| Manuscript: | M303 |
| Sigla: | Cairo JdE 45060 |
Text no.
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 |
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| Text: | Translation: |
| 38. [previous recipe] ‧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲩ |
[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. |
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| Apparatus: | 38. ⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ i.e. Greek μαντεῖον | ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲩ i.e. Greek προσευχή |
| Notes: | 38. ⲙⲁⲛⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ i.e. Greek μαντεῖον | ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲩ i.e. Greek προσευχή |
| Bibliography: | Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Textpublikation. Vol. 1, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, no. K, p. 52. |
| 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) |