KYP T-338

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KYPRIANOS T338

Manuscript:	M119
Sigla:	Berlin P. 8327 BKU 1 6 BKU I 6
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	651 – 800

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-27
Type of text:	Healing/exorcism/protection (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Prayer of Mary in Bartos

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:
Script:	Coptic
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Text:

Translation:

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1. + ⲧⲓ̈ⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲗ̣[ⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲟⲕ] ⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲟⲟⲩ [ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ]ⲁ̣ϩⲱⲣⲁⲧ̣[ⲟⲥ]
2. ⲡ̣̅ⲡ̅ⲁⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁ[ⲧⲱⲣ ⲁⲛⲟ]ⲕ ⲧⲉ [ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛⲟ]ⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̣ⲁⲣⲓ̈ϩⲁ⧹ⲙ⧸
3. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲙⲁ[ⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲕ]ⲁ̣ϩ ⲧⲏ̣[ⲣϥ] ⲡ̣ⲕⲉⲣⲡⲏ
4. ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲓ[ ca.14 ] ⲓ̣̈ . ⲉⲥϣ̣ⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ̣ⲓ̣
5. ⲛⲁ̅ϣⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ . [ ca.12 ⲁⲛⲟⲕ] ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⳼
6. ϣⲁⲩⲁϩⲙⲉ[ϥ ϫⲉ ca.14 ] . ⲉⲓ̣̈ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ϭ̣ⲉ̣ⲛ̣
7. [ . ]ⲓ̣̈[ . ] . . . [ ca.17 ] . [ ca. 6 ]
8. [ ca. 10 ] . ⲁⲃ̣ⲟ̣ⲗ̣ . . [ ca. 18 ]
9. [ ca. 10 ] ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ [ ca. 16 ]
10. [ ca. 12 ] ϩⲁⲛ̣ . ⲩ̣ ϣⲁ̣ⲩ̣[ⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉ ca. 7 ]
11. [ . . . ] ⲁ̣ϩ̣ ⲛ̣ⲧ̣ . [ . . . . ] ⲙⲛ̣ ⲱ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ϩ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲣ̣[ ca. 8 ϣⲁ-]
12. ⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ̣ ϫ̣ⲉ ̣ⲧ̣ϭⲱⲙ̅ ϩⲣⲁⲫ̣ⲁⲏ[ⲗ ca. 10 ]
13. ⲥⲟⲣⲓ̈ⲏⲗ ⲥⲉⲧⲉⲕⲓ̈ⲏⲗ ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲏⲗ̣ ϩⲣ[ⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲅⲁ-]
14. ⲃ[̣ⲣⲓ]ⲏ̣ⲗ ⲛⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲡ̅ⲕ̅ⲁⲧⲁⲡ̇ⲉ-
15. ⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲡⲓ̈ⲱ̣ⲧ̣ ⲧⲓ̈ⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲛⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϣⲃⲉ
16. ⲛⲗⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲣⲕⲓ̈ⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ̣ⲕⲉⲗⲓ̈ⲕⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ̣ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ̣ⲉⲓ̈ ϣⲁⲣ⧹ⲟⲓ⧸
17. ⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ̣ [ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⳼ ca. 16 ]
18. ⲛ̣ . [ ca. 30 ]
19. [ ca. 11 ] ⲛⲓ̣ⲙ̣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ̣[ϫⲉ ⲉ]ⲃ̣[ⲟ]ⲗ̣
20. [ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ]ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉϣ ϩ[ⲱⲛ]
21. ⲉϩⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲛ̣ [ⲉ]ⲣ̣ⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⳼ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲁⲓ̈ⲱ
22. ⲧⲓ̈ⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛ̣ⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲉ
23. ⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ (kharaktēres: ΗΙΗΙΗΙ ΤΕΜ̣ΝΙΗ/Λ)
24. ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϣ̣ⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓ̈
25. ⲛⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓ̈ⲕⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲛ̣[ⲟⲥ]
26. (kharaktēres: ΑΛΑϥΛΑAΛAΜΑΘΑΑΙΟ⧸ΘΑ⧹)
27. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⲡϣ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ ϩⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ϩⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ

[1] + I invoke [you] today, O invisible [God], almighty father, [2] [I am] Mary, [I am] Miriam, [3] I am the mother [of the life of] all [the] earth, your holy temple, [4] I have (?) . . . she be for me [5] a protector, as I (?) … [I] am NN, daughter of NN [6] which, interpreted [is] (?) … [7] … [8] … [9] of darkness … [10] … John (?), which, interpreted [is] (?) … [11] … and life and . . . [12] which, interpreted, is “power”, Raphael … [13] Suriel, Setekiel, Anael, Raphael, [Michael,] [14] Gabriel, you who stand before the veil [15] of the Father, I adjure you (pl.) by your seven [16] angelic liturgies that you come to me [17] today, I [NN] … [18] … [19] …NN, and you cast [out] [20] [every] unclean [spirit] so that they will not be able to come [21] close {close} to me – me – NN, yea, yea! [22] I adjure your names, which are fearful to name, [23] (kharaktēres: ΗΙΗΙΗΙ ΤΕΜ̣ΝΙΗ/Λ) [24] before the hour comes that you are distant, [25] that I might undo all the bonds of the adversary, [26] (kharaktēres: ΑΛΑϥΛΑΑΛΑΜΑΘΑΑΙΟΘΑ) [27] I am NN, the son of NN, yea, yea, quickly, quickly!

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Korshi Dosoo (2016)

Apparatus:

1. ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗ̣[ⲉⲓ] i.e Greek ἐπικαλεῖν | [ⲛⲙⲟⲕ] : [ⲙⲙⲟⲕ] Beltz | ⲛ̅-ⲡ̅ⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲟⲟⲩ | [ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ] : [ca. 6] Erman : [ca. 7] translate “God, Father” (“Gott, Vater”) Beltz | ⲁ̣ϩⲱⲣⲁⲧ̣[ⲟⲥ] i.e. Greek ἀόρατος : ⲁ̣ϩⲱⲣⲁⲧ̣[ⲟⲥ . . ]ⲙ̣ Erman : ⲁ̣ϩⲱⲣⲁⲧ̣[ⲟⲥ . . ]ⲙ̣ Beltz; both Erman and Beltz reading the mu from the following line in this line
2. ⲧ̣ ⲡ̅ⲡ̣̅ⲁⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁ[ⲧⲱⲣ] i.e. Greek παντοκράτωρ : . . . ⲡ̣̅ⲁⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁ[ⲧⲱⲣ] Erman; Beltz | [ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ] : ⲙⲁⲣⲓ̈ϩⲁ Erman, Kropp : [ . . . ] Beltz | [ⲁⲛⲟ]ⲕ ⲧⲉ : [ . . . . ]ⲟⲕ ⲧ Beltz | ⲙ̣ⲁⲣⲓ̈ϩⲁ⧹ⲙ⧸ : ⲙ̣ⲁⲣⲓ̈ϩⲁ Erman, Kropp, Beltz
3. ⲧⲙⲁ[ⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲙⲡⲕ]ⲁ̣ϩ ⲧ̣ⲏ̣ⲣ̣[ϥ] : ⲧ ⲙⲁ[ⲣⲓ̈ϩⲁ . . . . . . . . . . ]ϩⲧⲏ[. . ] Erman : ⲧⲙⲁⲁ̣[ⲩ ca. 8 ] ϩⲏⲧϥ Beltz | [ⲡ̣ⲕⲉⲣⲡⲏ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲣ̅ⲡⲉ : [ . . ⲡ]ⲉ̣ⲕⲉⲣⲡⲏ Erman : [ . . . ]ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲏ Beltz | ⲉⲣⲡⲏ 4. ⲁⲓ[ : ⲁⲓ̈[ Beltz | ⲛ . . : ⲛⲟⲩ Erman, Beltz
4. ⲓ̣̈ . | [. . ] Erman, Beltz
5. ⲛⲁ̅ϣⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲛⲁϣⲧⲉ : [ⲁⲛⲟⲕ] ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⲧ̣⳼ : [ . . . . ]ⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ Erman, Beltz | ⲧ̣⳼̣ l. ⲧ(ϣⲉ ⲛ̅-ⲛⲓⲙ)
6. ϣⲁⲩⲁϩⲙⲉ[ϥ] i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ϣⲁ⸗ⲩ-ⲟⲩⲁϩⲙϥ̅ ? : . . . ϣⲁⲩⲁϩⲙⲉ[ Beltz | . ⲉⲓ̣̈ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ϭ̣ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ : [ . ? ] Erman, Beltz
8. . ⲁⲃ̣ⲟ̣ⲗ̣ . . restore e.g. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ? cf. l. 25 : ]ⲁⲃⲟ̣[ Erman
9. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ restore e.g. ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ?
10. ϩⲁⲛ̣ . ⲩ̣ : ϩⲁ[ . . . ]ⲩ Erman : ϩⲁ ⲣ[ . . . ] Beltz
11. ⲁ̣ϩ̣ ⲛ̣ⲧ̣ . : Erman, Beltz do not read | ⲱ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ϩ̣ . . ⲓ̈ . : ⲱⲛⲁ̣ⲗ[ . . . Erman : ⲱ̣ⲛⲇⲏ Beltz
12. ϫ̣ⲉ ̣ⲧ̣ϭⲱⲙ̅ : ϫ̣[ . . ]ϭⲱⲙ̅ Erman : ϫ̣[ . . ]ϭⲱⲙ Erman : ϫ̣[ ca. 5 ]ϭⲱⲙ Beltz | ϭⲱⲙ̅ i.e. Sahidic ϭⲟⲙ
13. ⲥⲉⲧⲉⲕ̣ⲓ̈ⲏⲗ : ⲥⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓ̈ⲏⲗ Erman
13-14. ϩⲣ[ⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲅⲁ]ⲃ[̣ⲣⲓ]ⲏ̣ⲗ : ϩⲣ[ . . . | . . . . ]ⲗ Erman : ϩⲣⲁ[ⲅⲩ]ⲏⲗ Beltz | ⲛⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ
14-15. ⲕ̅ⲁⲧⲁⲡ̇ⲉⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ i.e. Greek καταπέτασμα
15. ⲛ̅ⲡⲓ̈ⲱ̣ⲧ̣ : ⲛ̅ⲡⲓ̈ⲱ̣[ . . . ] Erman : ⲛⲡⲓ̈ⲱⲧ [ . . . ] Beltz | ⲛⲙⲟ⸗ⲧⲉⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲱ⸗ⲧⲛ̅
16. ⲗⲓ̈ⲧⲟⲣⲕⲓ̈ⲁ i.e. Greek λειτουργία | ⲁⲛ̣ⲕⲉⲗⲓ̈ⲕⲏ i.e. Greek ἀγγελική | ⲉⲧⲣⲉ̣ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ̣ⲉⲓ̈ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧⲣⲉ⸗ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅-ⲉⲓ̈
17. ⲛ̅ⲡⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲟⲟⲩ : ⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ Erman | [ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⳼] Erman, Beltz do not restore
19. ⲉϩⲱⲛ̣ : ⲉϩⲱ[ . ] Beltz | ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲙ̣ : . . ]ⲙ̣ Erman, Beltz | ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅-
19-20. ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ[ϫⲉ ⲉ]ⲃ̣[ⲟ]ⲗ̣ [ⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ]ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲱⲛ cf. British Library MS Or 6796 (4) + MS Or 6796 (M308) ll. 34-35 ⲛϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⲛ̅ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ : ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ[ϩⲙ . ? | . ? ]ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲱⲛ Erman : ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩ[ ca. 6 | ca. 10 ] ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲱⲛ Beltz
20. ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ i.e. Greek ἀκάθαρτον
21. ⲉϩⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲛ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ | [ⲉ]ⲣ̣ⲟⲓ̈ : [ . . ⲉ]ⲣⲟⲓ̈ Erman, Beltz | ⳼ ⟨ . . . . ⟩ Beltz | ⲁⲓ̈ⲟ̣ : ⲁⲓ̈ⲱ Beltz
22. ⲛⲛⲉⲧ̣ⲉⲛ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅- | ⲛϣⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲙⲁⲥⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-ϣⲁ⸗ⲩ-ⲟⲛⲟⲙⲁⲍⲉ i.e. Greek ὀνομάζειν | ⲉⲧϩⲟⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧ-ⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ?
23. ⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ⲟⲩ
24. ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲉ-ⲧⲉ-ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ or ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲉ-ⲟⲩ-ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ | ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲓ̈ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ⸗ⲅ-ⲟⲩⲉ ? : ⲛⲧⲉ-ⲟⲩ-ⲕⲉ-ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲓ Erman, Beltz
25. ⲁⲛⲧⲓ̈ⲕⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲛ̣[ⲟⲥ] i.e. Greek ἀντικείμενος : ⲁⲛⲧⲓ̈ⲕⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲛ̣ Erman, Beltz
27. ⲡϣ ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ϣⲉ ⲛ̅-ⲛⲓ(ⲙ) : ⲡϣ ⲛⲓⲙ Beltz | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ (twice)

Notes:

Before l. 1: There are traces of ink before l. 1, but from the thickness and colour of the strokes they do not seem to belong to the main text; they may represent the remains of a protocol.
10. ϩⲁⲛ̣ . ⲩ̣ Perhaps traces of the name ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ (“John”).

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Editor:

Preliminary text and translation by KD; team from photograph (24/3/2021); KD + RBS (21/3/2025)

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Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T338: Prayer of Mary in Bartos," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-338. Accessed on 25/04/2025

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