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1	VI. THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
2	Cotton-paper. Thirty-nine leaves or seventy-eight pages (Cairo, nos. 5-6+C.U.L. Add. 1886, 3), 25.8 x
3	17.5 cm. where intact. There is a single column (20 x 12 cm.) of twenty-one lines to the page. A guide-line
4	is ruled for each line of the text. The script is a good-sized thirteenth century hand ;! the ink is glossy and
5	deep black; capitals and large letters (as ⲫ) in the body of the text are touched in with red. The stop +
6	(marking pauses in reading) is uniformly used, generally in red ink but sometimes in silver-paint. The title
7	to each of the main sections in the work is in small informal uncials and is preceded by a head-piece. The text
8	opens with one line in enlarged ornate uncials followed by some lines in a formal vellum-hand (see Plate XVII,
9	A-B). Diacritical markings are as usual, but there is a marked preference for the grave as against the horizontal
10	form. Paragraphs are frequently emphasized by a sign, §, in red placed below the enlarged initial letter.
11	The numeration is by pages, though alternate (left-hand) pages or versos only are inscribed; but the first
12	and last pages of each quire always bear both page- and quire-number, and are further distinguished by an
13	abbreviated sacred motto, the words being divided by a small central ornament thus: = (Ornament)
14	5c \| ¥c (Ornament) a=, “Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” The quire contained five sheets (ten folios or twenty
15	pages): apparent irregularities may be explained on the supposition that each narrative was preceded by
16	a full-page miniature of the Apostle whose adventures were recorded. ?
17	Of the thirty-nine leaves preserved, thirty-eight were recovered in 1920-1 and are at Cairo. The remaining
18	leaf (pp. 787-8 of the same ms.) was found by Tischendorf and is now at Cambridge. The ms. was therefore
19	a large one containing, probably, close upon 8oo ⲣⲣ. and doubtless covering the whole series of Acta. The
20	remaining nine-tenths of the ms. may have perished, but not impossibly further portions survive in some other
21	hiding-place within the Monastery.
22	Fragments of Sahidic and other versions of the Acts have been published by Guidi* and von Lemm ;®
23	but with the exception of the Vatican Martyrdom of S. Luke,® of possible fragments from the Acts of Matthias
24	at Leipzig,” and the Cambridge leaf from our own ⲙ no portion of a Bohairic recension has hitherto
25	emerged. From the Bohairic the Acts were translated into Arabic’ and thence into Ethiopic.1® A version
26	of the Martyrdom of S. Mark, only very slightly abridged, is incorporated in the History of the Patriarchs
27	by Severus of Ashmunén.!!
28	Our fragments belong to the following sections in the collection: (A) The Journeyings of Saint John;
29	(ⲃ) The Death of Saint john; (C) The Preaching of Saint Philip; (D) The Martyrdom of Saint Philip; (E) The
30	Preaching of Saint Bartholomew; (F) The Martyrdom of Saint Matthias; (G) of Saint Mark; (H) of Saint
31	Luke. The order of the narratives in the Coptic Ms. was evidently the same as in the Arabic ms. at Dér es
32	Suriin edited by Mrs. Lewis : both versions (as also the Ethiopic) seem to represent the same recension (which,
33	be it noted, is different from that of the Vatican Ms.), the divergencies being relatively slight and due chiefly
34	to translation.
35	In this edition of the Bohairic text the division into lines is ignored; but both the paragraphs and the
36	punctuation of the original are retained. Where errors or omissions appear to be certain, attempt has been
37	1 Possibly identical with the hand of No. xxxvi, ⲥ 5 Koptische Apocryphe Apostelakien in Bull. de I Acad.
38	(= PL. XVII A) and closely contemporary with the hand Imp. des Sciences de St. Pétersbourg xxxi11, 509 ff. ; Xxxxv,
39	of the Coptic Gospels at Dér es Suriin (on which see 1 c., 233 ff.
40	note), dated 1220 A.D. Occasional corrections (mostly the 6 Cod. Vat. Copt. ⲭⲓ 2 (publ. by Balestri, Bessarione,
41	addition of letters accidentally omitted) are found. These 1x (1905), pp. 128 ff.). This ms. also came from Dér Abt
42	are usually by the original hand ; some are due to a second Makir.
43	but contemporary hand, but very few are late. ⲧ Cod. Tisch. xxvl1, 2; xxv11, 3, 8 (cp. Crum in P.S.B.A4.,
44	2 Thus Quire Ta (18) is paged from ⲣ. TAe to Twa XXIX, ⲣ. 303).
45	inclusive (z.e. it contained only 19 pp.). Doubtless a full- 8 Published by S. Gaselee, J.T.S., x, 52 f.
46	page picture of the Apostle was prefixed to the section. 9 Edited (mainly from a ms. at Ⲣⲉ es Suriin) by
47	3 Probably the Martyrdom of S. Luke was the last Mrs. Lewis, Arabic Version of the Acta Apocr. Apost. (Text),
48	section in the volume (S. Mark and S. Luke are of course and Mythological Acts of the Apostles (Translation) = Horace
49	not Apostles, and so would take the last two places). Semiticae 111 and ⲓⲅ.
50	4 Frammenti Copti in Atti della Accad. dei Lincei 111, ⲓⲟ S.C. Malan, Conflicts of the Holy Apostles; E. A. Wallis
51	i, 471%; m1, ii, 19ff., 65 ff., 177 ff., 251 ff., 368 ff. (see also Budge, Contendings of the Apostles.
