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〈rto. 2,9-3,5: 〉 Magischer Text / Papyrus Chester Beatty 8 (BM EA 10688)

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Description

〈Medizinische Texte〉→Papyrus Chester Beatty 8 (BM EA 10688)→〈rto. 2,9-3,5: 〉 Magischer Text

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 381085. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

jri̯ m(w)t r z [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢ꜥ,t⸣ jp[w] nṯr [...] ḥꜣ [...] ⸢=sn⸣ [...] 〈§〉 mj ⸮[n]? ⸢=k⸣ [⸮r?] m(w)t m(w)t,t ⸢ḫ⸣[ft,j] [ḫft,t] [...] =k sḏm.n =j 〈§〉 kꜣ wꜣ[ww] ⸢⸮r?⸣ ḏd 〈§〉 jw kfꜣw.n =k ꜥ,t [...] ẖr [...] 〈§〉 ⸢kꜣ⸣ ⸢wꜣ⸣ww r ⸢ḏd⸣ 〈§〉 jw jṯi̯ ⸢=k⸣ 4 ꜥ,t [...] Wsjr qrs [...] m grḥ{t} pwy n zš [__] ḏrw,w mn,tj.⸢ṱ⸣ ⸢=k⸣ 〈§〉 jw wḥꜥ⸢.n⸣ ⸢=k⸣ mnj ḫ(w)i̯[⸮.n?] ⸢=k⸣ [...] [sj]ꜣtj sꜣḥ j[k]y jw n =k nḏm šnꜥ 〈§〉 nḥm.n =k šmi̯ [__] ⸢j⸣[_]w p,t [⸮_?] ḫt [...] 〈§〉 kꜣ g⸢⸮r?⸣ ___ jꜣ_ [t]p(j) ⸢=k⸣ ṯꜣw n m__ ꜣḫ.ww.pl [___] n ⸢⸮rp?⸣[_] [___] 〈§〉 ḏd-mdw ⸢jn⸣ ⸢z⸣ [...] ⸢m⸣ rʾ =f m [...] ⸢ḥ⸣[s]⸢mn⸣ [...] ꜥn,ṱ =f ḫsd 〈m〉 ḥꜥ,w =f wnḫ [...] [ḥ]⸢b⸣s.w.pl mꜣw sẖk[r.w] [...] ꜥ.wj.du =fj [⸮ẖꜣ?]b.w 〈§〉 rdi̯ [snṯr]⸢j⸣ ḥr ḫ,t ⸢m-ḫ⸣t šdi̯.t mḏꜣ[,t]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
A spirit of the dead acts against a man [… … …]: […] these ⸢limbs⸣ (of?) the god [..] behind (?) ⸢their⸣ (?) [… …]. Come [you (?) against (?)] the male spirit of the dead, the female spirit of the dead, [the enemy, the enemy woman … …], your […] (?), what I have heard (?). So “be far” from saying [i.e. So say therefore!]: “You have exposed the limb […] under / with [… … … ...].” ⸢So “be far”⸣ from ⸢saying⸣ (i.e. So say therefore!): “⸢You⸣ seize four limbs [… …] Osiris, [after (?) you (?) him (?)] have buried, in this night of passing [of the head (?)], of the sides (and) your two thighs. ⸢You have⸣ loosened the stake (?), ⸢you⸣ [have (?)] protected [… …] who has mutilated Orion, who has attacked / challenged (?) although (?) you had the convenience of holding back (?). You have saved the one who goes […] .[.]. the sky [..(?)] through (?) [… …].” Then therefore (?) … … you will breathe the air of … the Ach-spirits […] of … […]. To recite ⸢through the man⸣ [… …] ⸢with⸣ his mouth, with ⸢purified⸣ […], (when) his nail / thumb […] is, a decay-tumor 〈on〉 his body is, that has been covered [with (?)] new ⸢clothes⸣, that [is] adorned [...] (and) his two arms [bent (?)] are. [Incense] will be given to the fire, ⸢after⸣ the book (has been) read aloud.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Ein Totengeist handelt gegen einen Mann [… … …]: […] diese ⸢Glieder⸣ (des?) Gottes [..] hinter (?) ⸢ihren⸣ (?) [… …]. Komme [du (?) gegen (?)] den männlichen Totengeist, den weiblichen Totengeist, [den Feind, die Feindin … …], dein […] (?), was ich gehört habe (?). So „sei fern" davon, zu (?) sagen [d.h. So sage also!]: „Du hast entblößt das Glied […] unter / mit [… … … ...].“ ⸢So „sei fern“⸣ davon, zu ⸢sagen⸣ (d.h. So sage also!): „⸢Du⸣ ergreifst vier Glieder [… …] Osiris, [nachdem (?) du (?) ihn (?)] begraben hast, in dieser Nacht des Passierens [des Kopfes (?)], der Seiten (und) deiner beiden Oberschenkel. ⸢Du hast⸣ den Pfahl (?) gelöst, ⸢du⸣ [hast (?)] beschützt [… …] der ver[stüm]melt hat den Orion, der angegriffen / herausgefordert (?) hat, obwohl (?) du die Annehmlichkeit des Abhaltens (?) hattest. Du hast gerettet den, der geht […] .[.]. der Himmel [..(?)] durch (?) [… …].“ Dann also (?) … … du wirst einatmen die Luft des … die Ach-Geister […] von … […]. Zu rezitieren ⸢durch den Mann⸣ [… …] ⸢mit⸣ seinem Mund, mit ⸢gereinigtem⸣ […], (indem / wenn) sein Nagel / Daumen […] ist, ein Verfaulungs-Geschwulst 〈an〉 seinem Körper ist, das verhüllt worden ist [mit (?)] neuen ⸢Klei⸣dern, das [ge]schmückt ist [...] (und) seine beiden Arme [gebeugt (?)] sind. Werde [Weihrauch] ins Feuer gegeben, ⸢nachd⸣em das Buch (laut) gelesen worden ist.

Connections

Found at Deir el-Medina

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text PQSHLK5HOFDIZOELLKDTXKDVGI tier-1
  • TM-Text 381085 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec992 tier-2

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