KYP T-301

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KYPRIANOS T301

Manuscript:	M86
Sigla:	P. Berlin 8328a Berlin P. 8328a BKU 1 12
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	651 – 800

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-3
Type of text:	Protection (magical)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Formula for protection (?)

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
Image:

Text:	Translation:
1. + ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ · ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲁⲃⲁ · ⲁ̅ⲃ̅ⲣⲁⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ · 2. ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲟⲩ̅ϩ̅ⲙ̅ ⲛ̅ⲗⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ 3. ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇ̣ⲟⲙⲁ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ̅ ̣ⲅ̣ⲟ̣ⲙ̣ⲟⲣⲣⲁ · ⲛⲥ̣ . [ . ? ] – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –	[1] + Abra, Abraaba, Abramiēl, [2] he who saved Lot from the destruction [3] of Sodom and Gomorrah, […]

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Apparatus:

3. ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇ̣ⲟⲙⲁ̣ : ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇ̣ⲟⲙ . Erman : ⲛ̅ⲥⲟⲇⲟⲙ Beltz | ⲛⲥ̣ . [ . ? ] : ⲛⲟⲩ[ϩⲙ] Erman : ⲛⲟⲩϩ Beltz, but translates “save” (“rette!”)

Notes:

Bibliography:

Erman, Adolf. Aegyptische Urkunden aus dem Koeniglichen Museen zu Berlin: Koptische Urkunden. Vol. 1. Berlin: Weidmannsche Buchhandlung, 1904, p. 14, no. 12.

Beltz, Walter. “Die koptischen Zauberpergamente der Papyrus-Sammlung der Staatlichen Museeun zu Berlin.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung 30 (1984): p. 94, no. III 21.

Editor:

Transcription and preliminary translation by KD (10/9/2019); checked with photograph of the original by EL (17/8/2020); team from photograph (28/4/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T301: Formula for protection (?)," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-301. Accessed on 29/04/2025

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