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Attribution: To Thieving Nuns from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_thieving_nuns, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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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1	ⲱ̂ ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲙⲁ⳿ ⲙ̄ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲉⲓ̂ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ︤ϥ︥ϫⲱϩ︤ⲙ︥ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲱ̀ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲕⲁⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉϥⲓ ⲉ̀ϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	ṑ tetenrōṡi ǹθōten netkama ǹp̀·satanas èθrefi èxoun ǹtefċōxem ǹǹma eθouab ǹf̀nouti:	Oh you guilty on your part who allow Satan to come in, defiling the holy places of God.
2	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲱⲱϥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲣ̄ⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲓⲛⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ:	ouoh ǹtetensōf ǹpeferfei ète ǹθōten pe m̀minm̀mōten:	And you defile his temple which is you yourselves.
3	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲣ̄ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ , ϫⲉⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱⲱϥ⳿ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ . ⲡⲁⲓ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ :	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲫⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ, ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲱϥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ. Ⲫⲁⲓ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲧⲁⲕⲟϥ:	m̀petenerf̀mevi ǹtapofasis ǹpiapostolos, je petnasōf ǹperfei ǹf̀nouti. Fai f̀nouti natakof:	Didn’t you remember the prohibition of the apostle, “he who will defile the temple of God, that one God will destroy.”
4	ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲣ̄ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ⳯ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ⲛ︥ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ︤ϥ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ , ϫⲉϥⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϫⲱϩ︤ⲙ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲟⲧ · ⲏ̂ ⲛ︤ϥ︥ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲛⲟ̂ · ϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲥ⳿ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥ ·	ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛ̀ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉϥϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ, ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥϩⲟⲩⲟⲣ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲥⲙⲟⲧ: ⲓⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ϩⲛⲟ: ϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲥ:	ouḋe on m̀petenerf̀mevi ǹǹsahoui tyrou etapeniōt goou efti m̀mon tyrn etotf ǹf̀nouti efgō m̀mos, je f̀s·houor̀t ǹje petnaċōxem ǹpefsōma kata laav ǹsmot: ie ǹtefjioue xen laav ǹhno: jinouhōs nem oumous:	Nor still did you remember all the curses which our father said as he gave all of us into the hand of God saying: “he is cursed, he who will defile his body in any form, or steal anything, from a string to a lace.”
5	ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲡⲣⲏϣ ϩⲓⲕⲗⲁϥ︤ⲧ︥ ·	ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ϩⲟⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲡ̀ⲣⲏϣ ϩⲓⲕⲗⲁϥⲧ:	malista hoite hip̀ryṡ hiklaft:	Most of all clothes and robes and hoods. And down to the least of things of eating.
6	ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲛⲟ̂ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲙ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲟⲩⲉⲗⲁⲭⲓⲥⲧⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲛⲟ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲙ:	ouoh ṡahrai èouelaṡiston ǹhno ǹouōm:	Most of all clothes and robes and hoods. And down to the least of things of eating.
7	ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	ite èvol xen ǹhnav ǹt̀ḋiakonia ǹf̀nouti:	Whether out of the service of God or out of the shares of those next to them
8	ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ̂ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱⲟⲩ ·	ⲓⲧⲉ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲁⲑⲟⲩⲟⲩ:	ite èvol xen ǹto ǹnetxaθouou:	Whether out of the service of God or out of the shares of those next to them
9	ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲉ⳯ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲉⲓ̂ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ⳿ ·	ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ:	naimevi men pe ei harōten xen outōt ǹhyt:	I actually thought to come to you in good faith,
10	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲙⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϯϭⲱⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲡ︤ⲛ︦ⲁ︥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ · ⲡⲉ⳯ⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ·	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡ̀ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϯϭⲱⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉϥⲡ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ: ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ:	alla p̀m̀kah ǹhyt ǹnetavtiċōǹt ǹf̀nouti ouoh avlipei ǹpefp̀nevma eθouab: petafkōlie ǹpenourot:	but the sorrow of those who have enraged God and pained his holy ghost, is what has hindered our joy.
11	ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ·	ϯⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:	tisōoun men je pam̀p̀ṡa pe m̀kah ǹhyt niven:	I know that every suffering is my fate, but if God with our Lord Jesus is doing his will, I come to you in a rage.
