| Manuscript: | M44 |
| Sigla: | Cairo JdE 42573 |
Text no. 
Position of the text within the manuscript. | 3 |
| Coptic Scriptorium: | |
| Date: | 901 – 1100 |
| Text position: | p. 1, ll. 6-10 |
| Type of text: | Curse against virility (magical, formulary) |
| Original title: | ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲫⲓⲟⲥ |
| Original title (translated): | Binding of a bridegroom |
| Conventional title: | Binding a bridegroom |
| Language: | Egyptian (Coptic) |
| Dialect: | Sahidic |
| Script: | Coptic |
| Image: |
| Text: | Translation: |
| p. 1 |
[6] Binding of a bridegroom: Take two eels [7] and their blood. Pound them with water of ⟨an⟩ iron chain, [8] wash them, sprinkle [9] the man ⟨with it⟩. Certainly, he will never be unbound. [10] On the 5th of the moon. |
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| Apparatus: | 6. ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲓⲟⲥ i.e. Greek νυμφίος | ⲁⲛϣⲉⲩⲗⲉ i.e. Greek ἔγχελυς |
| Notes: |
| Bibliography: | Chassinat, Émile. Le manuscrit magique copte no. 42573 du Musée égyptien du Caire. Bibliothèque d’études coptes. Vol. 4. Cairo: L’Institut français d’Archéologie Orientale, 1955, p. 28-31. |
| Editor: | From Chassinat, entered by KD (22/1/2020); MPS apparatus, notes and translation (11/3/2020); checked EL with photograph of the original (16/3/2020); team (15/3/2021) |