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| 1 | ⲦⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲒⲀ Ⲙ̄ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ · ⲠⲈⲤⲦⲢⲀⲦⲎⲖⲀⲦⲎⲤ · Ⲛ̄ⲦⲞϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ Ⲙ̄ⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲰⲚ · ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲎⲨ Ⲛ̄ⲤⲞⲨϪⲞⲨⲦⲎ Ⲙ̄ⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲞⲦ ⲀⲐⲰⲢ · ϨⲚ̄ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲚⲎ Ⲛ̄ⲦⲈⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ · ⲈⲢⲈⲚⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ · ⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲚⲘ̄ⲘⲀⲚ ϨⲀⲘⲎⲚ · | ⲧ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡ̀ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲱⲛ: ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲩϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲉⲩⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ: | t̀martiria ǹpagios merkourios: p̀·stratylatys: ǹθofgōk èvol ǹpefaġōn: etaiyout ǹsougouty ǹpaievot aθōr: xen oueryny ǹte f̀nouti: èrenefs̀mou eθouab: evèṡōpi neman àmyn: | draft · highThe martyrdom of Saint Mercurius the general, who completed his contest on the twenty-fifth of the month Hathor, in the peace of God. May his holy blessings be with us. Amen. |
| 2 | [Ⲁ]ⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ · [ϩⲛ̄]ⲧⲙⲉϩⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ · ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲗⲏⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲙⲁⲝⲓⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲣ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ · [ⲁ]ϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩ[ⲇⲓⲱ]ⲕⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲙⲉϩⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲗⲏⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲝⲓⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ: ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲱⲕⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: | asṡōpi ḋe: xen t̀mehmǹtsnoous ǹrompi ǹḋekios p̀ouro: ouallyrianos: nem maksimianos: efoi ǹkaisar: ouoh navtōkratōr: afnehse ǹouḋiōkmos e tyrou: nem ouon niven et·homologei ǹpix̀ristos: | draft · mediumIt happened in the twelfth year of Decius the emperor, Valerian and Maximian being Caesar and autocrator, that he raised a persecution against all, and against everyone who confesses Christ. |
| 3 | ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄[ⲣⲱ]ⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲗⲩ[..]ⲉϥⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓ[ⲁⲍⲉ] . ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ [....] [...] ⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲓⲗⲩ[…]ⲉϥⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ. Ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ […] […] ⲓⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | aftōċe èvol ǹouḋiataġma kata polis: ouoh kata xōra: ouoh kata eparṡia: èθregenos niven ǹrōmi hili[…]efeθisiaze. Ǹnouti […] […] ie avṡōpi xen t̀oikoumeny tyrs: ǹpaisyou ète m̀mav: | draft · lowHe posted a decree in every city, every region and every province, that every race of men [...] should sacrifice to the gods [...] which were in the whole inhabited world at that time. |
| 4 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ · ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲝⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ︦ⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ · ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ · ⲉⲧ[ϣⲱ]ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ [.....] ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲡϥ [...] ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓ...ⲟⲛ ϯ[....]ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ.ⲧⲁ[..]ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓϫⲣⲟ · ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟ[ⲥ] · ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟ[ⲛ] ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲉ · ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲉⲉⲟⲟⲩ · ϩⲙ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲣⲉⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟ[ⲥ] ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟ[....] | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ: ⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲝⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ: ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ϧⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ: ⲉⲧϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ […] ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲡϥ […] ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓ... Ⲟⲛ ϯ[…]ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ. Ⲧⲁ[…]ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲣⲟϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲉⲥ: ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲧ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϭⲣⲟ: ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟⲥ: ⲉⲩⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ̀ϫⲁϫⲓ: ⲉⲧⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲓⲉⲉⲟⲟⲩ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛ̀ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲁⲛⲟ[…] | nai ne ets̀xyout èpaip̀rostaġma: ḋekios oualerianos maksentios p̀niṡti ǹouro navtōkratōr: etamahte èjen t̀oikoumeny tyrs: ǹs̀xai èvol xen t̀oikoumeny: nem ǹxōra: nem neparṡia: etṡōpi ǹamahte […] ḋe anopf […] nankai... On ti[…]biktōria. Ta[…]nnoute ettaiyououonhou èron: ǹf̀ryti etourōouṡ xaron hiten toup̀roheresis etnanes: malista t̀niṡti ǹbiktōria ǹpaiċro: etouti m̀mos nan xen p̀polemos: evnohem m̀mon ǹtotou naǹgaji: ettōoun ègōn kata kairos èθrepamahte ǹǹhrōmaios ċieeoou: xen ma niven: èreǹbarbaros hipotasse nan ano[…] | draft · lowThese are the things written in this ordinance: 'Decius, Valerian, Maxentius, the great emperors, the autocrators who rule over the whole world, write to the whole world, the regions and the provinces that are under (our) rule [...] necessary [...] victory [...] the gods who are honoured, who reveal themselves to us, as they care for us through their good providence, especially the great victory of this power which they give us in war, saving us from the hands of our enemies who rise against us from time to time, so that the rule of the Romans receives glory everywhere, the barbarians being subject to us [...] |
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| 6 | ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · | ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: | napaiḋeve m̀mok: | draft · low[...] will chastise you. |
| 7 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϥⲟϭϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϩⲓϫⲛ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ̀: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϥⲟϭϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: | ǹtevnou afì: je efnafoċf èvol: hijen p̀tv̀ny: je efnahiouì èp̀rōmi: ǹarkatys ǹhyki: | draft · lowAt once he came, intending to leap down from the beast, intending to strike the man, the poor labourer. |
| 8 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ · ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ · ⲉⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ · ⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲁⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ : ⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲗ̄ⲗⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓⲥ ⲗⲟ ⲉⲥⲡⲏⲧ : ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ[......]ⲉⲧ [......] ⲛ︤ⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲉ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲓ: ⲁⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ: ⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲁⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ: ⲁⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ϣⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲥⲗ̀ⲗⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓⲥ ⲗⲟ ⲉⲥⲫⲏⲧ: ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ[…]ⲉⲧ […] ⲛ̀ⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ | ouoh ǹtevnou a p̀agios merkourios kim m̀mof: saxoun ǹt̀kaisi: at̀moules: èt̀ftalyout èros: vōk safahou: atefoueryte ǹouōt èṡo ehrai xen tsl̀le ǹpetmoulis lo esfyt: nemaf efaṡe ǹsa[…]et […] ǹvelle | draft · lowAnd at once Saint Mercurius stirred within the burial place; the mule on which he was riding went backwards, his one foot hung up in the saddle, and the mule did not stop running with him while he hung behind [...] blind. |
| 9 | ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ · ϫⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲱ̄ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ · ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲉ[.]ⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣ. · ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲃ[ⲟⲗ] · [ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ]ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ[ⲣⲧⲩ]ⲣⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲇⲏⲙ.ⲣⲓⲁⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ · | ⲁⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ: ϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥ̀ⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲗ̀ⲗⲏⲛ: ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲉ[…]ⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ̅ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣ.: ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲇⲏⲙ. Ⲣⲓⲁⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: | at̀moules: ċi ǹous̀my ǹrōmi: asōṡ èvol esgō m̀mos: je ṑ rōmi etsōrem: ouoh ǹhl̀lyn: nai ǹtape[…]ouōċp ǹpounouti ǹtevṡ.: àmouten èvol: ǹtetennav èpimartiros p̀agios merkourios nemḋym. Riampetenṡyri: ǹtetenpisteve is pix̀ristos: f̀nouti ǹt̀fe nem p̀kahi: | draft · lowThe mule received a human voice and cried out, saying: 'O men who go astray, and pagans, whose god was broken in the night, come out and see the martyr Saint Mercurius and [...] your son, and believe in Jesus Christ, the God of heaven and earth.' |
| 10 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡ][...] ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧ [.....] | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ ⲫⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̀ⲡ[…] ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧ […] | ouoh on at̀moules fōt nemaf avō m̀p[…] eskōt […] | draft · guessAnd again the mule ran with him [and did not ...] turning [...] |
| 11 | ⲱ̄ⲟⲩⲏ︦ⲣ︦ ⲱ̄ ⲧⲉϣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲱ̀ⲟⲩⲏ̀ⲣ ⲱ̀ ⲧ̀ϣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | ṑouỳr ṑ t̀ṡṡpyre nem t̀θeōria etasṡōpi ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav: | draft · highO how great, O the wonder and the spectacle that happened on that day! |
| 12 | ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ⲛ̄]ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϭⲱϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ [.]ⲡ · ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲟϭ · [.] ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ : ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲣⲁ : ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ̈ⲁ · | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϭⲱϩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲓⲧⲉ […]ⲡ: ⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣϯ: […] ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϩⲣⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ: | m̀peourōmi ǹouōt ċōh ǹt̀polis tyrs: ite […]p: ite niṡti: […] ǹtoui èratf: ǹpimartiros eθouab: hōste èouhra: ǹsōou hiten oueksousia: | draft · lowNot a single person in the whole city was lacking, whether small or great, who did not come to stand before the holy martyr, so that [...] by authority. |
