Greek magical papyri and amulets, P.Oxy. 88 5654: Magical Formulary with Hymns
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.
1.3–1.8
1.3
[- - -] [Χάρ]ωνος ὄμμα
[...] eye of [Char]on
1.4
[- - -]ο̣υ κικλησκε..
[...]ou call[..]
1.5
[- - -]τιτων μαγευ-
[...]titōn, of sorc-
1.6
[μάτων] [- - -] ψ̣υχὰς σθένει·*
[eries] [...] souls with might;*
1.7
[- - -].υς·* τὴν ορ-
[...]ys;* the an-
1.8
[γήν] [- - -].·
[ger] [...].
Translator's note. A fragment. The restorations across line breaks are the edition's: μαγευ-[μάτων], 'sorceries' (1.5–6), and ὀρ-[γήν], 'anger' (1.7–8). The verb in 1.4 (κικλησκε..) has lost its ending. σθένει (1.6) may be 'with might' or 'is mighty over'. The word ends -ou, -titōn and -ys cannot be identified. Asterisks are as printed.