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A part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 13,611–13,998, pdf pp. 180-184 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a hymn of the collection Hymns found in editions (WORK-4 / WORK-11: a collection, not a composition), section Four Odes on Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White XXIII A). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part.

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1	A. Four Odes on Saint Macarius.
2	Odes I-11. Paper. Two leaves, numbered -ⲡ, ⲣⲁ and measuring 26 x 17.5 cm., from a fourteenth century
3	Ms. (Cairo, no. 93, Group 2 ⲥ) containing a collection of Hymns or Doxologies on Saints and Martyrs.! For
4	the general style and script compare Plate XXIII a.
5	The first Ode is based on a passage in the Coptic Life of Macarius? which is worked up with more literary
6	skill than is usual in compositions of this kind. The conclusion is missing, but there remain fifteen stanzas,
7	written as paragraphs, each containing four short verses or lines carefully distinguished by circular red stops.
8	The second Ode, entitled “Abba Makari and his Children,” is complete save for the last two lines of the
9	final stanza, which are supplied below from the Vatican Theotokia (Cod. Vat. Copt. xxxvii1, fos. Ee verso—
10	Ty recto). The more important variants of the Vatican text are noted below.? The first six stanzas deal
11	with the four-headed Cherubim* who guarded Macarius and who is interpreted as symbolizing the Founders
12	of the Four Monasteries of Shiét.® The last four stanzas (which in the Curzon Theofokia® alone appear under
13	the above title) briefly notice the worthies of Shiét, Moses the Black, the Forty-nine Martyrs. Each of the ten
14	stanzas is divided by stops into four lines of somewhat greater length than those in the foregoing Ode.
15	Odes [I1-IV. Paper. Two leaves, 24.5 xX 16.5 cm., numbered p=, pk, from the Difndr described below
16	(No. xxxvii F). For the style and script compare Plate XVIII ⲃ.
17	Two complete and successive Odes to Saint Macarius, composed for the melodies ‘Batos’ and ‘Adam’
18	respectively, and appointed for use on Phamenoth 27 (the Commemoration of Saint Macarius). The first
19	four stanzas of the first Ode are also extant in a parchment leaf from a smaller book of hymns (below,
20	No. xxxvii ⲥ). They are there preceded by the following rubric: ⲥⲟⲩ ⲓ︦ⲑ︦ Mmecwps - ⲡϫⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲗⲩⲙ‐
21	ⲯⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ (ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ϣⲓⲏⲧ + ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϭⲁⲥϥ + § ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲕⲁϩⲱⲛ (black) ⲯⲁⲗⲓ ⲕⲭ(ⲟⲥ)
22	ⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ‐ (red); i.e. the hymn was also used on Mesoré 19, the Feast of the Translation of Saint Macarius. The
23	variant readings of this second copy are added at the foot of the complete text and are distinguished by the
24	symbol P. Ode 111 originally ended with the fifth stanza ; but the appended stanzas are in no way distinguished
25	in the ms.
26	1 These and other leaves of the same character are 4 As usual, ‘Cherubim’ is treated as a singular. In
27	identical in script, material, size, and style with a group of AMG. xxv, 72 the ‘Cherubim’ is described as having
28	leaves from the Theotokia found in 1921. Probably there six wings and many-eyed. For the archaeological value
29	were two volumes supplementary to the Theotokia con- of the first part of this Ode see 4.4.C.M. 1, iv, § 5, and
30	taining these Doxologies. below, p. 122, note 2.
31	2 AMG. xxv, p. 03. 5 On the Four Monasteries see H.N.S. 1, § vii.
32	3 I am indebted to Dr De Lacy O'Leary for a copy of 6 Curzon Mss., no. 131, fo. 1122 (I owe this reference to
33	the Vatican text. W. E. Crum).