| 13 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ · ⲙⲛⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ : ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩⲗ[ⲉⲥ · ⲁ]ⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄ | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲩⲫⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ: ⲁⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̅ | p̀rōmi ḋe hōf: nem tefs̀·himi: nem nefṡyri navfyt: ǹsapmoules: avṡtortr | draft · mediumThe man himself, with his wife and his children, were running after the mule; they were in dismay |
| 14 | ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · | ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: | nemaf: | draft · mediumwith him. |
| 15 | ⲁⲥϫⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲙ̄ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲡⲏϣⲉⲡ ϣⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ · | ⲁⲥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏϣⲉⲡ ϣⲟ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲑ̀ⲙⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ: | asċi ǹpatouōt ǹnoub ètesṡemṡi naf: efoi ǹpyṡep ṡo ì èvol: xen θ̀myti ǹt̀polis: ère ouon niven θeōre m̀mos: ǹpeseḋōlon: | draft · lowShe took the golden idol which she worshipped, it being in pieces, and came out through the middle of the city, while everyone gazed at her idol. |
| 16 | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲧ ⲉⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲑⲃ̄ⲃⲓⲟ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲛⲟϭ ϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲛ︦︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲁⲓ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲓⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϣⲓⲧ ⲉⲥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲛⲓϣϯ ϣⲓⲡⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ: | èretesṡeere jimoeit nas: ǹf̀ryti ǹnetṡit esōṡ èvol: je p̀agios merkourios: ànav èpaθevio: nem paniṡti ṡipe: nem p̀ṡipe ǹpatouōt: ǹteknevma nyi: | draft · mediumHer daughter was leading her like [...], and she cried out: 'Saint Mercurius, look on my humiliation and my great shame and the shame of my idol, and have mercy on me.' |
| 17 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲉⲓ̈ [ⲇ]ⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲉ[ⲉⲣ]ⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉ[....]ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲉ[...] ⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ · ⲁⲥ[ⲱ]ϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ · ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϫⲁϩⲙ̄ · | ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ[…]ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲉ[…] ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲓ: ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲗⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲟⲓⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲟ ⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ: | ètasi ḋe èvol: atesṡeere tamos: je[…]agioe[…] ǹt̀kaisi: asōṡ èvol: je pimartiros etafċi ǹp̀ċlo: ǹp̀ouro pik·s: kō nyi èvol ǹtapistev èrok: nem peknouti: fai èteempṡa an: ǹtavoipefran èvol xen ro etċaxem: | draft · mediumWhen she had come out, her daughter told her that [...] the burial place. She cried out: 'O martyr who received the crown of the King Christ, forgive me, and I will believe in you and in your God, whose name I am not worthy to utter with a defiled mouth.' |
| 18 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ · ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ · ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲟⲩ: ϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ: ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ: | ǹtevnou avlevko m̀moou: ṡouo èpesyt xen nesval: hōs esrimi: asnav èvol: ǹtiounou ouoh ates·horasis smine: ǹf̀ryti ǹṡorp: | draft · mediumAt once the white films poured down from her eyes like water, as if she were weeping; she saw at once, and her sight was restored as at first. |
| 19 | ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲱⲡ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲏϣⲉⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ · ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟϭⲡⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲁⲡⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ · ϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ · ⲁⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲱⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲏϣⲉⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ: ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟϭⲡⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ: ϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ: ⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: | menensōs asċōp nem pyṡepyṡe m̀petouōt: asouoċpof èjen nouèryou: asōṡ èvol: je a p̀apollōn: ċiṡipi: a pik·s jitaio nem pefmartiros: | draft · mediumAfter this she took the pieces of the idol and dashed them against one another, crying out: 'Apollo has received shame; Christ has received honour with his martyr.' |
| 20 | ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲁⲃ · ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ϣⲁⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ · | ⲛⲉⲥⲓⲟϯ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲓⲛⲱ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ: | nesioti ḋe ètavnav èp̀talċo etafṡōpi: ǹtouṡe: èreavōṡ èvol: je ànon henkristianos inō pe f̀nouti ǹt̀fe: nem pefmartiros eθouab: p̀agios merkourios p̀ṑou naf: ṡa neheneh àmyn: | draft · mediumHer parents, when they saw the healing that had happened, at once cried out: 'We are Christians; he is the God of heaven, with his holy martyr Saint Mercurius. Glory to him for ever and ever. Amen.' |
| 21 | ⲦⲘⲈϨϢⲞⲘⲚ︦Ⲧ︦ ⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ︦ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ | ⲧ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ | t̀mehṡomǹt ǹgom ǹpagios merkourios | draft · highThe third miracle of Saint Mercurius. |
| 22 | Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ · ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁ[ⲛⲁ]ⲓ ⲁⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϫ[ⲓ] ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ · ϫⲉⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲏ[ⲧ] · ⲙ̄ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲁϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ: | asṡōpi ḋe: menensa nai a pilaos ǹǹx̀ristianos: saji nem nouèryou: je marenċi ǹp̀·sōma ǹpimartiros: èxoun èt̀polis: ahankōouni erouō: je aryou èp̀hyt: ǹp̀ḋikeos piθe an: | draft · highIt happened after these things that the Christian people said to one another: 'Let us take the body of the martyr into the city.' Others answered: 'Perhaps the heart of the righteous one is not willing.' |
| 23 | ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ · ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ̈ⲥ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ: ⲁⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: | menensa nai: avarṡei ǹmiṡe nem nouèryou: ouoh ǹtevnou: aḋikeos kim m̀mof m̀mavatf: afvōk èxoun èt̀polis: | draft · highAfter this they began to quarrel with one another; and at once the righteous one moved by himself and went into the city. |
| 24 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: | ouoh at̀moulles ōṡ èvol: je psalle èpimartiros: | draft · mediumAnd the mule cried out: 'Sing psalms to the martyr!' |
| 25 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲗ̄ⲗⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ · ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉϯⲥⲟⲡⲥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϯ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ · ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ̄ ⲟⲛ̄ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ · ⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ: ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲗ̀ⲗⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ: ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲕϯ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁⲕⲉϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ: ⲁϥϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: | ouoh a piōt ǹp̀ṡyri ṡym: etaṡe èt̀sl̀le ǹt̀moulles: ōṡ èvol: efgō m̀mos: je titiho m̀mok paċois pimartiros: ǹf̀ryti etakti: ǹf̀ouōini ǹtaṡeere: mare pekna on tahe pakeṡyri m̀mon: afxisi efaṡe ehrai: | draft · mediumAnd the father of the little child who was hanging on the saddle of the mule cried out, saying: 'I beseech you, my lord the martyr: as you gave light to my daughter, let your mercy also reach my other son.' For he was suffering, hanging up there. |
| 26 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡⲟⲗϩ̄ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲗⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲭⲁϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲛⲁⲧ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲗⲉϩ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ: | ouoh ǹtevnou a pimartiros kaf ehrai: èjen p̀kahi: ouoh aftōoun afaheratf: nat̀laav ǹtako xen pefsōma: ouḋe p̀oleh: ouḋe m̀pefaisθane holōs: | draft · highAnd at once the martyr set him down on the ground, and he rose and stood, with no harm in his body, no bruise, nor did he feel anything at all. |
| 27 | ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ · ⲛⲉⲩⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲧⲩⲗⲏ · ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ : ⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲧⲟⲓ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̄ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ̈ⲥ · | ⲛ̀ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲧϩⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁⲩⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ϧⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲁⲛⲧⲩⲗⲏ: ⲉⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ: ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲕ̀ⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲧⲟⲓ: ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϭⲓⲧϥ: ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: | ǹekklyrikos ḋe: nem net·hloponos: navpsalle xa tefhy nem hankantily: evmoh nem hanstinoufe evsotp: nem hank̀laḋos ǹstoi: ṡatouċitf: èxoun èt̀polis: | draft · mediumNow the clergy and the zealous ones were singing psalms before him with lamps, filled with choice perfumes and branches of incense, until they brought him into the city. |
| 28 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ · ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉϫⲓⲧϥ̄ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ · ⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲣⲟϣ · ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲧϩ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲉϣⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲥ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ: ⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϭⲓⲧϥ: ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲑⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲣⲟϣ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲧⲉϩ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲉϣⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ: | p̀rōmi ḋe: nafouōṡ èċitf: èxoun èpefyi: ouoh m̀pep̀ḋikeos piθe: èvol je: apefsōma hroṡ: ǹf̀ryti ǹoutahteh: m̀peoueṡkim m̀mof holōs: | draft · highNow the man wanted to take him into his house, but the righteous one was not willing, for his body became heavy like lead, and they could not move him at all. |
