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vap^apoaTO[xa = xap^apo<7TO[i.s. V. 702 7roi7]C70v tocts (= Ta5s) 

 xoi(va). 



V. 703 dvEipaiTTjTov " yp(acpov) or yp(acps) — then we see the 

 first half of a x or n (the stroke from yp continues above this 

 letter and must not mislead us). Perhaps t[<zts], cp. v. 703, 

 although there does not seem to be space enough for three 

 letters wanting; certainly Ta§e would be too long for the 

 lacuna. But we may also think of an abbreviation like 7ro(iT][jia) 

 = 7rpa£ig (v. 643), but not Ao(yov) — e]v x.<*P t 7] Ka^apw. V. 709 

 yp(a^ov) Ao(yov)" iscoucoy] etc., as indicated v. 722, where we have 

 to supply the lacuna with just the same Aoyog: 

 i'scoucoT]ai7]iacoT]ucosi 

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these vowels we have — according to this indication of the 

 author — to write out in this way: 



lEC0UC07]aiY]ia(i>7]Ut0Sl 



scoucot] a iv] lacoTj ucos 

 co u cot] a 17] [.a cot] u co 

 ucoTjoaTjiacoTju etc. 



The magic name contains in fact 30 letters (v. 708 is u put in, 

 but [3 left out), also in v. 717 and 718 (palindromicaly repeated 

 v. 719). Wessely wrongly takes aco into the number; I do not 

 see as yet what it means — the repetition of the seven vowels 

 from the first to the last (cp. v. 706 to 6'vo[xa tcjv ypa^xaTov a') 

 or the palindromic repetition of the word preceding? V. 710 

 }£P7]P.<xtict<xts — fizfiodoic, x ai bia juvrjjurjg "so that I .may remember 

 it when again awake". V. 724 yp(acps) co? &7rojcsiT(<xt) /.al ttjv 

 /.[ATjaiv ei ]%-e~kziq (probably the enigmatic letters at the end 

 sv TqfrAv) x.al uizod-zc, Otto tov Auyvov to 7r[iTTaxio]v. The word 

 following ttjv seems to begin with /. or i (xAtjc7iv is too long 

 for the lacuna, perhaps it was abbreviated). I feel sure that 

 the letter following tov auyvov to was not v (otherwise we might 

 supply tov TOxpocxEivov, xocfry^spivov sim.), it must have been - 

 or t. V. 736 : we expect au 8s Ttufrou 7rspl ou 9-sAsig xai 5ia 

 [xv/][j//jg (v. 710) §coasi aoi Y^pTjc-[xov, Y_pT](/.aTicjsi <roi sim. 



V. 740 : we expect <(yp(acps)) sig 77tuyJov xao-aiTsp(ivdv) /.al 



E7nCTTE(paVt6<Tag [XOpTOig TO 7TTUyJoV Oie <(Eig?) TO {k)LUaTT]piOV, ETTlt^UE 



Se aiJjxvov /.ai ~. a. etc. For ttétocAov the author once more 

 uses the —tuyJov v. 748. V. 759 6 cr^T][xaTicrag <(<7s)> Eig toc si/.octi 

 "/.ai dxrcb CT^jxaTa tou /.otjxou (SC MtJvt]), iva — aaav iSsav aTTO- 



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