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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.027.pistamon.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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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The text
7 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 | Ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁ̇ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫ̇ⲛⲉⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲡⲁ̇ⲥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϯ̇ⲛⲁⲁ̇ⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉⲑ̇ⲗⲓ̇ⲃⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲓ̇ ⲉⲓ̇ϯ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ϫ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϫⲛⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲱⲛ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲑⲗⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | a ouai ǹǹs̀nyou gneapa pastamōn je ou pe tinaaif je seθlive m̀moi eiti ǹpahōb ǹjig èvol: | One of the brothers asked Apa Pistamon, 'What should I do? For it worries me when I sell my handiwork.' |
| 2 | Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣⲃ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡ̇ⲕⲉ · ⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ϫⲓ̇ϫⲱⲓ · ⲙ̇ⲛⲡ̇ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉ̇ⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩϯ̇ⲡⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̇ϭⲓϫ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉ: ⲁⲡⲁ ϫⲓϫⲱⲓ: ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ϣⲁⲩϯⲡⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: | aferouō ǹje p̀xello pegaf je p̀ke: apa jigōi: nem p̀kesepi ṡavtipouhōb ǹjig èvol: | The old man answered him, 'Even Apa Sisoes and the others used to sell their handiwork. |
| 3 | ⲡⲁⲓ̇ ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̇ⲥⲉ ⲁ̇ⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲻ | ⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲥⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲻ | fai nouosi an pe ⲻ | This is not damaging. |
| 4 | Ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̇ϯ̇ ⲁ̇ϫⲓ̇̇ⲧ̇ϯ̇ⲙⲏ ⲛⲟⲩ̇ⲥⲟⲡ ⲛⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓ̇ⲇⲟⲥ | ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ϯ ⲁϫⲟⲧ̀ϯⲙⲏ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲇⲟⲥ | akṡannoui ḋe èti agot̀timy ǹousop ǹouōt ǹte piḋos | But if you sell, say the price of the item only once. |
| 5 | Ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̇ⲕⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̇ⲥⲟⲩⲛ̇ⲧϥ̇ · ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉ̇ⲧⲧⲱϣ · ⲧⲁⲓ̇ ⲧⲉ ⲧϩⲉ ⲉ̇ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲛ̇ⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ·ⲻ | ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲕⲁ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲥⲟⲩⲛⲧϥ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲑⲱϣ: ⲑⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲛⲙⲧⲟⲛ: ⲻ | akṡanouōṡ ḋe èka oukouji èvol xen sountf: ǹθok etθōṡ: θai te f̀ryti eteknaċnmton: ⲻ | If you want to lower the price a little, that is up to you. In this way you will find peace. |
| 6 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̇ⲥⲟⲛ̇ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲓ̇ ⲧⲁⲭ̇ⲣⲓ̇ⲁ ⲙ̇ⲙⲁⲩ · ⲕⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲧⲙ̇ⲧ̇ⲣⲁϥⲉⲓ̇ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ̇ ϩⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ϫ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϧⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ: | peje p̀·son naf je eṡōp ouontyi taxria m̀mav: kouōṡ etmtrafeiroouṡ xahōb ǹjig: | The brother said to him, 'If I have what I need, do you still want me to be concerned with my handiwork?' |
| 7 | Ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣⲃ̇ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡ̇ϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ ⲙ̇ⲡⲣ̇ⲕⲁ ⲡ̇ϩⲱⲂ ⲛϬⲓ̇ϫ ⲉ̇ⲂⲟⲖ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛ̇ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ̇ⲁ̇ⲁϥ ⲁ̇ⲣⲓ̈ϥ · ⲙⲱⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̇ⲟⲩϣ̇ⲧⲟⲣⲧ̇ⲣ ⲁ̇ⲛ · | ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁ ⲡ̀ϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ϫⲓϫ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲉⲁⲓϥ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϥ: ⲙⲱⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣ̀ⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ ⲁⲛ: | aferouō ǹje p̀xello je kan ouontak hōb niven m̀perka p̀hōb ǹjig èvol pète ouon gom m̀mok eaif àrif: mōnon xen ouṡ̀θorter an: | The old man answered, 'Even if you have everything, do not give up on your handiwork; Whatever you are able to do, do it—just don't worry about it.' |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.027.pistamon.01
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.027.pistamon.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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 gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.027.pistamon.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.027.pistamon.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.027.pistamon.01)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.027.pistamon.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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 gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (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: editorial_kept=2 lexeme_open=1 n_morphs_fallback=1 tokens=78
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.027.pistamon.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.027.pistamon.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.027.pistamon.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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 gold · tagging gold · parsing gold (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.027.pistamon.01.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
- 7 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Elizabeth Davidson — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.027.pistamon.01 (7 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.027.pistamon.01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.027.pistamon.01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 027: Pistamon 1 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.027.pistamon.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Elizabeth Davidson, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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.