34	120
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35	TEXTS RELATING ⲧⲟ SAINT MACARIUS
36	Ode 1.
37	ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ
38	ϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ
39	ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲓϣϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ e
40	ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ »
41	Ⲁϥⲑⲱϣ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ . ⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲃ o
42	5 ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲣⲭⲏ
43	Ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ . ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲡⲉ‐
44	ⲗⲉⲱⲛ ⲉ ⲉϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓ‐
45	ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ + —
46	Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ . ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩ‐
47	ⲓⲟ ⲃⲓⲙ ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏ‐
48	ϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⁖--
49	Xe ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϭⲓⲥⲓ
50	ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϧⲓⲥⲓ »
51	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ +
52	I5 Ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲧⲏ‐
53	ⲣⲟⲩ ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ ϫⲉ d=
54	ⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ & ⲉ
55	Ⲁⲡⲁⲩ € ⲡⲉⲕⲓⲁϩⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ » ϫⲉ ⲁϥ-
56	ϧⲱⲛⲧ ⲉ̄ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ . ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ
57	ⲍⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲃⲁϣⲟⲣ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙ̄‐
58	ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ⁖--
59	ⲡⲁ Lr ⲛⲟⲩϯ
60	! Page-heading:
61	25
62	30
63	33
64	40
65	ANAT ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϣϣⲏⲛ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲡⲧ
66	ⲛⲛⲓ)ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ . ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲁⲗⲁϯ n-
67	ⲧⲉ ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉ © ⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ
68	Ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ . ϫⲉ ϥⲙⲉϩ
69	ⲛ ⲩ ⲇ
70	ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ ⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ »
71	ⲉ̄ ϩⲓϣⲁⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲩ-
72	Ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ¢ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲟⲓ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ϫⲉ ϥⲟⲡⲧ
73	ⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ¢ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲡⲡⲓ‐
74	ϩⲱⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ . ⲉ ⲱⲙⲥϥ ⲉ̀ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ o
75	ANY € ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲁⲕⲟⲩ‐
76	ⲁϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲉ ⲙ̀ⲛⲉⲣϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉ...
77	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲕⲱⲗϫ :--
78	Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ
79	ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ .
80	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ⁖--
81	Ne ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲁ
82	ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ
83	ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ + ——
84	Ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ » ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ⲡⲓ‐
85	ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓϣⲉⲡ ϧⲓⲥⲓ a-
86	ⲛⲟⲕ » ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲉ ⲓ
87	Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲉ‐
88	ⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲉ ⲁϥϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ
89	1 ⲉ is added by the 1st hand to the right arm of 7: above
90	are traces of an illegible addition.
91	Abba Makar: the Grea.
92	The God of Glory was with the just one, the Great Abba Makari, the Spirit-bearer,
93	For He assigned unto him a holy Power, even the Cherubim, from the beginning.
94	Whilst he was sitting one day in the cave, meditating upon the Holy Scriptures,
95	There appeared unto him the Cherubim and spake with him on this wise, saying:
96	“Look to thyself, Makari, be not proud of heart: lose not thy labor because of the glory of men.
97	“When thou hast fulfilled all the virtues, say in thine heart: ‘I am a sinner.’. . .
98	“*Look to thy vineyard, Makari, for it is near the vintage:! let not mischievous foxes destroy its fruit.
99	“Look to thy tree, Makari, for it beareth fruit: let not the fowls of the air spoil its fruit.
100	“Look to thy treasury, Makari, for it is full of good things: let not thieves break into it.
101	“Look to thy ship, Makari, for it is full of royal treasures: let not the waves of the sea overwhelm it.
102	“Look to thy plough, Makari, to which thou hast set thy hand; look not aside to that which maketh it (?)
103	become crooked.”
104	When Abba Makari heard these words, he cried out, weeping, and spake on this manner:
105	“What is my pride of heart, sinner that ⲓ am, when evil spirits corrupt my soul ?
106	“What is my pride of heart, sinner that \| am ? ⲓ have not labored with a brother? at any time.”
107	When the Cherubim heard this, he commended him. . .
108	* *
109	1 Or (less probably) ‘it is nigh to ending (perishing).’
110	121
111	*
112	* *
113	2 ⲓ.. Ⲓ have never spent pains over a brother.’
