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Attribution: Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus magical-papyri, document p_CtYBR_1800, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Korshi Dosoo, Edward O. D. Love, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition KYP T483. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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17 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 | L1 Cairene | L2 Kemetic | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [.].[....]..ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲥ̣ ⲡ̅ⲥ̣̅ⲁ̅ⲧ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̅ | […]. […].. Ⲛ̣ⲁ̣ⲥ̣ ⲡ̀ⲥⲉⲓⲁⲧⲁⲏⲗ | […]. […].. Nas p̀·seiatayl | [...] Psataēl. |
| 2 | ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉ̅ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ⲏ̅ⲗ̣̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̣ ⲉ̣ⲧ̣[ⲉ]ⲣⲉⲧⲉϥ̣ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ̣ⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲉⲛⲁ̣ⲥⲁⲣⲱⲑ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲭ̣[ⲉ]ⲣ̣ⲟ̣ⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏ̣ ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲡⲁ̣ⲛⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ | ϯⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲏⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲥⲁⲣⲱⲑ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ϯⲥ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ | tiōrek èrok ennevmayl fai eteretefounam talyv ehrai ejenparma ǹpiōt eθouab nem asarōθ p̀niṡti ǹṡeroubin fai etrōis ètis̀kiny ǹpiōt pipantōkratōr | I adjure you (s.), Ennaēl, he whose right hand is lifted over the chariot of the holy Father, and Asarōth, the great cherub, he who guards the tabernacle of the almighty Father! |
| 3 | ⲧⲓⲱⲣⲉ̣ⲕ̣ ⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲡ̣[ⲟ]ⲟⲩ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉ̣ⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲡⲉⲑⲏⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛⲕⲟ ⲛⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ̣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲅⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩ[ⲧⲉ] ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲉⲟⲩⲱϣⲉⲧ ⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲙⲏ[ⲧ] ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉ̣ⲁ̣ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲡⲥ̣ⲱ[ⲙⲁ] ⲇ̣ ⲇ | ϯⲱⲣⲉⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕ̀ⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲕ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇ ⲇ | tiōrek ǹpoou p̀angelos ǹp̀θisiastyrion eθouab je ǹkoi ǹremhe an ouḋe ǹtekvyl èvol èvōk ehrai ṡa f̀nouti ouḋe tekθisia ehrai ie èouōṡet ǹp̀k̀ritys ǹmyt ouḋe eerapantan èp̀ċois m̀pekaheratk ehrai èjen p̀·sōma ḋ ḋ | I adjure you (s.) today, O angel of the holy altar, that you will not be free, nor will you be released to go up to God, nor ⟨to take⟩ your offering up, nor to worship the true judge, nor to meet the Lord until you have stood upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN, |
| 4 | ⲛⲉⲅⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̣ [ⲉ]ϫ̣ⲱϥ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩ̣ϣⲱ[ⲛⲉ] ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟ̣ϭⲗⲉϭ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲣⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁⲥⲓⲕ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲗⲟⲡⲗⲉⲡ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲟ̣ⲉⲧ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲟ̣[ⲩⲧ]ⲉ̣ⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙⲉⲛϣⲃⲉ ⲉⲛϭⲓⲉⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣ[ⲉⲛⲁⲓ] ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩⲗⲟϭⲗⲉϭ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲣⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲗⲟⲡⲗⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲙⲟⲉⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲗⲓⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϣⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ | ǹtekìni ehrai ègōf ǹouxisi nem ouṡōni menouloċleċ nem ouhrevma nem ousik nem outkas nem ouhloplep nem oumetkoui ǹhyt nem ouermoet nem ouṡeve m̀nouḋaimonion ǹlivi nem ṡve ǹje ǹṡōni erenai ṡove evei | and you have brought upon him suffering and disease and sickness and a discharge and a fever and a pain and a weariness and a dejection and a shivering and a swelling and a demon of madness and seventy diseases, each one being different, |
| 5 | ⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̣ϫⲉ̣ⲛ̣ⲡ̣[ⲥⲱ]ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ ⲇ ⲇ ⲉⲛⲛ[ⲉ]ϩ̣ⲟ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲡⲉϥⲱⲛⲉϩ | ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲇ ⲇ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲱⲛϧ | ǹkentou ehrai èjen p̀·sōma ḋ ḋ ǹnèhoou tyrou ǹpefōnx | and you bring them down upon the body ⟨of⟩ NN for all the days of his life, |
