Greek · AI translation
Supplementum Magicum, Suppl. Mag. 72: Magical handbook with love spell, spell against headache
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.
1.1–1.16
ἐξαγωγὴ ἐπῳδῶν ἐκ τῆς εὑρεθείσης
Extract of incantations from the [book] found
ἐν Ἡλίου πόλει ἐν τῇ ἱερᾷ βύβλωι τῆι καλου-
in Heliopolis in the sacred book called
μέν̣ῃ Ἑρμοῦ ἐν τῶι ἀδύτωι Αἰγυπτίοις
[the book] of Hermes, in the inner shrine, in Egyptian
γράμμασιν καὶ διερμηνευθέντων Ἑλληνι-
letters, and translated into Greek
κοῖς. ἐπ̣ὶ̣ μ̣ήλο̣[υ] ἐ̣π̣ῳδή· τρίς·
[letters]. Incantation over an apple; three times:
βα̣[λῶ] μή̣λ̣ῳ̣ τ̣ῷ̣δ̣[ε] [...] δ̣ώσω τόδε φάρμ̣α-
I will [strike] with this apple [...], I will give this drug,
κ[ον] καίριον αἰεὶ βρωτὸν θνητοῖ̣ς ἀν-
timely, ever to be eaten by mortal men
θρώποις καὶ ἀθανάτοισι θεοῖσιν· ᾗ ἂ̣ν
and by deathless gods; she to whom I
δῶ μήλῳ τε βάλω μήλῳ τε πατάξω,
give [it], and at whom I throw the apple, and whom I strike with the apple,
πάντα ὑπερθεμένη μαίνοιτο ἐπ’ ἐμῆι
setting everything aside, may she be mad for my
φιλότητι· ἤτε ἐν χειρὶ λάβοι̣ [ἤτ]ε̣ κ̣αὶ̣ φάγοι
love; whether she takes it in her hand or eats it
ἤ̣τ̣ε̣ δ̣ε̣χο̣μέ̣νη ἐν κόλπωι καθῆται, μὴ
or, receiving it, sits with it in her lap, may she not
παύσ̣α̣ι̣το φιλῶν με· Κυπρογένεια τέλει
stop loving me. Cyprus-born, accomplish
τελέαν ἐπαοιδήν.
the perfect incantation.
φί̣λ̣τ̣ρ̣ο̣ν̣ τα.[.........] ο̣ὗ̣ θέλ̣ει̣ς̣ λ̣έ̣γ̣ε̣ τ̣α̣ῦ̣τ̣α·
Love charm [...] of whomever you wish; say this:
εἰς̣ τ̣α[ῦτ]α̣ ἔλαβόν σου [τὸ ὄ]μμα ὁ̣ δε̣ῖ̣ν̣α·
for this I, NN, have taken your [eye];
Translator's note. Many letters in 1.5–7 and 1.11–16 are uncertain. ‘Loving’ in 1.13 is masculine in the Greek, though the spell speaks of a woman.
The whole original: papyri.info.