52	Gli Atti Apocrifi degli Apostoli in Giorn. della Soc. Asiat. 11 Ed. B. Evetts, pp. 43 ff.
53	Ial. ⲓ (1888), pp. 1 ff).
54	27
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55	ϫ (ⲥ︦ϥ︦︦︦)
56	(eq)
57	*p. 2091 (= B,,
58	ⲣ. 228; ⲣ.
59	40)
60	ⲣ. 202
61	ⲣ. 297 (=B,,
62	ⲣ. 230; ⲣ.
63	41)
64	*ⲣ̅ 208
65	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
66	made to rectify the text with the help of the Arabic and Ethiopic versions;' but since these have not been
67	closely compared, nothing like a complete apparatus criticus is possible. The divergencies of our own text
68	from that of Cod. Vat. Copt. Lxvin, 2 in the Martyrdom of S. Luke, have, however, been noted. In the margin
69	of the translation references to the Arabic and Eth. versions are indicated by the signs L. (= Lewis, Myth.
70	Acts of the Apost.) and B. (=Budge, The Contendings of the Apostles, vol. 1).
71	ϩⲁⲛⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲟⲛ +
72	Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ + ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲭⲁⲧ EBON +
73	Ⲁϥⲭⲁⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲧⲉ (ⲛ) ⲙ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲓⲫⲟϩ ⲉ̄ ϯⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓ̄ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲓ + ⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲙⲁⲣⲉ‐
74	ⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲉ +
75	Den ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲓϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉ(ⲛ) ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲕϩ ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲉⲑⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲟϫ‐
76	ϩⲉϫ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ + & ⲡⲓϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ +
77	Ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲡⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲗ
78	ⲉϥⲥⲱⲕ ϫⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ + ⲁϥⲥⲓϯ ⲛ̄ⲓⲱⲁⲡⲡⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡϣⲱⲓ +
79	ⲁ̄ⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲡⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲱⲛⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ + € ϣⲉⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲱ + ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ
80	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲙⲁⲓ̄ⲏ︦ +
81	Ⲛⲁⲓⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲣⲓϯⲧⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ + ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲓⲃⲱⲛⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ + ϫⲉ
82	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱ(ⲛ) ⲧⲁϫⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ + ⲛⲧⲁⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥϥ
83	Ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̃ⲧⲁⲛⲉⲣⲁ̃ⲙⲁⲗⲏϫ € ⲛⲉ(ⲛ)ⲉ̃ⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̄ⲫϯ
84	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉⲡⲙ̃ⲧⲟ(ⲛ) ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ + ⲁⲛϫⲱ ⲛ̄ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ
85	Two folios (four pages) missing.
86	NjeRcwMa + ⲡⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ +
87	Ⲁⲥϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϫⲱⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲡⲏⲓ + ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ +
88	ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲡⲁϥ + ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ϯⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + ⲉ̄ ⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̄ϯⲙⲉⲧⲡⲉⲣⲉⲭⲓⲧⲏⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϭⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̄ ϯⲥⲉⲓ̄ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ +
89	I ⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲁⲥⲑⲁϣϥ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥⲑⲱⲕ + AMOR ϩⲱ ⲁⲥⲁⲓⲧ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲭⲓⲧⲏⲥ + ⲛⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲗⲓⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲛⲓ ⲡⲉ
90	Ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲇ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ + ⲙ̃ⲡⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲕ ⲉ̄ ϯⲥⲓ̄ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ + ⲁⲥⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲣⲧϥ €b-
91	ⲣⲏⲓ + ⲁⲥϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ + HEN ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲑⲛⲁⲓ
92	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϫⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡ[ⲉ]
93	A. The Travels of Saint John.
94	[S. John, appointed by lot to preach in Asia, takes ship at Joppa accompanied by Prochorus. His prophecy that they
95	will suffer great hardships at sea is fulfilled; for the ship is wrecked. John disappears, but Prochorus with the crew is cast
96	ashore at Seleucia. The sailors attribute the disaster to the arts of their passengers and bring Prochorus before the magistrate
97	on a charge of sorcery. He is saved by the intervention of an imperial official visiting the city on public business.]
98	... “affairs of state. When he heard me speaking in the presence of the polifarch, he bade him let me go.
99	And he let me go; and in forty days I reached Asia, and came unto a plain called Marmare6n. And this
100	was by the sea.
101	Now as \| was sitting upon a headland which was by the sea, that \| might rest a little from my affliction
102	and sorrow, sleep took hold on me. Afterwards, when \| opened my eyes, lo, there was coming in from the sea
103	a rolling wave; and by means of a rolling *and great wave it (sc. the sea) cast up John. Now when Ⲓ saw him,
104	I arose in haste to help him, since I also was escaped from affliction of this same sort: for 1 did not know that
105	he was John. I went to give him my hand. But as I drew near to reach out my hand to catch him and raise
106	him up, he was before me and arose. And when we had embraced one another, we wept and straightway
107	gave thanks unto God. And while we were resting a little that John might recover his spirit, we spake of those
108	things which had come to pass.
109	[John and Prochorus go to Ephesus. Outside the city they meet Romanna, keeper of a bath-house, who invites them to
110	enter her service.]
111	(She said: “. . .1 will give thee wages and necessaries for) “thy body.” And he said unto her: “Certainly.”
112	She looked towards me, and said unto me: “ What sayest thou ?”’ John said unto her: “He is my brother.”
113	She said unto him: “I have need of him also for the work of a bath-man.” And she took us to the bath-house.
114	As for John, she set him to fire (the furnace) ; me also she made bath-man. Now she used to give us three
115	pounds of bread a day.
