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share: attributionfayumicSource: Kyprianos text 30 (Invocation (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. Carlsberg 52 Inv. 31, 33 · Inv. 31 p.1 l. 1-p. 3 l. 21; copy dated 601 – 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
69 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. 1 | |
| 2 | 1. Ʒ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̅ⲗⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲱ- | |
| 3 | 2. ⲧⲉⲙ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉ̅ⲛⲁϣⲉϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲧ- | draft · mediumHear me today, you who hear; |
| 4 | 3. ϫⲓ ⲥⲙⲏ ⲗⲓⲕⲓ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉϫⲉ ⲉ̅ⲗⲁⲓ̈ | draft · mediumhear my words, you who |
| 5 | 4. ϩⲛⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲛ̅ϣⲉϫⲓ | draft · mediumreceive voices; incline your ear to me |
| 6 | 5. ⲛⲗⲱⲓ̣̈ ⲉⲓ̈ⲱϣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϣⲁⲗⲁⲕ ϩⲛⲛ ⲟⲩ- | draft · mediumin haste; hear the words |
| 7 | 6. ϭⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲉ ⲕⲉϭ̣[ⲏ]ⲡ̣ⲉ ϫⲁⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲗⲁⲓ̈ | draft · mediumof my mouth; I cry up to you in |
| 8 | 7. ϩⲛⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲉ ⲙ[ⲛ ⲟ]ⲩ·ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲛ̅ⲕⲛⲏ- | draft · lowhaste, for […] send them to me |
| 9 | 8. ⲫⲏ ⲙ̅ⲡ̣[ⲉⲧ]ⲃⲏ ⲉⲧϩ̣ⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲕⲧⲟⲩ- | draft · lowin haste and in speed; that you awaken |
| 10 | 9. ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ[ⲉⲓ̈] ⲛ̣ⲥⲁⲭⲗⲁⲃⲁⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲃⲓ ⲛ̅ⲃⲓⲗⲓ | draft · mediumPetbe who is in the abyss, and raise |
| 11 | 10. ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲟⲩ̣ⲱ̣ϣ ⲛ̅ϩ̣ⲏⲧ̣ ⲛ̅ⲃϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̅ⲃⲁⲗ | draft · lowhim to me, Sachlabari, that he may come and do |
| 12 | 11. ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲯⲩ·ⲭⲏ ⲁ̅ⲓⲁ̅ | draft · mediumthe desire of my heart and accomplish |
| 13 | 12. ⲛⲁⲓⲛ ⲙⲁⲕ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲁⲙ | draft · mediumthe wish of my soul. Aia! |
| 14 | 13. ⲡⲉⲧⲃⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲓ̈ⲛ ⲙⲁⲕ | draft · lowI invoke you today by your power, |
| 15 | 14. ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲁⲙ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲃⲁⲓ̈ | draft · lowPetbe who is in the abyss; I invoke you |
| 16 | 15. ⲡⲣⲉⲛ ⲉⲙⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲃⲏ ⲉ̅ⲓ̈ⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲁⲕ̣ | draft · lowtoday by your power, Harabai, |
| 17 | 16. ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲕ̅ : ϩⲱⲣⲁⲥⲓⲁⲥ : ⲫⲁ ⲛ̅- | draft · lowthe ten (?) names of Petbe; I draw you |
| 18 | 17. ⲕⲁⲡⲣⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲗⲉⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲁⲃ ⲉ̅ ⲛ̅- | draft · lowup after […]: Horasias, Pha of |
| 19 | 18. ϩ̣ⲁ̣ ⲛⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲉ̅ⲗⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲙⲁⲃ ⲉ ⲛϩⲁ ⲛ- | draft · lowKapres, the one whose front is that of |
| 20 | 19. ⲗ̣ⲁ̣ⲃⲁⲓ̈ ⲡ̣ⲉⲧⲉⲗⲉϫⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲕ ϩ〚.〛⧹ⲛ⧸ ⲧⲡⲏ | draft · lowlions, whose back is that of |
| 21 | 20. ⲉⲗⲉⲗⲉⲧϥ ⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲕⲉϩⲓ ⲉ̅ⲗⲉϯⲛⲓ | draft · lowshe-bears (?), whose head is fixed in heaven, |
| 22 | 21. ⲗⲉⲧϥ ⲙⲁⲗⲁϩ ⲉ̅ⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲑⲁⲗⲉⲕ : ⲃ̅ : | draft · lowwhose feet are fixed on the earth, whose […] |
| 23 | 22. ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ | draft · guessfeet […] out of the sea (?); 2 |
| 24 | p. 2 (=l. 23) | |
| 25 | 1. ⲛ̅ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲕ ⲡⲉ ϣ̅ⲟ̅ⲩⲑ : ⲙⲁϣⲟ̅ⲩ̅ⲑ̅ | |
| 26 | 2. ⲥⲉⲗⲟⲩⲭ ⸗ ⲙⲁⲗⲟⲩⲭ ⸗ ⲡⲁ ϯⲁⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ϩⲁ̅- | draft · mediumFor you are Shouth, Mashouth, |
