KYP T-241

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KYPRIANOS T241

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.	14
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	951 – 1000

Text position:	p. 10 ll. 19-27
Type of text:	Protection (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Invocation of Sator names for help and protection.

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.39753

Text:

Translation:

p. 10

19. ⲥⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⸗ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲱ ⸗ ⲧⲉⲛⲏⲧ ⸗ ⲱⲧⲉⲣⲁ ⸗ ⲣⲱ-
20. ⲧⲁⲥ ⲡ̇ϯⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲃ ⸗ ⲡⲉⲛⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ ⸗ ⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅
21. (kharaktēres: +++++++ ΘΥΘЖ +++++++ Ι)
22. (kharaktēres: Ǝ#⩩) ⲱⲣⲱⲣⲱⲣⲱ̅ϥ̅ϥ̅ϥ̅ϥ̅ϥ̅
23. (kharaktēres from above) ⲱⲣⲱⲣⲱⲣ : ⲣϥϥ
24. ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲅⲁⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ · ⲥ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ · ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ϥ̅-
25. ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ · ⲍ̅ⲉ̅ⲧ̅ⲉ̅ⲕ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ · ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲙ̅ⲫ̅ⲟ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ · ⲁⲛⲁⲏ⧹ⲗ⧸
26. ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲃⲱⲓⲑⲓ ⸗ ϩⲁⲣⲉ ⳽̅⳽̅ ⲃⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲭ̅ · ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ≡
27. ΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ ΧΧΧΧΧΧΧ (kharaktēres: +⟩Ͻ+)

[19] Satōr, Aretō, Tenēt, Ōtera, Rōtas, [20] the five nails of our saviour, Jesus Christ
[21] (kharaktēres: +++++++ ΘΥΘЖΕΕ +++++++ Ι)
[22] (kharaktēres: Ǝ#⩩) ŌRŌRŌRŌFFFFF [23] ŌRŌRŌR RFF
[24] Michael, Gabriel, Suriel, [25] Raphael, Zetekiel, Samfouēl, Anaēl, [26] Anaēl, help, protect NN, child of NN!
Barkh, Bas [27] ΙΙΙΙΙΙΙ ΧΧΧΧΧΧΧ (kharaktēres: +⟩Ͻ+)

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Julia Schwarzer

Apparatus:

20. ⲡ̇ϯⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲃ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ϯⲟⲩ ⲉⲓϥⲧ : ⲡ̇ϯⲟⲩⲉⲓⲃ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ⲉⲧ-ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ Meyer | ⲡⲉⲛⲥ̅ⲱ̅ⲣ̅ l. ⲙ̅-ⲡⲉ⸗ⲛ-ⲥ̅ⲱ̅(ⲧⲏ)ⲣ̅ i.e. Greek σωτήρ | ⲉⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲉⲓ̅(ⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ̅ | ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
26. ⲃⲱⲓⲑⲓ i.e. Greek βοηθεῖν | ϩⲁⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉ- | ⳽̅⳽̅ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνα

Notes:

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); JS (12/1/2023)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T241: Invocation of Sator names for help and protection.," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-241. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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