3.1. LADOCUMENTACION REAL
3.1.1. LA ÉPOCA DE SANCHO IV Y FERNANDO IV
committed an act of violence. The closing lines (verso) pronounce a curse upon anyone who opens and reads the papyrus.
TEXT
t Lord, my god, to whom I look, 1
who is seated upon the chariot of the 1 cherubim, with the seraphim round about you, 1
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who is mounted upon the four Michael, Gabriel the archangel, I cherubim and seraphim, Rabuel, 1 Suruel, Kukkuel, you who are seated 1 upon your
son, 1
along with all those who have and the place where IO this will be and the angel of the church: 1 You must strike Prestasia and
quickly, deservedly!
You must hinder them 1 as they You must bring upon 1 them the
your raised arm. IS As you cursed Somohra and
your wrath,
you must curse 1 the one who has violence.
You must bring 1 the vengeance As the blood 1 of Abel called out
the blood 20 of this miserable until you bring judgment on his
against those who have against him.
Eloei, Eloei, 1 that is, lord you must bring your wrath 1
in a disturbing way.
You in whose hands is every who formed the world,
you must 25 quickly overthrow who have committed this Yea, lord Sabaoth,
you must bring judgment on quickly! t (verso)
Whoever opens this papyrus it will come upon him, by order
enemies open their mouths ... him.
a single path '
must flee after him [ . . . ] . 30 (him ... ]. 32
my behalf.'
which this [papyrus for] vengeance is 'and day [to the lord(?)], from its [bed) it is buried with the other mummies
' all of them calling out, together, what is god hears and [brings] judgment on our
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Koptskie teksty Gosudarstvennogo Ermitaia, papirus iz kolleksan N. P. Lixacev,"
•Koptische Miscellen," 1076-86; Angelicus M.
Zaubertexte, 2232-34
similarly calls upon god, in the language judgment against several people who have The closing lines (verso) pronounce a and reads the papyrus.
the chariot of the ' cherubim, round about you, '
who is mounted upon the four creatures, 5 Michael, Gabriel the archangel, '
cherubim and seraphim, Rabuel, ' Suruel, Kukkuel,
you who are seated ' upon your throne with your beloved son,'
along with all those who have been named, and the place where 10 this will be deposited, and the angel of the church: '
You must strike Prestasia and Tnounte and ' Eboneh, quickly, deservedly!
You must hinder them ' as they have hindered him.
You must bring upon ' them the anger of your wrath and
· your raised arm. 15
As you cursed Somohra and Komohra ' through the anger of your wrath,
you must curse 'the one who has committed this act of violence.
You must bring' the vengeance of Enoch against them.
As the blood ' of Abel called out to Cain his brother, the blood 20 of this miserable man will call out, until you bring judgment on his behalf'
against those who have committed this act of violence against him.
Eloei, Eloei, ' that is, lord Sabaoth, you must bring your wrath ' upon them,
in a disturbing way.
You in whose hands is every breath, ' who formed the world,
you must 25 quickly overthrow the people who have committed this violence. ' Yea, lord Sabaoth,
you must bring judgment on his behalf, ' quickly! t (verso)
Whoever opens this papyrus and reads it, what is written ' on it will come upon him, by order of the lord god. t
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91.
Jacob's curse against Maria, Tatore, and Andreas
Text: Oxford, Bodleian Coptic Manuscript C. (P) 4 Description: papyrus, 28.5 x 14.5 em
Bibliography: Walter E. Crum, "Eine Verfluchung"; Angelicus M. Kropp, Ausgewiihlte koptische Zaubertexte, 2234-38
"headman" of a village.
To work his judgment and revenge, Jacob calls on the familiar Christian divine powers, along with biblical quotes and liturgical frag
ments. Just as god rescued Jonah from the whale, saved the three youths from the fiery furnace, and rescued Daniel from the lion's den, so Jacob hopes to utilize that same power to punish his many enemies.
TEXT
t I am Jacob, a miserable, wretched person.
I ask, I invoke, I worship, I lay my prayer and my request be
fore the throne' of god the almighty, Sabaoth.
Perform my judgment and my revenge against Maria daugh
ter ofTsibel, and Tatore daughter ofTashai, and Andreas' son of Marthe, quickly!
Only true god, the one who knows things secret and re
vealed, you must strike Tatore daughter of Tashai, with her chil
dren,' and Maria daughter ofTsibel, and Andreas son of Marthe, with their whole family, and Johannes the headman, with his son-Amen! s -with a wicked disease, and anger and wrath, and wicked suffering, and unhealing pain.
I appeal to you, father, I appeal to you, son, I appeal' to you, holy spirit, the consubstantial trinity, the good news of Gabriel the archangeL that you perform my judgment and my ' revenge and my violence with Tatore and Andreas and Maria daughter of Tsibel, with their children. Bring upon them blindness ' to their two eyes. Bring upon them great pain and jaundice disease and burning fever and trouble and dispersion and ' ruin.
Father, strike them.
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Son, strike them.
God, who exists before the 10 world strike them.
At once, at once!
0 one who sits upon the cherubim.
him, ' strike Maria daughter of Tashai, and Andreas son of Marthe.
0 thousands of thousands and ten sands of angels who stand by him, and
authorities and powers ' . . . praising and out together, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, Grth are full of your glory," strike Tatore her husband, with Maria and her band, with great anger and unhealing c:aused a lot of violence.
