KYP T-640

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KYPRIANOS T640

Manuscript:	M102
Sigla:	Strasbourg K 201 P. Stras. Copt. 6
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	801 – 1000

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-8
Type of text:	Healing/protection from fever (applied, magical)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Applied amulet for [...]m

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic with Mesokemic features
Script:	Coptic
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Translation:

1. (kharaktēres: ΗΗΗΧΧΧΩΩΩ) ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁ̅ⲍ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲣ̣̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
2. ⲥ̅ⲉ̅ⲇ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲕ̅ ⲙ̣̅ⲉ̣ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ ⲁ̣̅ⲃ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⲙ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲗ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲗ̅ ⲃ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅-
3. ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̣̅ ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲛ ⲛ̣ⲡ̣ⲟ̣ⲟⲩ ⲛ̣ⲡ̣ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲏⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ
4. ⲙⲛ̣ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̣ⲕ̣ⲗⲟ̣ⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧ̣ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛ
5. ⲛ̣ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁⲡ̣ⲉ̣ ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛ̣ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲡⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁⲧⲓ-
6. ⲱⲕⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ̣ [ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅] ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲙ̣ ⲛϩⲏ̣ⲙⲉ̣ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣ ⲡ̅ⲛ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲟϣ ⲙⲛ ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ
7. ⲛ̣ⲁⲥⲓⲕ . . ⲟ̣ⲣ̣ . . ⲙ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲛ̣ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ (kharaktēres: ★★★)
8. (kharaktēres: ★★★★) ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲃⲟⲏⲑ̣ⲓⲁ

[1] (kharaktēres: ⲏⲏⲏⲭⲭⲭⲱⲱⲱ) Hanania, Azariah, Mishael, [2] Shadrach, Meschach, Abednego, Thalal, Malal, Boulal, [3] Athakotha, I adjure you (pl.) today by your twelve names [4] and your thirteen crowns that the Father put upon [5] your (pl.) heads! I adjure you, by the Lord God of Israel that you [6] drive out every spirit of heat and every spirit of cold and every spirit [7] of fever [from] […]or[…]m, son of Anna, quickly! (kharaktēres: ★★★) [8] (kharaktēres: ★★★★) Michael, help!

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Korshi Dosoo (8/2021)

Apparatus:

2. ⲁ̣̅ⲃ̅ⲇ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ : ⲁ̣̅ⲃ̅ⲇ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ Burns
2-3. ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ : “Athakoa” Burns
3. ⲧⲓⲟⲣⲕ : ϯⲱⲣⲕ Burns | ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣⲱ⸗ⲧⲛ̅ | ⲛⲡⲟⲟ̣ⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲟⲟⲩ | ⲛ̣ⲡ̣ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲏⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲉ⸗ⲧⲛ̅-ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ-ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ
4. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲛⲧϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ⸗ⲧⲛ̅-ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ-ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ
5. ⲛ̣ⲉⲧⲛⲉ- i.e. Sahidic ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅- | ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲕ : ϯⲱⲣⲕ Burns | ⲛ̣- i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅- | ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲡⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ : ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Burns
5-6. ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁⲧⲓⲱⲕⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅-ⲛⲁ-ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ i.e. Greek διώκειν : ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁⲧⲓⲱⲕⲉ i.e. ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁϯⲱⲕⲉ Sahidic ⲉⲧ-ⲛⲁ-ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ : ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁϯⲱⲕⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧ-ⲛⲁ-ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ Burns
6. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ l. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅(ⲉⲩⲙ)ⲁ̅ i.e. Greek πνεῦμα | ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲟϣ : ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲟϣ Burns | ⲛϩⲏ̣ⲙⲉ : ⲛϩⲙⲙⲉ Burns
7. ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ | ⲛⲛ̣ⲁⲛⲛⲁ l. ⲛ-ⲁⲛⲛⲁ
8. ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ i.e. Greek βοήθεια

Notes:

Bibliography:

Burns, Dylan. “Twin Healing Amulets.” In Coptica Argentoratensia (Strasbourg, 18-25 juil 2010) (CBCo 19), edited by A. Boud’hors, A. Delattre, C. Louis, T. S. Richter. Paris: Éditions de Boccard, 2014, 117-121.

Editor:

Text entered by KD based on edition in Burns 2014 (15/9/2019); MPS entered translation and notes (10/12/2019); team (3/3/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T640: Applied amulet for [...]m," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-640. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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