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KYPRIANOS T1467

Manuscript: M303
Sigla:

Cairo JdE 45060

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.9
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 551 – 600

Text position:

Ro ll. 38-40

Type of text:

Divination, dream oracle (magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ

Original title (translated):

Concerning an oracle

Conventional title: For an oracle

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic with Akhmimic features

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

38. [previous recipe] ‧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲩ
39. ⲛ̇ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲙ̇ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲓ̈ⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁ
40. ⲫⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · [following recipe]

[38] For an oracle. Pronounce the prayer [39] three times at the time at which the morning star is about to rise. [40] The matter will be revealed to you.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

38. ⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ i.e. Greek μαντεῖον | ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲩ i.e. Greek προσευχή

Notes:

38. ⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ i.e. Greek μαντεῖον | ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲩ i.e. Greek προσευχή
39. ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁ followed by erased letter

Bibliography:

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Textpublikation. Vol. 1, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, no. K, p. 52.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen. Vol. 2, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, no. 13, p. 32.

Meyer, Marvin W., and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, no. 128, p. 271.


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 (2/8/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1467: For an oracle," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1467. Accessed on 21/05/2024

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