Source and licence
share: attributionsahidicSource: Kyprianos text 1 (Love spell (magical, formulary)), edited text from corpus/incoming/kyprianos-coptic-magic/Kyprianos_Texts_exports_24.07.2026.csv (CSV export of 24 July 2026, staged 2026-09-10 by worker W-B1); manuscript(s) P. Mich. Inv. 599 + 594 + 603 + 596 + 598 + 597 + 595 · P. Mich. Inv. 598 Vo ll. 11-26, P. Mich. Inv. 597 Ro ll. 1-6; copy dated 501 – 700 CE
Attribution: Kyprianos: Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (https://www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de), CSV export of 24 July 2026, accessed 2026-09-10. Licensed ODbL 1.0 (http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/); contents DbCL 1.0. Changes: the edited Coptic of one record extracted to one file, apparatus and translation kept out of the text, by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
Licence: attribution — Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 for the database + Database Contents License (DbCL) 1.0 for the contents, quoted verbatim from the Kyprianos help page (coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de, fetched 2026-09-10): "The Kyprianos Database is made available under the Open Database License … Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License". ODbL is ATTRIBUTION + SHARE-ALIKE + KEEP-OPEN: an adapted database we publish must itself be offered under ODbL, and if we run a public service on it we must offer the adapted database too. Not a Creative Commons licence, which is why the class is declared by the string's own prefix
The text
28 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | p. 10 (P. Mich. Inv. 598 vo) | |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| 3 | ______________________________ | |
| 4 | 11. ⲭⲏⲣⲉ̅ ⲡ̣̅ⲣⲏ ⲭⲏⲣⲏ⟦ⲉ⟧ ⲡⲟⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲁ- | draft · medium11. Hail, Sun! Hail, Moon! whose |
| 5 | 12. ⲛⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϩⲁⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ̣ | draft · medium12. two angels stand by them, |
| 6 | 13. ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲩⲝⲓⲛ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲟⲩ̣ⲛ ⲁⲉϩⲣⲁ- | draft · low13. who hold their tablets that are lifted up |
| 7 | 14. ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲛϩⲏⲃ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲣ̅ⲏ̅ ⲛⲧⲟ⧹ⲟ⧸ⲩ ⲉ⟦ⲉ⟧ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲁϫⲱ | draft · low14. before the lamps of the sun, those on which they will write |
| 8 | 15. ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲩ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲛ̅ ϩϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲁϫⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ⟦ϩ⟧ϩ ϩⲁ ⲛⲓ̣ | draft · low15. the names, upon this oil, for |
| 9 | 16. ⲇͅⲇͅ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲇͅⲇͅ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲭ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲭⲁ | draft · medium16. NN, that she may love NN. Abrach, Abracha, |
| 10 | 17. ⲁⲃⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ ⲁⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲏⲗ ⲁⲗⲙⲁ︦ⲑ︦ⲧⲓ ⲡ̅ⲟ̅ⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ- ⸗ | draft · low17. Abraêl, Abraêl, Almathti, Pouran [...] |
| 11 | 18. ⲉⲓⲙ̅ⲏ̅ⲧ̅ ϩⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ︦ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲣ̅ⲏ ϫⲉ | draft · low18. [...] by these they will say to the sun: |
| 12 | 19. ⲙⲡⲣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ ⲧ̅ⲉⲕ̅ⲛⲡⲛⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ | draft · low19. Do not shine forth in your rising; they will say |
| 13 | 20. ⲙⲡⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲁ̅ⲉ̅ⲓ̅ⲛ̅ ⲇͅⲇͅ ϫⲉ | draft · medium20. to the moon: Do not give your light, until NN |
| 14 | 21. ⲉⲥⲁⲉⲓ̣ ⲁ̅ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇͅⲇͅ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲁⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲁ̅ⲭ ⲧⲟ- | draft · medium21. comes to NN. For you are Abrach; you |
| 15 | 22. ⲕ ⲡⲓ⟦ⲉ⟧ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲏ̅ⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲁ ⲁⲛⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ ⲁⲃ⟦. . . .⟧ | draft · medium22. are this Abraêl; you are my Anaêl, Ab[...] |
| 16 | 23. ⲓⲛⲁⲑⲁⲑ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲡϣⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲧ⧹ⲉ⧸ . ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ | draft · guess23. Inathath, whose [...] his hand |
| 17 | 24. ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱ̅ⲧ̅ⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲏⲧ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̣- | draft · low24. I adjure you by the name [...] of |
