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Attribution: Song of Solomon 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05, 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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| 5:1 | ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲁⲓϫⲱⲱⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁⲗ ⲙⲛⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲁⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲱ ⲙⲡⲁⲏⲣⲡ ⲙⲛⲡⲁⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϯϩⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ | ⲁⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲕⲏⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϣⲁⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϣⲟⲩϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲉ̀ⲃⲓⲱ ⲁⲓⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲉⲣⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲱⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ | aivōk èxoun èpakypos tasōni taṡelet aiċōl ǹpaṡal nem paṡouhyne aiouōm ǹpaōik nem paèviō aisō ǹpayrp nem paerōti ouōm hōθynou naṡ̀fyr ǹtetensō ǹtetenθixi nas̀nyou | Let my kinsman come down into his garden, and eat the fruit of his choice berries. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse: I have gathered my myrrh with my spices; I have eaten my bread with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; yea, brethren, drink abundantly. |
| 5:2 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲏⲥ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲱϩⲙ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ ϫⲉⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲉ ⲧⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁⲁⲡⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲉⲓⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁϥⲱ ⲉⲧⲟⲗⲙ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛϫⲁϥ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲟⲃϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣⲏⲥ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩ ⲱⲛ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲁⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲃⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁϥⲱ ⲉ̀ⲧⲟⲗⲙ ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϫⲁϥ | anok tiovṡ ouoh pahyt rys is p̀hroou ǹpason efθōhem èp̀ro je àou ōn nyi tasōni taṡveere taċrompi etjyk èvol je ataàfe moh ǹiōti ouoh pafō ètolm afmoh ǹgaf | I sleep, but my heart is awake: the voice of my kinsman knocks at the door, saying, Open, open to me, my companion, my sister, my dove, my perfect one: for my head is filled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. |
| 5:3 | ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲧⲏⲛ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ | ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲧ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲑⲏⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲉ̀ⲓⲛⲁ ⲧⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲓⲉⲓⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲧⲟⲗⲙⲁⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏϯ | aikat kahyv ǹtaṡθyn xen tevṡy èina tas hiōtt on ǹaṡ ǹryti aieiō ǹnaoueryte einatolmaou ǹaṡ ǹryti | I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet, how shall I defile them? |
| 5:4 | ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲉⲩⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲛⲥⲱϥ | ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥϭⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ | pason afċitootf èxoun xen p̀ouōṡ ǹp̀ro ouoh a pahyt ṡθorter ǹsōf | My kinsman put forth his hand by the hole of the door, and my belly moved for him. |
| 5:5 | ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϭⲓϫ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲗ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲕⲗⲗⲉ | ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲧⲏⲃ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲗⲗⲉ | aitōoun anok einaouōn ǹpason ouoh najig avṡoueṡal èpesyt natyb avṡoueṡal efsotp aisoutntoot èvol èt̀klle | I rose up to open to my kinsman; my hands dropped myrrh, my fingers choice myrrh, on the handles of the lock. |
| 5:6 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲁⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲁⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲁⲓⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ | ouoh aiouōn ǹpason pason afsaat ouoh atapsiṡy ouahs ǹsa pefsaji aikōti ǹsōf ouoh ǹpairyti èrof aimouti èrof ouoh m̀pefsōtem èroi | I opened to my kinsman; my kinsman was gone: my soul failed at his speech: I sought him, but found him not; I called him, but he answered me not. |
| 5:7 | ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲣϣⲱⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲃⲧ | ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲣⲁϩⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲅⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁⲩϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣϣⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛϭⲓⲛⲉⲧⲣⲱⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲃⲧ | avjimi èroi ǹje netrōis èt̀polis evkōti èros avraht ouoh avp̀lygy m̀moi avfai ǹparṡōn ǹtootnċinetrōis èǹsovt | The watchman that go their rounds in the city found me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers of the walls took away my veil from me. |
| 5:8 | ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲣⲕⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϩⲛⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯϫⲛϫⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ | ⲁⲓⲧⲁⲣⲕⲉ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲱϣⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϫⲛϫⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ | aitarke θynou ǹṡeere ǹt̀·hierousalym xen ǹgom ouoh xen ǹnomte ǹt̀sōṡe je atetenṡanjimi èpason ou p̀etetnagof naf etetnagos naf je tignjyv anok ǹtots ǹtaàġapy | I have charged you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the powers and the virtues of the field: if ye should find my kinsman, what are ye to say to him? That I am wounded with love. |
| 5:9 | ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲟⲛⲧⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ | ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲁϣ ⲛ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲟⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓ | ou pe pouson èvol xen p̀θonten ǹouson tetnesōs xen ǹhiomi ouaṡ ǹmine pe pouson èvol xen p̀θonten ǹouson je atarkon hinai | What is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, O thou beautiful among women? what is thy kinsman more than another kinsman, that thou hast so charged us? |