| 29 | ⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲛϥ̄ⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟϩϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ · ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉϥⲙ̄ⲡϥ︦ⲙ︦ⲡϣⲁ · ⲁⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ϣⲁⲛⲉϩⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ · | ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲙⲏϣ ⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲡⲓⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩϭⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ: ⲁⲩⲭⲁϥ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲡⲉϥⲙ̀ⲡϣⲁ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: ϣⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ: | a p̀myṡ ōṡ èvol: je ǹtefpiθe an: alla marnċitf ètekklysia: ouoh afouahf ǹsōou: avċitf ètekklysia: avkaf m̀maou ṡatoukōt èrof ǹoumartirion: kata pefmpefm̀pṡa: a p̀ṑou naf: ṡa ǹheneh àmyn: | draft · highThe crowd cried out: 'He is not willing; but let us take him to the church.' And he followed them; they took him to the church and laid him there until they built him a martyr-shrine as he deserved. Glory to him for ever and ever. Amen. |
| 30 | ⲦⲘⲈϨϤⲦⲞ ⲈⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ | ⲧ̀ⲙⲉϩϥⲧⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ | t̀mehfto èǹgom ǹpagios merkourios | draft · highThe fourth miracle of Saint Mercurius. |
| 31 | Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁⲥⲁϣϥ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲱ ⲛ̄ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲉⲩⲣϣⲁ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲣⲁϣⲉ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲡϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ · ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁϣⲁϣϥ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲱ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏϣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲉⲩⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁϣⲓ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϯⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ: ⲁϥϯⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | asṡōpi ḋe menensaṡaṡf ǹèhoou: evouōm evsō ǹmyṡ tyrou ǹt̀polis: everṡai xen ouniṡti ǹraṡi: eθve p̀ouōnh èvol: ǹp̀·sōma ǹpeθouab: a piōt ǹp̀ṡeere ṡym: èta peθouab tif̀ouōini nas: aftipefouoi èpièpiskopos: afaitei ǹp̀baptisma eθouab: | draft · highIt happened after seven days, while all the crowds of the city were eating and drinking and keeping festival in great joy because of the manifestation of the body of the saint, that the father of the little girl to whom the saint had given light betook himself to the bishop and asked for holy baptism. |
| 32 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ · ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓ̈ⲱⲧ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̄ⲁ · ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥⲍⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ: ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲱⲧ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲛⲁ: ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | ouoh afkirisze naf ǹhanèhoou ernystevin: menensōs afbaptize m̀mof: nem pefyi tyrf: èf̀ran ǹpiōt: nem p̀ṡyri: nem pip̀na: eθouab: | draft · highAnd he appointed him days of fasting; after that he baptized him with his whole house in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. |
| 33 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲏⲏⲡⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ · ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲉⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ · ⲁⲩϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲏⲏⲡⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ: ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲯⲩⲭⲏ: ⲁⲩϫⲓⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ: | ouoh avjiyype: ǹpefgenos etavċi nemaf: èvol xen f̀ouōini: ǹpoubaptisma: avjimi èrōou evìri etaiouṡomt èǹpsiṡy: avjibaptisma: | draft · mediumAnd they counted his family who had received it with him, from the light of their baptism; they found them to be fifty-three souls who received baptism. |
| 34 | ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲉⲥⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ · ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲉⲥⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ: ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: | menensa nai tyrou: espagios merkourios: afouōnh èvol: ǹp̀rōmi ǹhyki ǹf̀ryti ǹṡorp: pegaf naf: jeetveou ekenkot: ekoi ǹarġos: ǹp̀ktōoun ǹtekpapetōve èpatopos: | draft · highAfter all these things, behold, Saint Mercurius appeared to the poor man as before and said to him: 'Why are you sleeping, being idle? Do you not rise and make bricks for my shrine?' |
| 35 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓ̈ⲥ · ⲁⲅ̄ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲁⲕⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲁⲓⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ: | pejep̀rōmi naf: je paċois: akouhyki: nem θai rōmi nem taitv̀ny: ouḋe tapany: | draft · mediumThe man said to him: 'My lord, I am poor; I have no man and no beast, nor my expenses.' |
| 36 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲁⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲉⲕϩⲏⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ̈ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲟ ⲁⲛ · ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϭⲟⲙ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲉⲕϩⲏⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲏⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁϫⲟⲙ: | pejepeθouab naf: je tinati nak: ǹtekerkriaa tyrs: monon ṡōpi ǹθok ouhyki: ek·hyk èxoun èpayi: ǹtekoi an: ǹhyt s̀nav: ouoh k̀nanav ènagom: | draft · mediumThe saint said to him: 'I will give you all your need. Only, since you are poor, be girded (ready) for my house and not double-hearted, and you will see my power.' |
| 37 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲏⲃⲧ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ · ⲛ̄ϩⲓⲣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲉⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲣⲡ: ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲏⲃⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ: ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ: | ouoh akṡantōoun ǹṡorp: àmou epeyvt xen piṡorp: ǹhir ǹt̀polis: eknajimi èp̀ṡyri ṡym etatmoulles paraeike m̀mof: èvol je afouōṡ hiouei èrok: eθve pasōma: | draft · lowAnd when you rise early, come east in the first street of the city; you will find the little child whom the mule [...], because he wanted to strike you on account of my body. |
| 38 | ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉϯⲣ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲏⲓ: ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | àgos naf: je petǹtotk tyif nyi: je tierxria m̀mof: | draft · highSay to him: 'What you have with you, give it to me, for I have need of it.' |
| 39 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟϯⲛⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟϯⲛⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ: | ouoh afnati nak ǹṡomt ǹholokotinos: efoueṡtyiou ǹàġapy: | draft · highAnd he will give you three solidi, wishing to give them as a charity. |
| 40 | ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓ̈ⲁ Ⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲁⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: | monon tinakak an eerxria ǹlaav: ouoh senaìni nak: ǹtekṡtememi je eknaaiou naf: | draft · lowOnly, I will not leave you in need of anything; and they will bring (things) to you; and do not know (worry about) what you will do for him. |
| 41 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ · ϫⲉⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲗⲁ̄ⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧ · ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲗⲁ̀ⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧ: ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ: | ouoh afṡangnouk: je takemi eθōn: je ouon làv ǹtot: àgos naf je merkourios petaftalċok: | draft · highAnd if he asks you, 'How did you know that I had something?', say to him: 'Mercurius, who healed you, |
| 42 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ: | ǹθof pe ètafgos nyi: je àgos nak: | draft · mediumit is he who told me: Say it to him.' |
| 43 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̄ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ϫⲉⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ · ⲁⲓϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲓϯⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲟ̄ϫ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ⲁⲓϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲁⲓϯⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲓ ϥ̀ⲟ̀ϫ: | ouoh on ǹtefgos ǹpefiōt: je ek·sōoun: ǹp̀nav etakaitei m̀moi: aiċepy aisōtem èrok: aitif̀ouōini ǹtekṡeere: ouoh on aixarize nak ǹpekṡyri f̀òg: | draft · mediumAnd let him also say to his father: 'You know the time you entreated me: I hastened, I heard you, I gave light to your daughter, and I also granted you your son [...].' |
| 44 | ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥ̄ ⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ · ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ · ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ · ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ · ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · | ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ: ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲧⲉⲥ ⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ: ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ: ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ: ϣⲁ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ: ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | eṡōp ouon laav: mmontes on ṡop àri ṡav èjen pekṡ̀fyr: ǹmartiros: je p̀taio ǹouṡ̀fyr èjen ouṡ̀fyr: afṡanerhouo: ṡa htooue p̀houò èfai: ouhroṡ pe menensasa niven: | draft · guessIf you have anything, and it is still there, do a service to your friend the martyr; for the honour of friend toward friend, if it is excessive, [...] the excess beyond this is a burden on every side. |
| 45 | ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϯⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ · ⲉϥⲧⲙ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ : ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ · ϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲱⲥⲕ̄ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲛⲁⲓ | ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϯⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲁ̀ⲣⲓ: ⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ: ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ: ϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲱϣⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲱⲥⲕ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲛⲁⲓ | afṡantierhōb nak: àri: efṡtemsōtem ǹsōk ouōm: nak xen paiṡomt holokotinos: ṡani nak xen p̀ouōṡf̀nouti: ouoh tinyou nak: m̀patiōsk ṡōpi: nai | draft · mediumIf he does something for you, do it; if he does not listen to you, eat for yourself from these three solidi until I come to you by the will of God; and I will come to you without delay. |
| 46 | ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲻ· | ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲻ: | ḋe ètafgoou naf: afì èvol hitotf xen oueryny ⲻ: | draft · highWhen he had said these things to him, he departed from him in peace. |
