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372 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 13,074–13,551, pdf pp. 173-179 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Martyrdom of Paesi and Thekla (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 | XXI. THE MARTYRDOM OF PAESI AND THEKLA |
| 2 | Parchment. Three leaves and two fragments derived from two (?) mss.®? Frags. 1 and 5 are written in a |
| 3 | script very different from that of Frags. 2-4, which is a small, rounded uncial (Plate V 8): compare Hyvernat, |
| 4 | Album, Pl. xxix. |
| 5 | Frag. 1 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, ⲑ) ⲓⲓ ⲭ 22 cm., is the lower half of a leaf, written (like Frag. 5) in a thick, |
| 6 | angular script which is probably late: specially noteworthy are the sharply pointed down-strokes of ϯ ⲫ ϥ |
| 7 | etc. Frag. 2 (Cairo, no. 17%), 17.5 X 25 cm., paged -ⲕ︦ⲇ︦, is an upper half-leaf ; the lower half is at Leipzig |
| 8 | (Cod. Tisch. xxiv, 38): the two are combined below. Frag. 3 (Cairo, no. 17°), 32 X 25 cm., is an almost |
| 9 | complete leaf : no page-number can be distinguished. Frag. 4 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 37), 32 ⲭ 22 cm., paged -ⲟ︦, |
| 10 | 1 Cp. the Prayer of Apa Apoli (No. xv, Frag. 3, recto). |
| 11 | 2 See id., verso. (The situation is evidently the same.) |
| 12 | 3 Frags. 1 and 5 may be restorations to supply the place |
| 13 | of lost or damaged pages in the original volume. |
| 14 | 4 For the Leipzig fragments see Leipoldt, Le., pp. 302, |
| 15 | 397. |
| 16 | 113 |
| page 174 | |
| 17 | *Recto |
| 18 | * Verso |
| 19 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 20 | is a complete leaf, but the recto is practically illegible.! Frag. 5 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 39), 32 ⲭ 21 ⲉⲡⲓ. another |
| 21 | complete leaf, paged ⲛ︦ⲁ︦, ⲡ︦ⲃ︦, is by the same hand as Frag. 1. |
| 22 | Frag. 1 can be attributed to the story of Paési and Thekla only conjecturally. The grounds for so doing are: |
| 23 | (1) the identity of the peculiar script with that of Frag. 5; (2) the promises detailed on the verso are addressed |
| 24 | to more than one saint; so that Paési and Thekla are at least possible claimants. Certain Sahidic fragments |
| 25 | of the Martyrdom of Paési and Thekla are extant,® but are not available for comparison. Paési and his |
| 26 | sister Thekla,® commemorated on Kihak 8, were wealthy people of Abusir, to the west of Ashmunén. |
| 27 | Paul, a friend of the family and a merchant, having gone to Alexandria, fell seriously ill and sent for Paési, |
| 28 | who obeyed the summons but found his friend recovered. The persecution was then raging, and the two |
| 29 | friends used their wealth in relieving the wants of the Christians in prison, one of whom predicted that the |
| 30 | two would become martyrs. Ultimately Paési declared himself a Christian before the Governor and suffered |
| 31 | various tortures. Paul and his servants weep over Paési, but the Angel Raphael appears and heals the |
| 32 | martyr. Thekla, bidden to rejoin her brother, is miraculously conveyed to Alexandria under the escort of the |
| 33 | Virgin and Saint Elizabeth. She and Paési confront the Governor and are tortured in various ways. They |
| 34 | remain obdurate and are handed over to the Governor of El Khosus to be conveyed to Upper Egypt. On the |
| 35 | way the wind fails and the saints are beheaded. Their bodies, thrown into the scrub, were preserved by a |
| 36 | certain Macarius, Priest of ⲉⲡ( ⲓϯ. |
| 37 | Frag. 1 (Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 18). |
| 38 | ⲕ * ϫ * * * |
| 39 | ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲱϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲁ(ⲛ-) ⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ [ |
| 40 | Chal = ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̄‐ noc ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥ‐ |
| 41 | ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟ‐ ⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ ⲡϫⲱⲙ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϧ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄- |
| 42 | ϣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲱϣ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟϥ € ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ |
| 43 | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ agi ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲧ[ⲓ]ⲭⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ 5 ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲁⲕⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ̀ |
| 44 | ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲙⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓ̄ⲥ ‐ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯ‐ |
| 45 | ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉⲃⲓⲱ ⲡⲁϥ ⲛ︦ⲍ︦ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ |
| 46 | ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ‐ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲱ |
| 47 | ⲣⲉ ϯⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̄- ⲙⲡⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲓ ⲉ̃ⲧⲉⲙ‐ |
| 48 | ⲓⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ- ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲗ‐ ⲓⲟ ⲙⲁⲩ |
| 49 | Ⲧⲛⲁⲭⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥ‐ |
| 50 | ⲉⲣⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ |
| 51 | ⲗⲱⲡ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ finest ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 52 | ⲙⲉⲛⲉ ⲛ)ⲥⲁ ⲓ︦ⲉ︦ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ⲣⲉ(ⲛ) |
| 53 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ é ϯⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱⲡϩ |
| 54 | ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ = ϯⲛⲁⲑⲣⲟⲩ‐ |
| 55 | 15 ⲓ̄ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ TIMI ϫⲉ̄ TIMI ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲥϫⲉ (ⲛ) |
| 56 | ⲑⲟϣ € ⲑⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ) |
| 57 | ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ- ⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲩⲃⲓⲧⲱⲣ |
| 58 | ⲭⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ |
| 59 | I5 ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϣⲉ ⲡⲁϥ € ⲧⲉϥⲃⲁⲕⲓ |
| 60 | .. . “the cities,* in order to read certain letters. Then they brought the letters of the King that they might |
| 61 | read them. And there came also Eutychianus the comes of the Thebaid. They all came and read the letters |
| 62 | of the King, saying: “Let the whole country worship my gods, especially Apollo the great God.” And after |
| 63 | fifteen days the excubitor being in Rakoti dismissed them that each one might return to his city. |
| 64 | ..ⲓ your ⲡⲁⲓ... will cause his name to be written in the Book of Life and to be read unto all |
| 65 | the pure ones every Sunday in the Church of the First-Born, and I will reward them sevenfold upon the |
| 66 | earth. 1 will make My blessing to rest upon that village. I will set Suriél the Ministering Angel over your |
| 67 | Sanctuary. And in the day when 1 shall show forth your name I will cause men to come from village after |
| 68 | village and from region after region, and to bring gifts...” |
| 69 | 1 Only a photograph is available. Possibly some part Diacletian’s edict read. It is probable that this preliminary |
| 70 | might be copied from the original. account of the beginning of the Persecution precaded the |
| 71 | 2 See Zoéga, Cat., Codd. Sah. cxrLin-1v (pp. 238 f.), and text on the other side of the page. |
| 72 | Giorgi, Frag. Evang. S. Joh., pp. xcvii ff. 5 Christ, presumably, is speaking. We must assume that |
| 73 | 3 For the story see Synax., ed. Basset, pp. 333 ff. the Lord has appeared in a vision forewarning Paési and |
| 74 | 4 Probably we are to understand that Governors and Thekla of their coming martyrdom, |
| 75 | officials of provincial cities were summoned to hear |
| 76 | 114 |
| page 175 | |
| 77 | THE MARTYRDOM OF PAESI AND THEKLA |
| 78 | Frag. 2 (Cairo, no. 17* + Cod. Tisch. xx1v, 38). Ra |
| 79 | ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ] ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲛⲓ = Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ϯⲛⲁ‐ |
| 80 | ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲓ] ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲙⲟⲥϯ Amor ⲡⲁ‐ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲛⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ |
| 81 | ⲩⲗⲉ] ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲓ̄ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ⲫⲱ[ⲣϫ |
| 82 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁ‐ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ[ϣ |
| 83 | 5 ⲣⲓ]ⲁϣⲓ ⲉ̄ ϯⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ‐ ϫⲉ a ⲫ︦ϯ ⲥⲱϯ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ |
| 84 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲓ Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ‐ ⲁϥⲟⲩ‐ |
| 85 | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲉⲗⲥⲱⲗϥ - ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ ⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲃⲣⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ‐ |
| 86 | ⲁⲃ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲡⲁϥ € ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ |
| 87 | ϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ~ ⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ |
| 88 | ⲓⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲓⲟ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ |
| 89 | Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏ̄ⲥⲓ ⲉ |
| 90 | ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ [ⲡⲁ]ⲙ̄ⲥⲓ =a ⲛⲓⲁ̃ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲩ‐ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ NOT - ⲁϥϩⲉⲓ̄ ϩⲓ‐ ) |
| 91 | ⲗⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲙ̄ⲥⲓ =~ XE ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ |
| 92 | ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲓ̄ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ‐ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲅ‐ ϫⲉ ⲁ̃ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓ̄ⲛⲓ |
| 93 | 15 Ragin ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ 15 ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ‐ ⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ‐ |
| 94 | ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ T ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ‐ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲉ[ⲣⲧ]ⲉⲣ |
| 95 | SAE ⲇⲓϭϥⲥⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ |
| 96 | .. J.e.( 1. ⲁ ...ϯ ϯⲀϥⲥⲱ[ⲟⲩ|ⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉ[ϥ]ϫⲓϫ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅ‐ϯ |
| 97 | ...ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ ⲟⲓⲧⲉⲕ ⲛ̄ϫⲟⲛⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄ : |
| 98 | ⲥ... . ⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲁ̃ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩ‐ |
| 99 | ⲟ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱ[ⲙ] ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ = ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ €- |
| 100 | ϩⲟ [ⲙ] ϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲥⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ TPO ⲙ‐ |
| 101 | ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥ‐ |
| 102 | Ⲁϥⲣⲁϣ[ⲓ ⲛϫⲉ] ⲡ[ⲁⲩ]ⲗⲉ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲭⲱ‐ |
| 103 | ⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ[ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ‐ |
| 104 | ⲗⲉ[ⲙ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲁϥ‐ |
| 105 | ϯ ϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄[ⲧ]ⲉ[ϥⲓ |
| 106 | ϩⲱⲗ ⲉ ⲡⲓ]ϣⲧⲉⲕ[ⲟⲒ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁϥ‐ ⲱⲟⲩ fixe ⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ |
| 107 | 25 ⲥⲱ ] ⲛⲉⲙ nu ⲉ[ⲑ]ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏ[ⲣⲟⲩ 2 ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 108 | Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏ̄ⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϫⲉ na[de ϯ‐ |
| 109 | (The eight lines following are illegible.) ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲧⲁ[ⲥ]ⲱⲛⲓ ⲙ[ⲡⲁϯ‐ |
| 110 | ⲟⲩ |
| 111 | ϯ. ..ϯ marks the junction of the Cairo and Leipzig ill |
| 112 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ NOT ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ [ⲡⲁ‐ |
| 113 | fragments. |
| 114 | 30 ficY-Ke ⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲉ̃ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ϣⲁⲧⲉ[ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ |
| 115 | ⲉ̄ ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉ[ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ‐ |
| 116 | ⲙⲁⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩ‐ |
| 117 | ⲭⲏ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲥ ⲟⲩ[ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉⲕ‐ |
| 118 | ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲡⲉϥⲫⲱⲣϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲫⲱⲥ |
| 119 | 35 Ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲭⲟⲩⲱϣ.. |
| 120 | *Thekla thy sister.” And Paési (?) said unto him: “Thou dost hate me, Paul, because Ⲓ went in unto the |
| 121 | clergy and the holy ones. For thisis my delight wherein I delight. For God hath saved me from my sins.” And |
| 122 | he consoled himself with the holy ones and departed to his house in peace. He lay down and did not eat or drink |
| 123 | for three days. Now when Paul came to seek for Paési, the servants of Paul said to Paési: “If Paul cometh |
| 124 | unto thee today, compel him to eat with thee. For lo, for three days he hath not eaten nor drunk.” . . . (I. 19) |
| 125 | “Paul, be constrained, that we may eat bread with the holy ones.” Paul was glad, and went in haste and |
| 126 | prepared a meal, and went unto the prison: he ate and drank with all the saints. . . while they were eating. . . |
| 127 | [Paési and Paul are arrested and kept in prison: Paési hopes to see his sister before his death.] |
| 128 | “...%If the Lord bid, I will remain until the Lord bring her unto us. But if again He wills to separate |
| 129 | us from one another, His will be done.” In that night there appeared unto him the Archangel Gabriel and |
