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KYPRIANOS T208

Manuscript: M319
Sigla:

PCM 1 33
PCM I 33
P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 580
P. Baden 5 133
P. Bad. V 133
P. Bad. 5 133
P. Bad. V 133

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 901 – 1100

Text position:

Ro ll. 1-5

Type of text:

Healing from magic (magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲟ̣ⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁ̣ⲁ̣ϥ̣ ⲉⲁ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲧ̣ ⲛⲫⲁⲗⲙⲁⲕⲓⲁ

Original title (translated):

A man who has been given ⟨a⟩ cup of sorcery

Conventional title: A man who has been given ⟨a⟩ cup of sorcery

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

1. ⲟ̣ⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁ̣ⲁ̣ϥ̣ ⲉⲁ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲧ̣ ⲛⲫⲁⲗⲙⲁⲕⲓⲁ
2. ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩ ϩ̣ⲓ̣ ⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲭⲉⲛ : ⲥ̅ⲏ̅ⲕ̣̅
3. ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲱ̅ : ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̣̅ : ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲓ̣̈ⲥ ⳧ : ⲁⲣⲱⲛⲁⲓ : ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̣̅ⲗ̣̅
4. ⲗ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲫⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲥ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ : ⲥ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲃⲁ̅ⲣ̅ : ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲅⲉ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ
5. ⲅ̅ⲏ̅ⲛ̅ (kharaktēres: ΣΣΣΣΣΣΣ ΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ) =====
——⟩⟩⟩—⟩⟩⟩⟩— ⟨⟨⟨ —

[1] A man who has been given ⟨a⟩ cup of sorcery. [2] Write these ⟨names⟩ with sheep milk and mastic:

Sēkh, [3] Sathō, Samēn, Meneis, Cross, Arōnai, Saēl, [4] Lamna, Phousēs, Sēs, Bar, Balia, Gesamēs, [5] Gēn (kharaktēres: ΣΣΣΣΣΣΣ ΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ)

Tableau:
tableau
Tracing by:Julia Schwarzer

Apparatus:

1. ⲉⲁ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲧ̣ i.e. Sahdic ⲛ-ⲟⲩ-ⲁⲡⲟⲧ : ⲉⲩ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ϭ̣ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲫⲁⲗⲙⲁ̣ⲕⲓⲁ i.e. Greek φαρμακεία
2. ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ | ⲙⲁⲥ̣ⲧⲓⲭⲉⲛ i.e. Greek μαστίχη
3. ⳧ l. ⲥ(ⲧⲁⲩ)ⲣ(ⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek σταυρός ? : ⲉ̣ⲓⲥ ⲑⲥ i.e. Greek εἷς θεός ? Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̣̅ⲗ̣̅ : ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ϩ̅ⲏ̅ Bilabel/Grohmann
4. ⲥ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ : ϭ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ Bilabel/Grohmann
5. ⲅⲉ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲥ : ⲅ̅ⲉ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ϭ̅ Bilabel/Grohmann

Notes:

3. ⳧ This letter or sign is uncertain; it may be a kharaktēr.
6. There are traces to the lower left after this line which may be a letter (perhaps a ⲛ), or part of the elaborate paragraphos.

Bibliography:

Bilabel, Friedrich, and Adolf Grohmann. Griechische, koptische und arabische Texte zur Religion und religiösen Literatur in Ägyptens Spätzeit, Heidelberg: Verlag der Universitätsbibliothek, 1934, p. 382-383, no. 133.


Editor:

EL’s transcription from photograph of the original (21/9/16; 25/9/18); preliminary translation by KD (2/12/2019); checked, incorporating Bilabel & Grohmann, and apparatus by EL (26/3/20); team (3/2/2023)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T208: A man who has been given ⟨a⟩ cup of sorcery," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-208. Accessed on 05/05/2024

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