KYP T-46

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KYPRIANOS T46

Manuscript:	M311
Sigla:	PCM 1 29 PCM I 29 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 678 P. Baden V 138 P. Baden 5 138 P. Bad. V 138 P. Bad. 5 138
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	901 – 1100

Text position:	Vo ll. 1-13
Type of text:	Unclear (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Unclear text

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/p_kopt_678/0001/image,info,thumbs

Text:

Translation:

1. ⲁ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ . . . . ⲁ̅ ⲁ̅ⲧ̣̅ⲓ̣̅ⲣ̅ⲏ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ . .
2. ⲧ̣̅ⲉ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ ⲡ̅ⲣ̅ⲕ̅ ⲉ̅ⲧ̅ϣ̅ⲓ̅ⲣ̣̅ ⲓ̣ⲣ̅ⲁⲩⲣⲉ̣
3. ⲟ̣ . . [ⲉ]ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ̣ⲥ̣ⲟ/ⲟⲩ ⲙ̣ⲡ̣ ⲉ̣ . ⲟⲗ .
4. . ⲉ̣ ⲡ̣ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲏⲣⲡ ⲕ̣ϯ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲉ . ⲉⲛ . ⲧ̣-
5. ⲃ̣ⲧ ‧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲣⲁ̣ⲛ̣ ⲱϩϯ ‧ ⲙⲁⲣⲏ̣ .
6. ⲙ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̣̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ ⲥ̣̅ⲉ̣̅ⲑ̣̅ⲣ̣̅ⲟ̣̅ . . ⲥ̣ϩⲁⲓ̣ ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲉⲡⲃ̣ⲓⲧⲉ
7. ⲕⲥ̣ϩ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲕ̣ⲟⲩ̣ϣ̣ⲧ̣ ⲛ̣ⲁⲣⲉⲩ̣ ϣⲏ̣ⲕ̣ ⲁ̣ⲣⲓ
8. ⲥⲉⲧ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲥ̣ϩ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲛ̣ⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲣ̣ⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲁⲥ
9. (kharakteres: Ζ+Β⨳ΠΛΧΚ⨂)
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10. (kharakteres: Κ3+ϫϹΚΑ‡) ϭⲱⲃⲓ ⲛ̇ⲕⲏⲧ
11. (kharakteres from previous line) ϩⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲏ̣
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12. (kharakteres: Μ+ϹΑΜΝΛ) ⲟⲩϭⲱⲃⲓ ⲛ̇ϣ̣
13. (kharakteres from previous line) ⲛϫⲁ̣ⲓ̣ⲉ̣ⲧ̣

[1] Aaa (?) …a (?) Atirētha …[2] Tesoukou Prk Etširiraure [3] … that is, the six (?) … [4] … the prayer to the wine, and have them drink from (?)… [5] … these are the names (?): Ōhti Marē… [6] Makthai Sethro …

Write these ⟨things⟩ on the ⟨metal⟩ plate [7] and write (?) with saffron (?). White costus … [8] Pour (?) water. Write these ⟨things⟩. Bind them to her.

[9] (kharakteres: Ζ+Β⨳ΠΛΧΚ⨂)
[10] (kharakteres: Κ3+ϫϹΚΑ‡) a … leaf [11] under his head
[12-13] (kharakteres: Μ+ϹΑΜΝΛ) An olive leaf.

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Julia Schwarzer (2023)

Apparatus:

3. ⲧⲉ̣ⲥ̣o/ⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲧ-ⲥⲟⲉ ?
4. ⲕ̣ϯ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅⸗ⲅ-ϯ ?
6. ⲃ̣ⲓⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲃⲏⲧⲉ
7. ⲕⲥ̣ϩ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲥϩⲁⲓ ? (haplography) or ⲛ⸗ⲅ̅-ⲥϩⲁⲓ | ⲛ̣ⲁⲣⲉⲩ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲁⲗⲁⲩ
8. ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ l. ⲉⲛ̅ⲁⲥ(ⲥⲁϥⲣⲁⲛ) i.e. Arabic الزعفران az-zaʿfarān ?
12-13. ⲛ̇ϣ̣ ⲛϫⲁ̣ⲓ̣ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ perhaps understand ⲛ̇ϣ̣ as error for ⲛϫ(ⲁⲓⲉⲧ) ?

Notes:

Bibliography:

Editor:

EL (layout of manuscript, no transcription; 9/1/2020); MPS from image, first transcription and translation (21/10/2022); MPS (22/10/2022); team (18/2/2023)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T46: Unclear text," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-46. Accessed on 25/04/2025

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