| 130 | said unto him: “Hail, O man that art worthy to be loved by God and men.” Now it came to pass that when |
| 131 | Paési saw the Angel of the Lord, he fell upon his face and was greatly afraid. For the whole prison was as |
| 132 | light as day. The holy ones beheld the light, and were confounded and fell upon their faces. And the Angel |
| 133 | stretched forth his hand and laid hold on them, and raised them up, and said unto them: “ Be of good cheer, |
| 134 | for the power of the Apostles is with you that ye may put to shame this lawless (Governor) that God and His |
| 135 | holy Angels may be glorified.” |
| 136 | Paési said unto the Angel: “I desire to see Thekla my sister before [ die.” The Angel of the Lord said |
| 137 | unto him: “Paési, seven days hence thou shalt behold Thekla thy sister, and thou shalt (always) be with |
| 138 | her through the power of the Lord, and thy soul shall not be parted from her soul, nor thy body from hers. |
| 139 | If thou desirest...” |
| 140 | 115 |
| 141 | “(p. 23) |
| 142 | ⲭ |
| 143 | ⲣ. 24 |
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| 144 | * Recto! |
| 145 | * Verso |
| 146 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 147 | Frag, 3 (Cairo, no. 17%). |
| 148 | ..... ⲛⲁⲉⲡⲕ ϩⲓϫⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ |
| 149 | .... ϥⲛⲁⲑⲣⲟⲩ ⲧⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲕ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 150 | ⲟⲗⲟϯϫ ⲙⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲕ |
| 151 | ⲁϩⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ é ⲡⲓϭⲗⲟϫ |
| 152 | 5 ϯⲒⲛⲁⲱϣⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲕ |
| 153 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϣ‐ |
| 154 | ⲧⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲡ ⲛ̄- |
| 155 | ϥⲱⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲁ̀ⲫⲉ |
| 156 | Ϫⲉ ⲙϫⲟⲙ ‐ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 157 | ⲓⲟ ϫⲱⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲁ̃ ⲛⲁ‐ |
| 158 | ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲥϯ ϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁ̃ⲡⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ︦ⲍ︦ |
| 159 | ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ |
| 160 | Ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲏ̄ⲥⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ‐ ϫⲉ MATT ⲙⲁ‐ |
| 161 | ϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ |
| 162 | ⲓⲁⲥ ⲓⲟⲥ LE ⲛⲕⲁ |
| 163 | ⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ |
| 164 | Ⲡⲓ[ⲁⲅϯⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥ‐ |
| 165 | ⲑⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲓⲫⲏ‐ |
| 166 | ⲟⲩⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ‐ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ |
| 167 | 20 ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϩⲓ ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ |
| 168 | ⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ϧⲉ(ⲛ) |
| 169 | ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲁⲧⲣⲟⲛ |
| 170 | Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲡⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲡⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 171 | ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲏ̄ⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 172 | 2 ⲁⲩⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩϫⲓϫ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 173 | ⲛⲟⲩϭⲁⲗⲁⲩϫ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛⲁ̀ⲗⲩⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲃⲉⲛⲓ‐ |
| 174 | ⲡⲓ = €PE ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲓ |
| 175 | € ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲧ ‐ ⲉⲩϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ |
| 176 | ⲛ]ⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 177 | 30 ⲕ]ⲉⲥⲧⲓⲟⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲣⲃⲉⲣ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 178 | ⲙ]ⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉ̃ⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲓϫⲉ(ⲛ) |
| 179 | ⲡⲓⲃⲏⲙⲁ |
| 180 | Ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲡ|ⲓⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ⲣⲱⲟⲩ [ⲡ]ⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 181 | ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲕϫⲉⲙ‐ |
| 182 | 35 ϯⲡⲓ ⲙ[ⲡⲓⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲁⲥ‐ |
| 183 | ⲉⲉ |
| 184 | NST ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ [MCC] ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ |
| 185 | ⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲕⲉ[ⲙ]ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϧⲟⲩ[... ϯⲛⲟⲩ |
