Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) — Coptic · Cairene

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1	.... ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ . ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ	.... Ⲉ̀ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ. Ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ	.... Èvōk èp̀ma. Ǹθof ḋe afōrk nas èjen p̀evangelion	draft · medium[...] to go to the place. And he swore to her on the Gospel.
2	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ϩⲏⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ	pegas naf je anok te hyllaria tekṡeere	draft · highShe said to him: 'I am Hilaria, your daughter.'
3	ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲁϥⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣϩⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ .	ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲣϩⲃⲁ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.	p̀ouro ḋe ètafsōtem aferṡfyri ouoh afrhva m̀pefeṡjemgom èsaji ǹouounou.	draft · highWhen the emperor heard it, he was astonished and was unable to speak for a while.
4	ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ .	Ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ.	P̀ouro ḋe aisθane ǹtiounou.	draft · mediumThen the emperor came to himself at once.
5	ⲁϥⲧⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ	Ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ	Afṡtempefouoi èxoun ètefṡeere afarpaze m̀mos	draft · highHe rushed to his daughter and caught her up,
6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲁϥϯⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲁϥϯⲫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲕϩ ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ	ouoh afrimi èjen pesmak·h aftifi èrōs ǹf̀ryti ǹiōsyf ǹpaisyou etafpahtf ehrai èjen p̀mak·h ǹbeniamin afrimi ehrai ègōf	draft · highand wept upon her neck and kissed her, like Joseph at the time when he threw himself upon the neck of Benjamin and wept over him.
7	ⲛⲧⲉⲣ[ⲟⲩⲥⲱ]ⲧⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥⲥⲱⲛⲉ .	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲥⲱⲛⲓ.	etavsōtem ḋe ǹje tesmav nem tessōni.	draft · highWhen her mother and her sister heard,
8	ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲕⲁ[ⲕ] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ .	Ⲁⲩϫⲓϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥϯ ϩⲃⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ.	Avjiṡkak èvol epiḋy hanrefti hvane ǹhiomi xen toufisis.	draft · lowthey cried aloud, since women are given to [lamenting] by nature.
9	ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ..... ⲟⲗⲟ..... ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ......ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ.......................... ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉ .	Ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ..... Ⲟⲗⲟ..... Ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ...... Ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ.......................... Ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ.	P̀ouro ḋe afkōli m̀mōou efgo m̀mos je..... Olo..... M̀moi...... Je ma.......................... Mypote ǹte f̀nouti ain ǹtṡyri m̀mōou ǹt̀s̀nouti.	draft · lowBut the emperor restrained them, saying: '[...] me [...] lest God make us childless of both.
10	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲥⲁⲛϩ .	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁⲛϩ.	Alla marentieoou ǹθof ǹf̀nouti je anjimi èros èsanh.	draft · highRather, let us glorify God that we have found her alive.'
11	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲛⲕⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁ[ⲥ]	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲛϩⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁⲥ	Ouoh p̀ouro m̀pefouenhp̀hōb ènkesnyv etavì nemas kata f̀ryti etafōrk nas	draft · highAnd the emperor did not reveal the matter to the other brothers who had come with her, as he had sworn to her,
12	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲭⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ .	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲏⲭⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲉⲛⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲛⲁϭⲱ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ.	ouoh afkatyṡe m̀moou xatotf ǹṡomt enevot eθve tefṡeere hina efnaċō efnav èpes·ho ǹmyni.	draft · highand he kept them with him three months because of his daughter, so that he might stay and see her face every day.
13	ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	Ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲓ	Afgnous ḋe èf̀ryti etasi èvol ǹpesyi	draft · highHe asked her how she had left the house.
14	ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲡⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲙⲛⲡⲇⲓ[ⲁ]ⲕⲟⲛ .	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲓⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲡⲁⲑⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛ.	ǹθos ḋe asapangeile èrof ǹf̀ryti etaserforin ǹp̀·sṡyma ǹspaθarios nem f̀ryti etasvōk èrakote nem f̀ryti etasvōk èṡiyt nem p̀ḋiakon.	draft · highShe told him how she had put on the dress of a spatharios, and how she went to Rakote, and how she went to Shiet, and about the deacon.
15	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲙⲁ .	Ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲩⲛⲧⲁⲍⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲁ.	Menensōs àousintaze nōou avvōk èpouma.	draft · highAfter that they took leave of them and went to their place.
16	ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲛ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϩ	Ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲙⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲫⲟⲣⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲝⲉⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϩ	P̀ouro ḋe afkamaab ǹṡo ǹsouò èvol xen ṡiyt eθve t̀xria ǹt̀p̀rosfora nem tefṡeere nem soou ǹṡo ǹksestys ǹneh	draft · mediumThe emperor assigned three thousand (measures) of wheat from [to] Shiet for the needs of the offering and of his daughter, and six hundred xestai of oil,
17	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ϣⲁϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ .	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ϣⲁ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ.	ouoh semyn èvol xen t̀ekklysia èṡiyt ṡa houn èfoou ǹèhoou.	draft · mediumand they continue from the church to Shiet until this day.
