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Title P. Mich. 3 155
Content amulet / phylacterion
Principal Edition P.Mich. 3 155
translation 12669. Hans Dieter Betz, The Greek Magical Papyri in Translation, Including the Demotic Spells. Second Edition., (Chicago London 1992). 299
Reference Edition 8361. Karl Preisendanz, Papyri Graecae Magicae. Die griechischen Zauberpapyri. II. Zweite verbesserte Auflage mit Ergänzungen von Karl Preisendanz und Ernst Heitsch. Durchgesehen und herausgegeben von Albert Henrichs. (Sammlung wissenschaftlicher Kommentare.), (Stuttgart 1974). 71
Fragments Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 193
Support Material papyrus
Date 100 - 299
More from the period between 100 CE and 299 CE
Origin Found: Egypt; written: Egypt
More from Found: Egypt; written: Egypt
Form and Layout papyrus sheet (columns: 1, pagination: 0)
Genre magic; phylakterion
Culture religion
Religion Egyptian
Print Illustrations ZPE 136 (2001), p.183
Availability © Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Trismegistos: 63847 [source]

Publications P. Mich. 3 155 (1936) = Pap. Graec. Mag.(2) 2 71 (1974) = ZPE 136 (2001), p. 183-186 no. 1 (2001) = Betz, The Greek magical papyri in translation p. 299 no. PGM 71 (1992)
Inv. no. Ann Arbor, Michigan University, Library P. 193
Date AD 100 - 299
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt[found & written]

Catalog Record: michigan.apis.1546 [xml]

Title Amulet
Author Unknown
Summary Model for an amulet, perhaps used as amulet itself, even if it doesn't bear the name of the person to protect
Citations D Jordan, ZPE 136 (2001), 183-186. Bonner C, PMich III, 155, 1936 Preisendanz K, PGM II, LXXI, 1973
Inv. Id P.Mich.inv. 193
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 20.7 x 7 cm
Condition Complete
Lines 8
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Hands A crude school hand, with confusions between some letters (C. Bonner)
Origin Unknown
More from Unknown
Language Greek
Date (Late) IInd century or early IIIrd century A.D.
More from the period between 100 CE and 224 CE
Note (general) Location: Ann Arbor
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto; Verso is blank
Subjects Literacy--Egypt.; Magic--Egypt.; Amulets, Greek--Egypt.; Incantations, Greek--Egypt.; Literacy--Egypt.; Magic; Papyrus
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
Images Recto large
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DCLP transcription: 63847 [xml]

φυλακτηρίων(*)·
μέγας οὐράνιος, εἰλῶν τὸν κόσμον,
ὁ ὢν θεὸς ὁ Ἰάω, κύριος παντοκράτωρ
Ἀβλαναθαλααβλα, δῦς(*) δῦς(*), τὴν(*) χάριταν(*)
5ἕξω τὸ(*) ὄνομα τῶ(*) μεγάλου θεοῦ ἐν τῷ
φυλακτηρίῳ τούτῳ, καὶ φύλακξόν μοι(*)
ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ πράγαμτος(*), ὃν ἔτε-
κεν ἡ δῖνα(*), ἐγέννησεν [ὁ δεῖνα].

Apparatus


^ 1. l. φυλακτήριον
^ 4. l. δός, Jordan : δῦς (l. δοῖς) prev. ed.
^ 4. corr. ex μην
^ 4. l. χάριτα, i.e. χάριν
^ 5. Jordan : τὸ prev. ed.
^ 5. l. τοῦ
^ 6. l. με
^ 7. l. πράγματος
^ 8. l. δεῖνα

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APIS Translation (English)

A phylactery: "Great [god] in heaven revolving the world, the true god, IAO! Lord, ruler of all, ABLANATHANALBA, grant, grant me this favor, let me have the name of the great god in this phylactery, and protect, from every evil thing, me whom NN bore, (NN) begot."