| 27 | 3. ⲙⲉⲧ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲓⲁ̅ⲃⲁϩ ⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅̅ⲁ̅ ⲛϫⲉ | draft · lowSelouch, Malouch, the one of the […] of cop- |
| 28 | 4. ϯⲧⲁⲗⲕⲁ ⲙⲁⲕ ⲛⲓ̅ⲁ̣̅ⲃⲁ̅ⲑⲁ̅ⲃⲁ̅ : ⲃⲏ̅ⲑ̅ⲁ̅ | draft · low-per, the one of the […] of iron. Aia, for |
| 29 | 5. ⲃⲏ̅ⲑⲁⲓ̈̅ ⸗ ⲃⲱ̅ⲑ : ⲛ̅ⲍ ⲛⲥⲁⲡ ⲁⲓ̣ⲁ ⲛϫⲉ | draft · mediumI adjure you by Iabathaba, Betha, |
| 30 | 6. ϯⲧⲁⲗⲕⲁ ⲙⲁⲕ̣ [ⲛ]ⲡϣⲁⲣⲡ ⲛ̅ⲥⲧⲏⲗ- | draft · mediumBethai, Both, seven times. Aia, for |
| 31 | 7. ⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲱ[ⲧ ⲡ]ⲁⲛⲧⲱ̣ⲕ̣ⲣ̣ⲁⲧⲱⲣ | draft · mediumI adjure you by the first pil- |
| 32 | 8. ⲧⲁϩⲁϥ ⲉ̅ⲗⲉⲧϥ ϩ̣ⲁ ⲡϣⲁ̣[ⲣⲡ] ⲛ̣ⲕⲁϩ | draft · medium-lar which my Father the Pantocrator |
| 33 | 9. ⲉⲧϩⲙ̅ ⲡⲏ ⲛ̅ϫⲉ ⲉ̣ⲕⲉⲥⲱ[ⲧⲉ]ⲙ̣ ⲛⲥⲁ | draft · lowset up, its foot upon the first earth |
| 34 | 10. ⲛⲁⲗⲱⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲕⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲛ[ⲁ]ⲧⲁⲧ ⲛ̅ⲕⲓⲣⲉ | draft · lowwhich is in heaven, that you listen to |
| 35 | 11. ⲛⲉⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲏ- | draft · lowmy words and come after my […] and do |
| 36 | 12. ⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲙⲛⲛ ⲟⲩ- | draft · mediumfor me the desire of my heart and the wish |
| 37 | 13. ϭⲏⲡⲏ ϩⲱⲣⲁⲥⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲁ ⲛⲕⲁⲡⲣⲉⲥ ⲕⲟ̅ⲓ̅⧸ | draft · mediumof my soul, in speed and in |
| 38 | 14. ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ ⲛⲙⲁⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓ- | draft · lowhaste. Horasias, Pha of Kapres, Koi. |
| 39 | 15. ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲥⲛⲉⲩ · ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̅ⲓⲛ ⲙⲁ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ | draft · lowI beseech you, who stands beside the |
| 40 | 16. ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⸗ ⲁ̅ⲙⲟⲩⲁⲑ ⸗ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲁⲙⲧⲉ | draft · lowtwo cherubim, Nouain, Marioth, |
| 41 | 17. ⲛϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲗⲱⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲕⲓ ⲛ̣̅- | draft · lowGabriel, Amouath, the sun of Amente (?) |
| 42 | 18. ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲧ ⲛⲃ̅ⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲁ̅ⲡⲟⲕⲣⲓ̣ⲥ̣ⲓⲥ̣ ⲧ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ | draft · mediumthat you listen to my words and come af- |
| 43 | 19. ⲉⲣⲉⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲁ ⲉ̅ⲃⲁⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲉⲧ- | draft · low-ter my […] and bring the answer, this one |
| 44 | 20. ⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ϯⲉⲛⲥⲱⲛⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉϣ ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲛ | draft · lowwho stands before the Father, the one who is |
| 45 | 21. ⲧⲉⲃϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲃⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲱⲥ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲕⲕⲟⲥ | draft · lowgirded with a girdle of white upon |
| 46 | 22. ⲉ̅ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲃⲙⲉⲥⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ | draft · lowhis loins, girded with the scarlet cloth |
| 47 | p. 3 (=l. 45) | |
| 48 | 1. ⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲉⲗⲉⲡⲉⲃϩⲣⲁⲃⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ϩⲛ̅ | |
| 49 | 2. ⲧⲉⲃϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲛⲏⲙ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲛϣⲁⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ- | draft · mediumthe one whose staff of iron is in |
| 50 | 3. ϯ ⲉ̅ⲗⲁⲃ ϩⲛ ⲡⲓ̅ⲛⲁϭ ⲗ̣ⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲏⲡ ⲛϫⲉ | draft · mediumhis right hand; the one whom they call |
| 51 | 4. ϩⲁⲙⲟⲩⲍⲏ̅ⲑ ⸗ ⲃⲏ̅ⲑ ⸗ ⲁⲑⲁⲛⲁⲃⲁⲥⲥⲉ- | draft · mediumby the great hidden name, namely |
