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| 1 | Ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲕ︥ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲕⲉⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ · | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ: | afmouti èp̀mehsnav pegaf naf je tisōoun je ǹθokourefjeme ǹhouo ènai tyrou matamoi je àouyr ǹàpostolos fai ǹp̀·sōma ǹiysous xen p̀tafos pegaf naf je avì ǹp̀mǹtouei nem noukemaθytys: | draft · mediumHe called the second one and said to him: I know that you are more truthful than all these; tell me how many apostles took the body of Jesus from the tomb. He said to him: The eleven came with their other disciples. |
| 2 | ⲁⲩϥⲓⲧ︦ϥ︦ ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲣ︦ϫ︦ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁⲩϥⲓⲉⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | avfietf ǹċioui affōrg ǹpaikeouai èvol: | draft · mediumThey carried it off by stealth. He sent this other one away. |
| 3 | Ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲦⲉ ϯϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲓ̂ⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉ ⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲱⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣ︦ⲥ︦ · | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϩⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲱⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲟⲩⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: | afmouti èp̀mehṡomǹt pegaf naf je is·hyppe tiċi ǹtekmetmeθre parahah niven petaffai ǹp̀·sōma ǹiysous xen p̀tafos pegaf naf je iōsyf pe nem neikōḋymos nem tousingenia tyrs: | draft · highHe called the third and said to him: Behold, I take your testimony above all: who took the body of Jesus from the tomb? He said to him: It was Joseph and Nicodemus and their whole family. |
| 4 | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲧⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ | afmouti èp̀mehftoou pegaf naf je ǹθok pe p̀niṡti etnxytou | draft · highHe called the fourth and said to him: You are the chief among them, |
| 5 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | ouoh ǹtaiti ǹnai ètootk tyrou: | draft · highand it is to you that I entrusted all these. |
| 6 | ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ . ⲛ̄ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧ̄ⲟⲟⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ · | ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ. Ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲟⲟⲧⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ: | matamoi tinou je ou petafṡōpi avfai ǹp̀·sōma. Ǹiysous xen p̀tafos ǹt̀ootθynou: | draft · mediumTell me now what happened: was the body of Jesus taken from the tomb while in your keeping? |
| 7 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ · ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲉⲛⲟⲃϣ̄ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ: ⲉⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲟⲃϣ: | pegaf naf je penċois p̀hygemōn: eenkot enovṡ: | draft · mediumHe said to him: Our lord governor, we were sleeping, sunk in slumber, |
| 8 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ: | ouoh m̀penemi èpetaffitf: | draft · highand we did not know who took it, |
| 9 | ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ̈ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲧⲱ̣ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲓⲛⲉ [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ][ⲡ]ⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ̣[ϥ ..][..]ⲥⲏⲧ̣ ⲛ̣̄[...] ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄[...] ⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ̣ ϫⲉ[ⲟⲩ] ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧ[ⲣ ⲡⲉ] ⲡⲁⲓ · | ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟ̣[ϥ.. […]ⲥⲏⲧ̣ 50[…] ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ 50[…] ⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ: | eimyti je antōoun anṡini avō m̀penhei èro[f.. […]syt 50[…] m̀mōou 50[…] angos je ou peṡtortr pe fai: | draft · lowexcept that we rose and searched [and did not] find [it ...] down [...] water [...]; we said: What is this disturbance? |
| 10 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̄ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ: | pejepeilatos ǹnioudai nem p̀hekatontarxos je èrenai: | draft · mediumPilate said to the Jews and the centurion: Since these |
| 11 | ⲥⲙⲟⲛ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲏϣ ⲉⲡϭⲟⲗ | ⲥⲙⲟⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲫⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲟⲗ | smoǹt ǹpairyti èrenousaji fyṡ èp̀ċol | draft · loware so established, their words being divided toward falsehood, |
| 12 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ: | ouoh afouahsahni èθreouōrg ǹteǹmatoi ṡatefi èp̀tafos: | draft · highhe ordered that they be held under guard with the soldiers until he had come to the tomb. |
| 13 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ̄ⲩⲛ̄ⲟⲩ Ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲕⲉⲛⲇⲩⲣⲓⲟ⳯ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓⲉ̄ⲣⲉⲩⲥ̄ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲕⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ · | ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲛⲇⲩⲣⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓⲉⲣⲉⲩⲥ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲣⲱⲙⲉ: | ǹtiounou ḋe aftōoun nem ǹniṡti ǹioudai nem p̀kenḋirio nem narṡeierevs avì èp̀tafos avjimi èǹsinḋōnion evṡy ehrai ǹatrōme: | draft · mediumAt once he rose with the great ones of the Jews and the [...] and the high priests; they came to the tomb and found the linen cloths lying there without a man. |
