KYP T-102

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KYPRIANOS T102

Manuscript:	M365
Sigla:	P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 544b
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-21
Type of text:	Healing/protection from fever (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Healing and protection of Ahmēt

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Fayumic features
Script:	Coptic
Image:	http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~gv0/Papyri/K0544_Quecke/

Text:

Translation:

1. [ . ] ⲃⲁⲣ̣ⲟⲩⲭⲁ . . . . . [ . . . . . ? ]
2. [ⲁⲭ]ⲁⲙ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ ⲁⲃⲗⲁⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁ[ⲗⲃⲁ]
3. [ . ] . ⲛ̣ⲟ . . ⲱ̣̅ⲛ̣̅ⲏ̅ . . . . . ⲣⲁⲛ . . ⲉ̣
4. ⲇⲱⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⲇ̅ⲱ̅ⲙ̅ ⲇ̅ⲱ̅ⲇ̅ ⲁⲗⲫⲁ ⲗⲉ̅ⲟⲛ
5. ⲫⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ (kharaktēres: ΑΕΗΙΟΥΩ)
6. ⲙⲓⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ϩ̣ⲣ̣ⲁ̣ⲫ̣ⲁⲏⲗ
7. ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲍⲁⲣ̣ⲁ̣ⲑⲓⲏⲗ ⲍⲉⲇⲉⲕⲓ⧹ⲏⲗ⧸
8. ⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ (kharaktēres: ΥΩΗΛΤΣΗΛ̣)
9. (kharaktēres: ΑΕΗΙΟΥΩ) ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ
10. ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲧⲛ̣
11. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
12. ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲟϣ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁ ⲛ-
13. ⲥⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲓⲉⲣ ⲃⲟⲟⲛ[ⲉ]
14. ⲙⲛ ϯⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓ-
15. ⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ-
16. ⲁϩⲙⲏⲧ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
17. ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ϩⲛ ⲧ-
18. ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁ̣-
19. ⲫⲟⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲧⲛ
20. ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
21. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ

[1] Baroukha … [2] Akramakhamari (?), Ablanathanalba [3] …no…ōne…ran…e [4] Dōme, Dōm, Dōd, Alpha, Leon, [5] Phōnē, Anēr, (kharaktēres: ΑΕΗΙΟΥΩ), [6] Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, [7] Suriel, Zarathiel, Zedekiel, [8] Anael, (kharaktēres: ΥΩΗΛ ΤΣΗΛ̣) [9] (kharaktēres: ΑΕΗΙΟΥΩ), I entreat [10] and I invoke you (pl.) [11] that you take away [12] cold, little fire (?) [13] and evil eyes [14] and madness and [15] weeping, away from [16] Ahmēt, the son [17] of Mariam, in [18] the moment that he [19] carries you, [20] yea, yea, quickly, [21] quickly!

Tableau:

Tracing by:

KD (10/2021)

Apparatus:

1. [ . ] ⲃⲁⲣ̣ⲟⲩⲭⲁ : ⲃⲁⲃⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲭⲁ Quecke | . . . . . [ . . . . . ? ] : [(±4)] ⲁⲕⲣⲁⲙⲁ Quecke
2. [ⲁⲭ]ⲁⲙ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ ⲁⲃⲗⲁⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁ[ⲗⲃⲁ] : [ⲭⲁ]ⲙⲁⲣⲓ ⲁⲃⲗⲁⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁ [(±3)] Quecke
3. [ . ] . ⲛ̣ⲟ . . ⲱ̣̅ⲛ̣̅ⲏ̅ . . . . . ⲣⲁⲛ . . ⲉ̣ : …]⌈.⌉ο⌈.⌉ [(±8)] ⲣⲁⲛⲕ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ Quecke
10. ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ i.e. Greek παρακαλεῖν | ⲙⲙⲟⲧⲛ̣ : ⲙⲙⲟⲧ[ⲛ] Quecke
11. ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲛⲉ
14. ⲙⲁⲛⲓⲁ i.e. Greek μανία
18. ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁ̣- : ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛ[ⲁ] Quecke
19. ⲫⲟⲣⲓ i.e. Greek φορεῖν
20. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
21. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ

Notes:

12-15. Here our translation understands the strong article (ⲡⲓ-, ϯ-, ⲛⲓ-) as giving a generic meaning (“cold” rather than “this cold”).
12. ⲕⲁ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲧⲉ is translated “little fire” by Quecke (1963: p. 251), who compares it to the Greek λεπτὸς πυρετός (cf. P. Oxy. 924 ll. 3-5). ⲕⲁ- is the Fayumic construct form of ⲕⲟⲩⲓ, however, so we would not expect it to be followed by an attributive nu. We might also understand “placing (ⲕⲱ) of fire” (cf. ⲕⲁⲣⲱϥ “silence”, literally “placing his mouth”), but the attributive nu would not be expected in this case either.

Bibliography:

Quecke, Hans. “Zwei koptische Amulette der Papyrussammlung der Universität Heidelberg.” Le Muséon no. 76 (1963): p. 248–254.

Meyer, Marvin W., and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, p. 101, no. 54.

Pernigotti, Sergio. “La magia copta: I testi.” In Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt, edited by Hildegard Temporini and Wolfgang Haase, II.18.5, p. 3685–3730. Berlin and New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1995, p. 3728, no. 39.

Editor:

EL’s edition from original (30/10/19); translation and slight edits by KD (21/2/2020); team working from photograph (17/2/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T102: Healing and protection of Ahmēt," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-102. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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