Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 — Coptic · Cairene

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.052.abraham.01

Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.052.abraham.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Marina Ghaly, Christine Luckritz Marquis, Amir Zeldes, 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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ref	L0 witness	L1 Cairene	L2 Kemetic	English
1	ϯ̇ⲛⲁⲙⲓ̇ϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̇ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ̇ ⲉ̇ⲧⲙ̇ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ .	ϯⲛⲁⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙϫⲱϩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ.	tinamiṡe nem pamevi eṡtemgōh èros.	...'I will struggle with my thought to not touch her.'
2	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲁ̇ⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϥ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲓ̇ⲥϩⲏⲏ̇ⲧⲉⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲕϩⲱⲧⲃ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ .	Ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ ⲛⲁϥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲕ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ.	Pejeapa abraam naf: je ouk ouon is·hyytempekxōteb ǹp̀paθos.	Abba Abraham said to him, 'Behold, you have not killed the passion,
3	ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̇ⲧⲓ̇ϥⲟⲛⲁϩ · ϥ̇ⲙⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲻ	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲓ ϥ̀ⲟⲛϧ: ϥ̀ⲙⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⲻ	Alla èti f̀onx: f̀myr ḋe ⲻ	it is still alive but it is bound.
4	ⲡⲁⲗⲓ̈ⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̇ⲕⲙⲟⲟ̇ϣⲉ · ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉϩⲓ̈ⲏ̇ . ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲉ̇ⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ϩⲛ̇ⲱ̇ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̇ϩⲉⲛⲃⲉⲗϫⲉ . ⲉ̇ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲇⲉ ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ ·	ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲙⲟϣⲓ: ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ. Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲱⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲁⲛⲃⲉⲗϫⲉ. Ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏϯ:	palin on ekmoṡi: xen f̀mōit. Ouoh areknav èhanōni nem hanvelje. Ère ounoub ḋe xen toumyti:	Again, if you are walking on the road, and you see some stones and some pottery pieces and gold in their midst,
5	ⲟⲩⲛ̇ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉ̇ⲉ̇ⲡⲡⲁⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ⲑⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛⲁⲓ̇ .	ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲉⲡⲫⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓ.	ouon gom ǹpek·hyt eepfai ǹf̀ryti ǹnai.	is there power in your heart to reckon this one like those?'
6	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲛ .	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ.	Pegaf je m̀mon.	He said, 'No.
7	ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ϯ̇ⲛⲁⲙⲓ̇ϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̇ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲉ̇ⲩⲉ̇ ⲉ̇ⲧⲙ̇ϥⲓ̇ⲧϥ̇ ⲻ	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϣⲧⲉⲙϥⲓⲧϥ ⲻ	Alla tinamiṡe nem pamevi eṡtemfitf ⲻ	But I will struggle with my thought in order to not take it.
8	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̇ϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ	ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ	pejep̀xello naf	The old man said to him,
9	ϫⲉⲉⲓ̇ⲥϩⲏⲏ̇ⲧⲉ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲡ̇ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟ̇ⲛⲁϩ . ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ϥ̇ⲙⲏⲣ .	ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲡ̀ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲟⲛϧ. Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϥ̀ⲙⲏⲣ.	je is·hyyte on p̀paθos onx. Alla f̀myr.	'Behold again, the passion is living but it is bound.'
10	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲁ̇ⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ ·	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ:	Pegaf on ǹje apa abraam:	Again, Abba Abraham said,
11	ϫⲉⲉⲓ̇ⲥϩⲏⲏ̇ⲧⲉ ⲁ̇ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̇ ⲉ̇ⲧⲃⲉⲥⲟⲛ ⲥ̇ⲛⲁⲩ .	ϫⲉ ⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ.	je is·hyyte ak·sōtem eθve son s̀nav.	'Behold, you heard concerning two brothers
12	ϫⲉⲡⲟⲩⲁ̇ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ϥ̇ϯ̇ⲉ̇ⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲻ	Ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲻ	Je p̀ouai mei m̀mok: ouoh f̀tieoou nak ⲻ	that one loves you and glorifies you,
13	ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ̇ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ϥ̇ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓ̈ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲕ .	ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥ̀ⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ.	p̀keouai ḋe mosti m̀mok ouoh f̀erkatalalin m̀mok.	while the other one hates you and slanders you.
14	ⲉ̇ⲩϣⲁⲛⲉⲓ̇ ⲇⲉ ϣ̣ⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲕ̇ⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ⲙⲉⲉ̇ⲩⲉ̇ ⲛ̇ⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲧ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ .	Ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϣⲟⲡⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ.	Avṡani ḋe harok k̀naṡopou èrok xen paimevi ǹouōt m̀p̀·s̀nav.	If they come to you, will you receive them with this thought as the same?'
15	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲛ ·	Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ:	Pegaf je m̀mon:	He said, 'No.
16	ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ϯ̇ⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲓ̇ ⲙⲛ̇ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲛⲁⲡⲟⲗⲩⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ	alla tinapolimi nem pahyt	But I will wrestle with my heart
17	ⲉ̇ⲧⲣⲁⲣ̇ⲡⲡ̇ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛ̇ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ⲑⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲓ̇ ⲻ	ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲁⲉⲣⲡ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲟⲥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲉⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲻ	èθraerp̀petnanouf nem petmosti m̀moi ǹf̀ryti ǹpetmei m̀moi ⲻ	to do that which is good with the one who hates me like with the one who loves me.'
18	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲁ̇ⲃⲣⲁϩⲁⲙ · ϫⲉϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ϭⲉ ⲥⲉⲟ̇ⲛⲁϩ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲙ̇ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ .	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲃⲣⲁⲁⲙ: ϫⲉ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲥⲉⲟⲛϧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ.	pegaf ḋe naf ǹje apa abraam: je hōste oun seonx ǹje ǹpaθos.	Abba Abraham said to him, 'Thus, therefore, the passions are alive,
19	ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ̇ⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲟ̇ⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁ̇ⲁⲃ ⲻ	Ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲙⲏⲣ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲻ	Alla arevmyr ǹtotou ǹneθouab ⲻ	but they are bound by the holy ones.'

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title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.052.abraham.01
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.052.abraham.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Marina Ghaly, Christine Luckritz Marquis, Amir Zeldes, 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 checked · parsing automatic (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 6.2.0, 2025-11-25)
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.052.abraham.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from AP.052.abraham.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.052.abraham.01)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.052.abraham.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Marina Ghaly, Christine Luckritz Marquis, Amir Zeldes, 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 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_L1-S-3=1 th_resolved=2 tokens=103
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.052.abraham.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from AP.052.abraham.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.052.abraham.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Marina Ghaly, Christine Luckritz Marquis, Amir Zeldes, 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 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.052.abraham.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: 19 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Marina Ghaly — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.052.abraham.01 (19 lines)

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Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.052.abraham.01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.052.abraham.01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 052 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.052.abraham.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Marina Ghaly, Christine Luckritz Marquis, Amir Zeldes, 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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L0 witness
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).

L1 Cairene
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.

English
Quoted translations where they exist, credited; otherwise model drafts, marked as drafts.