18	[ⲛ]ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁⲥⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧ‐ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ .	Ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϣⲓⲏⲧ ⲁⲥⲱⲛϧ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲙⲛⲧ‐ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ.	Ètasi ḋe èṡiyt asōnx ǹkemnt‐snoous ǹrompi.	draft · highWhen she came to Shiet, she lived another twelve years.
19	[ⲙ]ⲡϩⲁⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛϣⲱⲛⲉ .	Ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲁⲉ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲛⲓ.	Ǹp̀xaè ḋe as·hei ehrai èouniṡti ǹṡōni.	draft · highAt the last she fell into a great sickness.
20	ⲁⲥϩⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲓϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲃⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲟⲥⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ .	Ⲁⲥϩⲩⲛⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲃⲱ ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟϥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϫⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩⲭⲁⲧ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲃⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲟⲟⲥⲧⲛⲙⲙⲁⲥ.	As·hinomine èrof xen oumetgōr asmouti ḋe èpeθouab apa pambō astarkof esgō m̀mos je aiṡangōk èvol epiḋy ǹθok etsōoun ǹp̀gōk tyrf ǹpabios mpenθrevkat kahyv ǹtalevitōn alla maroukoostnmmas.	draft · highShe endured it with fortitude. She called the holy Apa Pambo and adjured him, saying: 'When I die, since you are the one who knows the whole course of my life, do not let them strip me of my tunic, but let them bury me in it.'
21	ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦	Ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	Ètasti ḋe ǹpip̀nevma	draft · highWhen she had given up the spirit,
22	ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲟⲥⲥ ϩⲁⲧⲗⲉⲃⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲧⲟⲙⲥⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉⲩⲕⲟⲟⲥⲥ ϧⲁⲧ̀ⲗⲉⲃⲓⲧⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲑⲟⲙⲥⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	afaheratf hijen pessōma afθrevkooss xat̀levitōn kata f̀ryti etasgos ètavθomss ḋe afhemsi afsaji èrōou xen p̀·saji ǹf̀nouti	draft · highhe stood over her body and had them bury her in the tunic, as she had said. When they had buried her, he sat down and spoke to them the word of God,
23	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁⲩⲥⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲱⲃ ϯϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲁϣⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲛϣⲓⲏⲧ .	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϭⲱⲃ ϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ϣⲓⲏⲧ.	ouoh nafgō m̀mos nōou je àlyθōs àouskeos ǹċōb tiṡipi ǹtaiaṡy ǹmonaxos etxen ṡiyt.	draft · highand he said to them: 'Truly, a weak vessel puts to shame this multitude of monks who are in Shiet.
24	ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥϭ[ⲱ] ⲉⲥϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ .	Ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲥϭⲱ ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲱⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲥⲁⲅⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ.	Etanim gfo naf ǹtaìhipomony hōste èθresċō esxen θ̀myti ǹǹhōout esaġōnize.	draft · highWho has ever produced such endurance, that she should remain in the midst of men, struggling?
25	ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉⲥ ⲛⲧⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ	Ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲓⲙ ϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲓϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲁϥϣⲱⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲧⲛⲉⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ	Etanim gfo naf ǹteihipomine eafṡōōt èvol m̀mof ǹt̀motnes ǹt̀sarks ǹpairyti	draft · highWho has produced such endurance, having cut off from himself the motions of the flesh in this way?'
26	ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲩϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ	ǹs̀nyou ḋe etavsōtem èpesbios averṡ̀fyri avtieoou ǹf̀nouti	draft · highWhen the brothers heard about her life, they marvelled and glorified God,
27	ϫⲉⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲉⲟⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲥⲟⲩϫⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ .	ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲕⲉϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲑⲉⲟ̀ⲧⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡ ⲥⲟⲩϫⲟⲩ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ.	je afxarize nas ǹpaikeh̀mot èθresgōk èvol xen p̀èhoou ǹt̀θeòtokos eθouab maria ète fai p sougou taventōve.	draft · highbecause he granted her this further grace, to die on the day of the holy Theotokos Mary, that is, the twenty-first of Tobe.
28	ⲁⲩⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ	Ⲁⲩⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲩ	Avs̀xai ḋe ǹpesiōt eθve paigōk èvol avlipei ḋe èmaṡō ǹtaf nem tesmav	draft · highThey wrote to her father about this death, and he grieved greatly, he and her mother.
29	ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲥⲗⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲉϣϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲧϥⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲥⲓⲱⲛ	ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲥⲗⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲛⲧϥⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲓⲱⲛ	menensōs ḋe afslsltesmav efgō m̀mos je isje seermakarizin ǹpète ouentfousperma ǹsiōn	draft · highAfter that he comforted her mother, saying: 'If they call blessed the one who has a seed in Zion
30	ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲏⲓ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲗⲏ︦ⲙ︦ ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲛ ⲁⲛ[ⲟⲛ] ⲛ[ⲟⲩ]ⲏⲣ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ.... ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲡ[ⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϩⲛⲑⲓ]ⲗⲏ︤ⲙ︥ ....ⲑⲱⲥ ⲥ....ⲛϩⲟⲩ.....ⲛⲛ...ⲣⲉ....ⲛ......	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲙⲛⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲓⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ.... Ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ϩⲛⲑⲓⲗⲏ̅ⲙ̅.... Ⲑⲱⲥ ⲥ.... Ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩ..... Ⲛⲛ... Ⲣⲉ.... Ⲛ......	ouoh hanrmnyi xen tilym eienaiatn ànon ǹouyr je ou et.... Ǹousperma hnθilym.... Ɵōs s.... Ǹhou..... Nn... Re.... N......	draft · lowand household members in Jerusalem, how much more [blessed] are we, for [...] a seed in Jerusalem [...]'