116	But on the fourth day John forgot to fire the bath: she seized him, thrust him within, and beat him sorely
117	without mercy. And she spake these words unto him: *“O thou who art fled from thine own country, that dost
118	1 In all other respects the orthography of the original is unaltered.
119	28
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120	THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
121	ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁϥⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲙ̃ⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟ(ⲛ) ϣϫⲟⲙ AMOK ⲉ̄ ⲉⲣⲭⲣⲩⲥⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓⲡ
122	ⲉ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲓ̄ⲉ̄ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲧ + ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲁⲗ +
123	Ⲙⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ € ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ + ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲱⲓⲧ ⲫⲟϩ ϣⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲏ + ⲭⲛⲁϣⲭⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ + ⲉⲑⲃⲉ
124	ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ +
125	Ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲕⲥⲱ ϣⲁⲕⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ + € ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲕⲉⲣϭⲉⲛⲛⲉ + ⲱ ⲫⲁⲛⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ + ϣⲓⲃϯ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲅⲛⲱⲙⲏ +
126	ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ
127	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲛⲁⲓ + ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ + € ⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ϣⲏϣⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ
128	ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲃⲓ
129	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ + ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲉⲣϩⲏⲧ ⲃ︦
130	Ⲕⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲉ̃ⲧⲁⲛϩⲱⲗ fECIE ϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲟⲙ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲕⲟⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ
131	ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ + HEM ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲱⲛⲧ +
132	Bud ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̄ⲧ ⲁⲩⲑⲁϣⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲓϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲧ ⲡⲉⲡⲟ︦ⲅ︦ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉ (ⲛ)ⲣⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ̃ + ⲁⲩϯⲕⲟⲩⲣ
133	ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲑⲁϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + ⲁⲩⲉⲣⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲱⲛⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ +
134	AON ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲁϥϣⲟⲡⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ HEN ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲟⲩⲟⲧ +
135	Ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̄ϫⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ + ⲉⲛⲛⲁϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲯⲩⲭⲏ
136	Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ + ⲁⲓⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ € ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲉ̃ⲧⲁⲩⲑⲁϣⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ + ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ +
137	Ⲙ̄ⲫⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ + ⲁⲥⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ϣⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲡⲁϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲛ
138	ⲕⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲕ + ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲙⲁϩⲑⲏⲕ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ +
139	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲡⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲭⲣⲓⲁ̃ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲕⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϯϩⲑⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟϥ
140	Ⲡ]ⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ +» ϫⲉ ⲓ̄ⲉ︦ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲥⲉ‐
141	One folio (two pages) missing.
142	ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ϯ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ +
143	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙ̃̄ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̃ⲫⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦
144	ⲉ̃ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ϯⲟⲩⲡⲟⲩ & ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲡ ⲫⲱⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ
145	Ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̃ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲓ̄ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲕϯ ⲛϩⲑⲏⲕ ⲁⲡ
146	ⲉ̄ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲭⲁⲕ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉ(ⲛ) ⲡⲁⲓ
147	ⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ MMOR ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉ̄ ϩⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧ
148	ⲙⲙⲟ(ⲛ) MS.
149	not deserve to live! If thou canst not serviceably perform a task, then why didst thou undertake it eagerly,
150	leaving me to undo your carelessness ? Art thou come hither to mock Romanna, her whose fame reaches
151	unto Rome ? Thou shalt not be able to escape me; for thou art my servant. In eating and drinking thou
152	delightest thyself, but for doing work thou art remiss. O thou ill-favored one, {change thy disposition, that
153	thou mayest serve Romanna.”
154	Now when I heard these things which she said to John dealing him sore blows the while, *I was in great
155	sorrow of heart and grief. But John said unto me: “My son, Prochorus, wherefore art thou perplexed ?
156	For thou knowest that we set out boldly on the sea, and art thou grieved in heart at a single buffet from a
157	woman and a little anger ? Get thee to the work assigned thee, and perform it cheerfully. For our Lord
158	Jesus, our Maker, was buffeted: they spat in His face, they scourged Him, they crucified Him. Us, even
159	us, His handiwork, He Himself hath redeemed with His blood, and gladly *became like unto us: and He
160	told us all these things beforehand. But in His patience let us possess our souls.”
161	Now when he had thus spoken unto me, \| went my way and toiled at the task appointed me by Romanna.
162	And when the morning of the next day appeared, Romanna came to John and spake unto him in this wise:
163	“If thou needest aught else for the body, 1 will give it thee: only give heed to thy work properly.” John said
164	unto her: “I have enough for the needs of the body; and as for the work, we will attend to it.” She said unto
165	him: “Then why do many (complain of thy neglect ?”’).
166	[John explains that he is unused as yet to his task. A demon in the guise of Romanna appears threatening and reviling John.]
167	...ⲉⲣⲁ “from this place.’ \| by no means wish that thou shouldest serve me more.” But John knowing
168	through the Spirit that it was a demon, prayed in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
169	Spirit. And straightway the demon fled away ashamed.
170	Now on the morrow Romanna came saying unto John: “Many tell me concerning thee that thou payest no
171	due heed to thy work. But thou doest thus of thy perverse wish that I may release thee from this place. And
172	1 The demon is speaking.
173	ⲥ
174	* (qe)
175	(ⲧ︦)
176	ϯ ⲃ ⲣ. 2
177	ⲣ. 209
178	ⲣ̅. 300
179	“p. 303 (=B,,
180	p. 232; Ⲉ.. p.
