Curse against Kurakos

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Source: Kyprianos text 14 (Curse (magical, applied, sickness/destruction)), 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) Köln T. 35 P. Köln Ägypt. I 11 P. Köln Ägypt. 1 11 Köln T. 10 (erroneous inventory number) Cologne T 10 (erroneous inventory number) T. Cologne 3514 · Ro ll. 1-34; 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

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11. ⲱ̣ ⲫⲣⲓⲕⲟⲩⲫⲟⲩⲑ · ⲃⲁⲓⲣⲟⲩⲫⲟⲩⲑ : ⲃⲉⲁⲧⲟⲩⲫⲁⲥⲁⲩ
22. ⲁⲙⲉⲣⲃⲉⲛⲟⲩⲑ · ⲫⲁⲃⲁⲑⲁⲑ : ⲡⲁⲭⲡⲁⲥⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲡⲟⲁⲙⲟⲩ
33. ⲣⲱⲫⲫⲁⲃⲁⲁⲟⲩ · ⲥⲉⲣⲃⲁⲣ · ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲟⲥ · ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲣⲃⲟⲩ-
44. ⲑⲁ · ⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲟⲩ · ⲭⲟⲩⲙⲯⲟⲩⲭ · ⲥⲓⲥⲉⲣⲃⲁⲑⲁ ·
55. ⲕⲟⲙⲛⲁⲑ · ⲭⲁⲭ · ⲃⲁⲯⲁⲃⲁⲑⲁⲑ · ⲡⲁⲥⲁⲃⲁⲗⲑⲛⲁⲛⲁⲣ-
66. ⲃⲏ : ⲥⲁⲗⲃⲁⲃⲗⲏ · ⲥⲟⲡϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ · ⲕⲣⲁⲃⲁⲣ · ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲥⲉⲛdraft · medium1. O Phrikouphouth, Bairouphouth, Beatouphasau,
77. ⲥ̣ⲟⲩⲧⲏⲑ · ⲑⲉⲣⲛⲓⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲑⲉⲣⲛⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓ · ⲗⲁⲃⲏ-draft · medium2. Amerbenouth, Phabathath, Pachpasarbarpoamou,
88. ⲥⲁⲭⲑⲏ : ⲭⲱⲙⲁⲭⲱ[ . . . . ] . ⲱⲑ · ⲙⲱⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲑⲁⲣ̣ⲥ̣ⲓ̣-draft · medium3. Rôphphabaaou, Serbar, Baraos, Sabarbou-
99. ⲃⲁⲑ ⲑⲁⲃⲁⲣⲓⲱⲑ · ⲏⲓ̣ⲉ̣[ . ] . [ . ] . ⲟ̣ⲩⲑ̣ⲱⲑⲉ̣ⲫⲓⲁⲕ ϯⲱⲣⲕ ⲉ-draft · medium4. tha, Anabarthoou, Choumpsouch, Siserbatha,
1010. ⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲓ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲧⲏⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲙϭⲟⲙdraft · medium5. Komnath, Chach, Bapsabathath, Pasabalthnanar-
1111. ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧ̅ⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁ-draft · medium6. bê, Salbablê, Sophibol, Krabar, Barasen,
1212. ⲙⲓⲥ ⲛ̅ϫ̣ⲱⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲁ-draft · medium7. Soutêth, Therniklêsia, Thernemoni, Labê-
1313. ϫⲱϥ ⲙ̣̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲕⲩⲣⲁⲕⲟⲥdraft · medium8. sachthê, Chômachô[...]ôth, Mônousa, Tharsi-
1414. ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲛⲛⲉ ⲡⲣⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϫ̣ⲉϩⲟ ⲉⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥ̣-draft · medium9. bath, Thabariôth, Êie[...]outhôthephiak: I adjure
1515. ϩⲟⲥⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲉⲓⲁⲁⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲛϩⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗdraft · high10. you, these names of this great stele which is powerful;
1616. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟ̣ⲩⲧⲕⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϥ̣ⲓ̣ ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ̣draft · high11. I adjure you by your names and your powers,
1717. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣ̅ⲝ̅ ⲥⲱ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲟ̣[ⲉⲓ]ⲕ̣ ⲙⲛ̅draft · high12. strong ones, at this hour when I shall lay you upon
1818. ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲣⲃⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲃⲱ̣ⲗ ⲛ̣̅ⲛ̣ⲉ[ϥⲕⲁ]ⲥ̣ ⲥⲱ-draft · high13. this corpse, that you cast upon Kurakos
1919. ⲗⲡ̣ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲉⲩⲣ̣ⲟⲛ ϣⲁⲁⲣ̣ⲉ̣ ⲉ̣ⲣ̣ⲟ̣[ϥ] ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭ̣ⲉ̣ⲡ̣ⲏ̣ ϩⲛdraft · medium14. son of Sanne, the man of Penjeho, a sickness that is
2020. ⲟⲩⲥⲁϣ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅ̣ⲏ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲁⲧ-draft · low15. grievous, and [...], and an eruption
