KYP T-131

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KYPRIANOS T131

Manuscript:	M513
Sigla:	P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 564a
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	601 – 800

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-11
Type of text:	Healing/protection from fever (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Applied amulet to protect Patrikou

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Fayumic
Script:	Coptic
Image:	http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~gv0/Papyri/K0564_Quecke/

Text:

Translation:

1. (kharaktēr: ✴︎) ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⲁ[ⲍ]ⲉ̣ⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ ⲥⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕ
2. ⲉⲙⲓⲥⲁⲕ ⲁⲃⲇ̣ⲉⲛⲁⲅⲱ ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲗ ⲉⲙⲁ̣-
3. ⲗⲁⲗ ⲃⲱ̣ⲗ̣ⲁ̣[ⲗ . . ? ϯⲧ]ⲁⲗⲕⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ[ⲉ-]
4. ⲧⲉⲛⲗⲉⲛ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ[ⲧ]ⲉⲛϭ̣ⲁⲙ ⲛⲑ[ⲏ] ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲛⲉ-
5. ⲱϣⲉ̣ⲙ · ⲛⲕ[ⲁ]ⲙ̣ⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲗ̣ⲱ̣ⲙ ⲛ̣ⲁⲃⲟ[ⲩ]-
6. ⲭ̣ⲱ̣ⲇ̣ⲱ̣ⲛⲱⲥ̣ⲱ̣ⲣ̣ [ⲉ]ⲧ̣ⲉⲛ̣ⲉⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲉϩ̣ⲙⲁ̣ⲙ̣
7. [ⲛⲓⲃⲓ] ⲙⲉⲛ ϩ̣ . [ . . ] ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲃⲓ · ⲙⲉⲛ ⲱϭⲉⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲓ
8. [ⲙ]ⲉⲛ ⲁⲥⲓⲕ ⲛⲓ̣ⲃ[ⲓ] ⲉⲑⲉ · ⲯⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ-
9. ⲕⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲏ ⲙ . . ⲣ̣ . ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲏ ⲉ̣ⲥ̣ⲟⲏ̣ ϫⲏ ⲛ-
10. ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲁⲓⲁ ⲁⲓⲁ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧ̣ⲁ̣ⲭⲏ
11. (kharaktēres: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)

[1] Hanania, Azariah, Mishael, Shadrach, [2] Meshak, Abednego, Thalal, Emalal, [3] Bōlal[…] [I] adjure you (pl.) by [4] your (pl.) names and your (pl.) powers, in the way that you (pl.) [5] extinguished the fiery furnaces ⟨of⟩ [6] Nebuchadnezzar, you will extinguish every heat [7] and every … and every chill [8] and every fever that is in the body of Patrikou, [9] the son of ..r.akoui, the daughter of Zoe, the daughter of [10] Adam, yea, yea, quickly, quickly!
[11] (kharaktēres: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★)

Tableau:

Tracing by:

KD (10/2021)

Apparatus:

1. ⲁ[ⲍ]ⲉ̣ⲣⲓⲁⲥ : ⲁ[ⲍ . ]ⲣⲓⲁⲥ Quecke | ⲥⲉⲇⲣⲁⲕ : ⲥⲉ . ⲣⲁⲕ Quecke
2. ⲁⲃⲇ̣ⲉⲛⲁⲅⲱ : ⲁ̣ⲃⲇⲉⲛⲁⲅⲱ Quecke | ⲉⲙⲁ̣- : ⲉⲙ.- Quecke
3. ⲃⲱ̣ⲗ̣ⲁ̣[ⲗ] : ⲃ . ⲕ̣ . Quecke | ⲙⲁⲧⲉⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲧⲛ̅ : [ⲙ]ⲁⲧⲉⲛ Quecke | ⲛ[ⲛⲉ-] Quecke
3-4. ⲛ[ⲉ]ⲧⲉⲛ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅- (haplography) : ⲛ[ⲉⲧ]ⲉⲛ Quecke
5. ⲛⲕ[ⲁ]ⲙⲓⲛⲟⲥ i.e. ⲛ-ⲛ-ⲕ[ⲁ]ⲙⲓⲛⲟⲥ i.e. Greek κάμινος | ⲛ̣ⲁⲃⲟ[ⲩ]- : ⲛⲁⲃ[ . ? ] Quecke
6. [ⲉ]ⲧ̣ⲉⲛ̣ⲉⲱϣⲉⲙ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉ-ⲱϣⲙ̅ : [ⲉⲧ]ⲣ̣ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲉⲱϣ̣ⲉ̣ⲙ Quecke | ⲉϩ̣ⲙⲁ̣ⲙ̣ : ⲉϩ[ . ?] l. ϩⲙⲁⲙ or ϩⲉ(ⲓ)ⲙⲓ ? Quecke
7. ϩ̣ . [ . . ] ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲃⲓ : . [ . ] ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲃⲓ Quecke | ⲱϭⲉⲃ i.e. Sahidic ⲱϭⲃ
8. ⲛⲓ̣ⲃ[ⲓ] : ⲛⲓ[ⲃⲓ] : ⲉⲑⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧ ϩⲛ̅ | ⲯⲱⲙⲁ l. ⲡ-ⲥⲱⲙⲁ i.e. Greek σῶμα
9. ⲡϣⲏ corrected from ⲡϫⲏ : ⲡϫⲏ Quecke | ⲙ . . ⲣ̣ . ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲓ : ⲙ[ . . ]ⲁⲕⲟⲩ . Quecke | ϫⲏ i.e. Sahidic ⲧϣⲏ (twice) | ⲉ̣ⲥ̣ⲟⲏ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲍⲱⲏ
10. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ (twice) first time ligature ⲁ+ⲭ second time ligature ⲧ+ⲁ+ⲭ : . ⲁⲭⲏ Quecke

Notes:

Bibliography:

Quecke, Hans. “Zwei koptische Amulette der Papyrussammlung der Universität Heidelberg.” Le Muséon no. 76 (1963): 255–265.

Meyer, Marvin W., and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, p. 100, no. 53.

Editor:

EL’s transcript from photograph of the original, incorporating Quecke (23/4/2016); minor edits and alternative translation KD (21/2/2020) – EL approved as improved translation (28/4/2020); edited from photograph by team (17/2/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T131: Applied amulet to protect Patrikou," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-131. Accessed on 29/04/2025

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