Coptic magical papyri
- OCrum_ST_18:1
ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ · ⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, may you watch over the men of the monastery and the animals,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:1
⳨ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇ ⲇ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲁⲧ
⳨ “I, NN, child of NN, went in through a door of stone, I came out through a door of iron. I went in headfirst, I came out feet first.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:1
ἐπικαλοῦμαί σε τὸν ἐπὶ ἀρχῆς ὄντα τὸν καθήμενον ἐπάνω χερουβὶν καὶ σαρουφὶν
I invoke you who have existed from the beginning, who sit over cherubim and seraphim
- p_CtYBR_1800:1
........ⲛⲁⲥ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲏⲗ
[...] Psataēl.
- BKU_1_5:1
... ϯⲉⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲭⲭⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲓϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϭⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣϥ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲉⲧⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲁϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲃⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲛⲛⲙⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲙⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ
[ … ] I invoke you today, Sourokhkhata, these strong ones in their power, who crush the rocks in dissolution! Let my voice come to you, those who dissolve the sinews and the ligaments and the joints, that you might dissolve the sinews of NN, forever!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:1
⳨ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲱⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲱⲣ ⲉϥⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ
⳨ Listen to Horus, crying, listen to Horus, groaning:
- PMich_inv_1523:1
ϯⲥⲁⲡⲥⲡ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
I entreat, I invoke, I beseech you, holy martyrs!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_5:1
ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⸗ ⲁⲥⲃⲓⲏⲧ ⲻ ⲁⲭⲓⲏⲗ ⲻ ⲁⲥⲫⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⸗ ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲥ ⲁⲙⲧⲁⲧⲑ ⸗ ⲁϥⲗⲓⲃⲏⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⸗ ⲙⲁⲣⲙⲁⲣⲓⲱⲑ
I invoke you (pl.) ⟨by⟩ your great, mighty names, which are these: Asbiēt, Akhiēl, Asphouēl, Kamous, Amtatth, Aflibēlize, Marmariōth!
- PMich_inv_1523:2
ⲁⲛⲁⲕ ⲑⲉⲱⲇⲟⲣⲁ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲁⲛⲥ
I am Theōdora, the abused woman.
- BKU_1_5:2
ϩⲁⲓⲟ
Yea!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:2
ϫⲉⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲑ ⲉⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉⲡϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϫⲡϥⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ
'I have suffered, melting for seven women(?) from the third ‹hour› of the day until the fourth hour of the night.
- OCrum_ST_18:2
ⲛⲅⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲙⲛⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ
and may you bless them with the blessing of Abraham and Isaac and Jacob!
- p_CtYBR_1800:2
ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛⲁⲥⲁⲣⲱⲑ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ
I adjure you (s.), Ennaēl, he whose right hand is lifted over the chariot of the holy Father, and Asarōth, the great cherub, he who guards the tabernacle of the almighty Father!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:2
ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
I found seven maidens sitting by a well of water.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:2
ⲡⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲁϫⲛⲙⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϩⲱϫⲡ ⲛⲛⲧⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ
who stand over the conflicts and the strifes, who shut up the winds through your great authority;
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_5:2
ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲻ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲱⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲁϩⲧ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲗⲟⲧⲉ
I adjure you ⟨by⟩ your great names and your dwelling places in which you dwell, that you contain the bowels ⟨of⟩ NN, child of NN, and his innards!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:3
ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲣⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ ⲛϫⲟⲓⲥ ⲁⲕⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛϩⲛϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲭⲁⲗⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ
just as you made the land of Egypt lord and you cast strifes upon the Chaldaeans.
- BKU_1_5:3
ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ
I adjure you!
- OCrum_ST_18:3
ϥⲣⲁⲛⲅⲉ ⲉϥⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ
Frange writes with his hand.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:3
ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ
I desired, ‹but› they did not desire.
- PMich_inv_1523:3
ϯϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
I am making this petition concerning Pjor and his wife, prostrating myself before your goodness, so that you will pass a judgment for me against Pjor and his wife,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_5:3
ⲭⲁⲗⲃⲁⲛⲏ ⸗ ⲃⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⸗ ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ
Galbanum, sweat of a honey-bee, centaury (?).
