KYP T-7014

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KYPRIANOS T7014

Manuscript:	M18
Sigla:	P. Mich. Inv. 602
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	5
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	501 – 700

Text position:	Ro ll. 34-37
Type of text:	Love spell (magical, formulary)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Love spell invoking Piriper, the angel of the sun

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic (non-standard)
Script:	Coptic
Image:	http://quod.lib.umich.edu/a/apis/x-4638/602r_neg.tif

Text:

Translation:

↓
34. [previous text] + ϯⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁ̅ⲗⲓ̅ ⲙⲙⲟ̅ⲕ̅ ⲡ̅ⲓⲣⲓ̅ⲡ̅ⲉⲣ̅ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲡⲁ̅ⲛⲅⲉⲗⲟ̅ⲥ ⲡⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲣⲟ̅ⲩⲁⲉⲓ̅ⲛ̅ ⲁⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲙⲏⲛⲏ̣
35. ⲧⲏⲣ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲁ̅ⲙⲁϩⲧ̅ⲉ̅ ⲉϫⲙ̅ ⲡⲉϥ̅ⲧⲟ ⲕⲟ̣ⲟ̅ϩ ⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲁ̅ϩ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ ⲥⲧⲟ̅ⲧ ϩⲏⲧϥ
36. ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲝ ⲁⲃⲣⲁ̅ⲝ · ⲱ · ⲓⲁⲱ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱ̅ⲑ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁ̅ϫⲙ ⲡⲓ̅ⲛ̅ⲉϩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲏⲣ̅ⲧ ϫⲉ ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ
37. ⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲧ̅ ⲁⲃⲟ̅ⲗ̅ ϩⲏⲧ̅ϥ̅ ⲇⲇ ⲉⲥ̅ⲛ̅ⲏ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ ⲛ̅ⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲩ̅ϣ̅ ⲁ̅ⲣ ⲏⲙⲉⲣ̣ⲉ̣ ⲅ̣ ⲣ̅ⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲅ̣ [following text]

[34] I invoke you, Piriper the sun – the angel who gives light to the whole inhabited world, [35] he who rules over the four corners of the earth, he at whom the angels tremble, [36] Abrax Abraxō Iao Sabaoth – over this rose oil, so that immediately [37] he will run from NN, ⟨child of⟩ NN, as she comes to me!”

Arabic costus. Three days, three evenings.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

34.+ : ϯ Bélanger Sarrazin | ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁ̅ⲗⲓ̅ i.e. Greek ἐπικαλεῖν | ⲁ̅ⲛⲅⲉⲗⲟ̅ⲥ i.e. Greek ἄγγελος | ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲙⲏⲛⲏ̣ i.e. Greek οἰκουμένη
35. ⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ i.e. Greek ἄγγελος | ⲡⲉϥ̅ⲧⲟ ⲕⲟ̣ⲟ̅ϩ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉ-ϥⲧⲟ ⲛ̅-ⲕⲟⲟϩ | ⲥⲧⲟ̅ⲧ i.e. Sahidic ⲥⲧⲱⲧ
36. · ⲱ · ⲓⲁⲱ : ⲱⲓⲁⲱ Bélanger Sarrazin | ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ i.e. Sahidic ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ : ⲧⲓⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ Bélanger Sarrazin
37. ⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲧ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲡⲉϥ-ⲁⲡⲟⲧ ? | ⲁⲃⲟ̅ⲗ̅ i.e. Sahidic ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | ⲇⲇ l. ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) ⲇ(ⲉ)ⲓ(ⲛⲁ) i.e. Greek δεῖνα δεῖνa | ⲕⲟⲩ̅ϣ̅ ⲁ̅ⲣ i.e. Sahidic ⲕⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲁⲣ(ⲁⲃⲓⲕⲟⲛ) i.e. Greek ἀραβικόν : ⲕⲟⲩ⧹ϩ⧸ ϣⲁ ⲣ Bélanger Sarrazin | ⲏⲙⲉⲣ̣ⲉ̣ i.e. Greek ἡμέρα

Notes:

Parallel text: P. Mich. inv. 597 vo ll. 2-8 (KYP M15, T7015)

34. ⲡ̅ⲓⲣⲓ̅ⲡ̅ⲉⲣ̅ Compare GEMF 55/PGM III.514 ⲡⳓⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ “Shai who came forth from the primordial waters”. ⲡ̅ⲓⲣⲓ̅ⲡ̅ⲉⲣ̅ could be understood as a distorted form of ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲓⲣⲉ (“the one who came forth”). For the archaic relative ⲉⲣ-, see Crum CD 57b, and Haardt 1963/1964.
37. ⲕⲟⲩ̅ϣ̅ ⲁ̅ⲣ This is likely Hellenia speciosa (formerly Costus speciosus), often referred to as “Arabian costus” (e.g., Dioscorides, Materia Medica 1.16; cf. PCM I, p. 475), and is probably meant to be used as a burnt offering. For this spelling without the final ⲧ of ⲕⲟⲩϣⲧ and the abbreviated form of ⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲕⲟⲛ, cf. P. Ryl. Copt. 109 (KYP M328, T92) l. 4: ⲕ̅ⲟ̅ⲩ̅ϣ̅ ⲁⲣⲁ.
37. ⲏⲙⲉⲣ̣ⲉ ⲅ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲅ̣ This indicates that something should be done for three days and three evenings, but it is unclear whether it refers only to the offering of costus, or to the entire ritual, including recitation of the invocation, for which cf. PCM I 28 (KYP M148, T15) p. 12 ll. 20-21: ⲅ ⲉⲛϩⲁⲟⲩ · ⲍ ⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲙⲏⲛⲉ “Three days, seven prayers daily”.

Bibliography:

Bélanger Sarrazin, Roxanne. Les divinités gréco-égyptiennes dans les textes magiques coptes. Leuven: Peeters, 2025, p. 267.

Haardt, Robert. “Residuale Relativformen im Altkoptischen”, Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes 59/60 (1963/1964): 95–98.

Editor:

KD, MPS, RBS, SVS (23/7/2026)

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