| 18 | 25. ⲡⲉ̣ⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓ̅ϫ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲣⲟⲛ̅ⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉ̣ϥ- | draft · medium25. the one who sits upon his throne of his |
| 19 | 26. ⲉⲓⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲓ̣̈ⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲧⲥ̣ⲁ̣ | draft · medium26. glory, so that when this oil reaches the |
| 20 | p. 11 (P. Mich. Inv. 597 ro) | |
| 21 | → | |
| 22 | ⲅ | draft · medium3 |
| 23 | 1. ⲧⲁⲛϩⲟ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲇͅⲇͅ ⲉⲁⲙⲉ̣ⲣⲉ ⲇⲇ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩ⟦ϩ⟧ⲱ⟦ϣⲉ⟧⧹ϣⲉ⧸ | draft · medium1. flesh of NN, NN may love NN with a desire |
| 24 | 2. ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲁⲃⲣⲓⲁⲙ ⲁⲇ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅⧹ⲉ⧸ⲓ̅ | draft · low2. that is abundant, by your name [...], Abriam, Adonai, |
| 25 | 3. ⲉⲓⲗⲱⲉⲓ ⲁⲑⲁⲙⲑⲁ⟦ⲗ⟧ⲏⲗⲏⲗ ⲃⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲉⲓ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ̅ ⲁ̅ⲗ- | draft · low3. Eilôei, Athamthaêlêl, Betaeiei, the Father, Al- |
| 26 | 4. ⲫ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁ̅ⲱ̅ ϩⲁ ⲇⲇ ϫⲉ ⲥⲁⲉⲓ ⟦ⲏⲇ̣ⲏ̣ [ⲏⲇⲏ ⲁ]ⲃ̣ⲁ̣ ⧹ⲁ̣[ⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ]⧸⟧ ⲁⲃⲁⲁⲃⲁ | draft · low4. pha, Ô, for NN, that she may come; Abaaba, |
| 27 | 5. ⲏⲇⲏ ⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲩ ⲧⲁⲭ⧹ⲩ̣⧸ⲏ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲓⲁⲱ ⲥⲁⲃⲁ- | draft · high5. now, now, quickly, quickly, by your name Iaô Saba- |
| 28 | 6. ⲱⲑ --------------------------------------------- | draft · high6. ôth. |
Provenance
- title
- Love spell invoking the sun and moon
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Kyprianos text 1 (Love spell (magical, formulary)), edited text from corpus/incoming/kyprianos-coptic-magic/Kyprianos_Texts_exports_24.07.2026.csv (CSV export of 24 July 2026, staged 2026-09-10 by worker W-B1); manuscript(s) P. Mich. Inv. 599 + 594 + 603 + 596 + 598 + 597 + 595 · P. Mich. Inv. 598 Vo ll. 11-26, P. Mich. Inv. 597 Ro ll. 1-6; copy dated 501 – 700 CE
- licence
- attribution — Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 for the database + Database Contents License (DbCL) 1.0 for the contents, quoted verbatim from the Kyprianos help page (coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de, fetched 2026-09-10): "The Kyprianos Database is made available under the Open Database License … Any rights in individual contents of the database are licensed under the Database Contents License". ODbL is ATTRIBUTION + SHARE-ALIKE + KEEP-OPEN: an adapted database we publish must itself be offered under ODbL, and if we run a public service on it we must offer the adapted database too. Not a Creative Commons licence, which is why the class is declared by the string's own prefix
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Kyprianos: Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (https://www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de), CSV export of 24 July 2026, accessed 2026-09-10. Licensed ODbL 1.0 (http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/); contents DbCL 1.0. Changes: the edited Coptic of one record extracted to one file, apparatus and translation kept out of the text, by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- file
- Magic/Kyprianos Coptic magical texts/T0001 Love spell invoking the sun and moon.kyprianos.L0.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 23 model drafts (marked “draft”)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Love spell invoking the sun and moon. Kyprianos text 1 (Love spell (magical, formulary)), edited text from corpus/incoming/kyprianos-coptic-magic/Kyprianos_Texts_exports_24.07.2026.csv (CSV export of 24 July 2026, staged 2026-09-10 by worker W-B1); manuscript(s) P. Mich. Inv. 599 + 594 + 603 + 596 + 598 + 597 + 595 · P. Mich. Inv. 598 Vo ll. 11-26, P. Mich. Inv. 597 Ro ll. 1-6; copy dated 501 – 700 CE. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/kyprianos-coptic-magical-texts/t0001-love-spell-invoking-the-sun-and-moon.kyprianos/. Kyprianos: Database of Ancient Ritual Texts and Objects, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (https://www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de), CSV export of 24 July 2026, accessed 2026-09-10. Licensed ODbL 1.0 (http://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/1.0/); contents DbCL 1.0. Changes: the edited Coptic of one record extracted to one file, apparatus and translation kept out of the text, by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.