KYP T-239

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KYPRIANOS T239

Manuscript:	M186
Sigla:	PCM 1 25 PCM I 25 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 685 Pap. Heid. N.F. IX Pap. Heid. 9 Pap. Heid. IX
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	12
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	951 – 1000

Text position:	p. 9 ll. 24-35
Type of text:	Exorcism (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Exorcism of power

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Fayumic features
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.39753

Text:

Translation:

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24. ⲓⲁⲙⲗⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⸗ ⲙⲁⲣϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⸗ ⲙⲁⲣⲝⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⸗ ⲁⲛϯⲛⲓⲁⲥ ⸗
25. ⲉ̅ⲃ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗ ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ⲓ̅ⲕ̅ ⸗ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲉ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ϯⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ ⲙⲁⲱ ⲧⲁⲡ̅-
26. ⲕⲉϩ ⸗ ϯ̅ⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲡ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗ ϯ̅ⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲡ̅ⲁ̅ⲟ̅ϩ̅ ⸗ ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ =
27. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲧⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ ⸗ ⲥⲁ · ⲉⲃⲁⲗ · ⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ · ⲡ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
28. ⲁⲡⲡ̅⳪̅ ϫⲟⲟⲥ : ϩⲓ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ-
29. ⲣⲃⲱⲕ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⸗ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ · ⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ ⲁⲧⲥ-
30. ⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲥⲱⲓ ⸗ ϣⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲥ̅
31. ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲗⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ : ⲉⲣⲁ ⲧⲁϫⲁⲩϯ ⲛ̇ⲉⲧⲁⲩ : ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲟ̅
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32. ⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟ : ⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱ
33. ⲱ (kharaktēres: ΦΦΦ) ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ⲁ̅ (kharaktēres: ΥΥΥYΜΣΝΕΤΤ)
34. (kharaktēres: ΤΤ+✳︎✳︎) ⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉ
35. [tableau 1] ⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉ
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[24] Iamlikhos, Martianos, Marximos, Antinias, [25] Ebsaimēs, Ouasik, Marouer, I adjure you (f.s.), Tapkeh! [26] I adjure ⟨you⟩, Thapas! I adjure ⟨you⟩, Thapaoh, who are evil, [27] that you you go out of God’s creature! [28] The Lord said with his own mouth, [29] “You will not enter the creature!” If you are disobedient [30] to me, I shall seal your mouth with a bridle, [31] and I will place a bond (?) on your mouth, and I will send you to the deserts (?), yea, yea!

[32] ooooooooooo ōōōōōōōōōōōōō [33] ō, aaaaaaa, [34] eeeeeee, [35] ɘɘɘɘɘɘɘ

Tableau:

Tracing by:

KD (5/2022)

Apparatus:

25. ϯⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ ⲙⲁⲱ i.e. Sahdic ϯ-ⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ø : understand as name ? Meyer
26. ϯⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ i.e. Sahdic ϯ-ⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ø : understand as name ? Meyer | ⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ : understand as name, “Ethoou” or translate as “who is evil” ? Meyer
27. ⲧⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ⸗ⲣ-ⲃⲱⲕ | ⲥⲁ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ i.e. Sahidic ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ- | ⲡ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡ-ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
28. ⲁⲡⲡ̅⳪̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲁ-ⲡ-ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲁⲃ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ϥ
29. ⲛⲉⲣⲃⲱⲕ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲛⲉ⸗ⲣ-ⲃⲱⲕ | ⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲛⲉ ⲉⲣ-ϣⲁⲛ-ⲣ̅ : i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣ-ϣⲁⲛ-ⲣ̅ Meyer
30. ⲉⲥⲱⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲥⲱ⸗ⲓ | ⲭⲁⲗⲓⲛⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲥ̅ i.e. Greek χαλινός
31. ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲗⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲧⲁ-ⲕⲁ ⲇⲉⲥⲙⲟⲥ i.e. Greek δεσμός ? cf. Meyer 1996: 48 | ⲉⲣⲁ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ⲣⲟ⸗ø : i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣⲁⲧ⸗ø Meyer | ⲧⲁϫⲁⲩϯ i.e. Sahidic ⲧⲁ-ϫⲟⲟⲩ⸗ø : ⲁϫⲁⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲁ⸗ⲓ-ϫⲟⲟ⸗ⲩ Meyer | ⲛ̇ⲉⲧⲁⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ⲛ̅-ⲧⲟⲟⲩ or ⲉ-ⲛ-ⲉⲧ-ⲁⲁ⸗ⲩ ? : ϯⲛ̇ⲉⲧⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ϯ-ⲛⲁ-ⲁⲁ⸗(ⲟ)ⲩ Meyer

Notes:

24. ⲓⲁⲙⲗⲓⲭⲟⲥ ⸗ ⲙⲁⲣϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⸗ ⲙⲁⲣⲝⲓⲙⲟⲥ ⸗ ⲁⲛϯⲛⲓⲁⲥ Perhaps understand Iamblichus and Antinous as two famous “pagan” figures here turned into demonic names; cf. Meyer 1996: p. 81.
25. ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ⲓ̅ⲕ̅ Perhaps understand “a fever”, used here as a demonic name; cf. Meyer 1996: p. 81.
25-26. ⲧⲁⲡ̅ⲕⲉϩ ⸗ ϯ̅ⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ ⸗ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲡ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⸗ ϯ̅ⲧ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲡ̅ⲁ̅ⲟ̅ϩ̅ As suggested by Meyer (1986: p. 81-82), these might be understood as names for the addressed being, “she of the earth… she of old age.. she of the moon”.

Bibliography:

Meyer, Marvin W. The Magical Book of Mary and the angels : (P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 685): Text, Translation and Commentary. Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag C. Winter, 1996.

Editor:

EL’s edition from photograph of the original (13/3/20); KD + MPS (15/2/2022)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T239: Exorcism of power," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-239. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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