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| 1 | XVIII. THE MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS OF SHENTALET |
| 2 | Parchment. Seven leaves from a single ⲙⲃ. paged -ⲋ̄ -ⲓ︦ⲋ︦, -ⲕ︦ⲃ︦, -ⲕ︦ⲏ︦ -ⲗ︦ -ⲗ︦ⲃ︦ -ⲗ︦ⲇ︦ the last four |
| 3 | being continuous. Of these leaves Frags. 1, 4 (lower two-thirds), and 6 belong to the recent find and are at |
| 4 | Cairo (Nos. 16, 54. i, ii): Frags. 2, 3 (upper three-quarters), 4 (upper third), 5, and 7 are at Leipzig! (Cod. |
| 5 | Tisch. XX1V, 43, 46, 47, 45, 48). Frag. 3 is completed by a fragment in the Rylands Library,* doubtless |
| 6 | part of Tattam’s find. |
| 7 | The ms. was in quires or gatherings of eight leaves or sixteen pages. Thus Frag. 2 is the last leaf of |
| 8 | Quire I, Frag. 6 the last of Quire 11, and Frag. 7 the first of Quire I11. Where complete, the page measures |
| 9 | 34.2 X 27.5 cm., and the written column (33 1l.), 27.4 ⲭ 17-18 cm. The central page-headings are -- (recto) |
| 10 | and wc (verso) ; but on the first and last pages of the quire an eight-pointed cross is substituted. The hand |
| 11 | (see Plate VII p) is identified by Crum? with that of Hyvernat, Album, Pl. xxxvi. Paragraph-marks appear |
| 12 | in degenerate form as flourishes (red) attached to the initial capitals of each paragraph. Stops (red) are |
| 13 | + and ~ (the latter at the end of a paragraph) : occasionally an x marked by the scribe to guide the rubricator |
| 14 | has survived unaltered. There is a vertical guide-line to the left of the column: no horizontal rulings are visible. |
| 15 | A noteworthy feature is the arbitrary division (reproduced below) of the initial word in a paragraph, as |
| 16 | ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ, ⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ. |
| 17 | Thomas is commemorated on Payni 27 = June 20 (Crum),* or on Abib 27 2) |
| 18 | The following outline of the history of Thomas is given in the Arabic Synaxarium.® Thomas, a lad eleven |
| 19 | years old, while keeping swine at Shindal6t,” was bidden by the Archangel Michael to go and confess the faith |
| 20 | at Alexandria. He went to the city and declared himself a Christian in the presence of the Governor,® who |
| 21 | vainly attempted to make him recant. He was then tortured and cast into prison. When again urged to |
| 22 | sacrifice, the boy pretended to consent, but caused the figure of Apollo first to break the other idols in the |
| 23 | temple and then well-nigh to strangle the Governor. He was then starved for ten days, crucified head down- |
| 24 | wards, and exposed to a lioness, who refused to harm him.? Next he, with Paphnuti of Bandara (sic) and |
| 25 | Moses (sic) of Belkim,!® were scourged. Thomas alone surviving, boiling oil and pitch were poured on his |
| 26 | head : he was placed in a boiling caldron, his body was mutilated, and then hung in a tree with a great stone |
| 27 | attached. All these torments left him uninjured, until Arianus,!! Governor of Antinoé, took him to Tammah |
| 28 | and beheaded him there. |
| 29 | Frag. 1 (Cairo, no. 16). |
| 30 | - ⲅ IMC |
| 31 | ⲛϯⲁϥ ⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲧ]ⲉⲗⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱⲧ + ⲛⲉⲙ ama ofs- |
| 32 | ϫⲉ] ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ϥⲟⲓ [ii- ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲗⲭⲏⲙⲓ + ⲟⲩⲥϩ ⲛⲁ[ⲩ‐ |
| 33 | ⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ € ⲡⲉϥϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ € ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁ‐ |
| 34 | Ⲁϥ]ⲉ̀ⲣⲱⲟⲩⲱ̃ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ [ⲁⲕϫⲟⲥ ⲧ]ⲱⲣ‐ |
| 35 | 5 ϫ]ⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ a- 5 Ⲡⲓ [ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲣϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ + ⲛⲉ ϯ[ⲕⲩ‐ |
| 36 | ⲛⲟ]ⲕ ⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ⲧⲉ + ⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲉ̄ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ϣⲁ‐ |
| 37 | Ⲁϥⲉ]ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ [ⲡⲉ‐ Tle ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ- |
| 38 | 1 See Leipoldt, pp. 308 f.; Crum, P.S.B.A4., xxix, 307. Coptic, however, has Kulkianus (Frags. 2, etc.), who is |
| 39 | 2 No. 448 [43P]: see Crum, Cat., p. 222. 3 1b. a historical personage, being begemon in 303 A.D. (see Ox. |
| 40 | 4 tb.: Malan, however, gives the date Balneh 28 (Cal. Pap., 1, 71). |
| 41 | of the Copt. Church, p. 33). 9 This episode was regarded with suspicion, and in our |
| 42 | 5 Amélineau, Actes des Martyres, pp. 105 ff. The Calendar Frag. 3 is marked with the marginal ϣⲁ, indicating that |
| 43 | of Abu'l Barakdt (P.O. X, 276) commemorates a Thomas the passage was to be omitted. |
| 44 | of Alexandria (sic) on Abib 28. ⲓⲟ 6. Paphnuti of Telpontouro and Ginousi of Pelkhémi |
| 45 | 6 Assummarised by Amélineau, loc. cit. But Amélineau’s (see Frags. 1 and 6). In our Frag. 6 Paphnuti is beheaded. |
| 46 | Arabic source differs from the Coptic fragments both in the 11 Perhaps =Satrius Arrianus, Governor in 307 (Grenfell |
| 47 | order of events and in details. and Hunt, Gk. Pap., 11, 78): see Milne, Egypt under |
| 48 | 7 Coptic ϣⲉⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲧ. For this place (in the province Roman Rule, ⲣ. 180. Did ‘Arianus, hegemon of Antinog,’ |
| 49 | of Gharbiyeh) see Amélineau, Géogr., p. 453. succeed Kulkianus as Governor of Alexandria ? |
| 50 | 8 According to Amélineau’s source, Armenius: the |
| 51 | 94 |
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| 52 | THE MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS OF SHENTALET |
| 53 | Recto Verso |
| 54 | ϫⲁ|ϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲁϩ[ϯ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ + [ⲙⲡⲉ‐ |
| 55 | ⲉⲑⲃ]ⲉ ⲭⲛⲁϫⲱⲗ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟ[ⲩϯ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ + [ua |
| 56 | ⲓⲟ ⲫⲏ] ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ inthe nem ⲡ[ⲕⲁ‐ ⲓⲟ ⲡⲓ]ⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ~ |
| 57 | 21] ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲓϥⲓ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉ[ϥ‐ Ⲉ]ⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ + ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ |
| 58 | ϫⲓϫ] |
| 59 | ⲡ]ⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ + ⲁϥⲑⲣ‐ |
| 60 | Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥ]ⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙ[ⲱⲛ ⲁϥ‐ ⲟⲩ]ⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ + ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧ[ⲉϥⲥⲱ‐ |
| 61 | ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲣⲏⲓ |
| 62 | ⲓ ⲉϫⲱ]ϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̃ⲃⲉ[ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 63 | ⲡⲓ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛ[ⲁϯⲧⲁ‐ |
| 64 | ⲧⲒⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ + ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̃[ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ |
| 65 | I5 ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲟϭ ϧⲉ[ⲛ ⲧⲉⲕ‐ |
| 66 | ⲁ]ⲫⲉ ~ |
| 67 | Ⲁϥ]ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ [ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 68 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ + ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ[ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲧ‐ |
| 69 | ϩⲏⲧ + pam ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲉⲣ |
| 70 | ⲝⲓⲥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ wf |
| 71 | ...ⲕ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ϯϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫ[ⲓ |
| 72 | 20 Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ale ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲩ(ⲫ)ⲉⲛϩ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉ‐ ϩⲟ ..Jse ⲡⲉ + ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ |
| 73 | ⲫ.. ⲕⲓ. |
| 74 | Ⲡⲓ [ϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ [ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯϯⲁ‐ |
