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KYPRIANOS T1581

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.7
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 1001 – 1100

Text position:

Vo ll. 9-10

Type of text:

Love spell (magical, formulary, erotic)

Original title:

ⲟⲩⲱϣ

Original title (translated):

Desire

Conventional title: Desire (love spell)

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

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Text: Translation:

9. ⲟⲩⲱϣ : ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ · ϥϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭ̇ⲁⲛⲁϩⲉ : ⲉⲩ⧹ⲭ⧸
10. ⲙⲁⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ : ⲑ̅ⲩ̣̅ [ⲙ̣]ⲁ̣ⲥ ⲁⲗⲱ⧹ⲑ⧸ ⳼

[9] Desire. Write ⟨with⟩ the blood of cows, from his left ear, on a bone. [10] Bind it to your right. Offering: mastic, agarwood.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

9. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ l. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ : ⲛⲁϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ Green | ⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ | ϥϩⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ϥ-ϩⲓ | ϭⲁⲛⲁϩⲉ i.e. Sahidic ϭⲁⲛⲁϩ | ⲉⲩ⧹ⲭ⧸ l. ⲉⲩⲭ(ⲟⲥ) i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-(ⲟ)ⲩ-ⲕⲉⲥ : i.e. Greek εὐχή (Green)
10. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ l. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅(ⲥⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek θυσία | [ⲙ̣]ⲁ̣ⲥ l. ⲙⲁⲥ(ⲧⲓⲭⲏ) i.e. Greek μαστίχη | ⲁⲗⲱ⧹ⲑ⧸ i.e. Arabic العود al-ꜥud

Notes:

9. ⲛϭⲁⲛⲁϩⲉ Green reads “namely, from (an) ox”, but more plausible is a form of ϭⲁⲛⲁϩ, whose basic meaning is “maimed” (Crum 824a), but cf. British Library MS Or 6794 l.8 (KYP M306/T361) in which it clearly means “left” (cf. Vycichl, DELC 343a).

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), 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 T1581: Desire (love spell)," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1581. Accessed on 03/12/2024

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