Manuscript: | M303 |
Sigla: | Cairo JdE 45060 |
Text no. ![]() | 2 |
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Date: | 551 – 600 |
Text position: | Ro ll. 1-23 |
Type of text: | Invocation (magical, formulary) |
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Original title (translated): | |
Conventional title: | Invocation |
Language: | Egyptian (Coptic) |
Dialect: | Sahidic with Akhmimic features |
Script: | Coptic |
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Text: | Translation: |
1. ⳨ ⲁⲑⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̈̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲉⲓ̈̅ⲫ̅ⲓ̈̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲥⲏⲭ̅ⲣ̅ⲏⲣ ‧ ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲧ̅ⲣⲱ̅ⲑ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ⲣ ‧ ⲓ̈ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ‧ ⲛⲉ̅ⲕ̣ⲁ⧹ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅⧸ |
[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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Apparatus: | 1. ⳨ : ⲥ⳨ⲥ l. ⲥ(ⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek σταυρός Kropp | ⲛⲉ̅ⲕ̣ⲁ⧹ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅⧸ : ⲛⲉ . ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ or ⲛⲉ〚ⲣⲁ̅〛ⲧ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ ? Kropp, Meyer |
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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. |
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) |