12	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲓ̈ⲥ ⲓ︤ⲥ︥ ⲣ̄ϩⲛⲁϥ · ϯⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩϭⲱⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ·	ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲣϩⲛⲁϥ: ϯⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ:	alla erṡanf̀nouti nem penċois iysous erhnaf: tinyou harōten xen ougōnt:	I know that every suffering is my fate, but if God with our Lord Jesus is doing his will, I come to you in a rage.
13	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ̂ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟϭ , ⲉⲧⲉⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϩ⳿ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ⳿ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ·	ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲓⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲥⲟϭ, ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ⲛⲉϩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ:	ǹtaìri ǹnaiatsvō ouoh naiparθenos ǹsoċ, ète m̀mon neh xen nouangion ǹnetxen pahyt tyrou:	And I will do to these unwise ones and these foolish virgins, who have no oil in their vessels all those things that are in my heart.
14	ϫⲉⲡⲁⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲉⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲓⲙ︤ⲛ︦ⲧ︥ⲣⲉϥϯϭⲱⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉ⳿ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ︤ⲥ︥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ︤ⲡ︥ⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ⲥ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉϥⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ·	ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲫⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲁⲓⲙ̀ⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϯϭⲱⲛ̀ⲧ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲥⲏϥⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ:	je papalin on ǹtetenkot θynou èfahou hinaim̀ntreftiċōǹt ǹf̀nouti ǹtetenhei ehrai etots ǹt̀syfi ǹp̀ponyros petaftako ǹtoikoumeny tyrs xen nefnovi nem nefànomia:	That still again you return back to these provocations of God you fall down by the sword of the wicked one who has destroyed all of civilization in his sins and acts of lawlessness.
15	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲱϩ︤ⲙ︥ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡ︤ⲧ︥ⲃⲃⲟ̂ ·	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ: ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ:	èvol je aretenmerep̀ċōxem: èhotep̀touvo:	For you have loved defilement rather than purification, and you have chosen death for you rather than life.
16	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲱⲧⲡ̄ ⲛⲏⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲟⲩ · ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲡⲱⲛ︤ϩ︥ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲙⲟⲩ: ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲧⲉⲡⲱⲛϧ:	ouoh aretensōtp nōten ǹf̀mou: èhotepōnx:	For you have loved defilement rather than purification, and you have chosen death for you rather than life.
17	ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϯⲛⲟⲩϭ︤ⲥ︥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲉⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲛ︤ϣ︥ⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ·	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲛⲟⲩϭ̀ⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲁϥⲑⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲥⲁⲛ̀ϣ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡ̀ϣⲁ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉϩ:	aretentinouċ̀s ġar ǹpetafθamio θynou: ouoh afsaǹṡ θynou f̀nouti p̀ṡa èneh:	For you have angered him who has created you, and who has nourished you, God who is forever.
18	ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϯⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ⳿ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϣⲉⲡϣ︤ⲡ︥ⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲑⲓ︤ⲗ︥︦︤ⲏ︦︥︤ⲙ︦︥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲉ ·	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϯⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲉⲡϣ̀ⲡ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲧ̀ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧ̀ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲅⲱⲅⲏ ⲧⲉ:	aretentim̀kah ǹhyt ḋe on ǹtetasṡepṡ̀p θynou t̀·hierousalym ète t̀sinaġōgy te:	And you have also given suffering to her who has nursed you, Jerusalem, which is the congregation.
19	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉ⳿ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ̂ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ:	ouoh aretenhei ǹmeri ǹf̀ryti ǹnetxen t̀faṡi ǹtevṡy:	And you have fallen in daylight like those who are in midnight.
20	ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉⲁⲥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲓ︤ⲏ︦ⲗ︥ ⲛ︤︤ⲥ︥ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ⳿ ϭⲉ ⲁⲛ⳿ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧ︤ⲥ︥ ⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ·	ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲥ̀ϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲥϩⲉⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲧⲥ ⲉ̀ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ:	ǹf̀ryti ets̀xyout je asslaate as·hei ǹje tiparθenos ǹpisrayl ǹtesnaouōh oun an etots ètōoun:	As it is written: “she has stumbled, she has fallen, that is the virgin of Israel and so she won’t get up again.
21	ⲛⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲟⲧ︤ⲕ︥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ · ⲉⲩⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧ︤ⲕ︥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ̂ ·	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ: ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ:	netenkot ġar pegaf: arevenkot ǹtevṡy:	For “those who sleep,” he said, “it’s at night that they sleep. And those who are drunk, it’s at night that they’re drunk”.
