E01296: Greek charm on a lead leaf, exorcising a malicious tumour, by the names of the Archangels: *Michael (S00181), *Gabriel (S00192), *Ouriel (S00770), and *Raphael (S00481). Probably Christian. Found near Arkesini (island of Amorgos; Aegean Islands). Probably 5th-8th c.
Creators: name: Pnowakowski
Publisher: name: University of Oxford
Year: 2016
Subjects: History

description: Side A:<br><br>[- - -]<br>[ὁρκίζω σέ, φῦμα ἄγριον,]<br>[κατὰ τὴν σήμερον ἡμ]έρα-<br>[ν καὶ τὸν Κύριον τὸν]<br>(4) [ἐξερευν]õντα τὴν<br>Ἱερουσαλὴμ <br>μετὰ λύχνου<br>κὲ ἀποκτήναν-<br>(8) τα τὸν δωδε-<br>κακέφαλον<br>δράκοντα, δι-<br>ὰ Μιχαεὶλ κὲ Γ-<br>(12) αβριεὶλ τῶν ἁ- <br>γίων αὐτοῦ ἀρχαγ-<br>γέλων, ἔξελθε<br>κὲ μὴ ἀδικί(σ)ις μη-<br>(16) δὲ τὸν ὡρκίζον<br>τα μηδὲ τὸν ὡρκ-<br>ιζόμενον. ὡρκί- <br>ζο σέ, φῦμα ἄγριω-<br>(20) ν, κατὰ τὸν με-<br>τρίσαντα τὸν οὐρα-<br>νὸν σπιθαμὶν κὲ<br>τὴν γῆν δρακίν,<br>(24) κατέχοντα τὴν <br>οἰκουμένην ὡσὶ κα-<br>μάραν, ἔξελθε κὲ<br>μὴ ἀδικήσις μηδὲ <br>(28) τὸν ὡρκιζόμενον μη-<br>δὲ τὸν φοροῦν-<br>τα τὸν ἀφορκισμόν.<br>ὡρκίζο σε, φῦμα <br>(32) ἄγριων, κατὰ τὸ ὑπ[ε]-<br>ρα[ληθ]ὲς [ὄν]ο[μ]α,<br>ἄπελθε κὲ μὴ ἀ-<br>δικήσις μηδὲ τὸν<br>(36) ὡρκίζοντα μηδὲ<br>τὸν ὡρκιζόμενον.<br>ἐξορκίζο σέ,<br>ὡρκίζο σέ<br>[- - - c. 12 lines - - -]<br><br>Side B:<br><br>[- - -]<br>(40) Μιχαὴλ Γαβρι-<br>ὴλ Οὐριεὶλ Ῥαφα-<br>ὴλ τοῦ τõν [ἀΰ]λων<br>δυνάμεων <br>[- - - c. 15 lines - - -]<br>(44) ἰσπεταμ(έ)νις<br>κρυβομένις<br>τῖς μικρῖς παρα<br>φυᾶδος. ὡρκίζο <br>(48) σέ, αἰξορκίζο σέ,<br>φῦμα ἄγριων [κατὰ τὸ (?)]<br>μέγα ὤνωμα<br>[τ]οῦ θ(εο)ῦ, ἔξελθε [καὶ]<br>(52) μὴ ἀδηκίσις μη-<br>δὲ τὸν ὁρκίζο-<br>ντα μηδὲ τὸν <br>ὁρκιζόμενον.<br>(56) ὡρκίζο σέ, ἐξορκί-<br>ζο σέ, φῦμα ἄγρι-<br>ον, κατὰ τὸν κα-<br>τελθόντα<br>(60) κάτω [καὶ]<br>τρίτ[ῃ ἡμέρᾳ]<br>[ἀναστάντα]<br>[- - - c. 3 lines - - -]<br>ἐξελθε κὲ μὴ ἀ<br>(64) δικίσις μηδὲ τὸ<br>ν ὡρκίζοντα μη-<br>δὲ τὸν φοροῦ<br>ντα [τὸν ἀφορκισμὸν (?)] ἀλλὰ ἄπ-<br>(68) ελθε ἐκ τοῦ δού-<br>λου τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ – ἐκ τῆς <br>δούλης τοῦ θ(εο)ῦ –<br>τὸν ἀφορκιζόμε<br>(72) νον κὲ τὸν φοροῦ<br>ντα νεανία[ν] (?) . . . <br><br>1-4. [ὁρκίζω σέ, φῦμα ἄγριον κατὰ τὸν ....]ερα[..... τὸν διὰ τοῦ Υἱοῦ φωτίζ]οντα Homolle, κατὰ τὸν πάτ]ερα [τὸν διά..... τοῦ Υἱοῦ φωτίζ]οντα Grégoire || 15. ΑΔΙΚΙΕΙΣ Homolle || 33. ΤΟΥΠΑΡΑΔΟΣΕΣΙΜΟΝΑ the reconstruction is only conjectural, cf. Homolle and Grégoire, ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΥ ̣Μ[Ε]̣ΓΑ̣ΛΟ(Υ) ̣Ο[Ν]̣ΟΜ[ΑΤΟΣ] is implausible || 42. ΩΛΩΝ copy || 44. ΙΣΠΕΤΑΜΣΝΙΣ copy || 49-50. [κατὰ τὸ (?)] Grégoire || 60-62. κάτω [καὶ] | τρίτ[ῃ ἡμέρᾳ] | [ἀναστάντα] Grégoire, τὰ κάτω... τριτ.... Homolle || 67. τὰ....., ἀλλὰ ἀπ- Homolle <br><br>Side A: '[I adjure you, malicious tumour, by the present] day [and by the Lord, who search]ed Jerusalem with a lamp, and who killed the dragon with twelve heads, through Michael and Gabriel, his holy Archangels, go away, and do no harm to the exorcist and to the exorcised.<br><br>I adjure you, malicious tumour, by the one who meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the earth between his fingers, and stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, go away and do no harm to the exorcist and and the wearer of this charm (aphorkismos). <br><br>I adjure you, evil tumour by the m[o]st v[er]acious [na]me, go away and do no harm to the exorcist and the exorcised. <br><br>I exorcise you, I adjure you [c. 12 lines missing]'<br><br>Side B: '[- - -] of Michael, Gabriel, Ouriel, Raphael, and (of the creator?) of the [imm]aterial powers [c. 15 lines missing] of the small off-shoot, which sneaks into (?) and remains concealed. <br><br>I adjure you, I exorcise you, malicious tumour, [by the] great name of God, go away [and] do no harm to the exorcist and to the exorcised. <br><br>I adjure you, I exorcise you, the malicious tumour, by the one who descended and [rose (?)] on the third [day (3 lines missing)] go away and do no harm to the exorcist and to the wearer of this charm (aphorkismos) (?)], but go away from the servant of God / from the (female) servant of God / the exorcised and the young wearer (?) [- - -]'<br><br>Text: Kiourtzian 2000, no. 1. Translation: P. Nowakowski (using Kiourtzian's French translation and completions).