KYP T-22

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KYPRIANOS T22

Manuscript:	M291
Sigla:	PCM 1 23 PCM I 23 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 682 P. Kopt. 1682 (previously) P. Baden 5 137 P. Baden V 137 P. Bad. V 137
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	967 – 967

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-20
Type of text:	Separation spell (magical, formulary, curse)

Original title:	ⲡⲱⲧⲁⲭⲏ
Original title (translated):	Subjection
Conventional title:	Separation spell to undo couple

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Fayumic features
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/p_kopt_682/0001/image,info,thumbs

Text:

Translation:

1. ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲛ-
2. ⲓⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̣ⲩϫⲉ-
3. ⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ̣
4. ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⸗
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5. ⲛⲁⲗⲙⲓⲧⲉ
6. ⲛⲁⲗⲭⲱⲃⲓⲁ ⸗
7. ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ · ⲛ-
8. ⲧⲁϩⲥ ⸗ ⲡⲉϩⲁ ⲛⲉϩ ⸗ ϯⲁⲥⲙⲉ ⸗
9. ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ: ⲙ̅ⲛ ⲥ̅ⲓ̅ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ ⸗ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲥⲱ̅ϯ̅-
10. ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲛ̅ ⸗ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲏⲕ̣ ⲙ̇ⲁⲣⲉϥϫⲱϥ ⸗
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11. ⲡⲱⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⸗ ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⳽̅⳽̅ ⲙⲉⲛ ⳽̅⳽̅
12. ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲱ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲱ̅ⲧ̅ ⸗ ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅· ⲃⲱⲗ
13. ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⳽̅⳽̅ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲩ̅ ⸗
14. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ϯ̅ : ⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲡ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ : ϫ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗
15. ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲫ̅ⲱ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ϩ̅ⲏ̅ϯ̅ⲱ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗
16. ⲱ̅ϩ̅ⲉ̅ⲓ̅: ⲫ̅ⲏ̅ⲅ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ ⸗ ⲙ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ ⸗ ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅-
17. ⲕ̅ ⸗ ⲉ̅ⲥ̅ⲭ̅ⲉ̅ⲩ̅ ⸗ ⲕ̅ⲉ̅ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ · ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ⳽̅⳽̅
18. ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲏ̅ ⸗ ⲫ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲭ̅ⲏ̅ⲩ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ ⸗ ⲣ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲭ̅ ⸗
19. ϫⲉⲕⲁ ⲉⲕⲉⲃⲱⲗ · ⲉⲃⲁⲗ · ⳽̅⳽̅ ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ ⳽̅⳽̅ ⸗
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[1] Write these [2] names on a [3] shell from [3-4] muddy water
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[5-6] with secret ink. [7] Wash them off and [8] anoint the face, ⟨with⟩ jasmine oil, [9] ⟨of⟩ the male and the female. Write the image [10] on paper. Have it burn.
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[11] Subjection (?): Undo NN, child of NN, and NN, child of NN! [12] Aiōs, Baiō, Atōnas, undo [13] NN, child of NN! Nitha, Bar, Bau, [14] Mar, Marti, Sōpos, Čabēs, [15] Saraphōs, Bēr, Bar, Hētiōs, [16] Ōhei, Phēg, Bab, Mourat, Terik, [17] Eskheu, Keta! Undo NN, child of NN! [18] Akhē, Pher, Pha, Khēume, Roukh, [19] that you undo NN, child of NN, and NN, child of NN!

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Julia Schwarzer (2023)

Apparatus:

1-2. ⲛⲉⲛⲓ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲛⲓ- or Fayumic ⲛⲉⲛ- : “our” Meyer/Smith
2-4. ⲉ̣ⲩϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ̣ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ : ⲉ̣ⲩϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̣ⲛⲁⲙⲉ Bilabel/Grohmann : ⲉ̣ⲩϫⲉⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛ̣⟨ⲁⲙ⟩ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ “correctly on a right-hand palm” Gardner/Johnston : “on a sherd of clay” Meyer/Smith
5. ⲁⲗⲙⲓⲧⲉ⟨ⲧ⟩ i.e. Arabic المداد al-madād
6. ⲁⲗⲭⲱⲃⲓⲁ i.e. Arabic الخفية al-ẖufya
7. ⲉⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲓⲁⲁ⸗ⲟⲩ
8. ⲛⲧⲁϩⲥ l. ⲛⲅⲧⲁϩⲥ ? : ⲛⲧⲁϩⲁ Bilabel/Grohmann
8. ϯⲁⲥⲙⲉ l. ⲧ–ⲓⲁⲥⲙⲏ̅ i.e. Greek ἰάσμη (Anne Grons, private communication 15/9/2020) : ⲙⲙⲏ Bilabel/Grohmann : “use” Meyer/Smith : ϯ . ⲥ̣ⲙⲉ “make the chant” Gardner/Johnston | ⲧⲁϩⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲁ ⲛⲉϩ i.e. Sahidic ⲧⲁϩⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲉϩ
9-10. ⲥⲱ̅ϯ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲛ̅ i.e. Greek ζῴδιον
10. ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲏⲕ̣ i.e. Arabic ورق waraq
11. ⲡⲱⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ὑποταγή : l. ⲡⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ ? “go quickly” Meyer | ⳽̅⳽̅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνα (twice)
13. ⳽̅⳽̅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνα (twice)
17. ⳽̅⳽̅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνα (twice)
19. ϫⲉⲕⲁ i.e. Sahidic ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ | ⳽̅⳽̅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνα (twice)

Notes:

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. 393-396, no. 137.

Gardner, Iain, and Jay Johnston. “‘I, Deacon Iohannes, Servant Of Michael’: A New Look at P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 682 and a Possible Context for the Heidelberg Magical Archive.” Journal of Coptic Studies 21 (2019): p. 51-53.

Mößner, Tamara and Claudia Nauerth. “Koptische Text und ihre Bilder.” In Ägyptische Magie und ihre Umwelt, edited by Andrea Jördens, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 2015, p. 310.

Editor:

EL’s edition from a photograph of the original (13/11/19; 16/1/20), incorporating Meyer; edited and approved KD & MPS (18/9/2020); format checked KD (1/19/2020)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T22: Separation spell to undo couple," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-22. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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