Papyri Copticae Magicae: Coptic Magical Texts, Volume 1: Formularies

Korshi Dosoo; Markéta Preininger

Published by De Gruyter 2024

Papyri Copticae Magicae

Coptic Magical Texts, Volume 1: Formularies

Korshi Dosoo and Markéta Preininger
Together with: Roxanne Bélanger Sarrazin , Edward O. D. Love , Selina Schuster and Julia Schwarzer

Volume 48 in the series Archiv für Papyrusforschung und verwandte Gebiete – Beihefte

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111080109

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About this book

This volume is the first in a new series of editions of Coptic-language "magical" manuscripts from Egypt, written on papyrus, ostraca, parchment, and paper, and dating to between the fourth and twelfth centuries CE. Their texts attest to non-institutional rituals intended to bring about changes in the lives of those who used them – heal disease, curse enemies, bring about love or hatred, or see into the future.

These manuscripts represent rich sources of information on daily life and lived religion of Egypt in the last centuries of Roman rule and the first centuries after the Arab conquest, giving us glimpses of the hopes and fears of people of this time, their conflicts and problems, and their vision of the human and superhuman worlds.

This volume presents 37 new editions and descriptions of manuscripts, focusing on formularies or "handbooks", those texts containing instructions for the performance of rituals. Each of these is accompanied by a history of its acquisition, a material description, and presented with facing text and translations, tracings of accompanying images, and explanatory notes to aid in understanding the text.

Author / Editor information

Korshi Dosoo, University of Würzburg, Germany; Markéta Preininger, University of Würzburg, Germany.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
List of Plates Publicly Available Download PDF	XIV
List of Critical Signs Publicly Available Download PDF	XV
Introduction
1. Situating Coptic Magical Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Study of Coptic Magical Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	11
3. The Corpus of Coptic Magical Texts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	15
4. The Presentation of Texts in this Volume Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
5. The Contents of Papyri Copticae Magicae I Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
Text Editions
PCM I 1. Letter of Oualēs to Psais containing separation spell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	47
PCM I 2. Healing prescription to stop uterine bleeding Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	54
PCM I 3. Two aggressive procedures targeting women Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
PCM I 4. Miniature codex Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	68
PCM I 5. Procedure for the healing of internal organs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
PCM I 6–8. The Schmidt Coptic Magical Dossier Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	80
PCM I 9. Formula for sleep Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	99
PCM I 10. Prayer for pregnancy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	103
PCM I 11. Leiden Anastasy Codex Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
PCM I 12. Rossi’s Tractate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	172
PCM I 13. Rossi’s Fragmentary Tractate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221
PCM I 14. Invocation for unclear purposes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	225
PCM I 15. Narrative charm for healing the eye Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
PCM I 16. Ostraca containing Horus-Isis narrative love charm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	232
PCM I 17. Spell for a good singing voice and a love spell Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	238
PCM I 18. Curse to cause sickness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
PCM I 19. Adjuration to protect virginity and marriage Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	251
PCM I 20. Love spell in the form of a Horus-Isis narrative charm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
PCM I 21–29. The Heidelberg Coptic Magical Library Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	259
PCM I 30. Two destructive curses drawing on the Testament of Solomon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	405
PCM I 31. Two separation spells Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	413
PCM I 32. Parchment bifolio with two preserved love spells Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	421
PCM I 33. Formulary with healing procedures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	432
PCM I 34. Bifolio with bowl divination procedure and silencing curses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	436
PCM I 35. Fragmentary formulary with various curses Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	447
PCM I 36. Three healing prescriptions on paper Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	454
PCM I 37. Parchment sheet with various prescriptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	459
Indices
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	471
Concordance of texts in this volume Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	489
Index locorum Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	491
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	505
Word Indices for PCM I 1 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	555
Plates Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	605

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students of Papyrology, Coptic Studies, Theology, Egyptology, Ancient History, History of Religion
Pages
- Front matter: 15
- Main content: 622
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Coloured Illustrations: 15
Keywords: Magical Papyri; Ritual; Healing; Christianity

eBook

Published: November 6, 2023
ISBN: 9783111080109

Hardcover

Published: November 6, 2023
ISBN: 9783111079790