Song of Solomon 1 — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Song of Solomon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01, 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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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
1:1	ⲡϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓϫⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ	ⲡ̀ϫⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ	p̀gō ǹte naigō ète pasolomōn pe efgō m̀mos je	The Song of songs, which is Solomon's.
1:2	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲙⲡⲉⲓⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉⲕⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲏⲣⲡ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϯⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲛⲉⲕⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲡ̀ⲏⲣⲡ	mareftipi erōi èvol xen ǹpeiǹte teftapro je nanenekekive ǹhoue p̀yrp	Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy breasts are better than wine.
1:3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟϭⲛ ϥϣⲱϣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϭⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲕⲕ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ϥ̀ϣⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲛ̀ϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲁⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲡⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲕ ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲕⲕ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ	ouoh p̀·stoi ǹnek·sojen f̀ṡōṡ èhoteǹhyne tyrou pekran ousojen pe eavs̀mou èrof ouoh efpyn èvol eθve fai aǹṡeere ṡym menritk avsokk nōou èfahou	And the smell of thine ointments is better than all spices: thy name is ointment poured forth; therefore do the young maidens love thee.
1:4	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟϭⲛ ⲁⲡⲣⲣⲟ ϫⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲧⲉⲗⲏⲗ ϭⲉ ⲛⲧⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲏⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧⲉ	ⲉ̀ⲛⲛⲁⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲁϩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲥⲟϫⲉⲛ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲩⲫⲣⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡⲏⲣⲡ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲉ	ènnafōt èouahn ǹsa p̀·stoi ǹnek·sojen a p̀ouro ċi m̀moi èxoun èpeftamion tennaθelyl oun ǹtetenevfrane ǹxyte tennamere ǹouekive èhotepyrp je a petsoutōn menrite	They have drawn thee: we will run after thee, for the smell of thine ointments: the king has brought me into closet: let us rejoice and be glad in thee; we will love thy breasts more than wine: righteousness loves thee.
1:5	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲕⲁⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲉⲓ ϩⲛⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲕⲏⲇⲁⲣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲇⲉⲣⲣⲓⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲕⲁⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲉⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲏⲇⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲇⲉⲣⲣⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ	anok anokoukam alla nesōei xen ǹṡeere ǹpisrayl ǹf̀ryti ǹǹs̀kiny men ǹkyḋar ǹf̀ryti ḋe ǹǹḋerris ǹsolomōn	I am black, but beautiful, ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
1:6	ⲙⲡⲣϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲅⲟⲩⲕⲁⲙⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲓⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩⲕⲁⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡ̀ⲣⲏ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲣⲱ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ	m̀pergouṡt èroi je anokoukam anok p̀ry petafpōṡs m̀moi afkat ǹsōf ǹṡyri ǹtamav avmiṡe nemyi avkat èrōis èǹma ǹeloole pama ǹeloole rō anok ǹpairoeis èrof	Look not upon me, because I am dark, because the sun has looked unfavourably upon me: my mother's sons strove with me; they made me keeper in the vineyards; I have not kept my own vineyard.
1:7	ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧϥ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕⲣϣⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲁϭⲟⲟⲗⲉⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲛⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲃⲉⲉⲣ	ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲣϣⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲣⲧⲣⲁϭⲟⲟⲗⲉⲧ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲅⲉⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ	matamoi oun petatapsiṡy menritf je ekmoni tōn ouoh ekrṡaire θōn ǹp̀nav ǹmeri ǹprtraċoolet θai èjen nagely ǹnekṡ̀fyri	Tell me, thou whom my soul loves, where thou tendest thy flock, where thou causest them to rest at noon, lest I become as one that is veiled by the flocks of thy companions.
1:8	ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲙⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲙⲏ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲧϩⲁⲏ ⲛⲛⲟϩⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲁⲙⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲛϣⲱⲱⲥ	ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲁⲙⲏ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧ̀ϩⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲉⲙⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲕⲩⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲱⲥ	eṡōp èreṡtemsouōnt tetnesōs xen ǹhiomi is amy èvol ǹtet̀·hay ǹnòhi ǹtetemoni ǹnouvaempi xen ǹs̀kiny ǹǹṡōōs	If thou know not thyself, thou fair one among women, go thou forth by the footsteps of the flocks, and feed thy kids by the shepherd's tents.