| 47 | ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲇⲉ · ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲓⲣ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕϯⲛⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ · ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ · ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ · | ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲇⲉ: ⲉⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ: ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ϩⲓⲣ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ: ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕϯⲛⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ: ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ: | ṡorp ḋe: eètafṡōpi: a p̀rōmi tōoun: afmoṡi xen piṡorp ǹhir: afì èjen p̀ṡyri ṡym: afċi m̀p̀ṡomt ǹholoktinos: ouoh saji niven èta p̀agios merkourios: goou naf xen p̀horoma: afgoou naf: afvōk ǹje p̀ṡyri ṡym: afgoou ǹpefiōt: xen ouhoti: | draft · highWhen morning came, the man rose and walked in the first street; he came upon the little child, took the three solidi, and every word that Saint Mercurius had told him in the vision he told him. The little child went and told his father in fear. |
| 48 | ⲡϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁϥ[ϯ]ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | pefiōt ḋe ètafsōtem ènai: aftieoou ǹf̀nouti nem pefmartiros eθouab: p̀agios merkourios: | draft · highHis father, when he heard these things, glorified God and his holy martyr Saint Mercurius. |
| 49 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁ · ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲩⲗⲏ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲉϥⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲁⲓⲃⲉⲕⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁ: ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ: ⲁϥⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲉⲩⲑⲣⲉϥⲡⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: | ǹθof ḋe: m̀pefamelei èp̀tyrf: alla afhōk ǹnefċamoul: nem oumyṡ ǹgaiveke: nem ouniṡti ǹanholoma: afsōouh èxoun: ǹouaṡy ǹhily: aftyiou etotf ǹp̀rōmi ǹhyki: evθrefpàfe tōve: | draft · mediumAnd he did not neglect it at all, but equipped his camels, with a crowd of hired workers and a great expenditure; he gathered a quantity of material and gave it into the hand of the poor man to make bricks. |
| 50 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲏⲩⲃⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲩⲃⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲥⲭⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: | ouoh afti naf ǹp̀hyvve: èθrefskai ǹp̀kahi: ouoh teferkriaa tyrs: | draft · mediumAnd he gave him the [...] to plough the earth, and all his need. |
| 51 | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲩⲥⲕⲁⲓ · ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲱϩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥϣ̄ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲉ · ⲁϥⲡⲉϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ: ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ: ⲉⲩⲥⲭⲁⲓ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϫⲱϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥϣ̀ⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ: ⲁϥⲡ̀ϩⲏⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ: | asṡōpi ḋe: nouèhoou aǹtv̀nooue: evskai: a p̀ouai gōh ǹousṡ̀ne ǹsa p̀ouai ǹmasi: afp̀hytf xen neftap: | draft · mediumOne day, as the beasts were ploughing, one of them suddenly struck the other, the one bull, and ripped its belly with its horns. |
| 52 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲉ · ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲉⲓⲱⲧ · ϫⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲓⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲟⲥⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁϫⲉ: ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϫⲱ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲓⲱⲧ: ϫⲉ ϥⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓϩⲱⲃ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲥⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ: | p̀rōmi ḋe ǹhyki etafnav èpetafṡōpi: aflipe èmaṡō: pegaf: je ouoi nyi ǹpeisaje: p̀rōmi ènarxōn afxōteb ǹpeftv̀ny: hamoi ǹpaigō èpaiṡyri ṡym ǹpaihoroma: je efègos ǹpefiōt: je fetanhout èpaihōb: ǹte painiṡti ènosi tahoi: | draft · mediumThe poor man, when he saw what had happened, was greatly grieved and said: 'Woe is me for this matter! The man is a magistrate, and his beast has been killed. Would that I had not told this little child the vision to tell his father, so that he entrusted me with this work and this great loss has befallen me.' |
| 53 | ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥϫⲓⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ · ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲱ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ · ⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥϭⲓⲡⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣⲓ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ: ⲁⲕⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ϣⲁⲧⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ: | nai je efgō m̀mōou: is p̀agios merkourios: afċipeine ǹouarxōn ǹte t̀polis: afì èparage: afnav èp̀rōmi: afmoṡi èrof: aferp̀·s̀mot ǹnetoi ǹṡ̀fyri: pegaf naf: je ṑ p̀rōmi eθve ou: akkō ǹtv̀nooue ènoueryou: ṡateouai p̀ligy ǹouai: | draft · highWhile he was saying these things, behold, Saint Mercurius took the likeness of a magistrate of the city and came passing by; he saw the man, walked up to him, took on the manner of those who are astonished, and said to him: 'O man, why did you leave the beasts with each other until one wounded the other? |
| 54 | ⲡϥ̄ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲓ̈ⲧⲕ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲡⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲓⲧⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | pefċois ġar naṡitk m̀mof: | draft · highFor its master will call you to account for it.' |
| 55 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛⲉ ϥ̀ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | ouoh aflipei ǹje p̀rōmi narġatys èmaṡō: ouoh one f̀tieoou: ǹf̀nouti ǹpagios merkourios: | draft · highAnd the labourer was greatly grieved; and yet he was glorifying God and Saint Mercurius. |
| 56 | ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲛⲉⲓⲥⲱϥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · | ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲛⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: | avsōtem ḋe ǹje rōmi ète p̀ṑou pe p̀tv̀ny: avì nōou èp ǹθof ṡōpi: ouoh avnp̀kahi ǹhyt èmaṡō: je naisōf xen pefsa nem tefmetgōr: | draft · highThe men who owned the beast heard, came to see what had happened, and were greatly grieved, because it was fine in its beauty and its strength. |
| 57 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ̈ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲓ: ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲙⲏⲧⲉⲓ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: | ouoh nare p̀agios merkourios ǹp̀ouei: efhemsi nem laav nav èrof: emytei p̀rōmi ǹhyki: | draft · highAnd Saint Mercurius was at a distance, sitting, and no one saw him except the poor man. |
| 58 | ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ · ⲁⲩϯⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϥϫⲓϯⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · | ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ: ⲁⲩϯⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϥϫⲓϯⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | avsōouh ḋe ǹoumyṡ ǹrōmi: èp̀tv̀ny: avċi èxoun èt̀polis èouma m̀mavatf: avtitrofy naf: èθrefouōm: ǹθof ḋe ǹp̀fjitipi ǹtrofy èp̀tyrf: | draft · highThey gathered a crowd of men to the beast and brought it into the city to a place by itself; they gave it fodder to eat, but it did not taste the fodder at all. |
| 59 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ϫⲉⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ: | ouoh nare pefċois lipei m̀mof èmaṡō: je ougōr pe kalos: xen pefsōma: | draft · highAnd its master was greatly grieved, because it was strong and fine in its body. |
| 60 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ · ⲁⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϭⲱϩⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ · ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϩⲏⲕⲉ · | ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲓ: ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲱϩⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ: ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧϩⲏⲕⲓ: | ètaǹrōmi ḋe vōk ènouyi: a p̀hyki ǹrōmi ċōhfahou ǹp̀tv̀ny: m̀mavatf: eflipei èmaṡō: ouoh nafmevi èvol: ètefmet·hyki: | draft · highWhen the men had gone to their houses, the poor man remained behind with the beast alone, greatly grieved and thinking of his poverty. |
| 61 | ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥϣ̄ⲛⲉⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ϩⲁϩⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ · ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲟ ϩⲓϩⲟ · | ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥϣ̀ⲛⲉⲇⲉ ⲉⲥⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ϩⲁϩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ: ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲟ ϩⲓϩⲟ: | xen ousṡ̀neḋe espagios merkourios: afì èxoun: efsōvi xen ousōvi efouab: afaheratf: hahten ǹp̀tv̀ny: ǹp̀rōmi ǹhyki: èvol je: ṡafouōnh èrof ǹho hiho: | draft · highSuddenly, behold, Saint Mercurius came in, jesting with a holy jest, and stood beside the beast of the poor man; for he used to appear to him face to face. |
| 62 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲥⲕ ⲉϯⲟⲩⲱ : ⲱ̄ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱ: ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ: | pegaf naf efsōvi jempekōsk eiouō: ṑ p̀·son: | draft · guessHe said to him, jesting: 'Have you not been slow to [...], O brother?' |
| 63 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: | pejep̀rōmi naf: je àmou ǹteknav èpet·hofṡōpi: | draft · highThe man said to him: 'Come and see what has happened.' |
| 64 | ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲓ̄ⲥ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ · ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ⲣ̄ⲡⲕ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲁϫⲛ̄ϣⲱⲛⲉ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲓⲭⲥ: ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲣ̀ⲡⲕ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲛⲓ: | menensa nai a p̀agios merkourios: kim èp̀masi: ǹtefoueryte: pegaf naf je xen f̀ran ǹiysous pik·s: paċois: tōoun ǹtekr̀pk̀·hōb ǹṡōni: | draft · highAfter this Saint Mercurius touched the bull with his foot and said to it: 'In the name of Jesus Christ my Lord, rise and do your work without sickness.' |
| 65 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲕϥ̄ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ · ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲕ ϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ: ϩⲱⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ: | ouoh afonk f ehrai: xen ouniṡti nomte: hōs isje m̀peoup̀ligy m̀mof èp̀tyrf: ouoh afouōm xen paixortos: | draft · highAnd it leapt up with great strength, as if it had never been wounded at all, and it ate of this fodder. |
| 66 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ · ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲉ : ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ⲁⲡⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲕ̄ϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲉϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ · ⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ: ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲉ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲕϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ: ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲏ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲉ̀ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲕⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | ǹtevnou p̀agios ḋe: merkourios: aferepitiman ǹmasse ettiouve: efgō m̀mos naf: je èrenektap natot èvol: nem tekàfe: ǹnkjemgom ègō m̀mos: ǹkesop: ǹlaav ǹrōmi: ouḋe tv̀ny ṡa èneh: ǹsyou alla ekèṡōpi ekoi ǹhimeros ṡa èneh: | draft · highAt once Saint Mercurius rebuked the bull that had fought, saying to it: 'May your horns fall off from your head, and may you never be able to do it again to any man or beast for ever; but you shall be tame for ever.' |
