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Attribution: Honey Delivery from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus doc-papyri, document cpr.4.16, version 1.2.0 (2015-07-15), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;16. 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.
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15 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | L1 Cairene | L2 Kemetic | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟⲗⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ̣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲩⲥⲧⲏⲥ | † ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲥ ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲟⲗⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫⲟⲓⲃⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲏϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲅⲟⲣⲓ ⲉⲓⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲛⲩⲥⲧⲏⲥ | † anok filoθes p̀·stolarṡy p̀ṡyri ǹfoibammōn efouyh xen pariġori eis̀xai ǹpaċois p̀kirios ṡenoute p̀anistys | It is I, Philotheos, the fleet commander, son of Phoibammon, residing in Parigori, who is writing to my lord, the master, Shenoute, the Anystes |
| 2 | ϫⲉⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϩⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲧⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲅⲟⲣⲓ | ϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁϩⲁⲛⲉⲃⲓⲁⲧⲉ ⲓ̀ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲓⲅⲟⲣⲓ | je epiḋy ahaneviate ì avouōh xen pariġori | that since beekeepers came and stayed at Parigori, |
| 3 | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲓϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲓⲉⲅⲅⲩⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡ[ⲉ]ⲧ̣ⲣⲓⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟⲟⲩ̣ⲉ̣ | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϯϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲉⲅⲅⲩⲏ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲣⲓⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲃⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ | etenou ouon tihomologei ouoh tiengiy nōten ǹp̀triton meros xen neviooue | I therefore agree now and I pledge for the third part of the honey |
| 4 | ⲉⲩⲁϭⲛ̄ⲧ̣ⲟⲩ | ⲉⲁⲩϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ | eavjemou | which they found |
| 5 | ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲃ | ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲃ | xen nouab | in their bee(hives) |
| 6 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲓⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ | ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ | ǹtaìrompi | of this year. |
| 7 | ⲧ̣ⲁⲓ ⲇⲉⲩⲧ̣ⲉⲣ ⲓ[ⲛⲇ] | ⲑⲁⲓ ⲇⲉⲩⲧⲉⲣ ⲓⲛⲇ | θai ḋevter inḋ | This second declaration. |
| 8 | ⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓϣⲏⲣ︤ⲡ︥ⲥϩⲁⲓ | ⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲏⲣ̀ⲡⲥϩⲁⲓ | ì ḋe m̀peityiou nōten p̀rosf̀ryti etaiṡyr̀p·s·hai | If I do not give them to you as I wrote earlier |
| 9 | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓ̣ⲥ̣ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ⲥ︥ ⲕ[ⲓⲛⲇ]ⲩ̣ⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̄ | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲥⲧⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲕⲓⲛⲇⲩⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ | èretahipostasis tyrs kinḋineve nōten | all of my support is at risk to you |
| 10 | ⲉⲩⲱⲣ︤ϫ︥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲏⲧ[ⲛ] | ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲣϫ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ | èouōrg ouon nōten | as a security to you |
| 11 | ⲁⲓⲥⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲓϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲉⲅⲅⲩⲏ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ | ⲁⲓⲥⲙⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̀ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲅⲅⲩⲏ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ | aismentaìhomologia esoi ǹengiy nōten | I have drafted this agreement which is a pledge to you |
| 12 | ο̣ . γ̣ Φαμθ θἰνδ β | ο̣ . γ̣ Φαμθ θἰνδ β | ο̣ . γ̣ Φαμθ θἰνδ β | |
| 13 | ⲁⲛ̣ⲟ̣ⲕ ⲫⲓ̣ⲗ̣ⲟ̣ⲑⲉ̣ⲟ̣ⲥ̣ ⲧⲓⲥ[ⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ] ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ϯⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲉⲓ ⲫⲓⲗⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ | anok filoθeos tistoiṡei filoθeos | I Philotheos, I sign Philotheos |
| 14 | † † † † | † † † † | † † † † | |
| 15 | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲫⲟ̣ⲣⲟⲥ̣ ⲧⲓ[ⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ] ϫⲛ̄ϥⲛ̄ⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲓⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︦ⲣ︥ⲉ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ | anok xristoforos tis·hai harof ṡanfernoin an ouoh tioi ǹmeθre | I Christophoros, I write instead of him since he does not know (how to write) and I am witness. |
Provenance
- title
- Honey Delivery
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "doc-papyri", document cpr.4.16
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- Honey Delivery from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus doc-papyri, document cpr.4.16, version 1.2.0 (2015-07-15), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;16. 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 gold · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 1.2.0, 2015-07-15)
- file
- Documentary/Documentary papyri/cpr.4.16.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Honey Delivery — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from cpr.4.16.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "doc-papyri", document cpr.4.16)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Honey Delivery from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus doc-papyri, document cpr.4.16, version 1.2.0 (2015-07-15), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;16. 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 gold · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 1.2.0, 2015-07-15)
- 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=1 abbrev_unstroked=1 abbrev_unstroked_left=2 editorial_lacuna=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=1 restored_accepted=5 segment_mismatch=2 stroke_kept=19 stroke_unified=27 th_resolved=1 tokens=60
- file
- Documentary/Documentary papyri/cpr.4.16.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Honey Delivery — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from cpr.4.16.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Honey Delivery from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus doc-papyri, document cpr.4.16, version 1.2.0 (2015-07-15), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;16. 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 gold · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 1.2.0, 2015-07-15)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Documentary/Documentary papyri/cpr.4.16.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
- 13 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Alain Delattre, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM doc-papyri, cpr.4.16 (13 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Honey Delivery. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "doc-papyri", document cpr.4.16. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/documentary/documentary-papyri/cpr.4.16.sahidic.scriptorium/. Honey Delivery from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus doc-papyri, document cpr.4.16, version 1.2.0 (2015-07-15), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition http://papyri.info/ddbdp/cpr;4;16. 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.