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114 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 8,305–8,455, pdf pp. 120-122 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of The Death and Assumption of the Virgin, by Theodosius (ruling WORK-1: a container is read inside the compositions it holds). Only this range is shown here; the whole file holds every part. Fragment only: this is the only copy of the work served on this site, and it is a fragment of the work.
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| 1 | D. THEODOSIUS |
| 2 | The Death and Assumption of the Virgin. |
| 3 | Parchment. Five leaves -ⲃ︦ -ⲙ︦, ⲙ︦ⲇ︦ ⲛ︦, -ⲝ (Cairo, no. 9, ⲟ i-ii1) from one Ms. of the Theodosian |
| 4 | Dormitio Mariae, to which also belong two leaves at Manchester (Rylands Lib., Coptic no. 441) numbered |
| 5 | -ⲛ︦ⲃ︦, -ⲛ︦ⲏ︦, and two leaves at Leipzig (Cod. Tisch. XXVI, 1; XXVII, 9), the latter unfoliated, the former |
| 6 | numbered ⲝ︦ⲃ︦. These were recovered (from Ⲣⲉ Abi Makir) by Tattam and Tischendorf respectively. |
| 7 | The numeration is by pages, so that -ⲛ︦, -ⲛ︦ⲃ︦ and -ⲛ︦ⲏ︦, 3, -ⲝ︦ⲃ︦ are adjacent leaves. Since -ⲛ̄, —3 form a |
| 8 | single sheet, the quire must have contained at least six leaves (12 pp.). |
| 9 | The leaves ⲛ︦, —3 measure 29.2 X 22 cm. ; -ⲏ︦ (slightly cropped) is 28.4 ⲭ 21 cm. ; the other two leaves |
| 10 | having been robbed of their margins, measure 25.4 X 15 and 24.3 ⲭ 15 cm. The written column is |
| 11 | 22.5 X 12.5—-13 cm. For the hand,® which is rough and uneven, compare Plate X11, Hyv. Album, Plate xxx11, |
| 12 | XLII, 4. |
| 13 | The narrative portion of the work has been edited by Forbes Robinson* from the complete ms., brought |
| 14 | likewise from Dér Abt Makar by Assemani, and now at Rome (Cod. Vat. Copt. LX1, 4). Below is given the |
| 15 | full text of fo. --ⲃ containing the exordium of the homiletic introduction® (omitted by Robinson). A colla- |
| 16 | tion of the remaining leaves with Robinson’s text is added. |
| 17 | 1 SeeCrum, Cat. of the Copt. MSS. in the Rylands Library, 3 Coptic Apocryphal Gospels, pp. go ff. |
| 18 | p. 219; Leipoldt, Lc., p. 408. The association of the Rylands 4 No. x1v (Mart. of James the Persian) is by the same |
| 19 | and Leipzig leaves was established by Crum: in style and hand and probably formed part of the same volume. |
| 20 | script the new leaves are identical with the former. 5 To this part of the work Cod. Tisch. xxv, 9 also |
| 21 | 2 Cp. No. xxix. Margins were cut away to supply ‘ties’ seems to belong. |
| 22 | and other material for binding new books (see Introduction, |
| 23 | § 4). |
| 24 | 60 |
| page 121 | |
| 25 | TEXTS RELATING ⲧⲟ THE VIRGIN |
| 26 | \ ⲃ |
| 27 | ⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣ[ⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲓ |
| 28 | ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ[ⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓ |
| 29 | ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ⲡⲛⲉⲥⲕ[ⲉ‐ |
| 30 | ⲱⲫⲉⲣⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ |
| 31 | Ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲱⲥ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ‐ |
| 32 | ⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥ‐ |
| 33 | ⲟⲩⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲁϥⲧ|ⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ |
| 34 | ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ |
| 35 | ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲑⲉ|ⲟⲇⲟⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣ- |
| 36 | ⲭⲏ|ⲉⲡ[ⲓⲥⲕⲟ]ⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ |
| 37 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓ[ⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓ]ⲧⲏⲥ €T[ep- |
| 38 | ⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ |
| 39 | ⲉⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲗⲩⲙ‐ ⲚⲔϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲉ̄- |
| 40 | ⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲟ︦ⲥ︦ ⲧⲏ[ⲣ]ⲉⲛ Heeo-] ⲣⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛ‐ |
| 41 | ⲇⲟⲕⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁ ⲉ‐ ⲡⲁⲣⲑ[ⲉ]ⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ |
| 42 | ⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲙ[ⲉⲥⲱ‐ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ϩⲓ ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 43 | ⲣⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲓ |
| 44 | ⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ [ϯⲟⲓ]ⲕⲟ‐ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ |
| 45 | ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϣⲁ [ⲡ]ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ‐ ⲡⲡⲉⲥⲕⲉϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ ⲧⲏ‐ |
| 46 | ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲁⲓ ama ⲙ̃ⲡⲁ[ⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲣⲟⲩ |
| 47 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲛⲁⲗⲩⲙⲯⲓⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲟⲓ |
| 48 | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲁⲛϩⲉ ⲙⲟⲩ Up |
| 49 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲧϧⲁⲏ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁ‐ ⲟⲣϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϯ |
| 50 | ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ HEN ⲉϥⲧⲟⲩϫⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ- |
| 51 | ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲫϯ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲁⲧⲟⲛⲉ |
| 52 | ⲧⲁϩⲛⲟ |
| 53 | \ Ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩⲓⲛⲓ épor(n) |
| 54 | ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉ‐ |
| 55 | ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 56 | ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ACXUIK] |
| 57 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϫⲉ ⲧⲡⲣⲟ‐ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛ̄- |
| 58 | ⲪⲎⲦⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈ ⲠⲒ- ⲧⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 59 | STIHUAOQOC ⲇⲁⲩ- ⲧⲉⲥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̄ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲩⲛⲏ |
| 60 | IA ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦϪⲰ Ⲛ̄- ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ- |
| 61 | ⲘⲞⲤ ⲣⲏⲟⲩ, |
| 62 | Xe ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 63 | ⲉⲧⲉ : ⲛ̄, Robinson ⲭ |
| 64 | 1 |
| 65 | “A Discourse which our thrice-blessed Father Abba Theodosius, the Archbishop of Rakoti and the Confessor? |
| 66 | who put on Christ, delivered. And be delivered it touching the Assumption of the Lady of us all, the pure Mother |
| 67 | of God, Mary, which is the sixteenth day of the month Mesoré ; beginning from the Dispensation of Christ unto |
| 68 | the End of this Holy Virgin and ber pure Assumption. And he delivered this Discourse in his last year, wherein |
| 69 | be was to fall asleep. In the Peace of God! Amen. |
| 70 | Today is fulfilled the prophecy of the singer, David, which saith:? “They shall bring in unto the *King |
| 71 | virgins behind her: they shall bring in unto him all her companions also.” |
| 72 | Verily, O our Father the Prophet, there is a mystery in this saying. Thou sayest: “They shall bring in |
| 73 | unto the King virgins,” implying a multitude; “behind her,” implying one: “they shall bring in unto her |
| 74 | all her companions also.” |
| 75 | Moreover he? saith: “Give me your devout attention and your heedful understanding, that the discourse |
| 76 | may proceed without check. For today they bring in unto the King virgins, that is the virgin body of the |
| 77 | Virgin and her very Soul, both together.” |
| 78 | 1 Theodosius I, Patriarch of Alexandria 535-567 A.D., 2 Ps. XLv, 15. |
| 79 | was banished by Justinian in 538 A.D. (see Hist. of the 3 ⲧ Theodosius. |
| 80 | Patr., ed. Evetts, pp. 191 ff.). |
| 81 | 61 |
| 82 | *(p. 1) |
| 83 | ⲣ. 2) |
| page 122 | |
| 84 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 85 | (1) Pp. (Ne), & (= Robinson, ⲣ. ⲟϩ- ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ [0 ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ Ma). |
| 86 | Recto 1. 9 ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ : R. 102'2 omits ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ. |
| 87 | Verso |. 4 ⲛ̃ϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥ-: R. ⲓⲟ- ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥ- |
| 88 | l. 24 ⲡⲁⲑⲣⲟⲛⲟⲥ R. 1022% adds ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲱⲟⲩ. |
| 89 | (2) Pp. (ⲙ︦ⲅ︦), m= (= Robinson, p. 10418-10610 ϫⲓⲛϣⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲟⲩ lo ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛ|). |
| 90 | Recto 1. 12 ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩ: Ⲕ. ⲓⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ. |
| 91 | I. ⲓ imams: R. ⲓⲟ ⲉⲛϣⲁϣⲓ. |
| 92 | Verso 1.8 ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϯ: R. 106% ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲡϯ. |
| 93 | Ⲓ. ⲙⲏ ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲥ sic: R. ⲓⲟϭ ⲙⲏ ⲥⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ. |
| 94 | I. 17-21 ⲛⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ [ⲅⲁ]ⲣ ⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ [ⲡϣ]ⲏⲣⲓ AQt ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑ[ⲙⲏⲓ]: R. 1067 omits all after |
| 95 | ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲛ. |
| 96 | (3) Pp. (2), it (= Robinson, p. -ⲓ ⲓⲟ ⲉ|ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ fo ⲁⲥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ). |
| 97 | Recto 1. 5 ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ R. 108% omits. |
| 98 | l. 9 ⲛ̃ϩⲁⲛⲃϩⲃⲱⲥ : R. 108% omits superfluous ⲃ. |
| 99 | l. 21 ⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲟⲧ R, 110! ma ⲛⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ. |
| 100 | Verso ll. 3 f. mrownog: R. 110* omits ⲡⲓ- |
| 101 | l. 4 ⲛⲉⲛⲉϩ R. ⲓⲟ énemneg. |
| 102 | 1. 7f. ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ put: R. 110° omits amar ⲣⲏϯ. |
| 103 | 1. ⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲱⲑ (one ⲃ added above the line): R. 110° ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲧ. |
| 104 | I. 11 ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ : R. 1107 ⲉⲙⲙⲁⲛⲟⲩⲏⲗ. |
| 105 | 1. 14 ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲱⲛ : R. 110% mapovorwn. |
| 106 | 1. 16 ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ Tex: R. 110° ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ nex. |
| 107 | 1. 28 ⲁⲥⲛ︦ (ⲕⲟⲧ) R. 11012 ⲁⲥⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ. |
| 108 | (4) Pp. (79), (= Robinson, ⲣ. ⲓⲓϭ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲙⲡⲏ fo ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱⲙ). |
| 109 | Recto 1.1 ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲓ : R. 1168 ⲥⲉⲙⲛⲏ. |
| 110 | I. 2 fiwAr: R. 1167 ⲉⲛⲱⲗⲓ. |
| 111 | l. 5 ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲥ : R. 116% ⲟⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧⲥ. |
| 112 | Verso 1. 2 ⲓⲱⲁⲅⲓⲙ: R. 11616 ⲓⲱⲁⲕⲓⲙ. |
| 113 | I. ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲉⲗⲗⲉⲩ: R. 11619 ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲃⲁⲗ, |
| 114 | 1. 20 ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ: R. 116% ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ. |
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