| Manuscript: | M21 |
| Sigla: | PCM 1 37 |
Text no. 
Position of the text within the manuscript. | 4 |
| Coptic Scriptorium: | |
| Date: | 1001 – 1100 |
| Text position: | Vo ll. 4-5 |
| Type of text: | Separation spell (curse, magical, formulary) |
| Original title: | ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| Original title (translated): | A separation |
| Conventional title: | Separation spell |
| Language: | Egyptian (Coptic) |
| Dialect: | Sahidic (non-standard) |
| Script: | Coptic |
| Image: | https://www.rmo.nl/imageproxy/jpg/247886 |
| Text: | Translation: |
| 4. ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ : ⲅⲣ ⲉⲩⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ : ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ —- |
[4] A separation. Write on a tablet with milk of a desert citron. [5] Wash them ⟨off⟩ with water from a drain. ⟨Pour (?) it at⟩ the door. Offering: frankincense. |
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| Apparatus: | 4. ⲅⲣ l. ⲅⲣ(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲝ i.e. Greek πίναξ | ⲛⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲣⲉ : ⲙⲉⲣⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲛ ϭⲓⲧⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ (or ⲙⲁⲩⲣⲉⲥ) ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ-ϭⲓⲧⲣⲉ i.e. Greek μέρος, translate “portion of mountain lemon” 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 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) |