- p_CtYBR_1800:3
ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲅⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲙⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ
I adjure you (s.) today, O angel of the holy altar, that you will not be free, nor will you be released to go up to God, nor ⟨to take⟩ your offering up, nor to worship the true judge, nor to meet the Lord until you have stood upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:3
ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲣⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲉ ·
Not one of them sleeps, not one of them dozes.'
- BKU_1_5:4
ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ
I adjure your names and your amulets!
- OCrum_ST_18:4
+ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ‧ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲉⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ‧ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ‧
Jesus Christ, the Son of the Living God, may you bless the monastery with every blessing that is written in Scripture!
- PMich_inv_1523:4
ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
and you (pl.) will strike them and you (pl.) will scatter them
- p_CtYBR_1800:4
ⲛⲅⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟϭⲗⲉϭ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲁⲥⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲟⲡⲗⲉⲡ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲟⲉⲧ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲛϣⲃⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ
and you have brought upon him suffering and disease and sickness and a discharge and a fever and a pain and a weariness and a dejection and a shivering and a swelling and a demon of madness and seventy diseases, each one being different,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:4
ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲡⲉϯⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲟ .. ⲓⲣ ⲉⲧϫⲡⲟ ⲉⲧⲕⲏⲙ ‧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲕⲙⲁⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ‧
It is you (pl.) upon whom I pronounce these names, O ... that give birth(?), that are black, may NN son of NN, may their heart become black with one another!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:4
ⲁⲓⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ·
I was seduced ‹but› they were not seduced.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:4
ⲁⲏⲥⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲁⲃⲓⲛ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲕⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ ⲕⲏⲧ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ·
Isis, his mother, replied to him from within the temple of Habin, her face turned towards seven women(?), seven women(?) turned towards her face:
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:5
ⲡϩⲁⲥⲃ ⲛⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲛⲁⲓⲱⲉ ⲛϩⲛⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲕⲁⲓⲱⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ
O natron in the likeness(?) of Arabia, just as you will wash away all things, may you wash ‹away› their desire that they have for one another!
- PMich_inv_1523:5
ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲡϥⲛⲧ ⲙⲛⲡϫⲟⲩⲣⲉ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲧⲉϩⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲟ ⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
so that the curse, so that the worm and the annihilation will befall them, and so that the wrath of God will befall Pjor and his wife and everything that belongs to him,
- p_CtYBR_1800:5
ⲛⲅⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϩ
and you bring them down upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN for all the days of his life,
- OCrum_ST_18:5
ⲛⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ‧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ : ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⁝
Have mercy on us in love, O Lord, Jesus Christ!
- BKU_1_5:5
ϩⲁⲓⲟ ϩⲁⲓⲟ
Yea! Yea!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:5
ϫⲉϩⲱⲣ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲙⲉ
'Horus, why are you crying?
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:5
ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲓ ·
I wanted to love NN, the daughter of NN, but she, she did not want me to kiss her.
- OCrum_ST_18:6
ⲭⲙⲅ +
Mary bore Christ! (or: God is help!)
- PMich_inv_1523:6
ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁϭ ⲛⲁϣϭⲁⲡ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲧϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲓϫ ⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ ⲙⲛⲡϭⲃⲁⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
and so that a great suffering and a great outcry will be upon his house and his wife, like a blow of your hands upon [them], and so that the strong hand and the outstretched arm shall come upon them at once, he and his wife!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:6
ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲡϫⲱϥ ⲙⲡϣⲗϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϯ ⲡϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ
And you, O scorching of the mustard, may you put scorching and burning in their hearts towards one another!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:6
ϩⲱⲣ ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ
Horus, why are you groaning?'
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:6
ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲕⲧ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲓⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲓⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛⲛϭⲟⲡ ⲛⲣⲁⲧ
I fortified myself, I stood, I cried and I groaned until the tears of my eyes covered ‹the› soles of my feet.”
- p_CtYBR_1800:6
ϫⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ
so that neither a male magician nor a female sorcerer will be able to take pity on him, nor heal him from my hands, I NN,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:7
ϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ
Do you want me not to cry?
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:7
ⲁⲏⲥⲉ ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲏ · ⲉⲕⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲕⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲙⲉⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲛⲛϭⲟⲡ ⲛⲣⲁⲧⲕ ·
Isis replied, “What is wrong with you, O man, O child of the sun, crying and groaning until the tears of your eyes cover the soles of your feet?”
- PMich_inv_1523:7
ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
O holy martyrs, you (pl.) shall hasten and enact justice for me with them,
- OCrum_ST_18:7
ϥⲑ
Amen!