| 186 | ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣ[ⲓⲑ]ⲅⲥⲓⲁ̀ ⲛⲛⲓⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉ[ⲣⲙ]ⲟⲩ |
| 187 | ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲕ[ⲱⲥ |
| 188 | Ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓ[ⲟ]ⲥ ⲇⲉ [ⲡⲉϫⲁ]ϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲕⲉ.... |
| 189 | 5.. ....ⲛϯⲉⲙ ⲡ[ⲉϯⲕⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲡ Ⲓ[ⲛⲉ]ⲙ |
| 190 | ⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ] ϩⲱⲥ ⲻ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩ‐ |
| 191 | ⲣⲟ ⲇⲓⲟⲕⲗⲏ]ⲧ[ⲓⲁⲛ]ⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϭⲁϧⲉⲙ |
| 192 | Ⲁ[ϥϫⲱ]ⲛ[ⲧ] ⲛϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲕⲉ‐ |
| 193 | ⲗⲉⲩⲓ ]ⲛ € ⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ € ⲟⲩⲟⲗⲟϫ ⲙ̃ⲃⲉⲛⲓ‐ |
| 194 | 10 ⲡⲓ] ncecag[t ⲉϯⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓ[ⲕ]ⲉⲥ‐ |
| 195 | ⲧⲓⲟⲛⲁⲣⲓ ⲟⲥ] |
| 196 | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ϯ[ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ agi ⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ‐ |
| 197 | ⲣⲉⲛ ϯⲫⲉ ⲛ[ϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲃⲣ]ⲓⲏⲗ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ‐ |
| 198 | ⲁ[ⲅⲅ]ⲉⲗⲟⲥ ... ϩⲉ......] ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣ- |
| 199 | 5 ⲃⲏⲓⲃⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲉⲡϩ |
| 200 | ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ ⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟ(ⲡ) |
| 201 | nile ⲧⲫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲥⲁϩϯ pa- |
| 202 | ⲣⲟϥ [ⲛ]ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲥⲧⲓⲟⲛⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ (ⲛ) |
| 203 | ⲁϫⲡ €F ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲁϫⲡ © |
| 204 | 20 Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲁϥ‐ |
| 205 | ⲉⲣⲕⲉⲗⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ a= |
| 206 | ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ ⲥⲁⲧⲥ € ⲫⲓⲟⲙ |
| 207 | ⲙ ϥⲟ ⲣ ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲥ ⲛⲁⲓϥⲁϩⲙⲧ |
| 208 | [ⲙ]ⲁⲣⲉϥⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲙⲉϥ ⲉ[ⲃ]ⲟⲗ‐ |
| 209 | 25 ⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ |
| 210 | [ϣ]ϫ[ⲟ]ⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ |
| 211 | Ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟ[ⲩ]ϯ ⲉ̃ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫ[ⲟⲙ |
| 212 | ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲡⲥⲗⲗⲱⲛ |
| 213 | ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ |
| 214 | 30 Ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ⲧⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ mmole ⲁϥⲓ |
| 215 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡ[ⲟⲗⲟϫ ⲛϫⲉ |
| 216 | ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲓ HEN ⲧϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉ[ⲑⲟⲩ‐ |
| 217 | ⲁⲃ - ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡϭⲥ ⲁⲙⲟ‐ |
| 218 | ⲛⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ- .. ⲉⲛⲓⲗ[ |
| 219 | ...ⲛⲓ bring thee before the judgment-seat of [the King ] he will cause thee to be placed upon a bed |
| 220 | of iron and shall put fire under thee. Verily 1 will be before thee upon the bed. I will quench the fire and will |
| 221 | overshadow thee that the fire devour not a single hair of thy head. Be strong and be a man of might; for |
| 222 | lo, thy martyrdom shall bring shame upon this lawless (Governor) for six months.” Then Paési said unto |
| 223 | him: “My Lord, strengthen me, and I will give my body unto all the tortures of the tribunal.” And the Angel |
| 224 | greeted him and went up into the Heavens in glory. |
| 225 | Now when day was come Armenius the dux of Rakoti sat upon the judgment-seat in the theater. He |
| 226 | commanded that the holy Paési should be brought unto him with the holy ones. They were brought bound |
| 227 | hand and foot with chains of iron, having collars (of iron) about their? necks; and the torturers followed |
| 228 | hard after him and the holy ones, driving them along until they brought them before the judgment-seat. |
| 229 | When the dux saw them, he said unto Paési: “O sorcerer, hast thou felt the torments of the *#ribunal ? |
| 230 | Dost thou know that they. ..? But now, sacrifice to the gods and do not perish miserably.” |
| 231 | But the holy man said unto him: “Thou. . .and thy Apollo and Artemis also, and thy abominable king |
| 232 | Diocletian.” The dux was angered, and commanded him to be placed upon a bed of iron and that the |
| 233 | torturers should light a fire under him. [Straightway 7] the Archangel Gabriel [came] down from Heaven [and] |
| 234 | ⲓ Heading: “My Lord Jesus, the Christ, pity me.” The |
| 235 | page-number is lost and the position of the leaf consequently |