| 5:10 | ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲧⲣⲉϣⲣⲱϣ ⲉϥⲣⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ | ⲡⲉⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲑⲣⲉϣⲣⲱϣ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲁϩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲑⲃⲁ | pes̀mot ǹpason pe fai efouovṡ ouoh efθreṡrōṡ eferahi tyrf èvol ouḋe ouθva | My kinsman is white and ruddy, chosen out from myriads. |
| 5:11 | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲕⲉⲫⲁⲥ ⲛⲉϥϥⲱ ⲉⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲥⲉⲥⲏⲕ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲁⲃⲟⲟⲕⲉ | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲥ ⲛⲉϥϥⲱ ⲉⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲥⲉⲥⲏⲕ ⲉⲩⲕⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲁⲃⲟⲟⲕⲉ | èretefàfe oi ǹf̀ryti ǹounoub ǹkefas neffō etōlm sesyk evkym ǹf̀ryti ǹhanavooke | His head is as very fine gold, his locks are flowing, black as a raven. |
| 5:12 | ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲣⲟⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲓϫⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲟⲕⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ | ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉⲁⲩϫⲟⲕⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲣⲱϯ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲟⲣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ | nefval evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹpeine ǹhanċrompi evhijen m̀mōou evvoore eavgokmou xen p̀erōti evhemsi hijen hanmou evvoore èvol | His eyes are as doves, by the pools of waters, washed with milk, sitting by the pools. |
| 5:13 | ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲫⲓⲁⲗⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲉϣⲥϯⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ | ⲛ̀ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϭⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲫⲓⲁⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲛⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲉϣⲥϯⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲣⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲉϣⲁⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ | ǹefouoċe evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹhanfialy ǹhyne evṡeṡstian èvol nefspotou evoi ǹf̀ryti ǹhankrinon evṡoueṡal èvol efsotp | His cheeks are as bowls of spices pouring forth perfumes: his lips are lilies, dropping choice myrrh. |
| 5:14 | ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲩⲝⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲗⲉⲫⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲓϫⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲡⲓⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲉⲓⲉⲡⲥⲁ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲥ | ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲩⲝⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉⲗⲉⲫⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲡⲡⲓⲣⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ϭⲏϫⲓ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛ̀ⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓⲉⲡ̀ⲥⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲁⲣⲥⲓⲥ | hytf efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹoupiksion ǹelefantinon efhijen ouōni ǹsappiron ǹaouan ǹċyji nefjig ǹesōou evoi naiep̀·sa ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀noub etsotp èvol xen θarsis | His hands are as turned gold set with beryl: his belly is an ivory tablet on a sapphire stone. |
| 5:15 | ⲛⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲛⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛϩⲉⲛⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲕⲉⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ | ⲛ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲇⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲗⲓⲃⲁⲛⲟⲥ | ǹsyfi ǹratf hans̀tilos ne mmarmaron evtagryout èjen hanbasis ǹnoub pefìni efoi ǹf̀ryti ǹp̀libanos efsotp ǹf̀ryti ǹǹkeḋros ǹp̀libanos | His legs are marble pillars set on golden sockets: his form is as Libanus, choice as the cedars. |
| 5:16 | ⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲥϯϩⲗⲏϭⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲑⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ | ⲧⲉϥϣⲟⲩⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲥϯϩⲗⲏϭⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ | tefṡouōve estihlyċe ouoh ouèpiθimia tyrf pe is fai pe pason ouoh fai pe petxaθoui ǹṡeere ǹt̀·hierousalym | His throat is most sweet, and altogether desirable. This is my kinsman, and this is my companion, O daughters of Jerusalem. |
Provenance
- title
- Song of Solomon 5
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05
- licence
- CC-BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Song of Solomon 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05, 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/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Song of Solomon 5 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 05.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Song of Solomon 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05, 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: lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 th_resolved=11 tokens=252
- file
- Bible/Old Testament/Song of Solomon/05.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Song of Solomon 5 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from 05.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Song of Solomon 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05, 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/05.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
- 16 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_05 (16 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Song of Solomon 5. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "sahidic.ot", document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/bible/old-testament/song-of-solomon/05.sahidic.scriptorium/. Song of Solomon 5 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus sahidic.ot, document 22_Song_of_Solomon_05, 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.