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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.020.n373.failings, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Hayley Curtis, Duncan Feiges, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
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8 lines · a line number is a link to itselfEnglish: quoted translations are shown as they are, with their credit in the provenance; lines marked draft are language-model drafts made for this project (to be corrected), and alignment unchecked marks a quoted verse whose placement was not cross-checked. Check the Coptic before relying on any English line.
| ref | L0 witness | L1 Cairene | L2 Kemetic | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ⲁϥ̣ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓ̇ⲟⲩϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ· ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̇ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉϫⲛⲛϣⲱ̣ⲱⲧ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲁⲡⲥ ⲱⲥⲕ ⲛⲙⲙⲁϥ · | ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ: ϫⲉ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϣⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲁⲡⲥ ⲱⲥⲕ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ: | afgos ǹjeouxello: je ṡarep̀ḋiavolos ouōh èjen ǹṡōt ǹp̀monaxos erṡanoutaap·s ōsk nemaf: | A monk said, 'The devil dwells in failings of the monk, if a habit endures within him. |
| 2 | ϩⲓ̇ⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ̇ϣ ϣⲁⲥϫⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲛ̇ⲥ̇ϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓ̇ⲥ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉ̇ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ̇ ·ⲻ | ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲥϭⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ: ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ̀: ⲻ | hiten ouniṡti ǹsyou ṡasċro ouoh ǹtesjemgom ǹf̀ryti ǹoufisis: malista netoi ǹamelys èp̀houò: ⲻ | For a long time, it is strong and it persists like something natural, especially those who are very careless. |
| 3 | ϭⲓ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲓ̇ⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲓ̇ⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ · ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉ̣ⲕ̣ⲟⲩⲟ̇ϫ ⲉ̇ϣⲱⲛⲉ | ϭⲓⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲏ ⲉⲥϫⲓⲟⲩⲱ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲧⲏⲓⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲥ: ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟϫ ⲉ̀ϣⲱⲛⲓ | ċinouoom niven eteknaṡini ǹsōou ǹt̀·hy esjiouō m̀pertyiou nas: malista ekouog èṡōni | Do not give it any nourishing food that you will seek after, especially when you are free from illness. |
| 4 | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲛ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ | ouoh peteknaerepiθimin èrof ǹnekouomf | And do not eat what you want, |
| 5 | ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲛⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̇ⲅϣⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓ̇ϣ ⲛⲓⲙ · | ⲉⲕⲉⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | ekeouōm ḋe ǹneta f̀nouti ouorpou nak ǹtekṡephmot ǹtotf ǹsyou niven: | but eat the things that God sends to you, and give thanks to him at all times. |
| 6 | ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̇ⲛⲟⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̇ⲡⲉⲩⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ · | ⲁⲛϫⲟ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | ango èvol ǹnōik ǹǹmonaxos nem poum̀ton tyrf: | We sent bread to the monks with every relief. |
| 7 | ⲡ̇ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲁϥ | ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲓϥ | p̀hōb ḋe ǹǹmonaxos m̀penaif | But we did not do the work of the monks. |
| 8 | ⲁϫⲓ̇ⲥ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁ̇ⲕ ϫⲉⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓ̇ⲥ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ · ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̇ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲑⲃ̇ⲃⲓ̇ⲟ · | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲭ̀ⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ: ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̀ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ: | àgos èrok m̀mavatk je p̀·son kō nak ǹt̀sfragis ǹpix̀ristos: ète fai pe p̀θvvio: | Tell yourself, 'Brother, preserve the seal of Christ, which is humility.'' |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.020.n373.failings
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.020.n373.failings, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Hayley Curtis, Duncan Feiges, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.020.n373.failings.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.020.n373.failings.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.020.n373.failings)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.020.n373.failings, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Hayley Curtis, Duncan Feiges, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
- generated by
- tools/sahidic_to_cairene.py (route D, C3a 2026-09-24; tier a, ROUTE-2 2026-09-26) then tools/cairene.py from_witness dialect=bohairic on the intermediate (L1 = Cairene(N_B(D(N_S(L0)))), RI-038; word division church); Sahidic N stage counts: abbrev=1 editorial_kept=2 lexeme_open=3 stroke_kept=4 stroke_unified=6 th_resolved=2 tokens=66
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.020.n373.failings.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.020.n373.failings.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.020.n373.failings, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Hayley Curtis, Duncan Feiges, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
- annotation
- segmentation checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
- generated by
- tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.020.n373.failings.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt
- what it is
- DRAFT English. Not a published translation: `existing` rows quote an aligned translation named in `basis`; `llm` rows are a language-model best guess from the dictionary gloss and context (Yousef asked for them, 2026-09-27; to be corrected later); check the source text before relying on any of it.
- lines
- 8 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Elizabeth Platte, Hayley Curtis, Duncan Feiges — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.020.n373.failings (8 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.020.n373.failings. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.020.n373.failings.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 020: Failings from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.020.n373.failings, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Hayley Curtis, Duncan Feiges, Caroline T. Schroeder, Amir Zeldes; source edition None. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Layers L1/L2 are modified: re-spelled (Cairene) / transliterated (Kemetic) by the Kemetic project, Yousef Hanna 2026.
What the layers are
L0 witness
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
The text as its witness or edition has it, original spelling; its dialect is a description and is never standardized.
L0.5 transliteration
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).
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).
L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.
L2 Kemetic
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
The Kemetic alphabet, generated by code from L1.
English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.