⲉⲕ̅ⲛⲡⲛⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲧⲉ⸗ⲕ-ϭⲓⲛ-ⲡⲉⲓⲣⲉ
20. ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲡ corrected from ⲣ by overwriting | ⲇͅⲇͅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνa
| ϫⲉ ϫ corrected from ⲉ by overwriting
21. ⲉⲥⲁⲉⲓ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲥ-ⲉ-ⲉⲓ | ⲇͅⲇͅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνa
21-22. ⲧⲟⲕ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲕ
22. ⲡⲓ⟦ⲉ⟧ ⟦ⲉ⟧ deleted by smudging and barring ? i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ | ⲡⲁ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ cf. P. Mich. Inv. 1294 (M20) recto l. 19, P. Mich. Inv. 602 (M18) l. 16 | ⲁⲃ⟦. . . .⟧
23. ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡϣⲁϣⲧ first ⲉ corrected from ⲓ by overwriting or vice versa ? i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ⲉⲧⲉ-ⲡ-ϣⲟϣⲧ cf. Crum 608b, Kasser 91a | ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧ⧹ⲉ⧸ ⲙ corrected from ϣ by overwriting ? i.e. Sahidic ⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ
25. ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ i.e. Greek θρόνος
26. ⲉⲓⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲟⲟⲩ | ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ second ⲁ corrected from ⲟ̣ by overwriting ?

p. 13 (P. Mich. Inv. 597 ro)

1. ⲥⲁⲣⲝ i.e. Greek σάρξ | ⲇͅⲇͅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνa | ⲉⲁⲙⲉ̣ⲣⲉ ⲉ̣ corrected from unclear letter by overwriting i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲥ-ⲉ-ⲙⲉⲣⲉ | ⲇͅⲇͅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνa | ⲟⲩ⟦ϩ⟧ⲱ⟦ϣⲉ⟧⧹ϣⲉ⧸ ⟦ϩ⟧ corrected by smudging, ⟦ϣⲉ⟧ corrected from unclear letters by overwriting (?) then deleted by smudging i.e. Sahidic ⲟⲩ-ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅-ⲁⲧ-ϣⲱϥ
2. ⲁⲑⲁⲙⲑⲁ⟦ⲗ⟧ⲏⲗ ⟦ⲗ⟧ deleted by smudging | ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲁⲧ-ϣⲱϥ ? | ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲁ corrected from ⲣ by overwriting | ⲁⲃⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲙ corrected from ⲁ by overwriting
4. ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ l. ⲁ(ⲗⲫⲁ) i.e. Greek ἄλφα and ⲱ(ⲙⲉⲅⲁ) i.e. Greek ωμέγα | ⲇⲇ i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνος | ⲥⲁⲉⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲥ-ⲉ-ⲉⲓ
5. ⲏⲇⲏ i.e. Greek ἤδη (twice) | ⲧⲁⲭⲩ i.e. Greek ταχύ | ⲧⲁⲭ⧹ⲩ̣⧸ⲏ l. Greek ταχύ

Notes:

Parallel texts: P. Mich. inv. 602 ll. 10-22 (KYP M18, T2792) and P. Mich. inv. 1294 (KYP M20, T667)

p. 10

24. ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ For the singular article with ⲛⲓⲙ, see Crum CD 225b-226a.

p. 11

1. ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ Here and elsewhere the scribe uses “counter-catchwords” at the beginning of new pages, repeating the last words of the previous page so that the reading order is clear. For a discussion of this practice in the context of earlier Greek magic, see Blanco Cesteros 2024.
4. ⟦ⲏⲇ̣ⲏ̣ [ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁ]ⲃ̣ⲁ̣ ⧹ⲁ̣[ⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ]⧸⟧ P. Mich. inv. 1294 vo l. 7-8 (KYP T667) has ⲁⲑ̣ⲁⲑⲁⲏ̣[ⲗ]ⲏⲗ ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ ⲃⲉⲧ̣ⲁ̣ⲉ̣ⲓ̣, which we understand as the intended sequence. P. Mich. inv. 602 l. 20 (KYP T2792) has ⲁⲑⲁ⧹ⲙ⧸ⲑⲁⲏⲗⲏⲗ ⧸ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ⧹ ⲃⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓ, suggesting that the scribe skipped ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ and inserted it below the line rather than above. This seems to have caused confusion, as the scribe of this manuscript mistakenly thought that ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ needed to be inserted in the line below, before ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ. We believe he first copied ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ, then saw the insertion in P. Mich. inv. 602, and first tried to insert ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ above the line. Perhaps he did not have enough space, so he started copying ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ after ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ. Then, unsatisfied with the word order, since ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ would normally be at the end, the scribe deleted the whole sequence and wrote again ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ.1p. 10 (P. Mich. Inv. 598 vo)

Bibliography:

Blanco Cesteros, Miriam. “‘Counter-Catchwords’ in the Codices of the Theban Magical Library.” Symbolae Osloenses, 98.1 (2024): 189-215.

Editor:

EL’s transcript from published edition (21/11/2018); MPS with original, notes, preliminary translation (23/3/2020); KD, MPS, RBS (23/7/2026)

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