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KYPRIANOS T1271

Manuscript: M44
Sigla:

Cairo JdE 42573
Cairo, Egyptian Museum JdE 42573

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.9
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 901 – 1100

Text position:

p. 2, ll. 10-12

Type of text:

Curse (magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲧϩⲟ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ

Original title (translated):

A hatefulness. Give it to the woman

Conventional title: To make a woman hated

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

p. 2
10. ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥⲧϩⲟ ⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϭⲁⲡ ⲡϩⲁⲥ
11. ⲛⲁⲗⲕⲏⲣⲧ ϩⲓ ⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲣ̅ⲧ̅ ⲧⲁϩ͞ⲥ
12. ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –

[10] A hatefulness. Give it to the woman. Take the dung [11] of (a) monkey and rose-oil. Anoint [12] his face.

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Apparatus:

10. ⲃⲁⲥⲧϩⲟ see van der Vliet 1991, p. 217-221.
11. ⲁⲗⲕⲏⲣⲧ i.e. Arabic القرد al-qird | ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲣ̅ⲧ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ-ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲧ

Notes:

Bibliography:

Chassinat, Émile. Le manuscrit magique copte no. 42573 du Musée égyptien du Caire. Bibliothèque d’études coptes. Vol. 4. Cairo: L’Institut français d’Archéologie Orientale, 1955, p. 48-49.

van der Vliet, Jacques. “Varia magica coptica.” Aegyptus 71 ½ (1991): 219.

Richter, Tonio Sebastian. “Texte und Riten in koptischer Schrift”. In Altägyptische Zaubersprüche, edited by Hans.-W, Fischer-Elfert. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam, 2005, 127.


Editor:

From Chassinat, entered by KD (22/1/2020), checked with photograph of the original and given translation and apparatus by EL (16/3/2020); Team (14/4/2021; 16/4/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1271: To make a woman hated," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1271. Accessed on 25/04/2024

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