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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

1

* Χριστὸς ἐγεννήθη, ἀμήν.

* Christ was born, amen.

2

Χριστὸς ἐσταυρώθη, ἀμήν.

Christ was crucified, amen.

3

Χριστὸς ἐτάφη, ἀμήν.

Christ was buried, amen.

4

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη, ἀμή⟨ν⟩.

Christ rose, ame⟨n⟩.

5

ἠγέρθη κρῖναι ζῶντας

He was raised to judge the living

6

καὶ νεκρούς. φύγε καὶ σύ,

and the dead. Flee, you too,

7

ῥιγοπυρέτιον, ἀπὸ Καλῆς

shivering fever, from Kale,

8

τῆς φορούσης τὸ φυλ⟨α⟩κτή-

who wears this amu-

9

ριον τοῦτο.

let.

9-2

*

*

10

ἁγία

Holy

11

στήλη

stele

12

καὶ ἰσχυροὶ

and mighty

13

χαρακτῆρες, ἀποδιώξατε

characters, drive away

14

τὸ ῥιγοπύρετον

the shivering fever

15

ἀπὸ Καλῆς τῆς φορούσης

from Kale, who wears

16

τὸ φυλακτήριον τοῦτο,

this amulet,

17

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.