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ANCIENT
CHRISTIAN
MAGIC
COPTIC TEXTS OF RITUAL POWER
Mavin Meyer, Gneral Edior
Richard Smith, Associae Edior
Neal Kelsey, Managing Edior
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nother healing amulet for a woman (Berlin 21230) 39
15. Amulet to protect Aria rom fever (Oyrhynchus 924) 39
16. Amulet to heal and protect Joannia from fever
(Oxyrhynchus l1) 40
17. Amulet to protect a woman from pain and distress (Vienna,
Rainer 5 {13b]) 41
18. Amulet to protect Silvanus and give him good health
(Berlin 954) 42
19. Spell to drive out demons (Great Magical Papyrus of Paris,
1227-64) 43
20. Amulet to protect against the mischief of evil spirits (Vienna
G 337, Rainer 1) 44
21. Protective spell using the Lord's Prayer and the xorcism of
Solomon (Janda 14) 45
22. Spell for protection against evil spirits (Caio, Egptian Museum
67188) 46
23. Spell for protection against headless powers (Zereteli-Tilis
collection, 24) 47
24. Amulet for protection against a headless power (London, amulet
rom the Edward collection, Univrsity College) 48
25. Amulet to protect the entrance to a house rom vermin
(Oxyrhynchus lOGO) 48
26. Amulet to protect a house and its occupants rom evil
(Oslo 1.5) 49
27. Spell seeking relief rom the wrongs ofTheodosios rom the
Hermitage) 50
28. Spell for a person seeking vengeance (Vienna G 19929
[Rainer]) 51
29. Mesa's curse against Philadelphe and her children (rom the
Institut ran�ais d'archeologie orientale, Caio) 51
30-35. Six oracular texts (Oxyrhynchus 925; Oxyrhynchus 1150;
Oxyrhynchus.1926; Harris 54; Berlin 21269; Berlin 13232) 52
36. Invocation of divine power to bring success and good luck
(Prague 1, Wessely collection) 55
3 7. Biblical names of power and their translations
(Heidelberg G 1359) 56
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12. Amulet to heal and protect Megas (Amsterdam 173) 3 7
13. Healing amulet for a woman (lorence, Istituto Papirologico
*G. Vitelli," 365) 3 8
14. A
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CHAPTER 3 Ritual Power in Coptic Gnostic Txts
Introduction RICHARD SMITH 59
38. A Gnostic ire baptism (Second Book of leu, chapter 46)
RICHARD SMITH, passim 63
39. Spell for ascending through the heavens (Second Book of ]eu,
chapter 52) 66
40. The Gospel of the Egyptians (Nag Hammadi Codx II) 68
41. The First Stele of Seth (Nag Hammadi Codex VI) 70
42. Prayers, hymns, and invocations for transcendent initiation
(Zostrianos, Nag Hammadi Codex VII) 73
PART 2: COPTIC SPELLS OF RITUAL POWER
CHAPTER 4 Healing Spells
Introduction DAVID FRANKFURTER 79
43. Book of ritual spells for medical problems (Michigan 136)
MARVIN MEYER 83
44. Spells for medical problems and the protection of a house
(Vienna K 8303) MARVIN MEYER 90
45. Spell for various diseases (Berlin 8324) MARVIN MEYER 91
46. Spell to heal a foot (Vienna K 8638) MARVIN MEYER 92
4 7. Spell using legends about Horus and Abimelech, to bring sleep
(Berlin 5565) MARVIN MEYER 92
48. Another spell using legends about Horus and Abimelech, to
bring sleep (or sx? ) (Schmidt 1) NEAL KELSEY 94
49. Spells for relieving the pain of childbi t h and stomach pain
(Berlin 8313) MARVIN MEYER and RICHARD SMITH 95
50. Amulet to heal and protect a woman (Vienna K 7093)
MARVIN MEYER 97
51. Amulet to heal and protect Poulpehepus rom fver (Orhnchus
39 5B.125jA) MARVIN MEYER 9 8
52. Amulet to heal and protect Phoibammon rom fever (amulet rom
the Moen collection) NEAL KELSEY 99
53. Another amulet against fever (Heidelberg Kopt. 564) NEAL
KELSEY and MARVIN MEYER 100
54. Amulet to heal Ahmed from fever, evil ye, and other problems
(Heidelberg Kopt. 544) NEAL KELSEY 101
55. Amulet against snakebite (Yale 1792) NEAL KELSEY 101
56. Spell for a cup of healing (Berlin 8319)
JAMES E. GOEHRING 102
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57. Spell for healing with water, oil, and honey (London Oriental
Manuscript 5899 {1}) JAMES E. GOEHRING 103
58. A monk's prayer for good health (Yale 2124)
STEPHEN EMMEL 104
CHAPTER 5 Protective Spells
Introduction DAVID FRANKFURTER 105
59. Invocation of the sun for protection (Cologne 20826)
MARVIN MEYER 110
60 . In vocation o f god for p rotection (Freer coll ection, ragm ent 10)
MARVIN MEYER 112
61. Spell f or protecti on against illness and evil (Vie nna K 8302 )
MARVIN MEYER 113
62. Amu let to prote ct Philoxen os from al l evil (a mulet rom t he
c ollection of M. Robert N ahman) MARVIN MEYER 115
63 . R itual spell to heal and protect (a woman an d her child ren?)
(Berlin 113 47) MARVIN MEY ER 1 17
6 4. Exorcistic spell to dri ve evil forc es from a p regnant wo man
(Londo n Orienal M anuscript 5 525) RICHARD SMITH 120
65 . Spell for healthy chil dbirth (R ylands 100) RICH ARD SMITH 125
66. Spell f or protectio n during c hildbith (c aesarean se ction?)
(Mic higan 1190) STEP HEN H. SKIL ES 1 25
67. Spell fo r the well-b eing of a c hild (Ve nna K 70)
MARVIN MEYER 12 7
68. Spe ll for prote ction again st reptiles (Ryands 104, section 4)
JAMES E . GOEHRING 128
69. Spell for protection against violent attack (London Orienal
Manuscript4721{5}) RICHARD SMJTH 129
70. Spell, with Gnostic characteristics, to protect from filthy demons
(London Orienal Manuscript 5987) RICHARD SMITH 129
71. Rossi's "Gnostic" tractate against the powers of evil (rom the
Biblioteca Nazionale, Turin) MARVIN MEYER 133
CHATER 6 Sexual Spells
Introduction DAVID FRANKFURTER 147
72. Spell using a Horus legend for erotic purposes (Schmidt 2)
NEAL KELSEY 152
73. Erotic spell of Cyprian of Antioch (Heidelberg Kopt. 684)
HOWARD M. JACKSON 153
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