KYP T-717

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KYPRIANOS T717

Manuscript:	M661
Sigla:	P. Moscow Copt. 36 Inv. no. I.1.б 925 GIC no. ИГ-IG-4788 State Inv. No. 9825787 Khristianskiy vostok 1 (1912) 203-6
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	701 – 900

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-37
Type of text:	Healing for fever (magical, applied)

Original title:
Original title (translated):
Conventional title:	Amulet for Theona

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
Image:	http://goskatalog.ru/portal/#/collections?id=9944747

Text:

Translation:

1. +++++++++
2. ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅
3. ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
4. ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ
5. ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ-
6. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏⲡⲉⲣ ⲁϩⲁϩ
7. ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛ̇ⲛ̇ϣⲁϫⲉ
8. ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ
9. ⲧⲱⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉ-
10. ϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟ[ⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓ]
11. ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁ[ϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ-]
12. ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡⲛⲟ[ⲩⲧⲉ]
13. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡ[ⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ]
14. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ
15. ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥ-
16. ϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲏϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥ-
17. ϩⲏⲙ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϭⲓϫ
18. ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲙ
19. ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟ̣ⲛ̣[ⲉⲓ]
20. ⲛⲁϥ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧ̣[ⲉⲣⲉϥ-]
21. ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟ̣ⲩ̣-
22. ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ϩ̣ⲛ̣ ϩ̣ⲉ̣ⲛ̣-
23. ϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉ-
24. ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ
25. ϩⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ
26. + ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲕ-
27. ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲑⲉⲱⲛⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ
28. ⲛⲑⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ
29. ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ
30. +++ ⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ
31. ⲙⲡⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣ⧹ⲟ⧸
32. ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲟⲣⲱⲥ
33. ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ
34. ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁ-
35. ⲗⲓ ⲛ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ
36. ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲑⲉⲟⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ⲁ̣
37. +++

[1] +++++++++

[2] The book of the birth of Jesus [3] Christ, the son of David, [4] the beginning of the Gospel [5] of Jesus Christ, the son of [6] God. Since many [7] have undertaken to write words [8] concerning the things that their hearts [9] are persuaded of. In [10] the beginning there was [11] the Word and the Word [12] [was] in the presence of God [13] and [the Word] was a god. [14] And after Jesus came to the house of [15] Peter, he saw his [16] mother-in-law lying down [17] feverish, and he touched her hand [18] and the fever left her. [19] She arose and she served [20] him. And, when the evening [21] came, they brought to him [22] everyone who suffered from [23] diverse diseases and [24] those who had unclean spirits [25] and he healed them.

+ [26] Jesus Christ, help your [27] servant, Theōna, the son of [28] Thaplous, amen, [29] amen, amen!

+++ [30] The prayers [31] of Patriarch Severus, [32] Saint Theodoros [33] the general, [34] Saint Thekla, invoke [35] God that he grace [36] Theōnaia with healing!

[37] +++

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

2. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ
3. ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
4. ⲁⲣⲭⲏ i.e. Greek ἀρχή | ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ i.e. Greek εὐαγγέλιον
5. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
6. ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏⲡⲉⲣ i.e. Greek ἐπειδήπερ
14. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ
17. ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛ[ⲉⲓ] i.e. Greek διακονεῖν
23-24. ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ : ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛ̣ ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ Turayev
24. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ l. ⲡⲛ(ⲉⲩⲙ)ⲁ i.e. Greek πνεῦμα | ⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ i.e. Greek ἀκάθαρτον
26. ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ | ⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός | ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲁ i.e. Greek βοήθεια : ⲃⲟⲏ[ⲑⲉⲓ] Turayev
27. ⲑⲉⲱⲛⲁ : ⲑ̣ⲉⲱⲛⲁ Turayev, Jernstedt notes that the theta resembles an alpha with a cross through it
28. ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν
29. ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ i.e. Greek ἀμήν (twice)
31. ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ i.e. Greek πατριάρχης | ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣ⧹ⲟ⧸ l. ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣⲟ(ⲥ) : ⲥⲉⲩⲏⲣ Turayev
32. ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ i.e. Greek ἅγιος
33. ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ i.e. Greek στρατηλάτης
34. ⲑⲁⲅⲓⲁ l. ⲧϩⲁⲅⲓⲁ i.e. Greek ἁγία
34. ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ i.e. Greek παρακαλέιν
35. ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ i.e. Greek χαρίζειν
36. ⲛⲑⲉⲟⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ⲁ̣ : ⲛⲑⲉ . . . Turayev

Notes:

Numbering: Jernstedt does not count the first (or presumably the last) line, so his edition has 35 rather than 37 lines.
For Biblical citations used below, see the Sahidic Bible of Askeland/Schulz online at http://www.crosswire.org/study/fulllibrary.jsp?show=SahidicBible
2-3. This is a citation of Matthew 1.1: ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ
4-6. This is a citation of Mark 1.1: ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6-9. This is a citation of Luke 1.1: ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϩⲁϩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲉⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲛ
9-13. This is a citation of John 1.1: ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ
14-25. These are citations of Matthew 8.14-15: ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲓⲏⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲏϫ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲙ ⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲥⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ
22. ϩ̣ⲛ̣ ϩ̣ⲉ̣̣̣̣ⲛ̣- It is very unclear from the digital image if there is enough space for all of these letters; perhaps we should understand haplography of the form ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⟨ϩ⟩ⲛ.
20-25. Harmonisation of Matthew 4.24: ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ϩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲃⲉ; Matthew 8.16: ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ; cf. Matthew 14.35: ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ; Mark 1.32: ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲩ

Bibliography:

Jernstedt, Piotr. Коптские тексты государственного музея изобразительных искусств (P.MoscowCopt) (Издательство Академии наук СССР, 1959), p. 84-85, no. 36.

Turayev, B. A. Khristianskiy vostok 1 (1912): 203-206.

Editor:

Transcribed by David Tibet after Jernstedt (1959) (2/9/2019); MPS (17/6/2020) preliminary translation, apparatus; team (22/6/2020) corrections; MPS (23/6/2020) last corrections (Notes) and other; team from photograph (17/2/2021); checked by MPS (22/2/2021); compared to Turayev MPS (26/2/2021)

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Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T717: Amulet for Theona," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-717. Accessed on 27/04/2024

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