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283 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 8,812–9,163, pdf pp. 126-131 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Theodosius of Alexandria (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 | IX. THEODOSIUS |
| 2 | Encomium on the Archangel Michael. |
| 3 | Three fragments from as many different Mss, |
| 4 | Frag. 1 (Cairo, no. 32), parchment, comprises two consecutive leaves (each 36 x 29.5 cm.) forming the |
| 5 | central sheet in a quire. These are numbered -ⲏ︦, —i respectively.! The condition of the first leaf is |
| 6 | extremely bad and reading is correspondingly difficult. The hand is a well-formed, medium-sized uncial, |
| 7 | probably of the later tenth or eleventh century. No stops are visible. A vertical guide-line is ruled on the |
| 8 | left of the column, and horizontal guide-lines at unequal intervals in the body of the text. |
| 9 | The text corresponds only very generally with the published Bohairic version,” where the paragraphs are |
| 10 | differently arranged, and is far nearer related to the Sahidic.® Hence it appears that there were at least |
| 11 | two Bohairic recensions of this work. |
| 12 | Frag. 2 (Cairo, no. 22) is a paper leaf, numbered -ⲕ︦ⲉ︦, and measuring 25 x 15 cm. (column, |
| 13 | 19 ⲭ 10.7 cm.). No stops are used. For the hand (Plate XXIV A) cp. Zoéga’s Class vir ⲡ. Xxx1, or better |
| 14 | Brit. Mus. Or. no. 7021. The text, which is in the Sahidic dialect, corresponds generally but not exactly with |
| 15 | the published Sahidic version.® |
| 16 | Frag. 3 (Cairo, no. 324%%ii), parchment, is a fragment (14 Ⲭ 23 cm.) from a leaf with a written column |
| 17 | 17.5 cm. wide. The peculiar angular hand (see Plate X 8, ii) is the same as the hand of No. xxxv, Ⲉ. 3. The |
| 18 | only stop used is -. The text corresponds generally with the published Bohairic version,” though here again |
| 19 | the relation to the Sahidic is closer.? |
| 20 | Frag. 1 (Cairo, no. 32). [ⲏ︦] |
| 21 | ⲃ ooonoo: ]ⲉⲩ[..... Ⲓⲁⲉⲛⲛⲓ .. ⲟⲥ Ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ. ϯ... ⲟ. ....... |
| 22 | ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ[ϯ .. . Ⲓⲉⲗⲏ[.]ⲉⲑⲟ... ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ [.... ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ . [ |
| 23 | ⲉⲩⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ . . . Ju [ⲉⲑ]ⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉⲁ.. ⲉϥϫⲱ [ⲙⲟⲥ] ϫⲉ... ⲙⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛ[ⲁⲥ |
| 24 | ]ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ .ϫ...].. ⲉ. ⲁⲣⲁⲭ ...ⲉ‐ ⲁϥϯⲕⲉϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ...... ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ϥϫⲉ |
| 25 | 5 Ⲓⲃ]ⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲉⲧ[ ..ⲥⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲍ... ...ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉ ⲡ[ⲉⲛ]ⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ |
| 26 | [ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟ[ⲥ]... ϫⲉ ⲙⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲥⲁ ⲙ[ⲉⲛ‐ |
| 27 | ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲡϫⲁϫⲓ ⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲥϥ ⲉ[ⲑ‐ ϩⲏⲓ ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ |
| 28 | ⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ[ⲁⲅ‐ ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲛⲡⲉⲛⲱⲥⲕ ⲣⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ |
| 29 | ⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲁ ⲧⲏⲣ[....]ⲁϥ‐ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉ[ⲧⲁϥ‐ |
| 30 | ⲓⲟ ϭⲣⲟ ⲁϥⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲁⲥⲓ ⲟ ...... ⲣⲱϯ 10 ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲡⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ . |
| 31 | ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϧⲉⲡ ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥ‐ ϣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲉϫⲉ[ⲛ |
| 32 | ⲁⲓϥ ⲛϫⲱⲃ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ . ⲏⲣ .... ⲣⲡ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲣⲟ ⲡⲓⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲭⲗⲟⲙ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ |
| 33 | ⲉⲣⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲡⲁ .. ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ...ⲡ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲭⲱ .[. 7 |
