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jw ṯs.w.pl n =j jri̯.n Nb-r-ḏr r dr s,t-ꜥ nṯr nṯr,t mwt mwt,t ḥmw,t-rʾ n,tj m dp =j pn m nḥb,t =j [tn] m qꜥḥ.w.pl =j jpn m jwf =j pn m ꜥ,t.pl =j jptn r sswnu̯ srḫ,y ḥr,j sꜥq,y.w.pl ẖnn m jwf =j pn bjbj m ꜥ,t.pl =j jptn m ꜥq.t m jwf =j pn m dp =j pn m qꜥḥ.w.pl =j jpn m ḥꜥ,w =j [pn] m ꜥ,t.pl =j jptn

Mine are the spells that the Lord of All made to drive out the influence of a god, a goddess, a dead man, a dead woman, [and] the curse that is in this head of mine, in this neck of mine, in these shoulders of mine, in this flesh of mine, in these limbs of mine; to punish the accuser, the chief of those who bring disturbance into this flesh of mine and bjbj into these limbs of mine, as what enters into this flesh of mine, into this head of mine, into these shoulders of mine, into this body of mine, into these limbs of mine.

n[j] wj Rꜥ ḏd.n =f

I belong to Ra; he has said:

jnk nḏ =j sw m⸌-ꜥ⸍ ḫft,j.w.pl =f

'It is I who will protect him from his enemies.'

sšm,w =f pw Ḏḥw,tj

His guide is Thoth.

jw =f ḏi̯ =f mdwi̯.t drf

He makes writing speak,

jri̯ =f dmḏ,t.pl

he makes the compendia,

ḏi̯ =f ꜣḫ n rḫ.w.pl-[j]ḫ,t.pl n swn,w.pl jm,j.w.pl-ḫt,pl =f r wḥꜥ mrr nṯr sꜥnḫ =f sw

he gives effectiveness to the learned and to the physicians who are in his following, to loosen the one whom the god loves, that he may keep him alive.

jnk pw mrr nṯr sꜥnḫ =f wj

I am one whom the god loves; he will keep me alive.

ḏd-mdw ḫft wꜣḥ pẖr,t ḥr ꜥ,t nb.t n.t s n,t.t mḥr.tj

Words to be spoken when applying a remedy to any limb of a man that is ailing.

šs-mꜣꜥ ḥḥ n zp

Truly effective, a million times.

⸢k⸣y rʾ n wḥꜥ wt nb

Another spell, for loosening every bandage.

wḥꜥ zp-2 jn ꜣs,t

Loosened, loosened by Isis!

wḥꜥ Ḥr,w jn ꜣs,t m ḏw,t.pl jri̯.yt.pl r =f jn sn =f Stḫ m smꜣm =f jt =f Ws-jr

Horus was loosened by Isis from the evils done to him by his brother Seth when he killed his father Osiris.

j ꜣs,t wr,t-ḥkꜣ,w wḥꜥ =t wj

O Isis, great of magic, may you loosen me,

sfḫ =t wj m-ꜥ [j]ḫ,t nb.t bjn.t ḏw.t dšr.t m-ꜥ s,t-ꜥ nṯr s,t-ꜥ nṯr,t {mt}[m-ꜥ] mwt mwt,t {mt}[m-ꜥ] ḏꜣ,yw ḏꜣ,yt ḏꜣi̯.t[j] =fj sw jm =j mj wḥꜥ =t mj sfḫ.t[w] =t m-ꜥ sꜣ =t Ḥr,w ḥr-n,tt ꜥq.n =j m ḫ,t pri̯.n =j m mw

may you release me from every bad, evil, red thing, from the influence of a god, the influence of a goddess, from a dead man, a dead woman, from a male adversary, a female adversary, who will oppose himself in me, as you loosened, as you released your son Horus; for I have entered into the fire, I have come out of the water.

nn hꜣi̯ =j r jꜣbt.t n.t hrw pn

I will not fall into the trap(?) of this day.

jsk nḥm.n =k wj m-ꜥ [j]ḫ,t nb.t bjn.t ḏw.t dšr.t m-ꜥ s,t-ꜥ nṯr s,t-ꜥ nṯr,t {mt}[m-ꜥ] mwt mwt,t ḥmw,t-rʾ

Now you have rescued me from every bad, evil, red thing, from the influence of a god, the influence of a goddess, from a dead man, a dead woman, [and] a curse.

