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43 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.
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| 2 | 1. + ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲗⲉⲁⲓⲡⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̇ⲉⲓⲃⲓⲏ̇ⲛ ϯⲥⲟⲡ̅ⲥ̅ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ̅ⲧ̅ ϯⲡⲱϩ̅ⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲱⲃϩ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲡ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ | draft · high+ I, Jacob, the wretched poor one, pray, beseech, worship, and pour out my petition and my prayer before the throne |
| 3 | 2. ⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡ̅ⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϫⲉ ⧹ⲉ⧸ⲛⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲁⲕⲃⲁ ⲙⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲛ̅ ⲧⲥⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ | draft · highof God the Pantocrator Sabaoth, that you judge my case and my vengeance with Maria daughter of Tsibel, and Tatore daughter of Tashai, and Andreas |
| 4 | 3. ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲉ ϩⲛ̇ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲩⲁϥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧϩ̅ⲡ̅ ⲙ̣̅ⲛ̣̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲛ̅ϩ̅ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁ⧹ϣⲁⲓ̈⧸ | draft · highson of Marthe, in haste. God of truth alone, who knows the hidden things and the manifest: strike Tatore and her children, daughter of Tashai, |
| 5 | 4. ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲥⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲟⲩⲕⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧ̣ⲏⲣ̣ϥ̣̅ ⲙ̣̅ⲛ̣̅ⲟⲩⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲙⲓⲥⲟⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϥ̇ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ | draft · mediumand Maria daughter of Tsibel, and Andreas son of Marthe, and their whole family, and John the hateful one, and his son. Amen. |
| 6 | 5. ϩ̣ⲛ̣̇ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲕⲏ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ̅ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩ̣ⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩ̣ⲁ̣ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲅⲕⲏ ⲛ̇ⲁⲧⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϯⲙ̅ⲙ̅ⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϯⲥ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϯⲥ̅ⲙ̅ⲙ̣ⲉ | draft · highWith an evil sickness and a wrath and an anger and an evil suffering and an incurable affliction. I petition you, Father; I petition you, Son; I petition |
| 7 | 6. [ⲛⲁ]ⲕ̣ ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲛ̅ⲟ̅ⲟⲙⲱⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲡϣ̅ⲙ̅ⲛⲟⲩ[ϥ]ⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲉⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕ̣ⲁⲉⲓⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲁ- | draft · highyou, Holy Spirit, the consubstantial Trinity; the good tidings of Gabriel the archangel: judge my case and my |
| 8 | 7. [ⲕ]ⲃ̣ⲁ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲡⲁϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ̣ ⲛ̅[ⲧⲥ]ⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̇ⲟⲩⲙⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲃⲏⲗⲉ | draft · highvengeance and the violence done to me with Tatore and Andreas and Maria daughter of Tsibel and their children, bringing upon them a blindness |
| 9 | 8. [ⲛ]ⲡⲉⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲁⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϯⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲱ̣ⲛⲉ ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲕ̣ⲧ̣ⲉⲣⲟ̣ⲥ̣ ⲙⲛ̇ ⲟⲩϩ̣ⲙ̣ⲙⲉ̣ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣ̅ϣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧ̅ⲣ̅ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲩⲣⲉ | draft · mediumof their two eyes, bringing upon them a great pain and a jaundice (?) and a heavy fever and a disturbance and a scattering |
| 10 | 9. ⲉ̣ⲃⲟⲗ̣ ⲙⲛ̇ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲕⲁⲡ̣ⲁⲧⲁⲥ̣ⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲕⲁ̣[ⲡⲁ]ⲧ̣ⲁ̣ⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁⲑⲓ̣ ⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟ- | draft · highand a destruction. Father, strike them; Son, strike them; God who existed before the world |
| 11 | 10. ⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲟⲟⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲭ̣ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ̣ⲛ̇ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓ̈ⲛ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉϥⲕ̣ⲱ̣ⲧ̣ⲉ | draft · highexisted, strike them quickly, quickly; you who sit upon the cherubim, with the seraphim around him, |
| 12 | 11. [ⲉ]ⲕ̣ⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲥⲓ̈ⲃⲏⲗ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙ̣ⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩ̣[ϭ]ⲏⲡⲏ | draft · highstrike Maria daughter of Tsibel and Tatore daughter of Tashai and Andreas son of Marthe and their children in haste; |
| 13 | 12. [ⲡⲉ]ⲧⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩ ⲁ̣ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲟ ⲛ̇ϣⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲃⲁ ⲛ̅ⲁⲛⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲁⲅ⧹ⲅ⧸ⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲁⲣⲭⲏ ϩⲓ ⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ̈ⲁ ϩⲓ ϭⲟⲙ | draft · highyou before whom stand thousands of thousands and myriads of myriads of angels and archangels and principalities and authorities and powers |
