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KYPRIANOS T1579

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.6
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 1001 – 1100

Text position:

Vo ll. 7-8

Type of text:

Curse (magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ

Original title (translated):

A destruction

Conventional title: Destruction (curse)

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

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Text: Translation:

7. ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ : ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ ϩⲓ ⲥⲛⲟϥ : ⲛⲉⲗⲥ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ ⲓⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ :
8. ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̇ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉⲥ : ⲡⲣⲱ ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ ⳼

[7] A destruction. Write with blood of ⟨a⟩ male elsai on a tablet. Wash them off [8] with … water. ⟨Pour (?) it at⟩ the door. Offering: frankincense.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

7. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ l. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ i.e. Greek πίναξ
8. ⲛ̇ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲉⲥ : related to Arabic الساحر as-sāḥir translate “enchanted” ? Green | ⲣⲱ i.e. Sahidic ⲣⲟ | ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ l. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅(ⲥⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek θυσία | ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ l. ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲁ̅(ⲛⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek λίβανος

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 and edited 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 T1579: Destruction (curse)," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1579. Accessed on 20/04/2024

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