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KYPRIANOS T899

Manuscript: M21
Sigla:

PCM 1 37
PCM I 37
Leiden F 1964/4.14

Text no. question mark icon Position of the text within the manuscript.10
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 1001 – 1100

Text position:

Vo ll. 16-17

Type of text:

Separation spell (curse, magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲟⲩⲡⲱⲣⲕ : ⲉⲃⲟⲗ

Original title (translated):

A Plucking Out

Conventional title: Separation Ritual

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

Image: https://www.rmo.nl/imageproxy/jpg/247886

Text: Translation:

16. ⲟⲩⲡⲱⲣⲕ : ⲉⲃⲟⲗ : ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ ⲛⲥⲛⲁϥ̣ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲭ⧹ⲟⲥ⧸ ⲁ⧸ⲡⲟ⧹⧹ⲗ⧸ ⲙⲁⲣϥ
17. . . . . . . . ⲃ̣ⲱ̣ⲕ̣ ϫⲟ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣ ⲛⲁ̣ϥ ϫⲉ̣ ⲃ̣ⲱ̣ⲕ ⲛⲁⲕ : ⲑ̣̅ⲩ̣̅ [ⲙⲁ]ⲥ̅ ⳼

[16] A removal. Write with desert raven blood on a bone. Request. Bind it [17] to your … say to him, “Go!” Offering: Mastic.

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

16. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅ l. ⲅ̅ⲣ̅(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲉⲩⲭ⧹ⲟⲥ⧸ i.e. Sahidic ⲉ-(ⲟ)ⲩ-ⲕⲉⲥ ? | ⲁ⧸ⲡ⧹⧹ⲗ⧸ l. ⲁⲡ(ⲟ)ⲗ(ⲟⲅⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek ἀπολογία
17. . . . . . . . . . . ϫ . . : ⲉ̣ⲧⲉ̣ⲕ̣ ⲟ̣[ . . . . ] ⲃ̣ⲱ̣ⲕ ϫ̣[ . ]ⲁ̣ⲥ̣ Green | ⲛⲁⲕ : or ⲛⲟϥ l. ⲥⲛⲟϥ ? Green | ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ l. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅(ⲥⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek θυσία | [ⲙⲁ]ⲥ̅ l. ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅(ⲧ̅ⲓ̅ⲭ̅ⲏ̅) i.e. Greek μαστίχη

Notes:

Bibliography:

Green, Michael. “A Late Coptic Magical Text from the Collection of the Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden.” Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 67 (1987): 29-43.

Green, Michael. “Additional Notes on the Coptic Magical Text Leiden F 1964/4.14.” Oudheidkundige Mededelingen uit het Rijksmuseum van Oudheden te Leiden 68 (1988): 113-115.


Editor:

Text and translation from Green 1987, entered by MPS (4/12/2019), checked and edited by EL (13/3/20); edited by team (23 and 30/3/20); apparatus and notes completed by EL (6/4/20); autopsy KD (15/3/2022); checked by KD, MPS, EL from high quality photos (8/4/2022); KD + MPS from high quality photos (9/6/2022); KD (24/6/2022)

How to cite:
Korshi Dosoo, Edward O.D. Love & Markéta Preininger (chief editors). "KYP T899: Separation Ritual," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-899. Accessed on 03/12/2024

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