- p_CtYBR_1800:7
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ
until I have mercy upon him!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:7
ⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲉⲓ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϯⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲁⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ἣν ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ ὃν ⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ
The house in which I shall place you, do not leave it before you have awoken a conflict and a strife and a thunderbolt with NN, daughter of NN, she ‹and› NN, son of NN!
- PMich_inv_1523:8
ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
[so that they shall] see your powers and your wonders.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:8
ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲁϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛ ⲉⲡϫⲡϣⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁϫⲡϥⲧⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ·
Do you want me not to groan from the third hour of the day to the fourth hour of the night?
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:8
ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ
You should pronounce these words over them.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:8
ϫⲉⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩ ⲏⲥⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ·
“Why, Isis, do you not want me to cry?
- p_CtYBR_1800:8
ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲅϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲁⲓⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ
Act and complete for me the entire desire of my heart, the request of my soul through your mighty power, demoniac Asmoteos!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_1:9
ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ
It is finished.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:9
ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ · ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ ·
I went in through a door of stone, I came out through a door of iron.
- p_CtYBR_1800:9
ⲁⲓⲟ
Yea!
- PMich_inv_1523:9
ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟ ⲗⲟϫⲉ
[O] holy martyrs, you shall pass a judgement for me [against them] so that their property is taken away!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:9
ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱⲑ ⲉⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲉ
I am melting for seven women(?).
- p_CtYBR_1800:10
ⲁⲓⲟ
Yea!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:10
ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲏϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲣⲉⲕⲣⲓⲕⲉ ·
Not one of them sleeps, not one of them dozes.'
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:10
ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲁⲧ
I went in headfirst, I came out feet first.
- p_CtYBR_1800:11
ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
Quickly!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:11
ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
I found seven maidens by a well of water.
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:11
ⲕⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ · ϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲧ ϩⲓⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ·
'Even if(?) [you] did not [find me], and you did not find my name, take a cup [and] a little water,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:12
ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲃⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲛⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲕ ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲛⲓϥⲉ ⲛϣⲁⲛⲧⲕ ⲛⲅⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ
whether a little breath or a breath of your mouth or a breath of [your nose], and recite down over them,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:12
ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ
I desired ‹but› they did not desire.
- p_CtYBR_1800:12
ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
Quickly!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:13
ⲁⲓⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉ
I was seduced ‹but› they were not seduced.
- p_CtYBR_1800:13
......ⲑⲫⲉⲗⲗⲱⲑ
… Phellōth
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:13
ϫⲉⲡⲕⲉⲭⲏ[....] ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲛⲏϥ ⲉϫⲛⲁϥⲧⲓⲙⲉⲗⲉⲭ ⲛϣⲃⲉ ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁⲇⲉⲓⲛⲁ
‘O ... O two angels through whom sleep was set upon Abdemelech for seventy-two [years], set sleep upon NN, child of NN;
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:14
ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲣⲟϣ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲥⲓⲕⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲱ
make his head heavy like a millstone, upon his eyes like a sack of sand,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:14
ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲓ ·
I wanted to love NN, the daughter of NN, but she, she did not want me to kiss her.”
- p_CtYBR_1800:14
ⲁⲑⲉⲥ
Athes!
- p_CtYBR_1800:15
ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
Quickly!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:15
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ
“Why did you go in through a door of stone, and come out through a door of iron,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_6:15
ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲧⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
until I complete my demand, and I fulfil the desire of my heart, now, now, quickly quickly!''
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:16
ⲛⲅϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲡⲓ ·
and desire, and they did not desire, want to love NN, the daughter of NN, but she did not want you to kiss her,
- p_CtYBR_1800:16
ⲧⲁⲭⲏ
Quickly!
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:17
ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲛⲅⲧⲟⲕ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲑⲏⲧϥ · ⲍ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉϩⲛⲛⲉⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ
‹why› did you not fortify yourself and stand up and cast out seven tongues, saying ‘Thētf’ (seven ‹times›), O great one among the spirits,
- p_CtYBR_1800:17
…
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:18
ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲓⲙ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲣϩⲙⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛϩⲙⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩϩⲟⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡⲣⲥ
I want to make NN, the daughter of NN, spend forty nights and forty days clinging to me like a female dog under a male dog, like a sow under a boar,
- Pap.Copt.Mag.I_7:19
ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲡⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ·
for it is I who recites, you who [does] the wish!”
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