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Greek magical papyri and amulets, P.Oxy. 79 5205: Spell for the Chariot Race
English for the 1 passage of this work that the Atlas of Ancient Myth, Magic in the Ancient Texts and a study of demons and angels quote or cite, and which the library holds in no published English. The numbers are the edition's own references.
3–16
Σαρακηνός Βελϩμου Πα̣ρ̣θ̣ά̣ω̣ν̣ Διδύμη Νυμφική Πελη. Σ̣τ̣ρα̣β̣[ός]
Sarakenos, Belhmou, Parthaon, Didyme, Nymphike, Pele., Strab[os]:
κατὰ τῶν ἁγίων ὀνομάτων τῶν ἐπιτ̣ε̣τ̣αγμ̣ένων σ̣ο̣ι̣ .[- - -]
by the holy names that are laid upon you .[...]
πάταξον τοὺς ἵππους τῶν Καλλαΐνων, κάτε̣χε αὐ̣τοὺς ἵνα̣ .[- - -]
strike the horses of the Blues, restrain them, so that .[...]
Παρθάων Νυμφική Στ̣ρα̣βὸς Πελη.· ἐξορκίζω σε, νεκ̣[ύδαιμον]
Parthaon, Nymphike, Strabos, Pele.: I adjure you, corpse-[daemon],
β̣...β̣α̣..........α̣ρ̣αρ· ἐξορκίζω σε, νεκύ̣[δαιμον]
b...ba..........arar: I adjure you, corpse-[daemon],
χατ̣αβας αχλα̣. χαλβ̣αβας· ἐξορκίζω̣ σε κ̣α̣τ̣ὰ̣ τ.[ κα]-
chatabas achla. chalbabas: I adjure you by t.[...], [by]
τὰ τοῦ ἰσχυροῦ Ὥρου αρχεφρενε̣ψου φριγξ· ἐξορκίζω σ̣[ε]
the mighty Horus archephrenepsou phrinx: I adjure y[ou]
Γαβριὴλ Ῥαφαὴλ Μιχαὴλ Βουήλ, ἄπελθε εἰς τὸν ι.[- - -][ ἵνα κα]-
[by] Gabriel, Raphael, Michael, Bouel: go off into the i.[...] [so that you]
τα̣βάλῃς πτωματίσῃ̣ς̣ καὶ δήσῃς τοὺς ....[- - -]
throw down, make fall and bind the ....[...]
Παρθάων Διδύμη Στραβὸς Νυμφική Πελη. μ..[- - -]
Parthaon, Didyme, Strabos, Nymphike, Pele.: m..[...]
ἐξορκίζω σε κατὰ τοῦ θεοῦ τῶν θεῶν ε̣νφ...[- - -]
I adjure you by the god of gods enph...[...]
........ Οὐσίραπιν Οὐσορ Μνευειν Οὐσ̣[- - -]
........ Ousirapis, Ousor, Mneuis, Ous[...]
.[........].ν τοῦ κυρίου Οὐσερ .......[- - -]
.[........].n of the lord Ouser .......[...]
ο.[........].ν σῦρον πτωματ̣ι̣..[- - -]
o.[........].n drag, make [them] fall ..[...]
Translator's note. Sarakenos, Belhmou, Parthaon, Didyme, Nymphike, Pele. and Strabos look like the names of the Blues' horses (Καλλάϊνοι, 'the Blues', in line 5), and are kept as they stand; Belhmou is written with a Coptic letter (ϩ). Many letters are dotted as doubtful, and lines 7 and 14 to 16 are largely illegible; dots stand for unread letters. 'Corpse-[daemon]' renders the restored νεκ[ύδαιμον]. In line 8 the preposition κα|τά is broken across the line; 'by' is given in line 8. The angel names in line 10 may be the names sworn by or those addressed. In line 10 'i.[' (ι.[) might be the start of 'hippodrome', but it is lost. Ousirapis (Osiris-Apis), Ousor and Ouser (Osiris) and Mneuis (the Mnevis bull) are Egyptian divine names. 'Make fall' renders πτωματίζω.
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