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Vsauce with a handy tool which tells you how to say hello in Coptic (ⲧⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ actually means vb. to greet or n. greeting) and other dead languages
October 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Vsauce with a handy tool which tells you how to say hello in Coptic (ⲧⲁⲓⲉ̀ⲙⲟⲩϯ actually means vb. to greet or n. greeting) and other dead languages
NEW: Egypt By Three (1953) – Coptic church in film
Discover the 1953 film "Egypt by Three," an American movie shot in the Church of St. Mercurius (ʾAbū Sayfayn) in Old Cairo.
Discover the 1953 film "Egypt by Three," an American movie shot in the Church of St. Mercurius (ʾAbū Sayfayn) in Old Cairo.
Egypt By Three (1953) - Coptic church in film • The Coptist
Discover the 1953 film "Egypt by Three," an American movie shot in the Church of St. Mercurius (ʾAbū Sayfayn) in Old Cairo.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
NEW: Egypt By Three (1953) – Coptic church in film
Discover the 1953 film "Egypt by Three," an American movie shot in the Church of St. Mercurius (ʾAbū Sayfayn) in Old Cairo.
Discover the 1953 film "Egypt by Three," an American movie shot in the Church of St. Mercurius (ʾAbū Sayfayn) in Old Cairo.
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📖😍🐍 I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my edited volume "The Nile Delta: Histories from Antiquity to the Modern Period" is now available in paperback AND at a 20% discount on CUP's website! 🎊
September 15, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📖😍🐍 I am absolutely thrilled to announce that my edited volume "The Nile Delta: Histories from Antiquity to the Modern Period" is now available in paperback AND at a 20% discount on CUP's website! 🎊
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We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Research Associate – Coptic in Manchester (UKRI):John Rylands Library
Key collaborators are the Coptic Church in Stockport, Manchester, and the Coptic Church in Llandudno, Wales. The project has an extensive and international advisory board. A PDRA seeking an academic career may find the balance between traditional research and co-creation appealing.
www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We are looking for a one-year full-time Research Associate to work on Coptic manuscripts in Manchester as part of a wonderful project that connects mss with local communities. Requires strong skills in Coptic, English, & Arabic. Deadline 31/10. Please share! www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
NEW: Read in Coptic: The Tower of Babel
Read the story of The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), which might be titled ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ, in Coptic with translation, grammatical notes and discussion.
Read the story of The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), which might be titled ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ, in Coptic with translation, grammatical notes and discussion.
Read in Coptic: The Tower of Babel • The Coptist
Read Genesis 11:1-9 in Coptic, featuring the story of The Tower of Babel (ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ), including an English translation and notes.
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August 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
NEW: Read in Coptic: The Tower of Babel
Read the story of The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), which might be titled ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ, in Coptic with translation, grammatical notes and discussion.
Read the story of The Tower of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9), which might be titled ⲡⲓⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲟⲛ, in Coptic with translation, grammatical notes and discussion.
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Nubian-Coptic ostracan
Nubian Coptic
ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲓ ⲃⲩⲛⲉ "date"
/apenti/
ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲕⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ "wine"
/erpeke/
ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ "bread"
/asku/
ⲉ̄ⲧⲧⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ "water"
/ettō/
* Database of Medieval Nubian Texts (DBMNT)
Text 1148
www.dbmnt.uw.edu.pl/texts/1148/
Nubian Coptic
ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲓ ⲃⲩⲛⲉ "date"
/apenti/
ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲕⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ "wine"
/erpeke/
ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ "bread"
/asku/
ⲉ̄ⲧⲧⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ "water"
/ettō/
* Database of Medieval Nubian Texts (DBMNT)
Text 1148
www.dbmnt.uw.edu.pl/texts/1148/
August 3, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Nubian-Coptic ostracan
Nubian Coptic
ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲓ ⲃⲩⲛⲉ "date"
/apenti/
ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲕⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ "wine"
/erpeke/
ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ "bread"
/asku/
ⲉ̄ⲧⲧⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ "water"
/ettō/
* Database of Medieval Nubian Texts (DBMNT)
Text 1148
www.dbmnt.uw.edu.pl/texts/1148/
Nubian Coptic
ⲁⲡⲉⲛⲧⲓ ⲃⲩⲛⲉ "date"
/apenti/
ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲕⲉ ⲏⲣⲡ "wine"
/erpeke/
ⲁⲥⲕⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ "bread"
/asku/
ⲉ̄ⲧⲧⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ "water"
/ettō/
* Database of Medieval Nubian Texts (DBMNT)
Text 1148
www.dbmnt.uw.edu.pl/texts/1148/
The Coptist: Digitised Bibliography of Crum’s “List of Abbreviations”
A new resource for users of Crum’s A Coptic Dictionary - a digitised compendium of the works listed in his “List of Abbreviations” with links to digitised versions of the editions Crum consulted.
