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Attribution: Esther 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_03, 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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| 3:1 | ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲃⲟⲩⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛⲉϥϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | And after this king Artaxerxes highly honoured Aman son of Amadathes, the Bugaean, and exalted him, and set his seat above all his friends. |
| 3:2 | ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ | And all in the palace did him obeisance, for so the king had given orders to do: but Mardochaeus did not do him obeisance. |
| 3:3 | ⲛⲉⲧϩⲛ ⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁϩⲣⲟⲕ ϫⲉⲛⲅⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲉⲧⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ | And they in the king's palace said to Mardochaeus, Mardochaeus, why dost thou transgress the commands of the king? |
| 3:4 | ⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲁⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ | Thus they spoke daily to him, but he hearkened not unto them; so they represented to Aman that Mardochaeus resisted the commands of the king: and Mardochaeus had shewn to them that he was a Jew. |
| 3:5 | ⲁⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲁϥϭⲱⲛⲧ | And when Aman understood that Mardochaeus did not obeisance to him, he was greatly enraged, |
| 3:6 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ | and took counsel to destroy utterly all the Jews who were under the rule of Artaxerxes. |
| 3:7 | ϩⲛⲧⲙⲉϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲫⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲇⲟⲩⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ | And he made a decree in the twelfth year of the reign of Artaxerxes, and cast lots daily and monthly, to slay in one day the race of Mardochaeus: and the lot fell on the fourteenth day of the month which is Adar. |
| 3:8 | ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ | And he spoke to king Artaxerxes, saying, There is a nation scattered among the nations in all thy kingdom, and their laws differ from those of all the other nations; and they disobey the laws of the king; and it is not expedient for the king to let them alone. |
| 3:9 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϭⲉ ⲉϩⲛⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲇⲓⲁⲅⲣⲁⲫⲉ ⲉⲡⲅⲁⲍⲱⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲛϭⲓⲛϭⲱⲣ | If it seem good to the king, let him make a decree to destroy them: and I will remit into the king's treasury ten thousand talents of silver. |
| 3:10 | ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲡⲉϥⲝⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ | And the king took off his ring, and gave it into the hands of Aman, to seal the decrees against the Jews. |
| 3:11 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛϩⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ | And the king said to Aman, Keep the silver, and treat the nation as thou wilt. |
| 3:12 | ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϫⲓⲛϯⲛⲇⲓⲕⲏ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲛⲉϭⲟⲟϣ ϣⲉⲇⲟⲩ ⲧⲥⲁϣϥⲉ ⲛⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲧⲉⲩⲗⲉⲝⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲁⲩⲧⲁⲩⲟϥ ϩⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛⲛϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ | So the king's recorders were called in the first month, on the thirteenth day, and they wrote as Aman commanded to the captains and governors in every province, from India even to Ethiopia, to a hundred and twenty-seven provinces; and to the rulers of the nations according to their several languages, in the name of king Artaxerxes. |
| 3:13 | ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ϫⲉⲁⲣⲇⲁⲝⲉⲣⲝⲏⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲧⲣⲁⲡⲏⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟϣ ⲣⲕⲍ ϫⲓⲛⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛϩⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲑⲓⲟⲡⲓⲁ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲁⲛⲅⲡⲇⲉⲥⲡⲟⲧⲁ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲟϣ ⲉⲓⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲁϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲧⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲁⲓⲧⲱϣ ⲉⲣⲣⲣⲟ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϩⲁⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲱⲛϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲉⲣⲉⲛϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩⲧ ϣⲁⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟϣ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉⲥⲙⲛⲉⲑⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲓⲛⲁϫⲓϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲁⲥⲩⲙⲃⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉ ⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲧⲱⲣϩ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲅⲁⲗⲟⲯⲩⲭⲉⲓⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲡⲟⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲡⲁⲗⲗⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲫⲩⲗⲏ ⲉϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲧⲙⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛϩⲁⲡ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲉⲓⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉⲓⲙⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁϫⲛⲛⲁⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲓϯⲥⲟ ϩⲛⲥⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁϩⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲇⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲧⲣⲉⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϥⲧⲉⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲁⲙⲛⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲉϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ϣⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲩⲥϭⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ | And the message was sent by posts throughout the kingdom of Artaxerxes, to destroy utterly the race of the Jews on the first day of the twelfth month, which is Adar, and to plunder their goods. [And the following is the copy of the letter; The great king Artaxerxes writes thus to the rulers and inferior governors of a hundred and twenty-seven provinces, from India even to Ethiopia, who hold authority under him. Ruling over many nations and having obtained dominion over the whole world, I was minded (not elated by the confidence of power, but ever conducting myself with great moderation and gentleness) to make the lives of my subjects continually tranquil, desiring both to maintain the kingdom quiet and orderly to its utmost limits, and to restore the peace desired by all men. But when I had enquired of my counsellors how this should be brought to pass. Aman, who excels in soundness of judgment among us, and has been manifestly well inclined without wavering and with unshaken fidelity, and had obtained the second post in the kingdom, informed us that a certain ill-disposed people is mixed up with all the tribes throughout the world, opposed in their law to every other nation, and continually neglecting the commands of the king, so that the united government blamelessly administered by us is not quietly established. Having then conceived that this nation alone of all others is continually set in opposition to every man, introducing as a change a foreign code of laws, and injuriously plotting to accomplish the worst of evils against our interests, and against the happy establishment of the monarchy; we signified to you in the letter written by Aman, who is set over the public affairs and is our second governor, to destroy them all utterly with their wives and children by the swords of the enemies, without pitying or sparing any, on the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar, of the present year; that the people aforetime and now ill-disposed to us having been violently consigned to death in one day, may hereafter secure to us continually a well constituted and quiet state of affairs.] |
| 3:14 | ⲛⲁⲛⲧⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ | And the copies of the letters were published in every province; and an order was given to all the nations to be ready against that day. |
| 3:15 | ⲡⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲥⲟⲥ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲙⲁⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓⲕⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲁⲥϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲡⲉ | And the business was hastened, and that at Susa: and the king and Aman began to drink; but the city was troubled. |
Provenance
- title
- Esther 3
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_03
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Esther 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_03, 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/03.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
- 15 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_03 (15 lines)
L0 witness
English
Cite as:
Esther 3. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 17_Esther_03. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/esther/03.sahidic.scriptorium/. Esther 3 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 17_Esther_03, 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.
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.