šs-mꜣꜥ ḥḥ n zp

Truly effective, a million times.

rʾ n swrj pẖr,t

Spell for drinking a remedy.

jyj pẖr,t

Come, remedy!

jyj drr [j]ḫ,t m jb =j pn m ꜥ,t.pl =j jptn

Come, you who drive out the thing in this heart of mine, in these limbs of mine!

nḫt ḥkꜣ,pl ḥr pẖr,t ṯs-pẖr

Magic is strong through the remedy, and vice versa.

jn-jw trw sḫꜣ.n =k jṯi̯.tw Ḥr,w ḥnꜥ Stḫ r jz,t,pl ꜥꜣ.t n.t Jwn,w m nḏ.tw ẖr,wj.du Stḫ ḥnꜥ [jr,t-]Ḥr,w

Do you remember that Horus and Seth were taken to the great hall of Heliopolis, when inquiry was made into the testicles of Seth together with [the Eye of] Horus?

wn.ḫr =f wꜣḏ mj wnn =[f] dp tꜣ

Then he will flourish, as he is on earth;

jw =f jri̯ =f mr[r].t =f nb.t mj nw-n nṯr.pl n,tj jm

he will do all that he wishes, like those gods who are there.

ḏd-mdw,pl ḫft swrj pẖr,t

Words to be spoken while drinking a remedy.

šs-mꜣꜥ ḥḥ n zp

Truly effective, a million times.

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ḥꜣ,t-ꜥ-m dmḏ,t n.t pẖr,t dr mḥr,t m ẖ,t

Beginning of the compendium of remedies for driving out illness from the belly.

jri̯ m swj,t

Make into a swjt;

rḏi̯ m pḥ,wj r hrw 4

put [it] into the anus for 4 days.

ḏr ḥkꜣ,pl m ẖ,t

Driving out magic from the belly:

jm,j n ḥmm 1 jm,j n wḏꜥ,yt 1 ⸌sntr⸍ ⸌1⸍ šnj-tꜣ 1 ḥ[n]q,t nḏm.t

inner part of ḥmm, 1; inner part of wḏꜥyt, 1; incense, 1; šnj-tꜣ, 1; sweet beer.

sjn m [j]ḫ,t wꜥ.t

Rub [them] together into one mass.

k.t n.t dr ḥkꜣ,pl m ẖ,t n.t s s,t rʾ-pw

Another, for driving out magic from the belly of a man or a woman.

k.t [n.t] dr ḥkꜣ,pl ꜥꜣꜥ n nṯr n mwt m ẖ,t n.t s

Another, for driving out magic, the ꜥꜣꜥ of a god or of a dead man, from the belly of a man.

sjn ḏbꜥ.pl n[,j] s,t jm =sn

The woman's fingers are rubbed with them;

rḏi̯.ḫr =k st ḥr ꜥ,t.pl =s nb.t r mn.t =s

then you shall put it on all her limbs for her ailment(?).

k.t n[,j].t rḏi̯.t hꜣi̯ jd,t r s,t =s

Another, for making the womb go down to its place:

hbj n[,j] mnḥ

an ibis of wax;

rḏi̯ ḥr ḏꜥb,t

put [it] on charcoal;

rḏi̯ ꜥq ḥtj jr,j r jwf =s

let its smoke enter her flesh.

mꜣꜣ jrt,t nfr.t{t}

Examining good milk:

jw stj =s mj nꜥg,w.pl n[,j].w wꜥḥ

its smell is like nꜥgw of wꜥḥ.