KYP T-641

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KYPRIANOS T641

Manuscript:	M103
Sigla:	Strasbourg K 202 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 Anna

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

1. (kharaktēres: ΗΗΗΧΧΧΩΩΩ) ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁ̅ⲍ̅ⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅
2. ⲥ̅ⲉ̅ⲇ̣̅ⲣ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲕ̅ ⲙ̅ⲉ̅ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ ⲁ̣ⲃ̅ⲇ̅ⲉ̅ⲛ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲱ̅ ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⲃ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅
3. ⲧⲓⲟⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲛ ⲛⲡⲟⲟ̣ⲩ ⲛⲡⲉⲧ̣ⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲙ̣ⲏ̣ⲧ̣ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙ-
4. ⲏ̣ⲧϣⲟⲙⲧ̣ⲉ̣ ⲛⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ̣ⲓ̣ⲱ̣ⲧ̣ ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲉⲁⲡⲉ
5. ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛ̣ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁⲧⲓⲱⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲥⲁ
6. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲏ̣ⲙⲉ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣̅ ⲡ̣̅ⲛ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲟϣ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲓⲙ
7. ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲓⲕ ϩ̣ⲛ̣ ⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲧϣ̣ⲉ̣ ⲛⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲧ̣ⲁⲭⲏ (kharaktēres: ★★★)
8. (kharaktēres: ★★★★) ⲙ̅ⲓ̅ⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ

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

Tableau:

Tracing by:

Korshi Dosoo (8/2021)

Apparatus:

2. ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ : “Athakoa” Burns
3. ⲧⲓⲟⲣⲕ i.e. Sahidic ϯ-ⲱⲣⲕ̅ : ϯⲱⲣⲕ Burns | ⲉⲣⲟⲧⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣⲱ⸗ⲧⲛ̅ | ⲛⲡⲟⲟ̣ⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲟⲟⲩ | ⲛⲡⲉⲧ̣ⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲙ̣ⲏ̣ⲧ̣ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡⲉ⸗ⲧⲛ̅-ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ-ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ : ⲛⲡⲉⲧ̣ⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲙ̣ⲏ̣ⲧ̣ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ Burns
3-4. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲏ̣ⲧϣⲟⲙⲧ̣ⲉ̣ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ⸗ⲧⲛ̅-ⲙⲛ̅ⲧ-ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ : ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲛ̣ⲏ̣ⲧϣⲟⲙⲧ̣ⲉ̣ Burns
5. ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲕ : ϯⲱⲣⲕ Burns | ⲛ̣ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡ-ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ | ⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲡⲉⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ : ⲡ̣ⲛ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲛⲓ̣̅ⲥ̣̅ⲣ̣̅ⲁ̣̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ Burns | ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁⲧⲓⲱⲕⲉⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ⸗ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅-ⲛⲁ-ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ i.e. Greek διώκειν : ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛⲁϯⲱⲕⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲧ-ⲛⲁ-ⲇⲓⲱⲕⲉ Burns | ⲛⲥⲁ : ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ Burns
6. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ l. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅(ⲉⲩⲙ)ⲁ̅ i.e. Greek πνεῦμα (twice) | ⲛϩⲏ̣ⲙⲉ : ⲛϩⲙⲙⲉ Burns | ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲟϣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲛⲁⲣⲟϣ
7. ϩ̣ⲛ̣ : [ . . ] ⲛ Burns | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ταχύ
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); translation and notes added by MPS (10/12/2019); team (3/3/2021)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T641: Applied amulet for Anna," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-641. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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