| 67 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩ[ⲛⲟⲩ] ⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϩⲩⲙ[ⲉ]ⲣⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲛⲧϩⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ: | ouoh ǹtevnou aneftapnouhe èvol: avhei avtōt èvol nem tefàfe: ouoh afṡōpi xen oum̀nt·himeros: | draft · highAnd at once its horns were shaken off; they fell, torn away from its head; and it became tame. |
| 68 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ · ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ ⲉⲓ̄ⲥ · ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟⲕ ⲣ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲥ ⲓⲥ: ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | p̀rōmi ḋe ǹhyki afpahtf: ǹpagios merkourios: efgō m̀mos naf: je pek·h̀mot ṡym paċois: pimartiros ǹpik·s is: petok ermartiros èjen pefran eθouab: | draft · lowThe poor man bowed down to Saint Mercurius, saying to him: 'Your grace [...], my lord, martyr of Christ Jesus, you who bore witness for his holy name!' |
| 69 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ | ouoh ǹtevnou a p̀agios merkourios hopf èrof | draft · highAnd at once Saint Mercurius hid himself from him. |
| 70 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ · ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲧⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲉ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲉ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ: ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉⲧϯⲟⲩⲃⲉ: ⲁϥⲣ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲉ: | p̀rōmi ḋe afì èvol: efraṡi efōṡ èvol: efgō m̀mos: je a p̀hagiosmerkourios ouōnh èroi: aftalċo p̀masi: afepiti ǹmasi ettiouve: afr̀save: | draft · highThe man went out rejoicing and crying out, saying: 'Saint Mercurius appeared to me; he healed the bull, he rebuked the bull that fought, and it became wise.' |
| 71 | ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ · ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲻ::ⲻ | ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ: ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲡ̀ⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ ⲻ:: ⲻ | avì ǹje oumyṡ: enav èpentofṡōpi: avōṡ èvol tyrou: je ouai pe f̀nouti ǹpagios merkourios: p̀ṑou naf ṡa èneh èneh àmyn ⲻ:: ⲻ | draft · highA crowd came to see what had happened; they all cried out: 'One is the God of Saint Mercurius! Glory to him for ever and ever. Amen.' |
| 72 | ⲦⲘⲈϨϮ ⲈⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ⲠⲒϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ | ⲧ̀ⲙⲉϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ | t̀mehti èǹgom ǹpaiagios merkourios | draft · highThe fifth miracle of Saint Mercurius. |
| 73 | Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ · ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲡⲉⲉⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲗ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ϩⲱϥ ϧⲁⲑⲟⲩϥ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲡⲉⲉⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | asṡōpi je menensa nai: avarṡei ǹerhōb èpàfe tōve: èp̀topos ǹpagios merkourios: èsouarxōn ǹhl̀lyn afì hōf xaθouf: ǹnarkatys etpapeetōve: èp̀topos ǹpagios merios: | draft · highIt happened after these things that they began to work at making bricks for the shrine of Saint Mercurius; and behold, a pagan magistrate also came near the labourers who were making the bricks for the shrine of Saint Merc(ur)ius. |
| 74 | ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϩⲱϥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲧⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲉ · ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱϥ ⲉⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁⲩⲗⲏ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ · ⲉⲧⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ · ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ϩⲱϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲧⲁⲭⲉ: ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱϥ ⲉ̀ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲩⲗⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ: ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | afsmine hōf: ǹpefma ǹpap̀tōve hahtyv take: efouōṡ hōf èkōt ǹouavly xen pefyi: afì ḋe nouèhoou afhemsi hahty ǹnarġatys: eterhōb: aftōoun afmouṡt ǹǹtōve: ṡatefi èjen ǹtōve ǹpeθouab: ouoh afepiθemei ǹtōve ǹpeθouab ǹhouo ènouf tyrou: | draft · highHe too quickly prepared his place for brick-making near them, wishing himself to build a court in his house. One day he came and sat beside the labourers who were working; he got up and examined the bricks until he came to the bricks of the saint, and he coveted the saint's bricks above all the good ones. |
| 75 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ · ϯⲛⲁϥⲓ ϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩ [ⲛⲁⲓ] | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ: ϯⲛⲁϥⲁⲓ ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ | pegaf je ontōs: tinafai ṡo ǹsote ǹtōve: xen naitōve ǹǹxristianos ǹtagos ǹnarġatys je ǹtavsmǹtou nyi | draft · mediumHe said: 'Truly, I will take a hundred [...] bricks from these bricks of the Christians, and I will tell the labourers that they made them for me.' |
| 76 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ · ⲉϥⲉⲧⲟⲩ · ϯⲛⲁϩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲁⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲁ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲭⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ: ⲉϥⲉⲧⲟⲩ: ϯⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲛ̀ⲁⲩⲁⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ: | ouoh avṡangos je tennakak an: efetou: tinahiouì èrōou: ǹtafitou èhǹavan: ǹtanav je èrepaiouai: je merkourios: naerou nyi: | draft · mediumAnd if they say, 'We will not let you take them,' I will beat them and take them [...], and I will see what this one called Mercurius will do to me.' |
| 77 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: | ouoh afvōk èpefyi ǹpèhoou ète m̀mav: | draft · highAnd he went to his house that day. |
| 78 | ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ · ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁϥⲱϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲉⲩⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ · ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲏⲛⲉ · ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ: ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁϥⲱϣⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲙⲁϣⲱ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ: ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: | menensahankouji: ḋe on ǹèhoou: afvōk afnav ǹtōve: ǹpeθouab: afōṡahom èmaṡō: èvol je ǹkouji nem ǹniṡti ǹt̀polis: evouōrp ǹouarġatys: èp̀ouai ǹmyni: eveerhōb je evèpeiθemei ǹkōt je èrof ǹoumartyrion: | draft · highAfter a few more days he went and saw the bricks of the saint, and he marvelled greatly, because small and great of the city were sending a labourer each day to work, desiring to build him a martyr-shrine. |
| 79 | ⲗⲟⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ · ⲕⲱϩ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱϩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ · ⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ: ⲭⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲭⲟϩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | loipon on a p̀rōmi ǹheθnikos: koh xen ouniṡti ǹkoh: ǹte p̀diabolos: èǹtōve ǹpeθouab: | draft · highMoreover the pagan man was jealous with a great jealousy of the devil over the bricks of the saint. |
| 80 | ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉⲡⲧⲟϣ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲕ · ⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲇⲏ · ϯⲟⲩⲱϣⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲏⲓ̈ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲡⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲑⲟϣ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ: ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ: ϯⲟⲩⲱϣⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲏⲓ: | menensa nai: afmouti èp̀rōmi ǹhyki: paiète p̀agios merkourios: ouōnh èrof: pegaf naf: je àmou ǹtektamoi èp̀θoṡ: ǹnatōve nem nouk: epiḋy: tiouōṡkōt ǹpayi: | draft · mediumAfter this he called the poor man, the one to whom Saint Mercurius used to appear, and said to him: 'Come and tell me the rate for the bricks you have, since I want to build my house.' |
| 81 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ : ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃⲉ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃⲉ: | pejep̀rōmi naf: je nekrōmi sōoun: ǹtype ǹnektōve: | draft · highThe man said to him: 'Your men know the number of your bricks.' |
| 82 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲉⲓϫⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲕ · ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ · ⲛⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲙⲁ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϭⲓⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̀ⲗⲁⲕ: ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ: ⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ϣⲁ ⲙⲁ: | pegaf je mpaiċilaav ǹrōmi: ǹsavl̀lak: nemyi: alla kata pamevi ǹhyt: noui te nyi ṡa ma: | draft · guessHe said: 'I take no one with me except you; but according to the thought of my heart, these are mine [...].' |
| 83 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̄ϩⲃⲁ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲱ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ϯⲟⲥⲉ : ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲧⲁϩⲱⲕ · ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ · ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲕ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ · ϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲥ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲁⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲣ̀ϩⲃⲁ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϯⲟⲥⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲟⲩϭⲣⲟⲡ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ: ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ: ϯⲛⲁⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲕϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧϫⲱⲣ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲗ̀ⲗⲏⲛ: ϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲥ̀ⲛⲛⲁⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: | p̀rōmi ḋe afr̀hva: pegaf naf: je ṑ p̀rōmi: m̀pertiose: ǹtekpsiṡy m̀pergōh èǹtōve: ǹpaipeθouab: ǹteouċrop tahok: p̀lyn akṡanfitou: tinaemi etkgom nem tekmetgōr: ouoh a p̀hl̀lyn: ti ǹouṡs̀nnas: ǹte p̀rōmi ǹhyki: | draft · mediumThe man sighed and said to him: 'O man, do not harm your soul; do not touch the bricks of this saint, lest a stumbling befall you. But if you take them, I will know your power and your strength.' And the pagan gave the poor man a blow. |
| 84 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ϯⲛⲁϥⲓ̈ ϩⲟⲩⲟ · ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̄ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ · ⲉⲥⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲁⲛ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ϯⲛⲁϥⲁⲓ ϩⲟⲩⲟ: ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲉⲙⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲕϫⲟⲙ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲥ: ⲉⲥⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟϥⲁⲛ: | pegaf naf: jem̀pe hosop akgos: je pète m̀mav nap̀ligy m̀mok: tinafai houo: ènai etaiemi: ètekgom: nem pète m̀mav: je efnaer ou nyi pejep̀rōmi naf: je ǹf̀ryti ète hnak àris: esf̀nouti ǹpagios merkourios: nav èrok monon ǹteknaċro erofan: | draft · mediumHe said to him: 'Since you said that that one will wound you, I will take more of these, and I will know your power and that one's, what he will do to me.' The man said to him: 'Do as you please; behold, the God of Saint Mercurius sees you; only, you will not prevail against him.' |
