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KYPRIANOS T1460

Manuscript: M303
Sigla:

Cairo JdE 45060

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 551 – 600

Text position:

Ro ll. 1-23

Type of text:

Invocation (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title: Invocation

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic with Akhmimic features

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

1. ⳨ ⲁⲑⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̈̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲉⲓ̈̅ⲫ̅ⲓ̈̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲥⲏⲭ̅ⲣ̅ⲏⲣ ‧ ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲧ̅ⲣⲱ̅ⲑ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ⲣ ‧ ⲓ̈ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲛⲉ̅ⲕ̣ⲁ⧹ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅⧸
2. ⲙⲓⲙⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲑ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ‧ ⲁⲗⲑⲉⲣⲟⲥ ‧ ⲃⲩⲛⲏⲥ ‧ ⲉⲕ̅ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⧹ⲉ̣⧸ⲕⲉⲛⲏⲗ ‧ ⲕⲉⲛⲏⲗ ⲅ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲉ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ
3. ⲃⲁⲗ ‧ ⲃⲁⲏⲗ ‧ ⲭⲁⲃⲣⲟⲩⲏⲗ ‧ ⲉⲣⲫⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ‧ ⲝⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲁⲛⲁⲝⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ
4. ⲉⲓ̈ⲁ̅ ‧ ⲉⲓ̂ⲉⲓ̂ⲱ̅ ⲁⲛⲁⲙ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ : ϣⲁⲛⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲅ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̈̅ⲏⲗ ‧ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ
5. ⲙ̅ⲛⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟⲙ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲁϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ
6. ⲁⲃⲗⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ ‧ ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ ‧ ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲁⲣ ⲓ̅ⲱ̅ ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲃⲁ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ ‧ ⲁⲧⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̈
7. ⲉⲧⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲉ ⲡⲉⲗⲱ̅ⲏ̅ ‧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲥⲁⲝ ‧ ⲝⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲁⲝ ‧ ⲁⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲥ ‧ ⲉⲙⲥⲉⲙⲗⲁ-
8. ⲙⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ‧ ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲡⲉⲣⲭⲙⲓ̈ⲭⲡⲉⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲁⲑⲱ̅ⲃ̅ⲁⲣ ‧ ⲁⲙⲃⲁ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅⧸ⲏⲑ⧹
9. ⲥⲉⲥⲁⲛ ‧ ⲕⲉⲃⲁⲣ ‧ ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲕ ‧ ⲉⲥⲧⲁⲙⲏⲁ̇ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲥ ⲓ̈⧹ⲁ⧸ⲟⲩⲃⲁⲫⲣⲏⲛⲉⲙⲟⲛ
10. ⲁⲑⲉⲣⲁⲣ ‧ ⲑⲓ̈ⲕⲣⲁⲫⲓ̈ⲁ ‧ ⲉⲩⲫⲣⲓ̈ϭⲓ̈ⲣⲁ ⸗ ⲕⲣⲓ̈ⲑⲱⲛⲓⲱ · ⲙ̅ⲛ̣̅ ⲉⲗⲫⲁⲃ-
11. ⲟⲩⲏ ‧ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲗⲫⲁⲃⲟⲩⲏ : ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲉⲓⲁⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓ̈ⲁ ‧ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅
12. ⲡϣⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ‧ ⲁⲉⲍⲟⲩⲏⲁ
13. ⲑⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲉⲏ ‧ ⲥⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⁝ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲉⲓⲏⲗ : ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁϥⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ·
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14. ⳨ ⲓ̈ⲁⲑⲉⲁⲏⲗ : ⲝⲏⲕⲩⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ‧ ⲑⲁⲉⲓⲏ ‧ ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ
15. ⲭⲱⲱⲭ ⲡⲣⲁⲡ ⲙ̇ⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲛ̅ϩ̅ ⸗ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ̣
16. ⲛ̣ⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲥ̣ⲁϣϥ ⲛ̇ⲥⲟⲡ ‧ ⲁⲉⲓ̈ⲏⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲛ ⲧⲕ〚ⲟ〛ϭⲟ̣⧹ⲙ̣⧸
17. ⲛⲓ̈ⲁⲅ̣ⲉⲓ̈ⲁ̣ ⲃⲁⲑⲁⲕⲁⲕⲁⲃⲁⲑⲁⲑⲱ̣ⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲩ̣ⲙⲁⲑⲁ · ⲃⲁⲑⲁⲃⲱⲣ
18. ⲥⲱⲕⲱ ϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ‧ ⲧⲣⲓ̈ⲥ ϫ̣ⲓ̈ⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ
19. ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛ̅ⲟⲥⲟⲡ ‧ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧϩⲁ
20. ⲉⲁⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁ ⲙ̇ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡ̅-
21. ⲥⲁⲡⲥⲡ ⲛ̇ⲛⲁⲥⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥ
22. ⲕⲁⲛⲗⲁϩⲁⲏⲗ ‧ ⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ‧ ⲥⲉⲃⲗⲏⲗ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ
23. ⲱⲛⲱⲧⲱⲑ ‧ ⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ‧ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲛⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲡ ⧸
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[1] ⳨ Athariēl, Eiphiēl, Sēkhrēr, Naltrōthōthr, Iōranaēl, Nekatēr, [2] Mimmēkhabatouthēl, Altheros, Bunēs, Eknēl, Ekenēl, Kenēl, Gereēl, [3] Bal, Baēl, Khabrouēl, Erphanouēl, Xanaēl, Anaxanaēl, [4] Eia, Eieiō, Anamanaēl, Shanamaēl, Gabriel – three times.

