KYP T-119

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KYPRIANOS T119

Manuscript:	M361
Sigla:	British Library MS Or 5899 (1) P. Lond. Copt. 1007
Text no. 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
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Translation:

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1. [ ca. 17 ]ⲑⲏⲙⲟⲩϥ̣ . .
2. [ ca. 7 ] . . . . . . . ϩⲁⲣ̅ ϩ̅ⲁ̅ⲇ̅
3. [ ca. 2 ]ϥ̅ⲓ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ . . . ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̣ⲁⲓ
4. ⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲁⲃⲣ̣̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ϭ ⲛⲁⲣ⧹ⲭ⧸ ⲡ̣ⲛⲧⲁϥ-
5. ϫⲓ ⲛⲡⲡϣⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲡϣ̣ⲩⲣⲉ ⲛⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧ̣ⲟⲕ-
6. ⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ϣⲁ ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣ ϫⲉⲕⲁ̣ⲁ̣ⲥ ⲉⲃⲉⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ
7. ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲉϩ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲛⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϥⲓⲱ
8. ⲛⲃⲫⲁⲅⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲉ ⲛⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲟ̣̀ⲩ̣ ⲛϥ̣ⲙ̣ⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϩⲓ
9. ⲭⲁⲣⲓ̣ⲥ̣ ϩⲓ ⲉⲓⲣ̣ⲏ̣ⲛⲉ ϩⲓ ⲥ̣ⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ϩⲓ
10. . ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲣ̣ⲙ̣ⲛ . . ⲱ̣ⲙ̣ⲟ̣ . ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲓⲭ̣ⲏ vac.
11. ϫⲉ̣ⲕⲁⲁⲥ̣ ⲉϣ[ⲱⲡⲉ] ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ̣ ⲛⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ̣
12. . ? ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ . . . . . ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲗ̣ⲃ̣ⲏ̣ⲏⲗ̣ . .
13. [ ca. 5 ⲕⲁ]ⲛ̣ ⲛ̣ⲕⲁ̣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉϥⲗⲁ̣ϩⲙ . .
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] Fira Khakha… send me [4] today Gabriel the great archangel – he who [5] brought the good news of the Son of the Almighty [6] to Mary – 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] … of 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. Ϩⲁⲣ̄ ⲇ︤ⲁ︦ⲇ︥ : ⲍ̣ⲁⲣⲍ̣ⲁⲗ Crum, Kropp, Goehring
4. ⲛⲁⲣ l. ⲛ-ⲁⲣⲭ(ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek ἀρχάγγελος : ⲡⲁⲣ⧸ Crum
5. ⲡⲡϣⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ϣⲙ̅-ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ | ⲡϣⲩⲣⲉ : i.e. Sahidic ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
6. ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣ : ⲛⲟⲟ⧹ⲩ⧸ Crum, Kropp, Goehring : translate “until today” Goehring | ⲉⲃⲉⲉⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ϥ-ⲉ-ⲉⲓ | ⲉϫⲛ : ⲉϫⲙ Crum
6-7. ⲡⲁⲛⲧ̣ⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ i.e. Greek παντοκράτωρ
7. ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲛⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ : . . . ⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ Crum | ⲉϥⲓⲱ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲃⲓⲱ
8. ⲫⲁⲅⲓⲥⲉ i.e. Greek σφραγίζειν
9. ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ i.e. Greek χάρις | ⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲉ i.e. Greek εἰρήνη : ⲉⲓⲣⲩⲛⲉ Crum
10. . ⲧ̣ⲟ̣ⲣ̣ⲙ̣ⲛ . . ⲱ̣ⲙ̣ⲟ̣ . : [ ca. 12 ] Crum | ⲯⲓⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ψυχή
11. ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ i.e. Greek πονηρός
12. . ? ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ . . . . . i.e. Greek κἄν : [ ca. 7-8 ] Crum | ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ i.e. Greek κἄν
13. [ ca. 5 ⲕⲁ]ⲛ̣ i.e. Greek κἄν : [ ca. 7-8 ]ⲛ Crum | . . : ..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 larger 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)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T119: Spell for Healing," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-119. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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