| 75 | clo ⲉⲣⲟⲕ + =e ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲟⲩ[ϧⲉⲗ‐ |
| 76 | ⲥⲟⲡ ⲙ̃ⲡ]ⲉϥϩⲟ € ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ [ⲁϥ‐ |
| 77 | ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲟ]ⲩⲓ ⲉ ϯⲭⲉϯ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ |
| 78 | Soca ϯ ⲙⲓⲛⲁⲛⲉⲓⲣⲱ anf |
| 79 | ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁ]ϫⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡ︦ⲭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 80 | ϣ]ⲏⲣⲓ + ⲉⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲉ |
| 81 | 25 ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲙⲁ[ⲧⲟⲓ ’ te ⲉ |
| 82 | ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛ]ϣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥ‐ |
| 83 | ϩⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ] ⲛ |
| 84 | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ]ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ |
| 85 | ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̄ €] ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ |
| 86 | 3ⲟ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉ ⲡ]ϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ϣⲁⲧ[ⲉϥⲉⲣ- |
| 87 | ⲥⲟⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲙⲓ] ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ[ |
| 88 | 25 ⲉ̀ⲣ]ⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ + ϣⲁϯⲡⲁⲧ ϫ[ⲉ |
| 89 | ..ⲕ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ [ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 90 | fen ~ |
| 91 | Ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ[ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ‐ |
| 92 | ⲁⲃ ⲛ]ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓ[ⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲉ‐ |
| 93 | 30 ϫⲁϥ] ⲙ̃ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱ[ⲛ ϫⲉ |
| 94 | ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ]ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉ̃ⲧⲉⲙⲙ[ⲁⲩ ...] + ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ |
| 95 | ⲡⲁ]ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ Ⲁϥⲉ]ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ [ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ‐ |
| 96 | ϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 97 | 1 ⲓ = Lat. compes ? 2 sic. |
| 98 | ...Ϥⲟ not receive) “him, neither say unto him ‘hail’; for he who shall say unto him hail’ is a partaker |
| 99 | in his evil deeds.” The Governor answered: “[Dost thou call] me an unbeliever ?”’ The blessed Thomas |
| 100 | answered and said unto him: “ Verily thou art an unbeliever. For else wouldest thou not deny thy God —Him |
| 101 | Who hath made the Heaven and the Earth, in Whose hands is thy life.” When the Governor heard this, he |
| 102 | ordered that they should smite him with links (?) of iron. And the guards did so, saying unto him: “O,. .. |
| 103 | this is not the mode of speech. . .”” But the holy Thomas turned. . . his face to the Governor and said : “Strike |
| 104 | the other (cheek), thou who... ... , according to the saying of my Lord Jesus the Christ, my Lord and my |
| 105 | God, when the soldiers buffeted His face.””? The Governor commanded them to smite his face again and |
| 106 | to cast him into the prison until he should take counsel and know what to do. He (Thomas) spent all that |
| 107 | day with (?) Paphnouti, the man of *Telpontourét,® and Apa Ginousi of Pelkhémi.* And they were praising |
| 108 | the Lord God the Almighty. |
| 109 | For that night—it was the Lord’s Day—they spent singing hymns to the Lord until light dawned. And |
| 110 | they passed the whole of that day without the Governor sending for them until the morrow. But when the |
| 111 | morning was come, the Governor took his seat upon the #7ibunal and had the holy men brought that he might |
| 112 | hear them. He said to the holy Thomas: “Art thou crazed in thy head Ⲧⲏⲉ holy Thomas answered and |
| 113 | said unto him: “A discreet word pleases a wise man,. . ; let a word. . .”” But the Governor said: “I pardon |
| 114 | thee, because thou art a lad ; otherwise, I would. . . until I see [thee withdraw ?] from every word.” The pure |
| 115 | martyr of Christ, the holy Thomas, answered and said: ““. . .that we...” The Governor answered and said |
| 116 | to the blessed Thomas: “. . . |
| 117 | ⲓ ii John, vo. 10-11. Telban Dérot, near Melliwi; but this would be too far |
| 118 | 2 See Matth. v, 39; ⲭⲭⲩⲓ 67. south to be suitable. The Acts of Paphnuti of Bandari |
| 119 | 3 Or Telpontouro (see Frag. 6). The place is apparently are extant in Arabic (Paris, Fonds Ar., suppl. no. 8g, |
| 120 | the modern Bandara (see Amélineau, Géogr., pp. 94, 453) fo. 162 ff.). |
| 121 | which is near both Shindalit (Shentelet) and Balkim 4 For Pelkh@mi (Balkim) see preceding note. For the |
| 122 | (Pelkhémi) in the province of Gharbiyeh: is the Coptic a story of Ginousi (or Shinousi) see the Arabic Synax. |
| 123 | mere transliteration of an Arabic name (Tell) Bandara ? Abib 25 (ed. Forget, 11, 244), and the Ethiopic, ⲁⲡⲉ 4 |
| 124 | Dr Geo. Sobhy kindly informs me that there is a village {ed. Guidi, P.O., 1, 540 ff.) : see also No. xix, below. |
| 125 | 95 |
| 126 | *(p. 5) |
| 127 | ϫ ⲣ, 6 |
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| 128 | *(p. 15) |
| 129 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 130 | Frag. 2 (Cod. Tisch. xxiv, 43). |
| 131 | ⲉⲧϫⲁⲗⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ̄ TuIawAon + ϫⲉ |
| 132 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲡ ADT + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ AMOR ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲟⲩ‐ |
| 133 | ⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲟⲛⲇⲓⲛⲟⲛ |
| 134 | Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 135 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲧⲁϩ‐ |
| 136 | ⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ + ⲱ ⲡⲓⲓ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ |
| 137 | Ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡ︦ⲭ︦ⲥ︦ • ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓ‐ |
| 138 | ⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩϯ + ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲡⲉ‐ |
| 139 | ⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕ‐ |
| 140 | ⲓⲟ Ma ~ |
| 141 | ~—>ATERRWUS ⲛ̄ⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲓⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ |
| 142 | ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + ⲡⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ + ⲉⲧ ⲁ |
| 143 | ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ + ⲡⲓ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 144 | ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ ~ |
| 145 | 15 Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ + & ⲡⲓⲓ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ ϥⲟϫϥ |
| 146 | € ⲡⲉⲥⲏ[ⲧ] ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛ̄- |
| 147 | ⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲡ[]ⲡⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ ⲁϥⲟ[ⲓ-] |
| 148 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲓ̄ⲇ[ⲱ]ⲗⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + ⲁϥⲟϫⲡⲟⲩ |
| 149 | ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ [ⲛ̄ⲟⲩ]ⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲙ̃ⲃⲉⲗϫ ⲉ̄- |
| 150 | 20 ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟ[ϫⲡ] |
| 151 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲓ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ |
| 152 | ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲙ |
| 153 | ⲙⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟ‐ |
| 154 | ϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲡⲟⲙⲓ)ⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕ‐ |
| 155 | 2 ϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲁϥ + ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϫⲉ NOT |
| 156 | &t + (ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ + ⲛ̄ⲑⲟϥ |
| 157 | ⲡⲉ NST ⲛⲧⲫⲉ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁ‐ |
| 158 | ϩⲓ |
| 159 | Ⲁϥⲟⲟϫⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲓ̄ⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ + ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲕⲟⲩⲗ‐ |
| 160 | 3 ⲕⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲱϫϩ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 161 | ⲙⲟϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ϥⲱϫⲓ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ‐ |
| 162 | ⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁ |
| 163 | ⲉ̃ⲣⲣⲏⲓ € ⲫⲙⲟⲩ |
| 164 | 1 ? for ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲟⲛ. |
| 165 | Ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥ‐ |
| 166 | ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 167 | ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ + ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ |
| 168 | ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 169 | 5 ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ + me ⲓ̄ⲙⲏϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣ |
| 170 | ⲟ̃ⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ + ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ AMAT ⲙⲏϣ |
| 171 | ⲧⲏⲣϥ + ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ad |
| 172 | ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 173 | ⲁⲛ ~ |
| 174 | 10 Ⲁϥ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲥ |
| 175 | ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ + ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ |
| 176 | ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̃ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ |
| 177 | ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ .... ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙ̄- |
| 178 | ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ + ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ |
| 179 | I5 ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ + ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ |
| 180 | ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ + TRC ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲛ[ⲟ]ⲩϯ ⲛⲁ̀ⲗⲏ‐ |
| 181 | ⲑⲓⲡⲟⲥ ~ |
| 182 | Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ a ⲡⲓⲇ[ⲉⲙ]ⲱⲛ + ⲉⲣⲁ‐ |
| 183 | ⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ [ⲙⲙⲟ]ϥ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ |
| 184 | ⲍⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟ[ⲗ + =e ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ |
| 185 | ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱ[ⲙⲁ]ⲥ ⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 186 | ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ~ |
| 187 | Ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲡⲓ‐ |
| 188 | [ⲙ]ⲏϣ ⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱ‐ |
| 189 | 25 ⲙⲁⲥ + ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲭⲁϥ HER ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉ‐ |
| 190 | ⲕⲟ + ⲛⲁⲑⲟⲩⲱⲙ + ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱ + ϣⲁ‐ |
| 191 | ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲕⲟ + ϣⲁϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ‐ |
| 192 | ϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁϣⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ |
| 193 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ |
| 194 | 30 Ⲁⲩ ϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϯ ⲱⲓⲕ |
| 195 | ⲛⲁϥ + ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲕ |
| 196 | NT ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ- |
| 197 | Ⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̀ⲡⲁ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ + |
| 198 | ϯ.. Ⲓ speak, not through any power] ⲛⲉⲡ in the idol—for there is none, my lord—but that I may |
| 199 | worship thee according to my best will.”’! The holy Thomas answered and said to Apollo: “I command thee, |
| 200 | O foul idol, in the Name of my Lord Jesus the Christ, the true God, to come down from thy place and break |
| 201 | all the other idols (and) this statue also, which Diocletian the unbelieving king hath made.” Straightway |
| 202 | the idol leapt down by reason of the command of God the Almighty: he laid hold on all the idols and brake |
| 203 | them like a vessel of clay which is broken. |
| 204 | The holy Thomas said also to the idol: “I command thee by the power of my good God to pursue this lawless |
| 205 | Governor and teach him until he learns that the Lord God Whois in Heaven is the Lord of Heaven and Earth.” |
| 206 | Then the idol pursued after Kulkianus the Governor and throttled him, until his eyes started from his face: |
| 207 | he smote him even unto death. “The Governor cried out, saying: Ⲟ holy Thomas, help me!” The blessed |
| 208 | Thomas also cried out, saying: “Unless thou confess in the presence of this whole multitude that Jesus the |
| 209 | Christ is the Son of God, | will not deliver thee.” Kulkianus the Governor cried out: “I believe on Thee, my |
| 210 | Lord Jesus the Christ, the Son of the living and. . .only God: there is no God in Heaven or upon the Earth |
| 211 | but Thou alone, Jesus the Lord, the true God.” |
| 212 | Straightway the demon departed from him. The whole multitude cried out: “One is the God of the holy |
| 213 | Thomas, Jesus the Christ, our Lord.” Kulkianus caused the multitude to be cast into prison: as for the holy |
| 214 | Thomas, he had him left in prison without food and without drink, that he might die of hunger. “That I |
| 215 | may see,” said he, “whether Jesus will be able to deliver him out of my hands.” |
| 216 | They cast him (Thomas) into the prison: they gave him neither bread nor water until the end of ten days. |
| 217 | But the blessed Apa Thomas. . . |
| 218 | 1 The image of Apollo is speaking. |
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| 220 | THE MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS OF SHENTALET |
| 221 | Frag. 3 (Cod. Tisch. XX1v, 46 + Rylands, no. 448%). |
| 222 | ⲕ︦ⲃ︦ ⲙ︦ |
| 223 | ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̃ⲫⲣⲏϯ Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱ‐ |
| 224 | ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲣⲏ ⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏ- ⲙⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲁⲕⲑⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ + ⲉⲑ‐ |
| 225 | ⲣⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲉⲕⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̃ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ + ⲙ̄‐ |
| 226 | ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲟ‐ ⲡⲁⲧⲁϯ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲡ |
| 227 | 5 ⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ = ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄‐ 5 Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ- |
| 228 | ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄‐ ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱ‐ |
| 229 | ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲫⲙⲏⲓ ⲙ̃ⲙⲁⲩ‐ ⲙⲁⲥ ~ |
| 230 | ⲁⲧϥ Ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ |
| 231 | Ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ + ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ |
| 232 | ⲓⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲱ‐ ⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲡⲉ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ + ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ |
| 233 | TEN ⲡⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧ‐ |
| 234 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ + ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩ |
| 235 | Ⲧϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ~ |
| 236 | ⲉ̄ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ IHC ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲑⲙⲟⲩ Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ‐ |
| 237 | 5 ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ 15 ϫⲁϥ MMIATIOC ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ + K€ €p- |
| 238 | Ⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϫⲓⲛ‐ ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̃ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ + |
| 239 | ϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲁⲩ(ⲓ) ⲉ̃ⲣ[ⲟⲩⲛ Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ |
| 240 | ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲑⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ |
| 241 | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉ(ⲛ) ⲙⲃⲟϯ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̃ⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲁ‐ |
| 242 | 20 ⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲛⲁ‐ 20 ⲣⲉⲙ- |
| 243 | ⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 244 | Ⲛⲁ[ⲣ]ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲇⲉ ON ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩ‐ ⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ €XCMOCK + ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 245 | eplov]wr ⲙ̃ⲫ[ⲣⲏϯϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩ‐ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ *ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩ‐ |
| 246 | : : ⲱⲙ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ |
| 247 | 25 Ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ + ⲁⲥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲁⲥⲓ̄ ϧⲁⲣⲁⲧ]ϥ |
| 248 | ⲁ[ⲃ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 249 | 2 ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧϭⲟ‐ |
| 250 | ⲥⲓ] ⲙⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̃ⲑ[ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 251 | Ⲉⲧ ⲁ] ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁ̃ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱ(ⲛ) ⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁ[ |
| 252 | ⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓ‐ ⲁⲥⲗⲱϫϩ € ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲉⲧⲥ[ⲙⲁ‐ |
| 253 | ⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ~ |
| 254 | 30 Ⲁⲥ ϭⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟ[ⲗϩⲓ‐ |
| 255 | ⲧⲉⲛ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ |
| 256 | Ϫⲉ ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓⲁⲧⲕ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲣⲓ[ⲧⲩ‐ |
| 257 | ⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲙ︦[ⲡⲓϯ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ |
| 258 | 30 ⲑⲱⲙ]ⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ é- |
| 259 | ⲣⲉ ϩⲁ]ⲛϩⲁⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̃ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲧⲟⲓ € ⲛⲉϥ‐ |
| 260 | ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ] Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲉⲛϥ € ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲉ̄ |
| 261 | . ⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ |
| 262 | ⲡϩⲟ] ⲛⲕ[ⲟ]ⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁ̃ⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϣⲁ ⲣ ⲭ [ |
| 263 | 1 xxx marks theline of junction between the two fragments. 2 Informal uncials: ? second hand. |
| 264 | {When they saw him] *with his face shining like the rays of the sun, they marveled greatly and said unto |
| 265 | him: “Peace be unto thee, O blessed champion, the holy Thomas, servant of our Lord Jesus the Christ the |
| 266 | very and only true God.” The holy Thomas cried out and said to them: “Peace be unto you, O holy martyrs |
| 267 | of Christ, the true God ; peace be unto every one who believeth on my Lord Jesus the Christ the King immortal |
| 268 | forever.” |
| 269 | Every one who was sick with any sickness in the city entered into the prison to the holy Thomas. He healed |
| 270 | them; and at the word of his mouth alone health came upon them all. His speech also in exhortation was |
| 271 | like (the speech of) our pure Fathers the Apostles of the Christ Jesus, the true God Who is exalted. |
| 272 | Now when day was come, the Governor ordered that the tribunal should be prepared and that they should |
| 273 | bring the blessed Thomas from the prison with chains of iron upon his limbs. And they brought him to the |
| 274 | irtbunal, to the presence of Kulkianus the Governor. *The Governor said to the holy Thomas: “Art thou |
| 275 | persuaded to do sacrifice to Apollo, before I give thy bones to the wild beasts?” The brave martyr of the |
| 276 | Christ, the holy Thomas, answered: “O Governor, the death of this world is no death, but life eternal ; but |
| 277 | the death of hopeless (?) torments—that is death eternal.” The Governor answered and said unto the holy |
| 278 | Thomas: “Offer sacrifice: do not die miserably.” That pure one said to the Governor: “1 will not sacrifice |
| 279 | to thy vile and blind gods who are abominable.” (The Governor) ordered that they should give him to a |
| 280 | ravenous she-lion. And they loosed her upon him that she might devour the flesh of the righteous one. But |
| 281 | the lioness sprang and came to the feet of the righteous one, the pure martyr of the Christ, the holy Thomas: |
| 282 | she licked his blessed feet. Through the power of God she received the voice of a man and cried out, saying: |
| 283 | “Blessed art thou, O pure martyr of Christ, the holy [Thomas. ..].” |
| 284 | 97 |
| 285 | *(p. 21) |
| 286 | *p. 22 |
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| 287 | * (p. 27) |
| 288 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 289 | Frag. 4 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 47 + Cairo, no. 54.) KH |
| 290 | ϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲕϫⲉ ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲡⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̃ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲱ‐ |
| 291 | ⲃ︦ ⲛⲏⲓ + ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ‐ ⲱϣ ⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲫⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲙⲁ‐ |
| 292 | ⲁϣϥ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲙⲏⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲉϣ ⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ |
| 293 | ϩⲉⲙϫ + MEM ⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ € ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲓ Ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 294 | ⲛⲥⲙ ⲣⲱϥ ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ 5 ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ |
| 295 | ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲱ̀ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲓ̄ⲇⲱ‐ |
| 296 | ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ *ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉ‐ |
| 297 | ⲙⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ NW NAEP OTD |
| 298 | ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲛ‐ |
| 299 | 10 Ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ *ⲛⲁϥ |
| 300 | ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲗⲏⲑⲓ‐ |
| 301 | ⲗⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̄ⲇⲉ‐ |
| 302 | ⲙ ⲱ[ⲛ] ⲉⲑϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕ‐ |
| 303 | ⲁ̃ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲗⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 304 | ⲓⲟ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̄ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓ‐ |
| 305 | ⲛⲟⲥ + ⲛⲁⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟ ⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁ‐ ⲟ |
| 306 | ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ~ Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ ⲛϫⲉ |
| 307 | Ⲁϥ [ⲉⲣ]ⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ + ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ *ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥ‐ |
| 308 | I5 ⲉ]ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲏⲓ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ‐ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ *ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ |
| 309 | ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲡⲧ *ⲉϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣ + ⲛⲧⲟⲩϫⲟϣϥ I5 ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̄ⲱⲧ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ |
| 310 | ⲉϥⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲁⲫⲉ ⲡ[ⲓ]ⲁⲅⲓ[o]ⲥ Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩ‐ |
| 311 | ⲇⲉ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ϩⲁ NOT ⲉϥ‐ ⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓ]ⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲛ *ⲛ[ⲉⲙ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 312 | ⲇⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ~ ⲗⲁⲙϫⲁⲡⲧ ~ |
| 313 | ϩⲟ Ϫⲉ ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲫ︦ϯ Ⲁⲩ ⲙⲁϩ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϯ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ |
| 314 | ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ + ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ 20 ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣ ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣϫⲁϩ |
| 315 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ MAST + ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 316 | ⲧⲁⲫⲙⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲉⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲣⲱ € |
| 317 | ϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ + HEN ⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 318 | 2 ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱ‐ |
| 319 | ⲟⲩ(ⲧ) ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ + ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲙ̄- |
| 320 | ⲙⲏⲓ |
| 321 | Ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡ︦ⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲏ‐ |
| 322 | ϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲛϩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓ‐ |
| 323 | ⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥ‐ |
| 324 | ϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ︦ |
| 325 | ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲃⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣ ~ |
| 326 | 25 Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϥⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ [ⲉ] ⲡϣⲱⲓ |
| 327 | ⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 328 | ⲙⲟⲥ |
| 329 | ⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄‐ . |
| 330 | Ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲅⲁ |
| 331 | 30 ϩⲁ̃ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲃⲟⲏ̄ⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲓ |
| 332 | Hen ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ + 1c ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ |
| 333 | ⲉ̃ⲑ[ⲟ]ⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ + agi ⲉ̄ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ 30 |
| 334 | ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ |
| 335 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ € ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̄ϧⲏⲧⲥ |
| 336 | Ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ |
| 337 | ⲣϧⲉ[ⲛ] ⲧⲫⲉ + ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲉϩ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ‐ : |
| 338 | ⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ [ⲙⲓ]ⲭⲁⲏⲗ |
| 339 | *ϫ marks the line of junction between the two |
| 340 | fragments. |
| 341 | 2 Informal uncials by a later (?) hand. |
| 342 | 3 Above the line a later hand has added ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ. |
| 343 | ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲛ]ⲛⲓ- |
| 344 | ⲥ. 1 speak one word to thee, thou speakest two tome.” He commanded that they should hang him on |
| 345 | the hermetarion and pour vinegar and quick-lime into his nostrils and mouth. The noble champion of Christ, the |
| 346 | holy Thomas, endured the torment. The Governor said unto him: “ Wilt thou not answer me, Thomas?” The |
| 347 | blessed Thomas said unto him: “My Lord Jesus the Christ, the true God, will deliver me from thy torments.” |
| 348 | The Governor bade them bring vitriol and boiling pitch and pour it upon his head. But the holy Thomas |
| 349 | cried unto the Lord, saying: “I receive grace of Thee, O Lord God the Almighty, I receive grace of Thee, |
| 350 | Jesus the Christ, my Lord, that I am found worthy to endure these torments through the power of Thy pure |
| 351 | Name which is blessed in all things, my true King. Harken unto me, my Lord Jesus the Christ, the true God, |
| 352 | in this time of adversity that Thou mayest help me.” |
| 353 | Straightway, lo, the holy Archangel Michael came down from Heaven and caused the oil and the *pitch |
| 354 | to become like cool water upon the head of the blessed Thomas, the faithful. And the holy Thomas cried |
| 355 | out, saying: “Be confounded, O Governor, together with thy abominable gods, evil demons, thou and thy |
| 356 | foul Apollo! 1 too have with me my Lord Jesus the Christ, my true God.” When Kulkianus the Governor |
| 357 | heard such words as these he was enraged with a rage of his father the Devil. He commanded a caldron to |
| 358 | be brought with brimstone and pitch. They filled the caldron and kindled a fire under it so that its smoke |
| 359 | rose up exceedingly. They bound the hands and feet of the holy Thomas and lowered him into the boiling |
| 360 | caldron. But the holy one lifted up his eyes to Heaven and cried out, saying: “My Lord Jesus the Christ, |
| 361 | my good God, help me in this time of adversity wherein I am.” |
| 362 | While the noble one, the holy Thomas, was yet speaking these words, behold Michael, the Archangel of |
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| 364 | THE MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS OF SHENTALET |
| 365 | Frag. 5 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 45). [A] ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 366 | ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲁϥⲓ̄ € ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ[ϧ]ⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧ[ⲟ]ⲡ ⲛⲑⲟϥ [mela ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ [ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 367 | ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲗ[ⲕⲓ]ⲟⲛ ⲉϥ‐ ϩⲏⲅⲉ[ⲙⲱⲛ] ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲧⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 368 | ⲃⲉⲣⲃⲉⲣ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ [ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϫ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩ‐ |
| 369 | ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲧⲥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲑⲱ‐ |
| 370 | 5 ⲡϩⲟ MILEY HIE ⲙⲱⲛ ben ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ 5 ⲙⲁⲥ € ⲛⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 371 | ⲛⲉϥⲃⲁⲗ ⲭⲁⲗⲗⲁ € ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲓ‐ ϩⲁⲡϩⲁⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̃ⲃⲉⲛⲓ‐ |
| 372 | ⲱⲧϥ ~ ⲡⲓ ~ |
| 373 | Ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ é ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱ‐ Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϥ + ϫⲉ ϭⲣⲟ |
| 374 | ⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫ ⲉⲧⲟϥⲟⲣⲟ . ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉⲛⲉ |
| 375 | ⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ 10 ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ + TPO ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ |
| 376 | Ⲁⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲧ︦ |
| 377 | ⲣ ϩ ⲣ NOT ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ + ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕϯ ϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲙ̃ⲕⲟⲩⲗ- |
| 378 | ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲁⲕⲟ ⲡ - |
| 379 | ϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣ ϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲛⲉ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲡⲟ‐ |
| 380 | ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ pa- |
| 381 | ϯ MOC ~~ |
| 382 | ⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϯ y |
| 383 | tl i Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ |
| 384 | 5 ⲟ Ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ agi ϣⲁ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ 15 ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ NHC + ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 385 | ⲉϥϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲙⲁ‐ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 386 | ⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲗⲉ‐ ⲉ |