www.coptist.com/2025/07/30/d...
A new resource for users of Crum’s A Coptic Dictionary - a digitised compendium of the works listed in his “List of Abbreviations” with links to digitised versions of the editions Crum consulted.
www.coptist.com/2025/07/30/d...
Digitised bibliography of Crum's "List of Abbreviations" • The Coptist
A digitised version of Walter E. Crum's "List of Abbreviations" for his Coptic Dictionary (1939) with links to the original sources he cites.
www.coptist.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:58 AM
The Coptist: Digitised Bibliography of Crum’s “List of Abbreviations”
A new resource for users of Crum’s A Coptic Dictionary - a digitised compendium of the works listed in his “List of Abbreviations” with links to digitised versions of the editions Crum consulted.
www.coptist.com/2025/07/30/d...
A new resource for users of Crum’s A Coptic Dictionary - a digitised compendium of the works listed in his “List of Abbreviations” with links to digitised versions of the editions Crum consulted.
www.coptist.com/2025/07/30/d...
The Coptist: How to talk about age in Coptic
Do you know how to ask “How old are you?” and respond with “I am X years old” in natural, idiomatic Coptic? In this post, we’ll find out with the help of examples from literature. We’ll also talk about the grammar behind these expressions.
Do you know how to ask “How old are you?” and respond with “I am X years old” in natural, idiomatic Coptic? In this post, we’ll find out with the help of examples from literature. We’ll also talk about the grammar behind these expressions.
How to talk about age in Coptic • The Coptist
We discuss how to ask "How old are you?" and reply "I am X years old" in idiomatic Coptic, plus grammar and illustrations from literature.
www.coptist.com
July 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The Coptist: How to talk about age in Coptic
Do you know how to ask “How old are you?” and respond with “I am X years old” in natural, idiomatic Coptic? In this post, we’ll find out with the help of examples from literature. We’ll also talk about the grammar behind these expressions.
Do you know how to ask “How old are you?” and respond with “I am X years old” in natural, idiomatic Coptic? In this post, we’ll find out with the help of examples from literature. We’ll also talk about the grammar behind these expressions.
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There it is, finally - #12, in which I discuss how one reconstructs the pronunciations of dead languages!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnDM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnDM...
Reconstructing the pronunciations of dead languages - Ola Wikander's Banal Yet Awesome #12
YouTube video by Ola Wikander – [Baalcycle]
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June 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There it is, finally - #12, in which I discuss how one reconstructs the pronunciations of dead languages!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnDM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnDM...
This Coptic word Sah. ⲧⲛ︤ϩ︥ and Boh. ⲧⲉⲛϩ 'wing (of flying creature)' has a nice doublet in Sah. ϫⲛⲁϩ and Boh. ϭⲛⲁϩ 'forearm' with preserved affricate (or palatal).
