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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.053.unid.ammona, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Lauren McDermott, 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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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 | Ⲁϥϫⲟⲟ̇ⲥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲟⲩⲁ̇ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓ̇ⲟ̇ⲧⲉ · | ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ: | afgos ǹje ouai ǹnenioti: | He said, that is one of our fathers: |
| 2 | ϫⲉⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛ̇ⲟⲩϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲣⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡϩⲓ̇ⲥⲉ · | ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥϣⲉⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ: | je naouon ouxello xen ǹri ǹrefṡephise: | “There was an old man, a bearer of toil, at Cellia |
| 3 | ⲉ̇ϥⲪⲟⲣⲉⲓ̇ ⲛⲟⲩⲧ̇ⲙⲏ ·ⲻ | ⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲧⲙⲏ: ⲻ | eferforin ǹoutmy: ⲻ | who was carrying a reed mat, |
| 4 | Ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁ ⲁ̇ⲡⲁ [ⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛⲁ | ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲱⲛⲁ | afvōk ḋe ṡa apa amōna | and he went up to Abba Ammona. |
| 5 | ⲁ̇ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ | ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ | afnav èrof ǹje p̀xello | He saw him, that is the old man, |
| 6 | ⲉ̇ϥⲪⲟⲣⲉⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲧ̇ⲙⲏ · | ⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲧⲙⲏ: | eferforin ǹt̀tmy: | carrying the reed mat. |
| 7 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ | pegaf naf | draft · highHe said to him: |
| 8 | ϫⲉⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲓ̇ ⲛⲁϯ̇̇ϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁ̇ⲛ ⲛ̇ⲗⲁ̇ⲁⲩ ·ⲻ | ϫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϯϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ: ⲻ | je ǹθai natihyv nak an ǹlaav: ⲻ | “This won’t benefit you in anything.” |
| 9 | Ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁ̇ϥϫ̇ⲛⲟⲩϥ̇ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲛⲟⲩϥ | ouoh afgnouf | And he asked him: |
| 10 | ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛ̇ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ̇ ⲙ̇ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ̇ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ̇ ⲛⲁⲓ̇ · | ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉⲓ ⲛⲏⲓ: | je ouon ṡomt ǹmevi enōxlei nyi: | “There are three thoughts that disturb me. |
| 11 | ⲏ̇ ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲧ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ̇ⲡϫⲁⲓ̇ⲉ̇ · ⲏ̇ ⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̇ⲡϣⲙ̇ⲙⲟ · ⲡ̇ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲛ̇ⲗⲁ̇ⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲛⲧ̇ ⲏ̇ ⲧⲁⲟ̇ⲧⲡ̇ ⲉ̇ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̇ⲩⲣⲓ̇ ⲧⲁⲧⲙ̇ⲁ̇ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉ̇ⲗⲁⲁⲩ · ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲙ ⲙ̇ⲡⲁⲥ̇ⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲻ | ⲓⲉ ⲧⲁⲥⲟⲣⲙⲉⲧ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲡ̀ϫⲁⲓⲉ: ⲓⲉ ⲧⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ: ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲧ ⲓⲉ ⲧⲁⲟⲧⲡ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲣⲓ ⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ: ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲻ | ie tasormet èvol hi p̀gaie: ie tavōk èp̀ṡemmo: p̀ma ète m̀mon laav nasouōnt ie taotp èxoun èouri taṡtemapanta èlaav: taouōm ǹpas̀nav: ⲻ | Either that I should wander in the desert, or that I should go to a strange place where no one will know me or that I should be shut in a cell, not meet anyone and eat in the one of (every) two (days).” |
| 12 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲁ̇ⲡⲁ [ⲁ]ⲙⲱⲛⲁ ϫⲉⲙⲛ̇ⲗⲁ̇ⲁⲩ ϩⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ̇ ⲣ̇ⲛⲟⲃⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲁⲙⲱⲛⲁ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲣⲛⲟⲃⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ: | pegaf naf ǹje apa amōna je m̀mon laav xen paiṡomt rnovre nak: | He said to him, that is Abba Ammona: “None of these three will benefit you. |
| 13 | ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲙ̇ⲟⲟ̇ⲥ ⲛ̇ⲧⲟϥ ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̇ ⲙ̇ⲙⲏⲛⲉ · ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϩⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ϣ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲏⲛⲓ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲭⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲉⲗⲱⲛⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ: | alla hemsi ǹθok xen tekri ǹtekouōm ǹoukouji ǹmyni: ǹtekkō nak ǹp̀·saji ǹp̀telōnys xen pek·hyt ǹsyou niven: | But you sit in your cell and eat a little daily and leave yourself the word of the tax-collector in your heart at all times |
| 14 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲕ̇ⲛⲁϭⲙ̇ϭⲟⲙ̇ ⲉ̇ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̇ ·ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ: ⲻ | ouoh k̀najemgom èougai: ⲻ | and you will be able to be saved.”” |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.053.unid.ammona
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.053.unid.ammona, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Lauren McDermott, 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.053.unid.ammona.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.053.unid.ammona.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.053.unid.ammona)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.053.unid.ammona, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Lauren McDermott, 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: editorial_kept=4 restored_accepted=2 tokens=78
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.053.unid.ammona.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.053.unid.ammona.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.053.unid.ammona, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Lauren McDermott, 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.053.unid.ammona.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
- 13 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 1 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.053.unid.ammona (13 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.053.unid.ammona. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.053.unid.ammona.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 053: Ammona from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.053.unid.ammona, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Lauren McDermott, 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.