Letter of Abgar to Jesus — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Kyprianos text 1479 (Healing/protection (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 11 PCM I 11 Leiden Anastasi 9 Leiden Anastasy 9 P. Leiden I 385 AMS 9 Anastasy 9 (1828) · p. 21 l. 6 - p. 24 l. 26; copy dated 551 – 800 CE

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7	6. ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲡ̅ⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲥ-	6. ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲥ-	6. avkaros p̀ouro netes-
8	7. ⲥⲁ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ̅ⲥ · ⲉϥⲥ̅ϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡ-	7. Ⲥⲁ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲉϥⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ-	7. Sa t̀polis: efs̀xai ǹp-
9	8. ⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲟ · ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩ-	8. Ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛ̀ⲟⲩ-	8. Niṡti ǹouro: p̀ṡyri ǹp̀ǹou-
10	9. ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛ̅ϩ̅ · ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ	9. Ⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ: ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ	9. Te etonx: iysous pix̀ristos ṡere
11	10. ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲏ-	10. Ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲏ-	10. Avananage nai etvy-
12	11. ⲏⲧ̅ⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ϭⲓ̅ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁ-	11. ⲏⲧ̅ⲕ̅ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲩⲧⲁ-	11. ytk ǹje hanrōmi evta-
13	12. ⲓⲏⲩ : ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲩ · ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩ-	12. ⲓⲏⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲩ: ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩ-	12. iyv: ouoh ǹṡou: pistev-	draft · highAukaros (Abgar), the king of Edes-
14	13. ⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ-	13. Ⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙ-	13. E nōou: je a pikosmos em-	draft · high-sa the city, writing to
15	14. ⲡϣⲁ ϩ̅ⲙ̅ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̅-	14. Ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲙ-	14. P̀ṡa xen pensyou m-	draft · highthe great king, the Son of
16	15. ⲙⲁⲧⲉ : ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ̅-	15. Ⲙⲁⲧⲉ: ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕϭⲙ̅ⲡϣⲓ̅-	15. Mate: mpekċmpṡi-	draft · highthe living God, Jesus the Christ: greetings.
17	16. ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϩⲓ̅ⲧⲙ̅ ⲡⲉ-	16. Ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ-	16. Ne etnanef hiten pe-	draft · highThese things were reported to me concern-
18	17. ⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ̅ϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲡⲁⲓ̅ ⲛ-	17. Ⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ-	17. Kouōnh èvol: fai n-	draft · high-ing you by men who are honour-
19	18. ⲧⲁⲕϭⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅̅ϩⲏⲧ̅ϥ̅	18. ⲧⲁⲕϭⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛϣⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ	18. takċmpenṡine ǹxytf	draft · high-able and worthy to be believ-
20	19. ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲧϭⲟϫϥ̅	19. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ̀ ⲉⲧϭⲟϫϥ̅	19. Xen tengeneà etċogf	draft · high-ed, that the world was not
21	20. ϩⲓⲧ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲁⲓ̅ⲣⲱ-	20. Ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲣⲱ-	20. Hiten tekm̀ntmairō-	draft · mediumworthy, in our time on-
22	21. ⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲓ̅ⲛ ⲉⲛⲉϩ	21. Ⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϫⲓ̀ⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	21. Myi etṡop jìn èneh	draft · medium-ly, to have your visi-
23	22. ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲧⲏⲣ̅ϥ̅ · ⲛ̅-	22. ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̅ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲛ-	22. evougai ǹp̀tyrf: n-	draft · medium-tation, which is good, through your
24	23. ⲧⲉⲣⲓ̅ⲥⲱⲧ̅ⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̅-	23. ⲧⲉⲣⲓ̅ⲥⲱⲧ̅ⲙ̅ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ̀ⲓ̀-	23. terisōtm ḋe ènai àì-	draft · mediummanifestation; this
25	24. ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲱⲣ̅ϫ̅ :	24. Ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ:	24. Pisteve xen ouōrg:	draft · mediumby which you have visited us
26	25. ⲭⲱⲣⲓ̈ⲥ ⲧⲓ̅ⲥⲧⲁⲍⲉ : ϩⲁⲙⲁ	25. Ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲧⲓ̀ⲥⲧⲁⲍⲉ: ϩⲁⲙⲁ	25. Xōris tìstaze: hama	draft · lowin the generation that is humbled,
27	26. ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ-	26. Ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ-	26. Ḋe avgose je kiri n-	draft · highthrough your love for hu-