| 387 | ⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ ϧⲉ[ⲛ] ⲡⲁⲓ ⲃ ⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲧⲱⲓ |
| 388 | ⲣ ϥ ben] ⲡⲁⲓ ⲃⲁ‐ ⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̄ⲟϯ ⲉⲧⲥⲙⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩⲧ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 389 | ⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲛⲉ[ⲧ]ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ + ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 390 | ϩⲟ Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ agi ⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ 20 ⲧⲉ ⲡ]ⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϯ ϫⲟⲙ |
| 391 | ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲗⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ |
| 392 | agi ϣⲁ ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙ[ⲱⲛ Ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ |
| 393 | ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉ MAST ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲉϥⲉϯ |
| 394 | ⲕⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ € ⲉⲣⲥ- ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕϫⲱⲕ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲕⲁ̃‐ |
| 395 | 25 ⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲁ‐ 25 ⲅⲱⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ- |
| 396 | OT IHC ⲡ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄‐ Ⲉⲧⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ + |
| 397 | ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁϥⲓ̄ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉ |
| 398 | Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲏϣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⲉ̄ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲉ‐ |
| 399 | ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲁϥ + A ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ + ϧⲓϯ |
| 400 | 30 ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϣⲁ‐ 3ⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + & ⲛⲏ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩ‐ |
| 401 | TERT ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ € ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ x ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩ‐ ⲁⲃ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ • ⲁⲩ‐ |
| 402 | ⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁ̀‐ ϯϩⲟ é ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 403 | ⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ € ⲡⲓ‐ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ + ~ |
| 404 | the powers of the “Heavens, came down from Heaven and stood upon the boiling caldron: he took a handful |
| 405 | from the caldron and cast it into the face of the Governor. Immediately his eyes fell down from him. And |
| 406 | when the multitudes saw that which was befallen, they cried out, saying: “One is the God of the holy |
| 407 | Thomas!” |
| 408 | Now Arianus the Governor of the South was also in Rakoti with Kulkianus the Governor of Rakoti. He |
| 409 | arose and came to the holy Thomas as he stood in the caldron, and said to the blessed one: “Have pity upon |
| 410 | this unhappy man and heal him in this torment.” Forthwith the holy Thomas came up out of the caldron |
| 411 | and went to Kulkianus the Governor and spake unto him, saying: “Though thou art not worthy, O lawless |
| 412 | one, to be signed (with the sign of the cross) in the name of my Lord Jesus the Christ, the true God, yet |
| 413 | because of this multitude which believeth on the Lord Jesus the Christ—my King the Christ is the true |
| 414 | God—, I grant thee healing until thou shalt go down into His hands.” Immediately Kulkianus the Governor |
| 415 | saw again : he departed to the “banquet, he and Arianus, the Governor of Antinog at that time. He commanded |
| 416 | them to take the holy Thomas to the prison bound in chains of iron. |
| 417 | The holy ones said unto him (sc. Thomas): “Conquer, thou who hast conquered, and find strength thou |
| 418 | who hast found strength! Be of good cheer: the Lord be with thee, until thou shalt put to shame Kulkianus, |
| 419 | the lawless Governor.” Then answered the brave martyr of Christ, the holy Thomas, and said unto the saints |
| 420 | who were in the prison: “Pray for me, O my blessed fathers, in your holy prayers, that my Lord Jesus |
| 421 | the Christ may give me strength.” The holy martyrs answered: “My (sic) Lord Jesus the Christ will give |
| 422 | thee strength until thou shalt finish thy contest.” |
| 423 | While the saints were still sitting, there came in a man possessed by an unclean spirit. The evil spirit vexed |
| 424 | 99 |
| 425 | *(p. 20) |
| 426 | ⲣ. 30 |
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| 427 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 428 | Frag. 6 (Cairo, no. 54. ii). |
| 429 | Ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ [ⲛ]ϫ[e] |
| 430 | ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ + ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲣⲁ‐ |
| 431 | ⲅⲓⲍⲓⲛ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲫⲓⲱⲧ |
| 432 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ MINNa ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 433 | 5 ϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ + ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 434 | ⲙⲉⲑⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ + ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ |
| 435 | ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲏⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ |
| 436 | ⲉϥⲉⲧⲁⲗⲩⲟⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲱ‐ |
| 437 | ⲛⲓ ~ |
| 438 | 10 Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ A ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲙⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ |
| 439 | ⲓ̄ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ + ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ |
| 440 | Ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛ[ⲁ]ⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ |
| 441 | ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲟⲧⲡ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ € ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ |
| 442 | ⲁⲩϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲏ‐ |
| 443 | 15 ⲑⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ |
| 444 | Ⲉⲧⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ + ⲡⲉϫⲉ Apia |
| 445 | ⲛⲟⲥ + ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ ⲛ̄- |
| 446 | ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲕⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ + ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ |
| 447 | ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ϫⲉ ⲭⲁⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲏ‐ |
| 448 | ϩⲟ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲁϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁ̃ⲛⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 449 | ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲑⲱ‐ |
| 450 | MAC ~ |
| 451 | Ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩ‐ |
| 452 | THY ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ~ |
| 453 | 25 Ⲡⲉ ϫⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ̄‐ |
| 454 | ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ana ⲡⲁⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ + ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙ‐ |
| 455 | ⲧⲉⲗⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩⲣⲱ + ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ |
| 456 | ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ϫ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ |
| 457 | ⲡ[ ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ |
| 458 | 30 ϫ[ⲉ] ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̀ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ |
| 459 | ⲗ︦ⲃ︦- ⲓⲩ- ⲓ̄- ⲭⲩ- ⲃ |
| 460 | ⲙⲓⲭⲁ]ⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϯ ⲗⲟⲙ |
| 461 | ⲉϫ[ⲱ]ϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ |
| 462 | Ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ |
| 463 | ϫⲉ ⲁ̃ⲣⲓⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ̃ ϩⲱⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 464 | 5 ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ ~ |
| 465 | Ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁ‐ |
| 466 | ⲉⲣⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲧϥ |
| 467 | ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲛⲓ ϯⲡⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩ‐ |
| 468 | ϣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 469 | 10 ⲙⲃⲟϯ |
| 470 | Ⲁϥ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲃⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ a- |
| 471 | ⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩ‐ |
| 472 | ⲛⲓ + ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲉⲥ‐ |
| 473 | ϫⲏⲣ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ |
| 474 | ⲓ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ + seein ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲁ‐ |
| 475 | ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥⲉ‐ |
| 476 | ⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲗⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲁ̃ⲣⲓ‐ |
| 477 | ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉⲣⲉⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉⲥⲑⲉ |
| 478 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ2 ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ |
| 479 | 20 ⲣⲏϯ |
| 480 | Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓϫⲱⲣⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩ- |
| 481 | ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ |
| 482 | ϩⲁⲛϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲙⲑⲟ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ |
| 483 | ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 484 | 25 ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲑⲱ‐ |
| 485 | ⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ~ |
| 486 | Ϥ̀ⲛⲁϩⲓⲧⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲩⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉ‐ |
| 487 | ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲧⲕ € ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲗⲁⲥⲓⲥ |
| 488 | ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 489 | 3ⲟ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲇⲓⲟ̃ⲕⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ̀‐ |
| 490 | ⲛⲟⲥ |
| 491 | Ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ[ⲑⲣⲟⲩ |
| 492 | ϧⲏⲧϥ ⲁϥⲑⲣⲉ |
| 493 | 1 for ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ. 2 sic. |
| 494 | ⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ϯ‐ |
| 495 | ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ |
| 496 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲥ[ⲏϥⲓ +» ⲟⲩⲟϩ a |
| 497 | “(p. 3) him in the prison. The pure martyrs of Christ besought the holy Thomas to heal him. *The blessed Thomas |
| 498 | stretched forth his hand and signed him (with the sign of the cross) in the name of the Father, and of the Son, |
| 499 | and of the Holy Spirit—the Trinity Which is perfect in one Godhead—and said: “My Lord Jesus the Christ will |
| 500 | heal thee from thy sickness.” Straightway the evil spirit went forth from the man; and he was healed. When |
| 501 | they who were cast into prison saw that, they gave glory to our Lord Jesus the Christ, the true God. |
| 502 | Now when morning was come Arianus the Governor of the South said to Kulkianus the Governor of Rakoti: |
| 503 | “Let me sit upon the #rzbunal, that I may teach this unholy Christian, Thomas.” And when he was seated |
| 504 | on the tribunal, he ordered them to bring unto him the holy Thomas. He said to one of the martyrs whose |
| 505 | name was Apa Paphnouti, the man of Telpontouro (sic): “Do sacrifice: do not perish miserably.” But he, |
| 506 | the faithful one, cried out, saying: Ⲓ will not do sacrifice to thy abominable gods.” He commanded forthwith |
| 507 | p. 32 that his head should be cut off with the sword. And “Michael the Archangel set a crown upon him in glory |
| 508 | and honor. |
| 509 | Arianus said to the holy Thomas: “Do thou also sacrifice: do not perish miserably.” The blessed one |
| 510 | answered him: “I will not sacrifice: that which thou wilt, do unto me. Only I will not worship thy gods, |
| 511 | who are demons and abominable.” Arianus the Governor raged with wrath and commanded a sharp sword |
| 512 | should be brought him, that the holy Thomas should be seized and his privy parts cut out. But the holy |
| 513 | one answered nothing at all. Arianus said unto him: “Dost thou feel this torment suffered in this manner?” |
| 514 | The brave martyr of Christ answered : “ Thy torments are naught in my sight ; but the torments of my Lord |
| 515 | Jesus the Christ, they are torments indeed. He will cast thee forth from His courts and cast thee into eternal |
| 516 | punishments, thou and thy lawless King Diocletian.” |
| 517 | (Arianus) commanded that they should. . .upon him: he caused. ... |
| 518 | 100 |
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| 519 | THE MARTYRDOM OF THOMAS OF SHENTALET |
| 520 | Frag. 7 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 48). |
| 521 | ⲅ̄ ic >< . Av ⲗ︦ⲇ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 522 | ⲟ. € ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ[ⲓ]ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁ‐ |
| 523 | ⲁⲩⲥⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲙⲏⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩ‐ ⲏⲗ ⲛⲁϥ + Xe ϣⲱ ⲡⲓⲅⲉⲛⲛⲉⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲱ‐ |
| 524 | ⲥⲱⲕ ⲙⲙⲟϥ + WATE ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ + OPO |
| 525 | ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲙϯ + ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣ- |
| 526 | 5 Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ + ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ agi ⲡϫⲉ ⲙⲓ‐ 5 ⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ϯϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕ‐ |
| 527 | ⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲅⲱⲛ ⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲕ‐ |
| 528 | ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲛⲁⲩϩ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ ~~ |
| 529 | ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲁⲛⲟⲛ Ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ + xe |
| 530 | Emr ~ Ⲧ ⲙⲁϫⲟⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ϣⲁⲧⲁϯ ϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲙ̄- |
| 531 | ⲓⲟ Ⲡⲓ ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ana ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ‐ 10 ⲡⲁⲓ ANOMOC ⲛϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ + & ⲙⲓ‐ |
| 532 | ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ + ⲉϥϫⲱ] ⲙ̄‐ ⲭ[ⲁ]ⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 533 | ⲙⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ ϭⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲱ̄ ⲁ̃ⲣⲓⲁⲛ]ⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϯϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ + ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲓ |
| 534 | ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ + ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲟⲣⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ |
| 535 | ⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ + ⲉ̄ⲣⲉ |
| 536 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ¥ ? |
| 537 | ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 538 | 5 ⲉⲧⲥⲟϥ [5c] ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ agi ϣⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲉ 5 ⲥⲱϥ ~ |
| 539 | ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅ[ⲉⲗⲟⲥ] ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡ[ⲁⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦]ⲥ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ : |
| 540 | ⲡⲓⲁⲗⲏ[ⲑⲓⲛⲟ]ⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟ[ⲩϯ ⲁϥⲛ]ⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ |
| 541 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲕ]ⲃⲁⲥ[ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ϯϫⲟⲙ |
| 542 | Ⲡⲓ ⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟ[ⲥ ⲇⲉ] ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ [ⲁϥ]ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ é |
| 543 | ⲡⲓϣⲧ[ⲉⲕⲟ] ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ]ⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ϧⲏⲧϥ |
| 544 | ⲁⲛ [ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ale ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄]ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ |
| 545 | ⲙⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡ︦ⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ~] |
| 546 | . ⲉ̃ⲑⲟⲩ[ⲁⲃ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣ‐ |
| 547 | ϩⲟ Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛϫⲉ apilane 20 |
| 548 | ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ |
| 549 | ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉϯⲑⲣⲟⲩ‐ ϣⲁ ϫⲉ & ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲁϩ‐ |
| 550 | ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲉ̃ⲑⲣⲟϯⲅⲁϣϥ € ⲙⲉⲕ + eof |
| 551 | ⲡϣⲱⲓ . . . ⲉ]ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϯ- ⲉ̃ⲣⲟⲛ own |
| 552 | MOTT ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϣϣⲏⲛ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲣⲟⲛ |
| 553 | 25 ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ̄ϣⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ]ⲛ̃ⲱⲛⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲉϥ‐ 2 Ⲉⲧ a ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ [ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ‐ |
| 554 | ⲫⲁⲧ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲁϣⲓ ⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲓ + ϣⲁ‐ J ⲁⲛⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱ[ⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ |
| 555 | ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ ⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ |
| 556 | ⲧⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧ] Ⲁϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̄[ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲛⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀- |
| 557 | Agi ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏ]ⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲑⲣⲟⲩⲁϣϥ € ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥ‐ |
| 558 | 30 ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ 3ⲟ MOTT + ⲁⲩⲓϣⲓ ⲛ̄[ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲛⲓ |
| 559 | ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ] ⲡⲧⲁⲣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϣϣⲏⲛ) ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲫⲁⲧ + nf |
| 560 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧϯⲁⲩⲁ̀ϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲁϥ‐ ⲉ̃ⲣⲣⲏⲓ + ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϩⲟ |
| 561 | ⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲛⲓⲥⲡⲁⲩϩ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲣ ⲙ̄- Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ & ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩ‐ |
| 562 | ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲛϥ ⲛⲁϥ |
| 563 | ⲩ is added by a later hand. |
| 564 | *(They put fetters upon) his hands and his feet. They bound him to the hermetarion and racked him until |
| 565 | his bones parted (7). Straightway, lo, Michael the Archangel came and brake the bonds which bound him |
| 566 | without the soldiers, who guarded the appointed (?) place, being aware. And the holy Apa Thomas uttered |
| 567 | a loud cry, saying: “ Be confounded, O Arianus the Governor! I have conquered thee and thy torments and |
| 568 | thy foul gods. Lo, there came unto me the angel of my Lord Jesus the Christ, the true God, and delivered |
| 569 | me from thy torment by the power of my Lord Jesus the Christ.” |
| 570 | When Arianus the Governor heard this, he commanded them to seize the holy Thomas and hang him up. . . |
| 571 | by his neck on the branch of a tree, and to hang a great stone to the feet of the Saint as he hung on high, |
| 572 | until all the bones in his neck should be broken. . .Michael, the Archangel of the great powers of the Heavens, |
| 573 | came and stood upon (7) the branch of the tree and the stone which they had hanged upon him: he brake the |
| 574 | cords which bound him. *And the Archangel Michael said unto him: “O noble champion of Christ, holy |
| 575 | Thomas, be of good cheer and take courage: fear not, I am with thee until thou shalt accomplish thy contest |
| 576 | and thy martyrdom.” The holy Thomas said unto him: “Strengthen me, my Lord, until | put to shame this |
| 577 | lawless Governor.” Michael the holy Archangel gave him his peace and went up into the Heavens in glory, |
| 578 | while the holy one gazed after him. |
| 579 | Now the holy Thomas went unto the prison: there was no hurt upon him. And when the saints saw him. . . |
| 580 | (they said) :. ..(l. 25) But when day was come, Arianus the Governor knew that the blessed Thomas was |
| 581 | in the prison. Arianus answered: “1 caused him to be hanged by his neck, and they hung a great stone at his |
| 582 | feet. ..ⲡⲓ he...” He sent to the prison that he (sc. Thomas) might be brought to him. |
| 583 | [Probably the work ended with an account of the beheading of Thomas (cp. the Arabic), after a final vision of the Lord |
| 584 | assuring the saint of his future reward.] |
| 585 | 101 |
| 586 | ⲣ. 33) |
| 587 | “Pp. 34 |
| page 162 | |
| 588 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
Provenance
- title
- Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926) — OCR
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- corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/monasteriesofwdi01evel.pdf (staged 2026-09-23 by worker W-BOH; provenance, terms as fetched and SHA-256 in corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/README.md); OCR by tools/batch_ocr.py (A5d, tools/run_a5d.sh), model coptic+eng; page files: L0/ocr/Incoming/monasteriesofwdi01evel/pages
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- public domain — Hugh G. Evelyn-White (d. 1924), completed by W. Hauser (d. 1959) and W. E. Crum (d. 1944), The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Egyptian Expedition 1926; public domain in the United States by age (published before 1930) AND in Canada by the LICENCES.md §7 author-death-year rule (died ≤ 1971); scan from archive.org, identifier monasteriesofwdi01evel, fetched 2026-09-23; the item states: nothing — no licenseurl, no rights, no possible-copyright-status (Princeton Theological Seminary Library scan; the alternate copy monasteriesofwad0000evel states nothing either; the Met's own MetPublications page could not be read by script, HTTP 429)
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- Hagiography/New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926)/Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I- New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926.ocr.L0.txt
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Cite as:
XVIII. The Martyrdom of Thomas of Shentalet — lines 11188–11948, pdf pp. 154-162 (Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926) — OCR). corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/monasteriesofwdi01evel.pdf (staged 2026-09-23 by worker W-BOH; provenance, terms as fetched and SHA-256 in corpus/incoming/w-boh-evelyn-white-wadi-natrun-i-1926/README.md); OCR by tools/batch_ocr.py (A5d, tools/run_a5d.sh), model coptic+eng; page files: L0/ocr/Incoming/monasteriesofwdi01evel/pages. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/hagiography/new-coptic-texts-from-the-monastery-of-saint-macarius-evelyn-white-1926/evelyn-white-the-monasteries-of-the-wadi-n-natrun-part-i-new-coptic-texts-from-t-69082f/L11188-11948/.
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