Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion

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Source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.216.bessarion.01

Attribution: Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.216.bessarion.01, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), 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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1Ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛϭⲓⲁ̇ⲡⲁ ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡ̇ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛ ·ⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲇⲟⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲡ̀ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ:afgos ǹje apa doulos p̀maθytys ǹapa bysarion:He said, that is Abba Doulos, the disciple of Abba Besarion:
2ϫⲉⲉ̇ⲛⲙⲟ̇ⲟϣⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛ̇ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ϩⲁϩⲧⲛⲧ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁje enmoṡi hahtnt̀·halassa“while we were walking beside the sea,
3ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁⲓ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲃⲉ ·ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓⲓⲃⲓ:ouoh aiivi:and I became thirsty.
4ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲟⲟ̇ⲥ ⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛⲁⲓϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛaigos ǹapa bysarionI said to Abba Besarion:
5ϫⲉⲡⲁⲉⲓ̇ⲱⲧ ϯ̇ⲟ̇ⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲛⲟⲩ .ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲱⲧ ϯⲟⲃⲉ ⲧⲟⲛⲟⲩ.je paiōt tiove tonou.“My father, I am very thirsty.”
6ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ Ⲁϥϣ̇ⲗⲏⲗⲠ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣ̀ⲗⲏⲗP̀xello ḋe afṡ̀lylBut the old man prayed
7ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̇ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓpegaf nyidraft · highHe said to me:
8ϫⲉⲥⲱ̇ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲛ̇ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ · ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲡ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲗϭ̇ .ϫⲉ ⲥⲱ ⲛⲁⲕ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ϩⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲗϫ.je sō nak xen t̀·halassa: ouoh f̀mou holg.“Drink at the sea and the water is sweet.”
9ⲁ̇ⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓ̇ⲥⲱ ·ⲻⲀⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱ: ⲻAnok ḋe aisō: ⲻAnd I drank.
10Ⲁⲩⲱ̇ ⲁⲓ̇ϯ̇ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ̇ⲡⲁⲁ̇ⲅⲅⲏⲛ ⲉ̇ⲧ̇ⲛ̇ⲧⲟⲟⲧ · ⲉⲓ̇ϫⲱ ⲙ̇ⲙⲟⲥⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲁⲁⲅⲅⲏⲛ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ: ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥouoh aiti ǹouṡym ǹmou èpaangyn etntoot: eigō m̀mosAnd I put a little water into my vessel which was in my hand, saying:
11ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ̇ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ̇ⲃⲉ ⲟ̇ⲛ .ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲓ ⲟⲛ.je mypote taivi on.“Lest I get thirsty again.”
12ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ Ⲇⲉ ⲛ̇ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ̇Ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲏⲓP̀xello ḋe etafnav pegaf nyiBut the old man after seeing (this) said to me:
13ϫⲉⲉ̇ⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ ⲁ̇ⲕⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ .ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲕⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲟⲩ.je eθve ou akmeh mou.“Why did you fill water?”
14ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ̇ⲠⲉϫⲁⲓPegaidraft · highI said:
15ϫⲉⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ̇ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲉⲓ̇ⲃⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ⲥⲁ .ⲻϫⲉ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲏⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓⲃⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ. Ⲻje kō nyi èvol: je mypote taivi ǹpaisa. Ⲻ“Forgive me, lest I become thirsty there.”
16Ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̇ϩⲗ̇ⲗⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ̇ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲛⲏⲓpeje p̀xello nyiThe old man said to me:
17ϫⲉⲡ̇ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡⲉⲓ̇ⲙⲁ · ⲛ̇ⲧⲟϥ ⲟ̇ⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̇ⲡ̇ⲉⲓ̇ⲥⲁ .ϫⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲁ: ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁ.je f̀nouti ǹpaima: ǹθof on pe f̀nouti ǹpaisa.“God here (of this place) is also God there.”

Provenance

L0 witness

title
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion
dialect
sahidic
source
Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.216.bessarion.01
licence
CC-BY 4.0
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attribution
attribution
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.216.bessarion.01, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), 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 4.0.0, 2020-08-31)
file
Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.216.bessarion.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt

L1 Cairene

title
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion — Cairene
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from AP.216.bessarion.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.216.bessarion.01)
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.216.bessarion.01, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), 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 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=2 lexeme_open=2 th_resolved=2 tokens=68
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Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.216.bessarion.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt

L2 Kemetic

title
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion — Kemetic
dialect
bohairic
source
generated from AP.216.bessarion.01.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution
Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.216.bessarion.01, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), 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 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)
file
Monastic/Apophthegmata Patrum/AP.216.bessarion.01.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
15 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 2 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from
Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM AP, AP.216.bessarion.01 (15 lines)

Cite as:

Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "AP", document AP.216.bessarion.01. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/apophthegmata-patrum/ap.216.bessarion.01.sahidic.scriptorium/. Apophthegmata Patrum Sahidic 216: Besarion from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus AP, document AP.216.bessarion.01, version 4.0.0 (2020-08-31), 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.
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.