28	27. ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ : ⲭⲱⲣⲓ̅ⲥ	27. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ: ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ	27. Xen niṡti ntalċo: xōris	draft · high-mankind that exists from eternity
29	p. 21 (11r	p. 21 (11r	p. 21 (11r	draft · highwhen I heard these things, I
30	↓	↓	↓	draft · highbelieved firmly,
31	1. ⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ϩⲓ̅ ⲃⲏⲧⲁⲛⲓⲁ : ⲁⲩⲱ	1. Ⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲃⲏⲧⲁⲛⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ	1. Faxri hi vytania: ouoh	draft · highwithout doubting; for
32	2. ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲱⲥ̅ⲕ̅ ϩ̅ⲙ̅ · ⲡⲉⲭ-	2. Ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩⲱⲥⲕ ϧⲉⲛ: ⲡⲉⲭ-	2. Netavōsk xen: pek-	draft · highit was said that you perform
33	3. ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ · ⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲗⲉⲉⲩⲉ · ⲙ̅ⲛ̅	3. ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛ̅ⲃⲉⲗⲉⲉⲩⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ	3. ronos: nveleeve: nem	draft · highgreat healings without
34	4. ⲛⲉϭⲁⲗⲉⲉⲩⲉ · ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ	4. ⲛⲉϭⲁⲗⲉⲉⲩⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟ	4. neċaleeve: nem nempo
35	5. ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲁⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟ-	5. Ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲗ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟ-	5. Nem nal: ouoh netso-
36	6. ⲃⲉϩ ⲕ̅ⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̅	6. ⲃⲉϩ ⲕ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ	6. veh k̀touvo m̀mōou xen
37	7. ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲣ̅ⲱⲕ ⲙ̅ⲙ̅ⲁⲧⲉ : –	7. Ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ:	7. P̀·saji ǹrōk m̀mate:	draft · highmedicine or herbs; and
38	8. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲇⲁⲓ̅ⲙⲟⲛⲓ̅ⲟⲛ ⲥⲉ-	8. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉ-	8. Ouoh ǹḋaimonion se-	draft · mediumthose who have lingered for a long
39	9. ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̅	9. Ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ	9. Nyou èvol xen ouhoti nem	draft · hightime — the blind and
40	10. ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟ-	10. Ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲉⲝⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟ-	10. Oustōt eveksomolo-	draft · highthe lame and the dumb
41	11. ⲅⲓ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ	11. ⲅⲓ̅ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϧⲁ ⲱⲟⲩ	11. gi ǹpekran etxa ōou	draft · mediumand the […], and the le-
42	12. ⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓ̅ⲁ : ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲟⲩⲉϩ-	12. Ⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲟⲩⲉϩ-	12. Ḋymosia: ouoh koueh-	draft · high-pers — you cleanse them by
43	13. ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ	13. ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ	13. sahne ǹnetmōout	draft · highthe word of your mouth alone.
44	14. ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲩⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓ̅ⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ	14. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲩⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲁ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ	14. Xen ouavθentia senyou	draft · highAnd the demons
45	15. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛ̅-	15. Ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ϩⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ-	15. Èvol xen ǹm̀hav nem-	draft · highcome out in fear and
46	16. ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ :	16. Ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲑⲟⲙⲥⲟⲩ:	16. Ǹsa θrevθomsou:	draft · hightrembling, confess-
47	17. ⲛⲓ̅ϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ	17. Ⲛⲁⲓϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	17. Naihvyve ouōnh m̀mok	draft · high-ing your glorious name
48	18. ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲁⲣ̅ⲝ̅ ⲛⲓ̅ⲙ ⲥⲟⲩ-	18. Ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ-	18. Èvol èθresarks niven ou-	draft · highpublicly; and you com-
49	19. ⲱⲛ̅ⲅ̅ : ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲟ-	19. ⲱⲛ̅ⲅ̅: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲙⲟ-	19. ōnġ: je ǹθok pe p̀mo-	draft · high-mand the dead
50	20. ⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̅ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡ-	20. ⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡ-	20. nogenys ǹṡyri ntep-	draft · highwith authority; they come
51	21. ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲃⲗ̅-	21. Ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲗ-	21. Nouti nem keouai ǹvel-	draft · highout of the tombs, af-
52	22. ⲗⲁⲕ : ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̅ ⲁⲓ̇ⲁⲝⲓ̅ⲟⲩ	22. ⲗⲁⲕ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲁⲝⲓⲟⲓⲛ	22. lak: eθve fai aieraksioin	draft · high-ter they were buried.
