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Title Amulet against scorpions, demons, and every evil in a house, with magical characters
Principal Edition P.Oslo 1 5
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  • - 79961. Theodore S. De Bruyn and Jitse H.F. Dijkstra, "Greek Amulets and Formularies from Egypt Containing Christian Elements: A Checklist of Papyri, Parchments, Ostraka, and Tablets. Avec résumé en anglais.," BASP, 48 (2011), pp. 163-216. 18
  • - 36976. Marcus N. Tod, "The scorpion in Graeco-Roman Egypt," JEA, 25 (1939), pp. 55-61. 4
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). Christliches 3
Previous Edition 95378. Friedrich Bilabel ed., Sammelbuch Griechischer Inschriften aus Ägypten. Dritter Band, erste und zweite Hälfte (Nr. 6001-7269), (Berlin und Leipzig 1926-1927). 6584
Fragments Oslo, University Library P. number unknown [5]
Support Material papyrus
Support Dimensions 16cm wide x 10cm high
Date 300 - 499
More from the period between 300 CE and 499 CE
Origin Fundort: Egypt; Schreibort: Egypt
More from Fundort: Egypt; Schreibort: Egypt
Form and Layout papyrus sheet (columns: 0, pagination: 0)
Genre magic; invocation
Culture religion
Religion christian; jewish
Images ub-baser.uio.no/.../44
Availability © Digital Corpus of Literary Papyri. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License .

Trismegistos: 64592 [source]

Publications P. Oslo 1 5 (1925) = Eitrem / Fridrichsen, Ein christliches Amulett (Videnskapsselskapets Forhandlinger 1921, 1) p. 1-31 (1921) = Aegyptus 3 (1922), p. 66-67 (1922) = Pap. Graec. Mag.(2) 2 Christliches 3 (1974) = Meyer / Smith, Ancient Christian magic. Coptic texts of ritual power 26 (1994) = SB 3 6584 (1926) = Journal of Egyptian Archaeology (JEA) 25 (1939), p. 58-60 no. 4 (1939) = Aegyptus 3 (1922), p. 66 (1922)
Inv. no. Oslo, University Library P. 303
Date AD 300 - 499
Language Greek
Provenance Egypt[found & written]

Catalog Record: oslo.apis.44 [xml]

Title Christian amulet
Summary A Christian amulet, containing a binding spell, using magical words and tokens to invoke various powers, among which Christ the Lord, to protect the house with all its inhabitants
Citations Eitrem S, P.Oslo I 5, 1925 Eitrem S, Aegyptus 3, 66-67, 1922
Inv. Id P.Oslo inv. 303
Support/Dimensions 1 papyrus ; 10 x 16 cm.
Lines 11
Recto/Verso Source of description: Recto
Origin Unknown place, province of Egypt
More from Unknown place, province of Egypt
Language Greek
Date IV/Vth century A.D.
More from the period between 300 CE and 499 CE
Note (general) Pub. status: Recto, the Verso is blank
Subjects Subliterature; Amulet; Binding spell; Magic; Papyrus; Subliterary
Images Recto thumbnail
Images Recto medium
License Creative Commons License This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License.

DCLP transcription: 64592 [xml]

ΧΜΓ/
Ὡρ Ὡρ φωρ φωρ, Ἰ(*)άω, Σαβαώθ, Ἀδωναί, Ἐλωέ, Σαλαμαν Ταρχει·
δέννω σε, σκορπίε Ἀρτεμίσιε, τιε, διαφύλαξον τὸν οἶκον τοῦτον
μετὰ τῶν ἐνοικούντων ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ, ἀπὸ βασκοσύνης
5πάσης ἀερίνων πνευμάτων καὶ ἀνθρωπίνου ὀφθαλ[μοῦ]
καὶ πόνου δεινοῦ [καὶ] δήγματος σκορπίου καὶ ὄφεως, διὰ τὸ
ὄνομα τοῦ ὑ(*)ψίστου θεοῦ ν̣α̣ι̣ας μελι ζ ξυρουρο αααααα
βαι(*)νχωωωχ μαριιι ιιι λ ηναγ κορη(?)(*)· φύλαξον, κύριε, υἱ(*)ὲ τοῦ
Δαυὶ(*)δ κατὰ σάρκα, ὁ τεχθεὶς ἐκ τῆς ἁγίας παρθένου
10Μαρίας, ἅγιε, ὕψιστε θεέ, ἐξ ἁγίου πνεύματος. δόξα σοι,
οὐράνιε βασιλεῦ. ἀμήν. Α†Ω ⳨ Α†Ω. ἰχθύς

Apparatus


^ 2. ϊαω papyrus
^ 7. ϋψιστου papyrus
^ 8. βαϊνχωωωχ papyrus
^ 8. or κόρη(?)
^ 8. υϊε papyrus
^ 9. δαυϊδ papyrus

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APIS Translation (English)

Xi, M, G = Maria gives birth to Christ!;Ororphorphor, Iao, Sabaoth, Adonai, Eloe, Salaman, I bind you, Artemisian scorpion, 315 times - protect this house with those who live here from all evil, from every kind of witchcraft, from spirits in the air and from the human eye; from terrible toil, from the bites of scorpions and snakes - in the name of the highest god [here follow some magical words and letters] protect [the house], O Lord, son of David in the flesh, born by the Holy Virgin Maria, you, Holy and Highest among Gods, of the Holy Spirit. Honour to you, heavenly King. Amen [followed by Alpha Cross Omega, Symbol of Christ, Ixthys]