KYP T-175

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KYPRIANOS T175

Manuscript:	M43
Sigla:	PCM 1 30 PCM I 30 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 408 P. Heid. Kopt. 4
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	Ro ll. 22-25, Vo. 1-6
Type of text:	Curse (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Curse to destroy a business, place or person

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Fayumic features
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/p_kopt_408/0001/thumbs

Text:

Translation:

Recto

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22. [ ± 8 ⲥⲱⲗⲱ]ⲙ̣ⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉ-
23. [ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ] ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ
24. [ⲃⲉⲣⲥⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ] ⲙ̣ⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲛⲏϩ ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅
25. [ⲛⲉⲡⲉⲑⲁⲩ ⲧ]ⲏ̣ⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ̈ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲉⲥⲓⲁ ϣⲁⲓϣⲁⲃⲟⲩ

Verso

1. [ ± 15 ] ϣⲁⲓ̅ϣⲁⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲉ̣ⲣϩⲱⲃ ϣⲁⲓϣⲁⲃⲟⲩ
2. [ ± 15 ]ⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲗⲁⲙⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ̅ ⲃ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲥ̅ⲉ̅ⲃ̅ⲟ̅ⲗ̅
3. [ ± 16 ]ⲛ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ : ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̅ ⲙⲡ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅-
4. [ ± 12 ϫⲉⲕⲁ]ⲁⲥ ⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡ̅ⲩ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲕⲓⲛⲉ
5. [ ± 16 ]ⲁⲩ ⲁⲣⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲃ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲃⲁ̣ⲗ̣
6. [ⲟⲗ ± 14 ]ⲕ ⲉⲣⲁϥ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲧⲁⲭ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲏ̅

[22] […] Solomon. The ruler of the [demons] came to him [23] […] he said, “What is your name?” He said, [24] [“Beelzebub is my name,] I have never done a good thing, ever, but rather [25] all the [evil things] follow in my wake. Churches, I lay waste to them, [Vo. 1] […] I lay waste to them, workshops, I lay waste to them, [2] […] of an alampe. Beelzebub said [3] […]nōn. I adjure you by the wellbeing of the … [4] […] that you go to NN, the son of NN, you shall bring [5] […] to you (?), and devastation and annihilation [6] […] to him! Yea, yea, quickly, quickly!

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Apparatus:

Recto

22. [ⲥⲱⲗⲱ]ⲙ̣ⲱⲛ perhaps restore ⲁϥⲉⲭⲥⲱⲙⲱⲗⲱⲕⲉ ⲛϭ̣ⲓ ⲥⲱⲗⲱⲙ̣ⲱ̣ⲛ, cf. recto l. 7 (KYP T174): […]ⲟⲛ Beck | ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ i.e. Greek ἅρχων
23. [ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛ] i.e. Greek δαίμων
24. ⲉⲛⲏϩ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲛⲉϩ | ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ i.e. Greek ἀλλά
25. ⲉⲕⲗⲉⲥⲓⲁ i.e. Greek ἐκκλησία | ϣⲁⲃ⸗ i.e. Sahidic ϣⲟϥ⸗ Crum CD 609B

Verso

1. ϣⲁⲃ⸗ i.e. Sahidic ϣⲟϥ⸗ Crum CD 609B
2 ⲁⲗⲁⲙⲡⲉ Arabic loanword ? parse ⲁⲗⲁⲙ ⲡⲉ ?
4. ⲉⲕ- i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲕⲉ- | ⲩ̅ l. ⲩ̅(ⲓⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek υἱός | ⲉⲕ- i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲉ-
5. ⲃⲁ̣ⲗ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲃⲟⲗ (haplography of epsilon) : ⲃ Beck
6. ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲁⲓⲟ (haplography of alpha) | ⲧⲁⲭ̅ⲏ̅ i.e. Greek ταχύ (twice)

Notes:

Recto 22-24, Verso 2. Cf. The Testament of Solomon 3.6V: “I am Beezeboul, the ruler of the demons” (ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ Βεελζεβοὺλ τῶν δαιμονίων ὁ ἄρχων).

Bibliography:

Beck, Susanne. “4. Ein Rezept und zwei Beschwörungen”. In Coptica Palatina. Koptische Texte aus der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung (P. Heid. Kopt.), edited by Anne Boud’hors, Alain Delattre, Tonio Sebastian Richter, Gesa Schenke, and Georg Schmelz, Veröffentlichungen aus der Heidelberger Papyrussammlung. Heidelberg: Heidelberg University Publishing, 2018, p. 45-52, no. 4.

Editor:

EL’s transcription from photograph of the original, incorporating Beck (14/4/16); translation by KD (5/2/2019); checked and apparatus added by EL (25/3/20); edited from photograph by team (15/2/2021)

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[Editor names]. "KYP T175: Curse to destroy a business, place or person," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, Korshi Dosoo, Markéta Preininger, & Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin (principal editors), www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-175. Accessed on 08/09/2026
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