P.Mich. inv. 6427

Trismegistos: 64469

Recto transcription from: Gronewald, Michael. “Ein liturgischer papyrus: gebet und Ode 8.” ZPE 14 (1974): 193–200. As the verso has a separate TM number (TM 62012) and is basically a reconstruction of Ode 8(LXX Dan 3):52f, 58-68, 77-84 it is not reproduced here.

Fragment 1

recto

  1. {[καὶ πάντὰ τα τετράπ]οδα οὐχ̣ ἰκανά σοι εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν}*
  2. [...].κ̣...[.]εχων κατανοῶν*
  3. [...]...αι τὰ̣ ἐν σκότει εἰς αὐγήν
  4. [...] ἀπόκρ[υ]φα καὶ προγινώσ-*
  5. [κων τὰ μέλλ]οντα, ἄπται[σ]τ̣ε, ἄχραντε, αἰώνιε,*
  6. [...] ὑπερμεγέθη, ἀχειρομίαντε,
  7. [ὁ τὸν οὐρανὸ]ν ἔχων θρόνον, τὴν δὲ γῆν ὑ-*
  8. [ποπόδιον τ]ῶ̣ν ποδῶν αὐτοῦ, ὁ πάντα χωρῶν,*
  9. [μόνος δὲ ἀχώ]ρητος ὤν, ὅλος ὁ Λίβανος*
  10. [καὶ πά]ν̣τα τὰ [ἀρ]ώ̣ματα οὐκ ἱκανά σοι εἰς καῦσιν*
  11. <[καὶ πάντα τὰ τετράπ]οδα οὐχ̣ ἰκανά σοι εἰς ὁλοκάρπωσιν.>*
  12. [ὡς μέ]γ̣α τὸ με̣[γα]λ̣εῖ̣όν σου, κύριε, οὕτως καἰ ἡ πολυ̣-
  13. [σπλαγ]χνία [σου] ἐπὶ τὸ γένος τῶν ἀνθρώπων,
  14. [φιλάν]θρ̣ω̣πε̣ [πο]λ̣ίο̣χε, οἴκτιρμον, μακρο-
  15. [θυμ-...]. α.[.]ν ε̣π̣ι̣ [.].[.]τ̣ας· πάντες̣ γ̣ὰρ
  16. [...].[..] μ̣ὴ [ἀ]σεβήσω̣
  1. {[and all the quadrup]eds not sufficient to you for a whole burnt offering}*
  2. [...].....[.]having recognized*
  3. [...]..... tḥẹ in darkness into daybreak
  4. [...] hi[dd]en and forekn-*
  5. [own the things about] to happen, O one without stum[b]ling, one without stain, Eternal One,*
  6. [...] exceedingly great one, unpolluted by hands,
  7. [who the heavenl]y having throne, but of the earth a foot-*
  8. [stool o]f̣ the feet of him, who all things contains,*
  9. [but alone uncont]ained being, the whole of Lebanon*
  10. [and a]ḷl the [fragr]ant spices not sufficient to you for burning*
  11. <[and all the quadrup]eds not sufficient to you for a whole burnt offering>*
  12. [as gr]ẹạt as the gṛ[ea]ṭnẹss of you, Lord, so also the increḍịḅḷẹ-
  13. [compa]ssion [of you] upon the race of people,
  14. [bene]vọḷeṇṭ [guard]ịạṇ of the c̣ịty, sympathetic, pat-
  15. [ience...]. α.[.]. ụp̣ọṇ [.].[.]ṭhe· Alḷ f̣or
  16. [...].[..] ṇot [wi]ll act impiousḷỵ

... having recognized ... the in darkness into daybreak ... hi[dd]en and foreknown the things about to happen, O one without stumbling, one without stain, Eternal One, ... exceedingly great one, unpolluted by hands, who, having the heavenly throne, but of the earth a footstool for his feet, who contains all things, but alone being uncontained, the whole of Lebanon and all the fragrant spices are not sufficient to you for burning {and all the four-footed animals are not sufficient to you for a whole burnt offering} as great as your greatness, Lord, so also your incredible compassion upon the humanity, benevolent guardian of the city, sympathetic, patience ... upon ... the· All for ... will not act impiously

Fragment 2

recto

  1. [... κα]ὶ παρ[άστηθί μοι] ἐκ δεξιῶν*
  2. [καὶ ἐξ ἀριστερ]ῶν ἔμπρ[οσθ]εν καὶ ὄπισθεν
  3. [καὶ δός μοι τὴ]ν ἐφημέριον τροφήν, ἄνοι-*
  4. [ξόν μοι τὴν βίβ]λ̣ον τῆς ζ̣ω̣ῆ̣ς, καὶ δός μοι*
  5. [τῶν αἰτημάτων την] ἐπιτ̣[υ]χία̣ν σχε̣ῖ̣ν.*
  1. [... an]d st[and with me] at the right*
  2. [and at the le]ft, be[fo]re and behind
  3. [and give to me th]e for the day food, op-*
  4. [en for me the bo]ọk of ḷịf̣e, and give to me*
  5. [the requests of the] goọḍ [f]ortụṇe to ḥạṿe.*

... and stand with me at the right and at the left, before and behind, and give to me the food for the day, open the book of life for me, and give to me the requests of good fortune to have.

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