KYP T-1375

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KYPRIANOS T1375

Manuscript:	M167
Sigla:	P. Macq. I 1 P. Macq. inv. 375
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	24
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	601 – 800

Text position:	p. 15 ll. 8-13
Type of text:	Gathering of doves (birds, animals) (magical, formulary)

Original title:	·ⲕ̅ⲁ̅· ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲁ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣϭ̅ ·
Original title (translated):	21: A place (of/for) placing doves, to cause that it is inhabited
Conventional title:	To make a dovecote inhabited

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
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Translation:

p. 15
8. · ⲕ̅ⲁ · ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲁ ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣ̅ϭ̅ ·
9. ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲛⲏ ⲃ-ⲟ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·
10. ·⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ· ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ · ϩⲛ ⲡⲙ · ⲅⲣ/ ·
11. ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲓ̈ⲏⲗ · ⲙⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙ · ⲙⲛⲉⲧ-
12. ⲥⲁϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ · ⲕⲁⲁⲩ · ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ · ⲕⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ-
13. ⲕⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲣ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϣ · ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ ⲓⲁⲉⲱ · ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ

[8] 21. A place for putting doves, to cause that it is inhabited. [9] Vervain plant and some water. [10] ⟨The⟩ formula over them. Put them in the place. Write [11] Eremiēl and those on the right side and those [12] on the left side. Place them upon it. Place ⟨the⟩ [13] sheet bound to the reed. ⟨The⟩ formula, ⟨the⟩ Iaeō formula.

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Apparatus:

8. ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲕⲁ i.e. Sahidic ⲟⲩ-ⲙⲁ ⲛ̅-ⲕⲁ | ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϭⲱⲣ̅ϭ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ⲧⲣⲉ⸗ϥ-ϭⲱⲣϭ̅ | translate line “a place for putting a prepared vessel” Choat/Gardner
9. ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲛⲏ i.e. Greek περιστερεών | ⲏ : i.e. Greek ἤ Choat/Gardner | ⲃ-ⲟ l. ⲃⲟ(ⲧⲁⲛⲏ) i.e. Greek βοτάνη : Choat/Gardner do not translate
10. ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ l. ⲗⲟ(ⲅⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek λόγος | ϩⲛ ⲡⲙ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲙ̅ ⲡ-ⲙⲁ | ⲅⲣ/ l. ⲅⲣ(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν
11. ⲙⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ-ⲉⲧ-ⲥⲁ-ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ
11-12. ⲙⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ-ⲉⲧ-ⲥⲁ-ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ
12-13. ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ i.e. Greek πιττάκιον
13. ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ l. ⲗⲟ(ⲅⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek λόγος (twice)

Notes:

13. ⲓⲁⲉⲱ · ⧹ⲗ⧸ⲟ The Iaeō formula, also mentioned on p. 10, l. 20 (T631) might be understood to refer to the long sequence of names including Iao on p. 7 ll. 1-11.

Bibliography:

Choat, Malcolm, and Iain Gardner. A Coptic handbook of ritual power (p. Macq. I 1). Turnhout: Brepols, 2013, p. 72-73.

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 (30/7/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1375: To make a dovecote inhabited," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1375. Accessed on 05/05/2024

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