| 14 | 13. [ ca. 6 ]ⲥ̣ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ̈ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲟ ⲉ̣ⲩ̣ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟ̣ⲡ̣ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲕ̅ⲥ̅ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲡⲗⲏⲣⲏⲥ ⲟ̣̅ ⲟⲩ | draft · high[…], blessing, glorifying, crying out at once, saying: Holy, holy, holy, Lord Sabaoth, full is he- |
| 15 | 14. [ⲣⲁⲛⲟ]ⲥ ⲕⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲅⲏ ⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲟⲝⲏⲥ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥ̣ⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̇ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ | draft · high-aven and the earth of your glory: strike Tatore and her children and her husband and Maria and her children and |
| 16 | 15. [ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁ]ⲥ̣ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̇ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̇ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙⲛ̇ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲁⲧⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ | draft · high[Andre]as her husband with a great wrath and an incurable suffering, for they took me by violence greatly; and you, Lord, know every matter. |
| 17 | 16. [ⲁⲇⲱⲛ]ⲁ̣ⲓ̈ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲗⲱⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲥⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲁ⧸ⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ⧹ | draft · high[Adon]ai, Lord, Eloe, Sabaoth: strike Tatore daughter of Tashai and Maria daughter of Tsibel and Andreas |
| 18 | 17. [ⲡϣⲉ] ⲙ̣̅ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥ̣ⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̇ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲏ ⲡⲉϥ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̇ⲍⲟⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲓⲱ̣ⲧ̣ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⧸ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ⧹ | draft · high[son] of Marthe; strike them in haste. The four living creatures that stand before the Father, the great God: |
| 19 | 18. [ⲉⲕⲁ]ⲡ̣ⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟ̣ⲡ ⲛⲁ̣ⲩ̣ ⧸ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅⧹ | draft · highstrike Tatore and Andreas and Maria and their children and all that belongs to them. |
| 20 | 19. [ⲡⲥⲱⲙ]ⲁ̣ ⲙⲛ̇ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲛ̇ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲥⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲁⲛ̣ⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ | draft · high[The bod]y and the blood of Jesus Christ: strike Maria daughter of Tsibel and Tatore daughter of Tashai and Andreas |
| 21 | 20. [ⲡϣⲉ ⲙ]ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲉ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲡϫⲟⲩⲧⲉϥⲧⲉ ⲛ̇ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̇ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛ̅ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ | draft · high[son of] Marthe, quickly. The twenty-four presbyters who sit before the Father: strike Tatore |
| 22 | 21. ⲙⲛ̇ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̅ ⲛ̇ⲓ̈ⲱⲛⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ϩⲏⲧ̅ϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲡⲕⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ | draft · highand Andreas and Maria in haste. You who saved Jonah in the belly of the whale: strike Tatore and |
| 23 | 22. ⲙⲛ̇ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲟ ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ̅ ⲛ̇ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϩⲣⲱ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥ̣ⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲧⲱ- | draft · highAndreas and Maria. You who saved the three saints from the furnace of fire that was burning: strike Tato- |
| 24 | 23. ⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁϣⲁⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲥⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙ̅ⲛ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲣⲑⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣϣ̅ⲣ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲡⲉⲛ- | draft · high-re daughter of Tashai and Maria daughter of Tsibel and Andreas son of Marthe with a great wrath and a great ruin and a destruction. You who |
| 25 | 24. ⲧⲁϥ̅ⲛⲟⲩϩ̅ⲙ̅ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲓ̈ ⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̇ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲛ̇ϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲟⲣⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲱ⧸ⲛ̅ⲧ̅⧹ | draft · highsaved Daniel in the pit of the lions: strike Maria and Tatore and Andreas in the wrath of your anger. |
| 26 | 25. ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁ̣ⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁ- | draft · mediumMichael, strike them with your sword of fire; Gabriel, strike them and split them with your sword of fire; Raphael, stri- |
| 27 | 26. ⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲉⲕⲁⲉⲥⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲙⲏ̅ⲛ | draft · medium-ke them with your sword of fire; Rakouel, […] them with your sword of fire; Souriel, strike them with your sword of fire. Amen. |
| 28 | 27. ⲥⲁⲥϣϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲥⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲁ | draft · highSeven archangels who stand before God, strike them with your sword of fire; strike Maria |
| 29 | 28. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲏ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲇⲱⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲗⲱⲉ ⲉⲗⲱⲓ̈ ⲉⲗⲱⲓ̈ ⲉⲗⲱⲓ̈ ⲓ̈ⲁⲱ ⲓ̈ⲁⲱ ⲓ̈ⲁⲱ ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⲏⲗ ⧹ⲏⲗ⧸ | draft · highand Tatore and Andreas in haste. Amen. Adonai, Eloe, Eloi, Eloi, Eloi, Iao, Iao, Iao, Sabaoth, Emmanouel, El, El, El, El, El, El, El, El, |
