KYP T-805

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KYPRIANOS T805

Manuscript:	M695
Sigla:	BM EA 19967 O. Brit. Mus. Copt. I plate 35 no. 3 P. Rain. Unterricht Kopt. 182 British Museum 1887,0402.740
Text no. Position of the text within the manuscript.	1
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date:	501 – 900

Text position:	Ro ll. 1-9
Type of text:	Healing/protection (magical, applied ?) (?)

Original title:	ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲣⲁⲫ[ⲟⲛ …]
Original title (translated):	The copy […]
Conventional title:	1st Letter of Jesus to Abgar

Language:	Egyptian (Coptic)
Dialect:	Sahidic
Script:	Coptic
Image:	https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=455760001&objectId=173333&partId=1

Text:

Translation:

1. ⲓⲥ ⲭⲥ [ …? ]
2. + ϩⲙ . [ …? ]
3. ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲣⲁⲫ[ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ]
4. ⲡ̅ⲣ̅〚ⲡ〛ⲣ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲇ[ⲉⲥⲥⲁ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ]
5. ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲇⲉⲥⲥⲁ]
6. 〚.〛ⲉⲡⲉⲇⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ [ⲁⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϫⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ]
7. [ⲁ]ⲩ̣ⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟ[ϩⲉⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁⲗ-]
8. [ϭⲟ]ⲟⲩ ́ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲕⲣ̅ ϩⲉⲛ̣[ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲇⲉⲥⲥⲁ]
9. [ⲛⲁϣ]ⲱⲡⲉ ⲉ̣ⲥ̣[ⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ]

[1] Jesus Christ
[2] + Amen (?)
[…] [3] the copy [of the letter of Jesus, our lord to Abgar] [4] the king of Edessa: [Greetings! You are blessed and that which is good] [5] shall happen to you, [and blessed is your city whose name is Edessa,] [6] for you have not seen [⟨but⟩ you have believed you will receive according to your faith] [7] and according to your [good] commitment [your illnesses will be] [8] [healed;] if you have committed [sins as a man they will be forgiven for you] [9] [and Edessa will] be blessed [for ever.]

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

1. ⲓⲥ ⲭⲥ l. ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός
2. + : Hall, von Lemm print it at the beginning of the first line | ϩⲙ . l. ϩⲙⲏ̣[ⲛ] i.e. Greek ἀμήν (?) : ϩⲙⲡ̣[ . . . . . . . ] Hall, von Lemm and Hasitzka : l. e.g. ϩⲙ ⲡ̣[ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ] ? or l. ϩⲙ ⲡ̣[ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ︤︤︤︥ⲁ︤ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ] von Lemm : […?] Hall, Hasitzka
3. ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲣⲁⲫ[ⲟⲛ] i.e. Greek ἀντίγραφον : ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲣⲁⲫ[ⲉⲩⲥ] i.e. Greek ἀντιγραφεύς Hall, Hasitzka | ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ i.e. Greek ἐπιστολή | ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ l. ⲛ̅-ⲓ(ⲏⲥⲟⲩ)ⲥ ⲡⲉ-ⲭ(ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟ)ⲥ i.e. Greek χριστός : ⲛⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ von Lemm: [ …? ] Hall, Hasitzka | [ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ] cf. AMS 9 p. 24 ll. 1-2 (M171/T1606) : [ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ] von Lemm : [ …? ] Hall, Hasitzka
4. ⲡⲣ̅〚ⲡ〛ⲣ̅ⲟ pi deleted by washing off : ⲡⲣⲣⲟ von Lemm | ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲇ[ⲉⲥⲥⲁ] : ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲇ[ⲉⲥⲥⲁ …] : ⲛ̅ⲙⲉⲇ[ⲓⲁ . . . . ] Hall, Hasitzka | ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉⲧⲉ i.e. Greek χαίρετε : ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ von Lemm | ⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ : ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ von Lemm : [ …? ] Hall, Hasitzka
5. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ : ⲙ̅ⲏⲟⲕ Hall | ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ : ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲇⲉⲥⲥⲁ von Lemm : […?] Hall, Hasitzka | ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ i.e. Greek πολίς
6. […]〚.〛erasure by washing off : ⲓ Hall : ⲓ̈ von Lemm | ⲉⲡⲉⲇⲏ i.e. Greek ἐπειδή | ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ i.e. Greek πιστεύειν | ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ i.e. Greek πίστις : [ …? ] Hall, Hasitzka
7. [ⲁⲩ]ⲱ : ⲱ Hall, Hasitzka | ⲕⲁⲧⲁ i.e. Greek κατά | ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟ[ϩⲉⲣⲏⲥⲓⲥ] i.e. Greek προαίρεσις : ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲣⲟ[ . . . . . . ] Hall, Hasitzka
8. [ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ]ⲟⲩ ́ : ⲟⲩ ́ Hall : ⲟϥ´ Hasitzka : [ϭⲟ]ⲟⲩ von Lemm | ϩⲉ[ⲛ] : ⲡϩⲉⲧ[ . . . . ] Hall, Hasitzka : [ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲇⲉⲥⲥⲁ] cf. AMS 9 p. 24 ll. 19-21 (M171/T1606) : [ⲟⲩⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁ-]
9. [ⲛⲁϣ]ⲱⲡⲉ ⲉ̣ⲥ̣[ⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ] cf. AMS 9 p. 24 ll. 21-22 (M171/T1606) : ⲱⲡⲉ […?] Hall : ⲱⲡⲉ . Hasitzka […?] : [ϣ]ⲱⲡⲉ [ⲙ︤ⲙⲟⲕ … ?] von Lemm

Notes:

The reconstruction of damaged lines is largely based on Leiden Anastasi 9 KYP M 171 / KYP T 1606. Where the line beginnings and ends are unclear, we have attempted to suggest the likely positions of lost words. There may be further lost lines after l. 9, but there are no surviving traces.

Bibliography:

Editor:

EL’s edition based on photograph of the original, incorporating Hall (1905: p. 43) and von Lemm (1910: p. 72-73) (14/6/2019) (16/4/2020): JS 28/2/22; (3/3/22); Team 4/3/22)

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[Editor names]. "KYP T805: 1st Letter of Jesus to Abgar," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, Korshi Dosoo, Markéta Preininger, & Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin (principal editors), www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-805. Accessed on 11/10/2026
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