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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.102.macarius.11, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Dana Robinson, Safaa Mahfouz Mohamed, Caroline T. Schroeder, Christine Luckritz Marquis; 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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12 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 | ⲉⲣⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ̇ⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟ̇ϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ϣ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲙⲡ̇ϩⲉⲗⲟⲥ · ⲉ̇ϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ̇ ⲛ̇ϩⲛ̇ⲃⲏⲧ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲕⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϩⲉⲗⲟⲥ: ⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲃⲏⲧ: | ère apa makarios moṡi ǹsyou ǹp̀kōti ǹp̀helos: eftōoun ǹhanvyt: | One time, Abba Macarius was walking around the marsh, carrying some palms. |
| 2 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲉⲓ̇ⲥ ⲡ̇ⲇⲓⲁ̇ⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁ̇ϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ̇ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉϩⲓ̇ⲏ · ⲉ̇ⲣⲉ̇ⲟⲩⲟ̇ϩⲥ̇ ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲟ̇ⲧ̇ϥ · | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲓⲥ ⲡ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲙⲛⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ: ⲉ̀ⲣⲉⲟⲩⲟϩⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧϥ: | ouoh is p̀diabolos aftōmnt èrof xen f̀mōit: èreouohs ǹtotf: | And, behold the devil met him on his way with a sickle in his hand. |
| 3 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲉ̇ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̇ⲣⲁϩⲧϥ̇ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉϥϣ̇ϭⲙ̇ϭⲟⲙ ·ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁϩⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥϣ̀ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ: ⲻ | ouoh enafouōṡ pe èrahtf ǹpefṡ̀jemgom: ⲻ | And he desired to strike him, but he was not able. |
| 4 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϫⲓ̇ⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲕ · ϫⲉⲙⲛ̇ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲕ ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁϭⲓⲛϫⲟⲛⲥ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲕ: ϫⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϫⲟⲙ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ ⲻ | ouoh pegaf naf je ouniṡti pe paċingons èvol m̀mok: je m̀mon gom m̀moi èrok ⲻ | And he (the Devil) said to him 'Great is my struggle with you so that I have no power against you. |
| 5 | ⲉⲓ̇ⲥϩⲏⲏ̇ⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ ⲉ̇ⲧⲉⲕⲉⲓ̇ⲣⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϯ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲣⲉ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲱ · | ⲉⲓⲥϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϯⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲱ: | eis·hyyte ġar hōb niven etekìri m̀mōou tiìri m̀mōou hō: | For, everything that you do, I do it too. |
| 6 | ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲕⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̇ϩⲛ̇ϩⲟⲟⲩ⳿ · | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ϣⲁⲕⲉⲣⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ: | ǹθok ṡakernystevin ǹhanèhoou: | You fast for some days. |
| 7 | ⲁ̇ⲛⲟⲕ̇ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲓ̇ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉ̇ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̇ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲧⲏⲣϥ: | anok ḋe mpaiouōm èp̀tyrf: | I do not eat anything. |
| 8 | ϣⲁⲕⲣ̇ⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̇ⲣⲟⲉⲓ̇ⲥ ⲛ̇ϩⲛⲥⲟⲡ · | ϣⲁⲕⲣⲟⲩϣⲏ ⲛ̀ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛⲥⲟⲡ: | ṡakrouṡy ǹroeis ǹhansop: | You stay awake overnight sometimes. |
| 9 | ⲁ̇ⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲓⲛ̇ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̇ ⲉ̇ⲛⲉϩ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ: | anok ḋe mpaienkot èneh: | I never go to sleep. |
| 10 | ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲟⲩⲱ̇ⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲣⲁⲉⲓ̇ⲧ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ϩⲏⲧϥ | ⲟⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲕϫⲣⲁⲉⲓⲧ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ | ouhōb ǹouōt petekgraeit èroi ǹxytf | There is a single thing in which you are stronger than me.' |
| 11 | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓ̇ⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ · ⲛ̇ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲕⲑⲃⲃⲓ̇ⲟ ⲡⲉ · | ⲡⲉϫⲉⲁⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲡⲉ: | pejeapa makarios je ou pe: ǹθof ḋe pegaf je pekθvvio pe: | Abba Macarius said, 'What is it?' And he (the Devil) said to him, 'It is your humility. |
| 12 | ⲁ̇ⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲓϭⲙ̇ϭⲟⲙ ⲉ̇ⲑ̇ⲃⲃⲓ̇ⲟⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̇ [ⲙ̇]ⲡⲓϭⲙ̇ϭⲟⲙ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟⲕ · | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲓϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟⲓ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲓϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟⲕ: | anok ḋe mpaijemgom èθvvioi èneh eθve fai m̀peijemgom èrok: | I have never been able to be humble. Because of this, I do not have power over you.' |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.102.macarius.11
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.102.macarius.11, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Dana Robinson, Safaa Mahfouz Mohamed, Caroline T. Schroeder, Christine Luckritz Marquis; 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.102.macarius.11.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.102.macarius.11.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.102.macarius.11)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.102.macarius.11, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Dana Robinson, Safaa Mahfouz Mohamed, Caroline T. Schroeder, Christine Luckritz Marquis; 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=2 restored_accepted=1 tokens=79
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.102.macarius.11.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.102.macarius.11.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.102.macarius.11, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Dana Robinson, Safaa Mahfouz Mohamed, Caroline T. Schroeder, Christine Luckritz Marquis; 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.102.macarius.11.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
- 12 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM's English — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.102.macarius.11 (12 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.102.macarius.11. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.102.macarius.11.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 102: Macarius 11 from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.102.macarius.11, version 6.2.0 (2025-11-25), annotations by Dana Robinson, Safaa Mahfouz Mohamed, Caroline T. Schroeder, Christine Luckritz Marquis; 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.