181	42)
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182	$
183	ϯ. ⲣ. 233)
184	ⲣ̅. 304
185	ⲣ̅. 305
186	ϯ- p. 43)
187	*p. 306
188	f (=B., p. 234)
189	ⲣ. 300
190	ϯ. p. 235)
191	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
192	Ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ € ϩⲱⲗ ⲛⲧⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲁⲭⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲁⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϫ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉ(ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ̄‐
193	ϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ
194	Ⲥⲧⲁⲥⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̄ ⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲣⲁⲩϣ ⲁⲥⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲓⲇⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ
195	ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ + ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲧ + ⲉⲥⲥⲁⲧⲓ̄ⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ MMOC ⲛⲁϥ +
196	Ϫⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲱ̄ ⲫⲁ ⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲕϫⲱ MMOC ϫⲉ OF + MH ⲕⲉⲣⲟ̃ⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲃⲱⲕ
197	ⲁⲛ + ⲁⲣⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ +
198	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ ϫⲉ 69a ⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲑⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲣⲉⲭⲓⲧⲏⲥ +
199	Ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲧ + HE ⲟⲩⲟⲡ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲫⲏⲣ + € ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲉ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ *ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ + ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲏ
200	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲭⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲥ ϣⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ
201	Ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲃ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓⲟϯ ET ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ + (ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ) ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ + ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ Tar] ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲥⲉⲉⲣⲟ̃ⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ
202	ϫⲉ AMON ⲛⲉⲃⲱⲕ + ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲟⲛ € ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲡⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ
203	Ⲡⲓⲥⲭ ⲟⲗⲁⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ anon ⲛⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲓⲟϯ + ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟ
204	ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ ⲙ̃ⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ
205	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲱϣ
206	ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ + ϫⲉ ANON ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲱⲕ +
207	ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲃ + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ̄ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲓ̄ⲣⲓ nar ⲣⲏϯ + ϫⲉ
208	ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛ︦︦ⲥ︦ ⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ +
209	Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ + ACT ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ + HEN ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲉⲧϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ
210	ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉⲥϫⲱ MMOC +
211	Xe ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲫⲱⲧ + ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ € ϣⲁⲣⲉ TEKST ⲓ̄ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲕⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ +
212	One folio (two pages) missing.
213	ⲭⲓ̈ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ [ⲛϫⲉ arocRopITHC] ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲛ̄ϩⲑⲏ[ϥ ⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ € ϣⲁⲣⲉ nafs ϣⲱⲡⲓ] ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ + ⲫⲁⲓ ale ⲟⲩⲟⲛ] ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥ
214	ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϣⲏ[ⲣⲓ] ⲉϥⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲛ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲓⲉ ⲇⲟⲛⲱ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲧ + € ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲟⲙⲛⲟⲥ
215	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̄ ϩⲱⲗ ⲉ̄ ϯⲥⲉⲓ̄ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ
216	ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ +
217	ⲧⲟⲛⲱ
218	thou canst not depart again out of my hand. If thou shouldest seek to escape from me, [ will not leave fone
219	of thy members whole.” And in ⲓ this, John did not answer her. But when she perceived his patience and
220	gentleness, she thought to herself that he was a simpleton, and spake unto him with harsh speech, reviling him
221	and saying unto him: “Art not thou my slave, O ill-favored one ? What sayest thou? Dost thou not admit
222	thy slavery ? Answer me!” And John said unto her: “Verily I am thy slave, \| the fire-man, and also Pro-
223	chorus the bath-man.”
224	Now Romanna that accursed woman had a friend who was chief among *the judges, among them who are
225	called scholastici. She betook herself unto him and spake with him saying: “Two slaves of my parents,
226	whom they bequeathed unto me, (ran away) many years ago; tand now they are come (back) to me,
227	confessing, ‘We are thy slaves.” Is it possible for me to establish afresh the sale of them ?’* The scholasticus
228	said to her: “If they say: ‘We are thy slaves since the time of thy parents,” thou mayest take three trusty
229	witnesses unto them, in order to establish securely the fact of their purchase.”
230	But John through the Spirit was aware of this and said unto me: * Know, my son, *that this woman desireth
231	us to admit to her that we are her slaves. Now let us not be grieved at this thing, but rejoice the more, and
232	let us do so (as she bids) ; that by these means Our Lord Jesus the Christ may show this woman whose disciples
233	we are.”
234	When John had so spoken, Romanna came in in great triumph and straightway seized upon John, saying:
235	“O runaway slave, why when thy mistress entereth in dost thou not come forth unto her to do obeisance
236	to herr?”
