Sodalitas Graeciae (Nova Roma)/Religion from the Papyri/PGM Hymns

and you, too, who rule in heaven's realm, O Rafael,
who joy in sunrise, be a gracious god, O Abrasax;
and you, O greatest one, O heav'nly one, I call, and [you Michael], your helper,
who saves [his people's lives], the perfect eye of Zues,
and who has exalted nature and brought forth nature in its turn from nature.
And I call ... of the immortals ...
ο̣π̣ασ̣ηηπ̣α σεσε[νγενβ]αρφαραγγης
All-mighty is the god, but you are the greatest, immortal one;
I beg you, shine forth now, Lord of the world, Sabaoth,
who veil sunset from dawn, Adonai,
who, being a world, alone among immortals tour the world,
self-taught, untutored, through the world's midst traveling
to those who with a cry raise you at night. ακραμμαχ[αρι,]
κα̣.............κ̣... who joy in laurel offering,
in gates of untamed Styx and Death the Arbiter,
You I adjure, god's seal, at whom all Olympos'^[2]

deathless gods quake and daimons who stand forth preeminent,
for whom the sea is ordered to be silent when it hears.

εαπτου μηνωφαεσμη παπτου μηνωφ·
αεσιμη· τραυαπτι· πευχρη· τραυαρα· πτου-
μηφ· μουραι· ανχουχαφαπτα· μουρσα·
αραμει· Ἰάω· αθθαραυϊ μηνοκερ· βορο
πτουμηθ· ατ ταυϊ μηνι χαρχαρα· πτου-
μαυ· λαλαψα· τραυϊ τραυεψε μαμω
φορτουχα· αεηιο ϊου οηωα· εαϊ αεηι
ωι ιαω αηι αι ιαω.

and irresistable and hater of the wicked,
you, I call, Typhon, in hours unlawful and unmeasured,
who who've walked on unquenched, clear-crackling fire,
you who are over snows, below dark ice,
you who, invoked by prayer,^[4] hold sovereignty over the Fates,
I call, almighty one,^[5]
that you perform for me whate'er I ask of you,
and that you nod assent at once
to me and grant that what I ask to be mine.
(add the usual),
because I adjure you, γαρ θαλα· βαυζαυ· θωρθωρ
καθαυκαθ· ϊαθιν· να βορκακαρ· βορβα·
καρβορβοχ· μω ζαυ ουζωνζ· ων· υαβιθ·
Mighty Typhon, hear me, NN, and perform
for me the NN task· For I speak your true names·
Ἰωερβήθ· Ἰωπακερβήθ· Ἰωβολχοσήθ· οεν
Τυφῶν· ασβαραβω· βιεαιση· με νερω· μαρα-
μω· ταυηρ· χθενθωνιε· αλαμ βητωρ· μεν-
κεχρα· σαυειωρ ρησειοδωτα· αβρησιοα·
φωθηρ· θερθωναξ· νερδωμευ· αμωρης·
μεεμε· ωιης· συσχιε· ανθωνιε· Φρᾶ· listen
to me and perform the NN deeds.

[ἧς ποτε γευσάμενς Φ]οῖβος στεφθείς τε κλάδοισι
[ἀρτιτόμοις ἱερὰν] κεφαλὴν κομόωσαν ἐθείραις
[χρυσείαις καὶ σκῆπτρ]ον ἑαῖς παλάμαισι τινάσσων
[Παρνησσοῦ ἐν κορυφ]ῇσι πολυπτύχου, ὑψηλοῖο
[χρησμοὺς πᾶσιν ἔδωκε θ]εοῖς, θέσπιζε βροτοῖσιν
[σοι γὰρ ἐρασσάμενος μεγα]λόστονος αὐτὸς Ἀπόλλων
[μαντοσύνας ἐρεεῖν πόρε νύμφ]ῃ παρθένε δ[ει]νή
[δεῦρο τάχος μοι λισσο]μένῳ ἱεροῖσι π[εδί]λοις
[καὶ δάφνης τὸν θαλ]λὸν ἐμαῖς μετὰ [χε]ρσὶν ἔχοντι
[χρησμοὺς θεσπεσίους π]έμψον μάντευμ[ά τ]ε σεμνόν
[φῆνον πάντα λόγοις]ι̣ σαφηνέσι φοιβή[σα]σ̣α
[ὅπποτε τοῦτ' ἔσται] τε καὶ ὣς τετελε[σμ]ένον ἔσται,
[δός μοι μαντοσύνην], ἵν’ ἔχω[ν] περὶ [παντὸς ἐτ]άζω
[Δαμνώ, δεῦρο ἰὼ δ]αμάσα[ν]δρα μ̣[όλει, βιάσ]ανδρα

