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Medical-magical treatise in Coptic and Greek

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Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1261

Birthe Verscuren, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2023 (Born Digital)

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Additional remarks by Roos in't Velt, Vlaamse Erfgoedbibliotheken, 2024.

General Information

Title Medical-magical treatise in Coptic and Greek
Shelfmarks Leuven, KU Leuven Bibliotheken Bijzondere Collecties, Ms. 1261
Former Shelfmarks Fragm. 514
Material Parchment
Place of Origin Egypt
Date of Origin 10th century (ca. 1000)
Script, Hands

2 hands. The content on respectively fol. [1] and [2] is written in a separate hand each.

Original Condition

Page Height 115 – 120 mm
Page Width 109 mm
Number of Columns 1
Number of Lines 12 – 17
Ruling No ruling
Collation

Outer bifolium of the last quire of a manuscript; at least one bifolium in the middle is missing.
More about the Condition

No regular layout. Fol. [2]v is left blank.

Current Condition

Extent 1 bifolium
Dimensions 120 x 109 mm (leaf)

Content

  • Content Item
    • Text Language Coptic (Sahidic dialect); Greek
    • Title Medical-magical treatise in Coptic and Greek
    • Content Description
      • Fol. [1]r-v: 2 medical recipes (first one incomplete) in Coptic.
      • Fol. [2]r: Psalm 150: 1-3 in Greek.
    • fol. [1]r
    • Edition Till, Walter C., ‘Weitere Koptische Rezepte’, Le Muséon. Revue d’études orientales, 65 (1952), pp. 160–161; Hasitzka, Monika R.M., ed., Koptisches Sammelbuch, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer) (Hollinek, 1993), i, p. 1-2

History

Provenance

Fragment was acquired by Louis Théophile Lefort (1879-1959). The fragment collection of Lefort was transferred to Leuven University Library after his death.
Persons and Institutions Louis Théophile Lefort (previous owner)

Bibliography

  • Hasitzka, Monika R.M., ed., Koptisches Sammelbuch, Mitteilungen aus der Papyrussammlung der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek (Papyrus Erzherzog Rainer) (Hollinek, 1993), i, p. 1-2
     https://archive.org/details/koptischessammel0000unse
  • Till, Walter C., ‘Weitere Koptische Rezepte’, Le Muséon. Revue d’études orientales, 65 (1952), pp. 159-168.
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