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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.059.longinus.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Christine Luckritz Marquis, 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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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 | ⲁϥϣⲓ̇ⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ϣ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲅⲅⲓ̇ⲛⲉ · ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲉ̇ⲧⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ̇ ⲙ̇ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̇ϥϫⲱ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϯ̇ⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲣϣⲙ̇ⲙⲟ · | ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲅⲅⲓⲛⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲣϣⲙⲙⲟ: | afṡini ǹouoeiṡ ǹje apa longine: ǹapa louċe eθve ṡomt ǹmevi efgō m̀mos je tiouōṡ èrṡmmo: | Abba Longinus sought the light of Abba Lucius concerning three thoughts, saying, 'I desire to become a stranger.' |
| 2 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ ⲉ̇ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟϥ · ⲉ̇ⲕⲧⲙ̇ⲁ̇ⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̇ⲧ̇ⲕⲟⲩϣⲙ̇ⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ: ⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕⲟⲩϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲛ: | pejeapa louċe naf je ma niven eteknavōk èrof: ekṡtemamahte ǹpeklas ǹθokouṡemmo an: | Abba Lucius said to him, 'Every place to which you go, if you do not control your tongue, you will not be a stranger.' |
| 3 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟ̇ⲛ ϫⲉϯ̇ⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲛⲏⲥ[ⲧⲉ]ⲩⲉ ⲥ̇ⲛⲁⲩ ⲥ̇ⲛⲁⲩ · | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲥ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: | pegaf naf on je tiouōṡ eernystevin s̀nav s̀nav: | He [Longinus] said to him [Lucius] again, 'I desire to fast two days at a time.' |
| 4 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛ̇ⲁϥ ϫⲉⲁ̇ϥϫⲟ̇ⲟⲥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲏ̇ⲥⲁⲓⲁ̇ⲥ ⲡⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲗ̇ϫ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛ̇ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ̇ⲣⲓ̇ⲕⲟⲥ · ⲛ̇ⲛⲉ̇ⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲓ̇ϩⲉ ϫⲉⲧ̇ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓ̇ⲁ̇ ⲉ̇ⲧϣⲏⲡ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲗⲟⲩϭⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲏⲥⲁⲓⲁⲥ ⲡⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲗϫ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲕⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ: ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϫⲉ ⲧ̀ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲓⲁ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ: | pejeapa louċe naf je afgos ǹje ysaias pip̀rofytys je ouḋe akṡanklg pekmok·h ǹf̀ryti ǹoukrikos: ǹnevmouti èros ǹpairyti je t̀nystia etṡyp: | Abba Lucius said to him, 'Isaiah the prophet said, 'Even if you bend your neck like a ring, it shall not be called an accepted fast. |
| 5 | ⲁ̇ⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̇ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̇ⲧⲟϥ ⲁ̇ⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲓ̇ϫⲛ̇ ⲙ̇ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ · | ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̀ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲛ: | alla ǹhouo ǹθof amahte hijen ǹmevi ǹponyron: | But rather master evil thoughts.' |
| 6 | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲙ̇[ⲡ]ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̇ⲥ[ⲟⲡ] ϫⲉϯ̇ⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲡ[ⲱⲧ] ⲉ̇ⲃ[ⲟⲗ ϩⲛ]ⲣⲱⲙ[ⲉ] | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟⲡ ϫⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲫⲱⲧ ⲉ̇ⲃ[ⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲣⲱⲙⲓ | pegaf ḋe on ǹp̀mehṡomnt ǹsop je tiouōṡ èfōt eb[ol xen rōmi | And again he spoke a third time, 'I desire to run away from humanity.' |
| 7 | ⲡⲉ[ϫⲁϥ] ⲛ̣ⲁϥ ϫⲉⲉ [..] [.....] ⲱⲛⲓ̇ⲍⲉ [....] [............] [......] ⲣⲱ [....] [....] | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲉ […] […] ⲱⲛⲓⲍⲉ […] […] […] ⲣⲱ […] […] | pegaf naf je e […] […] ōnize […] […] […] rō […] […] | He said to him, 'If… humanity. |
| 8 | [ⲉ]ⲕϣⲁⲛ̣ [...] ⲙ̣ⲁ̣ⲩⲁ̇ⲁⲕ ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ⲛⲁϣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲅ̇ ⲁ̇ⲛ ⲕⲁⲗ[ⲱⲥ] | ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛ […] ⲙ̀ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲥⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ | akṡan […] m̀mavatk ǹteknaṡsoutōnk an kalōs | If you are alone, you will not be able to live upright well.' |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.059.longinus.01
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.059.longinus.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Christine Luckritz Marquis, 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.059.longinus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.059.longinus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.059.longinus.01)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.059.longinus.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Christine Luckritz Marquis, 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_lacuna=9 restored_accepted=8 segment_mismatch=1 th_resolved=1 tokens=72
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.059.longinus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.059.longinus.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.059.longinus.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Christine Luckritz Marquis, 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.059.longinus.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
- 8 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Christine Luckritz Marquis — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.059.longinus.01 (8 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.059.longinus.01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.059.longinus.01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 059 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.059.longinus.01, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Christine Luckritz Marquis, 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.