[—Φ]οῖβος στεφθείς τε κλάδοισι
[—] κεφαλὴν κομόωσαν ἐθείραις
[—σκῆπτρ]ον ἑαῖς παλάμαισι τινάσσων
[—ἐν κορυφ]ῇσι πολυπτύχου, ὑψηλοῖο
[—] ἑοῖς, θέσπιζε βροτοῖσιν
[—]λόστονος αὐτὸς Ἀπόλλων
[—]η παρθένε δ[ει]νή
[—ἱε]μένῳ ἱεροῖσι π[εδί]λοις
[—δάφνης θαλ]λὸν ἐμαῖς μετὰ [χε]ρσὶν ἔχοντι
[—π]έμψον μάντευμ[ά τ]ε σεμνόν
[—α̣]ι̣ σαφηνέσι φοιβή[σα]σ̣α
[—]ν̣ τε καὶ ὣς τετελε[σμ]ένον ἔσται,
[—] ἵν’ ἔχω[ν] περὶ [παντὸς ἐτ]άζω
[—δ]αμάσα[ν]δρα μ̣.......ανδρα

which] Phoebus [tasted once] and wreathed with branches^[6]
[freshly-cut] his [holy] head, adorned with tresses long
[and golden]. In his hand he shook [a scepter]
on the [peaks of Mount Parnassis], lofty and with many vales
[and gave to all] the gods [responses] and to mortals prohecied.
[For in the throws of grievous love], it was Apollo who himself
[gave you, a nymph], dread virgin, power [to utter presages.
Come quickly hither to me beseeching you] in holy measures
[and] in my hands holding [a laurel leaf].
Send me [divine responses] and a holy prophetic sign.
In lucid [words], O priestess, [reveal all things]:
both [when this will occur] and how it will be done.
[Give me a presage,] so that with it [I may perform a test] on [anything.
Subduer, hither come! Lo you,] mankind's Subduer, mankind's [force!]

.....] Phoebus [...........] and wreathed with branches^[7]
[...........] his [....] head, adorned with tresses long
[..........]. In his hand he shook [a scepter]
on the [peaks of ...............], lofty and with many vales
[...............] to his own [.........] and to mortals prohecied.
[..................................], it was Apollo who himself
[................], dread virgin, power [.................
........................................] in holy measures
[...] in my hands holding [........ leaf].
Send me [................] and a holy prophetic sign.
In lucid [.....], O priestess, [.................]:
both [....................] and how it will be done.
[..................] so that with it [I may perform a test] on [anything.
.............................] mankind's Subduer, mankind's [......]

Δάφνη παρθε[νι]κή, Δάφνη, Φοίβοιο ἑταίρη,
δεῦρό μοι, ἔρχε[ο θ]ᾷσσον, ἔπειγέ μοι ἀείσασθαι
θεσμοὺς θεσπ[εσί]ους,[καθαρὰς φήμας τ΄ ἀναφαίνειν,
νυκτὶ δ’ ἐνὶ δνοφερῇ [φέρε μοι θεσπίσματ΄ ἀληθῆ.

O virgin Laurel, Laurel, Phoibos' mistress,
hither to me come quickly; haste to sing
divine precepts to me [and to proclaim pure words
and in dark night [bring me true sayings]

O virgin Laurel, Laurel, Phoibos' mistress, Σαβαώθ, ϊαωαωο
ϊαγχωθιπυλα μ̣ουσιάρχα οτονυπον,
hither to me come quickly; haste to sing
divine precepts to me, and in dark night.
ρησαβααν· ααν...ανα· αανανααναναλααα· ααα· ααα.