KYP T-48

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KYPRIANOS T48

Manuscript:	M312
Sigla:	PCM 1 24 PCM I 24 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 683 P. Bad. 5 140 P. Bad. V 140 P. Baden 5 140 P. Baden V 140
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	2
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	951 – 1000

Text position:	Ro ll. 19-36
Type of text:	Love spell (magical, formulary, erotic)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Love spell

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Fayumic influence
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/p_kopt_683

Text:

Translation:

19. [tableau 2] ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ [tableau 2]
20. [tableau 2] ϭⲁⲡ ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⁝ ⲥⲓⲃⲉ ⁝ [tableau 2] ⲣⲉ☾
21. [tableau 2] ⲡⲉϫⲏϥ ⸗ ⲡ̣ⲧⲏ ̇ ⲥⲓϣ̅ ⸗ [tableau 2] ⲙⲟⲩϩ
22. [tableau 2] ⲉⲛϭⲉⲗⲃⲁⲩ ⸗ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉ ⸗ [tableau 2]
23. [tableau 2] ⲝ̅ ⲁⲗⲏⲩⲅⲉ [tableau 2]
24. ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲗⲁⲑⲓⲏⲗ
25. ⲡⲉϭⲱϣ ⲛⲉⲛⲇ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ : ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⸗
26. ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲝ̅ ⸗ ⲃ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲝ̅ ⁝ ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲝ̅ ⁝ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲝ̅ ⁝ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ⁝ⲃⲱⲕ ⸗ ϣⲁ‧ⲉⲩ-
27. ϩ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲥⲉⲛ‧ⲉϩⲟⲩ̅ⲛ̅ ‧ ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲁⲗϫⲉⲗ : ⲁⲃⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲡⲉⲥ-
28. ⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⸗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ‧ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ ‧ ⲡϣⲏ:ⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲕⲱⲕ
29. ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⸗ ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲱⲛ : ϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲕ ⲙⲡⲟ-
30. ⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ : ⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ : ϣⲁ ⳽̅⳽̅ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ⁝ⲡⲉ-
31. ⲥⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⸗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ:ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⸗
32. ⲛⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁ ‧ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⸗ ⲉⲛ ⳽̅⳽̅ ⲧⲉϥϯ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲡⲉⲑⲉⲙⲓⲁ : ⲛ-
33. ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⸗ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ : ⲧⲉⲥ:ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲉⲙⲓⲁ ⁝ ⲛⲥⲓⲙⲉ : ϩⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ-
34. ϩⲁ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲡ̅⧸ⲟ⧹ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲱ̅ : ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲭ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⸗

[19] Salathiel

[20] Take cotton, tar [21] that is burnt ⟨and⟩ dried, gall [22] of silurus, pepper, [23] 60 salted fish (?).

[20] When the moon [21] is full.

[24] I entreat and I invoke you again today, Salathiel, [25] the Ethiopian of the Four Powers, whose names are these: [26] Arax, Barax, Sax, Thax, the one who went to [27] Eve when she was within the enclosure, and deceived her [28] mind until she ate from the tree, ⟨and⟩ she stripped [29] naked! Thus again I entreat you (s.) today [30] so that you (s.) will go to NN and trouble her [31] mind until she goes on her feet [32] and goes to ⟨the⟩ door of the house of NN and he puts his male desire [33] into her female desire with a [34] shameless face! (Request). Yea, yea! Quickly, quickly!

