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171 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 13,999–14,233, pdf pp. 184-187 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Lausiac History (Bohairic) (ruling WORK-1: a container is read inside the compositions it holds). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part.
| ref | L0 witness (OCR) |
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| 1 | B. Macarius and the Hieracite. |
| 2 | Parchment. Two leaves from a single ms. Frag. 1 (Cod. Tisch. xxvl, 3), 28 x 20.5 cm., is paged §7 (first |
| 3 | page of quire ⲋ̄) and ϥ︦ⲏ︦. Frag. 2 (Cairo, no. 58), 20.6 X 21.7cm., is paged (on the verso) ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲃ︦. The written |
| 4 | column measures 20.3 ⲭ about 13 cm.: the stops used are = and (occasionally) —. The hand, characterized |
| 5 | by its heavy downstrokes (see Plate 1X B), is similar to that of No. xx1, Frags. 1 and 5, and may be identical |
| 6 | with the hand of Hyvernat, Album, Pl. xLi1 (late twelfth to early thirteenth century). |
| 7 | The fragments belong to an excerpt from the Coptic version of the Lausiac History* relating to Macarius |
| 8 | (whereof the complete text is extant in Cod. Vat. Copt. LiX, 3) and correspond to fos. 156 verso and 160 |
| 9 | recto-verso of that ms. They are here published for comparison with the Greek text published by Preuschen.® |
| 10 | Butler rejects the anecdote of the encounter with the Hieracite who denied the Resurrection, but admits |
| 11 | the healing of the demoniac boy.” Apart from the extracts given by Zoéga, the Vatican text has not been |
| 12 | published. |
| 13 | 1 What follows is either a distinct hymn or an addition. 6 Palladius u. Ruffinus, pp. 124 ff. Our fragments |
| 14 | 2 A line appears to have dropped out of this stanza. correspond to pp. 126, ll. 6 ff, and 129, 1.23 to ⲣ. 130 |
| 15 | 3 See Leipoldt, l.c., p. 409. respectively. |
| 16 | 4 See Zoéga, Cat., no. Lxx (ⲣ. 127). 7 Hist. Laus. (ed. Butler), ch. xv. |
| 17 | 5 I am indebted to W. E. Crum for the loan of photo- |
| 18 | graphs of this Ms. |
| 19 | 124 |
| page 185 | |
| 20 | TEXTS RELATING TO SAINT MACARIUS |
| 21 | Frag. 1 (Cod. Tisch. xxv1, 3). |
| 22 | ⲣ me ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ | gx ⲧ̄ ⲭ︦ⲩ︦ |
| 23 | ⲁⲓϥ ⲡ[ⲉⲛⲓ]ⲱⲧ ⲻ ⲧⲉⲡⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓ‐ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲁ(ⲛ) |
| 24 | a ovo ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ- ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ |
| 25 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϣⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲁ‐ |
| 26 | ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϣϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ |
| 27 | 5 Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲁϥⲓ ϥ 5 Par ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉⲧⲉ(ⲛ-) |
| 28 | ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ = ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛ |
| 29 | ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙ̃‐ |
| 30 | ϥϯ ⲟⲓ ⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲕⲁⲥ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 31 | ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏϯ |
| 32 | ⲓⲟ Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 33 | ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙ‐ |
| 34 | ⲛⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ = ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ |
| 35 | ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ- |
| 36 | ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ = |
| 37 | Ⲁ ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲥⲱⲕ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϧⲉⲛ |
| 38 | ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ‐ |
| 39 | ⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ |
| 40 | 10 ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ = |
| 41 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ = xe [ee- |
| 42 | ⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ [ⲕ |
| 43 | ⲡⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲡ[ⲉⲕ‐ |
| 44 | ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ |
| 45 | ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ |
| 46 | ⲉ 5 ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ ⲓⲉ |
| 47 | 15 Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ [ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲓ‐ : |
| 48 | ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲡⲉⲕϫⲉⲙⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲕⲓ |
| 49 | ⲓ ROT ⲉ ⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡ - |
| 50 | ϩⲓ ROT ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ[ⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ |
| 51 | ⲛⲁϩϯ ⲥⲙⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ |
| 52 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̄[ⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲛⲁϥ |
| 53 | ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁϩϯ [ⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲛ- |
| 54 | ICxe ϯⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ |
| 55 | ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ = |
| 56 | 20 ⲓⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ = |
| 57 | ϩⲟ ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ [ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ‐ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ ⲧⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ |
| 58 | ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ [ⲉⲙⲁ‐ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲟⲩⲱϣ é ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ |
| 59 | ϣⲱ- ⲣⲏϯ- |
| 60 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁ‐ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲕϯ ⲉ̃ϧⲟⲩ(ⲛ) |
| 61 | ⲣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧ‐ 25 ⲉϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲑⲱϣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ |
| 62 | 25 ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲱⲗϫ ⲉⲧϧⲉ (ⲛ) Ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙϩⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 63 | ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁϩϯ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ |
| 64 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ |
| 65 | 1 The endings of ll. 11-21 are illegible owing to heavy |
| 66 | damp-stain. |
| 67 | *[The Bishop said: “What, then, are we] to do, my Father? We have need of full many prayers from |
| 68 | the depth of our hearts: (our) speech (alone) will not prevail.” |
| 69 | So when he had called him (sc. the heretic), he came unto them. The old man (Macarius) went to meet him |
| 70 | with a gentle greeting (?) and kissed him. The holy man said unto him: “Why for so long hast thou not seen |
| 71 | us and hast not visited us ?”’ He said unto the holy man: “I have not visited you because your faith agreeth |
| 72 | not (with mine).” The man of God said unto him: “Is thy faith right Ⲏⲉ said unto him: “It is right in |
| 73 | very deed.” Our Father Abba Makari said unto him: “What evil or what error is there in our faith ?”’ The |
| 74 | wicked man said unto him: *“ Your faith is not right because ye say that this flesh and these bones shall |
| 75 | rise again. And it is not this only that ye say, but ye affirm that the Son of God took the flesh and bones of |
| 76 | a man like us.” And the holy old man (Macarius) answered him sternly, saying: “ If we say this of ourselves, |
| 77 | or affirm it of our own reason, then thy complaint against us is sound. (But) if it is the Holy Scripture which |
| 78 | gave it us, then we do well in holding it. Since, then, the truth of God is in this wise, who art thou to with- |
| 79 | stand the ordinance of God P But that I may not proceed [to much discussion with thee, I will tell thee of |
| 80 | our belief].” |
| 81 | 1 Lit. ‘wishes to become of this sort.’ |
| 82 | 125 |
| 83 | ⲭ ⲣ. 97) |
| 84 | (= Preuschen, |
| 85 | ⲣ. 126, 1. 6) |
| page 186 | |
| 86 | *(p. 111) |
| 87 | =Preuschen, |
| 88 | ⲣ. 129 f. |
| 89 | “Pp. 112 |
| 90 | = His. |
| 91 | ch. xvi |
| 92 | Laus., |
| 93 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 94 | Frag. 2 (Cairo, no. 58). ⲣ︦ⲓ︦ⲃ︦ ⲓⲏ︦ⲥ︦ XL ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 95 | ϯ | - |
| 96 | ec ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲁϥϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ . |
| 97 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲣⲏ ‐ ⲉϥϥⲁⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ MPT ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥ‐ |
| 98 | ϫⲓⲛⲡⲁⲩ ‐ ϣⲁϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ |
| 99 | ⲙⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ) |
| 100 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲟⲙⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲙ︦ |
| 101 | ⲉ ⲡϧⲁⲓⲉ ϣⲁϥϫⲱⲗⲕ ⲙⲡⲉϥ |
| 102 | ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧ ⲉϥϩⲱ‐ 5 ⲉ ϣⲁϥ 4 |
| 103 | ⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ |
| 104 | ⲙⲓ ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲟⲩ : |
| 105 | Ⲁ ⲡⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲧⲱⲙⲧ = |
| 106 | Ⲙⲏ ϥⲡⲁϫⲱⲗⲕ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲱ‐ |
| 107 | ⲗⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲛ(ⲡ)ⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ |
| 108 | ⲡⲓⲣⲏ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ‐ |
| 109 | ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ (ⲛ)ⲉϥⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ = OF |
| 110 | ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲛ‐ |
| 111 | ⲥⲁϫⲓ ‐ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲁϯ ⲉⲧ‐ |
| 112 | ⲓⲟ ϣⲟⲙ |
| 113 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟ‐ |
| 114 | ⲗⲓⲥ ⲉϥϯ ⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲫ︦ϯ︦- ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 115 | ⲡⲉϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁ‐ |
| 116 | ⲣⲓ |
| 117 | I5 Ⲁ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲓ̄ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ |
| 118 | ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ -ⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥ‐ |
| 119 | ϣⲏⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ |
| 120 | ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̄- |
| 121 | ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉ (ⲛ) ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ = ⲉϥⲟⲓ |
| 122 | 20 ⲛⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲗⲟⲃⲓ ⲉⲙⲁ‐ |
| 123 | ϣⲱ |
| 124 | Ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ |
| 125 | ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲉ |
| 126 | ⲓⲟ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲙⲟϥ |
| 127 | ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣ ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ |
| 128 | ⲡⲓⲣⲏ |
| 129 | PH ⲉⲧϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲁϥ ϫⲉ M- |
| 130 | ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲓⲛ‐ |
| 131 | I5 ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥⲟⲙⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉ (ⲛ) |
| 132 | ⲛⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲛ- |
| 133 | ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧϥⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ‐ |
| 134 | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁⲁⲕⲧⲓⲛ |
| 135 | ⲛⲉ |
| 136 | 20 Ⲟⲩⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱ‐ |
| 137 | ⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲟ‐ |
| 138 | ⲙⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁ |
| 139 | ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲫϯ︦ ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓ‐ |
| 140 | ⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲡⲥⲁ |
| 141 | 2 ⲙⲉⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ |
| 142 | ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲅⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ €= |
| 143 | 25 ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ |
| 144 | Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲣⲉϥ‐ |
| 145 | ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ ⲙⲙⲉⲡⲧ ⲡⲱⲓⲕ |
| 146 | Ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲣⲓⲕⲓ ϧⲉⲡ ⲡⲱ‐ |
| 147 | ⲟⲩ |
| 148 | ⲉⲩϥⲁⲓ, MS. ⲡⲉϥ-, MS. |
| 149 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲁⲩ |
| 150 | ϯϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲡⲣⲓⲧ |
| 151 | ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲭⲁⲏⲗ MOT ⲭⲁϥ |
| 152 | ⲧⲉϥ ⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲉⲡ |
| 153 | ⲛⲉϥ- MS. 2 sic exit, |
| 154 | [“...As if someone were walking upon the sea and gazing steadfastly] “towards the sun which beareth |
| 155 | him up by means of its beams, and were to look upon the waters upon which he walketh: will he not be |
| 156 | submerged, because he hath removed his gaze from the sun which supported him with its beams ? What |
| 157 | will happen unto him because he hath disobeyed the sun which said unto him: ‘Take heed to thy gaze that |
| 158 | thou look not upon the waters; for, lo, it is not thou who bearest up thyself, but my beams’? Even so also |
| 159 | the man whose gaze is fixed upon God, seeking after the glory of God at all times, is wont to seek to hate |
| 160 | the glory of men. If he turn aside to the glory “of men, he falleth away from the glory of God, and his gaze |
| 161 | is defiled by a multitude of passions, and in the end he submerges his cargo altogether.” |
| 162 | The Bishop marveled, being astounded at his speech and his excellent wisdom: and he departed to his |
| 163 | city, praising God and His servant Abba Makari. |
| 164 | Once an old woman came unto him (sc. Macarius) and brought unto him her son, bound in (chains of) |
| 165 | iron and held by two men, being possessed by a demon which raved exceedingly. His mother walked after |
| 166 | him weeping. For this was the working of that demon: after he had eaten three measures and drunk ⲁⲉ.. |
| 167 | 1 The note at the foot of p. 112 reads: “I seek after the drawn figure of an orans. The same note is repeated in |
| 168 | health of my beloved brother, my father Chael. The Lord the right margin. |
| 169 | deliver him that he may declare. . .” Adjoining is a crudely |
| 170 | 126 |
| page 187 | |
| 171 | TEXTS RELATING ⲧⲟ SAINT MACARIUS |
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- source
- 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
- 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)
- share
- public
- OCR
- tesseract coptic+eng (models/coptic.traineddata v3c), 300 dpi, psm 3, 476 of 476 pages, mean word confidence 80.8 (Tesseract's own figure — NOT a CER, CLAUDE.md §1.3); apparatus language eng (genre_map). Raw page text: the edition's apparatus, translation and running heads are interleaved with the Coptic, and a Greek or Latin word can come out as Coptic letters. `=== page N ===` markers are PDF pages
- file
- 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
L0 witness (OCR)
Cite as:
XXIII B. Macarius and the Hieracite — an excerpt from the Bohairic Lausiac History — lines 13999–14233, pdf pp. 184-187 (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/L13999-14233/.
What the layers are
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
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).
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.