| 236 | uncertain: possibly it should precede Frag. 2. |
| 237 | 2 The original has “his:” the Coptic here oscillates |
| 238 | between the singular and the plural. |
| 239 | 116 |
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| 240 | THE MARTYRDOM OF ⲣⲇⲁⲃϭⲓ AND THEKLA |
| 241 | .. . him and covered him with his wings: he spake with him of the mysteries of Heaven. And the tormentors |
| 242 | put fire under him from the fifth hour of the day unto the sixth hour. |
| 243 | And the dux arose and commanded, saying: “Come, let his ashes be cast into the sea. For he said: |
| 244 | ‘Christ will deliver Ⲡⲓⲉ let Him come now and deliver him from this torment, if there is any strength |
| 245 | in Him. For there is no god who hath power like Apollo and Artemis.” Straightway, while he was yet |
| 246 | speaking, Paési came out of the fire of the bed through the power of the Holy Spirit, while the Angel of the |
| 247 | Lord held his hand. . . |
| 248 | Frag. 4 (Cod. Tisch. ⲭⲭⲓⲅ, 37). |
| 249 | ⲟ̄ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ THC NCC ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ |
| 250 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϥϩⲏⲗ ⲉ̃ⲟⲩⲱⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ |
| 251 | ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲟⲩⲧⲁ .... ⲁ]ⲩⲥⲁϩϯ a ⲡⲉⲕⲃⲁⲍⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ = ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ |
| 252 | ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ .]ⲉϥ....] ⲉⲣϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲉ n- ⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲧⲟ... |
| 253 | ϣⲱⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲥϫ |
| 254 | 5 Ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ € ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉ |
| 255 | ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 256 | ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ |
| 257 | ⲙⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥ‐ |
| 258 | ⲥⲱⲛ |
| 259 | ⲓⲟ Ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲏ̄ⲥⲓ |
| 260 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲑⲉⲕⲗⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⲉ ⲡϣⲧⲉ‐ |
| 261 | ⲕⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ € ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛ‐ |
| 262 | ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲝ = ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ |
| 263 | ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲉϥϫⲟⲛⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ |
| 264 | I5 ⲛⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ |
| 265 | ⲛⲁϥ |
| 266 | Ⲟⲩⲥϩ ⲇⲱⲣⲱⲑⲉⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲁⲥⲓ ⲉ̄‐ |
| 267 | (The remainder of the recto, which is very dim, ⲃⲟⲩⲛ € ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲓⲕⲗⲓⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ |
| 268 | has not been deciphered.) ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲕⲟ[ⲩⲱⲙϯ ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ |
| 269 | ϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲕⲥⲱ ⲁⲛ- ⲧⲁⲭⲁ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥ‐ |
| 270 | ⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϯ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲡ[ⲕ]ⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛϣⲓⲡⲓ |
| 271 | ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ |
| 272 | Ⲁϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲩⲝ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ |
| 273 | ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲕⲏ ‐• ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ ⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩ(ⲛ) ⲁⲣⲉ‐ |
| 274 | 2 ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ |
| 275 | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ̃ⲣⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̄ϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ |
| 276 | ϣⲉⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ |
| 277 | ⲛⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣϥ |
| 278 | ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ AMOS |
| 279 | 30 ⲣⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲧⲁⲓ̄ⲟ︦ = |
| 280 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲓϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ |
| 281 | ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲥ |
| 282 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ϥϯ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲟⲩ‐ |
| 283 | ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ €00- |
| 284 | 35 ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ ⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲣ |
| 285 | *...they said unto him: “Thy torments are derided. Lo, our tongues and our eyes. . .and our bodies |
| 286 | are whole.” When the multitude beheld the holy ones with their bodies whole, they cried out, saying: “Great |
| 287 | is the God of the holy Paési and Thekla his sister.” |
| 288 | The holy Paési and Thekla his sister departed to the prison. And the dux departed to his house. He did |
| 289 | not eat nor drink in his wrath because of the shame which the holy ones had brought upon him. And Dorothea |
| 290 | his wife went into the #riclintum and said to him: “Wherefore dost thou not eat nor drink ? Perchance it |
| 291 | is because the Christians have put some slight shames upon thee.” |
| 292 | And the dux was angry, and said unto her: “Wretch, dost not thou then worship this Name Jesus, and |
| 293 | therefore speakest on behalf of these sorcerers ? Give thanks unto Apollo the great God that | do not put thee |
| 294 | utterly to death on account of them.” She said to him, “ Would only that I were worthy of this honor!” |
| 295 | She said also to him: Ⲓ am weary of begging thee to leave the Christians alone. Does not their God protect |
| 296 | them ? He is more powerful than thy dumb Apollo of stone.” |
| 297 | 117 |
| 298 | *ⲣ 70 |
| page 178 | |
| 299 | *p. 81 |
| 300 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 301 | Frag. 5 (Cod. Tisch. ⲭⲭⲓ 39). |
| 302 | IE] ue 5% ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲡ︦ⲃ︦ |
| 303 | ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲱⲗⲓ ⲛⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣ‐ ⲁⲓϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲡⲉ |
| 304 | ⲧⲉ[ⲕⲟ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ‐ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲟⲩⲡⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ⲑⲣⲟⲡ[ⲟⲥ |
| 305 | ⲣ]ⲉⲛ ⲧⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲁϥ(ⲓ) ⲉϥϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲙⲙⲁϣⲱ éple ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 306 | ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟⲛ ⲓ︦ⲃ︦ ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲣ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ~ ϣⲁ‐ |
| 307 | 5 Ⲁ]ϥⲱⲗⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲓ ⲉⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉ ⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟ- |
| 308 | ⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲻ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ € nf ⲛⲟⲥ |
| 309 | ⲡ[.. ⲧⲫⲉ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ Ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲓ̄ⲟ̄ ⲙ̃[ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟ‐ |
| 310 | ⲧ. ⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ[ⲙ ⲛ]ⲉϥ‐ |
| 311 | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ[ⲩ]ⲓ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ pa- ⲧ]ⲱⲧⲉⲣ - ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ [ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 312 | ⲡⲟ ϫⲱϥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ [ⲙ̄‐ ⲓⲟ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ‐ é- |
| 313 | ⲙⲟϥ = ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ € ϯⲡⲟⲗ[ⲓⲥ ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣϣⲏⲛ |
| 314 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ - ⲉⲥⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲟⲓ ⲛⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϯ |
| 315 | ⲛ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲓ ⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲓ = ⲉⲥ‐ ⲉⲩⲟⲡⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲛⲁ‐ |
| 316 | ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲫⲣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩ‐ ⲛⲉⲩ |
| 317 | ⲓ ⲑⲃⲁ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⲛ̄- 15 Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓϣ- |
| 318 | con] ϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲟⲧⲉⲙ MMAWW ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 319 | ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲟⲩϭⲣⲏⲡⲓ ⲛ[ⲛⲟⲩ]ⲃ |
| 320 | ⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ] ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 321 | ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲭⲗⲥ ⲙ) ⲃ︦ ⲙⲙⲁⲣ[ⲅⲁ]ⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ |
| 322 | 20 ⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ] ⲁⲓ‐ |
| 323 | ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲩ‐ |
| 324 | ⲟⲩⲟ[ϩ ⲁ]ϥⲟⲗϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ |
| 325 | ⲁϥⲧ[ⲁⲙ]ⲟϥ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉϥ‐ |
| 326 | ⲧⲁⲓⲏ[ⲟ]ⲩⲧ ⲙ̃ⲙⲁϣⲱ = ⲉϥⲧⲟⲧⲥ |
| 327 | 20 ⲛ̄ⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲁⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲁ̀ⲃⲁⲛ ⲉⲥ‐ |