53	23. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ : ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓ̅ⲥ ϩⲓ̅ⲧ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥ-	23. Ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥ-	23. M̀mok: p̀ċois hiten ous-	draft · highThese works reveal you,
54	24. ϩⲁⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ	24. Ϩⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣ ⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ	24. Hai èθreker f̀mevi	draft · highso that all flesh may know
55	25. ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̅ⲇⲉⲥⲥⲁ ϩⲓ̅ⲧⲛ̅	25. Ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ̅ⲇⲉⲥⲥⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ	25. Hōs naiḋessa hiten	draft · highyou, that you are the on-
56	26. ⲡⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲩ-	26. Ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟⲩ-	26. P̀rōouṡ ntekmntnou-	draft · high-ly-begotten Son of
57	27. ⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲛ̅ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ :	27. Ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ:	27. Te nem tekmetrōmi:	draft · highGod, and no other be-
58	p. 22 (11v)	p. 22 (11v)	p. 22 (11v)	draft · highyou, Lord, by a
59	→	→	→	draft · highletter, that you remember
60	-: ⲓ︦ⲃ︦ :-	-: ⲓ︦ⲃ︦ :-	-: i︦v︦ :-	draft · highEdessa too, through
61	1. ⲕⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̅ϩ̅ⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	1. Ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ	1. Kai ġar ǹheθnos tyrou	draft · high-nity and your humanity.
62	2. ⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̅ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ :	2. Ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ:	2. Seṡop nak ǹrōouṡ:
63	3. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ̅ϣ ϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁ-	3. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲛ̅ϣ ϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁ-	3. Ouoh mnṡ gom etrela-
64	4. ⲁⲩ ⲉⲣ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟⲧ̅ⲕ̅ · ⲧⲛ̅-	4. Ⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ: ⲧⲉⲛ-	4. Av èr vol ǹtotk: ten-
65	5. ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϭⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̅	5. Ϯϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ	5. Tiho oun m̀mok anok nem	draft · high[page] 12
66	6. ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲉⲓ	6. Ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲣⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲓⲛ	6. Pilaos enerproskinin
67	7. ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥ̅ⲕ̅ⲏⲗⲗⲓ̈ ⲙ̅-	7. Ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲗⲗⲓ ⲙ-	7. Nak èθrek·s̀kylli m-	draft · highFor indeed all the nations
68	8. ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛⲅ̅ⲉⲓ̈ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧ-	8. ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ: ⲉⲧ-	8. mok ǹteki haron: et-	draft · highare your care,
69	9. ⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̇ : ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡ-	9. ⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ-	9. ve penougai: nem p-	draft · highand it is not possible for any-
70	10. ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲟϣ	10. Ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ	10. Talċo nenṡōni etoṡ	draft · high-thing to escape you. We
71	11. ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲉ	11. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲉ	11. Ouoh hina evètave	draft · highbeseech you, then, I and
72	12. ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲡ-	12. Ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲡ-	12. Pekran ehrai ègōn p-	draft · highthe people, worshipping
73	13. ϫⲟⲉⲓ̈ⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓ̅ⲥ	13. Ϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ	13. Ċois: ouoh tapolis	draft · highyou, that you trouble your-
74	14. ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϣ̅ⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲙ̅-	14. Ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ-	14. Naṡōpi esṡemṡi m-	draft · high-self and come to us for
75	15. ⲡⲉⲕⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ	15. Ⲡⲉⲕⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ	15. Pekθ̀ronos ǹnèhoou	draft · highour salvation and the
76	16. ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲉⲥⲱⲛ̅ϩ̅ : ⲁⲓ̅-	16. Ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡ̅ⲉⲥⲱⲛ̅ϩ̅: ⲁ̀ⲓ̀-	16. Tyrou mpesōnh: àì-	draft · highhealing of our many diseases,
77	17. ⲥⲱⲧ̅ⲙ̅ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	17. Ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲕϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ	17. Sōtem je apek·heθnos	draft · highand so that your name may be