237	[John and Prochorus admit that they are the slaves of Romanna. The bath-house is haunted by a demon who thrice a
238	year strangles the first person to enter.] '
239	(Now the owner of the) bath-house, Dioscorides, used to observe the day on which these things
240	occurred. This man had a son, eighteen years old, very fcomely in form, named Domnus. And he used to keep
241	guard over him on the days when the mischief was to occur, and would not allow him to go to the bath-
242	house on that day. So then after we had spent three months at the bath-house, the son of Dioscorides entered
243	ⲟ
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244	THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
245	Ⲡⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ︦ⲅ︦ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲥⲉⲓ̄ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ + & ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ϯⲥⲉⲓ̄ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ
246	ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ + ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲕⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲡⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲥⲕⲉⲩⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲧ ⲉⲓϣⲉⲙϣⲓ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟϥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ϯⲟⲩⲡⲟⲩ
247	ⲉ̃ⲧⲁ [ϥⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉ̃[ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲟϫϩϥ
248	[ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ]ⲉϥⲁ̀ⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲇⲉ [avi ⲉ]ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲣⲓⲙⲓ + ⲉⲩϫⲱ [molec + ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ + ϫⲉ & ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲟⲩ =»
249	Ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲁⲥⲥⲓϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣϣⲱⲛ ϩⲓϫⲉⲡ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ
250	ⲧⲉⲥⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ +
251	Ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ϯⲧⲁⲗⲉⲡⲱⲣⲟⲥ ⲁⲓⲡⲁⲉⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ + Ϧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲟ ⲁⲓⲛⲁϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲟ
252	ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲓ̄ⲉ︦ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ + ⲁ̃ⲛⲟⲕ ϧⲁ ϯⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ) + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲕⲉⲛ̃ⲑⲟϥ ϩⲱϥ + ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ
253	ϫⲉ ⲁ̃ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲟⲩ + ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱϥ + ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲇⲟⲙⲛⲟⲥ +
254	“Prot ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲃⲟⲏⲑⲓⲛ + ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ANAT ϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ
255	ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟ̃ⲙⲓ + ⲡⲓⲣⲉⲙⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲉⲙⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ + ϯⲧⲱⲃϩ AMO ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲟⲙⲛⲟⲥ +
256	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲓϥⲱⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲡ ⲁϫⲡ ⲅ̄ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲁϫⲡ ⲑ̄ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉ AMON ⲱⲛϧ
257	ϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲓϧⲉⲗϣⲓⲣⲓ +
258	Ⲛⲉ ⲁ̃ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲙⲏϣ ⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ + ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ + ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ
259	ⲛⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲟⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲉϩⲡⲓ +
260	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲑⲱⲕ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ +
261	Ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ + ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ +
262	Ⲉ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲁⲥϭⲟϫⲓ ⲁⲥⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ + ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲱ ⲡⲓⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ +
263	ⲁⲩϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲓⲕ + ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲕ ⲅⲁⲣ & ⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩⲉⲛⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ +
264	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ + ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲓ̄ ϯⲛⲟⲩ € ⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ + ⲉ̃ⲕⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲏ
265	ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ + ⲉⲕϫⲱ MMOC ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲁⲧϣⲁⲩ +
266	Ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ € ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲱ︦ⲁ︦ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ + ⲁϥϣⲉ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ϯⲥⲉⲓ̄ⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ +
267	Nine leaves (ci 2) missing.
268	ϫⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ϫⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ THaTaMwTER
269	ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩⲱⲣⲕ ⲛⲁϥ + ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ é ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̃ⲫⲟⲅ‐
270	ⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ »
271	ⲓ ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩ MS. 2 sic: perhaps a corruption of ⲫⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ.
272	into the bath-house alone to bathe. And 1 went with him, having the utensils! in my hand and waiting on
273	him. And straightway, when Ⲡⲉ had entered in before me, the demon strangled him.
274	And when his servants knew of it, they came forth weeping and saying: “ What shall we do ? For our lord
275	is dead.” And when Romanna heard it, she cast her mantle upon the ground and tare the hair of her head,
276	saying: “Woe is me, wretched that I am! {What shall I do henceforward ? With what face shall I look
277	upon the face of Dioscorides 7 Or how shall I answer him, miserable that I am ? But as for him, if he shall
278	hear that his son is dead, he too will die. For my lord Domnus was his only son. Ⲟ great Artemis, help;
279	that life may return unto this youth through thy power. For we know all, both men and women of Ephesus,
280	that it is thou who reignest over all. \| beseech thee raise up thy servant Domnus.” And she kept tearing the
281	hair of her head from the third hour of the day unto the ninth hour. And there was no life in the youth.
282	ϯⲛⲟⲩ there was a great multitude assembled because of the lad, some lamenting for the boy, and others
283	wondering at Romanna and the way she acted in her grief. And when John was come forth from *the stoke-
284	hole, he said to me: “Prochorus, my son, what is this tumult in the city today by reason of this woman ?”
285	But when Romanna saw him speaking with me, she rushed (upon him) and seized him, and said to him:
286	“(0 wizard, thy sorceries are revealed! For because of thee my goddess hath withdrawn herself from me.”
287	And she dealt him a buffet, saying: Ⲟ wicked slave, that art come now to mock me! Dost thou rejoice
288	over that which hath befallen my son ? What sayest thou, O worthless slave 7”
289	When John had heard these things from Romanna, he departed into the bath-house.
290	[John restores the boy to life: Romanna, Dioscorides and others are consequently converted. A demon takes the form of
291	an imperial official commissioned to arrest John and Prochorus, and bribes two of the city guards to aid him.]
292	(The demon said) *unto them: “Swear to me by the great Artemis that in death and in life ye will work
293	with me, and I will show you.” And they sware unto him: “We will stand by thee in all things.” And he
294	showed them a great load? of gold, saying: “My comrades, do your utmost, and, lo, I these (monies) I have
295	1 i.e. the appliances used in bathing. with ⲟⲓ Ar. ‘a false appearance. ..of many purses
296	2 Eth. ‘something which was like unto a large purse filled filled with dinars.’
297	31
298	ⲡ︦]
299	ⲭ (ra)
300	ϫ (ⲧ︦ⲗ︦ⲁ︦)
301	*p. 310
302	ϯ( p. 44)
303	*p.311
304	ϯ.. ⲣ. 236)
305	*p. 312
306	*p. 331 (=B.,
307	p. 244; L., ⲣ.
308	481.)