Provenance

title: Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron)
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-hilaria", document life.hilaria.bnf78frg
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-hilaria, document life.hilaria.bnf78frg, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Giron 1907 on archive.org. 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 automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.3.0, 2026-06-08)
file: Hagiography/Life of hilaria/life.hilaria.bnf78frg.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from life.hilaria.bnf78frg.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-hilaria", document life.hilaria.bnf78frg)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-hilaria, document life.hilaria.bnf78frg, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Giron 1907 on archive.org. 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 automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.3.0, 2026-06-08)
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 editorial_lacuna=2 lexeme_L1-S-3=1 lexeme_open=2 restored_accepted=9 stroke_kept=1 stroke_unified=5 th_resolved=7 tokens=281
file: Hagiography/Life of hilaria/life.hilaria.bnf78frg.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from life.hilaria.bnf78frg.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-hilaria, document life.hilaria.bnf78frg, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Giron 1907 on archive.org. 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 automatic · tagging automatic · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.3.0, 2026-06-08)
generated by: tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
file: Hagiography/Life of hilaria/life.hilaria.bnf78frg.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: 0 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 30 model drafts (marked “draft”)

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Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron). Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "life-hilaria", document life.hilaria.bnf78frg. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/life-of-hilaria/life.hilaria.bnf78frg.sahidic.scriptorium/. Life of Hilaria BN 78 f. 39 (Giron) from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus life-hilaria, document life.hilaria.bnf78frg, version 6.3.0 (2026-06-08), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum, Nicholas Wagner, Caroline T. Schroeder; source edition Giron 1907 on archive.org. 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.

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.