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Greek magical papyri and amulets, P.Oxy. 88 5655: Formulary for exorcism against demons causing illness

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.

1.2–1.16

1.2

[...].[..]ο̣υσα.[.....].[- - -]

[...] -ousa [...]

1.3

[...] θ̣εὸν τὸ[ν] πο[ιήσ]α̣ντα̣ ..........[- - -]

[...] God, the one who m[ad]e [...]

1.4

[...]τα πάντα ἐ̣ξο̣ρκί̣ζω τῷ ὀνόματι κυ[ρίου]

[...] all things, I adjure, by the name of the L[ord]

1.5

[Σ]α̣βαωθ πᾶ̣ν συνάντημα καὶ φάντασμ[α]

[S]abaoth, every encounter and phantom

1.6

ὃ καὶ δαιμόν[ι]ον καλεῖται καὶ⟦ναι⟧ ἐπιπορεύε[ται]

which is also called a demon and which comes upon

1.7

ἐπὶ ψυχὴν ἐφ᾽ οἷόν ποτε κ̣α̣ὶ̣ οἷον καί τι γέν[ος]

a soul, of whatever sort it may be, and of what sort, and whatever ki[nd],

1.8

εἴτε ἄρρεν εἴτε θ̣ῆ̣λυ ὑπ̣ὸ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 ἀπεσταλ-

whether male or female, sent by YHWH

1.9

μένον κακο̣ποι̣ῆσαι ψυχὴν καὶ ἀποκτεῖναι,

to do harm to a soul and to kill [it];

1.10

π̣ᾶ̣ν συνάντη̣μα ἐπιληψίας ἢ μ̣ανίας ἢ ἐ-

every encounter of epilepsy or madness or

1.11

κστάσεως {ἢ} δ̣ι̣ανοί⟦.⟧ας ἢ [σ]υν̣αντή̣μ̣α̣τι κωφῷ

derangement of mind, or [by] a deaf encounter

1.12

ε̣ἴτε ἀφώνῳ̣ εἴτε ἀπονωδώσεως ἢ ἀναισθησί̣-

or a voiceless one, or of aponōdōsis, or of insensibility,

1.13

α̣ς ἢ̣ [συνάντη]μα σπαραγμοῦ ἢ βρυγμοῦ ἢ ἀφ-

or [an encount]er of convulsion or gnashing or foaming,

1.14

ρισμοῦ [ἢ συνάντ]ημα ἐκτρώσε̣ω̣ς ἢ ἀνοίας

[or an encount]er of miscarriage or of folly

1.15

[- - -].ρας ..[..].ου ἢ πᾶ̣ν̣ συνάντημα

[...] or every encounter

1.16

[- - -] 𐤄𐤅𐤄 [𐤉 ] [- - -]

[...] [Y]HWH [...]

Translator's note. Many letters are dotted as doubtful in the edition. Line 2 keeps only the ending -ousa, and line 15 only scraps of two words. “Encounter” (συνάντημα) is the term for a demonic attack. The divine name YHWH is written in Paleo-Hebrew letters in lines 8 and 16 (in 16 the yod is restored); “sent by YHWH” could also be read “sent under YHWH”. aponōdōsis is an unidentified word, perhaps corrupt. In line 11 the editor deletes a superfluous “or”.

The whole original: papyri.info.