| 14 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲱ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ: | pejepeilatos je ṑ ǹrōmi etmosti ǹpouōnx mmavatou: | draft · highPilate said: O men who hate their own life, |
| 15 | ⲉⲛⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϥⲓⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ [ⲛⲉⲩϥ]ⲓ̣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ [ⲛⲙⲙ]ⲁ̣ϥ̣ · | ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϥⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: | ènetavfaip̀·sōma navfai ǹt̀kaisi nemaf: | draft · mediumif they had taken the body, they would have taken the grave-wrappings with it. |
| 16 | ⲛ̄ⲧ[ⲟ]ⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ [ⲡⲉϫⲁ]ⲩ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲅⲛⲁ̣ⲩ [ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄]ⲧⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲛ[ⲛⲟⲩ]ϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̣ⲉⲓⲥ̣[ⲓⲛ]ⲇ̣ⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲕ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ: | ǹθōou ḋe pegav je ǹknav an ǹtok je ǹnouf an ne naisinḋōnion alla hanallotrios ne: | draft · mediumBut they said: Do you not see that these linen cloths are not his, but belong to someone else? |
| 17 | Ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ϫⲉϩⲁⲡⲥ̄ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ Ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ · | ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲫⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ϩⲁⲩ: | peilatos ḋe aferf̀mevi ǹp̀·saji ǹiysous je hōti pe ǹte hanniṡti ǹṡ̀fyri ṡōpi xen patafos peilatos ḋe aferṡorp ǹvōk èxoun èp̀m̀hav: | draft · highPilate remembered the word of Jesus: great wonders must happen in my tomb. Pilate went first into the tomb. |
| 18 | ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛⲛ̄ⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ · | ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲛⲇⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ: | afċi ǹǹsinḋōnion ǹiysous: | draft · highHe took the linen cloths of Jesus. |
| 19 | ⲁϥⲣ̄ϩⲁⲙⲏⲣ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲡⲣⲁϣⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲣⲉⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ϭⲗⲙⲗⲱⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ | ⲁϥⲣ̀ϩⲁⲙⲏⲣ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϭⲗⲙⲗⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ | afr̀hamyr m̀mōou afrimi ehrai ègōou aftifi èrōou xa f̀raṡi hōs je nare iysous ċlmlōm èrōou | draft · highHe embraced them, wept over them and kissed them for joy, as though Jesus were wrapped in them. |
| 20 | Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉⲡϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ Ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲙϩⲁⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉⲛⲉⲁⲩⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲙⲗⲁϩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ϩⲁⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲁⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲉⲃⲁⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲗⲁϩ: | ouoh on aftihtyf èp̀hekatontarxos efaheratf xen p̀ro ǹp̀m̀hav: je naouval ǹouōt petm̀mof je naavp̀ligy ǹpefkeval xen p̀m̀lah: | draft · highAnd again he turned his attention to the centurion standing at the door of the tomb, for he had only one eye, because his other eye had been struck in the battle, |
| 21 | ⲉⲁϥ̄ϩⲱⲡ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲏ̄ⲧϥ̄ · | ⲉⲁϥϩⲱⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ: | eafhōp ǹtotf ǹsyou èṡtemnav èf̀ouōini ǹxytf: | draft · mediumand it had long been hidden from him, not seeing the light in it. |
| 22 | Ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲓ̄ | ⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁⲓ | peilatos ḋe apai | draft · lowBut Pilate [...] |
Provenance
- title
- Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "lament-mary", document lament.mary.5139.53-54
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus lament-mary, document lament.mary.5139.53-54, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Lament of Mary/lament.mary.5139.53-54.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from lament.mary.5139.53-54.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "lament-mary", document lament.mary.5139.53-54)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus lament-mary, document lament.mary.5139.53-54, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=6 editorial_lacuna=9 jinkim_unified=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=8 stroke_kept=65 stroke_unified=101 tokens=189
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Lament of Mary/lament.mary.5139.53-54.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from lament.mary.5139.53-54.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus lament-mary, document lament.mary.5139.53-54, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Apocrypha & Gnostic/Lament of Mary/lament.mary.5139.53-54.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 22 model drafts (marked “draft”)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "lament-mary", document lament.mary.5139.53-54. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/apocrypha-and-gnostic/lament-of-mary/lament.mary.5139.53-54.sahidic.scriptorium/. Lament of Mary CM.5139 part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus lament-mary, document lament.mary.5139.53-54, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Lacau 1904. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
For Egyptian texts: the transliteration with the editors' marks turned into the symbols ° * < > _ ^ (ruled 2026-09-10). For papyri: the edition's Leiden marks as the same symbols, and the editors' readings beside the scribe's as ‹scribe→editors› (ruled PAP-3).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.