22	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ . ⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ̂ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ. Ⲁⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ:	ouoh nettahe. Arevtahe ǹtevṡy:	For “those who sleep,” he said, “it’s at night that they sleep. And those who are drunk, it’s at night that they’re drunk”.
23	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϯϩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲟⲩ · ϫⲉⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲁϫ︤ⲛ︥ⲏⲣ︤ⲡ︥ ·	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲑⲓϧⲓ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲛ̀ⲏⲣⲡ:	ǹθōten ḋe aretenθixi ǹmeri ǹf̀ryti ǹnetavgos eθvytou: je nettahe ǹyrp:	But as for you, you’ve drunk in day like those of whom it is said: “those who are drunk without wine ”.
24	ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲱⲣ︤ⲡ︥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲟⲧ︤ⲕ︥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ̂ ·	ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲱⲣⲡ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ:	ouoh aretenhōrp ǹmeri ǹf̀ryti ǹnetenkot ǹtevṡy:	And you have slept in daylight like those who sleep in the night.
25	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲱ̂ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ·	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ϩⲟϯ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ:	èvol je aretenkō ǹsōten ǹt̀·hoti ǹf̀nouti:	For you have left the fear of God behind you;
26	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ·	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡ̀ⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ̀ⲫ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ:	earetenmerep̀kaki ehoue èf̀ouōini:	as you have loved darkness instead of light;
27	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲡ⳿ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉϥϩⲟⲗ︤ϭ︥ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗ︤ϭ︥ ϫⲉϥⲥⲁϣⲉ ·	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲥⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ϩⲟⲗϫ: ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϫ ϫⲉ ϥ̀ⲥⲁϣⲉ:	eareteneppetsaṡe ḋe on je f̀holg: ouoh pet·holg je f̀saṡe:	and as you have also thought what’s bitter to be sweet, and what’s sweet to be bitter.
28	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲣ̄ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲏⲣ︤ϥ︥ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉ⳯ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲟⲡ︤ϥ︥ ⲛ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲏⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲧⲏⲣⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ·	ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲫ̀ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ϧⲓⲥⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ϣⲟⲡϥ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲧⲉⲛ:	eθve fai ouoi nōten ǹponyros jempetenerf̀mevi ǹp̀xisi tyrf etapeniōt ṡopf nemōten tyrten:	Because of this, woe to you evil ones that you did not think of all the toil that our father has endured with all of you.
29	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲱ̂ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲥⲃⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲱⲛ︤ϩ︥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛ̄ⲁⲛⲥ︤ⲙ︥ⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ :	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ⲛ̀ⲱⲛϧ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲁⲛⲥ̀ⲙⲙⲉ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ:	earetenkō ǹsōten ǹnefsavev ǹōnx nem nans̀mme ǹnetenioti:	As you have left behind his teachings of life and those of the petitions of your fathers.
30	ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲓⲥⲛ̄ϩ︤ⲗ︥ⲗⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲉⲛⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ̂ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ·	ⲡ̀ⲗⲏⲛ ⲓⲥⲛ̀ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲓ̀ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲥ̀ⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲓ̀ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ:	p̀lyn isǹxello ì nem nens̀nyou avì harōten ǹkesop:	Furthermore, behold the elders go with their brothers they came to you another time.
31	ⲉⲛⲟⲛ︤ϩ︥ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲟⲩⲙ̄ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ⳿ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ ·	ⲉⲛⲟⲛϧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲛ̀ⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲙ̀ⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̀ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱϥ:	enonx xen ouniṡti ǹlipy nem oum̀kah ǹhyt enaṡōf:	As we live in a great grief and much heart ache.
32	ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ̂ ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲥⲙ̄ⲡϣⲁ ·	ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲩⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲙ̀ⲡ̀ϣⲁ:	èθrevìri ǹtoui toui m̀mōten kata pesm̀p̀ṡa:	To have them done one by one by you according to their worth.
33	ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲱ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲏⲅⲏ̂ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲱⲛ︤ϩ︥ ·	ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲛ̀ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧ̀ⲡⲏⲅⲏ ⲛ̀ⲙⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲱⲛϧ:	èvol je aretenkō ǹsōten ǹt̀pygy ǹmou ǹōnx:	Since you have left the flow of the water of life behind you.
