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KYPRIANOS T1182

Manuscript: M535
Sigla:

Leiden F 1965/8.5
Cairo Nahman Bone B

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 901 – 1000

Text position:

Concave ll. 1-44

Type of text:

Curse (applied, magical)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title: Applied curse against Harōn

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image: https://www.rmo.nl/imageproxy/jpg/204906

Text: Translation:

1. ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲭ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅
2. ⲧⲣⲉⲫⲱ̣ⲯ̣
3. ⲕⲏⲙⲫⲓ-
4. ⲁⲥ̅ ⲡ̅ⲥ̅ⲟ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅-
5. ⲙⲓⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ
6. ⲡⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ
7. ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲟ̅ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲧ̅
8. ⲛⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲧⲥⲟ ⲉⲛ̣-
9. ⲧⲏⲛⲁⲙⲥ
10. ⲉⲛⲡⲙⲟ̣ⲩ
11. ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ̣ⲛⲉ
12. ⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
13. ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ
14. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲓⲛⲉ
15. ⲉⲙⲡⲥⲓⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ
16. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲛ ⲥⲱ-
17. ⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉ-
18. ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲉ-
19. ⲯⲓⲭⲏ ⲉⲛϩⲁ-
20. ⲣⲱⲛ/ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̣ⲕⲓ-
21. ⲣⲁ ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̣-
22. ⲉⲛⲧⲉϩϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ
23. ⲙⲉⲛ ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁ̣ⲕ̣-
24. ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ
25. ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ
26. ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲛϩⲟ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ̣/
27. ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ/ⲣⲟⲟⲩ
28. ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ
29. ⲉⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ̣ ⲉϥⲃⲓ ϩⲟ̣-
30. ⲙⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲉ
31. ϫ̣ⲉ̣ⲕⲁⲁⲥ̣ ϩⲉⲛ-
32. ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ̣ ⲛ̣ⲓ̣-
33. ⲣⲁ̣ⲛ̣ ϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲕ-
34. ⲥⲟⲓ/ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ
35. ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕϩⲓ-
36. ⲥⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓ-
37. ⲛⲉ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕ-
38. ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ
39. ⲉϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲱ-
40. ⲛ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ-
41. ⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓⲕⲓ-
42. ⲣⲁ ⲁⲓⲟ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
43. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ

[1] Koukhos, [2] Trephops, [3] Kēmphias, [4] Psothomis, [5] and [6] Plemos, [7] Meoliat, [8] these are the six [9] powers [10] of Death, [11] they who bring [12] every sickness [13] upon man [14] and who bring [15] every soul [16] out from [17] every body. You shall [18] bring the soul of [20] Harōn the son of Tkouikira! [21] I adjure you (s.) [22] by the way [23] and the fear that you (s.) [24] saw and the [25] punishments [26] and the changing faces [27] that you saw [28] and the river [29] of fire that casts wave [30] upon wave, [31] that in [32] the moment that bring (sic) [33] these names [34] under you, that just as [35] you have suffered, you [36] shall bring [37] your [38] suffering down [39] upon Harōn [40] the son of [41] Tkouikira, [42] yea, quickly, quickly!

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

8. ⲛⲁ i.e. Sahidic ⲛⲁⲓ̈
8-9. ⲉⲛⲧⲏⲛⲁⲙⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ i.e. Greek δύναμις
10. ⲉⲛⲡⲙⲟ̣ⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡ-ⲙⲟⲩ
12. ⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ϣⲱⲛⲉ
13. ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲣⲱⲙⲉ
15. ⲉⲙⲡⲥⲓⲭⲏ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲯⲩⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ψυχή
16-17. ⲥⲱⲙⲉ i.e. Greek σῶμα
17-18. ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲓⲛⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉ-ⲉⲓⲛⲉ
18-19. ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲯⲓⲭⲏ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲧⲉ-ⲯⲩⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ψυχή
19. ⲉⲛ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-
21-22. ⲉ̣ⲉⲛⲧⲉϩϩⲓⲏ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲧ-ϩⲓⲏ : ⲉⲛⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ Drescher
25. ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ i.e. Greek κόλασις
29. ⲉⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲕⲱϩⲧ
29.-30. Ϩⲟⲙⲉ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲟⲓⲙⲉ
30. ϩⲟⲙⲉ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲟⲓⲙⲉ
32-33. ⲉⲛ̣ ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲣⲁ̣ⲛ̣ : ⲉⲓⲛⲁ[ⲟ]ⲩ̣ⲱ Drescher
37-38. ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲓⲥⲉ i.e. Sahdic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲉⲕ-ϩⲓⲥⲉ
42. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
43. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ

Notes:

Bibliography:

Drescher, James. “A Coptic Malediction.” Annales du Service des antiquités de l‘Égypte (ASAE) 48 (1948), p. 267-276.


Editor:

From Drescher, with corrections by KD and EL (23/5/2019); translation by EL (20/4/2016); ; correction by autopsy and high quality photos KD (10/10/2019); translation by KD (11/20/2019); KD (27/11/2020); edited by team from photograph (19/2/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1182: Applied curse against Harōn," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1182. Accessed on 10/05/2024

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