2121. ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲁ-draft · medium16. and a pain in all his limbs. Take away his food;
2222. ⲣⲉⲟⲩ⧹ϩ⧸ⲙⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲥⲁdraft · medium17. [eat] his flesh; drink his blood. Let his bread and
2323. ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣ̅ⲝ̅ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ϣⲁⲛⲧϥⲁⲛϩⲁⲗ̣ⲓ̣ⲥ-draft · high18. his water become an abomination to his soul. Loosen his bones; break
2424. ⲕⲉ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥdraft · medium19. his sinews. Strike him swiftly with
2525. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ · ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟdraft · medium20. an evil blow and an evil and in-
2626. ϯⲱⲣ̅ⲕ̅ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲱ-draft · high21. curable wound, from his head to his feet. Let
2727. ⲧⲙ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥdraft · medium22. a burning heat and a fire and a [...] consume
2828. ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲕ̅ⲟⲧⲕ̅ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϥⲗⲟ ϩⲓϫⲱϥdraft · high23. his flesh by day and by night, until he wastes away
2929. ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲣⲱⲙ̣ⲉ̣ [ⲉϣ] ϭ̣ⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛϯ-draft · high24. like this corpse. Let the day give him into the hand
3030. ϥⲓⲧⲏⲩⲧ̅ⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲱⲱⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣdraft · medium25. of the night, and the night give him to the day. Aiô
3131. ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ̅ ⲉϯⲧ̣⧹ⲓ̣⧸ ⲙⲙⲟⲥdraft · high26. I adjure you by your names and your powers, that you will hear
3232. ⲛⲏⲧ̅ⲛ̅ ⲁⲓⲟ ϫⲉ ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲛ-draft · high27. me, and do my work with speed, so that
3333. ⲣⲁ̣ⲛ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲙⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲙ-draft · medium28. the bed on which he will lie, he will not leave it,
3434. ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲏⲧⲏ ⲏⲧⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲩdraft · high29. nor will any man be able to heal him until I

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title
Curse against Kurakos
dialect
sahidic
source
Kyprianos text 14 (Curse (magical, applied, sickness/destruction)), 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) Köln T. 35 P. Köln Ägypt. I 11 P. Köln Ägypt. 1 11 Köln T. 10 (erroneous inventory number) Cologne T 10 (erroneous inventory number) T. Cologne 3514 · Ro ll. 1-34; copy dated 501 – 700 CE
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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
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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.
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Magic/Kyprianos Coptic magical texts/T0014 Curse against Kurakos.kyprianos.L0.txt

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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.
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Curse against Kurakos. Kyprianos text 14 (Curse (magical, applied, sickness/destruction)), 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) Köln T. 35 P. Köln Ägypt. I 11 P. Köln Ägypt. 1 11 Köln T. 10 (erroneous inventory number) Cologne T 10 (erroneous inventory number) T. Cologne 3514 · Ro ll. 1-34; copy dated 501 – 700 CE. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/kyprianos-coptic-magical-texts/t0014-curse-against-kurakos.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.

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