Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E — Coptic · Cairene

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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.126.n132.pigs, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Elizabeth Davidson; 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	ⲟⲩϩ̇ⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓ̇ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̇ϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ̇ ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ·	ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲣⲙ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ:	ouxello ḋe nanaxōritys efsorm xen t̀erymos:	An anchoritic monk was wandering in the desert, and he said to himself, 'I have kept straight in virtue.'
2	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩ̇ⲣⲁⲓ̇ ⲛ̇ϩⲏⲧϥ̇ ϫⲉⲁⲓ̇ⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲏ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ϧⲏⲧϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲟⲣⲑⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁ̀ⲣⲉⲧⲏ:	ouoh pegaf hrai ǹxytf je aikatorθou ǹtàrety:	An anchoritic monk was wandering in the desert, and he said to himself, 'I have kept straight in virtue.'
3	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ̇ · ϫⲉⲟⲩⲡⲉϯϣⲁⲁ̇ⲧ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲁⲁⲁ̇ϥ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲡⲉϯϣⲁⲁⲧ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲓϥ:	ouoh afṡ̀lyl èf̀nouti efgō m̀mos: je oupetiṡaat m̀mof tyif:	And he prayed to God, saying, 'Provide whatever I need.'
4	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲑ̇ⲃⲃⲓ̇ⲉ̇ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲻ	ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲑⲃⲃⲓⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲻ	afouōṡ ḋe ǹje f̀nouti èθvviepefmevi ⲻ	God wished to make his thoughts humble.
5	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲓ̇ⲙⲁⲇⲣⲓ̇ⲧⲏⲥ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ:	pegaf naf je vōk ṡa meṡe nim ǹarkimaḋritys:	He said to him, 'Go to this particular archimandrite,
6	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁ̇ⲣⲓ̇ϥ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲁ̀ⲣⲓϥ:	ouoh petefnagof nak àrif:	and do whatever he tells you.'
7	ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱⲗⲡ̇ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̇ⲡⲓⲁ̇ⲣⲭⲓ̇ⲙⲁⲇⲣⲓ̇ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲥ · ϫⲉⲉⲓ̇ⲥⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓ̇ⲙ ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓ̇ⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲕ	ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ϭⲱⲗⲡ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲓⲥⲙⲉϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲕ	a f̀nouti ḋe ċōlp èvol ǹpaiarkimaḋritys efgō m̀mos: je ismeṡe nim anaxōritys nyou harok	And God revealed this to the archimandrite, saying, 'Behold, this particular anchorite is coming to you.
8	ϯⲟⲩⲫⲣⲁⲅⲉⲗⲗⲓ̇ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ · ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟ̇ⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲓ̇ⲣ · ⲻ	ϯⲟⲩⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲅⲉⲗⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲓⲣ: ⲻ	tiouf̀ragellion naf: ǹtekθrefmoni ǹǹrir: ⲻ	Give him a whip and make him tend the pigs.'
9	ⲁϥⲉⲓ̇ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡϩⲗⲗⲟ ⲁ̇ϥⲕⲱ̇ⲗϩ ⲉⲡⲣⲟ	ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲁϥⲕⲱⲗϩ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲣⲟ	afì ḋe ǹje p̀xello afkōlh èp̀ro	And the monk came and knocked on the door,
10	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ̇ϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧ̇ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̇ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ϣⲁ ⲡ̀ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ:	ouoh afvōk èxoun ṡa p̀àfe ǹt̀soouhs:	and he went to the head of the congregation.
11	ⲁⲩⲁ̇ⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛⲉⲩⲉ̇ⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩϩ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲻ	ⲁⲩⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ ⲻ	avaspaze ǹnoueryou avhemsi ⲻ	They embraced each other and they sat down.
12	ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓ̇ⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲁ̇ϥ ϫⲉⲉⲓ̇ⲉ̇ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ:	ouoh pegaf ǹje p̀anaxōritys je ou petinaaif je eieougai:	And the anchorite said, 'What should I do so that I may be saved?'
13	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ̇ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟⲟ̇ϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲕ̇ⲛⲁⲁϥ ·	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϯⲛⲁϫⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲕ̀ⲛⲁⲁⲓϥ:	pegaf naf ǹje piarkimaḋritys je petinagof nak k̀naaif:	The archimandrite said to him, 'You will do what I tell you.'
14	ⲛ̇ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲥⲉ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉ	ǹθof ḋe pegaf je se	And he said yes, and he said to him, 'Take this whip and tend the pigs.'
15	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϥⲉⲓ̇ ⲛⲧⲉⲓ̇ⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓ̇ⲅⲝ̇ ⲛ̇ⲅ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲣⲓ̣ⲣ ⲻ	ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲁⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲓⲣ ⲻ	pegaf naf je fai ǹtaìmastiġks ǹtekmoni ǹǹrir ⲻ	And he said yes, and he said to him, 'Take this whip and tend the pigs.'
16	ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙ̇ⲟϥ ⲁ̇ⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟϥ ⲉ̇ϥⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ ⲛ̇ⲛ̇ⲣⲓ̇ⲣ ·	ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲣⲓⲣ:	netsōoun ḋe m̀mof avnav èrof efmoni ǹǹrir:	And those who know him saw him tending the pigs.
17	ⲛⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁ̇ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓ̇ⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̇ⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲱϣⲥ̇	ⲛⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲁⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲡⲱϣⲥ	navgō m̀mos je ànav èpainiṡti ǹanaxōritys eapefhyt pōṡs	And they were saying, 'Look at this great anchorite, whose heart is deranged,
18	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ̇ⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ · ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟ̇ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲣⲓ̇ⲣ · ⲻ	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲧϥ: ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲣⲓⲣ: ⲻ	ouoh ouon ouḋemōn hiōtf: efmoni nenrir: ⲻ	and there is a demon in him, since he tends the pigs.'
19	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓ̇ⲟ̇ ϫⲉⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓ̇ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲓ̇ϩⲉ ⲉ̇ⲡⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ·	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲉ̀ⲡ̀ⲛⲟϫⲛⲉϫ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ:	afnav ḋe ǹje f̀nouti èpefθvvio je afhipomine ǹpairyti èp̀nogneg nnrōme:	And God saw his humility, that he was patient with the insults of the men in this way.
20	ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ · ·	ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲟⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ::	afgoouf on èpefma::	He sent him back to his cell.

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title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.126.n132.pigs
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.126.n132.pigs, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Elizabeth Davidson; 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 gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.4.0, 2022-09-26)
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.126.n132.pigs.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from AP.126.n132.pigs.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.126.n132.pigs)
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.126.n132.pigs, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Elizabeth Davidson; 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 gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.4.0, 2022-09-26)
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 lexeme_L1-S-5=2 marks_dropped_on_change=1 n_morphs_fallback=1 tokens=119
file: Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.126.n132.pigs.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from AP.126.n132.pigs.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
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attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.126.n132.pigs, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Elizabeth Davidson; 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 gold · parsing gold (SCRIPTORIUM meta.json; document version 4.4.0, 2022-09-26)
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.126.n132.pigs.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: 20 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Elizabeth Platte — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.126.n132.pigs (20 lines)

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Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.126.n132.pigs. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.126.n132.pigs.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 126: N 123 E from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.126.n132.pigs, version 4.4.0 (2022-09-26), annotations by Elizabeth Platte, Caroline T. Schroeder, Elizabeth Davidson; 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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L1 Cairene
Standardized Greco-Bohairic spelling and grammar, generated by code from the layer above under the rulings of the project.

L2 Kemetic
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English
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