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and such effect". V. 389 eav xaTapa-re, probably we have to 

 understand svxaTa^vjTs, cp. eyxaTapua<roucr9-ai Demoer, in Plut. 

 Mor. p. 785 a (cited by Herw. Lex.), syxaTaxivsafrai sim. V. 394 

 xaxo^oov s7ravayxacruxoi : if the scribe has written correctly, it 

 means "formulas that add a forcing effect to the xaxo^oi, viz. 

 Xoyoi". The papyrus has V. 400 [3ax, u X (as the magic word con- 

 stantly reads); in V. 403 we have to combine asp-saiAap... V. 404 

 Coq av (3ou).y], i. e. oV av PouAtj, as V. 410, 416 etc. 



V. 405 cpiATp(ov) em cpil(iac) ' xaTacpiA&v As(ys) etc. V. 409 

 tSÉTw [xs the scribe ought to have written. V. 424 [/.oi blunder for \j.z. 



V. 429 sq. Mr. Bell reads these lines thus : 



"/.«.Toyjoc, . . .]to? 7rpay|j.() xal sxl apji-axtov 7uo( ), ectti Se xal Siaxovros 



x(al) x«Tax . . tixov xal xaTa . . . tixov xal ovspsTixov xaxa- 



This reading marks a definite progress on Ken.'s edition ; 

 with Biaxo-6g — also known from the pap. Leyd. V. 11,13 as a 

 magic form ula or procedure to separate married people — Mr. Bell 

 agrees with Wess. (Wilcken in his review of Ken.'s and Wess.' 

 editions does not mention these lines), the ovepsTixov is unblamable, 

 finally Mr. Bell verified my proposal V. 430 xaTaxo7mxov as the 

 true reading, and he equally corrected my proposal xaTaxAvjf ixov, 

 known from pap. Bibl. Nat. 2373, into xaTaxliTixov. Thus, if we 

 accept the supplements of Wessely at the beginning of V. 429, 

 the lines should be reconstrued thus : 



xoro^oc; 7rav]Tog 7rpay|jt.(aTO?) xal S7Ti ap[/.ar(ov 7ro(iEi), ecru §s 



xal 8iaxo7roc; 

 xal xaTaxAiTixov xal xaTaxo7TTixov xal ovspsTixov zata- 



The following line may perhaps be corrected into xara/ 

 cjTcpscpo^Evov Tipoi; 6v -Q-sAei? ^paaO-ai "ruining or killing (properly: 

 overturning) the man against whom you want to use it" (or 

 7rpoa<(E^ojg) 6v %-eXziq? "immediately the man that you like"). At 

 least xaTaaTps<p6[j.sv[[a]]ov may be a probable emendation. As to 

 the xa-raxAmxov "a magical procedure which makes people ill, 

 prop. brings them to bed", we may ref er e. g. to pap. Bibl. Nat. 

 2496. We have there from V. 2441 onwards a formula for 

 bringing the beloved one into the arms of the lover. But this 

 formula (aycoy/j) may be altered by suitable supplements into a 

 formula that makes the adversary ill (sVi.xaTaxTacrscoi;, V. 2496) 

 or takes his life. (stu avaipso-sa)?, V. 2498) or simply into a for- 



