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Artefact ID924
TM IDTM 316185
Findspot (DEChriM ID)-   ()
ClassTextual
MaterialPapyrus
Writing mediumSheet/roll
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageCoptic
Archive/DossierArchive
Description

Magic charm against Mariam and her brother Kallinikos in Coptic (A) invoking God, the archangels, and various figures from the Scripture, later on further targets of the charm are mentioned among them also an Apa Victor

The text has been found in the same drawer as P.IFAO copte 449 and hence a connection between this object and the archive of texts (P.Louvre E 11036a, P.Louvre E 11036b, P.Aberdeen, P.IFAO copte 449 and P.Lond.Copt. I 1223) is assumed (Louis 2013: 25)

Selection criteriaMention of Christian cult officials/institutions, Mention of Christian individuals/communities, Christian terms/formulas/concepts, Nomina sacra, Coptic language
Date from301
Date to500
Dating criteria

Palaeography

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context-
Accession number

Cairo, IFAO Copte 451

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Louis, Catherine. 2013. "Une prière magique copte en dialecte achmimîque." In Études coptes XII: Quatorzième journée d’études (Rome, 11-13 juin 2009), edited by Anne Boud'hors and Catherine Louis, Cahiers de la Bibliothèque copte 18, 25–36. Paris: De Boccard.

Additional bibliography

• van der Vliet, Jacques. 2019. "Christian Spells and Manuals from Egypt." In Guide to the Study of Ancient Magic, edited by David Frankfurter, Religions in the Graeco-Roman world 189, 322–50. Leiden & Boston: Brill, 346-347.

Authors
Matthias Müller, Victor Ghica, 2021
Suggested citation
Matthias Müller, Victor Ghica, 2021, "Artefact ID 924", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/924
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