| 85 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ · ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ · ⲟⲩϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲱϥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ · ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ: ⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲫⲱϥ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲓ̀ⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ: ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ: | p̀rōmi ḋe afouōrp ǹtevnou: xen niṡti ǹmetċasihyt: ouvōk fōf: afvōk afìni: ǹhanċamoul: afmoṡi hi t̀·hy m̀mōou: xen ouniṡti metċasihyt: | draft · highThe man at once, in great arrogance, sent a servant of his; he went and brought camels, and he walked before them in great arrogance. |
| 86 | ⲁϥⲁⲣⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̄ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲛ̄ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ · ⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ · ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ · ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ · ⲉⲧϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲁϥⲁⲣⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ: ⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ: ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ: ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ: ⲉⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫⲁⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | afarntalo ǹċamoul xen ǹntōve ǹpeθouab: ouoh afaheratf: hi t̀·hy ǹouniṡti ǹċamoul hoout: fōf pe: afouahsahni nefvōk: xen ouniṡti metċasihyt: èθrevtalotōve ǹċamoul: pegaf je mareinav tinou: etgom ǹfai: je merkourios: | draft · mediumHe began to load the camels with the bricks of the saint, and stood before a great male camel which was his; he ordered his servants in great arrogance to load bricks on the camels, saying: 'Let me see now the power of this Mercurius.' |
| 87 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̄ⲧϥ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ · ⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ · ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ · ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ · ⲁϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲉϫⲟϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ: ⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ϩⲓ ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ: ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲗ̀ⲗⲏⲛ: ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲟⲧϥ: ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ϫⲟϥ: | ouoh ǹtevnou m̀patip̀·saji lo xen teftapro: aċamoul etefaheratf: hi t̀·hy m̀mof: ouōn ǹteftapro: afamahte ǹparxōn ǹhl̀lyn: afnogf èxoun xatotf: afenkot ègof: | draft · highAnd at once, before the word had left his mouth, the camel standing before him opened its mouth, seized the pagan magistrate, threw him down under it and lay down upon him. |
| 88 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ · ⲉⲡϥ̄ϩⲧⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛ︤ⲁ︥ · ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ϩⲁϩⲧⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ · ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲁϥⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥϩⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ: ⲁϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ: ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲁϥⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ | ouoh ǹtevnou espagios merkourios: afì eftalyout: èpefhto ǹp̀nevma: afaheratf hahtem ǹp̀ċamoul: etamahte èjen p̀rōmi: afratf m̀pefkountarion: ètefoueryte ǹhvour ouoh n | draft · mediumAnd at once, behold, Saint Mercurius came riding on his horse of the Spirit and stood beside the camel that had seized the man; he set his lance at his left foot, and [...] |
| 89 | ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲓ̈ⲗⲏ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ϫⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡϣⲱⲗϩ̄ · ⲉⲡⲁⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲉⲕⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ · | ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲓⲗⲏ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϯⲡ̀ϣⲱⲗϩ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲉⲕⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ: | tinou efapily èroi: je ǹθok petnatip̀ṡōlh: èpamartyrion: ekaṡe ǹsa tekoueryte ǹouōt: | draft · low'now does he threaten me? It is you who will bring ruin on my martyr-shrine; you shall hang by your one foot.' |
| 90 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ · ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲱⲃⲣⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϫⲱϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲙⲏϣ: ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲱⲃⲣⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϫⲱϥ: | ouoh a p̀myṡ: ouahf ǹsōf xen ouhoti: nem oustōt: ṡatefōvrei èxoun: ǹt̀s̀nouti ǹp̀topos: efaṡe ehrai ǹsagōf: | draft · mediumAnd the crowd followed him in fear and trembling, until he was brought into the foundation of the shrine, hanging upside down. |
| 91 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉ[ϥ]ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡⲁϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲁⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲕ̀ⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ | ouoh afōṡ èvol: ǹje p̀rōmi: efgō m̀mos: je paċois p̀agios merkourios: k̀oi nyi èvol: eθve tamǹtatsooun: ouoh natōvy tyrou | draft · highAnd the man cried out, saying: 'My lord Saint Mercurius, forgive me for my ignorance, and all my bricks |
| 92 | ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ · ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲇⲟⲙⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲁⲩⲱ : ϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ̈ · | ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ: ⲉⲧⲕⲟⲇⲟⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ: ϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲛⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲏⲓ: | tinatyiou nak: etkoḋomy ǹpektopos: ouoh: ṡe niven enanef tinaanokou nak nem t̀·hily tyrs etaisoouh èpayi: | draft · highI will give to you for the building of your shrine; and every good timber I will give you, with all the material I gathered for my house. |
| 93 | ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ · ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̄ⲣⲙ̄ϩⲉ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϣⲁⲡⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ: ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙϩⲉ: ⲉⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ϣⲁ ⲡⲁⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲙⲟⲩ: | ouoh tinaṡōpi ǹxristianos: nem payi tyrf: ǹtako èvol ǹnavōk: evoi ǹremhe: etaṡōpi ǹm̀nout èpektopos: ṡa paièhoou ǹpamou: | draft · mediumAnd I will become a Christian with my whole house, and I will set free my slaves, making them free men, and I will be a doorkeeper of your shrine until the day of my death.' |
| 94 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲟⲩ : ⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ · ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ · ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ · ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲱⲟⲩ: ⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲭⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ: ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϫⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ: ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲗⲉϩ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | nai ḋe ètafgōou: aċamoul kaf èpesyt: èjen p̀kahi: ouoh a p̀agios merkourios: gōh ènefsaṡ: aftalċof: afkaf èvol: m̀mon laav ǹpōleh: xen pefsōma èp̀tyrf: | draft · highWhen he had said these things, the camel put him down on the ground; and Saint Mercurius touched his wounds, healed him and released him, with no wound in his body at all. |
| 95 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ · ⲧⲁϩⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ · ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ: ⲧⲁϩⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲧⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ: ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲡ̀ⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: | ouoh avouniṡti ǹhoti: taheouon niven: etaheratou: evnav et·hei etaċamoul p̀ligy m̀mof: | draft · highAnd great fear seized everyone standing there, as they saw how the camel had wounded him. |
| 96 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϫⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ · ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲗⲉϩ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | ouoh a p̀rōmi homologe nōou: je ainav èpagios merkourios: eflonṡize m̀moi: loipon afmouṡt ǹp̀·sōma: ǹp̀rōmi m̀peoujimi èlaav: ǹpōleh ǹxytf èp̀tyrf: | draft · highAnd the man confessed to them: 'I saw Saint Mercurius piercing me with his lance.' Then they examined the man's body and found no wound in it at all. |
| 97 | ⲁⲩϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϥ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲕⲉⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲱϣ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ · ⲉⲓⲥⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲅⲕⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ · ⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ · | ⲁⲩϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϥ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱⲗⲉϩ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ: ⲕⲉⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲱϣ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ: ⲓⲥⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲅⲕⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ: ⲉⲧⲁⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ: | avjinouf: je efθōn ǹpōleh etxen pek·sōma: kemalista ekōṡ: èvol je: isp̀ḋikeos lonkize m̀moi: etaouryte xen pefkountarion: | draft · highThey asked him: 'Where is the wound that was in your body, especially as you were crying out, Behold, the righteous one has pierced me in my foot with his lance?' |
| 98 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϫⲉϫⲓⲛⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲉⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲉⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲁⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲭⲁⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲉⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉⲉⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲁⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: | pejep̀rōmi nōou: je jinntiounou: ǹtaċamoul kat èvol: eafgōh eepasōma tyrf: aiougai: | draft · highThe man said to them: 'From the hour the camel released me, having touched my whole body, I was healed.' |
| 99 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲓⲏ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏ[ⲣ]ⲟⲩ · ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲱⲣϥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲏ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲁϥⲭⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲱⲣϥ: | ouoh ǹtevnou a p̀rōmi vōk èratf: ǹpièpiskopos: afbaptize m̀mof nem pefiy tyrf: ouoh nefvōk tyrou: afkav èvol evōrf: | draft · highAnd at once the man went to the bishop; he baptized him with his whole house, and all his slaves he set free. |
