KYP T-1086

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KYPRIANOS T1086

Manuscript:	M106
Sigla:	PCM 1 34 PCM I 34 Strasbourg K 550 P. Stras. Copt. 9
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	p. 3 ll.1-11
Type of text:	Silencing curse (?) (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Binding/silencing curse (?)

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Fayumic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
Image:

Text:

Translation:

Tableau
Left figure: ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅
Kharaktēres below tableau:
ΙΖΓΙ
ΛΔΙΑΣΒΔ . .
. . Δ̣Α̣ΛΑΣΙΙΕ . Ω

_______________________________
1. [ ca. 11 ] . ⲁ̣ⲱⲗⲓⲁⲙ . [ . . ] ⲛ̣ⲁⲩ
2. [ ca. 11 ]ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲧ̣[ . . . ] .
3. [ ca. 10 ⲓ]ⲁ̣̅ⲱ̅ ⲥⲁ̅ⲃ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ [ . ]ⲗ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅
4. [ ca. 11 ]ⲁ̣̅ⲑ̅ ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲭ̅[ⲁ̅]ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲅ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
5. [ ca. 11 ]ⲕ̣̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲫ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
6. [ ca. 11 ] .̅ ⲁ̣̅ .̅ ⲡ̣̣ⲓ̣ⲍ̅ ⲛⲁ̣ⲣⲭⲏ ⲁ̣ⲛ
7. [ ca. 11 ]ⲙ̣ ⲉⲛϫ̣ⲱ̣ⲱ̣ⲣ̣ⲉ ⲛ
8. [ ca. 6 ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ]ⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗ-
9. [ⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲡ]ⲁⲟⲩ : ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲛⲉ̣-
10. [ⲧⲉⲛⲣⲉⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ]ⲧ̣ⲉⲛϭⲁⲙ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ-
11. [ⲧⲉⲛ- ca. 9 ] . . . . . . . . . . . .
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

Tableau
Left figure: ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅
Kharaktēres below tableau:
ΙΖΓΙ
ΛΔΙΑΣΒΔ . . ⲛ
. . Δ̣Α̣ΛΑΣΙΙΕ . Ω

[1] … aōliam … nau [2] … bēson kat… [3] … Iao Sabaoth, … Iōn [4] … ath, Michael, Gabriel, [5] … kouēl, Saraphouēl, [6] … the seven principalities … [7] … mighty (?) … [8] … [I entreat] and I invoke [9] [you] today ⟨by⟩ the wellbeing of your [10] [names and] your powers and [11] [your] …

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Korshi Dosoo

Apparatus:

1. . ⲁ̣ⲱⲗⲓⲁⲙ : ] ⲱⲗⲓⲁⲙ Tibet
2. ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ : ⲃ̣ⲣⲥⲱⲛ Tibet
3. [ⲓ]ⲁ̣̅ⲱ̅ ⲥⲁ̅ⲃ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ : ]ⲁⲱ ⲥⲁ[ⲃ]ⲁⲱⲑ Tibet
4. ⲁ̣ⲑ : ⲑ Tibet
6. . ⲁ̣ . ⲡ̣̣ⲓ̣ⲍ̅ : ]ⲁ̣ⲡ̣̣ⲓ̣ⲍ̅ Tibet | ⲁ̣ⲣⲭⲏ ⲁ̣ⲛ i.e. Greek ἀρχή : ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲟⲛ i.e. Greek ἄρχων ? Tibet
7. ⲙ̣ ⲉⲛϫ̣ⲱ̣ⲱ̣ⲣ̣ⲉ ⲛ : ⲉⲛϫ̣ [ . . . . ] ⲉⲛ Tibet
8. [ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ]ⲡ : ]ϯ Tibet
8-9. ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ i.e. Greek παρακαλεῖν
9. [ⲡ]ⲁⲟⲩ : Tibet does not transcribe | ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡ-ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ

Notes:

Note: We propose that this is a binding/silencing curse based on the presence of a tableau paralleled in the binding/silencing curse of P. Würzburg 42 (M494) Ro ll. 1-21 (T648).
7. ]ⲙ̣ ⲉⲛϫ̣ⲱ̣ⲱ̣ⲣ̣ⲉ Perhaps restore [ϭⲟ]ⲙ̣ ⲉⲛϫ̣ⲱ̣ⲱ̣ⲣ̣ⲉ, cf. M413, T14 ll. 11-12: ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲛ ⲛⲉⲧ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϫ̣ⲱⲱⲣⲉ (“I adjure you by your names and your mighty powers”), where ϭⲟⲙ is the native Coptic equivalent of ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ.
9-10. We propose here some plausible reconstructions based on parallels; cf. e.g. P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 518 (T204/M285) ll. 9-10: ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ · ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ (“I adjure you by the wellbeing of your great powers and your names”); P. Berlin 22185 (M491/T491) ll. 36-39: ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ (“I entreat and I invoke you by the wellbeing of your names and your (pl.) powers”).

Bibliography:

Tibet, David. “A Magical Request for Revelation.” In Coptica Argentoratensia (Strasbourg, 18-25 juil 2010) (CBCo 19), edited by A. Boud’hors, A. Delattre, C. Louis, T. S. Richter. Paris: Éditions de Boccard, 2014, p. 131-141.

Editor:

Transliteration by David Tibet, entered by KD (24/8/2019); MPS (20/1/2020 entered notes and apparatus based on Tibet); corrections in transcription MPS (22/1/2020); team from photograph (16/6/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T1086: Binding/silencing curse (?)," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1086. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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