114	* fo. ⲑⲟ
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115	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
116	Ode 11. Ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲏ̄ⲧⲟⲥ ⲉ exe(n)
117	ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲃⲁⲧ(ⲟⲥ) ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲉⲟⲥ ¢ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ
118	ⲁⲩϭⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛϩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲉⲣ
119	ⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲉⲑⲙⲏⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ o
120	ⲥⲁⲣⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲉⲩ »
121	ⲙ.
122	Naot ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ e
123	ϣϣ
124	ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲉⲛⲕ & ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲉⲩ 25 Ⲓⲥ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏ ⲡⲓ ⲭⲁⲙⲏ ϩⲱϥ ⲉ ⲁϥⲓ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲩ(ⲛ)
125	\ ⲗ
126	ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲇ︦ ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲱⲡⲟⲛ » € ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁϥⲉⲩ ⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲛ̀-
127	ⲛ ⲩ
128	5 Ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ o ⲡⲓⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲑⲗⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧ
129	Ⲡⲓ ⲙ︦ⲑ︦ MA « ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ
130	ⲛⲓϥⲁϥⲉⲩ . ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩ‐
131	ⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗⲓ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲛ̀‐
132	ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̃ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲑ +
133	Paria ⲉⲗⲗⲁⲣⲓⲁ ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲥⲧⲁ‐
134	ⲥⲓⲁ ⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲁ̃ⲣⲓⲯⲓⲙⲁ ⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲉ‐
135	ⲗⲉⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ . --
136	35 Ⲛⲓⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲁⲕⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲁ‐
137	ST ⲛ̀ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲏ(ⲛ) ⲁⲛ
138	[ⲉⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩ ϣⲁ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉ
139	ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲏⲧⲟⲥ ©
140	ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ©
141	ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ eo 30
142	Ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ ⲉϫⲉⲛ
143	ⲓⲟ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ϫⲉ ⲁϥ‐
144	ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲱⲣⲓ . ⲟⲩⲃⲉ
145	ⲛⲓⲛ︦ⲡ︦ⲁ︦ ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ ⲉ »
146	Ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲓ ⲉ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ(ⲛ-)
147	ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ
148	15 ⲁϥϭⲟ MME ⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ ϣⲁ(ⲛ-)
149	ⲧⲉϥⲣⲱⲧ: ⲁϥϯ ⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ « »
150	Ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉ ⲉϫⲉⲛ
151	ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲡⲓϣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ 40
152	ⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲟ ⲙ̀ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀‐
153	ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ
154	Ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉ̀ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ » ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦
155	ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕ‐
156	ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲉϥⲭ(.)]
157	. ϩⲟ ⲙϣϧⲉⲏⲥ ⲛⲙⲟⲛϩⲣⲉⲩ ⲛⲥ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ, Vat,
158	red. ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ) Vat. ⲉϥϩⲉⲙϩⲉⲙ,
159	3 p. pa begins. ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ, Vat.
160	Abba Makar: and bis Children.
161	(Melody) ‘Batos.’
162	The Cherubim who abode with thee, my Lord Father, Abba Makari, until he brought thee unto these
163	deserts,! had four faces:
164	A face of a lion and a face of a bull, a face of a man and a face of an eagle. Such is the fashion of the
165	Cherubim according to the word of the Scripture.?
166	I will liken theface of a lion unto our Father Abba Makari ; for he became a mighty lion against the evil spirits.
167	I will liken the face of a bull unto our Father Abba John; for he “planted the tree in the dry ground, till
168	it bare fruit.?
169	I will liken the face of a man unto our Father Abba Pishoi; for he spake with Christ, like Moses the Law-
170	giver.
171	I will liken the face of an eagle unto our Roman Fathers; for they received wings of fire and sped into these
172	deserts.’
173	Lo, Moses the Black also came into these deserts: he wore the unfading crown of martyrdom.6
174	The Forty-nine Martyrs, the old men of the deserts—they poured forth their blood upon the Rock of
175	Piamoun.”
176	The holy Ellaria (Hilaria), the holy Anastasia, the holy Aripsima, the brides of Christ.®
177	The Sanctuaries which thou hast established, my Lord Father, Abba Makari, shall not cease to bear
178	fruit until the end of this age.
