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107 lines · a line number is a link to itselfA part of a container file (WORK-9): lines 9,186–9,328, pdf pp. 131-133 of New Coptic Texts from the Monastery of Saint Macarius (Evelyn-White 1926) — a witness of Encomium on the Prophet Elias by John Chrysostom (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 | XI. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM |
| 2 | Encomium on the Prophet Elias. |
| 3 | Parchment. One leaf (Cairo, no. 53), 34 x 23.5 cm. The written column measures 28 ⲭ 17 cm. There are |
| 4 | horizontal guide-lines to every second line of the text and a vertical line on the left of the column. The |
| 5 | only stops used are — and -. The hand, a somewhat large and thick uncial (see Plate XV a), is identical |
| 6 | with the script of a leaf in the Rylands Library! also dealing with Elias and doubtless brought by Tattam |
| 7 | from Dér Abi Makéar.2 Certainly the two leaves belonged to the same manuscript, from which (as their size, |
| 8 | contents, and script indicate) three leaves at Leipzig are also derived.? |
| 9 | Our leaf contains the peroration and conclusion of the Encomium published by Budge* from one of the |
| 10 | Curzon Mss. ; but the divergence of the two texts is considerable and raises once more the question of various |
| 11 | recensions (see above, No. x, Introductory Note). The defective Curzon ms. (doubtless one of the Coptic |
| 12 | volumes acquired by Curzon at Dér es Suriin®) has a colophon stating that it was presented by Papa Stauros, |
| 13 | a monk in the Laura of John (the Little) and a ‘son’ of the Cell Pehdout, to the Church of Saint Elias.® |
| 14 | Our fragment is of interest as containing an exhortation to ‘hasten into the Oratory of the holy Elias’— |
| 15 | doubtless a reference to the local Church of Elias, and therefore suggesting that the recension is ‘Nitrian’ |
| 16 | in origin. |
| 17 | 1 Crum, Cat., no. 438. 2 See Introduction, § s. (T.S.B.A. 1x, Pt. i, ⲣ. 38). The Cell Peh6out (Arabic, |
| 18 | 3 Cod. Tisch. xxv111, 2-4 (see Leipoldt, ap. Vollers, Kat., ‘Behfit’) was probably identical with the Mon. of the |
| 19 | ⲣ. 418). 4 Ⲧ 4. 1x, Pt. ii. Abyssinians, called by Makrizi (Gesch. d. Copt., ed. Wiisten- |
| 20 | 5 See Curzon, Visits to Monasieries of the Levant (2nd feld, vii, § 70) the Mon. of Elias, and was a unit in the |
| 21 | edn.), pp. 82 f. Laura of John the Little: see H.N.S. 1v, v, § 2. |
| 22 | 6 See the Coptic Mart. of Isaac of Tiphre, ed. Budge |
| 23 | 71 |
| page 132 | |
| 24 | *Recto |
| 25 | * Verso |
| 26 | NEW TEXTS FROM THE MONASTERY OF SAINT MACARIUS |
| 27 | ... Je ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ‐ ⲁϥⲁ |
| 28 | ϩⲁ|ⲛϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ |
| 29 | Ne] ⲛⲓⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲓ [ⲛⲟⲩ‐ |
| 30 | ⲡⲧⲉϥⲭ]ⲱ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲉⲛ[ⲛ|ⲥ[ⲃⲓ ⲛ̄‐ |
| 31 | ⲧⲉⲛ|ⲁⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙⲡⲉ[ϥⲥⲱ‐ |
| 32 | ⲙⲁ] ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲛⲟϥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ |
| 33 | ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ ⲙ̃ⲡⲓⲁ[ⲅⲓⲟⲥ |
| 34 | ⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧ[ⲉϥ‐ |
| 35 | ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲕⲁ[ⲧⲁ ⲧⲉϥ‐ |
| 36 | 5 ⲛⲙⲧ]ⲉⲙⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲱⲙ 5 |
| 37 | ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓϩⲁⲣⲙⲁ ⲛⲭⲣⲱⲙ- ⲫⲏ [e- |
| 38 | ⲧ ⲁ ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ OPO ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ |
| 39 | ϫⲟⲙ ϥⲛⲁⲕⲱϯ ϥⲁ]ⲣ [ⲛ]ⲥⲁ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛⲧⲟ‐ |
| 40 | ⲧⲉⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲧ[ⲉⲛ]|ϫⲟⲙ ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲓ |
| 41 | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲕ ⲉ̃ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲧⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲓ |
| 42 | Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲙ[ⲁ‐ |
| 43 | ⲓⲟ ⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ[ⲛϩⲓ‐ ⲓⲟ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ |
| 44 | ⲢϦⲉ]ⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲫⲟⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲱϫ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ |
| 45 | ⲙϯⲙⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲫ‐ |
| 46 | ⲟⲩⲓ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲓϭⲱϧⲉ ⲙ |
| 47 | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ [NIST ⲉⲗⲕϣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ [ⲉϩⲟ‐ |
| 48 | ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ |
| 49 | Ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϧⲏ[ⲧⲉⲛ |
| 50 | 15 ϫⲉ ϯⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲥϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲉ‐ 5 |
| 51 | REM ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲓ = ⲙⲁⲣⲉ[ⲛϣⲱ‐ ⲛⲓⲁ] |
| 52 | ⲡⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲑⲉⲃⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ‐ Ⲑⲁⲓ ⲉⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙ‐ |
| 53 | ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̃ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲡ ⲡⲓϯϩⲟ ⲡⲧⲉ |
| 54 | ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲑⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲏⲥ |
| 55 | ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϫⲟⲙ [ec- |
