E00699: Coptic invocation to *unnamed martyrs (S00060) for help to punish a married couple, probably from the area south of Assiut (Upper Egypt), datable to the 4th-5th c.
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P.Mich. inv. 1523
This text illustrates the private attempt of a woman named Theodora to gain the assistance of holy martyrs in a very personal matter. Theodora seeks the martyrs’ help to see her opponents punished and destroyed.
Ϯⲥⲁⲡⲥⲡ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ̣
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁ̣ⲛⲁⲕ ⲑ̣ⲉⲱⲇⲟⲣⲁ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲁⲛⲥ
ϯϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
4 ⲉⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ
ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̣ⲡⲁϩⲉ̣ⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡ[ⲁ]ⲧ̣ⲁⲥⲥ̣[ⲉ] ⲙⲙⲟⲟ̣ⲩ̣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ̣ⲃⲁⲗ
ⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ̣ⲟⲩ ⲧ[ⲉ] ⲡϥⲛⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲩⲣ̣ⲉ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
8 ⲧⲉϩⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲣ̣[ⲅ]ⲏ ⲙⲡⲛ̣ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲟ ⲡϫⲟⲣ
ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̣ⲁϣϭⲁⲡ
ϣ̣ⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲡϥⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
12 ⲛ̣ⲑ̣ⲉ ⲉ[ⲩ]ϣⲉ ⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲁϫⲱ[ⲟⲩ ⲧ]ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ
ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲡ̣ϭ̣ⲃ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲉⲧ̣ϫⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
ⲛⲧⲟϥ̣ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥ̣ϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ̣ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁ̣ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
16 [ⲁⲩⲁⲛ]ⲁ̣ⲩ ⲉ̣ⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ <ⲛ>ⲉⲧⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
[ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ]ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ̣[ⲟ]ⲩ̣ⲁⲁⲃ ⲁ̣ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁ̣ⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ
[ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ] ⲧⲉ ⲡ[ⲉ]ⲩ̣ⲛⲕⲟ ⲗⲟϫⲉ
'I entreat, I beg, and I beseech you, holy martyrs! (2) I, Theodora, this ill-treated woman, (3) I hand in this petition (libellos) concerning Pjor and his wife. (4) I bow before your righteousness, so that (5) you will conduct my case against Pjor and his wife, (6) and so that you will strike them and destroy them, (7) and so that the curse, the worm, and the destruction will befall them, (8) and the wrath of God will come upon Pjor, (9) his wife, and everything that is his, (10) and so that a great suffering and a great outcry (11) will be on his house and his wife, (12) just as a smack from your hands upon them, and so that the strong hand (13) and the raised arm shall come upon them all at once, (14) him and his wife!
Holy martyrs, (15) you shall hasten and conduct my case against them. (16) [They shall] see your powers and miracles!
(17) Holy martyrs, you shall conduct my case (18) [against them] and [their] property shall be removed!
Text and translation: Worrell 1935, modified with new readings by Gesa Schenke.
This text illustrates the private attempt of a woman named Theodora to gain the assistance of holy martyrs in a very personal matter. Theodora seeks the martyrs’ help to see her opponents punished and destroyed.
Ϯⲥⲁⲡⲥⲡ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ̣
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁ̣ⲛⲁⲕ ⲑ̣ⲉⲱⲇⲟⲣⲁ ϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲩ ⲛϭⲁⲛⲥ
ϯϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲗⲓⲃⲉⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁ ⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
4 ⲉⲡⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ
ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣ̣ⲡⲁϩⲉ̣ⲡ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲣ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲡ[ⲁ]ⲧ̣ⲁⲥⲥ̣[ⲉ] ⲙⲙⲟⲟ̣ⲩ̣ ⲧⲉⲧⲛϫⲟⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ̣ⲃⲁⲗ
ⲧⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ̣ⲟⲩ ⲧ[ⲉ] ⲡϥⲛⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲟⲩⲣ̣ⲉ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ
8 ⲧⲉϩⲁⲩ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲣ̣[ⲅ]ⲏ ⲙⲡⲛ̣ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲟ ⲡϫⲟⲣ
ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ
ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̣ⲁϣϭⲁⲡ
ϣ̣ⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲡϥⲏ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ
12 ⲛ̣ⲑ̣ⲉ ⲉ[ⲩ]ϣⲉ ⲛ̣ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ⲛϭⲓϫ ⲁϫⲱ[ⲟⲩ ⲧ]ⲉ̣ⲧ̣ϭⲓϫ ⲉⲧϫⲟⲟⲣ
ⲙ̣ⲛ ⲡ̣ϭ̣ⲃ̣ⲁ̣ⲓ̣ ⲉⲧ̣ϫⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ
ⲛⲧⲟϥ̣ ⲙⲛ ⲧϥⲥ̣ϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ̣ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁ̣ϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ
16 [ⲁⲩⲁⲛ]ⲁ̣ⲩ ⲉ̣ⲛⲉⲧⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ <ⲛ>ⲉⲧⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ
[ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ]ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ̣[ⲟ]ⲩ̣ⲁⲁⲃ ⲁ̣ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁ̣ⲣⲡⲁϩⲉⲡ
[ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩ] ⲧⲉ ⲡ[ⲉ]ⲩ̣ⲛⲕⲟ ⲗⲟϫⲉ
'I entreat, I beg, and I beseech you, holy martyrs! (2) I, Theodora, this ill-treated woman, (3) I hand in this petition (libellos) concerning Pjor and his wife. (4) I bow before your righteousness, so that (5) you will conduct my case against Pjor and his wife, (6) and so that you will strike them and destroy them, (7) and so that the curse, the worm, and the destruction will befall them, (8) and the wrath of God will come upon Pjor, (9) his wife, and everything that is his, (10) and so that a great suffering and a great outcry (11) will be on his house and his wife, (12) just as a smack from your hands upon them, and so that the strong hand (13) and the raised arm shall come upon them all at once, (14) him and his wife!
Holy martyrs, (15) you shall hasten and conduct my case against them. (16) [They shall] see your powers and miracles!
(17) Holy martyrs, you shall conduct my case (18) [against them] and [their] property shall be removed!
Text and translation: Worrell 1935, modified with new readings by Gesa Schenke.
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