| 328 | ⲥⲉⲧ ⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̄‐ |
| 329 | ⲃⲟⲗ |
| 330 | Ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ Oi ⲛ̄ⲥⲧⲟ‐ |
| 331 | ⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲟⲁ̀ = ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 332 | ⲟⲛ ⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 333 | ⲙ ⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲩⲥⲉⲧ ⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ |
| 334 | 2ⲕⲁⲧⲁ chip ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲩⲗ‐ |
| 335 | ⲗⲟⲥ |
| 336 | Ⲛⲁⲩⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ] ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 337 | ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲙ̃ⲙⲁⲣⲅⲁⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ |
| 338 | ⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ = ⲡⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ |
| 339 | 3ⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ϣϣⲏⲛ |
| 340 | ⲣⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ‐ ⲉⲣⲉ |
| 341 | ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲣ ⲫⲟⲣϣ |
| 342 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ |
| 343 | Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲏⲥⲓ ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲩ € ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲩⲧⲏⲣ |
| 344 | 25 ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ €hoA ‐ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 345 | ⲥⲧ[ⲩ]ⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲥⲁ ⲣⲏⲥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲏⲓ |
| 346 | ⲉⲩⲟⲓ fie ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ReTe |
| 347 | ⲥⲁ ϧⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲏⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲉ‐ |
| 348 | Te ⲛ̄ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲃⲧ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 349 | 30 ⲡⲏⲓ ⲥⲁϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲏⲓ ⲉⲩ‐ |
| 350 | ⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲟ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ |
| 351 | ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲁϥⲕⲏⲧ ⲡⲉ |
| 352 | ⲙ̄ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ- |
| 353 | Ⲙⲉ dux commanded] them to remove the holy ones to the prison until the next day. And in the middle of |
| 354 | the night the Angel of the Lord came and carried the holy Paési aloft into Heaven and showed him. . . [of] |
| 355 | Heaven, the city of. ..And the pure ones came forth to meet him and greeted him. They showed him the |
| 356 | city of the pure ones, which was of gold and precious stones, shining more than the sun a thousand times. |
| 357 | And the Angel. . . him and showed him a great house, exceeding glorious, made of stones of many colours, |
| 358 | and flashing forth rays of light. That house had porticoes which flashed forth light. The pillars on the south |
| 359 | side of the house were sixty; another sixty were on the north side of the house, and another sixty pillars |
| 360 | on the east side of the house. Beneath?! the house were seventy strong and glorious pillars; and it was built |
| 361 | like a Church. Ⲓ looked towards the east and saw a great throne, very high: it had twelve steps, until one |
| 362 | came up to the throne, And great was the splendor of that throne with its steps; and a great glory surrounded |
| 363 | it. There were great trees shading it? round about, bearing good fruit : and the smell of the trees was exceeding |
| 364 | sweet. And I saw a scepter of gold upon the throne, and I saw two crowns of pearl upon the throne. I looked |
| 365 | also and saw the pillars of the portico, and there was a throne to the east of the colonnade, one colonnade beside |
| 366 | the other.* They (the thrones ?) rose up in splendor; and there was a crown of pearl on each of the thrones. |
| 367 | And there was a great tree planted near the throne, each one of its branches spread out over the throne. . . |
| 368 | And 1, Paési, saw a laver. . . |
| 369 | I i.e. supporting the house. 2 From here onwards the description is attributed to Pasi himself (see 1. 34). |
| 370 | 3 Lit. ‘crowning it.’ 4 The meaning is obscure. |
| 371 | 118 |
| page 179 | |
| 372 | THE MARTYRDOM OF PETER OF ALEXANDRIA |
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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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- 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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XXI. The Martyrdom of Paesi and Thekla — lines 13074–13551, pdf pp. 173-179 (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/L13074-13551/.
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