| 100 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̄ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ̈ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ϣⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲱⲛⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϯ ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲉ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲱⲛⲓ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: | ouoh afti t̀·hily tyrs: etafsoouhs èxoun: èp̀kōt ǹpefyi: nem ǹṡe: nem ǹnōni: ouoh naftōve tyrou: | draft · highAnd he gave all the material he had gathered for the building of his house, with the timbers and the stones and all his bricks, |
| 101 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ̄ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲱⲙⲁ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲱⲙⲁ: | ouoh aftav èxoun: èp̀topos: nem ounoub efsōtp: nem ouniṡti ǹanholōma: | draft · highand he brought them into the shrine, with choice gold and a great expenditure. |
| 102 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲣ̄ · ϩⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲩⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ · ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲏ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲉⲣ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃ̀ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ: ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ: ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫⲏ | ouoh nafer: xen nefjig: nem nefrōmi tyrou: ouoh neftv̀nooue: everhōb tyrou: ǹjijy | draft · mediumAnd he worked with his hands, with all his men, and his beasts all working, without pay. |
| 103 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̄ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ · ϫⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲧ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲱⲧ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ: | ouoh ǹtefgō m̀mos: ǹneterhōb: je moṡi ǹtetenkōt: ǹpyi ǹpeiḋinaḋos: | draft · highAnd he was saying to the workers: 'Go and build the house of this mighty one.' |
| 104 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲕⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲑⲟϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲉⲕⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ouoh afmou kata p̀θoṡ ǹrōmi niven: m̀patoujekp̀martyrion èvol: | draft · highAnd he died, according to the lot of every man, before they had finished the martyr-shrine. |
| 105 | ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | ouṑou ǹte f̀nouti: nem pefmartiros eθouab: p̀agios merkourios: | draft · highGlory to God and to his holy martyr Saint Mercurius. |
| 106 | ⲦⲘⲈϨⲤⲞ ⲈⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ | ⲧ̀ⲙⲉϩⲥⲟ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ | t̀mehso èǹgom ǹpagios merkourios | draft · highThe sixth miracle of Saint Mercurius. |
| 107 | Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ[ⲧⲉ]ⲣⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϩⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲉ‐ⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ · ϫⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ · ⲛ̄ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ · ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · | ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲛⲉ‐ⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉ: ⲛ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: | asṡōpi ḋe ètavarṡei ǹkōt ǹp̀martyrion: ǹpagios merkourios: xen ouniṡti ene‐pikys: je naṡe: ǹhily nem ǹrōmi: eterhōb: èp̀topos ǹpeθouab: | draft · mediumIt happened, when they had begun to build the martyr-shrine of Saint Mercurius with great [...], since much material and many men were working at the shrine of the saint, |
| 108 | ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ · ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ · ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲉ · ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲓ̀ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ: ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ: ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ: ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϣⲉ: ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | menensa nai: àouourōmeǹte t̀polis: ì efparage: afnav èt̀·hily ǹp̀topos ǹp̀martyrion: aferṡfyri: aferepiθimin èouṡe: efnyg èvol: | draft · highafter this a man of the city came passing by; he saw the material for the martyr-shrine, marvelled, and coveted a beam lying outside. |
| 109 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉϯⲣ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁⲏ ⲛ̄ϣⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓⲧϥ̄ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲥⲁⲏ ⲛ̀ϣⲉ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓⲧϥ: | pegaf: je tierxria ǹpeisay ǹṡe: ouoh tinafitf: | draft · highHe said: 'I need this beautiful timber, and I will take it.' |
| 110 | ⲁϥϯⲡϥ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ · ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ · | ⲁϥϯⲡϥ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲟ: ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ: ⲁϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ: | aftipf̀ouoi èp̀ṡo: aftalof ègōf: afmoṡi nemaf: ṡatefi èt̀polis: ǹoukouji: | draft · mediumHe betook himself to the timber, loaded it on himself and walked off with it, until he came into the city a little way. |
| 111 | ⲗⲟⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̄ⲁϩⲉⲣⲁ[ⲧϥ̄] · ϩⲓⲣⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙⲡ̀ϥⲛⲟⲩⲥ: ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲟ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲡⲁⲓⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | loipon afsōrem: m̀pefemi: je efmoṡi eθōn: èvol je a peθouab sōremp̀fnous: ṡatefi ǹtefaheratf: hirenp̀ro: ǹp̀rōmi ǹhyki: paipitropos: ǹpagios merkourios: | draft · highThen he went astray and did not know where he was walking, because the saint had led his mind astray, until he came and stood at the door of the poor man, the steward of Saint Mercurius, |
| 112 | ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲧⲱⲛ · | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲛⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲑⲱⲛ: | fai ètefouōnh èrof: nafsōoun an: je efvyk θōn: | draft · highthe one to whom he used to appear; he did not know where he was going. |
| 113 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲉⲕϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲟⲩ · ⲉⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ̈ · ⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲧⲱⲛ · ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ [ⲙ̄]ⲙⲟϥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲃⲏⲕⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲛ[ⲧ]ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲓⲧϥ̄ · ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ · ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲥⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉⲕⲉⲣⲟⲩ: ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϭⲓⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ: ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉϥⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉⲑⲱⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲙⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϥⲓⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ: ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | ouoh espetouab: afsaji nem p̀epitropos: efgō m̀mos naf: je ek·hemsi ekerou: es·hyppe avċiou èǹṡo ǹpatopos: alla tōoun ǹtekvōk eremp̀ro ǹpekyi: eknajimi m̀pe rōmi: èrepaiṡe talyout èrof: efsōrem efsōoun an: je efvyk eθōn: je anok pe etaisōrem m̀mof: m̀peikaf emi: je efvyktōn ṡatefi èpaima: ǹteknav èrof: ère p̀ṡo ǹtafitf: ǹċioui: talyout èrof: | draft · highAnd behold, the saint spoke with the steward, saying to him: 'Why are you sitting? What are you doing? Behold, they have taken the timber of my shrine. But rise and go to the door of your house; you will find the man with this timber loaded on him, gone astray, not knowing where he is going, for it is I who led him astray; I did not let him know where he was going until he came to this place; and you will see him with the timber he took by theft loaded on him.' |
| 114 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣϥ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ · ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ̄ · ϫⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ · ⲁⲡϥ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ: ⲁⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | etafnav ḋe: èp̀yi afouōn naf: afsouōnf: je p̀oikonomos pe: ǹp̀martyrion pe: apefnous ì èrof: | draft · mediumWhen he saw the house, (his eyes) were opened; he recognised that it was the steward of the martyr-shrine, and his mind came back to him. |
| 115 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲉⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲟⲓ̈ · ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣ̄‐ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲕϣⲉ · | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲛⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲟⲓ: ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣ‐ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: ⲁⲓϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣⲉ: | ǹtevnou afōṡ èvol: je ouai pe f̀nouti: ǹpagios merkourios: na nyi m̀pergōnt èroi: ǹteki ǹoupet·hōou ègoi: jeair‐nove èrok: aijioue ènekṡe: | draft · highAt once he cried out: 'One is the God of Saint Mercurius! Have mercy on me; do not be angry with me and bring evil upon me, for I have sinned against you; I have stolen your timber.' |
| 116 | ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ︤ⲃ︥ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥ[ⲉ]ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟ[ⲡⲟ]ⲥ · ϫⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ · ϫⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ · ⲙⲉⲕⲉⲓⲛⲅ̄ⲣ̄ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲧⲕⲉϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ · ⲉⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲉ · ϩⲁⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ · ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ · ⲁⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲕϥⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ : ⲉⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϥⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲅ̄ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϩⲉ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲕ̄ⲏⲓ · ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣϥ̄ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕ̄ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉⲣ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲧⲙ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ · ⲉⲧⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ · | ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲃⲟⲛ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ: ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ: ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲉⲓⲛⲅ̀ⲣⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲣ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲧ̀ⲕⲉϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϯ: ϧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ: ⲁⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲕϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲛ̀ⲧϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲉⲥϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏϯ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ: ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲑⲱⲛ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲁⲣϥ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓϥⲁⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲉⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲧ̀ⲧϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲛⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ: | is petouàvon afgos ǹpefepitropos: je gos ǹp̀rōmi ǹpairyti: je eθve ou: mpakeinġ̀rouèhoou ǹr̀hoou èpatopos: t̀keṡe etaftyif èxoun: èpatopos ǹsōti: xa p̀ougai: ǹnoupsiṡy: akvōk akfitf ǹċioui: alla eθve m̀ǹtṡanhtyf ǹf̀nouti: es·hyppe aikak èvol: fai ǹp̀ṡe ǹtekkaf xen pefma ǹpefryti: ǹtekvōk èpekyi: efṡanθōn htooue marf taṡeoeiṡ ǹpetoifaif hina èrepekousepi eerhoti ǹtouṡtemjioue: èt̀t·hily ǹpatopos: ǹkesop: ǹtaìni ègōou ǹoupet·hōou: | draft · mediumBehold, the saint again said to his steward: 'Say to the man thus: Why do you not come and do a day's work for my shrine? The other timber, which someone brought into my shrine as a ransom for the salvation of their souls, you went and took by theft. But because of the long-suffering of God, behold, I have forgiven you: take the timber, put it in its place as it was, and go to your house. When morning comes, let him make known what he did, so that the rest may fear and not steal the material of my shrine again, lest I bring evil upon them.' |