78	18. ⲁⲑⲉⲧⲓ̅ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲟ-	18. Ⲁⲑⲉⲧⲉⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϫⲟ-	18. Aθetei ntekmntgo-	draft · highproclaimed over us,
79	19. ⲉⲓⲥ̅ · ⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲕⲁ-	19. Ⲓⲥ: ⲉⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁ-	19. Is: evṡop xen ouka-	draft · highLord; and my city
80	20. ⲕⲓ̅ⲁ ⲙ̅ⲛ ⲟⲩⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ ·	20. ⲕⲓ̅ⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ:	20. kia nem ouf̀θonos:	draft · highwill serve
81	21. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϯⲱⲕⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ	21. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉϯⲱⲕⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ	21. Ouoh setiōke m̀mok	draft · highyour throne all the days
82	22. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉ-	22. Ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ-	22. Ǹtououōṡ an eθre-	draft · highof its life. I
83	23. ⲕⲉⲣ ⲉⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̅ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ	23. ⲕⲉⲣ ⲉⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ	23. ker erro ehrai ègōou	draft · highhave heard that your nation
84	24. ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̅	24. Ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ	24. Evoi ǹatsooun ǹfai	draft · highhas rejected your lord-
85	25. ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲧ-	25. Ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲧ-	25. Je ǹθok pe p̀ouro net-	draft · high-ship, being in
86	26. ϩⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲧ-	26. Ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧ-	26. Xen nempyve nem net-	draft · highmalice and envy,
87	27. ϩ̣ⲓ̣̅ϫ̣ⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲉⲧϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱ-	27. Ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲧϯ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱ-	27. Hijen p̀kahi etti mpō-	draft · highand they persecute you
88	p. 23 (12r)	p. 23 (12r)	p. 23 (12r)	draft · highto reign over them,
89	↓	↓	↓	draft · highbeing ignorant of this:
90	1. ⲛ̅ϩ̅ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓ̅ⲙ	1. ⲛ̅ϩ̅ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓ̀ⲙ	1. nh ǹouon niven: ouoh nìm	draft · highthat you are the king of those
91	2. ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅	2. Ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅	2. Hōf pe pilaos mpiyl	draft · highin the heavens and of those
92	3. ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ	3. Ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉⲧⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ	3. P̀ouhor etmōout je	draft · highupon the earth, who gives li-
93	4. ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	4. Ⲁⲩⲥⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	4. Avsto èvol ǹf̀nouti
94	5. ⲉⲧⲟⲛ̅ϩ̅ · ⲕⲁⲓ̅ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲧ-	5. Ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ: ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲛ̅ⲁⲧ-	5. Etonx: kai ġar hnat-
95	6. ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲇⲱⲣⲉ-	6. ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲇⲱⲣⲉ-	6. empṡa ne ǹtekḋōre-
96	7. ⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ : ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲇⲉ	7. Ⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϯⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲇⲉ	7. A eθouab: titamo ḋe	draft · high-fe to everyone. And who
97	8. ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓ̅ⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛ̣-	8. Ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲛ-	8. M̀mok paċois je en-	draft · highin turn is the people of Israel,
98	9. ϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓ̅ⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲉⲛⲉϩ	9. ϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲝⲓ̅ⲟⲩ ⲣⲱ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ	9. ṡankataksiou rō èneh	draft · highthe dead dog? For
99	10. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕⲥ̅ⲕⲏⲗⲗⲓ ⲛⲅ̅ⲉⲓ̅ ϣⲁ-	10. Ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲗⲗⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ϣⲁ-	10. Èθrek·s̀kylli ǹteki ṡa-	draft · highthey have turned away from the God
100	11. ⲣⲟⲓ̅ · ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲗⲓ̅ⲥ ⲉϯ-	11. ⲣⲟⲓ̅: ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϯ-	11. roi: èt̀kouji ǹpolis èti-	draft · highwho lives. For indeed they are un-
101	12. ⲁⲣⲭⲓ̅ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲥ̅ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ	12. Ⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: ⲥ̀ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ	12. Arṡei èros: s̀rōṡi èron	draft · high-worthy of your holy gift.
