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97 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 11,949–12,093, pdf pp. 162-164 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Martyrdom of Astratole (ruling WORK-1: a container is read inside the compositions it holds). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part. Fragment only: this is the only copy of the work served on this site, and it is a fragment of the work.
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| 1 | XIX. THE MARTYRDOM OF ASTRATOLE' |
| 2 | Parchment. Fragment (Cairo, no. 27) of a single sheet (two leaves). The greater part of the left-hand leaf |
| 3 | and the upper part of the right-hand leaf have been torn off. Height (complete at the back-fold) 33 cm. ; |
| 4 | width (nearly complete ) 25 cm. The hand is identical with that of Nos. xviir and xxviii (= Hyvernat, |
| 5 | Album, Pl. xxxvi) and the same reddish-brown ink is used. Nos. xvii and xix were certainly uniform and |
| 6 | probably parts of the same volume. |
| 7 | In the second leaf Astratole’s resolve to become a martyr is set forth; but in the preceding fragment the |
| 8 | torture of a martyr (who cannot well be the same) was described.? Possibly the former leaf dealt with the |
| 9 | passion of the little-known saint Ginousi (or Shenousi)? alluded to in the second leaf, while the Martyrdom |
| 10 | of Astratole followed as a sequel. But it is possible that the sheet has been turned inside out, and that |
| 11 | Fo. 2 should precede Fo. 1. In that case the tortures described on Fo. 1 must be assigned to Astratole |
| 12 | himself. Astratole* seems to be otherwise unknown as a martyr; but he is certainly identical with Astratole |
| 13 | the Magician, mentioned in the Martyrdom of Epime,® who, having rashly ventured down into Hell, was |
| 14 | caught by the demons and escaped only by calling upon God. In this fragment we find (1) Astratole invoking |
| 15 | “the God of the holy Ginousi;” and (2) Michael appearing to the chastened Magician and reminding him |
| 16 | that he has promised to become a martyr in return for his deliverance from “the hands of the demons.” |
| 17 | Recto Verso |
| 18 | (four lines wholly lost) |
| 19 | In... |
| 20 | (two lines lost) |
| 21 | Ⲁϥ... |
| 22 | (slight traces of seven or more lines) |
| 23 | pol... |
| 24 | Ⲁϥⲉⲣ[ⲟⲩⲱ |
| 25 | ⲙⲱ... |
| 26 | ⲛⲁϥ... |
| 27 | ϣⲁⲛ... ϯ- |
| 28 | ⲛⲁⲉⲣ[ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩϯ ϣⲁ é- |
| 29 | ⲡⲉϩ |
| 30 | Ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗ[ⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲑⲟⲝⲥ |
| 31 | ⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲑⲓⲃ[ⲥ |
| 32 | (slight traces of a few |
| 33 | nog ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ces of |
| 34 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ bles [ ⲡⲁ‐ preceding lines) |
| 35 | Asn ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲉ[ 1. ⲛⲧⲡⲉ |
| 36 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲗⲉⲗⲉ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 37 | 5 ⲉⲣϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲁⲕ‐ los |
| 38 | Te J. ⲥⲁⲣ . ⲥⲛ |
| 39 | ⲟ ]. ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 40 | ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲧ |
| 41 | ⲙⲧ[ ] ⲧⲁⲓ ⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲥ‐ |
| 42 | 1 Orperhaps““The Martyrdom of Ginousi and Astratole.” Short Texts from Copt. Osiraca, no. 52, 1. 5). 1 hava been |
| 43 | 2 It seems necessary to publish the remains of this leaf, unable to find it in the Synaxarium or in the Calendars. |
| 44 | slight though they are, in the hope that the remainder of 5 Balestri-Hyvernat, Acia Mart., Text, p. 138; Version, |
| 45 | the leaf may yet come to light. p. 88. No allusion is there made to the Martyrdom of |
| 46 | 3 For Ginousi see No. xviii, Frag. 1, and refs. there given. Astratole. |
| 47 | 4 The name occurs elsewhere on an ostracon (Crum, |
| 48 | 102 |
| page 163 | |
| 49 | THE MARTYRDOM OF ASTRATOLE |
| 50 | Fo. 2. |
| 51 | ⲉ * * * * |
| 52 | [. . J... =f ϫⲉϥ ⲉϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧ pen [..]e |
| 53 | ...Ⲓⲉ [. ⲙ]ⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉ pen ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲓⲥ |
| 54 | ϯⲉ [.] ⲉⲑⲃⲉϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲙ[ⲉⲩⲓ̄ ⲉ︦ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉ[ⲗ‐ |
