KYP T-1673

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KYPRIANOS T1673

Manuscript:	M44
Sigla:	Cairo JdE 42573 Cairo, Egyptian Museum JdE 42573
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	20
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	p. 4, ll. 6-10
Type of text:	Love spell (magical, formulary, erotic)

Original title:	ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲗⲙⲟⲩϭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲡ
Original title (translated):	A tested desire
Conventional title:	A tested desire

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
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Translation:

p. 4
——— · · · · ——— · · · · · ——— · · · · ——— · ·
6. ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲁⲗⲙⲟⲩϭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲡ ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲛⲛⲓⲃ
7. ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕϩⲟⲩ
8. ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲙⲉ [[.]] ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩ-
9. ⲉⲣ͞ⲡ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ
10. ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ – – – – –

[6] A tested desire. Take for yourself the nails [7] of his hands and those of his feet. Burn them. [8] Afterwards, grind them finely. Put them in some [9] wine or beer or some food. [10] Give them to the one (m.) you (m.) desire. It is finished.

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Apparatus:

6. ⲁⲗⲙⲟⲩϭⲁⲣⲣⲁⲡ i.e. Arabic المجرب al-muğarrib | ⲓⲃ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲓⲃ
8. ϣⲱⲙⲉ i.e. Sahidic ϣⲟⲟⲙⲉ+ : Chassinat understands as unidentified noun
9. ⲕⲁⲛ i.e. Greek κἄν (twice) : i.e. Sahidic ⲛϭⲓ Chassinat
10. ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁϣϥ : translate “Put them into what he will want” (“mets-les dans ce qu’il voudra”) Chassinat

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Bibliography:

Chassinat, Émile. Le manuscrit magique copte no. 42573 du Musée égyptien du Caire. Bibliothèque d’études coptes. Vol. 4. Cairo: L’Institut français d’Archéologie Orientale, 1955, p. 100-101.

Drescher, J. “Review of Le Manuscrit magique copte No. 42573 du Musée Égyptien du Caire by É. Chassinat”. In The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 43 (1957): 120.

Richter, Tonio Sebastian. “Texte und Riten in koptischer Schrift”. In Altägyptische Zaubersprüche, edited by Hans.-W, Fischer-Elfert. Stuttgart: Philipp Reclam, 2005, 129.

Editor:

From Chassinat, entered by KD (22/1/2020), checked with photograph of the original and given translation and apparatus by EL (17/3/2020); Team (28/4/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T1673: A tested desire," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-1673. Accessed on 17/12/2025

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