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KYPRIANOS T1583

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.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
3. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲗϭⲉ̣ⲙⲉ : ⲛⲉϩ ⲛ[ⲁ]ⲥ̣ⲥⲁⲛⲧⲉⲗ : ⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲟ ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⧸ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅⧹

[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.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

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
3. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ l. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲁⲗϭⲉ̣ⲙⲉ i.e. Arabic الجام al-ğām : ⲁⲩⲁⲁⲥⲉ̣ⲙⲉ Green | ⲛⲉϩ : ⲙⲉϩ translate “(the) content (is)” Green | [ⲁ]ⲥ̣ⲥⲁⲛⲧⲉⲗ i.e. Arabic الصندل aṣ-ṣandal : [ⲧ]ⲉ ⲥⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲗ translate “of (a) part of fenugreek” Green | ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ l. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅(ⲥⲓⲁ) i.e Greek θυσία | ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲙⲁⲥ(ⲧⲓⲭⲏ) i.e. Greek μαστίχη | ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ i.e. Arabic العود al-ꜥud

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:

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)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T1583: Favour spell," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1583. Accessed on 06/05/2024

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