Esther 2 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Esther 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.

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2:1	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥϩⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲁϥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲁⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϭⲁⲓⲟ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ	And after this the king's anger was pacified, and he no more mentioned Astin, bearing in mind what she had said, and how he had condemned her.
2:2	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲛⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲛⲁⲧⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲃ	Then the servants of the king said, Let there be sought for the king chaste and beautiful young virgins.
2:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲅⲟⲙⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛϩⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲣⲃ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲥⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏⲅⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛϣⲙϣⲉ	And let the king appoint local governors in all the provinces of his kingdom, and let them select fair and chaste young damsels and bring them to the city Susa, into the women's apartment, and let them be consigned to the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women; and let things for purification and other attendance be given to them.
2:4	ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲣⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ	And let the woman who shall please the king be queen instead of Astin. And the thing pleased the king; and he did so.
2:5	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲓⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲥⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ	Now there was a Jew in the city Susa, and his name was Mardochaeus, the son of Jairus, the son of Semeias, the son of Cisaeus, of the tribe of Benjamin;
2:6	ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲁⲃⲟⲩⲭⲟⲇⲟⲛⲟⲥⲟⲣ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ	who had been brought a prisoner from Jerusalem, which Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried into captivity.
2:7	ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓⲛⲁⲇⲁⲃ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲡⲁⲓⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲥϩⲣⲃ	And he had a foster child, daughter of Aminadab his father's brother, and her name was Esther; and when her parents were dead, he brought her up for a wife for himself: and the damsel was beautiful.
2:8	ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲧⲁⲕⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲉⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲉⲧϩⲁⲧⲛ ⲅⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲧⲥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲅⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ	And because the king's ordinance was published, many damsels were gathered to the city Susa under the hand of Gai; and Esther was brought to Gai the keeper of the women.
2:9	ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲥϭⲛⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏⲅⲙⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϩⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϯϭⲁⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲍ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ	And the damsel pleased him, and she found favour in his sight; and he hasted to give her the things for purification, and her portion, and the seven maidens appointed her out of the palace: and he treated her and her maidens well in the women's apartment.
2:10	ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲥⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲓⲥⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ	But Esther discovered not her family nor her kindred: for Mardochaeus had charged her not to tell.
2:11	ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ϣⲁϥⲛⲁ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ	But Mardochaeus used to walk every day by the women's court, to see what would become of Esther.
2:12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲣⲁⲗⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲓⲃ ⲛⲥⲙⲏⲅⲙⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲏϣ ⲉⲡⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ϫⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲙⲩⲣⲣⲟⲛ ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲥⲟϭⲛ	Now this was the time for a virgin to go into the king, when she should have fulfilled twelve months; for so are the days of purification fulfilled, six months while they are anointing themselves with oil of myrrh, and six months with spices and women's purifications.
2:13	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲁϣⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ	And then the damsel goes in to the king; and the officer to whomsoever he shall give the command, will bring her to come in with him from the women's apartment to the king's chamber.
2:14	ⲉϣⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲥⲁⲁⲅⲁⲥ ⲡⲉⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϭⲛ ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲁⲣϩⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ	She enters in the evening, and in the morning she departs to the second women's apartment, where Gai the king's chamberlain is keeper of the women: and she goes not in to the king again, unless she should be called by name.
2:15	ⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲧϣⲛⲁⲃⲓϩⲁⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϥⲥⲁⲁⲛϣ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲁⲥⲣⲡⲉⲥⲁⲗⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲥϫⲓϣϣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲅⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲟ	And when the time. was fulfilled for Esther the daughter of Aminadab the brother of Mardochaeus' father to go in to the king, she neglected nothing which the chamberlain, the women's keeper, commanded; for Esther found grace in the sight of all that looked upon her.
2:16	ⲧⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ	So Esther went in to king Artaxerxes in the twelfth month, which is Adar, in the seventh year of his reign.
2:17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲁⲥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ ⲉϫⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲣⲱ	And the king loved Esther, and she found favour beyond all the other virgins: and he put on her the queen's crown.
2:18	ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲡ ⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲥⲁϣϥ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲡⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲁϥϫⲁⲥⲧϥ	And the king made a banquet for all his friends and great men for seven days, and he highly celebrated the marriage of Esther; and he made a release to those who were under his dominion.
2:19	ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲧϩⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ	But Mardochaeus served in the palace.
2:20	ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥⲣ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲥϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲥϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲥⲙⲟⲧ	Now Esther had not discovered her kindred; for so Mardochaeus commanded her, to fear God, and perform his commandments, as when she was with him: and Esther changed not her manner of life.
2:21	ⲁⲩⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁⲧⲟⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ	And two chamberlains of the king, the chiefs of the body-guard, were grieved, because Mardochaeus was promoted; and they sought to kill king Artaxerxes.
2:22	ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ⲉⲉⲥⲑⲏⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲣⲣⲱ ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲡⲓⲃⲟⲩⲗⲏ	And the matter was discovered to Mardochaeus, and he made it known to Esther, and she declared to the king the matter of the conspiracy.
2:23	ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥϩⲉⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩⲣ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲁϥⲁϣⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲧⲃⲓⲃⲗⲓⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ	And the king examined the two chamberlains, and hanged them: and the king gave orders to make a note for a memorial in the royal records of the good offices of Mardochaeus, as a commendation.

Provenance

title: Esther 2
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_02
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Esther 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
annotation: segmentation automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.1.0, 2025-06-30)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Esther/02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.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: 23 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Brenton's Septuagint (1851) — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM sahidic.ot, 17_Esther_02 (23 lines)

Cite as:

Esther 2. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/esther/02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Esther 2 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_02, version 6.1.0 (2025-06-30), annotations by Frank Feder, So Miyagawa, Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition Crosswire, CoptOT. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/); this derivative is released under the same licence. CoptOT / Göttingen Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament, via Crosswire; English translation Brenton 1851 (ebible.org). 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.

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).

L1 Cairene
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.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.