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KYPRIANOS T1363

Manuscript: M167
Sigla:

P. Macq. I 1
P. Macq. inv. 375

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.12
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 601 – 800

Text position:

p. 13 ll. 24-25

Type of text:

Curse against a ship (magical, formulary)

Original title:

· ⲓ̈ · ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ϫⲟⲉⲓ ·

Original title (translated):

10. A restraining procedure ⟨for a⟩ ship

Conventional title: Restraining a ship

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

24. · ⲓ̈ · ⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ · ϫⲟⲉⲓ · ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ ⲉϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲃⲉⲗ-
25. ϫⲉ · ⲕⲁⲁⲥ · ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙⲟϥ ·

[24] 10. A restraining procedure ⟨for a⟩ boat. ⟨The⟩ formula over an ostracon. [25] Put it in front of it.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

24. ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲭⲟⲥ i.e. Greek κάτοχος | ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ l. ⲗⲟ(ⲅⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek λόγος
24-25. ⲃⲉⲗϫⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲃⲗϫⲉ
25. ⲙⲟϥ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ϥ

Notes:

25. ϩⲓϩⲏ Crum/Gardner suggest that the “front” of the ship refers to its prow; cf. Crum 640b, although here the examples use the definite article.

Bibliography:

Choat, Malcolm, and Iain Gardner. A Coptic handbook of ritual power (p. Macq. I 1). Turnhout: Brepols, 2013, p. 68-69.


Editor:

EL’s edition (6/3/2020), from DDGLC’s transcription based on Choat/Gardner (14/10/2019), checked with photograph of original (EL 6/3/2020); Team (9/7/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1363: Restraining a ship," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1363. Accessed on 25/04/2024

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