Manuscript: | M21 |
Sigla: | PCM 1 37 |
Text no. ![]() | 3 |
Coptic Scriptorium: | |
Date: | 1001 – 1100 |
Text position: | Vo ll. 2-3 |
Type of text: | Favour (magical, formulary) |
Original title: | ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ |
Original title (translated): | A Favour |
Conventional title: | Favour spell |
Language: | Egyptian (Coptic) |
Dialect: | Sahidic (non-standard) |
Script: | Coptic |
Image: | https://www.rmo.nl/imageproxy/jpg/247886 |
Text: | Translation: |
2. ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲣ⧹ⲭ⧸⳽ ⲉⲩⲭ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ : ⲙⲁⲣϥ̣ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ |
[2] Favour. Write it ⟨with⟩ saffron (?) ⟨and wine of the⟩ first fruits on a bone. Bind it to your right arm. [3] Write again on a cup. Sandalwood oil. Anoint your face. Offering: Mastic, agarwood. |
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Apparatus: | 2. ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ i.e. Greek χάρις | ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ l. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲛ̅-ⲁⲥ(ⲥⲁⲃⲣⲁⲛ) i.e. Arabic الزعفران az-zaʿfarān ? : ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅(ⲧⲓⲭⲏ) i.e. Greek μαστίχη Green | ⲁⲣ⧹ⲭ⧸⳽ l. ⲁⲣⲭ(ⲏ) i.e Greek ἀρχή | ⲉⲩⲭ̣ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲕⲉⲥ ? : ⲉⲩⲭ̣ ⲛ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲉⲩⲭ(ⲏ) (ⲗⲓⲃⲁ) i.e. Greek εὐχή λίβανος Green |
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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. |
Editor: | Entered by KD based on Green 1987 (9/12/2019), checked 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) |