KYP T-217

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KYPRIANOS T217

Manuscript:	M322
Sigla:	PCM 1 35 PCM I 35 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 658 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 1658 P. Baden 5 135 P. Baden V 135 P. Bad. V 135 P. Bad. 5 135
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	Ro ll. 7-17
Type of text:	Curse to make woman bleed pus (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Curse to make woman bleed pus

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Middle Egyptian features
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/p_kopt_658/0001/thumbs

Text:

Translation:

Recto (hair)
7. ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉ̣ⲕ̣ⲁ̣[ⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲁ]ⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ : ϫⲓ ⲛⲁ̣[ⲕ]
8. ⲁⲛⲟⲩ[ ca. 11 ] . · ⲛ̣ⲥ̣ⲁ ϫⲱϥ ⲉϫ[ⲛ ⲟⲩ-]
9. ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ . [ ca. 14 ] . . . . [ . . ]
10. ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ̣ [ ca. 4 ] . . . [ . . ? ] . . [ ca. 12 ? ]
11. ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ . ⲟ̣ . . . . . ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ [ ca. 12 ? ]
12. ⲛⲉ̣ . . . . ⲉ̣ϫ̣ⲛ̣ ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ‧ ⲣ̣[ ca. 7 ? ]
13. ⲟⲩⲟ̣ϣⲧ̣[ . . . . . . ]ⲛ̣ⲧⲙ ⲉⲛ̣ⲛⲟⲩ[ ca. 7 ? ]
14. ϩⲓⲧⲙ̣ . . . ⲁ̣ⲁ̣ⲕ ⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ̣ [ ca. 7 ? ]
15. ⲡⲏ̣ⲓ̣ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ : ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡ . [ ca. 7 ? ]
16. ϩ̣ⲁⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ :: ϣⲓ ⲥⲁϣⲃⲉ ⲛ[ ca. 7 ? ]
17. ⲡ̣ⲱ̣ⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ : ⲁϥϫⲱⲕⲟⲩ [ nothing lost ?]
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[7] A woman, to put [pus] under her. Take for [yourself] [8] … from its head upon [a] [9] lentil …. [10] upon her …. [11] a great … [12] … upon (?) a grave … [13] greet (?) … [14] through … and they dry (?) … [15] the house of the man at the time of … [16] pour (?) it at the door. Measure seven … [17] Go away. It is complete (?)

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7. ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉ̣ⲕ̣ⲁ̣[ⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲁ]ⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ : ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲁⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ Bilabel/Grohmann
8. [ ca. 11 ] . · ⲛ̣ⲥ̣ⲁ ϫⲱϥ ⲉϫ[ⲛ ⲟⲩ-] : ⲁϣⲧ]ϥ̣ ⲛⲥⲁ ϫⲱϥ ⲉϫ̣[ⲛ Bilabel/Grohmann
9-10. . [ ca. 14 ] . . . . [ . . ] ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ̣ : [ⲙⲡⲉϣⲁ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ] ϩⲓⲱⲱ[ϥ Bilabel/Grohmann
11. ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ . ⲟ̣ . . . . . ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ [ ca. 12 ? ] : [ ] ⲕ̣ⲟ . ⲃ̣ . . ⲣⲁ[ Bilabel/Grohmann
12. ⲛⲉ̣ . . . . ⲉ̣ϫ̣ⲛ̣ ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ‧ ⲣ̣[ ca. 7 ? ] : [ ] . ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ . ⲛ̣ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ i.e. Greek τάφος
13. ⲟⲩⲟ̣ϣⲧ̣[ . . . . . . ]ⲛ̣ⲧⲙ ⲉⲛ̣ⲛⲟⲩ[ ca. 7 ? ] : ϩ[ ]ⲛ̣ ⲧⲙⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩ[ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲟⲩⲟ̣ϣⲧ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ?
14. ϩⲓⲧⲙ̣ . . . ⲁ̣ⲁ̣ⲕ ⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ̣ : [ ]ⲁⲁⲕⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ̣ | ⲧⲟⲩϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅⸗ⲥⲉ-ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ?
15. ⲡⲏ̣ⲓ̣ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ : ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡ . [ ca. 7 ? ] : ⲡ̣ . . . . ⲣⲱⲙⲉ : ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛ[ Bilabel/Grohmann
16. ϩ̣ⲁⲧϥ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲁϩⲧ⸗ϥ ? : . ⲁⲧϥ Bilabel/Grohmann
17. ⲡ̣ⲱ̣ⲧ : ⲡⲱϣ Bilabel/Grohmann

Notes:

Bilabel/Grohmann do not translate the text.
7. ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉ̣ⲕ̣ⲁ̣[ⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲁ]ⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ This recipe seems to describe one or more curse procedures; the title in l. 7 would seem to describe making a woman leak pus from her vulva; for [ⲙⲟⲩ ⲓⲁ]ⲃⲉ as pus, cf. ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲓⲁⲃⲓ in Crum 76b. The phrase “under her” recalls the common description of uterine bleeding as blood being “under (a woman)”; cf. e.g. Matthew 9.20 “behold, a woman with blood under her for twelve years” (ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ). Cf. the parallel phrase in KYP T220.
10. ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ̣ Or “upon it”.

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. 384-388, no. 135.

Editor:

Provisional translation by EL (?), edited by KD; text from Bilabel/Grohmann entered by KD (28/1/2020); team (7/3/2023); minor edit MPS (9/3/2023)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T217: Curse to make woman bleed pus," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-217. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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