| 56 | ϭⲟⲥⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲛϭ︦ⲥ︦ [ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛ‐ |
| 57 | ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥ[ⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲓ︦ⲏ︦ⲥ︦ |
| 58 | nce |
| 59 | ⲫⲁⲓ] ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ [e]ⲣⲉ ⲱⲟⲩ |
| 60 | ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ mem ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛ[ⲉ]ⲙ |
| 61 | ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲕⲩⲛⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲣⲡⲣⲉⲡⲏ |
| 62 | ⲛⲉⲙ ⲫⲓ]ⲱⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ‐ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲛ︦ⲁ︦ |
| 63 | ⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲉⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ AL |
| 64 | ⲡⲓⲥⲙ|ⲟⲩ ⲙ̃̄ⲛⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉ̄‐ |
| 65 | ⲧⲁⲥ]ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ϫⲉ ϯⲭⲏⲣⲁ |
| 66 | ⲉⲥϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲉⲣⲉⲃⲧⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ϯⲥⲩⲇⲟ‐ |
| 67 | ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲑⲛⲟⲩⲡⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲧ‐ |
| 68 | ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲓⲃⲉⲡ |
| 69 | 20 Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁ]ⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛϯⲕⲣⲓⲡⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ 20 |
| 70 | ⲉⲧⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲣⲏϯ ⲁⲛ[ⲛ]ⲁ‐ |
| 71 | neon ϯ. ⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ... |
| 72 | ⲉ. ]ⲛⲧ[ⲟ]ⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲯ[ⲩ]ⲟⲭⲏ ⲛⲉ[ⲙ |
| 73 | ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲩⲛ[ⲉⲥⲓⲥ |
| 74 | 25 Ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϯ ⲙ̃ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ [ⲉ ⲡⲓⲉⲩ‐ 2 |
| 75 | ⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩ[ⲁⲃ ⲡⲓ‐ |
| 76 | ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲏⲗⲓⲁⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ[ⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ |
| 77 | ⲙ̄ⲫⲟⲟⲩ |
| 78 | ⲛ̃ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲉⲣⲟϥ [ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩⲱ‐ |
| 79 | 3 ⲇⲏ ⲙ̃ⲡ︦ⲛ︦ⲁ︦ⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ - ϫⲉ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛ‐ |
| 80 | ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁ|ⲃ ⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲧⲁⲛϧⲟ ‐ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̄ⲟ︦‐ |
| 81 | ⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟ|ⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ |
| 82 | 30 Troy ⲡⲉⲙ] ⲛ̄ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ |
| 83 | ϭⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉϫⲱⲛ [ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡϭ︦ⲥ︦ IHC ⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛ]ⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ |
| 84 | 1 sic (as in the Curzon Ms., p. PRE). |
| 85 | *_..the holy Elias, he. . .chariots of fire, For who among you can touch the fire of this world without |
| 86 | being burned P—much less the fire of those chariots, over which the holy Elias had power because of his purity. |
| 87 | For this cause therefore, my beloved, let us love purity, let us cast away from us uncleanness which the |
| 88 | Lord abhors more than all (other) sins. Let love dwell among us; for love covereth a multitude of sins:! |
| 89 | let us be humble of heart, for pride of heart is the root of all evil. Let us hold fast the foundation of the right |
| 90 | faith ⲟ shall we [put away] defilement and. . . ., purifying our souls and our bodies and our conscience. |
| 91 | Let us hasten into the Oratory? of that pure one, the holy Elias—he whom we [commemorate] today.* Let |
| 92 | us sing of him with spiritual songs, to the end that we may gain grace [from the Lord Jesus the Christ], |
| 93 | “that He may forgive us our sins, and that we may make ourselves worthy of His pure Body and Blood. So shall |
| 94 | we keep the feast of the holy Elias, each one according to his ability. For he requires nothing from us beyond |
| 95 | [our power, but only bread whereon we shall feast together with him on the day of his Commemoration. |
| 96 | If we give] a cup of cold water according to our power, we shall make ourselves worthy of the blessing of |
| 97 | the holy Elias, even as the widow of Sarepta in Sidonia made herself worthy of it. She also will be with us |
| 98 | to make us worthy thereof through the prayer of the holy Elias the Tishbite, by the grace and the high power |
| 99 | of our Lord, and our God, and our Savior, Jesus the Christ; |
| 100 | Through Whom all glory and all honor and all worship befitteth Him together with the Father and the |
| 101 | Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life and Consubstantial with Him—now and at all times and for ever and ever. |
| 102 | Amen. |
| 103 | 3 On the Church of S. Elias in Shihét see Introductory |
| 104 | Note. 4 Tobi 6. |
| 105 | ⲓ i Pefer 1v, 8. |
| 106 | 2 Cp. Hebr. x, 237 |
| page 133 | |
| 107 | MIRACLES OF SAINT GEORGE |
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XI. John Chrysostom — Encomium on the Prophet Elias — lines 9186–9328, pdf pp. 131-133 (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/L9186-9328/.
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