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KYPRIANOS T209

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.2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 901 – 1100

Text position:

Ro l. 6

Type of text:

Healing for crying child (magical, formulary)

Original title:

[ⲟⲩ]ϣ̣ⲏⲣⲉ ⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲙⲉ

Original title (translated):

[A (?)] small child who cries.

Conventional title: For a child who cries

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image:

Text: Translation:

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6. [ ca. 9 ? ⲟⲩ]ϣ̣ⲏⲣⲉ ⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲙⲉ ⲥ̣ϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲙ . .⧹ⲧⲉ̣ⲛ̣⧸

[6] [A (?)] small child who cries. Write with (?) asbestos (?).

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

6. ⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲓ : . . ⲟⲩⲓ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲣⲓⲙⲙⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲣⲓⲙⲉ | ⲥ̣ϩⲓ ⲛⲁⲙ . .⧹ⲧⲉ̣ⲛ̣⧸ l. ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅-ⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲧⲟⲛ or ⲉ-ⲟⲩ-ⲁⲙⲓⲁⲛⲧⲟⲛ ? i.e. Greek ἀμίαντον : ϩⲓⲙ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ “…Come!” (“… Komm!”) Bilabel/Grohmann

Notes:

This recipe was probably preceded by kharaktēres which were to be copied.

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 edition from photograph of the original, incorporating Bilabel & Grohmann (21/9/16; 25/9/18; 26/3/20); team (3/2/2023)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T209: For a child who cries," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-209. Accessed on 04/05/2024

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