1:9	ⲧⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲁⲓⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϩⲧⲱⲣⲉ ϩⲛⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲙⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ	ⲧⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⲁ ⲓⲧⲛⲧⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϩⲧⲱⲣⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ̀	tetxaθoui a itntōne ètahtōre xen ǹharma ǹfaraṑ	I have likened thee, my companion, to my horses in the chariots of Pharao.
1:10	ⲛⲟⲩⲟϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲣⲙⲡϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲣⲙⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ	ⲛⲟⲩⲟϭⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲣⲙⲡϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϩⲟⲣⲙⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ	nouoċe àousa ǹte f̀ryti ǹhanċrmpṡan poumak·h afsa ǹf̀ryti ǹhanhormiskos	How are thy cheeks beautiful as those of a dove, thy neck as chains!
1:11	ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲧⲛⲛⲁⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲧ	ⲡ̀ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲧ	p̀eine ǹp̀noub tennaθamiof ǹǹn ǹmyini ǹp̀hat	We will make thee figures of gold with studs of silver.
1:12	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲟϫϥ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲣⲇⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲧⲟⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲟϫϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲣⲇⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲧⲟⲓ	ṡatep̀ouro nogf xen pefma tanarḋos asṡōṡ èvol ǹpesstoi	So long as the king was at table, my spikenard gave forth its smell.
1:13	ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥⲧⲁⲕⲧⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ	ⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲧⲁⲕⲧⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲉⲕⲓⲃⲉ	ou maire ǹte t̀stakty pe pason nai efnaṡōpi xen θ̀myti ǹnaekive	My kinsman is to me a bundle of myrrh; he shall lie between my breasts.
1:14	ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁϩ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲡⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲛ ⲙⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲛⲅⲁⲇⲇⲉⲓ	ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲁϩ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩⲡⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲅⲁⲇⲇⲉⲓ	ousmah ǹkoupr pe pason ef xen ǹma ǹeloole etxen ġaddei	My kinsman is to me a cluster of camphor in the vineyards of Engaddi.
1:15	ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲱ ⲧⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛⲉ	ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲱ ⲧⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̀ϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ	is hyppe nesō taṡveere is hyppe nesō nouval hanval ǹċrompi ne	Behold, thou art fair, my companion; behold, thou art fair; thine eyes are doves.
1:16	ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲕ ⲉϭⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ	ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲉⲕ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲧⲕ	is hyppe nanek pason ouoh nesōk ègouṡt ǹsōk ekoi ǹhaives èvol èjen penma ǹǹkotk	Behold, thou art fair, my kinsman, yea, beautiful, overshadowing our bed.
1:17	ⲛⲥⲟⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲛⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϩⲛⲛϣⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉϣⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲩⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϣⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲟⲓ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲩⲡⲁⲣⲓⲥⲥⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ	ǹsouoi ǹpenyi xen èvol ne xen ǹṡe ǹp̀libanos ǹṡne ǹouehsoi hankiparissos ne	The beams of our house are cedars, our ceilings are of cypress.

Provenance

title: Song of Solomon 1
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01
licence: CC-BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Song of Solomon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01, 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/Song of Solomon/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Song of Solomon 1 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Song of Solomon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01, 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)
generated by: tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier b, 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=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 th_resolved=4 tokens=194
file: Bible/Old Testament/Song of Solomon/01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Song of Solomon 1 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from 01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Song of Solomon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01, 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)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Bible/Old Testament/Song of Solomon/01.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: 17 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, 22_Song_of_Solomon_01 (17 lines)

Cite as:

Song of Solomon 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/song-of-solomon/01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Song of Solomon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_01, 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.