KYP T-2083

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KYPRIANOS T2083

Manuscript:	M2101
Sigla:	BM EA 33140 O. Brit. Mus. Copt. I p. 34, pl. 27
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	601 – 800

Text position:	Vo ll. 1-4
Type of text:	Favour (?) (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Amulet for favour for Kōš and Mēnas

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
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Text:	Translation:
1. [ . ? ] ⲓⲥ ⲭⲥ 2. ⲕ̣ⲱϣ 3. ⲙⲏⲛⲁⲥ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ 4. ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲕ̅ⲁ̅	[1] Jesus Christ, [2] Kōš (?) [4] Mēnas, Jesus [4] Christ is victorious!

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Apparatus:

1. ⲓⲥ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭⲥ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
2. ⲕ̣ⲱϣ perhaps a form of the personal name ⲕⲱϣⲉ TM name ID 30951 : ⲱϣ Hasitzka
3. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ
4. ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός | ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ i.e. Greek νίκᾳ

Notes:

Bibliography:

Hall, H. R. Coptic and Greek Texts of the Christian Period from Ostraka, Stelae, etc. in the British Museum. London, 1905 (O. Brit. Mus. Copt.), p. 34 no. 1, pl. 27.

Hasitzka, Monika (ed.). Neue Texte und Dokumentation zum Koptisch-Unterricht. (MPER 18). Wien: Verlag Brüder Hollinek, 1990, p. 126, no. 193.

Editor:

Text from Hall and provisional translation entered by KD (1/4/2020), checked and apparatus added by EL (20/4/20); team (3/3/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T2083: Amulet for favour for Kōš and Mēnas," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-2083. Accessed on 29/04/2025

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