Coptic (L4) word of the day
ⲧⲛϩ
wing
(Eg. ḏnḥ; cf. Arabic جناح)
as in CBKph 413.4 (ed. Gardner, BeDuhn, Dilley)
ⲛ̅ⲥⲡⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲛϩ̅ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉ[…] ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
"and spreads out its wings over all the world's […]"
ⲧⲛϩ
wing
(Eg. ḏnḥ; cf. Arabic جناح)
as in CBKph 413.4 (ed. Gardner, BeDuhn, Dilley)
ⲛ̅ⲥⲡⲱⲣϣ̅ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲛϩ̅ ⲁϫⲛ̅ⲛⲉ[…] ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ
"and spreads out its wings over all the world's […]"
ḏnḥ - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ḏnḥ
June 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This Coptic word Sah. ⲧⲛ︤ϩ︥ and Boh. ⲧⲉⲛϩ 'wing (of flying creature)' has a nice doublet in Sah. ϫⲛⲁϩ and Boh. ϭⲛⲁϩ 'forearm' with preserved affricate (or palatal).
ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲁⲩⲉ: a rare example of a Greek-origin word (sg. ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ < τροφή) in Coptic taking the Egyptian morphological plural ending (-ⲁⲩⲉ) in the plural; cf. Sah. sg. ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (< ψυχή) and pl. ⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ.
Coptic (L4) word of the day
ⲥⲉⲧⲉ
"fire"
as in Mani's Epistles (ed. Gardner), 76.21-23
ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲉϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲁⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲭϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲧⲉ
"Damn those who laugh and enjoy the foods of death, because they'll burn in a fire!"
ⲥⲉⲧⲉ
"fire"
as in Mani's Epistles (ed. Gardner), 76.21-23
ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲣⲉϣⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲁⲩⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲭϩ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲉⲧⲉ
"Damn those who laugh and enjoy the foods of death, because they'll burn in a fire!"
June 23, 2025 at 1:42 PM
ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲁⲩⲉ: a rare example of a Greek-origin word (sg. ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ < τροφή) in Coptic taking the Egyptian morphological plural ending (-ⲁⲩⲉ) in the plural; cf. Sah. sg. ⲯⲩⲭⲏ (< ψυχή) and pl. ⲯⲩⲭⲟⲟⲩⲉ.
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Body-related vocab in Coptic (Sah) from a body-focused section of the Apocryphon of John (NH II 15,5-11), for the lexically curious:
June 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Body-related vocab in Coptic (Sah) from a body-focused section of the Apocryphon of John (NH II 15,5-11), for the lexically curious:
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The list of instructors for the advanced course is bananas. Powerhouse! www.copticsummerschool.org/coptic-advan...
February 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The list of instructors for the advanced course is bananas. Powerhouse! www.copticsummerschool.org/coptic-advan...
NEW from The Coptic: Calming the Storm is a well-known story recorded in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In Coptic, it is called ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ “The Rebuking of the Winds and the Sea”. Here is the Bohairic text from Matthew 8:23-27 with translation and notes.
Read in Coptic: Calming the storm • The Coptist
Read in Coptic from Matthew 8:23–27, featuring the story of Jesus Calming the Storm. Includes an English translation and notes.
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February 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
NEW from The Coptic: Calming the Storm is a well-known story recorded in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In Coptic, it is called ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ “The Rebuking of the Winds and the Sea”. Here is the Bohairic text from Matthew 8:23-27 with translation and notes.
Does anyone know what the (presumably Greek) character at the bottom right corner of this leaf is? Or read the back-to-front Arabic label just above it?
Greek alphabet with letter names in Arabic. The funny thing: the Arabic is mirror-inverted! So what was learned here with the help of what?
Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. Sir. 647, f. 85v:
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Vatican City, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vat. Sir. 647, f. 85v:
digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat...
February 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Does anyone know what the (presumably Greek) character at the bottom right corner of this leaf is? Or read the back-to-front Arabic label just above it?
Acts 13:4–12 tells the story of the Holy Spirit calling Barnabas and Saul (also known as Paul) from Antioch to embark on a mission to Cyprus. There, they encounter a magician named Bar-Jesus—also called Elymas—who opposes their work.