| 34 | [ⲉⲃⲟⲗ] ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ [ⲟ︦ⲅ︦] ⲁϥⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ . ⲧⲟⲧⲉⲛ ⲙ̃̄ⲫⲟ[ⲟ]ⲩ ⲛ̄ϯⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲉⲧⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ |
| 35 | 5 ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ [ⲉⲣⲟϥ] ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛ[ϩϥ] ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲁⲗⲏⲥⲓⲥ 5 ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲫⲟⲣϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄‐ |
| 36 | ⲉⲛⲁ[ⲧⲃⲱ]ⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ [ϩⲱϥ] ⲙ̃ⲡⲉϥ‐ ⲫⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 37 | ϫⲁϥ [ⲉϥⲥⲟⲡ]ϩ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ . ⲣⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 38 | Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥ[ⲥϧⲏⲟⲩ]ⲧ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲓⲧϥ ⲉ ϯ‐ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉ |
| 39 | ⲗⲩⲙⲛⲏ ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲑ ⲙⲟϩ ple] ⲟⲩⲭⲣⲱ ⲙ ... ⲟⲩⲟ︦ⲅ︦ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ [ⲡ]ⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ |
| 40 | ϩⲟ ⲟⲩⲟ[ϩ] ⲥⲉⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ [ϣ]ⲁ ⲡⲓⲉϩϩⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ 20 ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉ[ⲛ] ϯⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲉ̄ⲧⲟⲓ |
| 41 | ⲡⲟⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉ]ⲛⲉϩ |
| 42 | ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ [ⲛϩⲁ]ⲛ.....]..ⲉ evac... |
| 43 | ! Read ? ⲙⲫⲏ ⲉⲧ[ⲁϥⲉⲣ]ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲁⲗⲗⲓⲛ ⲙ̄- |
| 44 | 1 No doubt the numeration was by pages (not folios). 3 Budge, Misc. Copt. Texts, pp. 327 ff.: see marginal |
| 45 | The quire would then have contained eight leaves or references distinguished by the symbol ‘Sah.’ ⲓ |
| 46 | sixteen pages. 4 Zokéga, Cat., PI. ⲓⲓ. |
| 47 | 2 Budge, S. Michaelibe Archangel, pp. 6 fi. : see references 5 See Budge, Misc. Copt. Texts, Pl. xxv. |
| 48 | in the margin of the translation below, indicated by the 6 ⲓ. pp. 388 f. |
| 49 | symbol ‘Boh.’ 7 Budge, S. Michael, pp. -ϥ |
| 50 | 8 id., Misc. Copt. Texts, pp. 300 f. |
| 51 | 06 |
| page 127 | |
| 52 | ENCOMIUM ⲟⲛ THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL |
| 53 | ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ[ⲕⲁ]ϩⲓ .. ⲉ... ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝ Ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲛ ⲱ̄ ⲛ[ⲁⲙ]ⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ |
| 54 | ⲛⲁⲉⲣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ neyl..].... ϯ ⲉⲧϩⲱ‐ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲁ[ⲣⲭ]ⲱⲛ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏ‐ |
| 55 | ⲟⲩ ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲉ[ⲛⲣ]ⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲏ ET ⲁ |
| 56 | 2 Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲭⲛⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲱ [ⲡⲁ]ϣⲫⲏⲣ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ 2 ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ϯⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ [.. ⲭⲁ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ |
| 57 | ⲡⲓⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲛϩ] ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉ[ⲧ ⲡⲥ]ⲉⲥⲉⲃⲧⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲁϥ [ⲛ̄‐ |
| 58 | ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ[ⲧ]ⲉ ⲫ︦ϯ ⲁⲩⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁ‐ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲓⲅⲉⲗⲟ[ⲥ] ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ |
| 59 | ⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲑⲟ ⲙⲡ[ⲟ̅ϥ̅ .. ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧ‐ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϫⲉ [ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓ‐ |
| 60 | ⲥϧⲏ[ⲟⲩ]ⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ[ϫ]ⲱⲙ ⲛⲓⲱⲃ ⲕⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟϣⲉ [eⲣ]ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲁ‐ |
| 61 | 30 Haw ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲁϥ...]ϫ.... ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ 3 ⲧⲁⲥⲭⲓⲛ ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲑⲱϩⲉ[ⲙ] ⲛⲛⲓϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ |
| 62 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϫ[..... ⲁ]ϥⲉⲛ .ⲁ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ [ⲛ-] Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩ‐ |
| 63 | ⲓⲱⲃ of, ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ ⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ[ⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲕⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁ- |
| 64 | Ϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲓ. ⲧϥⲇⲓⲉϣⲁ ... ⲛⲧ[ⲉ ⲏⲗ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲁϩⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱ‐ |
| 65 | ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲗϩⲥ ...ⲟⲩ ....... ⲁⲟⲩⲟ. ⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛ̄ϫⲟⲥ |
| 66 | 1 sic, for ⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ (cp. the Sahidic). |
| 67 | 2 The Sah. shows that a line has here dropped out of the |
| 68 | text. |
| 69 | “...(They who are in Heaven hold festival because there hath been cast) out from them he who |
| 70 | slandered (7) them—he who was the enemy of Him who created him. For this cause we (? they) hold festival |
| 71 | in honor of the Archangel Michael, because it was he. ..who conquered and humbled the proud one. .. |
| 72 | speedily. And when he had brought him low, he cast him forth... (lL. 4)... he came down and mastered him |
| 73 | and bound him in chains which may not be loosed. Nor. ..did he leave him bound upon the earth; but it |
| 74 | is written! concerning him that [he cast him into] the lake which is full of fire and (there) he is kept until |
| 75 | the day of the Great Judgment. [For # he (the Devil) had remained] upon the earth no flesh would have |
| 76 | escaped his evil. . . |
| 77 | tBut thou wilt say unto me, friend: Ⲓ the Devil was bound, why, when the Angels of God stood in the |
| 78 | presence of the Lord, as it is written in the Book of ⲟⲣ. (and) in what manner did he. . .and how did he |
| 79 | bring evil upon Job, since he was bound?” He saith. .. |
| 80 | *Harken and I [will inform thee. . .] Paul the. ..Apostle saith® “The servant of Satan buffeteth me...” |
| 81 | Our good Savior spake (?) unto him saying: “Get thee behind me, Satan.”* |
| 82 | But now we will not linger over this story (ⲟ) nor spend long time in speaking of him who hateth |
| 83 | our race: ϯⲒⲉ what has been said suffice (?). Rather let us return unto the Conqueror, the honored wearer |
| 84 | of the crown, the Archangel Michael, who hath prepared (7) for us today the glorious table of the great |
| 85 | festival which is spread for us today in the heavens and upon the earth according to the commandment, |
| 86 | our Lord Jesus the Christ Himself, (Who is) one God, and one Lord, and one Kingdom existent in the Holy |
| 87 | Trinity which is consubstantial for ever. |
| 88 | Now as for us, O my beloved, since we know how great a potentate is the great Archangel, let us rejoice |
| 89 | with him whom God hath glorified; [let us} eat of the good things which the holy Archangel Michael hath |
| 90 | prepared for us. But thou wilt say: “Since it is a royal banquet, it befits us to hold back until they |
| 91 | are summoned before us, who are the nobles of the Palace of the King and of his Chief Captain Michael. |
| 92 | Afterwards let us follow them.” (It is well spoken ; for) as was said above, |
| 93 | 1 See Rev. xx, ⲓ. 10. 3 See ii Cor. x11, 7. |
| 94 | 2 See Job ⲓ, 6. 4 Matth. wv, 10 (confused with Mark vi, 33). |
| 95 | * Recto = Sah. |
| 96 | ⲣ. 327; Boh. ⲣ. |
| 97 | ⲓⲟ |
| 98 | ϯ. p. 328 |
| 99 | * Verso |
| 100 | ϯ. ⲣ. 329 |
| 101 | ϯ. ⲣ. 330; |
| 102 | Boh. p. 11 |
| page 128 | |
| 103 | * Recto ϯ Sah. |
| 104 | p-331=Boh.p.6 |
| 105 | ϯ =Boh. ⲣ. 8 |
| 106 | * Verso |
| 107 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 108 | ⲱ ⲡⲁⲙ]|ⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ wlalpe ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲓⲥⲓ |
| 109 | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲥ.ⲉⲡⲓ ⲟⲩ‐ |
| 110 | ⲁϩⲑ]ⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲱⲓ ⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲙⲓϣϯ ⲁⲩⲕⲏⲛ € ϣⲉ |
| 111 | ⲉϯ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲁ...... ⲥⲉ |
| 112 | ..ⲟⲩ |
| 113 | Ⲛⲁ]ⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ |
| 114 | ⲥⲱⲧ[ⲉ]ⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϯⲛϩⲑⲏϥ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁ‐ |
| 115 | ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ |
| 116 | ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲉⲗ |
| 117 | ⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲏⲑ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ |
| 118 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲛⲱⲭ |
| 119 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲁⲑⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲁ |
| 120 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲱⲉ |
| 121 | ⲡⲉⲙ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ |
| 122 | 5 ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲥⲁⲕ |
| 123 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ |
| 124 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲥⲏⲫ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ |
| 125 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲱⲩⲥⲏⲥ |
| 126 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲁⲣⲱⲛ |
| 127 | 20 ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲏ̄ |
| 128 | ⲅⲉⲇⲉⲱⲛ ⲃⲁⲣⲁⲕ [ⲥⲁⲙⲯⲱⲛ |
| 129 | ⲓⲉ[ⲫⲑ]ⲁⲓⲉ ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ ⲡⲟ[ⲩ]ⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲟⲗⲱ‐ |
| 130 | ⲙ[ⲱⲛ] ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ[ⲉ]ⲙ ⲉⲥⲉⲕⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲓⲟⲩ‐ |
| 131 | ⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲙⲏⲓ |
| 132 | 25 Ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲉⲣⲉ[ⲙⲓⲁ]ⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲥⲉⲕⲓ‐ |
| 133 | ⲏⲗ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲇⲁⲛⲓⲏⲗ ⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 134 | ⲡⲓⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ [ⲏ]ⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲉⲗⲓⲥⲉⲟⲥ |
| 135 | ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲫ[ⲏ]ⲧⲏⲥ |
| 136 | ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏ‐ |
| 137 | 3 ⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲃ︦ ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲧⲉ‐ |
| 138 | ⲫⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲥⲩⲙⲉⲱⲛ |
| 139 | ⲡⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲏⲃ ⲛⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲡⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲣ‐ |
| 140 | ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ |
| 141 | Ⲁϧⲟⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉ̄ ⲛⲁⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ |
| 142 | 35 ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛϫⲉ NOT ⲥⲁⲃⲁⲱⲑ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 143 | ϩⲥⲉⲕⲓⲏⲗ, MS. |
| 144 | ̄ |
| 145 | ⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ..[ |
| 146 | ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲣⲓⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲉ ϯⲁⲩ‐ |
| 147 | ⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏ[ⲁⲅ]ⲅⲉⲗ[ⲟⲥ] ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁ |
| 148 | ⲏⲗ ϣⲁ ⲛⲁⲛⲓϣϯ ....]ⲟ. ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲡⲣ[ⲱⲙⲓ ⲙ̄- |
| 149 | ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ . ⲉⲑⲣ... ϯⲁϣⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁ[ⲓ |
| 150 | ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩ]ⲫ[ⲱ]ⲣϣ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̃ⲫ[ⲟ‐ |
| 151 | ⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲉ .. ⲉⲣⲟϥ |
| 152 | Ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲁϣⲓ ϩⲱⲓ ⲙⲫ[ⲟ]ⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ |
| 153 | ⲉⲧⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲥⲟⲗⲟ‐ |
| 154 | 10 ⲙⲱⲛ |
| 155 | Ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲫⲓⲣⲓ ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⲫⲓⲱⲧ |
| 156 | ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉ̃ⲧ (ⲁ) ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲑⲁⲙⲓ‐ |
| 157 | ⲟϥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̄ⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ |
| 158 | ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲇⲁⲙ ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲓⲧ |
| 159 | 15 ⲉ̄ ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ [blen ⲛⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲣⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲉϥ‐ |
| 160 | ⲟⲓ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲛϥ |
| 161 | ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ |
| 162 | Ⲕⲁⲛ ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁ‐ |
| 163 | ϯ ⲙⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲁϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ |
| 164 | 20 ϫⲉ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱ[ⲧ] ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲫⲓ‐ |
| 165 | ⲱⲧ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱ[ⲙ]ⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ[ⲁⲡⲟϯ |
| 166 | ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲏ] ⲉⲧ‐ |
| 167 | ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲓ |
| 168 | Ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϯ ⲛⲁϥ dinar © [ⲛ]ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲙⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥ‐ |
| 169 | 25 ⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲁ.. ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϥⲛⲁⲱϣ |
| 170 | ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̃ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟ[ⲩⲓ]ⲱⲧ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥ‐ |
| 171 | ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲕ |
| 172 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄ϣⲁⲓ [ⲙ]ⲫⲟⲟⲩ |
| 173 | Den ⲡϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲓϫⲓⲙⲓ ⲛⲟ[ⲩ]ⲡⲁⲣⲣⲏⲥⲓⲁ̃ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁϥ |
| 174 | 30 ϯⲛⲁϭⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ ⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 175 | ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲁ ⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲉⲣⲡⲗⲁⲍⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ |
| 176 | DEN ⲛⲉϥϫⲓϫ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ .. ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥ‐ |
| 177 | ⲙⲁϩϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥϩⲓ‐ |
| 178 | ⲕⲱⲛ ⲙⲏ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ é ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲟⲩⲁϩ‐ |
| 179 | 3 ⲥⲁϩⲛⲓ MAK ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϣⲏⲛ |
| 180 | 1 sic (in error for ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ). |
| 181 | ϫ my beloved, humility exalteth and guideth (aright). But arise ) and follow tme. Lo, the nobles have |
| 182 | already gone in unto the banquet of Michael. . . |
| 183 | These are the nobles who have already taken their places. Harken attentively and 1 will declare them |
| 184 | unto you:—Adam and Abel, and Seth his son; Enoch, Methuselah, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and |
| 185 | Joseph his son; Moses, Aaron, and Joshua the son of Nun; Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah; David |
| 186 | the King, and Solomon his son, and Hezekiah, the righteous Kings; Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel, |
| 187 | the Prophets; the Three Holy (Children), Elias and Elisha the great Prophets; Zacharias the Priest with |
| 188 | John his son and the Twelve Apostles; Stephen the Archdeacon, the righteous old man, the Priest Simeon, |
| 189 | and all the Martyrs. |
| 190 | Why do | speak only of men of the earth ? Nay, there are the Lord of Sabaoth and the *whole host of |
| 191 | Heaven. . .[But I] desire to return again unto the Palace of the holy Archangel Michael, unto the great ones |
| 192 | ...Ϥⲉ holy men of earth that I may [inquire] of them concerning this great feast which is spread out for |
| 193 | us today, that Ⲓ may. . .it; to the end that today I also may “rejoice with them that do rejoice,” according |
| 194 | to the saying of the wise Solomon (sic) |
| 195 | 1 i.e. S. Paul (Rom. x11, 15). |
| 196 | 68 |
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| 197 | ENCOMIUM ON THE ARCHANGEL MICHAEL |
| 198 | But I will commence my task with the Father of all mankind, with him whom God made after His likeness |
| 199 | and His image, four Father Adam. For he is the first whom I behold in the banquet hall, foremost amongst ϯ ⲃⲟⲏ. p. 8 |
| 200 | the men of earth. ..today. And although I am a sinner, yet | will pay him reverence with my tongue and |
| 201 | say unto him: “Hail, my holy Father! Hail, Father of all mankind and of my holy Fathers who have been |
| 202 | and who shall be.” If I give him these three greetings which befit his glory at this festival, doubtless he will |
