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KYPRIANOS T147

Manuscript: M80
Sigla:

Berlin P. 8317
BKU 1 19

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 651 – 800

Text position:

Ro col. 1 ll.1-21, col. 2 ll. 1-21

Type of text:

Protection (magical, formulary ?)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title: Names of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

Col. 1

.___ . __
1. ⲇⲱⲙⲏⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ̇ ⧹ⲁ⧸
2. ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲱⲛ + ⲃ
3. ⲕⲁⲛⲇⲓⲇⲟⲥ ⲅ
4. ⲇⲟⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲇ
5. ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ
6. ⲉⲩⲧⲏⲭⲓⲟⲥ ⲋ
7. ⲫⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲍ
8. ⲥⲉⲩⲏ̅ⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲏ
9. ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲕⲧⲓⲙⲟ̣ⲛ̣ [ⲑ]
10. ⲁⲓⲕⲓⲁⲥ ̇ ⲓ
11. ⲏⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲁ
12. ⲉ̣ⲕⲇⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲃ
13. ⲁⲉⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲅ
14. ⲏⲣⲁⲕⲗⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲇ
15. ⲙⲉⲗⲓⲧⲓⲟⲥ — ⲓⲉ
16. ⲁ̣ⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲓⲋ
17. ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲓⲍ
18. ⲑⲉⲟⲩⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲓⲏ
19. [ⲟ]ⲩⲁⲗⲏⲥ ⲓⲑ
20. ⲁⲭⲓⲗⲗⲉⲩⲥ ⲕ
21. ⲏⲥⲩⲭⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲁ

Col. 2
________ . _______
1. ⲑⲉⲟⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲃ
2. ⲝⲁⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲅ
3. ⲡⲣⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ ⲕⲇ
4. ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲗⲏⲥ ⲕⲉ
5. ⲥⲁⲕⲉⲣⲇⲱⲛ ⲕⲋ
6. ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲍ
7. ⲇ̣ⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲕⲏ
8. ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ̣ [ⲕⲑ]
9. ⲁ̣ⲑ̣ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓ̣[ⲟⲥ ⲗ]
10. [ⲗ]ⲉⲟⲛⲧ[ⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲁ]
11. ⲁⲅⲁⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ ⲗⲃ]
12. ⲃⲓϥⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ̣ [ⲗⲅ]
13. ⲥⲙⲁⲣⲁⲕⲓ̣ⲟⲥ ⲗ̣[ⲇ]
14. ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲙⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲗⲉ
15. ⲅⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲋ
16. ⲅⲟⲣⲅⲟⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲍ̣
17. ⲩ̣ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ [ⲗⲏ]
18. ⲥⲓⲥⲓⲛⲛⲓⲟⲥ [ⲗⲑ]
19. ⲁⲅⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ [ⲙ]
20. ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥ̣ⲟ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ-
21. ⲃⲓⲕⲟ̣ⲩⲗⲗⲁ[ⲣⲓⲟⲥ]
. __ . ____ ____

Col. 1

[1] Domitian 1
[2] Cyrion + 2
[3] Candidus 3
[4] Domnus 4
[5] Cyril 5
[6] Eutychius 6
[7] Flavius 7
[8] Severianus 8
[9] Philoctimon [9]
[10] Aggius 10
[11] Elias 11
[12] Ecdicius 12
[13] Aetius — 13
[14] Ēraklios 14
[15] Melitios 15
[16] Alexander 16
[17] John 17
[18] Theoudulus 18
[19] Valens 19
[20] Achilles 20
[21] Hesychius 21

Col. 2

[1] Theophilus 22
[2] Xantius 23
[3] Priscus 24
[4] Heliales 25
[5] Sacerdon 26
[6] Valerius 27
[7] Daniel 28
[8] Maurice 29
[9] Athanasius [30]
[10] Leontius [31]
[11] Acacius [32]
[12] Vibianus 33]
[13] Smaragdus 3[4]
[14] Lysimachus 35
[15] Gaius 36
[16] Gorgonius 3[7]
[17] Choudion [38]
[18] Sisinius [39]
[19] Aglaius, [40]
[20] was [21] the jailer.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

Col. 1

7. ⲫⲗⲁⲓⲟⲥ l. ⲫⲗⲁ⟨ⲩ⟩ⲓⲟⲥ
9. ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲕⲧⲓⲙⲟ̣ⲛ̣ : ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲕⲧⲓⲙⲟ[ . ] Erman : ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲕⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ Kropp, Dosoo
12. [ⲉ]ⲕⲇⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ : . ⲕⲇⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ Erman

Col. 2

8. ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓⲟⲥ̣ : ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓⲟ . Erman
9. ⲁ̣ⲑ̣ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓ̣[ⲟⲥ] : . . ⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓ̣[ . ? ] Erman
10. [ⲗ]ⲉⲟⲛⲧ[ⲓⲟⲥ] : [ . ]ⲉⲟⲛⲧ[ . ? ] Erman
11. ⲁⲅⲁⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ] : ⲁⲅⲁⲅⲓ[ . ? ] Erman
20. ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉϥ̣ⲟ̅ ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ- : ⲡⲉⲛⲉϥ̣ⲟ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ [ⲙⲁ] Erman : ⲉⲛⲉϥ̣ⲟ̅ⲛ̅ⲕⲁ [ⲙⲁ] understand as name Kropp, Beltz
17. ⲩ̣ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ l. ⲭⲟⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ : ⲭ̣ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ Erman, Beltz, Kropp, Hagedorn, Dosoo
21. ⲃⲓⲕⲟ̣ⲩⲗⲗⲁ[ⲣⲓⲟⲥ] i.e. Latin clavicularius Hagedorn : ⲃⲓⲕⲟ̣ⲩⲗⲗⲁ . . [ .? ⲙⲃ] Erman : ⲃⲓⲕⲟ̣ⲩⲗⲗⲁ [ⲙⲃ] l. ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ Kropp : ⲃⲓⲕⲟ̣ⲩⲗⲗⲁⲥ̣ [ⲙⲃ] l. ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲟⲥ Beltz

Notes:

Bibliography:

Beltz, Walter. “Die koptischen Zauberpapyri der Papyrus-Sammlung der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 29 (1983): 67-68, no. I 540.

Dosoo, Korshi. “Horus, Sabaoth, Satanas: La « Bibliothèque de Berlin » et autres fonds d’archives magiques de l’Égypte romaine et les premières siècles de la période islamique”, in La magie et les sciences occultes dans le monde islamique edited by Jean-Charles Coulon (forthcoming).

Erman, Adolf. Aegyptische Urkunden aus dem Koeniglichen Museen zu Berlin: Koptische Urkunden. Vol. 1. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1904, p. 17, no. 19.

Hagedorn, Dieter. “PUG I 41 und die Namen der vierzig Märtyrer von Sebaste”, Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 55 (1984): 146-153.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen. Vol. 2. Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, p. 219, no. 63 A.


Editor:

Preliminary text and translation by KD (10/9/2019); team from photograph (28/5/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T147: Names of the 40 Martyrs of Sebaste," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-147. Accessed on 28/03/2024

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