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142 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 3,428–3,603, pdf pp. 67-69 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Difnar (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 | [I. ACROSTIC HYMN ON THE NATIVITY |
| 2 | Paper. Four leaves (imperfect), 25 x 17 cm., from the first volume of the Difudr (No. xxxvii1 F). For the |
| 3 | hand and style see Plate XVIII B (showing a leaf from the same Ms.). |
| 4 | The text includes considerable fragments of a long Hymn on the Nativity (Khoiak 28-29), the second of |
| 5 | two appointed for that festival.! It is to be chanted to the mode “Adam.” The hymn contained twenty-four |
| 6 | stanzas, each beginning with a letter of the Greek Alphabet and divided into four lines or verses.? There is |
| 7 | a caesura or pause in the middle of each line marked by the stop +. After each stanza follows a refrain (given |
| 8 | at length after Stanza 1, but thereafter in abbreviated form). |
| 9 | The substance of the Hymn is derived mainly from the First and Third Gospels, but in the seventh and |
| 10 | following stanzas the author has introduced a notable apocryphal element,? asserting that Joseph was in- |
| 11 | spired to enroll not only his own and the Virgin's name but also “the name of his son Jesus”’—before the |
| 12 | Child was born. |
| 13 | A fragment only of this Hymn (Stanzas 1-5, lacking the refrain) is found in the Rylands Difnar.* |
| 14 | ϫ Fo. 31 recto, 1. 10 *ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ Anam ). |
| 15 | Ⲁⲙⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲫⲟⲟⲩ + ⲛⲓⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ + |
| 16 | ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲉⲱ̃ⲣⲓⲛ + ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ + |
| 17 | ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ⲫϯ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ » |
| 18 | ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⲥⲡⲉⲣⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲣ[ⲱⲙⲓ +] ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲱϯ [ⲙⲙⲟⲛ] |
| 19 | “Fo. 31 verso Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ épofy + ⲛⲉⲙ] ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 20 | DEN ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲩⲙⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲡⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲓⲟⲛ + |
| 21 | ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧϭⲟⲥⲓ APT + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ + |
| 22 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϯⲙⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ + xe agi ⲁϥⲥⲱϯ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲛ + |
| 23 | Ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉⲁ + ⲣⲁϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲗⲏⲗ |
| 24 | ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲃⲏⲧⲥ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲫⲣⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ + |
| 25 | ⲉⲧⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲡⲓⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲁϥϭⲓⲥⲁⲣⲝ + |
| 26 | ⲁ̃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲣⲑ(ⲉⲛⲟⲥ) + |
| 27 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ [ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ +] |
| 28 | Ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ + [ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧ ⲁⲩϣ]ⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ + |
| 29 | * Fo. 32 recto *ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ + ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡϫⲓⲡⲓ̄ Anse + |
| 30 | ⲁⲩϫⲱⲕ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ + ⲛϩⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ + |
| 31 | ⲑⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ + ⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ + |
| 32 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 33 | The same again. (Mode) “Adam.” |
| 34 | 1 Come all ye peoples of the earth today, behold this mystery, how unto us God is born of the Virgin |
| 35 | without human seed, that He may save us. |
| 36 | With the Angels let us praise Him in this holy, beavenly bymn : “Glory be to God on bigh, and peace on |
| 37 | earth, and goodwill among men’ ; for He bath come and saved us. |
| 38 | 2 Bethlehem of Judea, rejoice in exultation, for in thee hath arisen the Sun of Righteousness, even Jesus |
| 39 | the Christ, the Word Which took flesh, Whom Mary bare being yet a maiden. |
| 40 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 41 | 3 Every Scripture written, those things which the Prophets foretold touching the coming of the Christ, |
| 42 | are fulfilled today in Bethlehem, the city of King David wherein He is born. |
| 43 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 44 | 1 The first hymn is non-acrostic and less well preserved. 3 The source of this incident appears to be the Discourse |
| 45 | 2 In the original the third line is always written as a on the Nativity by Demetrius (Budge, Misc. Copt. Texts, |
| 46 | new paragraph (with capital projected into the left margin) : ⲣ̅. 93): cp. the Death of Joseph the Carpenter, ed. Lagarde, |
| 47 | in our text this is ignored as tending to obscure the alpha- ch. vii (= Robinson, Copt. Apocr. Gospels, p. 133). |
| 48 | betic system. 4 Rylands Library Copt. 21 (Crum, Cat., no. 435), fo. pac. |
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| 49 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 50 | Ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ + ⲉⲣⲭⲱⲣⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ + |
| 51 | ϫⲉ ⲑⲙⲉⲧⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲁⲓ + ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲓⲱⲛ + |
| 52 | ⲉϥⲉⲓ̄ fixe ⲫϯ + pent ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ + |
| 53 | NOT ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ + HEN ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ ⲛⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲅⲅⲟⲥ + |
| 54 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + [ⲡⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 55 | Ⲥⲧⲁϥⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱ[ⲛ ⲉ̀]ⲃ[ⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ +] |
| 56 | * Fo. 32 verso [ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲡⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ +] ϯⲣⲉⲛⲥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲥϧⲁⲓ » |
| 57 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ + ϣⲉ € ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ + |
| 58 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥⲃⲁⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̄ⲱⲧ + |
| 59 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 60 | ⲍⲉⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ + |
| 61 | ⲛ̄ⲑⲟϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ + ϯⲡⲁⲣ(ⲑⲉ)ⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ » |
| 62 | ⲁⲩϩⲱⲗ ⲉ̄ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲫ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥϧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ + |
| 63 | ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ + ⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ + |
| 64 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓ[ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗ]ⲟⲥ + |