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309	ϫⲩⲗⲃ
310	X TAD?
311	*p.332
312	t (=B., p. 245)
313	“Pp. 333
314	ⲣ. 334
315	ϯ.. p. 246)
316	“p. 335
317	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
318	Ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲅⲟⲛⲓⲍⲉⲥⲑⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲓⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲓⲥⲓ +
319	Howor ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ + ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲛ ⲉ̃ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲃ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲧⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲛⲁⲕ =»
320	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ba ⲡⲓⲉ̄ⲃⲓⲏⲛ + ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲧⲕⲉⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ̀ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ̀ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲗⲉⲥⲧⲓⲛⲏⲓ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ
321	ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ + AROMENTAPHCIOC ⲉⲧ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ︦ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲓⲗ︦ⲏ︦ⲙ︦ + ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙ̃ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ
322	ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ +
323	Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲓϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲓϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩ ⲇ︦ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ + ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ +
324	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ + ⲉ̃ⲁⲩⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲏⲟⲩⲧ +
325	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲟⲩ € ⲡⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ + ⲛⲁⲓ ET ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲟⲛ € ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ϫⲉⲭⲁⲥ
326	ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲉ̃ⲝⲉⲧⲁⲍⲓ(ⲛ) ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ + ⲉϥⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ +
327	Ⲥ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲗⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϫⲓϫ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲅⲓⲁ ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲧⲁⲙⲉ
328	ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲱⲓ € ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ +
329	ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲡⲏⲓ + ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲗ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓⲉⲃⲓⲏⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ + ⲉ̃ϣⲱⲡ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̃ⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ
330	ⲭⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ *
331	ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̃ⲡϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ € ⲟⲩϭⲓⲥⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙ̃̄ⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ̃ + ⲉϥϫⲱ
332	ⲙⲙⲟⲥ +
333	Ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲭⲏ ϧⲉⲡ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲱⲓⲧ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ asf € ⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ
334	ⲛⲁϥⲣⲓⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲁⲓⲭⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ
335	ϯⲥⲟⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ +
336	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϩⲑⲏⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ + ϣⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ϧⲁ ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲧϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲝⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ +
337	Ϫⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲣϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲡⲉⲛϣⲫⲏⲣ ϩⲁⲣⲁ ⲣⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ (ⲛⲓ)ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ + ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲉⲣϩⲟϯ
338	ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲫⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲟⲡⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ +
339	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲧϥ ⲛⲁϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ € ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ EMT ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ̄ +
340	ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲓ ⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ + €T ⲁⲓⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
341	ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ + ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲣⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲡ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ̃ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲧⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ
342	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣϩⲱⲗ ⲉ̄ ⲧⲉⲕⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲏϯ
343	1 Both Arabic and Eth. have ‘Palestine’ alone. ⲧⲕⲁⲡ‐ 3 Added (first hand) above the line.
344	ⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ is probably a gloss added by way of hopeful % Heading (for beginning of the eighteenth quire) ⲓ︦ⲏ︦
345	suggestion and subsequently admitted into the text. Fc (Ornament) ⲑ︦ⲩ︦ TAe.
346	2 Heading (for end of the seventeenth quire) +Aa ⲓ︦ⲩ︦
347	(Ornament) ⲭ︦ⲩ︦ ⲓ︦ⲍ︦.
348	prepared for you in return for your pains.” And they said unto him: “Show us thy business and be not
349	anxious.” He said unto them: “I, poor wretch, am a man of Caesarea in Cappadocia in Palestine (sz). I am
350	an adjutant of a comentaresius, and there were delivered unto me two men, wizards, from Jerusalem: the
351	name of the one was john, and the name of the other was Prochorus. Now I cast them into the prison.
352	And on the fourth day the archon asked for ⲉⲓϯ and, lo, they were shown to have wrought wicked and
353	harmful deeds. And when the archon saw the multitude of their evil deeds which were manifested, he sent them
354	again to the prison, that by examination of them he might know of a certainty concerning the evil deeds which
355	they had committed. Now when \| had removed them to cast them *into the prison, they escaped out of my
356	hands by wicked sorcery. And when I informed him who was over me of the matter, being vexed with me
357	he said: ‘Depart, wretched man, and seek after them. If thou dost not bring them to me, thou shalt die
358	miserably ; and if thou dost not find them, do not return to me. For 1 know the wrath of the archon against
359	me.”” And he was showing them the semblance of a pile of gold, saying: Ⲓ have heard from a number of men
360	that they are in this region, and for this cause I am come to this city.” And he began to weep, “saying: “My
361	wife and my children and they of my house—I have left them behind me, and lo, now \| wander in this strange
362	land. But consider us, my good comrades, and take pity on my condition as a stranger.” And the guards
363	said unto him: “ Be not troubled, comrade. Only, are the wizards in this place Ⲏⲉ said unto them: “ Yea;
364	but I fear lest perchance they escape from this place by reason of their wicked art, that is, sorcery. But do”
365	thus, my good comrades. Cast them into some place and let no man know it, that ye may slay them secretly
366	and receive these {monies “which ⲓ have brought away with me.”
