KYP T-142

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KYPRIANOS T142

Manuscript:	M75
Sigla:	P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 407 P. Heid. Kopt. 5
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	951 – 1100

Text position:	Vo ll. 1-24
Type of text:	Healing/protection from fever (?) (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Amulet against fever (?)

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Fayumic features
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/p_kopt_407

Text:

Translation:

1. ⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ϣⲟⲙⲉⲧ ⲛϩⲁⲓ-
2. ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⸗ ϩ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲛ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅
3. ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ : ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
4. ⲍ̅ⲓ̅ⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ :̇ ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅
5. ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲧ̅ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⸗ ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅
6. ⲙ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ : ⲃ̅ⲟ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⸗
7. ⲙ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ : ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗
8. ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅
9. ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅
10. ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ⲉ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ⲉ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗
11. ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲱ̅ⲗ̅ⲙ̅ⲗ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲗ̅ ⸗
12. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲑ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅/
13. ⲕ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⸗
14. ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲉ̅ϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗
15. ⲁ̅ϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲑ̅/ⲁ̣̅
16. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲧ̅ⲙ̅ⲑ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅
17. ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲱ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲉ̅ ⸗
18. ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ :̣ ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ :
19. ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲛ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⸗
20. ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲭ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅
21. ⲭ̅ⲧ̅ⲭ̅ ⸗ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅
22. ⲭ̅ⲓ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲗ̅ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲉ̅ⲩ̅ⲧ̅ⲱ̅ⲗ̅
23. ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲃ̅ⲗ̅ⲱ̅ⲭ̅ⲓ̅ ⸗ ⲱⲧⲁϥ
24. ⲉⲓⲁⲧⲁⲧⲁⲙⲱⲧ ⸗

[1] The names of the three [2] saints: Hananiah, [3] Azariah, Mishael; [4] Shadrach, Meshach, [5] Abednego, Lal, [6] Moulal, Bolal, [7] Moukhar, Amthia, [8] Ania, Mantounatha, [9] Tanera, Taiera, [10] Enthema, Anthema, [11] Antōlmloul, [12] Mantouala, Thouthēl, [13] Kratha, Meme, [14] Amatha, Efria, [15] Aframama, Nabtha, [16] Matha, Tmthis, [17] Akhōa, Akhoue, [18] Thamnthou, Athamas, [19] Kathnas, Makal, [20] Tertakos, Narkhēr, [21] Khtkh, Mateer, [22] Khikhar, Ltēr, Eutōl, [23] Meblōkhi, Ōtaf, [24] Eiatatamōt.

Tableau:
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Apparatus:

1. ⲉⲛ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ- | ⲉⲡϣⲟⲙⲉⲧ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲟⲙⲛ̅ⲧ
1-2. ϩⲁⲓⲅⲓⲟⲥ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἅγιος
12. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ Mihálykó | ⲑ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅⧹ⲗ̅⧸ : ⲑ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Mihálykó
15. ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲑ̅⧸ⲁ̣̅⧹ : ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̣̅ Mihálykó
19. ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲛ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅
20. ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉ corrected from ⲁ

Notes:

5-6. Lal, Moulal, and Boulal are frequently added to the names of the Three Hebrews, see van der Vliet 1991: p. 236-239.
9. ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ Perhaps cf. Greek τὰ ἱερά (Mihálykó).
10. ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ⲉ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ Perhaps cf. Greek ἀνάθημα (Mihálykó).
12. ⲑ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Perhaps the divine name ⲑⲱⲑ (Thoth), plus the frequent ending of angel names, ⲏⲗ, a derivation from the Hebrew word for god, a common way of creating angelic names (Mihálykó).
13-14. ⲕ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ Perhaps cf. Greek κράτος (Mihálykó).
15. ⲁ̅ϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ Perhaps related to Abraham (Mihálykó cites Roy Kotansky. Greek Magical Amulets. 1994, p. 347 no. 59).
17-18. ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲉ̅ Perhaps cf. Greek ἄκουε, with ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲱ̅ⲁ̅ and ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲑ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ this could form a threefold structure (Mihálykó)
18-19. ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ Perhaps understand an orthographic variant of ⲁⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥ, variant of the name Adam, or Adamas, one of the twelve archons of Pistis Sophia and the first man of the Gospel of the Egyptians; cf. ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥ in T2064 l. 21 (Mihálykó).
20 ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ Perhaps cf. Greek τετρακόσιοι (Mihálykó).
21. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ Perhaps cf. Latin mater (mother) (Mihálykó).
23–24. Mihálykó suggests that the words which are not overlined may be “corrupt” Coptic words rather than names.

Bibliography:

Kotansky, Roy. Greek Magical Amulets. The Inscribed Gold, Silver, Copper, and Bronze Lamellae. Part I: Published Texts of Known Provenance. Text and Commentary by Roy Kotansky. Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 1994, p. 347 no. 59

Mihálykó, Ágnes. “5. Amulet Against Fever.” In Coptica Palatina. Koptische Texte aus der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung (P.Heid.Kopt.), edited by Anne Boud’hors, Alain Delattre, Tonio Sebastian Richter, Gesa Schenke, and Georg Schmelz, Veröffentlichungen aus der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing (2018), p. 53-55, no. 5.

van der Vliet, Jacques. “Varia magica coptica.” Aegyptus 71 1/2 (1991): 217–242.

Editor:

Text from Mihálykó 2018 added by KD (2018), edited by MPS (5/12/2019); checked with photograph of the original and translation and apparatus completed by EL (31/7/2020); team (14/10/2020); team (14/10/2020)

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