Let’s read the story in Coptic…
Let’s read the story in Coptic…
Read in Coptic: Elymas struck blind • The Coptist
Read in Coptic the story in Acts 13:4-12 of how Elymas the magician was struck blind with translation and notes.
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February 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Acts 13:4–12 tells the story of the Holy Spirit calling Barnabas and Saul (also known as Paul) from Antioch to embark on a mission to Cyprus. There, they encounter a magician named Bar-Jesus—also called Elymas—who opposes their work.
Let’s read the story in Coptic…
Let’s read the story in Coptic…
In Coptic, ⲟⲩⲓⲥⲓ /ˈwi.si/ (Bohairic) is a likely cognate of this Semitic word, representing the infinitive 'to saw' < Egyptian wsj. Interestingly, the corresponding noun is ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ /βaˈʃur/ (Boh.), likely borrowed back into Egyptian from a Semitic source (cf. Arabic مِنْشَار minšār, Hebrew מַשּׂוֹר maśśōr).
Gəʕəz word of the day
ሞሠርት፡ mośärt, pl መዋሥርት፡ mäwaśər(t) saw (√wśr, cf. √nsr in Syriac etc., √nšr in Arabic)
as in the synax. for Barbara and Juliana (PO 15: 674-675, here sp. w/ -s-, not -ś-)
ወሞሰርተ፡ሐፂን፡ኢያሕመመታ።
/wä-mosärt-ä ḥäṣ́ṣ́in ʔiy-aḥmämät-a/
"the iron saw did not harm her"
ሞሠርት፡ mośärt, pl መዋሥርት፡ mäwaśər(t) saw (√wśr, cf. √nsr in Syriac etc., √nšr in Arabic)
as in the synax. for Barbara and Juliana (PO 15: 674-675, here sp. w/ -s-, not -ś-)
ወሞሰርተ፡ሐፂን፡ኢያሕመመታ።
/wä-mosärt-ä ḥäṣ́ṣ́in ʔiy-aḥmämät-a/
"the iron saw did not harm her"
January 19, 2025 at 8:32 PM
In Coptic, ⲟⲩⲓⲥⲓ /ˈwi.si/ (Bohairic) is a likely cognate of this Semitic word, representing the infinitive 'to saw' < Egyptian wsj. Interestingly, the corresponding noun is ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ /βaˈʃur/ (Boh.), likely borrowed back into Egyptian from a Semitic source (cf. Arabic مِنْشَار minšār, Hebrew מַשּׂוֹר maśśōr).
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German Sack, French sac, Italian sacco 'sack, bag' are borrowed from Ancient Greek σάκκος via Latin saccus. Greek σάκκος is itself a Semitic loanword, cf. Akkadian saqqu 'sack(cloth)', Hebrew שַׂק śaq 'sack(cloth)'.
📷: Rafal Rosol (2013) Frühe semitische Lehnwörter im Griechischen.
📷: Rafal Rosol (2013) Frühe semitische Lehnwörter im Griechischen.
December 31, 2024 at 1:01 PM
German Sack, French sac, Italian sacco 'sack, bag' are borrowed from Ancient Greek σάκκος via Latin saccus. Greek σάκκος is itself a Semitic loanword, cf. Akkadian saqqu 'sack(cloth)', Hebrew שַׂק śaq 'sack(cloth)'.
📷: Rafal Rosol (2013) Frühe semitische Lehnwörter im Griechischen.
📷: Rafal Rosol (2013) Frühe semitische Lehnwörter im Griechischen.
