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KYPRIANOS T900

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.11
Coptic Scriptorium:
Date: 1001 – 1100

Text position:

Vo ll. 18-20

Type of text:

Separation spell (curse, magical, formulary)

Original title:

ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲉ : ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̣ ⲡⲣⲱⲙ̣ⲉ̣

Original title (translated):

A hatred among men (?)

Conventional title: Separation Ritual

Language:

Egyptian (Coptic)

Dialect:

Sahidic (non-standard)

Script:

Coptic

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

Text: Translation:

18. ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲉ : ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲃ ⲛ̣ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲅ̣ⲣ̣ ⲛ̣ⲥ̣ⲛ̣[ⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲕ]ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲧ̣
19. ϩⲓ ⧹ⲥ⧸ⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲣ ⲛⲕⲁⲙ̣ⲉ : . . . ⲱ̣ ⲡϣⲁⲁⲣ ⲛⲉⲗⲥ̣ⲁ̣[ⲓ ca. 7 ? ] . [ . ? ]
20. ⲙⲁⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲣⲟ : ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲅ̅ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⸗
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[18] A hatred between two people. Write with hoopoe blood [19] and black dog blood … the skin of an elsai … [20] water from a drain. ⟨Place at⟩ the door. Offering: three of destruction (?).

Tableau:
Tracing by:

Apparatus:

18. ⲅ̣ⲣ̣ l. ⲅⲣ(ⲁⲫⲉ) i.e. Greek γράφειν | ⲃ ⲛ̣ⲣⲱⲙⲉ : ⲙ̣ⲡⲣⲱⲙ̣ⲉ̣ or ⲱ̣ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ Green
19. . . . ⲱ : ϩⲓϫⲱ Green | ⲛⲉⲗⲥ̣ⲁ̣[ⲓ ca. 7 ? ] . [ . ? ] : ⲛⲉϫ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ [ ca. 12-13 ] Green
20. ⲙⲁⲟⲩ : ϩⲓϫⲟⲩ Green | ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ i.e. Sahidic ⲛ̅-ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ | ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ l. ⲑ̅ⲩ̅(ⲥⲓⲁ) i.e. Greek θυσία | ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ i.e. Sahidic ⲙ̅-ⲡ-ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ?

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 from Green entered by KD (2017?); MPS translation and comments based on Green (11/3/2020), 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 T900: Separation Ritual," Kyprianos Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-900. Accessed on 29/03/2024

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