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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. question mark icon 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:
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, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief 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 29/03/2024

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