179	Pray the Lord for us, my Lord Father, Abba Makari, with thy cross-bearing sons, that He may forgive
180	(us our sins).
181	1 See Life of Macarius (A.M.G. xxv, 72 fi.). gives a different version of their arrival (4.M.G. xxv, 293);
182	2 Egekiel 1, 10 (cp. Macarius, Hom. 1, 1, commenting but note that the Karet el Multik, the hill with which these
183	thereon). In the Haikal of Benjamin at the Mon. of saints are associated, was formerly known as the Hill of
184	S. Macarius the NE. soffit of the dome is decorated with the Eagle-Stones. 6 See HN.S. 1, x, § 4.
185	the painting of a four-headed ‘ Cherubim.” This doubtless 7 1d., 1, x, § 7, and references there given.
186	represents the Cherubim of Macarius reputed also (cp. 8 ⲓ.. 1, i, § 3; iv, 2. The connexion of Arepsima with
187	No. xx ⲥ) to have appeared at the Consecration of this Scetis, however, is obscure, She is commemorated in the
188	Sanctuary. (See ..Ⲙⲛ Synax., Tat 29 (ed. Basset, pp. 92 Ⲱ︦.) as having been
189	3 Cp. No. xx1v, 2, and see H.N.S. 1, vii, § 5. martyred in Armenia. May we conjecture that her body
190	4 See H.N.S. 1, vii, § 6. was brought at some date to the Armenian Monastery in
191	ⲉ The Coptic Life of these Saints (Maximus and Domitius) Shiét (on which see ⲛⲛ)
192	22
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193	TEXTS RELATING TO SAINT MACARIUS
194	Odes ⲓ-
195	* ⲉ ⲙ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ⲙ̄‐
196	Ⲥⲟⲩ ⲕ︦ⲍ︦ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥ‐
197	ⲫⲁⲙⲉ̀ⲡⲱⲑ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲱ 35 ⲥⲟⲛ + ϫⲉ ⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ
198	ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ ⲃⲁⲧⲟⲥ ϯⲛ]ⲟⲩ €RoA + ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
199	lear oe ⲁⲩϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲕ +
200	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̃ⲧⲁⲕⲙⲟϩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ + ϧⲉⲛ
201	ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ + ⲡⲉ‐
202	ϫⲁ]ⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ • ϯϯ ⲙ̄‐
203	ⲡⲁ]ⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲉⲕϫⲓϫ +
204	Ⲧⲱⲃϩ
205	Ⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ +
206	ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲁϥⲉⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϣⲓⲏⲧ +
207	ⲛⲥⲉϣⲉϣ ⲥⲑⲟⲓⲛⲟⲩϥⲓ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ +
208	ⲙ̃̄ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲛⲟⲛ + 40
209	xpa 5 *Hcepwe ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩ +
210	ⲡⲉⲙ ⲡⲓϣⲗⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛ̄ⲡⲓ‐
211	ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ
212	ⲡⲉⲕϫⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓ‐
213	ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ +
214	ϥ . . ϥ. ⲟ ϯ
215	HoJoy ⲟⲛ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ
216	ⲓⲟ Ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ[ⲏ]ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲁ̃ Ⲛⲑ]ⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ +
217	ⲛϣⲁ]ϥⲉⲩ + ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏ- ⲣ︦ⲃ︦ ϫⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ +
218	ϯ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲃⲁⲕⲓ + ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲟⲫⲟⲣⲟⲥ + ⲫⲓ‐
219	ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ϧⲏⲧϥ + ⲁⲕ‐ . ⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ +
220	ⲙⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲫϯ + 5 Ⲁⲕϭⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ + ϧⲉⲛ
221	15 Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲁⲕϧⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁ‐ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ + ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕ‐
222	ⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲙⲓϣⲓ̃̄ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ + ϭⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲑⲱϩⲉⲙ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓ‐
223	ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲣⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲁ̃ⲡⲟⲥ‐ ⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ +
224	ⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩ‐ Ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ +
225	ⲙⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ + 10 ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲡⲟⲗⲏⲧⲓⲁ + ⲡⲉⲙ
226	ϩⲟ Ⲟⲑⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϯϩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ + ϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ + HEN ⲟⲩϩⲩ‐
227	ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲁ‐ ⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ +
228	ϯϩⲟ ⲙⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲉ̀ϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ + : Ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛ̄-
229	ⲛⲧⲉϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲙ̃ⲥⲁⲃⲉ + ⲉⲕⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̃̄ⲫ[ⲟⲩ‐
230	ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ + 15 wu ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲕϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲗϣ[ⲥ
231	2 Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲃⲟⲧ + Ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̄ ϯⲥⲙⲏ +» ϫⲉ ⲕⲁ‐
232	ϫⲉⲧ ⲁⲕⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϧⲏⲧϥ + ⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲕⲓ̄ + ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲑ[ⲛⲁ‐
233	BEN ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲩ ⲕ︦ⲍ︦ + ⲡⲉϥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̄ⲧ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲧ
234	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲓ̄ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ + Ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲕϣⲱⲡⲓ + ⲉⲕⲉⲛ‐
235	ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲏ + 20 ϩⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫ[ⲓ
236	3ⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲅⲉ‐ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉ̃ⲣⲟⲩⲛ + €
237	ⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ ⲫⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ MERIT +
238	ⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲥ + + .. ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲛ
239	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲟⲩϣⲉϣ, P. ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ, P.
240	ⲛⲧⲉ [ⲛⲓⲙ]ⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ, P. ϩⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ, P.
241	5 [ⲡⲁ]ⲟ︦︦ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ, P. 6 P adds ⲅⲁⲣ.
242	ⲧ [ϣ]ⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲃⲁⲕⲓ, P. 8 ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ (sic), P.
243	ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ, P. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲕϧⲟⲕⲟⲩ, P.
244	The xxvii Day of the Month Phamendth. The holy Abba Makari.
245	(Melody) ‘Batos.’
246	Let the deserts of Shiét rejoice and be glad: let them give forth fragrance like a lily.
247	Let them sing and give praise with the whole race of the monks for thy coming unto us, O great Abba
248	Makari.
249	For lo, through thee the desert is become like a city; the place wherein there was no man, thou hast filled
250	with holy men of God.
251	1 The death-day of S. Macarius. The first hymn was Introductory Note).
252	also used on Mesdré 1g, the date of his Translation (see
253	123
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254	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
255	Thou didst gird them as soldiers, champions of might against the apostate dragon and his wicked legions.
256	Wherefore we pray thee, as sons of thy prayers, entreat the Lord for us to forgive us our sins.?
257	Phamendth was the month wherein thou didst fall asleep, on the seven and twentieth day. . .?
258	And lo, there came unto thee that Cherubim with choirs of angels and the companies of the Just.
259	And he spake unto thee as a brother with his brother: “ Haste thee and come forth; for all these wait for
260	thee.”
261	And when thou wast filled with a great joy, thou didst say: “My Lord Jesus, into Thy hands Ⲓ commend my
262	spirit.”
263	Pray, etc.
264	The same again. (Melody) ‘Adam.’
265	A blessed one art thou, Our Father Abba Makari, Bearer of the Spirit, The Father of the Monks.
266	Nobly didst thou run in the course, until thou didst receive the summons to the banquet.
267	Thou didst become an example to us in thy discipline, and thy prayers, (and) in thine endurance.
268	Thou wert a faithful and wise servant, in that thou didst well the will of thy Lord.
269	Thou didst hear the voice: “ Well done, good and faithful servant,
270	Since thou hast been faithful in small things, enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.”
271	Through the (prayers), etc.

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title: Evelyn-White, The Monasteries of the Wâdi ’n Natrûn, Part I: New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (1926) — OCR
dialect: mixed
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licence: 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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XXIII A. Four Odes on Saint Macarius — lines 13611–13998, pdf pp. 180-184 (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/L13611-13998/.

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