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KYPRIANOS T2087

Manuscript: M21
Sigla:

PCM 1 37
PCM I 37
Leiden F 1964/4.14

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.13
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 1001 – 1100

Text position:

Vo ll. 29-33

Type of text:

Favour (magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲡ̣ⲙⲉϩ̣ ⲥⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲩ

Original title (translated):

The second

Conventional title: Love spell

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image: https://www.rmo.nl/imageproxy/jpg/247886

Text: Translation:

29. ⳾ [[ⲛⲉⲛⲥ]] ⲡ̣ⲙⲉϩ̣ ⲥⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲩ ⧹ⲥ⧸ϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲙⲓⲥⲓⲭ ⲉ̣ⲩⲁⲗϭⲉ̣ⲙ̣ⲉ̣ ⲃⲁ̣ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲣⲉⲧ
Left
30. ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ
Right
31. ⲧⲱϩⲥ ⲙⲡ̣ⲉⲕϩⲟ
32 . ⲡ̣ⲥ̣ⲧ̣ⲩ̣ ⸗
33. [ tableau 1 ]

[30] Favour. [29] The second one. Write in musk on a bowl. Wipe it with rose oil. [31] Anoint your face. [32] …

Tableau:
tableau
Tracing by:Julia Schwarzer (2023)

Apparatus:

29. ⳾ [[ⲛⲉⲛⲥ]] omitted in Green | ⲁⲗⲙⲓⲥⲓⲭ i.e. Arabic المسك al-misk | ⲁⲗϭⲉⲙⲉ i.e. Arabic الجام al-ğām : i.e. Arabic الجماع al-ğamāʿ translate “sexual intercourse” Green | ⲃⲁ̣ⲧⲟⲩ : ⲓⲃ ⲋ ϥⲧⲟⲩ translate “twelve as well as four (parts) of” Green
30. ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ i.e. Greek χάρις
31. ⲙⲡ̣ⲉⲕϩⲟ : ϩⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲟ Green
32. ⲡ̣ⲥ̣ⲧ̣ⲩ̣ ⸗ : ⲡⲥϩⲁⲓ (?) translate “the writing” Green

Notes:

Bibliography:

Green, Michael. “A Late Coptic Magical Text from the Collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.” Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 67 (1987): 29-43.

Green, Michael. “Additional Notes on the Coptic Magical Text Leiden F 1964/4.14.” Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 68 (1988): 113-115.


Editor:

MPS according to Green (4/12/2019), checked and edited by EL (13/3/20); edited by team (23 and 30/3/20); apparatus and notes completed by EL (6/4/20); autopsy KD (15/3/2022); checked by KD, MPS, EL from high quality photos (8/4/2022); KD + MPS from high quality photos (9/6/2022); KD (24/6/2022)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T2087: Love spell," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-2087. Accessed on 24/04/2024

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