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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lauren McDermott, 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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14 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 | Ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉ̇ϥϩⲙ̇ⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲣⲓ̇ ⲙⲁⲩⲁ̇ⲁϥ ⲁ̇ϥϣ̇ⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̇ · | ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁϥϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ: | ouson efhemsi xen ǹri m̀mavatf afṡθorter: | A brother living in Cellia alone was troubled, |
| 2 | ⲁ̇ϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲱ̇ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲡ̇ϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ ⲁ̇ϥϫⲟⲟ̇ⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲻ | ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲑⲉⲱ̀ⲇⲟⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲻ | afvōk ḋe ṡa apa θeṑdoros ǹte p̀hermys afgos naf ⲻ | and he went to Abba Theodore of Phermes (and) he told it to him. |
| 3 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ⲑⲃ̇ⲃⲓ̇ⲉ̇ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ϭⲱ ⲙⲛ̇ϩⲛ̇ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ̇ ⲉ̇ⲕϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲻ | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϭⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲕϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ: ⲻ | pejep̀xello ḋe naf je vōk ǹtekθvvie pek·hyt ǹtekċō nem hankōouni ek·hipotasse nōou: ⲻ | And the old man said to him: “Go and humble your heart and stay with others while obeying them.” |
| 4 | Ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̇ϥϭⲱ ⲙⲛ̇ϩⲟⲓ̇ⲛⲉ ϩⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲧⲟⲟⲩ | ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩ | afvōk ḋe afċō nem hoine xen p̀tōou | And he went and he stayed with some in the mountain |
| 5 | ⲁ̇ϥⲕ̇ⲧⲟϥ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲁ̇ϥⲉⲓ̇ ϣⲁⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ | ⲁϥⲕⲧⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ | afktof on afì ṡa p̀xello | (and) he returned again (and) came to the old man. |
| 6 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙ̇ⲡⲓⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲏ̇ϩ ⲙⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲻ | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲻ | pegaf jem̀peim̀ton eiouyh nem ǹrōmi ⲻ | He said: “I didn’t find repose while living with the people” |
| 7 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉ̇ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙⲁⲩⲁ̇ⲁⲕ · ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲉ̇ⲕϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲙⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲅ̇ⲛⲁⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ ·ⲻ | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ: ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲟⲡ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ: ⲻ | pejep̀xello ḋe naf je eṡōp m̀pekm̀ton m̀mavatk: ouḋe on ekṡop nem ǹkōouni ǹknam̀ton an: ⲻ | And the old man said to him: “If you didn’t repose alone, nor again while being with others, you won’t find repose. |
| 8 | Ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁ̇ⲕⲉⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣ̇ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ · | ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ: | eθve ou akì èvol eermonaxos: | Why did you go out to become a monk? |
| 9 | ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁ̇ⲛ ⲉ̇ⲕⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ̇ ϩⲁⲛ̇ⲑ̇ⲗⲓ̈ⲯⲓ̇ⲥ · | ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲣⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲁ ⲛ̀ⲑ̀ⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ: | hina an areknatōoun xa ǹθ̀lipsis: | Not in order to stand under afflictions? |
| 10 | ⲁ̇ϫⲓ̇ⲥ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲓ̇ ϫⲉⲉⲓ̇ⲥ ⲟⲩⲏ̇ⲣ ⲛ̇ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̇ϫⲓ̇ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϯ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ⲥ̇ⲭⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲓ̇ⲱ̇ⲱⲕ . | ⲁ̀ϫⲟⲥ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ϭⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲕϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲭⲩⲙⲁ ϩⲓⲱⲧⲕ. | àgos èroi je is ouyr ǹrompi ǹċi ntakti ǹpaisṡima hiōtk. | Tell me how many years is it since you took this habit upon you?” |
| 11 | ⲡⲉϪⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓ̇ⲥ ϣ̇ⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̇ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲻ | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲓⲥ ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲻ | Pegaf je is ṡmoun ǹrompi ⲻ | He said: “It’s been eight years.” |
| 12 | Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲉⲓ̇ⲥ ϣ̇ϥⲉ ⲛ̇ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ϫⲓ̇ⲛⲧⲁⲓ̇ⲉⲣ̇ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ⲓⲥ ϣϥⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ϭⲓⲛⲧⲁⲓⲉⲣⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ | pejep̀xello naf je name is ṡfe ǹrompi ċintaiermonakos | The old man said to him: “Truly it’s been seventy years since I became a monk, |
| 13 | ⲙ̇ⲡⲓ̇ϭⲛ̇ ⲟⲩⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̇ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ . | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓϭⲛ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ. | m̀peiċn oum̀ton ǹte ouèhoou ǹouōt. | I haven’t found repose for a single day |
| 14 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲕ ⲕⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲉⲙ̇ⲧⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲓ̇ϣ̇ⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛ̇ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ . | Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲓϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ. | Ouoh ǹθok kouōṡ eemton xen taiṡmoune ǹrompi. | and you, you want to find repose in this eight years?” |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lauren McDermott, 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 checked · tagging checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.034.theodore-pherme.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.034.theodore-pherme.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lauren McDermott, 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 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: editorial_kept=5 lexeme_open=1 tokens=90
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.034.theodore-pherme.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.034.theodore-pherme.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lauren McDermott, 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 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.034.theodore-pherme.02.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
- 14 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.034.theodore-pherme.02 (14 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.034.theodore-pherme.02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 034: Theodorus from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.034.theodore-pherme.02, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Amir Zeldes, Lauren McDermott, 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.