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KYPRIANOS T451

Manuscript: M249
Sigla:

Vienna, Nationalbibliothek K 07092 Pap
formerly AN 90

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 901 – 1100

Text position:

Ro ll. 1-14-Vo ll. 1-2

Type of text:

Healing/protection (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title: Applied amulet for healing/protection of Solimon, son of Mariham

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image: http://data.onb.ac.at/rep/102237FB

Text: Translation:

Recto

1. ⲱ̅ ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ {ⲕ̅ⲁ̅} ⲅⲁϥⲣⲓⲏⲗ
2. ⲁⲣⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ⲣⲁⲫ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲥⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
3. ϩⲣⲁ̣ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲥⲉ̅ϩ̅ⲉ̅ⲕ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
4. ⲁⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏⲗ ⲁⲗ̅ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ ⲗⲉ̅ⲟ̅ⲛ
5. ⲁⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ ⲫⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ ⲉⲓⲧⲁⲣⲕ-
6. ⲟ ⲉⲙⲛ̣ⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛ-
7. ⲛ̣ⲉⲧ̣ⲉ̣ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ
8. ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲱⲗⲁⲕⲧ-
9. ⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲟϫⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅
10. ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩ-
11. ⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲛⲙ̅ⲓ̅
12. ⲉϫⲛ ⲥⲱⲗⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲉⲙ
13. ⲙⲁⲣⲓϩⲁⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲃⲓ ⲛⲧⲏⲩ
14. ⲛⲓⲙ̣ ϩⲓ ⲧⲓⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲥⲁ-

Verso

1. ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲙⲟϥ ⲁ̣ⲓ̣̈ⲟ̣ ⲁ̣ⲓ̣̈ⲟ̣ ⲁ̣ⲓ̣̈ⲟ̣
2. ϩⲛ ϭⲟⲙ ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅

[1] O Michael, Ka, Gabriel, [2] Ariēl, Raphaēl, Souriēl, [3] Rakouēl, Sehekiēl, [4] Anaēl, Alpha, Leon, [5] Anēr, Phōnē, I invoke [6] you (pl.) today by [7] your (pl.) names and your (pl.) powers [8] and your (pl.) amulets [9] ⟨of⟩ salvation, Jesus Christ, [10] to you (pl.) (?) so that as soon [11] as I shall bind these (?) [12] upon Sōliman, the son of [13] Mariham, I shall carry away every wind [14] and every pain away [Verso 1] from him, yea, yea, yea, [2] through ⟨the⟩ power ⟨of⟩ Jesus Christ!

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

Recto

1. ⲱ̅ : ⲡ̣ Stegemann | ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ understand as miswriting of ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ or as numeral 21 ? : i.e. Greek καί (?) Stegemann | ⲅⲁϥⲣⲓⲏⲗ : ⲅⲁ̅ϥ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ Stegemann, Till
2. ⲁⲣⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ : ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Stegemann, Till | ⲣⲁⲫ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ : ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Stegemann, Till
3. ϩⲣⲁ̣ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ : ϩⲣ̅[ⲁ̅]ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Stegemann, Till
4. ⲁⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏⲗ : ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Stegemann, Till | ⲁⲗ̅ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ Stegemann, Till
5. ⲁⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ : ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲣ̅ Stegemann, Till
6. ⲉⲙⲛ̣ⲟⲧⲉⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ̅ | ⲉⲙⲛ̣ⲟⲧⲉⲛ : ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲧⲉⲛ Stegemann, Till
7. ⲛ̣ⲉⲧ̣ⲉ̣ⲛⲣⲁⲛ : [ⲛ]ⲉ[ⲧⲉ]ⲛⲣⲁⲛ Stegemann, Till
8-9. ⲫⲱⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ i.e. Greek φυλακτήριον
9. ⲡⲟϫⲁ̣ⲓ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ (haplography) | ⲡⲟϫⲁ̣ : ⲡⲟϫ . Till : . ⲟⲕ . Stegemann | ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲛ̅-ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣ)ⲓ(ⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
10. ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅
11. ⲉⲛⲙ̅ⲓ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲛⲉⲓ | ⲉⲛⲙ̅ⲓ̅ : ⲉⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ Stegemann, Till
13. ⲉⲧⲁⲃⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲓ
14. ⲛⲓⲙ̣ : ⲛ[ⲓⲙ] Till : [nothing] Stegemann

Verso

1. ⲉⲛⲙⲟϥ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ⸗ϥ
2. ϩⲛ ϭⲟ̣ⲙ̣ i.e. Sahidic ϩⲛ̅ ⲧ-ϭⲟⲙ | ϭⲟ̣ⲙ̣ ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ : ϭⲟⲙ . . . . . . Till | ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ l. ⲛ̅-ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
1-2. not read by Stegemann

Notes:

9. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ The syntax here is difficult to make sense of; we suggest miscopying.
10. ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲉ This object requires a verbal construct (e.g. ϯⲱⲣⲕ) which appears to be missing, perhaps due to miscopying.
11. ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ perhaps understand ⲛⲓ[ⲣⲁⲛ] “these names” or something similar. [KD]
15. [ⲉⲃⲟⲗ] Stegemann, Till– there are no traces of a line 15 [EL]

Bibliography:

★ Stegemann, Viktor. Die koptischen Zaubertexte der Sammlung Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer in Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Heidelberger Akademie der Wissenschaften. Philosophisch-historische Klasse, 1933-34 no. 1. Heidelberg: Carl Winters Universitätsbuchhandlung, 1934, p. 18; 35-37, no. 18.

Till, Walter. “Zu den Wiener koptischen Zaubertexten.” Orientalia 4 (1935): 209, no. 18.


Editor:

EL’s edition from photograph of the original, incorporating Stegemann (1934: p. 35-36) and Till (1935: p. 209) (4/1/2019) (27/5/2020), with suggestions by KD (27/5/2020); minor edits KD (8/7/2020); edits by MPS (8/9/2020); checked KD and MPS (18/9/2020); format checked KD (1/10/2020)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T451: Applied amulet for healing/protection of Solimon, son of Mariham," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-451. Accessed on 02/05/2025

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