Love spell — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Kyprianos text 204 (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) PCM 1 32 PCM I 32 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 518 P. Baden 5 131 P. Bad. 5 131 P. Baden V 131 P. Bad. V 13 · Ro ll. 1-27; copy dated 901 – 1000 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

Full provenance and citation

The text

29 lines · a line number is a link to itself

English: 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	1. [ ± 18 ⲥⲁ]ⲃⲁⲱⲑ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϫ̣[ⲱϥ]
2	2. [ ± 20 ]ⲛ ⲛϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲛ […]
3	3. ⲣ̣ⲟ̣ⲙⲡ̣ⲓ̣ [ ± 10 ] ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ[ⲁ]ⲩ̣
4	4. ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟϭ [ⲛϭⲟⲙ (?)] ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ · ⲙⲓⲭ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ
5	5. ⲙⲛ ⲅ̣ⲁⲃ̅ⲣ̅ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ · ⲧⲟ[ⲩ]ⲃ̣ⲱ̣ⲕ ϣⲁ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲇ̣̅ⲇ̣̅ ϣⲟⲟⲡ
6	6. ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ · ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ ·
7	7. ϩⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · ϩⲓ ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ · ϩⲓ ⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲧⲟⲩ-	draft · low[...Sa]baoth, sit upon [him]
8	8. ϩⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲱϩⲧ · ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ	draft · low[...] and he stands and [...]
9	9. ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇ̣̅ⲇ̣̅ · ⲁⲓⲟ · ⲁⲓⲟ · ϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲡⲟⲩ-	draft · low[...] until he sends them [...]
10	10. ϫⲁⲓ̅ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛϭⲟⲙ · ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲣⲁⲛ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧ-	draft · mediumtoday, the great [power(?)] of the archangels, Michael
11	11. ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲙⲡⲗⲟⲅⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲇ̅ⲇ̅ .	draft · highand Gabriel: go to every place where NN is
12	12. ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ · ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣ̅ ⲥⲱ · ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣ ϭ̅ⲱ	draft · highin it; fill her heart with every desire of fire,
13	13. ϩⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲁ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥ-	draft · highwith every longing, with every passion, with every love. Seize
14	14. ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲧⲏⲉ · ⲛⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇ̣̅ⲇ̣̅ ⲛϥϫⲉⲕ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ-	draft · highher like a flame of fire. Bring
15	15. ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩ-	draft · highher to NN. At once, at once! I adjure you by the
16	16. [ⲛ]ⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ·	draft · mediumsalvation of your great powers and your names, until you
17	17. ⲧⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ · ⲉⲧⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲇ̅ⲇ̅ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲇ̅ⲇ̅ · ⲁϫⲛ̅	draft · hightrouble all the thought that is within the heart of NN.
18	18. ⲕⲁϯⲭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲟ̅ ⲁ̅ⲓ̅ⲟ̅ · ⲧⲁⲭ̅ⲏ̅ ⲧⲁⲭ̅ⲏ̅ ·	draft · highShe shall not be able to eat, nor be able to drink, nor be able to stay
19	19. ⲅⲣ⧸ ⲛⲉⲍⲱ⧹ⲇ⧸ ⲉ̅ⲃ̅ ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧⲉ⧹ⲗ⧸ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲁ⧹ⲗ⧸ · ⲅⲣ ⲧⲉⲩ⧹ⲭ⧸ ⲙⲉ ⲡⲍⲱ⧹ⲇ⧸ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲁⲕ-	draft · highin any place, until she rises and walks with her
20	20. [ⲛⲧϥ] ⲥϩⲁ̣ⲓ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲅⲣ⧸ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲣⲁⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ	draft · highfeet and comes to NN, and he fulfils his heart's desire
21	21. [ . ]ⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϣⲁⲕⲛⲧϥ̅ · ⲅⲣ⧸ ⲙⲡⲁⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲗϭⲉⲉⲙⲓⲁ ⲁϥ-	draft · highwith her. Quickly, quickly! Stir her heart with a
22	22. [ⲉ . . ]ⲛ̣ ⲡⲡⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲟⲩϣⲙⲉϥ ϩⲓ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙ̣-	draft · mediumgreat desire, as fire stirs toward you.
23	23. [ⲡⲉϣⲁ]ⲕ̣ⲛⲧϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲁⲗϭⲉⲉⲙⲓⲁ ⲁϥⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲟ	draft · mediumThis too is the way I bring NN to NN: without
24	24. [ . . . ]ⲧ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲑⲉ · ⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲡϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲧⲁⲁⲩⲟ ·	draft · low(delay?), hold her fast. At once, at once! Quickly, quickly!
25	25. [ . . . ]ⲉⲗⲉⲛ ⲙⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩ ⲕⲱⲕ · ⲥⲟⲗϭⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲙⲉ ⲙ[ⲟ]ⲩ̣⧹ⲭ⧸-	draft · guessWrite the figure(s) ... twelve, surrounding it, facing ... Write the figure on the (vessel?)
26	26. [ⲟⲩ ϩ]ⲙ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ · ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲁ̅ⲥ̅ · ⲁⲗⲁ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ · ⲥⲧ̅ⲩ̅ⲣ̅ⲍ̅ · ⲉϥ · [ . ? ⲡⲉ-]	draft · guess[...] write the holy (?) male. Write also on a [...] watching
27	27. [ϣⲁⲕ]ⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲩ : ⲉⲕⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲥ̣ⲁⲁⲃⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲣⲁ̣ⲓ̣ [ . ] . . ⲉϭⲟⲩ	draft · guess[...] of the (vessel?). Write: my male (?) upon the ... he
28	________..________..________.._________..____.._____	draft · guess[...] the (?) ... the offering, a (?) at the beginning of
29	________..________..________.._________..____.._____	draft · guess[the vessel] again, on (?) ... make water of (?) ... raise(?)

Provenance

title: Love spell
dialect: sahidic
source: Kyprianos text 204 (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) PCM 1 32 PCM I 32 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 518 P. Baden 5 131 P. Bad. 5 131 P. Baden V 131 P. Bad. V 13 · Ro ll. 1-27; copy dated 901 – 1000 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
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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/T0204 Love spell.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”)

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Love spell. Kyprianos text 204 (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) PCM 1 32 PCM I 32 P. Heid. Inv. Kopt. 518 P. Baden 5 131 P. Bad. 5 131 P. Baden V 131 P. Bad. V 13 · Ro ll. 1-27; copy dated 901 – 1000 CE. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/kyprianos-coptic-magical-texts/t0204-love-spell.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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L1 Cairene
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L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
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