367	But they said unto him: “It is much better for thee if they be taken, that thou mayest bring them to thy
368	country ; for if they be killed, how wilt thou return to thy city Ⲃⲱ he said unto them: “Slay them, my
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370	THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
371	ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϣⲫⲉⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϩ + ⲟⲩⲇⲉ
372	€ ⲉⲣⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ +
373	Ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲉ̄ ϧⲟⲑⲃⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉ̄ ϭⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̄ϯ ⲫⲁⲛⲧⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ +
374	Ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Twa ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ + ⲉ̄ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ +
375	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲕⲉⲙⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉ ϩⲁⲛⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥ‐
376	ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ + ⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ϥⲕⲓⲙ € ⲟⲩϣⲱϣ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲑⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ
377	ⲃⲁⲣⲟⲛ +
378	IC ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲃ̄ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲝⲓⲱ̀ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲛ + ⲉⲁϥϫⲱ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲉⲛ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ
379	ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϯ € ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̄ⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ + ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲭⲱⲣⲟⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ
380	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲕ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ +
381	Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ a ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲃ︦ ⲓ̄ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉ(ⲛ) ϯⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ
382	ⲙⲙⲟⲛ >
383	ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ AMAT ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲁϥϩⲱⲗ € ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ + ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̃
384	ⲛ̄ⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥⲓⲟ(ⲛ) +
385	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲁϣ ⲛⲉⲧⲓⲁ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲉ(ⲛ)ⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲙ̄ⲫⲁⲓ + ⲛ̄ⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ + ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩⲓ̄ⲟⲡⲏ
386	ⲉⲥϩⲱⲟⲩ : ⲉⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲧⲉ
387	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓ (ⲛ) ϧⲁⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ +
388	Ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲓ︦ⲱ︦ⲁ︦ ϫⲉ (ⲧⲉ)ⲛⲡⲁⲟⲗⲑⲏⲡⲟⲩ € ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ϣⲁ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲫⲟϩ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ(ⲛ)ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ +
389	Ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ AMON ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ € ϭⲓⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉϣⲱⲡ AMON ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛ‐
390	ⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ + ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲛϩⲟ ⲓ̄ⲉ︦ ⲟⲩ ⲉ̃ⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲉ(ⲛ)ϩⲱⲃ + ⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ + ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϫⲁⲩϯⲕⲟⲩⲣ ⲛ̄ⲓⲱⲁⲛ‐
391	ⲛⲏⲥ +
392	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲟⲩⲥⲱⲕ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟ(ⲛ) + ⲙ̃ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲗⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ € ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲩⲟⲗⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲉⲛ + ϩⲱⲥ‐
393	ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ Amon + ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ + ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ +
394	Ⲣⲱⲙⲁⲛⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲥⲟⲗⲡⲓϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ + ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ + ⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ +
395	ⲁϥⲓ̄ ⲁϥⲭⲁ ⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ +
396	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲁϥϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲝⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ + ϫⲉ ⲥⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ € ϩⲓ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲓ
397	ⲉ̃ⲣⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲟⲩϣⲟϣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϩⲟ + ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ
398	..ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ + ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ > ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ +
399	Ic ⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲏⲓ + ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ + ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲟ̄ⲗⲟⲩ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲥⲉϯϩⲁⲡ
400	ⲉ̄ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲟⲗⲧⲉⲛ € ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓ̄ⲧⲏⲥ +
401	good comrades; and \| do not wish to see my city ever, nor to behold it again.” And they agreed with him to
402	slay them and to receive at his hand the semblance of money.
403	Now the holy John knew through the Spirit that which the evil spirit did. And he said to me: “Myson,
404	Prochorus, I would have thee know and prepare thy *soul for certain trials. For lo the demon who is in the
405	Temple of Artemis stirreth up reproach and great affliction against us. For, lo, he hath raised up two of
406	the guards against us, having spoken evil to them concerning us. And Jesus, my God, hath showed me every-
407	thing which the demon hath spoken against us. Be strong of heart, therefore, my son Prochorus, and
408	prepare thyself for these things.”
409	So while John was telling me these things, there came to us the two men who were of the guard, and seized
410	us. Now Dioscorides was not there at that time, “but was gone to his house on some public business. And
411	John said unto them: “For what cause do ye this ?”’ And they said: “For an evil art, that is, sorcery.” But
412	John said: “And whois he who accuses us of these things 7” They said to John: “ We will take you to the prison
413	until you meet your accuser.” But John said unto them: ⲩⲉ may not take us wrongfully. If ye have not
414	here our accusers before our faces, why then do ye vainly this idle thing Ⲃⲱ they *dealt John a buffet.
415	And as they dragged us away, they did not take us into the prison, tbut took us to a house apart, that they
416	might kill us, even as the evil demon had enjoined upon them. But Romanna made search for Dioscorides.
417	So when that man heard her, he arose in haste and came and delivered us. And he spake harsh words to the
418	guards, saying: “It is not lawful for you to imprison any man unaccused and unless he who accuses them
419	appears face to face with them—much more "since they are not in the public prison, but in a private house,
420	so that ye may plot evil against them. Behold now, these men (shall be) in my house; and if there is any man
421	who accuses them, let him come and take them, and let them be judged according to the law.” And Dioscorides
422	took us to his house.
423	33
424	x TAC
425	* (VAY)
426	(TA)
427	t (=L., ⲣ. 50)
428	*p-336
429	*p. 337
430	“p-338
431	ϯ (=B., p. 247)
432	*P. 339
page 94
433	ϫ (Tmo)
434	ⲣ̅. 340
435	ⲣ. 34-
436	ⲣ. 52; Ⲃ. p.
