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KYPRIANOS T1577

Manuscript: M21
Sigla:

PCM 1 37
PCM I 37
Leiden F 1964/4.14

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.12
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 1001 – 1100

Text position:

Vo ll. 21-23

Type of text:

Destruction of a furnace (curse against inanimate object, magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲥ

Original title (translated):

A furnace, to destroy it

Conventional title: Curse to destroy furnace

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image: https://www.rmo.nl/imageproxy/jpg/247886

Text: Translation:

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21. ⲟⲩϩⲣⲱ ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲁ̣ⲕ̣ⲟⲥ : ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲁⲛ : ⲉ̣ⲩ̣ . . ⲍ . . ⲛⲁⲙⲉ̣ : ⲛⲁϫ̣ⲥ ⧸ⲉⲣⲟⲥ⧹ ⸗
22. ⲃ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲣ̣̅ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ : ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ : ⲑ̣̅ⲩ̣̅ ⲗⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅
23. ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ : ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅
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[21] A furnace, to destroy it. Write these names on a clay ostracon (?). Throw it at it. [22]

Barbēs Ouarbēs.
[23] Barbēs Barbarak.

[22] Offering: frankincense.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

21. . . ⲍ . . i.e. Sahidic ⲃⲗ̅ϫⲉ ? : ⲃⲓⲗⲧⲉⲩ i.e. Greek φυλακτήριον Green | ⲛⲁϫ̣ⲥ : corrected from ⲛⲁϫⲥⲉ Green
22. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ l. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅(ⲥⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek θυσία | ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ l. ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅(ⲛⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek λίβανος
23. . . [ . . . ] . : ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣ̣[ϥ ⲉ]ⲩ̣ Green

Notes:

Bibliography:

Green, Michael. “A Late Coptic Magical Text from the Collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.” Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 67 (1987): 29-43.

Green, Michael. “Additional Notes on the Coptic Magical Text Leiden F 1964/4.14.” Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 68 (1988): 113-115.


Editor:

Text and translation from Green 1987, entered by MPS (4/12/2019); edited by KD (9/12/2019), checked by EL (13/3/20); edited by team (23 and 30/3/20); apparatus and notes completed by EL (6/4/20); autopsy KD (15/3/2022); checked by KD, MPS, EL from high quality photos (8/4/2022); KD + MPS from high quality photos (9/6/2022); KD (24/6/2022)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1577: Curse to destroy furnace," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1577. Accessed on 25/04/2024

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