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KYPRIANOS T658

Manuscript: M68
Sigla:

Vienna, Nationalbibliothek K 04437 Pap

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 801 – 900

Text position:

Ro ll. x+1-x+9

Type of text:

Healing/protection for fever (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title: Applied amulet

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic with Fayumic features

Script:

Coptic

Image: http://data.onb.ac.at/rep/10201DBE

Text: Translation:


– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
1. [ . . . . ] . ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̣ . . . [ . . . ]
2. [ . ] . ⲧⲓ ⲡⲉⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲛⲁⲛⲓⲁⲥ
3. [ⲁⲥ]ⲁ̣ⲣ̣ⲓⲁⲥ ⲙⲏ̣ⲥⲁⲏⲗ ⲥⲉⲇⲣⲁ⧹ⲕ⧸
4. [ⲙⲓⲥ]ⲁ̣ⲕ ⲁⲃⲇⲉⲛⲁⲕⲱ
5. [ⲑⲉ]ⲛⲗⲁⲗ ⲙⲉⲛⲗⲁⲗ ⲃⲉⲛⲗⲁⲗ
6. [ⲁ]ⲩ̣ⲱ ⲡⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩ-
7. [ⲥⲧ]ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲙ̣ⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅
8. ⲇ̣ⲩⲙ̣ⲁⲥ ⲕⲉⲥⲧⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ-
9. ϩ̣ⲙⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲗⲟ +

[1] … the daughter of … [2] … give salvation to me, Hananiah, [3] Azariah, Mishael, Shadrach, [4] Meshach, Abednego, [5] Thenlal, Menlal, Benlal, [6] and the two thieves who were [7] crucified with Christ, [8] Dumas, Kestas, this [9] fever shall cease!

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

1. ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̣ . . . : ⲧϣⲉ . . . . l. ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ Till
2. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ : ⲛⲁⲥ Till | ⲡⲉⲩϫⲁⲓ i.e. Sahidic ⲡ-ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ (was in KYP)
3. ⲙⲏ̣ⲥⲁⲏⲗ : ⲙⲓⲥⲁⲏⲗ Till
6. ⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ i.e. Greek λῃστής
7. ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩ i.e. Greek σταυροῦν | ⲭ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ l. ⲭⲣⲓ(ⲥⲧⲟⲥ) i.e. Greek χριστός

Notes:

Bibliography:

Till, Walter. “Koptische Kleinliteratur 1–4.” Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde no. 77 (1942): 102–104.


Editor:

EL’s edition from Till’s transcript (1942: p. 102) (EL 10/7/2020); team (28/4/2021)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T658: Applied amulet," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-658. Accessed on 30/04/2025

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