| 6 | ϫⲉⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϣⲛⲁ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲁϭⲓϫ | ϫⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲉϣⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ | jennemaġos ǹhōout ouḋe farmaġos ǹs·himi eṡnai naf ouḋe erfaxri èrof èvol xen najig | so that neither a male magician nor a female sorcerer will be able to take pity on him, nor heal him from my hands, I NN, |
| 7 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇ ⲇ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲁ̣ϥ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇ ⲇ ϣⲁⲧⲓⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ | anok ḋ ḋ ṡatinai naf | until I have mercy upon him! |
| 8 | ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲅϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲉϥ ⲉⲛⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ | ⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲱⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲧⲉⲟⲥ ⲧⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓⲁⲕⲟⲥ | ìri ouoh ǹtekgōk nyi èvol ǹp̀ouōṡ tyrf ǹpahyt p̀etema ǹtapsiṡy hentekniṡti ǹgom asmoteos temoniakos | Act and complete for me the entire desire of my heart, the request of my soul through your mighty power, demoniac Asmoteos! |
| 9 | ⲁⲓ̣[ⲟ] | ⲁⲓⲟ | aio | draft · lowAio |
| 10 | [ⲁⲓ]ⲟ̣ | ⲁⲓⲟ | aio | draft · lowAio |
| 11 | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | taṡy | draft · highQuickly! |
| 12 | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | taṡy | draft · highQuickly! |
| 13 | ̅.̅.̅.̅[̅.̅]̅.̅[̅.̅]ⲑ̣̅ⲫ̅ⲉ̅ⲗ̅ⲗ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ | ̅. ̅. ̅. ̅[…]̅. ̅[…]ⲑ̣̅ⲫ̅ⲉ̅ⲗ̅ⲗ̅ⲱ̅ⲑ̅ | ̅. ̅. ̅. ̅[…]̅. ̅[…]θfellōθ | … Phellōth |
| 14 | ⲁ̅ⲑ̅ⲉ̅ⲥ̅ | ⲁⲑⲉⲥ | aθes | draft · guess[...] |
| 15 | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | taṡy | draft · highQuickly! |
| 16 | ⲧ[ⲁⲭⲏ] | ⲧⲁⲭⲏ | taṡy | draft · mediumQuickly! |
| 17 | […] | […] | […] |
Provenance
- title
- Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "magical-papyri", document p_CtYBR_1800
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus magical-papyri, document p_CtYBR_1800, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Korshi Dosoo, Edward O. D. Love, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition KYP T483. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.3.0, 2026-06-08)
- file
- Magic/Magical papyri/p_CtYBR_1800.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from p_CtYBR_1800.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "magical-papyri", document p_CtYBR_1800)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus magical-papyri, document p_CtYBR_1800, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Korshi Dosoo, Edward O. D. Love, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition KYP T483. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.3.0, 2026-06-08)
- generated by
- tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, 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=2 abbrev_unstroked_left=6 editorial_lacuna=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_L1-S-8=2 lexeme_open=4 n_morphs_fallback=6 restored_accepted=15 segment_mismatch=8 stroke_kept=1 tokens=115
- file
- Magic/Magical papyri/p_CtYBR_1800.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from p_CtYBR_1800.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus magical-papyri, document p_CtYBR_1800, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Korshi Dosoo, Edward O. D. Love, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition KYP T483. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.3.0, 2026-06-08)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Magic/Magical papyri/p_CtYBR_1800.sahidic.scriptorium.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
- 9 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 7 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Korshi Dosoo, Edward O. D. Love, Markéta Preininger — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM magical-papyri, p_CtYBR_1800 (9 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "magical-papyri", document p_CtYBR_1800. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/magic/magical-papyri/p-ctybr-1800.sahidic.scriptorium/. Curse to bring suffering, pain, and disease from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus magical-papyri, document p_CtYBR_1800, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Korshi Dosoo, Edward O. D. Love, Lance Martin, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition KYP T483. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) 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.
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).
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.
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.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.