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KYPRIANOS T119

Manuscript: M361
Sigla:

British Library MS Or 5899 (1)
P. Lond. Copt. 1007
Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 901 – 1000

Text position:

Ro ll. x+1-16
Type of text:

Healing/favour/protection (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title: Spell for Healing

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:

Coptic
Image:

Text: Translation:

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1. [ ca. 17 ]ⲑⲏⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲩϥ̣ . .
2. [ ca. 7 ] . . . . . . . ϩⲁⲣ̅ ϩ̅ⲁ̅ⲇ̣̅
3. [.?]ⲣ̣ϥ̅ⲓ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ . . . ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̣ⲁⲓ
4. ⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲁⲃⲣ̣̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ϭ ⲛ̣ⲛⲁⲣ⧹ⲭ⧸ ⲡ̣ⲛⲧⲁϥ-
5. ϫⲓ ⲛⲡⲡϣⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲡϣ̣ⲩⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧ̣ⲟⲕ-
6. ⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ϣⲁ ⲧ̣ⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲣ ϫⲉⲕⲁ̣ⲁ̣ⲥ ⲉⲃⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ
7. ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲉϩ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲛⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϥⲓⲱ
8. ⲛⲃⲫⲁⲅⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲉ ⲛⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ ⲛϥ̣ⲙ̣ⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϩⲓ
9. ⲭⲁⲣⲓ̣ⲥ̣ ϩⲓ ⲉⲓⲣ̣ⲏ̣ⲛⲉ ϩⲓ ⲥ̣ⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ϩⲓ
10. ⲧⲁ̣ⲓ̣ⲟ̣ ⲛⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲥ̣ⲱⲙⲁ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲧⲁⲯⲓⲭⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲓⲭ̣ⲏ vac.
11. ϫⲉ̣ⲕⲁⲁⲥ̣ ⲉϣ[ⲱⲡⲉ] ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ̣ ⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ̣
12. . ? ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ . . . . . ⲕ̣ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲗ̣ϩ̣ⲏ̣ⲏⲗ̣ . .
13. [ ca. 5 ⲕⲁ]ⲛ̣ ⲛ̣ⲕⲁ̣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲗⲁ̣ϩⲙ ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ̣
14. [ ca. 10 ] . ⲧ̣ . ⲡ̣ⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁ-
15. [ ca. 15 ] ⲯⲓⲭ̣ⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
16. [ ca. 19 ] . ⲉⲛⲟ̣ⲩ̣ .
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[1] … Thēmouf… [2] … Har Had [3] …rfira Khakha… send me [4] today Gabriel the great archangel – he who [5] brought the good news of the Son of the Almighty [6] to the Virgin – so that he comes down upon [7] this water and this oil and these writings and this honey [8] and he seals them and he fills them with healing and [9] favour and peace and rectitude and salvation and [10] honour for my body and my soul [11] so that if an evil man … [12] even if … even if it is one … [13] even if (?) [it is] boiled food … [14] … my heart and my [15] … soul … [16] …

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Apparatus:

2. ϩⲁⲣ̅ ϩ̅ⲁ̅ⲇ̣̅ : ⲍ̣ⲁⲣⲍ̣ⲁⲗ Crum, Kropp, Goehring
3. [.?]ⲣ̣ϥ̅ⲓ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ : . . ϥⲓⲣⲁ Crum : “.. Phira” Kropp, Goehring
4. ⲛⲛⲁⲣ⧹ⲭ⧸ l. ⲁⲣⲭ(ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek ἀρχάγγελος : ⲡⲁⲣ⧸ i.e. ἀρχάγγελος ? Crum | ⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ϭ : . . . . Crum
5. ⲡⲡϣⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ϣⲙ̅-ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ | ⲡϣⲩⲣⲉ : i.e. Sahidic ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
6. ⲧⲡⲁ̣ⲣ l. ⲧ-ⲡⲁⲣ(ⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek παρθένος : ⲡⲟⲟ⧹ⲩ⧸ Crum, Goehring : translate “until today” Goehring : Kropp does not translate | ⲉⲃⲉⲉⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ϥ-ⲉ-ⲉⲓ | ⲉϫⲛ : ⲉϫⲙ Crum
6-7. ⲡⲁⲛⲧ̣ⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ i.e. Greek παντοκράτωρ
7. ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲛⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ : . . . ⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ Crum : Kropp does not translate | ⲉϥⲓⲱ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲃⲓⲱ
8. ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲥⲉ i.e. Greek σφραγίζειν | ⲛⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ⲟⲩ
9. ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ i.e. Greek χάρις | ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲉ i.e. Greek εἰρήνη : ⲉⲓⲣⲩⲛⲉ Crum
10. ⲧⲁ̣ⲓ̣ⲟ̣ ⲛⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲥ̣ⲱⲙⲁ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ i.e. Greek σῶμα : [ ca. 12 ]ⲛ Crum, Kropp, Goehring | ⲯⲓⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ψυχή
11. ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ i.e. Greek πονηρός
12–16. Kropp does not translate; Goehring does not translate ll. 12–13
12. . ? ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ . . . . . i.e. Greek κἄν : [ ca. 7-8 ] Crum | ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ i.e. Greek κἄν | ⲟⲩⲁ ⲗ̣ϩ̣ⲏ̣ⲏⲗ̣ . . : ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲃ̣ⲏⲏⲗ . . Crum
13. [ ca. 5 ⲕⲁ]ⲛ̣ i.e. Greek κἄν : [ ca. 7-8 ]ⲛ Crum | ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ i.e. Greek κἄν : ..ⲛ Crum
14. [ ca. 10 ] . ⲧ̣ . ⲡ̣ⲁϩⲏⲧ : [ ca. 15 ⲡ]ⲁϩⲏⲧ Crum
15. ⲯⲓⲭ̣ⲏ i.e. Greek ψυχή

Notes:

1. The original sheet was certainly taller than the fragment which survives; there are faint ink traces that may indicate the existence of a lost line before that numbered 1 here.

Bibliography:

Crum, Walter E. Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1905, p. 417-418 (no. 1007).

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen. Vol. 2, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, p. 123 (no. 38).

Goehring, James in Marvin W. Meyer, and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, p. 103-104 (no. 57).

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Editor:

EL’s transcript from the original, incorporating Crum (19/12/2019); preliminary translation by KD incorporating original transcription by Crum in ll. 3-4 (22/2/2020); KD & SG (19/3/2025); KD (28/3/2025); KD & MPS (10/10/2025)

How to cite:
[Editor names]. "KYP T119: Spell for Healing," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, Korshi Dosoo, Markéta Preininger, & Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin (principal editors), www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-119. Accessed on 10/10/2026
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