| 203 | cry out like a good father to his son: “Come, let us rejoice with thee today at this great festival.” And when |
| 204 | Ⲓ find boldness of speech before him, I will ask him: “My lord Father, art thou not he whom God fashioned |
| 205 | with His own hands, whom He filled with (the glory of) His likeness and His image ? Art thou not he |
| 206 | whom God commanded, saying: ‘ Eat of the trees. ..”” |
| 207 | Frag. 2 (Cairo, no. 32249), Te |
| 208 | ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯⲉϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲡⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ |
| 209 | ⲙⲛ ⲡⲁⲣϩⲥⲁⲅⲅⲉⲁⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁ‐ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲏⲛ |
| 210 | ⲏⲗ €[1]Ta ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲑⲉ‐ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲧⲉ(ⲛ-) |
| 211 | ⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲉⲟⲡⲉⲥⲧⲏ ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲱ‐ ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙ︦ⲛ︦ |
| 212 | ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲱ‐ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ |
| 213 | w ⲛ̄ ⲙⲁⲣ︦ⲛ︦ ⲡⲱⲣ︦ϣ︦ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁⲣ- ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀̃ⲡⲉⲕϩⲟⲩ‐ |
| 214 | ⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ϣⲱ‐ ⲣⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̀‐ |
| 215 | ⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲧ- ⲡⲉⲕⲱⲃϣ︦ⲕ︦ ⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲟⲗⲧⲗ |
| 216 | cenagic ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲱⲣϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛ̀‐ |
| 217 | ⲓⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲕⲟⲩⲃⲓⲧⲱ(ⲛ) ⲓⲟ ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲛ︦ⲧϣⲉ ⲛ︦ϩⲧⲏϥ |
| 218 | ⲡⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲙⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱ(ⲛ) ϩ︦ⲛ︦ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲁ ⲙ︦ⲛ︦ⲏ︦‐ |
| 219 | Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ- ! canal ⲁⲩϫⲓ̄ ⲛϯⲣⲏⲛⲏ |
| 220 | ⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁ‐ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ ⲟⲩϭⲏⲡⲉ ⲁⲩ‐ |
| 221 | ⲧⲁ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓ̈ⲁ ⲉⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲟ‐ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲩⲏⲓ |
| 222 | 15 ⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ̈ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ ⲟⲩϩ︦ⲃ︦ ⲥⲱ ⲉⲥ‐ 5 ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ‐ |
| 223 | ⲡⲣⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲥⲩ‐ ⲕⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲉⲓ̈ ϩⲁϫⲱϥ ⲛ̀‐ |
| 224 | ⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲏ ϩ︦ⲛ︦ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥ‐ |
| 225 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ︦ϩⲟⲩ(ⲛ) ⲡⲟⲩⲇⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲇⲉ |
| 226 | ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̃ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲁⲅⲅⲉ‐ Ⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ |
| 227 | 20 ⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲁϩⲁⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ |
| 228 | ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲩϩⲟ ⲉⲩⲉⲩⲭ ⲁ- ⲁⲩ ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ |
| 229 | 1 Supply ϩ︦ⲛ︦ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ. on ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲩⲣⲟ ϩⲛ̄ⲭ‐ |
| 230 | 2 p added above the line by a later hand. pis |
| 231 | 1 ϩ added above the line by a later hand. |
| 232 | *_..He glorified the God of the Archangel Michael. Then Dorotheos said to Theopiste: “My sister, lo * Reclo |
| 233 | God hath ordered (everything): let us prepare (the table) for the archon.” For the time was come for a |
| 234 | them to go to the Synaxis; and they spread their great cushions to do honor to the archon. And they ah. ⲣ. 386 L. |
| 235 | set the tables for the brethren according to the custom. (Then) they clothed themselves with white and |
| 236 | glistening garments and went to the Synaxis in great joy. And when they were entered into the sanctuary |
| 237 | of the Archangel Michael, they fell down upon their faces giving “thanks unto God and saying: “Thanks * Verso |