437	250)
438	ϯ. p. 251)
439	ⲣ. 350
440	NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS
441	Ⲛⲓⲧⲁⲝⲓⲱ̀ⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲡⲟⲧⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ + ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϩⲱⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲓ̄ⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉ̃ⲛⲉϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ
442	ⲉ̄ ⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲕⲉⲟⲛ ⲩ
443	ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲑⲁϣϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲃ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁⲩ +
444	ATT ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱ(ⲛ) *ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛ̄ϧⲏⲧϥ + ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ[ϫⲱ] ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ + ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗⲣ[ⲉⲛ] ϯⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ +»
445	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲙⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲏⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲙϥ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲣⲏⲓ € ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϩⲏⲃⲓ + ⲛ̄ⲁⲧϣϥⲁⲓ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲩ
446	Ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ + ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̄ⲧ ⲁⲛ(ⲛⲁ)ⲁⲓϥ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ
447	ϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲁⲛ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣⲁ(ⲛ)ϫⲉⲙⲉⲛ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲇⲓⲟⲥⲕⲟⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ϫⲱ ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲏϯ
448	Ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲡⲧⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ + ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲓ̄ⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲕⲁⲕⲱⲥ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ
449	ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲏⲃⲓ +
450	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛ̄ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ + efi ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ \|[ⲡⲓⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ...
451	Four leaves (eight pages) missing.
452	“xe ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲩⲁⲓϥ ⲉϥϭⲓ €HOT(N) ⲉ̄ TEpracia ⲛ̄ϯⲙⲉⲧⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ +
453	Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲟⲩ + xe ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲉ̃ⲁϥⲓ̄ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲥ ⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ + ⲛ̄ⲑⲟϥ
454	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉ̃ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ ET ⲁⲩⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉ̃ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ +
455	Ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̃ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲓ̀ €T ⲉⲕϫⲱ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟⲥ + ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ + ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲓ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲙⲟ ⲉ̄ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ »
456	Ⲛⲁⲓ ϧⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + ϣⲁⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲓ̄ ⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ +
457	Ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲧⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̄ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̃ⲁⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲇⲏⲥ ⲛⲓⲙⲏϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲱϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ
458	ⲉⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ϯⲧⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ
459	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϣⲓⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲩⲣⲓⲝ ⲉ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲱⲓϣ + nar ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϫⲓⲛ) ⲑ̀ⲣⲟⲩϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲉⲙϥ +
460	Ⲙⲉⲡⲉⲛⲥⲁ © ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ + ⲁⲩⲓ̄ ϣⲁ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲑⲏϣ ⲉ̄ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ + ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ + ϫⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲛϫⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ + ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ̀ⲙⲓ ⲉ︦
461	ϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ +
462	Ⲛⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ + ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ € ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̄ϣⲉⲙ‐
463	MO + ϧⲉⲡ ⲡⲓϣⲧⲉⲕⲟ + EPE ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲛ ϧⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲅⲅⲣⲁⲫⲟⲥ +
464	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̄ϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ + ⲁⲩⲭⲁⲛ ⲉ̄ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̃ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲓ̄ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟⲛ + ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩϩⲟ(ⲛ) ϩⲉⲛ...
465	One leaf (two pages) missing.
466	1 No corresponding clause in the Ar. or Eth. : the words are clearly an interpolated gloss.
467	But the guards said to one another: “Let us go and bring hither their accusers (sic), and then we shall be
468	able to get justice.” Now in dealing with this matter alone, Dioscorides was rough with them. So they went
469	to the place where the demon *was sitting—he who claimed to be one of the guards and an adjutant of a
470	comentaresius—, and they did not find him. They fell into great and unendurable lamentation. They sat down
471	in that place, saying: “ Woe unto us! What shall we do ? For that man is not here, and if Dioscorides shall
472	find us lying (?)—for he is a man of great power—perchance he may deal hardly with us.” And they were
473	in that place lamenting.
474	And while they were so speaking, there came to them (the demon...)
475	[The demon stirs up the people of Ephesus against John and Prochorus. At the prayer of John the temple of Artemis
476	falls down and the demon is cast out. The two are now brought before the magistrates of the city accused by a Jew, named
477	Maredn.]
478	{And the magistrates said:] *“ What have they done that appertains to the working of sorcery ⁖ And
479	Maredn declared unto them: “A man of the guard who came from their country seeking them, he gave
480	information concerning them and the things which they did in that place.” Then they said to Maredn: “Let
481	the man who came, of whom thou speakest, appear, that he may declare the truth concerning them. As for
482	these men, let them be cast into the prison until that man appear, to speak the truth concerning them.”
483	Then they cast us into the inner prison, securing us with fetters. But the multitudes went tabout through
484	the whole city seeking for him who was called “one of the guards. And they kept seeking for him by means
485	of heralds, who are those who cry out. And when these could not find him, after three days they (sc. the
486	people) came to them who governed the city, saying: Ⲛⲉ have not found the man who knoweth the truth
487	concerning these men.” But the rulers of the city said unto them: “Then we cannot hold strangers in the
488	prison if their accusers are not here to bring an indictment against them.”
489	And they who controlled the city sent and let us go, casting us out and commanding [us not to stay in
490	the city].
491	[John and Prochorus retire toMarmaredn, but are bidden by Christ to return to Ephesus, whence John should be transported
492	to the Isle of Patmos. The sufferings and achievements of John are more fully recorded elsewhere.
493	34
page 95
494	THE APOCRYPHAL ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
495	ϫⲉⲣⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ϩ[ⲁ]ⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲒⲟⲩⲛⲓ] ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ [ⲡⲉ] ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲉⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ ⲁⲛϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲉ̄ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲙⲁⲧⲓⲕⲏ +
496	ⲉ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲡⲉ » 1
497	Ⲟⲩⲟϩ éxen ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲱⲛ ⲧⲉⲛϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲓⲱⲧ + ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ + ⲡⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ + ϣⲁ ⲉⲡⲉϩ
498	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲉ̃ⲡⲉϩ + ⲁ̀ⲙⲏⲛ

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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
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)
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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

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VI A. The Travels of Saint John — lines 5222–5953, pdf pp. 87-95 (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/L5222-5953/.

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