KYP T-333

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KYPRIANOS T333

Manuscript:	M108
Sigla:	BnF Copte 129.20 fol. 178
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-12
Type of text:	Healing for woman in labour (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Fumigation recipe for a woman in childbirth (healing).

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b525015068/f134.item

Text:

Translation:

Recto (p. 22)
ⲕ̅ⲃ
1. ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲉ
2. ⲕⲁⲡⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲛⲁ-
3. ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲩⲉ̇ ⲡⲉⲓ-
4. ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϫⲉ̣ⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧ
5. ⲛⲏⲣ̇ⲡ ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲱϥ ⲥⲛⲁⲙⲓ/ⲥⲉ
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6. ϩⲙ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̇ⲓ̣̅[ⲥ̅ ⲭⲥ] ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲥⲙⲁϩ
7. ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ · ⲛⲧ̣ⲁ̣ⲩ̣ⲱ̣ⲃ ⲙ̇-
8. ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̣ϫⲙ̇ ⲡϣⲉ · ⲉ̅ⲧ̣̅[ⲟ̅ⲩ̅]ⲁ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲃ̅
9. [ⲛ̣?]ⲡ̣ⲉⲥ⳨ⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲉⲃⲟⲏ̅ⲑ̣[ⲉ̣ⲓ̣]
10. [ⲉ]ⲧⲉ̣ⲕϩⲙ̇ϩⲁⲗ ϫⲉ . [ca. 3]
11. [ca. 2] . . ⲉ̣ⲙ̇ ⲙ̇ⲛ̇ ⲧϣ[ca. 5]
12. [ca. 4] . ⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̣̇ϩ̣[ca. 5]

[1] A woman suffering in labor: [2] fumigate her, she will give birth [3] quickly. Say this prayer [4] over a cup [5] of wine and have her drink from it. She will give birth.

[6] In the name of [Jesus Christ (?),] the bunch of [7] grapes that was pressed [8] upon the [holy] [9] tree of the cross, may you help [10] your servant (f. sg.), daughter of (?) [11] … [12] …!

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Apparatus:

1. ⲉⲥϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲉⲥⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲥϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲙ̅-ⲙⲓⲥⲉ
2. ⲕⲁⲡⲛⲓⲍⲉ i.e. Greek καπνίζειν
3. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
4. ⲧⲥⲟⲟⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲧⲥⲟ⸗ⲥ
5. ⲓ̣̅[ⲥ̅ ⲭⲥ] l. ⲓ(ⲥⲟⲩⲥ) χ(ριστό)ς : ⲛ̇ⲓ̣̅[ⲥ̅] ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲥⲙⲁϩ Preininger
7. ⲱ̣ⲃ i.e. Sahidic ⲱⲃⲉ
9. ⲥ⳨ⲟⲥ i.e. Greek σταυρός | ⲃⲟⲏ̅ⲑ̣[ⲉ̣ⲓ̣] i.e. Greek βοηθεῖν

Notes:

2. ⲕⲁⲡⲛⲓⲍⲉ For uterine fumigation in Coptic texts, see Mich. Ms. 136 p. 10 ll. 12–16 (KYP M128; Zellmann-Rohrer & Love 2022), P. Berlol. 8109 ro ll. 13–16 (BKU I 25, KYP M174, Grons 2025, no. 39) and IFAO Papyrus Médical Copte l. 262 (Grons 2025, no. 32). Cf. Discussion in Preininger 2023, 349-352; Preininger 2026, chap. 4.2).
9. ⲃⲟⲏ̅ⲑ̣[ⲉ̣ⲓ̣] We might reconstruct ⲃⲟⲏ̅ⲑ̣[ⲉⲓ] or other variants of the verb in Coptic, cf. P.HermitageCopt. 65 recto l.6 (KYP M55): ⲉ]ⲕ̣ⲉⲃⲟⲏ̅ⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ̇ⲣ̅ⲟⲓ, “you shall help me”; P.MoscowCopt. 36 recto ll. 26–28 (KYP T717): + ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲑⲉⲱⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ, “Jesus Christ, help your servant, Theōna, the son of Thaplous”.
10. ϫⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲧ-ϣⲉ (?), see P.MoscowCopt. 34 recto l.1 (KYP T733): ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲛⲁ, “Moutse, the daughter of Anna”, P. Würzburg inv. 42 l.1 (KYP T648): ⲉⲙⲛⲏ ϫⲉ ϭⲱⲣⲟⲛ, “Semnē, the daughter of Cōron.”

Bibliography:

Grons, Anne. Medizinische Rezepttexte in koptischer Sprache (C.Pharm.Copt.). Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete – Beiheft 56. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2025

Preininger, Markéta. “BnF Copte 129 (20) fol. 178: Three Healing Prescriptions.” Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete 68.2 (2022): 344–357.

Zellmann-Rohrer, Michael and Love, Edward O. D. Traditions in Transmission: The Medical and Magical Texts of a Fourth-Century Greek and Coptic Codex (Michigan Ms. 136) in Context. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2022.

Editor:

Entered by KD (?); MPS apparatus and preliminary translation (20/1/2020); MPS new edition (13/1/2022); MPS, KD, RBS (23/7/2026)

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