KYP T-682

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KYPRIANOS T682

Manuscript:	M60
Sigla:	P. Hermitage Copt. 70 Papyrus Lichacev St Petersburg, Hermitage Museum 13471
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	401 – 500

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-28-Vo ll. 1-2
Type of text:	Curse (magical, applied, prayer for justice)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Curse with judicial genre features against Prēstasia, Tnounte and Ebōneh

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Akhmimic
Script:	Coptic
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Translation:

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1. + ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϯϭⲟϣ̅ⲧ̅ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
2. ϩⲏⲧ̅ϥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲥⲧ ⲁϫⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅
3. ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ̣
4. ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲁϩⲣⲏ ⲁϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲃⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲛ
5. ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̣̅-
6. ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ ϩⲣⲁⲃⲟⲩⲏ[ⲗ]
7. ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲕⲟⲩⲕⲕⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲥⲧ ⲁϩⲣⲏ
8. ⲁϫⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ
9. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ-
10. ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗ[ⲏ]ⲥ̣ⲓⲁ
11. ⲁⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲏⲥⲧⲁ̣ⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅
12. ⲉⲃⲱⲛ̅ϩ̅ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲁϫⲁⲣⲟⲩ̣
13. ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲁⲣ̅ϥ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁϩⲣⲏ
14. ⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲛ̅ⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲕϭϥⲟⲉⲓ
15. ⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϥⲟⲧ ⲥⲟⲙⲟϩⲣⲁ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲕⲟ̣ⲙⲟϩⲣⲁ
16. ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲛ̅ⲧ̅ ⲁⲕⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
17. ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓϫ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛ̅ⲥ̅ ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ
18. ⲙ̅ϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛⲱⲭ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ
19. ⲛ̅ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲱϣ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ
20. ⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲱϣ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲣ̣̅ ⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ
21. ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲗⲱⲉⲓ ⲉⲗⲱⲉⲓ
22. ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲛ̅ⲧ̅
23. ⲁϩⲣⲏ ⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲧⲁⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲏⲛ ⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ
24. ϣⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲡⲉⲛ⧹ⲧⲁϥ⧸ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲛ̅ⲑⲏⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲁⲕⲁ-
25. ϣ̅ⲣ̅ϣⲟⲣⲟⲩ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⧹ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ⧸ϫⲓ ⲛϫⲛ̅ⲟϩ
26. ⲁⲉⲓⲉ ⲡϫⲁⲉⲓⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲃϩⲁⲡ ϩ̅ⲛ̅
27. ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⳨
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Verso (written at 180°)
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1. ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲭⲁ̣ⲣ̣ⲧ̣ⲏⲥ ϥⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ
2. ⲁ̣ⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲏ̣ⲩ̣ ⲁϫⲱϥ ϩ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡϩ̣ⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲁ̣ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ ⳨

[recto, 1] + O Lord, my God, he to whom I look, [2] he who is seated upon the chariots of the [3] cherubim, the seraphim are around him, [4] he who is mounted upon the Four Living Creatures; [5] Michael, Gabriel the archangel, O [6] cherubim and seraphim, Hrabuēl, [7] Souriel, Koukkouēl, he who is seated [8] upon his throne with his beloved son, [9] and all those who have been named, and the place where [10] it will be placed, and the angel of the church: [11] you will strike Prēstasia and Tnounte and [12] Ebōnh, swiftly, well! You will annihilate them [13] like they annihilated him! You will bring down [14] upon them the anger of your wrath and your outstretched arm, [15] like you obliterated Somorrah and Gomorrah [16] through the anger of your wrath! You will obliterate [17] the one who has committed this act of violence! You will bring about [18] the retribution of Enoch against them! Like the blood [19] of Abel called out to Cain, his brother, the blood [20] of this miserable man will call out until you avenge him [21] against those who have committed this act of violence against him! Eloei, Eloei [22] that is, O Lord Sabaoth, you will bring your wrath [23] down upon them in a disturbance! He in whose hands is every breath, [24] he who formed the world, you will [25] overthrow them, in haste! The people who have committed this act of violence, [26] yea, O Lord Sabaoth, you will avenge him in [27] haste!

[verso, 1] He who will open this papyrus and read it, the things which are written [2] on it will come upon him, by order of the Lord God. ⳨

