Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.096.n281.bread

Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.096.n281.bread, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), annotations by Dana Robinson, 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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1ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲉⲛⲟⲃⲓ̇ⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̇ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⳾ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲉⲛⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⳾nare ouxello ḋe ṡop xen oukenobion nem ouson ⳾An elder lived in a monastery with a brother.
2ⲡ̇ϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉϥϯⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⲛⲟⲩ̇ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ ⳾ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥϯⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳾p̀xello ḋe naftioeik ǹouon niven etnyou ⳾The elder gave bread to everyone who came.
3ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡ̇ⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̇ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̇ⲛⲟⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⳾ ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲛ̇ⲑⲉ ⲉ̇ⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲁ̇ⲁⲥ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲁ̇ⲣⲓⲥ ·ⲻⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳾ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲁⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓⲥ: ⲻètap̀·son ḋe nav èpetṡop pegaf ǹp̀xello je ma nyi ǹpaouōn xen nōik ⳾ ouoh ǹf̀ryti etekouōṡ eais xen pekouōn àris: ⲻWhen the brother saw what was happening, he said to the elder, “Give me my portion of the bread, and however you want to act with your portion, do it.”
4ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̇ϥⲡⲱϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⲉ̇ϫⲱϥ ⲙⲛ̇ⲡ̇ⲥ̇ⲟⲛ ⲁ̇ⲩⲱ̇ ⲟⲛ̇ ⲁ̇ϥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲉⲓ̇ⲣⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲛⲁ ϩ̇ⲙⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳾ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲫⲱϣ ⲛ̀ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉ̀ϫⲱϥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⳾p̀xello ḋe affōṡ ǹnōik ègōf nem p̀·son ouoh on afmoun èvol efìri ǹp̀na xen pefouōn ⳾The elder divided the bread between himself and the brother, and he continued doing charity with his portion.
5ⲛⲉⲣⲉϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲉ̇ⲁ̇ⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̇ ϫⲉϥϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⳾ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲫⲏⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⳾nare hah ḋe fyt èratf ǹp̀xello eavsōtem je f̀ti ǹouon niven ⳾And many were running to the elder because they heard that he gave to everyone.
6ⲁ̇ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲡ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛ̇ϩⲏⲧ ⲁ̇ϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⳾ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲁϥⲥ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϥⲱⲓⲕ ⳾afnav ḋe ǹje f̀nouti èpefourot ǹhyt afs̀mou ènefōik ⳾And God saw his zeal of heart and blessed his bread.
7ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲙ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉϥⲟ̇ⲉⲓⲕ ⳾ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲱⲓⲕ ⳾p̀·son ḋe afouōm ǹnefōik ⳾But the brother ate his bread.
8ⲁ[ⲩⲱ] ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙⲡ̇ϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ϩⲛ̇ⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩⲓ̇ ⲛⲟⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⳾ ϫⲓ̣ⲧ̣ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲛ̇ⲣ̇ⲕⲟⲓ̇ⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲱⲓⲕ ⳾ ϫⲓⲧ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁouoh pegaf ǹp̀xello jeepiḋy ouontyi ǹhankekouji ǹōik ⳾ jit nak on ǹtetenerkoinōniaAnd he said to the elder, “Since I have a little more bread, take [it] for yourself also, and let us share in common.”
9ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ̇ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁ̇ϣⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲁⲥ ⳾ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲛⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ ϯⲛⲁⲁⲓⲥ ⳾pegaf naf ǹje p̀xello jenf̀ryti etakouaṡs tinaais ⳾The elder said to him, “However you wish, I will do it.”
10ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϫⲧ̇ⲡⲉⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ·ⲻⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲉϫⲧⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ⲣⲏⲟⲩ: ⲻouoh on avmegtpouōnah nem nouèryou: ⲻAnd again they combined their life with each other.
11ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲥⲏⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ̇ ⲛϭⲓ̇ⲛⲉⲧⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̇ϫⲓⲁ̇ⲅⲁⲡⲏ ·ⲻⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲡ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲣⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ϭⲓⲁ̀ⲅⲁⲡⲏ: ⲻètap̀·syou ḋe ṡōpi avì ǹje neterxria ǹċiàġapy: ⲻWhen the time occurred, those who had need of receiving charity came.
12ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡ̇ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁ̇ϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ⲛⲟⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⲉ̇ⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲉⲁⲩⲥⲃⲟⲕasṡōpi on nouèhoou afì èxoun ǹje p̀·son afnav ènōik eavsvokIt happened one day [that] the brother came in and he saw that the bread had diminished.
13ⲁϥⲉⲓ̇ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̇ϩⲏⲕⲉ ·ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ:afì ḋe ǹje ouson ǹhyki:A poor brother came.
14ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̇ϩⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̇ϩⲛⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⳾ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⳾pejep̀xello je ti naf ǹhanōik ⳾The elder said, “Give him some bread.”
15ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲙ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ ·ⲻⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲁⲡⲁ: ⲻǹθof ḋe pegaf je m̀mon ouon ṡop apa: ⲻBut he said, “There isn't any, Father.”
16ⲡⲉϫⲉ[ⲡϩⲗ]ⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫ[ⲉ]ⲃⲱⲕ [ⲉϩⲟ]ⲩⲛ ⲁ̇ⲛⲁⲩ ·ⲻⲡⲉϫⲉⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ: ⲻpejephllo naf je vōk èxoun ànav: ⲻThe elder said to him, “Go in and look.”
17ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲇ[ⲉ] [ⲁ]ϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̇ϥϭⲓⲛ[.] [ⲙ]ⲡⲙ̇ⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲕ ⲉ[ϥⲙ]ⲉϩ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲱϥⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲁ̇ϥϭⲓⲛ[…] ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉϥⲙⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ̀ⲣⲱϥp̀·son ḋe afvōk èxoun afċin[…] ǹp̀ma ǹouehoeik efmeh èvol èrōfThe brother went in and he found a bread storeroom filled with it.
18ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲓ ⲁ̇ϥⲣ̇ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⳾ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲟϯ ⳾etafnav ḋe èfai aferhoti ⳾When he saw this, he was afraid.
19ⲁ̇ϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̇ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲻⲁϥϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲕⲓ ⲻafti ḋe ǹp̀·son ǹhyki ⲻAnd he gave [it] to the poor brother.
20ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁ̇ϥⲛⲟⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ⲧ̇ⲡⲓ̇ⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲙ̇ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ⳾ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧ̀ⲁ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲏ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⳾ouoh afernoin ǹt̀pistis nem t̀àrety ǹp̀xello ⳾And he perceived the faith and virtue of the elder.
21ⲁ̇ϥϯⲉ̇ⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⳾ⲻⲁϥϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳾ⲻaftieoou ǹf̀nouti ⳾ⲻAnd he glorified God.

Provenance

L0 witness

title
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.096.n281.bread
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CC-BY 4.0
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Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.096.n281.bread, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), annotations by Dana Robinson, 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 4.0.0, 2020-08-31)
file
Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.096.n281.bread.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from AP.096.n281.bread.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.096.n281.bread)
licence
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Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.096.n281.bread, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), annotations by Dana Robinson, 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 4.0.0, 2020-08-31)
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=7 editorial_lacuna=1 n_morphs_fallback=3 restored_accepted=8 th_resolved=2 tokens=146
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Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.096.n281.bread.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from AP.096.n281.bread.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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CC BY-SA 4.0
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Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.096.n281.bread, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), annotations by Dana Robinson, 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 4.0.0, 2020-08-31)
generated by
tools/coptic_to_kemetic.py convert() on the L1 text (letter rules of DECISIONS.md 2026-09-08)
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Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.096.n281.bread.sahidic.scriptorium.L2.txt

English

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
21 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
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Dana Robinson — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.096.n281.bread (21 lines)

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Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.096.n281.bread. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.096.n281.bread.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 096: Anonymous Nau 281 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.096.n281.bread, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), annotations by Dana Robinson, 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.
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.