KYP T-145

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KYPRIANOS T145

Manuscript:	M78
Sigla:	Berlin P. 8315 BKU 1 11 BKU I 11
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	651 – 800

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-22
Type of text:	Curse to cause menstrual bleeding (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Curse to cause menstrual bleeding

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
Image:

Text:

Translation:

1. [ . ?] . . . ⲙ . [ ? ]
2. [ . ? ⲛⲓⲙ] ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲙ̣ⲉϣ̣[ⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ . ? ]
3. [ . ? ]ⲉ̣ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲥⲱⲕ ϩⲁ̣[ⲣⲟⲥ . ? ]
4. [ . ? ] ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̅ⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̣ [ .? ]
5. [ . ? ] ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏ̣ⲥ̣ ⲛⲛ̣[ⲉ- .? ]
6. [ . ? ]ⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ̅ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲛ̣-
7. [ϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁ]ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲉ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲁⲛⲟ̣ⲕ̣ [ . ? ]
8. [ . ? ] ⲥ̣ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲉ̅ⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ [ . ? ]
9. [ . ? ]ⲡ̣ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲓⲣⲉ̣ [ . ? ]
10. [ . ? ] . ⲛ̣ⲉ̣﹒ (kharaktēres: ΙΙΙΙΙΙΥ)
11. (kharaktēres: Θ̣ΒΙΩϽϽΕΕΑ﹒)
12. (kharaktēres: ΗΦΕΕΕΘΘ·Ν)
13. (kharaktēres: ΗΕ⧹Ω⧸ΙΙΙΙΣΣΣΣΣΣ)
[tableau 1]
14. (kharaktēres: -ΙΩΜΔΑΑΑ)
15. (kharaktēres: ΤΓΘΓΠΠΠ)
16. (kharaktēres: ΗΒΑΛΘΥΩϫ)
17. (kharaktēres: Τϣ – – ||| Ε)
18. (kharaktēres: – ΣΙϩΕΜΑΧ)
19. (kharaktēres:ΜΧΗΗΗΧΙΙΙ)
20. (kharaktēr: =)
——﹒——﹒——
21. (kharaktēres: Ε✳︎ƎΕΕƎ)
22. (kharaktēres: Ε✳︎Ǝ)

[1] … [2] [NN] the daughter of NN [3] … the blood flows under her … [4] … a long time … [5] cataract; neither (?) … [6] … nor magician will be able to [7] [take pity upon] her, except me … [8] … write this letter … [9] … the earth with sweat, and you do … [10] …
10. (kharaktēres: ΙΙΙΙΙΙΥ)
11. (kharaktēres: ΙΒΙΩϽϽΕΕΑ﹒)
12. (kharaktēres: ΗΦΕΕΕΘΘ·Ν)
13. (kharaktēres: ΗΕ⧹Ω⧸ΙΙΙΙΣΣΣΣΣΣ)
[tableau 1]
14. (kharaktēres: -ΙΩΜΔΑΑΑ)
15. (kharaktēres: ΤΓΘΓΠΠΠ)
16. (kharaktēres: ΗΒΑΛΘΥΩϫ)
17. (kharaktēres: Τϣ – – ||| Ε)
18. (kharaktēres: – ΣΙϩΕΜΑΧ)
19. (kharaktēres:ΜΧΗΗΗΧΙΙΙ)
20. (kharaktēr: =)
——﹒——﹒——
21. (kharaktēres: Ε✳︎ƎΕΕƎ)
22. (kharaktēres: Ε✳︎Ǝ)

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Korshi Dosoo

Apparatus:

2. [ . ? ⲛⲓⲙ] : [ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ] Kropp : [ . . . ] Erman, Beltz | ⲙⲙ̣ⲉϣ̣[ⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ . ? ] : ⲙ[ Erman, Beltz
3. [ . ? ]ⲉ̣ restore e.g. ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ? : ⲉⲣⲉ- Kropp | ϩⲁ̣[ⲣⲟⲥ : ϩ̅ⲛ̅ Erman : ϩ̅ⲁ̅[ Beltz
4. [ . ? ] ⲟⲩⲏⲣ : [ⲟ]ⲩⲏⲣ Erman : ]ⲩⲏⲣ Beltz : [ⲛⲟ]ⲩⲏⲣ Kropp | ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̅ⲉⲓϣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ | ⲛ̣ [ .? ] restore e.g. ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩ- ? : [ . ]ⲕ[ Erman, Beltz : ϯ̣ⲕ[ⲟ]|ⲧ Kropp
5. ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏ̣ⲥ̣ i.e. Greek καταρράκτης : ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲕⲧ . ⲥ̣ Erman : ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏ̣ⲥ̣ i.e. Greek κατὰ χαρακτῆρες Beltz : [-ⲧ]ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲕ ⲧⲓ̣ⲥⲉ̣ⲛ i.e. Sahidic ϯ-ⲥⲙ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ Kropp | ⲛⲛ[ⲉ- : ⲛ[ⲓ] Kropp
6. ⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ̅ : ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ Beltz : [ⲛⲡ]ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ Kropp | ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ i.e. Greek μάγος : i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ Beltz | ⲉϣⲛ̣- i.e. Sahidic ϣ̅ ϣⲛ : ⲉϣⲉⲛ Erman, Kropp, Beltz
7. ⲉⲓⲉ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ i.e. Greek εἰ μή τι : e.g. ⲉ⸗ⲓ-ⲉ-ⲙⲩⲑⲉ i.e. Greek μυθεῖν Kropp | ⲁⲛⲟ̣ⲕ̣ [ . ? ] restore e.g. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ? Kropp
8. ⲥ̣ϩⲁⲓ̈ : [ⲉⲧⲥ]ϩⲁⲓ Erman : ϩⲁⲓ̈ Beltz | ⲉ̅ⲡⲓ̣ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ i.e. Greek ἐπιστολή
9. ⲡ̣ⲕⲁϩ : Erman, ⲕⲁϩ Beltz : [ⲉϫⲙ ⲡ]ⲕⲁϩ Erman | ⲛ̅ⲕⲓⲣⲉ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅⸗ⲅ-ⲉⲓⲣⲉ : ⲛⲕⲓⲣⲱ Erman, Beltz, Kropp – a type of bird, or i.e. Greek κῆρος

Notes:

Bibliography:

Beltz, Walter. “Die koptischen Zauberpergamente der Papyrus-Sammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung 30 (1984): 93.

Erman, Adolf. Aegyptische Urkunden aus dem Koeniglichen Museen zu Berlin: Koptische Urkunden. Vol. 1. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1904, p. 13, no. 11.

Erman, Adolf. “Ein koptischer Zauberer.” Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde 33 (1895): 43-46.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen. Vol. 2. Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, p. 26-27, no. 12.

Editor:

Old edition by Korshi Dosoo (2016) entered KD (10/9/2019); edits KD (23/2/2020); team from photograph (24/3/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T145: Curse to cause menstrual bleeding," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-145. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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