[5] Afterwards: I adjure you, those at the right-side and the left-side: [6] Ablanatha, Abraak, Ramakhamar, Iō Sabaoth Adonai, [7] Etōne, Pelōē, Abrasax, Xakourax, Akouris, Emsemlamtaōr, [8] Salaperkhmikhpeptaphos, Athōbar, Ambaouēth, [9] Sesan, Kebar, Pharak, Estamēamnoues, Iaoubaphrenemon, [10] Atherar, Thikraphia, Euphricira, Krithōniō and Elphabouē, [11] and Nelphabouē, Eieiaeiaei, Haeieia, the Father and [12] the Son ⟨and⟩ the Holy Spirit. Amen! – seven times.

Aezouēa, [13] Tharieē – six times.

Nanaeiēl – seventeen times.

[14] ⳨ Iatheaēl, Xēkunathanaēl, Thaeiē – seventeen times.

[15] Khōōkh, the true name of the god who lives forever [16] and ever, amen – seven times.

Aeiēou, listen to me by the power [17] of Iageia, Bathakakabathathōrioumatha, Bathabōr, [18] Sōkō, holy (three times), from eternity to eternity, amen! [19] – seven times.

Listen to me, holy and glorious God, [20] and accomplish for me the demand of my heart and the [21] entreaty of my lips because I am from Atamas, [22] Kanlahaēl, Antanaēl, Seblēl! Listen to me, amen! [23] Ōnōtōth, Aoul, amen! – twelve times.

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1. ⳨ : ⲥ⳨ⲥ l. ⲥ(ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek σταυρός Kropp | ⲛⲉ̅ⲕ̣ⲁ⧹ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅⧸ : ⲛⲉ . ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ or ⲛⲉ〚ⲣⲁ̅〛ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ ? Kropp, Meyer
4. ⲁⲛⲁⲙ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ : ⲁⲛ̅ⲁ̅〚ⲙ̅ⲁ̅〛ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ Kropp, Meyer
8. ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲡⲉⲣⲭⲙⲓ̈ⲭⲡⲉⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟ̅ⲥ̅ : ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲡⲉⲣ × ⲙⲓ̈ⲭⲡⲉⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟ̅ⲥ̅ Kropp
12. ϣⲉⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ϣⲏⲣⲉ | ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲁⲙⲁ l. ⲡ-ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ i.e. Greek πνεῦμα | ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν
13. ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁϥⲃⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ-ⲥⲁϣϥⲉ
14. ⳨: ⲥ⳨ⲥ l. ⲥ(ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek σταυρός Kropp | ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ-ⲥⲁϣϥⲉ : ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉ Kropp
15. ⲭⲱⲱⲭ corrected from ⲭⲱⲭ by erasure and overwriting | ⲡⲣⲁⲡ l. ⲡⲣⲁⲛ | ⲁⲣⲁ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ⲣⲁ cf. ϣⲁ-ⲣⲁ Crum CD 287a ?
16. ⲛ̣ⲉϩ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲉⲛⲉϩ | ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν | ⲁⲉⲓ̈ⲏⲟⲩ q: i.e. Sahidic ϩⲁⲓⲟ translate “yea” (“wohlan”) Kropp, Meyer | ⲧⲕ〚ⲟ〛ϭⲟ̣⧹ⲙ̣⧸omicron deleted by erasure i.e. Sahidic ⲧ-ϭⲟⲙ or ⲧⲉ⸗ⲕ-ϭⲟⲙ
17. ⲃⲁⲑⲁⲕⲁⲕⲁⲃⲁⲑⲁⲑⲱ̣ⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲩ̣ⲙⲁⲑⲁ corrected from ⲃⲁⲑⲁⲕⲁⲕⲁⲃⲁⲑⲁⲑⲁ̣ⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲩ̣ⲙⲁⲑⲁ by erasure and overwriting : ⲃⲁⲑⲁⲕⲁⲕⲁⲃⲁⲑⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲑⲁ Kropp
18. ϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ‧ ⲧⲣⲓ̈ⲥ i.e. Greek ἅγιος τρίς | ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν
19. ⲛⲟⲥⲟⲡ l. ⲛ̅-ⲥⲟⲡ
20. ⲉⲁⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲟⲟⲩ | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁ i.e. Greek αἴτημα
21. ⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲃⲟⲗ i.e. Sahidic ⲟⲩ-ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
22. ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν
23. ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν | ⲙ̅ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲁⲩⲟⲟⲩⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧ̅-ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ | ⧸ : × Kropp

Notes:

Bibliography:

Brashear, William M. “The Greek Magical Papyri: An Introduction and Survey; Annotated Bibliography (1928-1994).” In Aufstieg und Niedergang der römischen Welt II.18.5, edited by Wolfgang Haase. Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1995, p. 3380-3684.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Textpublikation. Vol. 1, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, no. K, pp. 50-54.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen. Vol. 2, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, no. 13, pp. 31-40.

Meyer, Marvin W., and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, no. 128, pp. 270-273.


Editor:

Transcription from Kropp, entered by KD (21/1/2020), checked with photograph of the original and given edition by EL (18/3/20); team from photograph (23/7/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1460: Invocation," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1460. Accessed on 17/05/2024

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