Manuscript: | M366 |
Sigla: | PCM 1 31 |
Text no. ![]() | 2 |
Coptic Scriptorium: | |
Date: | 901 – 1100 |
Text position: | Vo ll. 1-20 |
Type of text: | Separation spell (curse, magical, formulary) |
Original title: | |
Original title (translated): | |
Conventional title: | Separation Spell |
Language: | Egyptian (Coptic) |
Dialect: | Sahidic with Fayumic features |
Script: | Coptic |
Image: |
Text: | Translation: |
Verso [tableau] Text in tableau: Above two leftmost figures: ⲡ̣̅ⲣ̣̅ⲓ̣̅ⲙ̣̅ ⲡ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲙ̅ In two leftmost figures’ bodies: ϯ ⲙⲁ- ϯ ⲙ- Above rightmost figure: ⲣ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲭ̅ In rightmost figure’s body: ϯ ⲙ̣ⲁ̣- |
[1] Primprim, the son [of] [2] Knōphos, the hater, [3] the quarreler, the [4] giver of hatefulness! Arise, cause [5] quarrel, cause conflict, cause [6] hatefulness between NN, child of NN, so that he hates [7] her like a pig and [8] ⟨a⟩ dog, like the [9] Jewish people hated Jesus! [10] You will cause hatred and a [11] separation between NN, [12] son of NN, and hatefulness [13] all his days, yea, yea, [14] quickly, quickly! [15] Write ⟨with⟩ menstrual blood on an [16] Aswan plate. Putrid drain [17] water. Offering: three [18] evil ⟨things⟩. Write on a sheet of [19] … Bury it at the door [20] when the moon wanes. [Above two leftmost figures:] Prim Prim [In two leftmost figures’ bodies:] Cause hatred! [Above rightmost figure:] Roukh [In rightmost figure’s body:] Cause hatred! |
Tracing by: | Korshi Dosoo |
Apparatus: | Verso 2. ⲡⲣⲉϥⲙ[ⲁⲥϯ] : or restore ⲡⲣⲉϥⲙ[ⲟⲥϯ] ? Stegemann |
Notes: | Note: This manuscript is lost; as a result we rely almost completely on the edition of Stegemann for the Coptic text. |
Bibliography: | Stegemann, Viktor. “Neue Zauber- und Gebetstexte aus koptischer Zeit in Heidelberg und Wien.” Le Muséon 51 (1938): 74-82. |
Editor: | EL’s edition from Stegemann’s transcript (23/4/2016) (26/3/2020); team (2/6/2021) |