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49 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 17,189–17,251, pdf pp. 223-224 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Life of Shenoute (ruling WORK-1: a container is read inside the compositions it holds). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part.
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| 1 | XXX. BESA |
| 2 | Life of Shenouti. |
| 3 | Parchment. Five fragments from three different mss. |
| 4 | Frag. 1 (Cairo, no. 134%) 12.5 x 19.5 cm., is the lower portion of a sheet (two conjoined leaves). The |
| 5 | script is a thick, heavy, but not large uncial: the stops ~ and = (both black) alone are used. Frag. 2 |
| 6 | (Cairo, no. 138), 18.5 X 13 cm., is a fragment from the lower right-hand portion of a leaf. The script is the |
| 7 | same as that of Frag. 4. Frag. 3 (Cairo, no. 110), 11 x 23.5 cm., is a strip torn from the foot of a page and |
| 8 | giving its full width. It does not therefore belong to the same ms. as did Frag. 2: the hand, moreover, is |
| 9 | larger and thicker. The stops — and = alone are used. Frag. 4 (Cairo, no. 134), 34.5 X 23 ⲡⲓ. is a com- |
| 10 | plete leaf from the same ms. as Frag. 2, having thirty-seven lines to the page. The recto (eleventh page in |
| 11 | the Ms. and first in the second quire) is headed ⲓ︦ⲁ︦ ⲩ︦ⲥ︦ (Ornament) [ⲑ︦ⲩ︦ ⲃ︦] The script (as in Frag. 2) is a |
| 12 | good-sized, rounded uncial: the ink is reddish-brown: the only stops used are = and (at the end of a |
| 13 | paragraph) . Frag. 5 (Cairo, no. 134%), 18 x 16 cm., is a much-discolored fragment of a decayed leaf: |
| 14 | it may possibly belong to the same Ms. as Frags. 2 and 4. |
| 15 | All these belong to the Life of Shenouti by Besa. Other fragments of the same work are Cod. Tisch. |
| 16 | XXIV, 10, 11; XXVI, 26 of which the two former at least may belong to the same Ms. as our Frags. 2 and 3. |
| 17 | The complete work is extant in the Vatican ms. (Cod. Vat. Copi. Lxv1, 2) which was also brought (by |
| 18 | Assemani) from the Monastery of Saint Macarius, and has been most recently edited by Leipoldt.? |
| 19 | Frag. 1, Fo. 1: recto illegible: verso= L(eipoldt), Sinuthii Vita p. 2017 ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϫⲉ fo ⲣ. ϩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲱⲛ. |
| 20 | The following variants occur: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉ ⲓ ϥⲛⲁⲑⲣⲉ; ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ mcweyg= ange> ⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ |
| 21 | ⲁⲛϣⲉ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛⲩ -ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲛϩⲱⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ; ⲛ̄ⲭⲁ ⲱⲓⲕ ⲛⲭⲁ ⲱⲓⲕ |
| 22 | ne (Amélineau deletes ne); ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦.. ⲉ̀ϫⲱⲛ ⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ... ϩⲓϫⲱⲡ. Fo. 2 ⲥ. ⲣ. 21% ⲉ ⲫⲏ pen |
| 23 | fo ⲓ ⲛⲅⲣⲱⲡ. The following variants occur: ⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛ L? omits ev; ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϩϯ (as Amélineau ⲥⲟⲡ- |
| 24 | jectured)> ϯⲛϩϯ: ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟϩ an; ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ LP adds ⲛⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲛⲁⲅⲣⲱⲡ sic> LE |
| 25 | ⲛⲟⲣⲱⲡ. Folio 2 verso=L., p. 211 ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ fo ⲣ. 2 ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉ. The following variants occur: |
| 26 | ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ [ⲫⲏ] ⲉⲧϩⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ eThen; ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϣⲓ : ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯϫⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ |
| 27 | ⲙⲁϫⲕⲟ. |
| 28 | Frag. 2=L., p. 27 ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ fo p. 2 ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϫⲟⲓ, and ⲣ. 27 ⲁϥⲉⲣⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁⲛ fo ⲣ. 2 ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲟⲡⲥ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ |
| 29 | The only noteworthy variant is the following passage inserted (recto) between the words ⲙⲫ︦ϯ︦ and ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ |
| 30 | of ed. cit. p. 2 -Ⲧⲟⲧⲉ] ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ϯϯϩⲟ|...]ⲛ ⲱ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉ̀ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩ.. ϣⲗⲏ]ⲗ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 31 | ⲥⲟⲩ[ⲧⲱⲛ | ⲡⲁⲙⲱⲓⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩ[ϩⲓⲣⲏⲡⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ |.... WO ⲁϥϭⲓ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓ [ⲧⲟⲧϥ | ⲁϥϣ]ⲉ ⲛⲁϥ( ⲦⲎen said the |
| 32 | man: Ⲓ beseech thee(?), O my holy Father,. ..pray for me that the Lord may direct my path in peace.” |
| 33 | And after (?) he had received a blessing, he departed). |
| 34 | Frag. 3 ⲥ. p. 2 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲁⲅⲙⲁⲧⲉⲩⲧⲏⲥ ϯ ⲣ. 2 ⲁϥⲑⲣⲟⲩⲧⲏⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ. The only variant is: |
| 35 | ⲛⲧⲁϭⲓ ϩⲗⲓ 2 LI6f ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲗ ϩⲗⲓ. ⲙ. p. 2 ⲁϥⲉⲛⲥ fo p. 2 ⲛ̄ⲗⲟⲩⲕⲟϫⲓ. Variants are: papoc> L7 |
| 36 | ϣⲁⲣⲟⲥ, and ⲛ ̃︦ⲗⲟⲕⲟϫⲓ ⲛⲗⲟⲩⲕⲟϫⲓ. |
| 37 | Frag. ...3 ⲃⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ fo p. 32 ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ. The following variants occur: ϩⲁ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 38 | ϩⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ[ⲕⲟⲓ]ⲧⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ [mili]... Jr; ϫⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲓ. ⲣ. 32° ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲓ sic only; ⲉ̄ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ib. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ : |
| 39 | ⲉ ⲉⲙ[ⲛⲁ]ⲓ ⲉ ⲙⲛⲁⲓ; ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭⲥ. Verso=L., p. 32! ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ fo ⲣ. 33 ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ. The |
| 40 | following are the variants: ϫⲉ ⲉ[ⲧ]ⲁⲕⲭⲁ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲭⲁ : ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲩⲛⲕⲟⲧ : ϯⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ |
| 41 | [oⲩ]ⲧⲉ L2, ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ : ⲡⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ; ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ ... ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲡⲉⲕⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ |
| 42 | ... ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛ̄ⲑⲙ[ⲏ] L., p. 33 ⲛⲉⲕⲓⲟϯ (alone); ⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ Ⲓ ⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ. |
| 43 | Frag. 5 recto? = (fragments of) L., p. 56 ⲛⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲡⲉ fo p. 56'7 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗ). Verso®= (fragments of) |
| 44 | L., p. 572 se ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ fo p. 57 ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ (but indeterminate traces of four more lines follow). |
| 45 | ⲓ See Leipoldt, Z c., pp. 300, 413. 3 Indeterminate endings of three lines precede. |
| 46 | 2 Sinuthii Vita Bobairice (C.S.C.0., Script. Copt., 4 Indeterminate beginnings of four lines precede. |
| 47 | Series 11, tom. 11 1). |
| 48 | 163 |
| page 224 | |
| 49 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
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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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XXX. Besa — "Life of Shenouti" (L17190; L17206 "All these belong to the Life of Shenouti by Besa") — lines 17189–17251, pdf pp. 223-224 (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/L17189-17251/.
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