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Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.157.paphnutius.02, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Janet Timbie, 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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21 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 | Ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟ̇ⲥ ⲉ̇ⲧⲃⲉⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲡⲁ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉⲙⲉϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̇ⲥⲉⲏ̇ⲣⲡ̇ .ⲻ | ⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϥϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉ̀ⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ. Ⲻ | avgos eθve apa papnoute je mpafċepy èseyrp. Ⲻ | They said about Abba Paphnutius that he never hastens to drink wine. |
| 2 | Ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟ̇ϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟ̇ⲉⲓ̇ϣ ⲁϥⲉⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲗⲩⲕⲓ̇ⲟⲛ ⲛ̇ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲏⲥ | ⲉϥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲓ̀ ⲉ̀ϫⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲗⲗⲩⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ | efmoṡi ḋe ǹsyou afì èjen oukollikion ǹlystys | But while walking on one occasion he came upon a band of bandits |
| 3 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁ̇ϥϭⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̇ⲩⲥⲱ . | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥϫⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲥⲱ. | ouoh afjemou evsō. | and he found them drinking. |
| 4 | ⲁ̇ϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ̇ Ⲇⲉ̇ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡⲉⲧⲟ ⲛⲁ̇ⲛϫⲱϫ | Ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲛϫⲱϫ | Afsouōnf ḋe ǹje petoi ǹangōg | And he knew him, that is the one who is head, |
| 5 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲉ̇ϥ̇ⲥⲟⲟ̇ⲩⲛ̇ ϫⲉ̇ⲙⲉϥⲥⲉⲏ̇ⲣⲡ̇ ·ⲻ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲥⲉⲏⲣⲡ: ⲻ | ouoh efsōoun je mpafseyrp: ⲻ | and while knowing that he never drinks wine |
| 6 | Ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̇ⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̇ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̇ϩⲓⲥⲉ | ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ | afnav èrof xen ouniṡti ǹxisi | he saw him in a great weariness |
| 7 | ⲁ̇ϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ̇ⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲣ̇ⲡ̇ | ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲁ̀ⲫⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ | afmoh ǹouàfot ǹyrp | (and) filled a cup of wine |
| 8 | ⲉ̇ⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ϩⲛ̇ⲧⲉϥϭⲓ̇ϫ · | ⲉ̀ⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲉϥϫⲓϫ: | ère tefsyfi xen tefjig: | while his sword (is) in his hand |
| 9 | ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ | ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ | ouoh pegaf ǹp̀xello | and told the old man |
| 10 | ϫⲉⲉ̇ⲕⲧⲙ̇ⲥⲱ ϯ̇ⲛⲁϩⲟⲧⲃⲉⲕ .ⲻ | ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲱ ϯⲛⲁϧⲟⲑⲃⲕ. Ⲻ | je ekṡtemsō tinaxoθvk. Ⲻ | “If you don't drink I will kill you.” |
| 11 | Ⲁϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ϫⲉⲉ̇ϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲗⲏ̇ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲡ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | ⲁϥⲉⲙⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ⲓⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ | afemi ǹje p̀xello je arefouōṡ èiri ǹouǹtoly ǹte f̀nouti | He knew, that is, the old man, that it’s to do the commandment of God that he wants |
| 12 | ⲉ̇ϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ϯ̇ϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟϥ | ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ̀ϯϩⲏⲩ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟϥ | efouōṡ ètihyv m̀mof | and wanting to gain him |
| 13 | ⲁ̇ϥϫⲓ̇ⲧϥ̇ ⲁ̇ϥⲥⲟ̇ⲟϥ̇ . | ⲁϥϭⲓⲧϥ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟϥ. | afċitf afsoof. | he took it (and) he drank it. |
| 14 | Ⲡⲁⲛϫⲱϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ⲗⲩⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁ̇ϥⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲉ̇ϥϫⲱ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲥ | Ⲡ̀ⲁⲛϫⲱϫ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̀ⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲛ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ | P̀angōg ḋe ǹlystys afermetanoin efgō m̀mos | But the head of the bandits, he repented saying: |
