"And the powers
began: the first one, goodness, created
a bone-soul; and the second, foreknowledge,
created a sinew-soul; the third,
divinity, created a flesh-soul;
and the fourth, the lordship, created
a marrow-soul; the fifth, kingdom
created a blood-soul; the sixth,
envy, created a skin-soul;
the seventh, understanding, created
a hair-soul. And the multitude
of the angels attended him and they received
from the powers the seven substances
of the natural (form) in order to create
the proportions of the limbs and the proportion of the rump
and the proper working together of each
of the parts.
"The first one began to create
the head. Eteraphaope-Abron created
his head; Meniggesstroeth created
the brain; Asterechme (created) the right eye;
Thaspomocha (created) the left eye;
Yeronumos (created) the right ear; Bissoum (created)
the left ear; Akioreim (created) the nose;
Banen-Ephroum (created) the lips; Amen (created)
the teeth; Ibikan (created) the molars; Basiliademe (created)
the tonsils; Achcha (created) the uvula; Adaban (created)
the neck; Chaaman (created) the vertebrae;
Dearcho (created) the throat; Tebar (created) the (IV 25, 4-5: right shoulder;
[.... (created) the]) left shoulder; Mniarcon (created) the (IV 25, 6-7: right
elbow; [.... (created) the]) left elbow;
Abitrion (created) the right underarm;
Evanthen (created) the left underarm; Krys (created) the right hand;
Beluai (created) the left hand; Treneu
(created) the fingers of the right hand; Balbel
(created) the fingers of the left hand; Kriman (created) the nails
of the hands; Astrops (created) the right breast;
Barroph (created) the left breast; Baoum (created) the right
shoulder joint; Ararim (created) the left shoulder joint; Areche (created)
the belly; Phthave (created) the navel; Senaphim (created)
the abdomen; Arachethopi (created) the right
ribs; Zabedo (created) the left ribs;
Barias (created) the (IV 25, 19-20: right
hip; Phnouth the) left hip; Abenlenarchei (created) the
marrow; Chnoumeninorin (created) the bones;
Gesole (created) the stomach; Agromauna (created)
the heart; Bano (created) the lungs; Sostrapal (created)
the liver; Anesimalar (created) the spleen; Thopithro
(created) the intestines; Biblo (created) the kidneys;
Roeror (created) the sinews; Taphreo (created) the spine
of the body; Ipouspoboba (created) the veins;
Bineborin (created) the arteries; Atoimenpsephei,
theirs are the breaths which are in all the limbs;
Entholleia (created) all the flesh; Bedouk (created)
the right buttock (?); Arabeei (created) the left penis;
Eilo (created) the testicles; Sorma (created) the genitals; Gorma-Kaiochlabar
(created) the right thigh; Nebrith (created)
the left thigh; Pserem (created) the kidneys of
the right leg; Asaklas (created) the left
kidney; Ormaoth (created) the right leg;
Emenun (created) the left leg; Knyx (created) the
right shin-bone; Tupelon (created) the left shin-bone;
Achiel (created) the right knee; Phnene (created) the
left knee; Phiouthrom (created) the right foot;
Boabel (created) its toes; Trachoun (created)
the left foot; Phikna (created) its toes;
Miamai (created) the nails of the feet; Labernioum – .
"And those who were appointed over all of these
are: Zathoth, Armas, Kalila, Jabel, (IV 26, 19-20: Sabaoth, Cain,
Abel). And
those who are particularly active in the limbs
(are) the head Diolimodraza, the neck Yammeax,
the right shoulder Yakouib, the
left shoulder Verton, the right hand
Oudidi, the left one Arbao, the fingers of the right hand
Lampno, the fingers of the left hand
Leekaphar, the right breast Barbar, the
left breast Imae, the chest Pisandriaptes,
the right shoulder joint Koade, the left shoulder joint
Odeor, the right ribs Asphixix, the left
ribs Synogchouta, the belly Arouph,
the womb Sabalo, the right thigh
Charcharb, the left thigh Chthaon,
all the genitals Bathinoth, the right
leg Choux, the left leg Charcha,
the right shin-bone Aroer, the left shin-bone
Toechtha, the right knee Aol, the left
knee Charaner, the right foot
Bastan, its toes Archentechtha, the
left foot Marephnounth, its toes
Abrana.
"Seven have power over
all of these: Michael, Ouriel,
Asmenedas, Saphasatoel, Aarmouriam,
Richram, Amiorps. And the ones who are in charge over the senses
(are) Archendekta; and he who is in charge over the receptions
(is) Deitharbathas; and he who is in charge over the imagination
(is) Oummaa; and he who is over the composition
Aachiaram, and he who is over the whole impulse
Riaramnacho."
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Apocryphon of John (II, 1) 15.13-35, 16.1-35, 17.1-35, 18.1-2
labels: Abel, angels, Apocryphon of John, Cain, creation, foreknowledge, good, John, Michael, Sabaoth, Secret Book of John, the flesh, the Kingdom, the powers, the soul