KYP T-382

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KYPRIANOS T382

Manuscript:	M468
Sigla:	IFAO Copte 451
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	401 – 500

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-36 -Vo ll. 1-17
Type of text:	Curse (applied, magical, prayer for justice)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Applied curse against Mariam and Kallinikos

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Akhmimic
Script:	Coptic
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1. +̣ . . ⲁ̣ . ⲣ̣ⲉ̣ ⲧⲉⲥ̣ⳉⲉⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ̣
2. ⲁ̣ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ
3. ⲡⲥⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ
4. ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩ̣-
5. ⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ
6. ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ
7. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲁⲥⲧ̅
8. ⲁⳉⲣⲏⲓ̈ ⲁϫⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓ[ⲛ]
9. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛⲓ-
10. ⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲥⲁ ⲛϫⲁⲡ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ
11. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧⲧ ⲛ̅-
12. ⳉⲣⲏⲓ̈ ⳉⲙ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ̅
13. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲏⲥⲥⲁⲛ
14. ⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲁⲣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲑⲓⲁⲣⲁϫⲉ
15. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲥⲱ-
16. ⲫⲣⲁ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϥ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ
17. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡϥ̅ⲧⲏⲣⲛⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ
18. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲓⲥⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ · ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡⲓ ⲙⲛ̅
19. ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲡⲏⲥⲥⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ̅
20. ⲑⲁⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲁⲣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲑⲓⲁⲣⲁϫⲉ
21. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ
22. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
23. ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲥⲱⲫⲣⲁ ⲫⲱⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲡϥ̅-
24. ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ
25. ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣⲥⲕ̅ ⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ
26. ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ
27. ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
28. ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅-
29. ⲡⲱⲣⲱⲥⲕ̅ ⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ
30. ⲁⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲉⲥⲉ
31. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲓⲭⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ
32. ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲡϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲁ̣ ⲛⲧⲉⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲉ
33. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲕⲁⲣⲉⲥ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̣̅ⲛ̣ⲱⲛ̣ⲉ̣ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲉⲩⲑⲩ-
34. ⲙⲓⲁ ⲑⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲧⲓⲁⲕ̣ⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲭⲣⲏⲥ̣-
35. ⲧⲁⲇⲱⲣⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ ⲡⲁ-
36. ϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̣ ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧ̣[ⲁⲭⲏ]

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1. ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩ-
2. ⲛⲁϫ̣ ⲁ̣ⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲫⲉⲡ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣̅ ⲧ̣ⲉϫⲱϣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ
3. ⲛ̅ⲥⲧ̣ⲁⲧ̣ⲏ̣ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣
4. ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲣⲁⲙ
5. ⲁⲕⲁⲡⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲫⲱⲣⲉ
6. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ
7. ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⳉⲏⲙ̅ ⲡϣⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱ̣-
8. ⲫⲣⲁ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲁⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ
9. ⲁⲡⲁⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣ ⲡϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲯⲁⲭⲱ ⲫⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ
10. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲟⲩⲗ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ
11. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ
12. ⲁ̣ⲙ̣ⲱ ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϣⲉ̣ⲣ̣ⲉ̣
13. ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
14. ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣⲥⲕ⧸ ⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
15. ⲫⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱ̣ⲉ̣
16. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⳉⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ
17. ⲙ̣ +

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[1] + It is … who writes this petition [2] against (?) Mariam and Kallinikos, [3] the brother of Mariam. You (s.) will avenge me [4] against them quickly! O Lord God, [5] you will avenge me against them quickly! [6] Michael, Gabriel, and Suriel, [7] you (s.) will avenge me against them! He who sits [8] upon the cherubim and the seraphim, [9] you will avenge me against Mariam and Kallinikos, [10] the dish-seller quickly! O Lord [11] God, do not delay! Daniel, he who is given [12] down into the pit of the lions, you will avenge me [13] against Mariam and Kallinikos, her brother, [14] Thanasia, the daughter of Thiarače, and Thiarače! [15] You will avenge me against them quickly! [16] Sōphra: you will avenge me against him quickly, [17] and his tyrant! O God of Abraham [18] and Isaac and Jacob, you will avenge me against [19] Mariam and Kallinikos her brother, and [20] Thanasia, the daughter of Thiarače and Thiarače, [21] you (s.) will avenge me against them quickly! Lord [22] God, do not delay! Avenge me against them [23] quickly, against Sōphra, Phōtinos, his [24] brother! You will avenge me against them quickly! [25] O Lord God, do not delay! Avenge me [26] against them! He who says “Holy, [27] holy, holy!”, you will avenge me against them [28] quickly! O Lord God, [29] do not delay! Avenge me against them quickly! [30] You will strike Maria, Kourasse, Anōrese, [31] and Nestikhia, her daughter! You will avenge me [32] against them and the family members of the son of the cumin-seller, [33] and Pakares, the son of Nōne, and Euthumia, [34] the wife of Ptērou the deacon, Khrēstadōra, [35] the daughter of Marturia! You (s.) will avenge [36] me against them quickly!