34	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲓ̈ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟϭ︤ⲡ︥ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ̂ ⲣ̄ⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ·	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲓϣⲉ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟϭ̀ⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲑⲣⲉⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛ̀ⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲣⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ:	earetenkiṡe nōten ǹhanṡyi evouoċ̀p xen p̀θrepetenhyt ǹatsvō erkaki erōten:	While you dug yourselves pits that are broken in making your hearts of foolishness do wrong to you.
35	ⲉⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲛⲟ⳯ ϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ · ⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ⲣ̄ⲥⲟϭ ·	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉ: ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲣ̀ⲥⲟϭ:	etetengō m̀mos je ànon hansave: aretenr̀soċ:	While you say: 'we are clever'. You have been foolish.
36	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧ︤ⲛ︥ϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉⲛϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ .	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲓⲃⲉ ⲛ̀ⲡ̀ⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ̀ ⲉⲙⲉϣϣⲉ.	earetenṡive ǹp̀ōou ǹf̀nouti xen hanh̀vyouì emeṡṡe.	While you have changed the honor of God in your actions which are unworthy.
37	ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϯⲧⲏⲩⲧ︤ⲛ︥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲏϣ ⲉⲧⲉⲡϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡϫⲱϩ︤ⲙ︥ ⲙ︤ⲛ︥ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟ⳯ ⲛⲓⲙ ·	Ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁ ⲫ̀ⲛⲟⲩϯ ϯ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ϩⲁⲛⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲏϣ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϭⲱϧⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲟⲛⲏⲣⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ:	Eθve fai a f̀nouti ti θynou ehrai èhanpaθos evsyṡ ète p̀ċioui pe nem p̀ċōxem nem ponyro niven:	For this reason, God has laid you down to torments, which are written, that is stealing and defilement and every kind of evil.
38	ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ⳿ ϣⲟⲟⲡ⳿ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ · ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟ⳯ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲓⲱⲛ · ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩ︤ⲙ︥ⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ̂ :	ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲉ ⲧⲓⲙⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲓ̀ⲣⲓ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁⲓ:	nai ète timōria niven ṡop ǹnetìri m̀mōou: ou monon xen paiaiōn: alla xen p̀keouai:	Those things which every vengence will happen to those that commit them. Not just in this world but in the other one.

Provenance

title: To Thieving Nuns
dialect: sahidic
source: Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "besa-letters", document to_thieving_nuns
licence: CC-BY 4.0
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attribution: To Thieving Nuns from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_thieving_nuns, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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 6.0.0, 2024-10-31)
file: Monastic/Besa – Letters/to_thieving_nuns.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt
title: To Thieving Nuns — Cairene
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from to_thieving_nuns.sahidic.scriptorium.L0.txt (Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "besa-letters", document to_thieving_nuns)
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: To Thieving Nuns from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_thieving_nuns, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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 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: abbrev=4 aspirate_boundary_resolved=1 jinkim_unified=20 lexeme_L1-S-3=2 lexeme_L1-S-4=1 stroke_kept=166 stroke_unified=349 th_resolved=5 tokens=287
file: Monastic/Besa – Letters/to_thieving_nuns.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
title: To Thieving Nuns — Kemetic
dialect: bohairic
source: generated from to_thieving_nuns.sahidic.scriptorium.L1.txt
licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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attribution: To Thieving Nuns from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_thieving_nuns, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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 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/Besa – Letters/to_thieving_nuns.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: 38 quoted · 0 quoted with the alignment not cross-checked · 0 model drafts (marked “draft”)
quoted from: Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM besa-letters, to_thieving_nuns (31 lines)
quoted from: Amir Zeldes — aligned in Coptic SCRIPTORIUM besa-letters, to_thieving_nuns (line spans several translation units) (7 lines)

Cite as:

To Thieving Nuns. Coptic SCRIPTORIUM corpus "besa-letters", document to_thieving_nuns. Layers as published by the Kemetic project (Yousef Hanna), 2026: Coptic · Cairene · Kemetic, /doc/monastic/besa-letters/to-thieving-nuns.sahidic.scriptorium/. To Thieving Nuns from Coptic SCRIPTORIUM (https://copticscriptorium.org), corpus besa-letters, document to_thieving_nuns, version 6.0.0 (2024-10-31), annotations by Amir Zeldes, David Sriboonreuang, Caroline T. Schroeder; 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.