| Manuscript: | M108 |
| Sigla: | BnF Copte 129.20 fol. 178 |
Text no. 
Position of the text within the manuscript. | 2 |
| Coptic Scriptorium: | |
| Date: | 901 – 1100 |
| Text position: | Vo ll. 1-7 |
| Type of text: | Healing of deafness (magical, formulary) |
| Original title: | |
| Original title (translated): | |
| Conventional title: | Prayer to heal deafness |
| Language: | Egyptian (Coptic) |
| Dialect: | Sahidic |
| Script: | Coptic |
| Image: | https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b525015068/f134.item |
| Text: | Translation: |
| verso (p. 23) |
[…] [1] the ear of Malchus. [2] But now, Lord Jesus Christ, stretch out your right [3] hand and [4] touch this deaf person. [5] … Again, I believe [6] in your divine power [7] […] yea, yea, quickly! |
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| Apparatus: | 2. ⲇⲉ i.e. Greek δέ | ⲡ̣ϫ̣ⲟⲉ̅̅ⲥ l. ⲡ-ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ ⲡⲉ-χ(ριστό)ς |
| Notes: | 1.ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲁϫⲉ̣ ⲙ̇ⲙⲁⲗⲭⲟⲥ The ear of Malchus refers to John 18:10 and Luke 22:50–51, which tell a story of how Simon Peter cut off the ear of the servant (in John called Malchus) of the High Priest Caiaphas, likely attempting to prevent the arrest of Jesus. In Luke, Jesus heals the servant: “Then, he touched his ear and healed him,” ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ (Luke 22:52). |
| Bibliography: |
Preininger, Markéta. “BnF Copte 129 (20) fol. 178: Three Healing Prescriptions.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 68.2 (2022): 344–357. |
| Editor: | MPS, KD, RBS (23/7/2026) |
How to cite:
[Editor names]. "KYP T1297: Prayer to heal deafness," 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-1297. Accessed on 09/10/2026For the "editor names", see the abbreviated names in the field "Editor", and to resolve the abbreviations, see the help page.