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[1] Every soul, both the small and the [2] great, you will avenge me against Tečōše, the daughter [3] of Statē! O Lord God, you will ⟨avenge⟩ me (?) [4] against them quickly, in haste and in a hurry (?)! [5] You will strike Nekephōre, [6] and her children! You (s.) will strike [7] little Papnoute, the brother of [8] Sōphra, quickly! You will strike [9] Apabiktor, the son of the sakhō Phounou, [10] the son of Čoul, the son and the father! [11] O place where I will cast this petition, [12] you will avenge me against Patašere, [13] quickly! O Lord, God, [14] do not delay! Avenge me against them! [15] O birthday of the Lord today (?), [16] you will avenge me quickly! [17] +

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1. . . ⲁ̣ . ⲣ̣ⲉ̣ : . . . . ⲁ̣ⲫ̣ⲉ̣ i.e. Greek γράφειν ? Louis : [ . ]ⲣⲉ van der Vliet | ⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ l. ⲗⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ i.e. Greek λίβελλος (compare P. Mich. Inv. 1523 l. 4 and P. Michigan 3565 l. 3-4) : i.e. Greek λίβανος Louis
4. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
5. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
7. ⲙⲁⲥⲧ̅ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ, cf. Akhmimic ϩⲙⲁⲥⲧ
8. ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ i.e. Greek χερουβίν | ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ i.e. Greek σεραφίμ
10. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
11-12. ⲡⲉⲧⲧ ⲛ̅ⳉⲣⲏⲓ̈ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉⲧ-ⲧⲟ+ ⲛ̅ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈, cf. Akhmimic ⲡ-ⲉⲧ-ⲧⲉ+ ⲛ̅ⳉⲣⲁⲓ̈ : i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉⲧ-ϯ Louis
12. ⲛ̅ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ corrected from ⲙ̣ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ | ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ̅ : ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ Louis
13. ⲡⲏⲥ- i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉⲥ-
14. ⲑⲓⲁⲣⲁϫⲉ corrected from ⲑⲓⲁⲣⲁⲇⲉ
15. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
16. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
17. ⲧⲏⲣⲁⲛⲟⲥ i.e. Greek τύραννος
18. ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲁ-ϩⲁⲡ : ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ Louis
19. ⲡⲏⲥ- i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉⲥ-
21. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
23. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ corrected from ⲭⲁⲭⲏ by overwriting i.e. Greek ταχύ | ⲫⲱⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ : ⲫⲱⲧ . ⲓⲛⲟⲥ Louis
25. ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲣⲥⲕ̅ l. ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲱⲥⲕ
26. ⲁϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἅγιος : ⲁϩ ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Louis
27. ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἅγιος
28. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
30. ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Greek πατάσσω | ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲁⲥⲥⲉ : i.e. Greek κολάζειν ? Louis | ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲉⲥⲉ : ⲁⲛⲱⲣⲁⲥⲉ i.e. Greek ἀναιρεῖν ? Louis
34. ⲧⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ i.e. Greek διάκονος
36. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ

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1. ⲯⲩⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ψυχή | ⲙⲛ : ⲙⲛ̅ Louis | ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ⸗ⲩ-ⲕⲟⲩⲓ : translate “your” (“ton”) Louis
2. ⲡⲟⲩ-ⲛⲁϫ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ⸗ⲩ-ⲛⲟϭ ? : ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϭ̣ translate “your” (“ton”) Louis | ⲫⲉⲡ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣̅ : ⲫⲉ . . . Louis | ⲧ̣ⲉϫⲱϣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ : ⲉϫⲱϣⲉ ⲡ̣ϣⲉ Louis
3. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ l. ⲁ⸗ⲕ-ⲁ-ⲣ̅ ⲡⲁ-ϩⲉⲡ ?
4. ⲧⲣⲁⲙ i.e. Sahidic ⲕⲱⲗⲉⲙ, cf. ⲧⲗⲟⲙ in Kasser CDC p. 19a s.v. ⲕⲱⲗⲉⲙ
5. ⲡⲁⲥⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ corrected from ⲣ̣ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Greek πατάσσω : ⲡⲁⲣⲥⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ Louis
6. ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Greek πατάσσειν
7. ⳉⲏⲙ̅ i.e. Sahidic ϣⲏⲙ : i.e. Sahidic ϩⲛ̅ Louis | ϣⲁⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲥⲟⲛ ? : i.e. Sahidic ϣⲱⲛⲉ Louis
8. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ | ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Greek πατάσσειν
11. ⲧⲉⲕⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲧⲱⲕ : i.e Greek τήκειν Louis | ⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ l. ⲗⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ i.e. Greek λίβελλος (compare P. Mich. Inv. 1523 l. 4) : i.e. Greek λίβανος Louis
12. ⲁ̣ⲙ̣ⲱ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ
13. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
15. ⲙ̅ⲡⲱ̣ⲉ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ? : ⲙ̅ⲡⲱ̣ . ⲉ̣ Louis
16. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
17. ⲙ̣ + : . . + . . Louis

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1. . . ⲁ̣ . ⲫ̣ⲉ̣ as van der Vliet recognises, this must be the name of the (female) individual on whose behalf the petition is written.
2. ⲁⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ For the sense of “avenge”, see Crum CD 694a, and cf. Luke 18.3: ⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲓ ϩⲁⲡ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲉⲓ (“avenge me against the one who proceeds against me“, where ⲣ̅ ϩⲁⲡ translates ἐκδικέω.

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1-2. ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁϫ̣ For this expression, cf. Genesis 19.11; 1 Samuel 5.9, 30.19; Isaiah 22.5; Jeremiah 49.1, 49.8, 51.12; Baruch 1.4; Acts 8.10; Hebrews 8.11
9. ⲙ̅ⲯⲁⲭⲱ For a discussion of the meaning of sakhō, see the notes to Köln Inv. 1850 col. 2 l. 2 (KYP M503/T1246)

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Editor:

EL’s edition from the transcript by Louis (2009: 26; 28; 30) (19/10/2018), checked with the image in Louis (29/8/2019); Team (2/6/2021) (9/6/2021)

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Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T382: Applied curse against Mariam and Kallinikos," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-382. Accessed on 30/04/2025

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