| 65 | Ⲏ̄ⲇⲏ ⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡ[ⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲱⲥⲏ + |
| 66 | ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥ[ⲩⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ . . . ] |
| 67 | * Fo. 33 recto *ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ANOR Swen + |
| 68 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ + |
| 69 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 70 | Ⲟⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲫⲟⲟⲩ + ⲁⲣⲓⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲛ + |
| 71 | ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ + ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲟ[ⲝ]ⲟⲛ + |
| 72 | ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲥϧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ + ⲛⲉⲙ pan ⲛϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ + |
| 73 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ + ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + |
| 74 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 75 | Ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ = |
| 76 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟϥ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 77 | * Fo. 33 verso ⲭⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ϫⲉ ϣⲉⲡ ⲧⲉⲕⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ EPOR + |
| 78 | ⲫⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ €T ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲁⲥϥ + ⲙⲟⲩϯ € ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ) ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ + |
| 79 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲩ |
| 80 | 1 ?read ⲁⲣⲓⲭⲱⲣⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲛ. ⲛⲁⲛ, MS. |
| 81 | 4 David the Prophet, exult with us (crying): “Out of Sion shall God appear in perfect beauty ⲉⲩⲉⲛ |
| 82 | the Lord of Hosts with the sound of a trump.?! |
| 83 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 84 | 5 When there came forth a decree from the King that all the world should be enrolled,? that each should |
| 85 | go to Bethlehem to write his name and his father’s name; |
| 86 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 87 | 6 Straightway the righteous Joseph arose, he and Mary, the pure Virgin, and went to Bethlehem to write |
| 88 | their names; the Virgin being with child with Our Savior.? |
| 89 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 90 | 7 While the righteous Joseph was writing a mystery. . .in that (?) he wrote: ⲓ am Joseph, with Mary |
| 91 | my wife, and my son Jesus.” |
| 92 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 93 | 8 Assemble all ye today, behold this great marvel so amazing, in that he wrote his name and the name of |
| 94 | the Virgin and (the name of) Jesus his son ere yet He was born. |
| 95 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 96 | ⲟ Lo, the mystery! The Angel revealed it unto him touching the vision, which he uttered, and spake with |
| 97 | Joseph: “Take unto thee thy wife; for He Whom she shall bear,—call Him Jesus.” |
| 98 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 99 | 1 Cp. Psalm 1, 2 and ⲭⲓ. 5. 3 Cp. Luke 11, 5. |
| 100 | 2 Cp. Luke 1, 1. 4 Cp. Math. 1, 21. |
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| 101 | FRAGMENT FROM AN APOCRYPHAL GOSPEL |
| 102 | Ⲕⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲙⲟϩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ + |
| 103 | ⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑ (ⲉⲛⲟⲥ) ⲙⲓⲥⲓ + ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ + |
| 104 | ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ + ϫⲉ ⲁ̃ⲣⲓⲃⲟⲏ̃ⲑⲓⲛ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲓ =» |
| 105 | ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲛⲉϫⲓ + ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̄ ⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ =» |
| 106 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 107 | ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ + |
| 108 | € ⲡⲓⲡⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ + ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲟ + |
| 109 | * * * |
| 110 | “Fo. 34 recto “I . ⲉ . 3 nls] .........] |
| 111 | [ⲁⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ [ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ + ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲃⲏ[ⲑⲗⲉ]ⲉⲙ + |
| 112 | Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 113 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ + |
| 114 | ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲡⲟⲩ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ + |
| 115 | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ € ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ + ⲉⲧ ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ + |
| 116 | ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲧⲉⲃⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ + |
| 117 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ + |
| 118 | *Fo. 34 verso Ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ mmwien ϯ . ⲙ |
| 119 | [ⲁⲩϫⲓ]ⲙⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲩⲏⲣ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ |
| 120 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ =» |
| 121 | Ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ + ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲓϣ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ -» |
| 122 | ⲙ̃ⲡϫⲓⲛⲓ̄ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ + ϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲗⲏⲙ + |
| 123 | ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ ET ⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ + ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ + |
| 124 | ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ € ⲡⲉϥⲥⲓⲟⲩ ANT ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + |
| 125 | Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲅ ⲛⲉⲙ [ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ 2] |
| 126 | ⲕ * * |
| 127 | 10 And lo, the days were accomplished that the Virgin should bear Our Savior. She said unto Joseph: |
| 128 | “Help me; for He Who is in my womb would come to birth.” |
| 129 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 130 | 11 Then when the righteous Joseph saw the great grace which was in her countenance. , .! |
| 131 | * * ϫ * * * |
| 132 | 15 ...unto us is born today in Bethlehem a Savior. |
| 133 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 134 | 16 The Angel spake unto the shepherds: “Arise, go ye down to Bethlehem: ve shall see the Lord Who is |
| 135 | born therein, lying in a manger of cattle.” |
| 136 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 137 | 17 Rejoice ye and be glad. . .2 They found Our Savior and worshipped Him. |
| 138 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 139 | 18 Harken to the Wise Men proclaiming openly the coming of the Christ in Jerusalem ! “ Where is He Who |
| 140 | is born the King of the Jews ? We have seen His star and are come to worship Him.” |
| 141 | With the Angels let us praise Him! |
| 142 | [The remaining six stanzas are lost.) |
Provenance
- 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
- 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:
[II.] Acrostic hymn on the Nativity — "four leaves (imperfect) … from the first volume of the Difnar" (L3429) — lines 3428–3603, pdf pp. 67-69 (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/L3428-3603/.
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.