KYP T-529

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KYPRIANOS T529

Manuscript:	M411
Sigla:	British Library MS Or. 4919 (2) P. Lond. Copt. 317
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	501 – 700

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-21
Type of text:	Magical (amulet ?)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Letter of Jesus to Abgar incipit and incipits of Matthew (1.1), Mark (1.1), Luke (1.1) and John (1.1)

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
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Text:

Translation:

1. . ⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲧⲓ̣ⲅ̣-
2. ⲣⲁⲫⲟ̣ⲛ
3. ⲛⲧⲉⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲥ̣[ⲧⲟ-]
4. ⲗⲏ ⲛⲓ︤[ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ-]
5. ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏ̣[ⲣⲉ]
6. ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧ]ⲉ̣
7. ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅
8. ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙ̣ⲉ
9. ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ
10. ⲛⲓⲥ̅ ⲡ̣ⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅
11. ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ-
12. ⲡⲉⲣ ⲁϩ̣ⲁ-
13. ϩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ̣[ⲟⲩ]
14. ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲓ̣-
15. ⲧⲉ ⲛ̣ⲉϥ-
16. ϣⲟⲟⲡ̣
17. ⲛ̣ϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁ-
18. ϫⲉ̣ ⲧ̣ⲁⲣⲭ[ⲏ]
19. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅ̣-
20. ⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
21. ⲛ̣ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅

[1] The [2] copy [3] of [the] letter [4] of [Jesus] [5] Christ, the son [6] of the
[7] living God…

[8] The book [9] of the genealogy [10] of Jesus Christ…

[11] Inasmuch as [12] many have [13]undertaken…

[14] In the beginning [15-16] was [17] the Word…

[18] The beginning [19] of the [20] gospel [21] of Jesus Christ…

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Apparatus:

1. . l. ⳨ or + ?
1-2. ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲧ̣ⲓ̣ⲅ̣ⲣⲁⲫⲟ̣ⲛ i.e. Greek ἀντίγραφον : ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲧ̣ⲓ̣ⲅ̣ⲣⲁ̣ⲫⲟ̣ⲛ Sanzo
3-4. ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ Greek ἐπιστολή
5. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ̅(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ̅ i.e. Greek χριστός
6. ⲙ︦ⲡⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧ]ⲉ̣: ⲙ̣̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ̣[ⲧⲉ Sanzo
7. ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ : ⲉ̣ⲧⲟⲛϩ̣ Sanzo
8. ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙ̣ⲉ : ⲡ̣ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ̣ Sanzo
10. ⲛⲓⲥ̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ ⲭ̅(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ̅ i.e. Greek χριστός : ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲥ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Sanzo
11-12. ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏⲡⲉⲣ i.e. Greek ἐπειδήπερ
12-13. ⲁϩ̣ⲁϩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ̣[ⲟⲩ] : ⲁϩ̣ⲁ̣ϩ ϩⲓ̣ⲧⲟⲟⲧ̣[ⲟⲩ] Sanzo
14-15. ϩⲟⲩⲓ̣ⲧⲉ : ϩⲟⲩ[ⲉⲓ]ⲧⲉ Sanzo
18. ⲁⲣⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ἀρχή
19-20. ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ i.e. Greek εὐαγγέλιον
21. ⲛ̣ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ̅(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ̅ i.e. Greek χριστός : [ⲛ]ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ Sanzo

Notes:

1-7. ⲡ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲧⲓ̣ⲅ̣ⲣⲁⲫⲟ̣ⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡ̣ⲓ̣ⲥ̣[ⲧⲟ]ⲗⲏ ⲛⲓ︤[ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉ]ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏ̣[ⲣⲉ] ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧ]ⲉ̣ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅ i.e. the Incipit of the letter of Jesus to Abgar.
8-10. ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙ̣ⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲥ̅ ⲡ̣ⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ i.e. Matthew 1.1
11-13. ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏⲡⲉⲣ ⲁϩ̣ⲁϩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧ̣[ⲟⲩ] i.e. Luke 1.1
14-18. ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲓ̣ⲧⲉ ⲛ̣ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ̣ ⲛ̣ϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ̣ i.e. John 1.1
18-21.ⲧ̣ⲁⲣⲭ[ⲏ] ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅ̣ⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̣ⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲭ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ i.e. Mark 1.1.

Bibliography:

Bélanger Sarrazin, Roxanne. “Les appels au « Jésus guérisseur » dans les formules iatromagiques coptes”, in Études coptes XVI. Dix-huintième journée d’études (Bruxelles, 22-24 juin 2017) (Cahiers de la bibiothèque copte 23), edited by Anne Boud’hors, Esther Garel, Catherine Louis and Naïm Vanthieghem. Paris: Éditions de Boccard, 2020, p. 191-193.

Sanzo, Joseph E. “Brit. Lib. Or. 4919(2): An Unpublished Coptic Amulet in the British Library.” Zeitschrift für Papyrologie und Epigraphik 183 (2012): 98-100.

Piwowarczyk, Przemysław. “Microtheologies behind the Biblical Amulets.” Journal of Juristic Papyrology 49 (2019): 274-275.

Crum, Walter E. Catalogue of the Coptic Manuscripts in the British Museum. London: British Museum, 1905, p. 141, no. 317.

Editor:

EL’s edition from photograph of the original, incorporating Sanzo (14/6/19; 4/12/19); JS (3/3/22); Team (29/3/22); KD (6/4/2022)

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