102	13. ϩⲓ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϩ̅ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ :	13. Ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ:	13. Hi ousop xen ouàġapy:	draft · highAnd I inform
103	14. ⲭⲱⲣⲓ̈ⲥ ⲕⲱϩ ϩⲓ̅ ⲫⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ	14. Ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ⲭⲟϩ ϩⲓ ⲫ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲟⲥ	14. Xōris koh hi f̀θonos	draft · highyou, my lord, that if we
104	15. ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲣ̅ⲣⲟ	15. Ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	15. Èθrekṡōpi ekoi ǹouro	draft · mediumare ever deemed worthy
105	16. ⲉϫⲱⲛ : ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̅ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ	16. Ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ: ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ	16. Ègōn: anok nem pilaos	draft · highfor you to trouble yourself and come to
106	17. ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϭⲱ ϩⲁⲣⲁⲧ̅ⲕ̅ · ⲉⲛⲟⲩ-	17. Ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲱ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧⲕ: ⲉⲛⲟⲩ-	17. Tennaċō xaratk: enou-	draft · highme — the small city which I
107	18. ⲱϣ̅ⲧ ⲉⲡϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓ̈ⲟⲛ	18. Ⲱϣ̀ⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲩⲡⲟⲡⲟⲇⲓⲟⲛ	18. Ōṡ̀t èp̀hipopoḋion	draft · highrule over is sufficient for us
108	19. ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ : ⲁⲩⲱ	19. Ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ	19. Ǹnekoueryte: ouoh	draft · hightogether, in love,
109	20. ⲉⲛϣ̅ⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ	20. Ⲉⲛϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ	20. Enṡemṡi èpekθ̀ronos	draft · highwithout jealousy or envy,
110	21. ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ : ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ	21. Ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ	21. Eθouab: p̀ṑou nak	draft · highso that you may be king
111	22. ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓ̅ⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲁ-	22. Ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ 51-	22. P̀ṑou ǹpekiōt 51-	draft · highover us; I and the people
112	23. ϩⲟⲣⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̅ⲧ̅ⲁϥⲧ̅ⲛ̅ⲛⲟ-	23. ϩⲟⲣⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧ̀ⲛⲛⲟ-	23. horaton etaft̀nno-	draft · highwill remain under you, wor-
113	24. ⲟⲩⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ · ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲕ̅-	24. Ⲟⲩⲕ ⲛⲁⲛ: ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕ-	24. Ouk nan: p̀ṑou m̀pek-	draft · high-shipping at the footstool
114	25. ⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϭⲙ̅-	25. Ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϭⲉⲙ-	25. P̀nevma eθouab etċem-	draft · highof your feet, and
115	26. ϭⲟⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙ̣ⲏⲛ –	26. Ϫⲟⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ,	26. Gom ṡa èneh àmyn,	draft · highserving your throne,
116	—— ——— ——————	—— ——— ——————	—— ——— ——————	draft · highthe holy one. Glory to you,
117	——— ———— ———	——— ———— ———	——— ———— ———	draft · highglory to your in-

Provenance

title: Letter of Abgar to Jesus
dialect: sahidic
source: Kyprianos text 1479 (Healing/protection (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 11 PCM I 11 Leiden Anastasi 9 Leiden Anastasy 9 P. Leiden I 385 AMS 9 Anastasy 9 (1828) · p. 21 l. 6 - p. 24 l. 26; copy dated 551 – 800 CE
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file: Magic/Kyprianos Coptic magical texts/T1479 Letter of Abgar to Jesus.kyprianos.L0.txt
title: Letter of Abgar to Jesus — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from T1479 Letter of Abgar to Jesus.kyprianos.L0.txt (Kyprianos text 1479 (Healing/protection (magical, formulary)), edited text from corpus/incoming/kyprianos-coptic-magic/K)
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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.
generated by: tools/segment_sahidic.py segment() (SC-9 c) then tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier c, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=1 l2_1b_cairene=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 numeral=1 numeral_single_ambiguous=13 stroke_kept=108 tokens=293
file: Magic/Kyprianos Coptic magical texts/T1479 Letter of Abgar to Jesus.kyprianos.L1.txt
title: Letter of Abgar to Jesus — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from T1479 Letter of Abgar to Jesus.kyprianos.L1.txt
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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.
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Magic/Kyprianos Coptic magical texts/T1479 Letter of Abgar to Jesus.kyprianos.L2.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 · 95 model drafts (marked “draft”)

Cite as:

Letter of Abgar to Jesus. Kyprianos text 1479 (Healing/protection (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 11 PCM I 11 Leiden Anastasi 9 Leiden Anastasy 9 P. Leiden I 385 AMS 9 Anastasy 9 (1828) · p. 21 l. 6 - p. 24 l. 26; copy dated 551 – 800 CE. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/kyprianos-coptic-magical-texts/t1479-letter-of-abgar-to-jesus.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

L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.

L0.5 transliteration
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).

L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.