| 55 | ⲡⲓ]ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ana ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓ [ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ [ⲁϥⲥⲁ‐ |
| 56 | ϭ ⲡⲉϫ]ⲁϥ ϧⲉⲡ ⲡⲉϥ‐ 5 ϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 57 | oat] MOC |
| 58 | Xe ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ Ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩ[ⲏⲡ‐ |
| 59 | ⲛⲧⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉϥⲁϣⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲣ‐ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙ̄- |
| 60 | ⲙⲏ]ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ THC ⲡⲉϥ‐ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁ‐ |
| 61 | ⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲓⲟ ⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅ‐ |
| 62 | Ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ϭⲓ‐ ⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲓ ⲉ |
| 63 | ⲛ]ⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲡⲁϩⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲁⲓ‐ |
| 64 | ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲏ ⲉ ϯⲛ‐ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲓϫ |
| 65 | ϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁϩϯ ⲛⲛⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ |
| 66 | I5 ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲙⲡⲁ‐ 15 Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 67 | ⲥⲡⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ϫⲉ NOC ϫⲉ ϯⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲉ‐ |
| 68 | ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉ‐ ⲧ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ a= |
| 69 | IT ⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲫⲟⲛϩⲥ |
| 70 | ⲟ ⲥϩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲏϣϯ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉϫⲉ[ⲛ ⲡ]ⲓⲃⲏ‐ |
| 71 | ⲟ ϩⲟ ⲙⲁ ⲡⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲡ M- |
| 72 | ϩⲟ ⲛ̄ⲥⲙ[ⲏ] ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ POM |
| 73 | ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥⲧⲏ‐ |
| 74 | ⲙⲡ[ⲓⲁⲅⲓ]ⲟⲥ ⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩⲥⲓ ⲁⲣⲓⲃⲟ‐ |
| 75 | ⲏⲑⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲛ[ⲁϩϯ |
| 76 | ⲣ]ⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓϩⲏⲅⲉ‐ |
| 77 | ⲙⲱⲛ |
| 78 | ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲉ ϩ[ⲱⲓ |
| 79 | ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 80 | * * * * * |
| 81 | ...(3) *because of him. He! remembered the holy Apa Ginousi, and said in his heart: Ⲓ saw Ginousi, |
| 82 | the servant of Jesus the Christ, hanging on the hermetarion; and Jesus his God delivered him. If the God of |
| 83 | the holy Ginousi (will) deliver from this great adversity wherein | am, 1 also will believe on Him and will |
| 84 | give my blood for Him at the #ribunal of the Governor.” And he cried out with a loud voice, saying: “God |
| 85 | of the holy Ginousi, help me, and 1 will believe on Thee and I will think also upon Thy holy Name.” |
| 86 | * * * * * * |
| 87 | .. ."sleeping in. . .In the middle of the night, lo, Michael the Archangel appeared unto him and spake |
| 88 | with him, saying: “Astratole.”” He said: “Lo, (here am) I, my Lord. Who art thou in this form ?” He said |
| 89 | unto him: Ⲓ am Michael the Archangel, who came down from Heaven and delivered thee from the hands of |
| 90 | the demons.? Thus saith the Lord: ‘Observe the covenant which thou didst make with Me: do not break it; |
| 91 | but go to the judgment-seat to confess My Name at the #ribunal in the presence of the Governor.” ” |
| 92 | 1 sc. Astratole (who is down in Hell at the mercy of the 2 See Introductory Note. |
| 93 | demons). |
| 94 | 103 |
| 95 | * Recto |
| 96 | * Verso |
| page 164 | |
| 97 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
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- 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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- 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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XIX. The Martyrdom of Astratole — lines 11949–12093, pdf pp. 162-164 (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/L11949-12093/.
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