KYP T-1271

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KYPRIANOS T1271

Manuscript:	M44
Sigla:	Cairo JdE 42573 Cairo, Egyptian Museum JdE 42573
Text no. 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
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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 & Markéta Preininger (principal 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 21/11/2025

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