| 117 | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁϥϩⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁϥϩⲟⲡϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | nai ḋe ètafgoou: afhopf èrof: | draft · highWhen he had said these things, he hid himself from him. |
| 118 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ · ϩⲓⲣⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ · ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩ[ⲛ] ⲁⲛ · ϫⲉⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉϥⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ: ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ: ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲓ ⲑⲱⲛ: | p̀rōmi ḋe ǹhyki: aftōoun afì èvol: afjimi èp̀rōmi: ère p̀ṡe talyout èrof: efaheratf: hirenp̀ro ǹpefyi: efsōoun an: je efnai θōn: | draft · highThe poor man rose and went out and found the man with the timber loaded on him, standing at the door of his house, not knowing where he had come. |
| 119 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ϣⲛ̄ϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ · ⲛⲅ̄ⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲁⲓ · ϫⲉⲁⲓⲣ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲉ · ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁϫⲥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ϣⲉⲛϩⲧⲏⲕ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ: ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ: ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁϭⲟⲓⲥ: | ouoh nafgō m̀mos: je p̀agios merkourios: ṡenhtyk xaroi: ǹteknai nyi: je aiernovi: ṑ paċois: | draft · highAnd he was saying: 'Saint Mercurius, have pity on me and have mercy on me, for I have sinned, O my lord.' |
| 120 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲱ̄ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ · ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲱⲛ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ · ϫⲉⲡⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ · ⲡⲉⲓϣⲉ · ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ · ϫⲓⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲛ: ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲑⲱⲛ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ: ⲡⲁⲓϣⲉ: ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ: ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ: | p̀rōmi ḋe ǹhyki: afsaji nemaf: je ṑ pamenrit ǹson: eknyou θōn: ère p̀ṡe talyv èrok tigō m̀mos nak: je papagios merkourios pe: paiṡe: loipon: ċipet·hofṡōpi m̀mok: tyrf èroi: | draft · highThe poor man spoke with him: 'O my beloved brother, where are you coming from with the timber loaded on you? I tell you, this timber belongs to Saint Mercurius. Now tell me all that has happened to you.' |
| 121 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ · ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲡϣⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̄ⲉⲓ · ⲉⲣⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ̈ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ · ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ: ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ϣⲟ: ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲥ: ϣⲁⲧϥⲓ: ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲡ̀ⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲏⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ: ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲉⲛ: | p̀rōmi ḋe aftamof: eθve f̀ryti etaffai p̀ṡo: m̀mos nem f̀ryti èta p̀agios merkourios: sōrem ǹpefnous: ṡatfi: eremp̀ro ǹpyi: ǹp̀rōmi ǹhyki: efoi ǹatsoouen: | draft · highThe man told him how he had taken the timber, and how Saint Mercurius had led his mind astray until he came to the door of the poor man's house without knowing. |
| 122 | ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ · ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲗⲉ · ⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϥⲓ̈ ⲡϣⲉ · ⲛ̄ϣⲁ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲙ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ · | ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲓⲗⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲡ̀ϣⲉ: ⲛ̀ϣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ: | p̀rōmi ḋe: ète p̀agios merkourios: afparagile: èp̀rōmi etaffai p̀ṡe: ǹṡa je nim: èta p̀agios merkourios goou naf: | draft · mediumAnd the man to whom Saint Mercurius appeared instructed the man who had taken the timber in all that Saint Mercurius had told him. |
| 123 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲓ · ⲁϥⲣ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ[..]ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ · ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ · ⲉⲓⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲡϥ̄ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ[ϥ]ϭⲟⲙ ϩⲙ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉϯ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲓ: ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ[…]ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲁⲧⲉ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ: ⲉⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲟⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲓ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: | ouoh ètap̀rōmi: sōtem ènai: aferṡfyri ouoh pegaf: je oumonon jeou[…]hoou ǹouōt ǹmate: alla erṡanf̀nouti: ǹpagios merkourios: xarize nyi: ǹp̀ougai: tinalo an: eierhōb èpeftopos: ṡatougokf èvol: ouoh tinataṡeoeiṡ: ǹtefgom xen ma niven: ei vōk èrof: | draft · mediumAnd when the man heard these things he marvelled and said: 'Not only a single day; but if the God of Saint Mercurius grants me salvation, I will not cease working at his shrine until they finish it, and I will proclaim his power everywhere I go.' |
| 124 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ · ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ · ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ϣⲁϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ: ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ: ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁϥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϣⲁ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ: | ouoh ǹtevnou: apefhyt ṡōpi m̀mof: afvōk èpefyi: eftieoou ǹf̀nouti: nem pefmartiros eθouab: afenkot ṡa htooue: | draft · highAnd at once his heart came back to him; he went to his house glorifying God and his holy martyr, and slept until morning. |
| 125 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓϥϣⲱⲡⲓ: | ouoh ètaf̀ouōini ì èvol: aftaṡeoeiṡ ǹt̀polis tyrs: ǹpetoifṡōpi: | draft · highAnd when the light came, he proclaimed to the whole city what had happened. |
| 126 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ · ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · ⲁϥⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲙ̄ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃ̄ · ⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ · ⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁ · ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧⲉϥ: ⲁϥⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ: ⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲁϥⲭⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ: ⲉⲧⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ: | ouoh afvōk èp̀ma: ète p̀ṡe nyou èvol ǹhytef: afalof èjen tefnahve: ère ouon niven erθeōrin m̀mof: affitf èp̀topos: ǹpeθouab: afkaf xen p̀ma: etaffitf ǹxytf: | draft · mediumAnd he went to the place where the timber was, loaded it on his neck while everyone watched him, took it to the shrine of the saint and put it in the place from which he had taken it. |
| 127 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ · ϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ · ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩϫⲱϩ ⲉⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ · ⲙ̄ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϩⲟϯ: ϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲟⲩϫⲱϩ ⲉⲉⲕⲉⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ: ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ouoh àouniṡti ǹhoti: hei ehrai èjen ouon niven: etnav èrof: ouoh m̀peougōh eekeeiḋos: ǹp̀topos ǹkesop: ṡatougokf èvol: | draft · highAnd great fear fell upon everyone who saw it, and they did not again touch any kind of (material) of the shrine until they had finished it. |
| 128 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ · ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲣ̄ϩⲱⲃ · ⲉϥⲡⲟⲅⲟ̄ⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲱⲃⲉ · ⲉⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲡ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ: ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ: ⲉϥⲡⲟⲅⲟ̀ⲙⲉ ϩⲓ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ: ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | ouoh m̀pep̀rōmi: lo eferhōb: efpoġòme hi tōve: èp̀topos ǹpeθouab: ṡatougokf èvol: | draft · mediumAnd the man did not cease working, [...] bricks for the shrine of the saint, until they finished it, |
| 129 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: | ouoh eftieoou ǹf̀nouti ǹpagios merkourios: | draft · highglorifying the God of Saint Mercurius. |
Provenance
- title
- Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "mercurius", document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- file
- Hagiography/Mercurius/martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "mercurius", document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- 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=5 abbrev_by_lemma=1 editorial_kept=2 editorial_lacuna=19 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_L1-S-5=1 lexeme_open=7 numeral_single_ambiguous=5 restored_accepted=32 stroke_kept=785 stroke_unified=956 th_resolved=20 tokens=1961
- file
- Hagiography/Mercurius/martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Hagiography/Mercurius/martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1.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 · 128 model drafts (marked “draft”)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "mercurius", document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/mercurius/martyrdom.miracles.mercurius-part1.sahidic.scriptorium/. Miracles of Mercurius (Budge ed.) - Part 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus mercurius, document martyrdom.miracles.mercurius_part1, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Lydia Bremer-McCollum; source edition Budge 1915. 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.