| 52 | 5. ⲧⲱⲛⲓ ⸗ ⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϣ̣ⲁ̣ⲗⲉⲡⲧⲏⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲉⲣ | draft · mediumHamouzeth, Beth, Athanabasse- |
| 53 | 6. ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲅⲛⲱⲫⲟⲥ ⲥ[ⲱ]ⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲃ : ⲁⲥⲁ- | draft · low-toni; the one whom the winds and the air |
| 54 | 7. ⲙⲟⲩⲑ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲓ̣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲉⲛ ⲉⲙⲏⲧ | draft · mediumand the darkness obey: Asa- |
| 55 | 8. ⲛ̅ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲛⲥⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϩⲁⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̅ϫⲉ | draft · low-mouth. I beseech your ten names |
| 56 | 9. ⲉ̅ⲕⲉⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲕⲟⲩⲁ̅ⲛⲁϩⲕ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ ⲉ̅ⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲕⲓⲗⲓ ⲛⲉⲓ̈ | draft · mediumtwenty-one times by day and by night, that |
| 57 | 10. ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁ- | draft · mediumyou come and reveal yourself to me and do for me |
| 58 | 11. ⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲗⲱⲓ̈ | draft · mediumthe desire of my heart and the wish of my |
| 59 | 12. ⲛ̅ⲕⲓ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲧ ϯⲛⲉⲉ̅ⲡⲓⲕⲁⲗⲓ : ⲥⲁⲗ- | draft · mediumsoul. If you do not listen to my words |
| 60 | 13. ⲡⲓⲁⲝ : ⲡⲉⲭⲓⲏⲗ : ⲥⲁⲥⲙⲓⲁ̅ⲥⲁⲥ : ⲙⲉⲥⲉ- | draft · mediumand come after my […], I will invoke Sal- |
| 61 | 14. ⲙⲓⲁ̅ⲥⲓⲙ ⸗ ⲙ̇ⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲃⲏ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲧⲉ- | draft · medium-piax, Pechiel, Sasmiasas, Mese- |
| 62 | 15. ⲙⲓⲥ ⲧⲙⲉⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲗ- | draft · low-miasim, and the companion (?) of the gods, and Arte- |
| 63 | 17. ⲗⲱⲛ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲑⲏⲛⲁ ⲙ̣[ⲛ] ⲡ̅ⲉ̅ⲕ̅ⲣ̅ⲱ̅ⲛ̅ⲟ̅ⲥ̅ | draft · medium-mis the mother of all the gods, and Apol- |
| 64 | 18. ⲙⲛ ϯⲙⲉⲣⲏ ⸗ ϯⲡⲁⲗⲗ̣[ⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ] ⲧⲁⲫⲣⲱⲧⲏϯ̣ | draft · medium-lo and Athena and Kronos |
| 65 | 19. ϯⲉ̈ⲱⲥ ⸗ ⲯⲉⲣⲁⲡⲓⲥ ⸗ [ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁ]ⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲙⲉϩϯ ⲙⲁϥ | draft · lowand Hemera (?), Pallas and Aphrodite, |
| 66 | 20. ⲁⲛⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲣⲉⲧ ⲉ̅ⲧⲉⲛ[ . . . . ⲡ]ⲉⲧⲃⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲙ | draft · lowZeus (?), Serapis, [Oura]nos: seize him, |
| 67 | 21. ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ϩⲛ ⲧϭⲁⲙ̣ [ . . . . ] ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲱⲭ | draft · lowbring him to […] Petbe who is in |
| 68 | 22. ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲱⲭⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲣ̣[ . . . . ]ⲓⲃⲏ̣[ . ]ϩⲉⲗⲉ | draft · lowthe abyss. Aia! By the power […] Petroch, |
| 69 | 23. ϩⲉⲗⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲁϥϫⲱ[ⲕ ⲉⲃⲁⲗ] | draft · lowPetrochos, Petr[…] […]hele, |
Provenance
- title
- Invocation of Petbe
- dialect
- fayumic
- source
- Kyprianos text 30 (Invocation (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. Carlsberg 52 Inv. 31, 33 · Inv. 31 p.1 l. 1-p. 3 l. 21; copy dated 601 – 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/T0030 Invocation of Petbe.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.
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- 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 63 model drafts (marked “draft”)
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English
Cite as:
Invocation of Petbe. Kyprianos text 30 (Invocation (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. Carlsberg 52 Inv. 31, 33 · Inv. 31 p.1 l. 1-p. 3 l. 21; copy dated 601 – 700 CE. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/kyprianos-coptic-magical-texts/t0030-invocation-of-petbe.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.