Greek · AI translation
Supplementum Magicum, Suppl. Mag. 23: amulet against fever for a woman, with magical characters
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.
1–17
* Χριστὸς ἐγεννήθη, ἀμήν.
* Christ was born, amen.
Χριστὸς ἐσταυρώθη, ἀμήν.
Christ was crucified, amen.
Χριστὸς ἐτάφη, ἀμήν.
Christ was buried, amen.
Χριστὸς ἀνέστη, ἀμή⟨ν⟩.
Christ rose, ame⟨n⟩.
ἠγέρθη κρῖναι ζῶντας
He was raised to judge the living
καὶ νεκρούς. φύγε καὶ σύ,
and the dead. Flee, you too,
ῥιγοπυρέτιον, ἀπὸ Καλῆς
shivering fever, from Kale,
τῆς φορούσης τὸ φυλ⟨α⟩κτή-
who wears this amu-
ριον τοῦτο.
let.
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ἁγία
Holy
στήλη
stele
καὶ ἰσχυροὶ
and mighty
χαρακτῆρες, ἀποδιώξατε
characters, drive away
τὸ ῥιγοπύρετον
the shivering fever
ἀπὸ Καλῆς τῆς φορούσης
from Kale, who wears
τὸ φυλακτήριον τοῦτο,
this amulet,
ἤδη ἤδη ἤδη, ταχὺ ταχὺ ταχύ.
now, now, now, quickly, quickly, quickly.
Translator's note. Asterisks are as printed (signs on the amulet). ⟨ ⟩ mark letters supplied by the editor; 'amulet' is broken across lines 8–9 as in the original (φυλ⟨α⟩κτή-ριον). Kale is the wearer's name.
The whole original: papyri.info.