| 238 | be unto thee ten thousand times. We glorify thee, O Lord and the holy Archangel Michael, because Thou hast |
| 239 | not deprived us of Thy mercy and hast not forgotten our offering, but hast declared unto us Thy loving- |
| 240 | kindness speedily.” Then after these (words) they received the (Kiss of) Peace and returned in haste. They |
| 241 | opened the door of their house unto the brethren and busied themselves about the archon with great |
| 242 | zeal. And when the house was full of rejoicing, they filled (it) with people and rose up and ministered unto |
| 243 | them in great gladness in (all their) wants. . . |
| 244 | 69 |
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| 245 | * Recto = Sah. |
| 246 | pp. 390 f.; Boh. |
| 247 | P- 43 |
| 248 | X Verso = Sah, |
| 249 | pp. 391 f.; Boh. |
| 250 | ⲣ. 44 |
| 251 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 252 | Frag. 3 (Cairo, no. 32 ij), |
| 253 | * ⲕ ϫ * * * |
| 254 | ..... ...ϯ ⲁϥϫⲓⲙⲓ] ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲥ |
| 255 | ⲁϩ ⲣⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲉⲑⲃ[ⲏⲧⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲏⲃ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ |
| 256 | ⲙ̀ⲫϯ ϣⲏⲡ- ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅ[ⲅⲉ‐ ⲇ]ⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲥⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ |
| 257 | ⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ̃ⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ϫⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ MATT ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉ̄‐ |
| 258 | 5 ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ 5 ⲧ ⲁⲓϫⲉⲙϥ ⲙ̃ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ- |
| 259 | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲱ‐ Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ |
| 260 | ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ - |
| 261 | Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲛ- ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̄- |
| 262 | ⲥⲩⲅⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲉ ~ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲫ‐ ⲧⲉⲃⲧ = ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉ̄ⲧⲟⲩ‐ |
| 263 | ⲓⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϧⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ = ⲁ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛ‐ |
| 264 | ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲧⲛⲅⲉⲡⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲁϧⲟⲩⲛ |
| 265 | Ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲓ‐ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ = |
| 266 | ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲓⲭⲁⲏⲗ ⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲱⲣⲟⲑⲉⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁϭ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 267 | ⲉϩⲣⲏⲓ ⲡϫ[ⲱⲕ ⲛ]ⲧⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ |
| 268 | * ⲕ ⲕ * * * |
| 269 | * * ⲫ * * * |
| 270 | ⲓ ⲉ have not] laid trouble upon ourselves on thy account; but, thanks be to God and the holy Arch- |
| 271 | angel Michael, there is no stranger amongst all these whom thou beholdest. But they are all brethren and |
| 272 | kinsfolk and friends of our fathers and our kindred.” And while they were saying these things, the Archangel |
| 273 | Michael was rejoicing at the perfection of their dispositions. |
| 274 | * * ⲕ * ⲕ * |
| 275 | ⲙ ⲕ * * * ⲕ |
| 276 | [At Michael’s bidding Dorotheos brings in the fish, which he had bought for the Archangel’s entertainment, |
| 277 | and opens it.] *He found a great bag in it secured with a seal. And Dorotheos marveled and said: “What |
| 278 | is this, my Lord, which I have so found ?”’ The archon—that is, Michael—said unto him: “Great fishes are |
| 279 | wont to swallow up everything which they find. Open it, that we may see what is in ⲓ And Dorotheos said : |
| 280 | “My Lord, how shall I open it...” |
| 281 | ⲕ * * * * * |
| 282 | 70 |
| page 131 | |
| 283 | ENCOMIA ON GABRIEL AND ELIAS |
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)
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- 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:
IX. Theodosius — Encomium on the Archangel Michael — lines 8812–9163, pdf pp. 126-131 (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/L8812-9163/.
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