KYP T-6970

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KYPRIANOS T6970

Manuscript:	M3985
Sigla:	Unnumbered text from Nahman collection
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	501 – 1200

Text position:
Type of text:	(Magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Magical text of unclear content mentioning "one xestes of antheliakon water".

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
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Text:	Translation:
ⲟⲩⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲑⲉ̣ⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲓⲁⲕ̣ⲟ̣[ⲛ]	One xestes of antheliakon water

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Apparatus:

ⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ i.e. Greek ξέστης | ⲁⲛⲑⲉ̣ⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲓⲁⲕ̣ⲟ̣[ⲛ] i.e. Greek ἀνθηλιακόν ? Drescher

Notes:

For antheliakon water see the discussion in Drescher (1958) and Dosoo & Preininger (2023) 321.
The present location of this manuscript is unknown, and it was never published in its entirety to the best of our knowledge. We publish it here in order to facilitate its future identification.

Bibliography:

Dosoo, Korshi, and Markéta Preininger. Papyri Copticae Magicae. Coptic Magical Texts, Volume 1: Formularies, Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete – Beihefte. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2023.

Drescher, James. “Two Coptic Magical Ingredients.” Bulletin de la Société d’Archéologie Copte 1 (1958): 59.

Editor:

Text from Drescher added by KD (25/1/2025)

How to cite:

Korshi Dosoo & Markéta Preininger (principal editors). "KYP T6970: Magical text of unclear content mentioning "one xestes of antheliakon water".," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-6970. Accessed on 21/11/2025

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