And you, lord, you know everything.
Sabaoth, strike Tat ore daughter of Tashai.
Tsibel, and Andreas' [ son} of Marthe.
0 four creatures who stand by the strike Tatore, and Andreas, and Maria and one who resides with them. '
[The body} and the blood of daughter of Tsibel, and Tatore daughter son of Marthe, at once!
0 twenty-four elders who are seated Tatore ' and Andreas and Maria, quickly!
0 you who rescued Jonah from the Andreas and Maria.
0 you who saved the three holy furnace, strike Tatore ' daughter of Tsibel, and Andreas son of Marthe, with
struction and ruin.
0 you ' who rescued Daniel from and Tatore and Andreas with the anger
Michael, strike them with your Gabriel, strike them with your Raphael, ' strike them with your Rakuel, strike them with your
casts this curse, for unspecified abuses, and Tatore, and a man, Andreas, along Johannes is also among those targeted, and Greek title that means something like the and revenge, Jacob calls on the familiar along with biblical quotes and liturgical frag
Jonah from the whale, saved the three and rescued Daniel from the lion's den, thdt same power to punish his many enemies.
wretched person.
I lay my prayer and my request be
the almighty, Sabaoth.
and my revenge against Maria daugh
daughter of Tashai, and Andreas ' son of one who knows things secret and re
Tatore daughter of Tashai, with her chil
ofTsibel, and Andreas son of Marthe, and Johannes the headman, with his a wicked disease, and anger and wrath,
unhealing pain.
I appeal to you, son, I appeal' to you, trinity, the good news of Gabriel perform my judgment and my ' revenge Tatore and Andreas and Maria daughter of Bring upon them blindness ' to their great pain and jaundice disease and and dispersion and ' ruin.
Son, strike them.
God, who exists before the 10 world had yet come into be-ing, strike them.
At once, at once!
0 one who sits upon the cherubim, having the seraphim around him, ' strike Maria daughter ofTsibel, and Tatore daughter of Tashai, and Andreas son of Marthe, with their children, quickly!'
0 thousands of thousands and ten
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housands of ten thousands of angels who stand by him, and archangels and rulers and authorities and powers ' . . . praising and honoring and calling out together, saying, "Holy, holy, holy, lord Sabaoth, ' heaven and earth are full of your glory," strike Tatore and her children and her husband, with Maria and her children and 15 . . . her hus
band, with great anger and unhealing suffering, for they have caused a lot of violence.
And you, lord, you know everything. ' (Adonai), lord, Eloe, Sabaoth, strike Tatore daughter of Tashai, and Maria daughter of Tsibel, and Andreas' [son) of Marthe. Strike them quickly!
0 four creatures who stand by the father, the great god, ' strike Tatore, and Andreas, and Maria and her children and every one who resides with them. '
(The body) and the blood of Jesus Christ, strike Maria daughter ofTsibel, and Tatore daughter ofTashai, and Andreas 2o son of Marthe, at once!
0 twenty-four elders who are seated before the father, strike Tatore ' and Andreas and Maria, quickly!
0 you who rescued Jonah from the whale, strike Tatore and' Andreas and Maria.
0 you who saved the three holy ones from the burning fiery furnace, strike Tatore ' daughter of Tashai, and Maria daughter of Tsibel, and Andreas son of Marthe, with great anger and great de
struction and ruin.
0 you 'who rescued Daniel from the lions' den, strike Maria and Tatore and Andreas with the anger of your wrath. 25
Michael, strike them with your fiery sword.
Gabriel, strike them with your fiery sword.
Raphael, ' strike them with your fiery sword.
Rakuel, strike them with your fiery sword.
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Suriel, strike them with your fiery sword.
Amen!'
Seven archangels who stand in the presence of god, strike them with your fiery sword. Strike Maria ' and Tatore and An
dreas, quickly, Amen!
Adonai Eloe Eloi Eloi Eloi Eloi, Yao Yao Yao Yao S�baoth Emmanuel, El El El El El El El, '
Emannuel Michael Gabriel Raphael Rakuel Suriel Anael Ananael Phanuel Tremuel Abrasaxsax, father, 30 son, holy spirit, god [of] Abraham, god of Isaac, god of Jacob, god of the angels, god of the archangels, ' god of the cherubim, god of the ser
aphim, god of all the powers, who created heaven and earth, who created the sun and the moon ' and the stars, who created people according to his likeness and his image!
(verso)
0 one apart from whom there is none other, who performs judgment on everyone, perform my judgment also.
Lord, only true god, ' I have fled to you and thrown my cares [on you), lord, god, for you [have said
(?)
), ' "Throw your cares on me, and I will [support you:' Stretch out) your strong hand over them with your arm ' raised, and strike Tatore daughter of [Tashai, and) Maria daughter of Tsibel, and Andreas son of [Marthe), 5 and their children, and everyone who resides with themAmen!-with every evil grief, and every suffering, and every un
healing pain. ' Send to him an evil demon who torments them by day and by night. '
Amen, Amen, Amen!
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Curse against perjurers
Text: Berlin 10587
Description: papyrus, 28.5 x 26.5 em, tenth century (?)
Bibliography: Walter Beltz, ·oie koptischen Zauberpapyri," 79-81;
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Angelicus M. Kropp, Ausgewiihlte koptische Translator: Richard Smith