| 15 | ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̇ ⲉ̇ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲉⲓ̇ⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲁⲓ̇ϯ̇ϩⲓ̈ⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ .ⲻ | ϫⲉ ⲭⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲓϯϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ. Ⲻ | je kō nyi èvol paiōt je aitihise nak. Ⲻ | “forgive me my father for I have made you suffer”. |
| 16 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ | ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ | pegaf naf ǹje p̀xello | He said to him, that is the old man: |
| 17 | ϫⲉϯ̇ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉϥ̇ⲛⲁⲉⲓ̇ⲣⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲉ̇ⲧⲃⲉⲡⲉⲓⲁ̇ⲡⲟⲧ ⲛⲏⲣⲡ̇ ϩⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ⲱ̇ⲛϩ̇ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲩ . | ϫⲉ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲛⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲛⲁ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲁ̀ⲫⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲏⲟⲩ. | je tipisteve èf̀nouti je f̀naìri nak ǹouna eθve paiàfot ǹyrp xen paiōnx nem petnyou. | “I trust in God that he will do you charity for this cup of wine in this life and the one that’s coming”. |
| 18 | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̇ϭⲓ̇ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ | Ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡ̀ⲁⲣⲭⲓⲗⲏⲥⲧⲏⲥ | Pegaf naf ǹje p̀arṡilystys | He said to him, that is the head-bandit: |
| 19 | ϫⲉϯⲡⲓ̇ⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ̇ ⲉ̇ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϫⲉϫⲓ̇ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̇ϯ̇ⲛⲁⲣ̇ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲁ̇ⲛ ⲛ̇ⲗⲁⲁⲩ . | ϫⲉ ϯⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϯⲛⲁⲣ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲗⲁⲁⲩ. | je tipisteve èf̀nouti je jintinou ǹtinar pet·hoou an ǹlaav. | “I trust in God that from now I won’t do wrong to anyone.” |
| 20 | Ⲡϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁ̇ϥϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̇ⲧ̇ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲩϭⲉ ⲧⲏ̇ⲣⲥ̇ | Ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϫⲫⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲕⲟⲗⲗⲩϭⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ | P̀xello ḋe afgfo naf ǹt̀kolliċe tyrs | And the old man, he acquired for himself the whole band, |
| 21 | ϫⲉⲁ̇ϥⲕⲱ ⲛ̇ⲥⲱϥ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ̇ϣ ⲉ̇ⲧ̇ⲃⲉⲡ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ .ⲻ | ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ. Ⲻ | je afkō ǹsōf ǹpefouōṡ eθve f̀nouti. Ⲻ | for he left his desire behind him for God. |
Provenance
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute
- dialect
- sahidic
- source
- Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.157.paphnutius.02
- licence
- CC-BY 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.157.paphnutius.02, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Janet Timbie, 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.157.paphnutius.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute — Cairene
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.157.paphnutius.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.157.paphnutius.02)
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
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- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.157.paphnutius.02, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Janet Timbie, 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- 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=5 lexeme_L1-S-8=2 stroke_kept=1 th_resolved=1 tokens=96
- file
- Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.157.paphnutius.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- title
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute — Kemetic
- dialect
- bohairic
- source
- generated from AP.157.paphnutius.02.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
- licence
- CC BY-SA 4.0
- share
- attribution
- attribution
- Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.157.paphnutius.02, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Janet Timbie, 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
- 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.157.paphnutius.02.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
- 21 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
- quoted from
- Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.157.paphnutius.02 (21 lines)
L0 witness
L1 Cairene
L2 Kemetic
English
Cite as:
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.157.paphnutius.02. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.157.paphnutius.02.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 157: Papnoute from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.157.paphnutius.02, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Caroline T. Schroeder, Janet Timbie, 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.