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1. ⲡⲉϯϭⲟϣ̅ⲧ̅ : ⲡⲉϯϭⲱϣⲧ̅ Turayev
2. ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ i.e. Greek ἅρμα
3. ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ i.e. Greek χερουβίν | ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ i.e. Greek σεραφίμ
4. ⲡⲉⲃⲧⲟⲟⲩ : ⲛⲉⲃⲧⲟⲟⲩ Turayev | ⲥⲱⲛ i.e. Greek ζῷον
5. ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἀρχάγγελος
6. ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ i.e. Greek χερουβίν | ⲥⲁⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ i.e. Greek σεραφίμ
8. ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ i.e. Greek θρόνος
9. ⲙⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲁⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛ-ⲉⲛⲧ-ⲁ⸗ⲩ-ⲧⲁⲩⲉ⸗ⲩ (haplography)
9. ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ i.e. Greek τόπος
10. ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἄγγελος | ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ i.e. Greek ἐκκλησία | ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗ[ⲏ]ⲥ̣ⲓⲁ : ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ Turayev
11. ⲁⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲉ i.e. Greek πατάσσειν : ⲁⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ Turayev | ⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲏⲥⲧⲁ̣ⲥⲓⲁ : ⲛ̅ⲡⲣⲏⲥ[ⲧⲁ]ⲥⲓⲁ Turayev | ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ corrected from ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ : ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲏⲧⲉ Turayev
12. ⲉⲃⲱⲛ̅ϩ̅ : ⲁⲃⲱⲛϩ Turayev | ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ : ⲟⲩⲅⲏⲡⲏ Turayev | ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ i.e. Greek καλῶς | ⲁⲕⲁϫⲁⲣⲟⲩ̣ : ⲁⲕⲁϫⲁⲣⲟⲧ Turayev
14. ⲟⲣⲅⲏ i.e. Greek ὀργή | ⲡⲉⲕϭϥⲟⲉⲓ corrected from ⲡⲉⲕϭⲟⲟⲉⲓ | ϭϥⲟⲉⲓ i.e. Sahidic ϭⲃⲟⲓ
15. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ corrected from ⲛⲧⲉ | ⲕⲟ̣ⲙⲟϩⲣⲁ : ⲕⲙⲟϩⲣⲁ Jernstedt
16. ⲟⲣⲅⲏ i.e. Greek ὀργή
17. ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ : ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ Turayev | ϫ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛ̅ⲥ̅ i.e. Sahidic ϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ
15. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ corrected from ⲛⲧⲉ
18. ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ corrected from ⲛⲧⲉ
20. ⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ : ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ Turayev | ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ i.e. ταλαίπωρος | ⲛⲁⲱϣ : ⲱϣ Turayev
22. ⲡⲉ : ⲛⲉ Turayev | ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̅- l. ⲁⲕⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ Turayev
23. ⲟⲩϣⲧⲁⲣⲧⲣⲉ corrected from ⲟⲩϣⲟⲁⲣⲧⲣⲉ : corrected from ⲟⲩϣⲑⲁⲣⲧⲣⲉ Jernstedt | ⲟⲩⲏⲛ corrected from ⲟⲩⲟ̣ⲛ
24. ϣⲟⲡ : ϥⲟⲡ l. ϥⲱϭⲉ ? Kropp | ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ : corrected from ⲛⲉⲃϭⲓϫ ? Jernstedt | ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ i.e. Greek πλάσσειν | ⲛ̅ⲑⲏⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ : ⲛϭⲉⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ Turayev | ⲑⲏⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ, i.e. ⲧ-ϩⲏⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ, i.e. Greek οἰκουμένη
25. ⲛϫⲛⲟϩ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ϫⲛⲁϩ
26. ⲁⲉⲓⲉ : ⲁⲉⲓ Turayev

Verso

1. ⲭⲁⲣⲧⲏⲥ i.e. χάρτης | ϥⲱϣ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅⸗ϥ-ⲱϣ : ϥ . . Turayev
1-2. ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲁ̣ⲣⲁϥ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲣⲉ-ⲛ-ⲉⲧ-ⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲣⲟ⸗ϥ
2. ⲁ̣ⲣⲁϥ ⲛⲏ̣ⲩ̣ ⲁϫⲱϥ : . . ⲁϥⲛ ϫⲁϫⲱϥ Turayev | ⲡϩ̣ⲱⲛ : ⲡⲣⲱⲛ Turayev | ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ : ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ Turayev

Notes:

Bibliography:

★ Jernstedt, Peter V. Котские тексты государственного Эрмитажа (P.Hermitage). Moskow-Leningrad: Izd-vo Akademii Nauk SSSR, 1959, p. 151-157, no. 70.

Kropp, Angelicus. Ausgewählte koptische Zaubertexte. Übersetzungen und Anmerkungen. Vol. 2, Bruxelles: Édition de la Fondation Égyptologique Reine Élisabeth, 1931, p. 232-234, no. 70.

Meyer, Marvin W., and Richard Smith. Ancient Christian Magic: Coptic Texts of Ritual Power. Princeton (New Jersey): Princeton University Press, 1999, p. 190-191, no. 90.

Turaev, B.A. “Ахмимский папирус из коллекции Н. П. Лихачева” (Achmimic papyrus from the collection of N. P. Likhachev). In Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества (Notes of the Eastern Branch Russian Archaeological Society). Vol. 18, 1908, p. 28-32.

von Lemm, Oscar E. Koptische Miszellen, L. Zu einigen von Turajev edierten Texten, 2-5, 1908, p. 1076-1086, no. 2.

Editor:

KD entered Turayev’s transcript (22/1/2018); EL’s edition based on photograph (incorporating notes on Turayev’s and Jernstedt’s transcriptions) (22/8/2019); Team (9/6/2021)

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