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Edward Love

Apparatus:

20. ϭⲁⲡⲕ : ⲕⲁⲡⲕ < ⲕⲱⲡ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ i.e. Arabic قطن quṭun | ⲣⲉ- i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣⲉ- | ☾ l. ⲡ-ⲟⲟϩ 21. ⲡⲉϫⲏϥ l. ⲡⲉⲧϫⲏϥ | ⲡ̣ⲧⲏ ̇ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲏⲥ l. ⲡⲉⲧ-ⲧⲏⲥ ? | ⲡⲉϫⲏϥ ⸗ ⲡ̣ⲧⲏ ̇ⲥⲓϣ̅ ⸗ : ⲡⲉ<ⲧ>ϫⲏϥ ⲡ(ⲉ)ⲧϯⲥⲏϣⲉ Bilabel/Grohmann
22. ϭⲉⲗⲃⲁⲩ : ϭⲗⲃⲟⲟⲩ Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉ i.e. Greek πίπερ
23. ⲁⲗⲏⲩⲅⲉ i.e. Greek ἁλυκή ? : λευκή Bilabel/Grohmann
24. ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ i.e. Greek παρακαλεῖν | ⲙⲁⲕ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ
25. ϭⲱϣ : ϫⲱϫ Bilabel/Grohmann |ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ i.e. Greek δύναμις
27. ϩ̅ⲁ̅ : i.e. Greek ἅγιος Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲥⲉⲛ l. ⲛⲉⲥ ? | ⲁⲃⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ corrected from ⲁⲃⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁ i.e. Greek ἀπατᾶν | ⲛⲡⲉⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲥ
28. ⲛⲟⲩⲥ i.e. Greek νοῦς | ⲛⲛⲉⲥ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅ⲥ
28-29. ⲕⲱⲕⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲕⲱⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ
29. ⲛϯϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲱⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ-ϯ-ϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ Greek δέ : i.e. Greek αἰδοῖον Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲕ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ
30. ⲕⲉⲃⲱⲕ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲕ-ⲉ-ⲃⲱⲕ | ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ⸗ⲅ̅-ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Greek ταράσσειν Polotsky : i.e. Sahidic ⲛ⸗ⲅ̅-ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲥⲥⲉ i.e. Greek καταράσσειν Bilabel/Grohmann
31. ⲛⲟⲩⲥ i.e. Greek νοῦς | ⲛ:ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ corrected from ⲛ:ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲁ̣ⲉ
32. ⲉⲣⲁ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲡⲣⲁ | ⲉⲡⲏⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡ-ⲏⲓ | ⲧⲉϥ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅⸗ϥ- | ⲉⲡⲉⲑⲉⲙⲓⲁ i.e. Greek ἐπιθυμία
33. ⲧⲉⲥ:ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲙⲓⲁ l. ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ i.e. Greek ἐπιθυμία
34. ⲡ̅/ⲟ monogram omicron inside pi, l. (ⲁ)ⲡⲟ(ⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek ἀπολογία : πολύ or πονωηρῶς (?) Bilabel/Grohmann | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ

Notes:

23. For ἀλυκή, cf. Federico Morelli, Olio e retribuzioni nell’Egitto tardo (V-VII d.C.), Florence: Instituto Papirologico ‘G. Vitelli’, 1996, p. 82-88.
27. ⲉ̅ⲡϫⲁⲗϫⲉⲗ, i.e. the “enclosure” of the Garden of Eden.

Bibliography:

Bilabel, Friedrich, and Adolf Grohmann. Griechische, koptische und arabische Texte zur Religion und religiösen Literatur in Ägyptens Spätzeit, Heidelberg: Verlag der Universitätsbibliothek, 1934, p. 405-408, no. 140.

Polotsky, Hans J. “Zwei koptische Liebeszauber.” Orientalia Orientalia Nova Series 6 (1937): 130 n. 2.

Editor:

Edition produced by KD, MPS and EL based on high-quality image (7/12/2018); edited KD (22/3/2020); checked and apparatus finished by EL (24/3/20); edits KD (27/4/2020); MPS (23/9/2020) checked image, apparatus, tags and checked with Bilabel/Grohmann; Team (30/9/2020); KD (30/10/2020); KD (28/7/2021); Minor edit MPS (18/1/2023)

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Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T48: Love spell," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-48. Accessed on 25/04/2025

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