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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
[...].[..]ο̣υσα.[.....].[- - -]
[...] -ousa [...]
[...] θ̣εὸν τὸ[ν] πο[ιήσ]α̣ντα̣ ..........[- - -]
[...] God, the one who m[ad]e [...]
[...]τα πάντα ἐ̣ξο̣ρκί̣ζω τῷ ὀνόματι κυ[ρίου]
[...] all things, I adjure, by the name of the L[ord]
[Σ]α̣βαωθ πᾶ̣ν συνάντημα καὶ φάντασμ[α]
[S]abaoth, every encounter and phantom
ὃ καὶ δαιμόν[ι]ον καλεῖται καὶ⟦ναι⟧ ἐπιπορεύε[ται]
which is also called a demon and which comes upon
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],
εἴτε ἄρρεν εἴτε θ̣ῆ̣λυ ὑπ̣ὸ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 ἀπεσταλ-
whether male or female, sent by YHWH
μένον κακο̣ποι̣ῆσαι ψυχὴν καὶ ἀποκτεῖναι,
to do harm to a soul and to kill [it];
π̣ᾶ̣ν συνάντη̣μα ἐπιληψίας ἢ μ̣ανίας ἢ ἐ-
every encounter of epilepsy or madness or
κστάσεως {ἢ} δ̣ι̣ανοί⟦.⟧ας ἢ [σ]υν̣αντή̣μ̣α̣τι κωφῷ
derangement of mind, or [by] a deaf encounter
ε̣ἴτε ἀφώνῳ̣ εἴτε ἀπονωδώσεως ἢ ἀναισθησί̣-
or a voiceless one, or of aponōdōsis, or of insensibility,
α̣ς ἢ̣ [συνάντη]μα σπαραγμοῦ ἢ βρυγμοῦ ἢ ἀφ-
or [an encount]er of convulsion or gnashing or foaming,
ρισμοῦ [ἢ συνάντ]ημα ἐκτρώσε̣ω̣ς ἢ ἀνοίας
[or an encount]er of miscarriage or of folly
[- - -].ρας ..[..].ου ἢ πᾶ̣ν̣ συνάντημα
[...] or every encounter
[- - -] 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.