KYP T-26

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KYPRIANOS T26

Manuscript:	M536
Sigla:	Crum ST 399 Garstang Museum E531 Liverpool, School of Archaeology and Oriental Studies
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	501 – 700

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-8
Type of text:	Curse to cause menstrual bleeding (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Curse (?)

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
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Text:

Translation:

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1. ⲥⲁⲙⲁ̣ⲕ̣ⲁ̣ⲣⲓ ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ̣ⲉ̣
2. ⲁⲛⲱⲙⲁ̣ⲍⲉ ⲕⲩⲣⲉⲏ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ
3. ⲁⲇ̣ⲱⲛⲁⲓ ⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁ̣ⲣⲉⲛ
4. ⲡ̣⧹ⲓ̣⧸ⲭⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲭⲱⲙⲟⲥ ϯⲣ
5. ⲁⲛⲁϣ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲡⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲁ-
6. ⲩⲧ ϫⲉϭⲁⲥ ⲉϭⲁⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ
7. ϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ⧹ⲱⲱⲉ̣ ⲧϣⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ̣ⲙ̣ⲓ̣ⲁ̣-⧸
8. ⲛ̣ⲉ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇ̣ⲏ ⲧ̣[ⲁⲭ]ⲉ̣ ⲁ̣ⲓ̣⧹ⲱ̣⧸

[1] Samakari, Khristou, Matee, [2] Anomaze, Kureu, Sabaōth, [3] Adōnai, Umos Paren, [4] Pikhneparakhōmos, I [5] adjure you, O dead corpse, [6] that you bring the blood [7] under Tekooe, the daughter of Temiane (?), [8] now, now, now (?), quickly (?), yea (?)!

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Apparatus:

1. ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ̣ⲉ̣ : ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ̣ Crum
2. ⲁⲛⲱⲙⲁ̣ⲍⲉ corrected from ⲁⲛⲁⲙⲁ̣ⲍⲉ i.e. Greek ὀνομάζειν Kropp, Ritner ? | ⲕⲩⲣⲉⲏ i.e. Greek κύριε Kropp or κύριος Catalogue Slip Translation ? : i.e. Greek κυρίου (“of Christ”) Ritner
3. ⲡⲁ̣ⲣⲉⲛ : ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲣ̣ⲉⲛ Crum : i.e. Greek εἷς πατὴρ ἅγιος ? Kropp : ⲡⲣⲉⲛ Kropp
4. ⲡ̣⧹ⲓ̣⧸ⲭⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲭⲱⲙⲟⲥ corrected from ⲡ̣⧹ⲓ̣⧸ⲭⲛⲏ̣ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲭⲱⲙⲟⲥ : ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲭⲱⲙⲟⲥ l. τέχνη παραχῶμα Kropp : τέκνον παράκομος ? Ritner
5. ⲡⲕⲟⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ⲕⲱⲱⲥ : i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ⲕⲁⲥ Ritner
6. ϫ̣ⲉϭⲁ̣ⲥ i.e. Sahidic ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ : ⲉϭⲁⲉⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲉ-ⲛ, cf. L ⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲁ-ⲛ or ⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲛⲁ-ⲛ (the former most likely given ϭ = ⲕ in ϫ̣ⲉϭⲁ̣ⲥ)
7. ⲧⲉⲕⲱⲱⲉ̣ or l. ⲧⲉⲕⲱⲱⲥ TM name ID 1427 : ⲧⲉⲕⲱⲱⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲧ-ⲕⲱⲱⲥ Kropp, Ritner
7-8. ⲧϣⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ̣ⲙ̣ⲓ̣ⲁ̣ⲛⲉ : ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲛ̣ⲁⲙ̣ⲟ̣ⲓ̣ Crum i.e. Sahidic ⲛⲁⲙⲉ Ritner
8. ⲏⲇⲏ i.e. Greek ἤδη (three times) | ⲏⲇ̣ⲏ ⲧ̣[ⲁⲭ]ⲉ̣ ⲁ̣ⲓ̣⧹ⲱ̣⧸ : ⲧⲁⲭⲩ ⲧⲁ[ⲭⲩ] Crum, Kropp i.e. Greek ταχύ

Notes:

Bibliography:

Crum, Walter E. Short Texts from Coptic Ostraca and Papyri. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1921, p. 105, no. 399.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Textpublikation. 3 vols. Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1930, p. 111-112, note 1.

Ritner, Robert K. in Meyer, Marvin W., and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, p. 206, no. 99.

Editor:

Edition by KD (13/9/2018) (22/8/2019) from Crum’s transcript, checked by EL (17/1/2020); joint work by KD, EL and MPS (14/4/2020); team from photograph (12/3/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T26: Curse (?)," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-26. Accessed on 24/10/2025

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