| 30 | 29. [ⲉ]ⲙ̣ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲫⲁⲏⲗ ϩⲣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲁⲛⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲛ̣ⲁⲛ̣ⲁⲏⲗ ⲫⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲧⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲥⲁⲝⲥⲁⲝ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ | draft · highEmanouel, Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, Rakouel, Souriel, Anael, Ananael, Phanouel, Tremouel, Abrasaxsax, the Father, |
| 31 | 30. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲏϩⲁⲙ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲕ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲓ̈ⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ | draft · highthe Son, the Holy Spirit; the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, the God of Jacob, the God of the angels, the God of the archangels, |
| 32 | 31. [ⲡ]ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̇ⲉⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲣⲁⲫⲓⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲡⲣⲏ̣ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲟⲟ⧹ϩ⧸ | draft · highthe God of the cherubim, the God of the seraphim, the God of all the powers, who created heaven and earth, who created the sun and the moon |
| 33 | 32. ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲓ̈ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥϩ̣ⲓⲕ̣ⲱ̣ⲛ | draft · highand the stars, who created man according to his likeness and his image; |
| 34 | Verso (↓) | |
| 35 | 1. + ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲉ ⲛ̅ⲡⲃⲉⲗⲉϥ̅ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲫⲁⲡ ⲛ̇ⲟⲩⲟ̣ⲛ̣ ⲛ̣ⲓ̣ⲙ̣ ⲉⲕⲁⲣ̅ ⲡⲁϩⲁⲡ ϩ̣ⲱ̣ⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̇ⲙ̣ⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲩⲁ̣ϥ̣ | draft · low+ besides whom there is no other (?), who does judgement for everyone: judge my case yourself, Lord, God of truth alone, |
| 36 | 2. ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ̅ ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲉϫ ⲡⲁ̣ⲣ̣[ⲟ]ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ϣ̣ ⲉ̣ⲣ̣ⲟ̣ⲕ̣ . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ⲡϫ]ⲟ̣ⲉ̣ⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫ̣ⲉ̣ ⲛ̣̇ⲧⲟⲕ ⲁ̣ⲕϫ̣ⲟ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣ ϫ̣[ⲉ] | draft · mediumfor I have fled to you, having cast my care upon you […] Lord God, for you said: |
| 37 | 3. ⲛⲉϫ ⲡⲉⲕⲣ̣ⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲥ̣ⲁ̣[ⲛ]ⲟ̣[ⲩ]ϣ̣ⲕ ⲥ̣ⲟ̣[ⲩⲧⲛ] [ⲧⲉ]ⲕ̣̅ϭⲓϫ ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ϫ̣ⲟⲟⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̣ⲛ̣̅ ⲡ̣ⲉ̣ⲕ̣ϭⲃ̣ⲟⲓ̣ | draft · medium'Cast your care upon me, and I will sustain you.' Stretch out your strong hand upon them and your arm |
| 38 | 4. ⲉ̣ⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲱⲣⲉ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁϣ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̈ [ⲙ]ⲛ ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲣⲓⲁ ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲥⲓⲃⲏⲗ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲧⲣⲉⲁⲥ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲙ[ⲁ]ⲣ̣ⲑ̣[ⲉ] | draft · highthat is high, and strike Tatore daughter of Tashai and Maria daughter of Tsibel and Andreas son of Marthe |
| 39 | 5. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛ̣ⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲧ̣ⲁ̣[ⲕ]ⲟ̣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ̅ ϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲏ ⲛⲓⲙ | draft · highand their children and all that belongs to them, amen, with every evil destruction and every suffering and every affliction |
| 40 | 6. ⲛ̇ⲁⲧⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲩⲁⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ̅ϥ̅ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲙ̣ⲱ̣ⲛ ⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϥϩⲓⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ | draft · mediumthat is incurable, handing him over to an evil demon that beats them by day and by night. |
| 41 | 7. ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲁⲁⲁⲁⲁⲁ ⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉⲉ ⲏⲏⲏⲏⲏⲏⲏ ⲓⲓⲓⲓⲓⲓⲓ ⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟⲟ ⲩⲩⲩⲩⲩⲩⲩ ⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱⲱ ⳨ | draft · highAmen, amen, amen. aaaaaaa eeeeeee eeeeeee iiiiiii ooooooo uuuuuuu ooooooo (cross) |
| 42 | Below at 180 degrees | |
| 43 | ⲁⲱ ⳨ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭⲥ | draft · highAlpha-Omega (cross) Jesus Christ |
Provenance
- title
- Applied curse by Jacob against Maria, Tatore, and Andreas
- dialect
- mixed
- source
- Kyprianos text 72 (Curse (applied, magical, prayer for justice)), 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) Bodleian MS. Copt. c (P) 4 · Ro ll. 1-32, Vo ll. 1-7; copy dated 325 – 500 CE
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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.
- file
- Magic/Kyprianos Coptic magical texts/T0072 Applied curse by Jacob against Maria, Tatore, and Andreas.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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English
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Applied curse by Jacob against Maria, Tatore, and Andreas. Kyprianos text 72 (Curse (applied, magical, prayer for justice)), 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) Bodleian MS. Copt. c (P) 4 · Ro ll. 1-32, Vo ll. 1-7; copy dated 325 – 500 CE. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/kyprianos-coptic-magical-texts/t0072-applied-curse-by-jacob-against-maria-tatore-and-andreas.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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