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how to say "angry laughter" in Coptic, from Manich. Hom. (ed. Pedersen) 46.10-11 😤 😆
ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲓ̈ⲁⲣϩϥ ⲁⲡϥϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲗⲕⲉ
right when the king noticed him, his face relaxed into an angry laugh
ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲓ̈ⲁⲣϩϥ ⲁⲡϥϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲗⲕⲉ
right when the king noticed him, his face relaxed into an angry laugh
January 13, 2025 at 11:01 AM
how to say "angry laughter" in Coptic, from Manich. Hom. (ed. Pedersen) 46.10-11 😤 😆
ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲓ̈ⲁⲣϩϥ ⲁⲡϥϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲗⲕⲉ
right when the king noticed him, his face relaxed into an angry laugh
ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲓ̈ⲁⲣϩϥ ⲁⲡϥϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲗⲕⲉ
right when the king noticed him, his face relaxed into an angry laugh
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The panels started life as pieces of imported limewood - the best timber for the job as it's easy to split into thin panels, quite flexible, and generally isn't susceptible to insect attack. Other woods were used, with sycomore fig (a native wood), oak, cedar of Lebanon, and fir all providing... 1/
January 4, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The panels started life as pieces of imported limewood - the best timber for the job as it's easy to split into thin panels, quite flexible, and generally isn't susceptible to insect attack. Other woods were used, with sycomore fig (a native wood), oak, cedar of Lebanon, and fir all providing... 1/
NEW from The Coptist: Why Is Coptic Christmas Celebrated on 7 January?
This article explores the history behind the celebration of the Nativity in the early Church, why it is celebrated on 7 January in the Coptic Church and the effect of the leap year on its date.
This article explores the history behind the celebration of the Nativity in the early Church, why it is celebrated on 7 January in the Coptic Church and the effect of the leap year on its date.
Why is Coptic Christmas celebrated on 7 January? • The Coptist
Why does the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas, or the Nativity, on 7 January according to the Gregorian calendar? Let's find out...
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January 5, 2025 at 11:32 PM
NEW from The Coptist: Why Is Coptic Christmas Celebrated on 7 January?
This article explores the history behind the celebration of the Nativity in the early Church, why it is celebrated on 7 January in the Coptic Church and the effect of the leap year on its date.
This article explores the history behind the celebration of the Nativity in the early Church, why it is celebrated on 7 January in the Coptic Church and the effect of the leap year on its date.
Is there a known Amazigh etymon for the ethnonym Pyd "Libya(n)" first attested in Egyptian sources from the 22nd Dynasty (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ/ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ)? The same word is attested in Old Persian Putāya, and Hebrew Pūṭ. The TLA suggest a connection with Egyptian root √pḏ "to stretch" tla.digital/lemma/881117
December 23, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Is there a known Amazigh etymon for the ethnonym Pyd "Libya(n)" first attested in Egyptian sources from the 22nd Dynasty (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ/ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ)? The same word is attested in Old Persian Putāya, and Hebrew Pūṭ. The TLA suggest a connection with Egyptian root √pḏ "to stretch" tla.digital/lemma/881117
Northern dialects show regressive assimilation by palalatalisation, e.g. Bohairic ϣⲁϣⲓ† [ˈʃa.ʃɪ] vs Sahidic ⲥⲁϣⲉ† [ˈsa.ʃə] < sḫw
Coptic word of the ⲥⲁϣⲉ bitter
as in Mani, Ep. 75.16-17 (ed. Gardner)
ⲛⲉⲩ-ⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧ-ⲥⲁϣⲉ
"their bitter thoughts"
as in Mani, Ep. 75.16-17 (ed. Gardner)
ⲛⲉⲩ-ⲙⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲧ-ⲥⲁϣⲉ
"their bitter thoughts"
December 19, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Northern dialects show regressive assimilation by palalatalisation, e.g. Bohairic ϣⲁϣⲓ† [ˈʃa.ʃɪ] vs Sahidic ⲥⲁϣⲉ† [ˈsa.ʃə] < sḫw
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New Corpora Release 6.0.0
Searching for Greek loanwords in Bohairic Habakkuk We are pleased to announce the release of version 6.0.0 of Coptic Scriptorium! Our corpus has been dramatically expanded in this release, now exce…
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December 6, 2024 at 9:26 PM
We are proud to announce our latest release of richly annotated textual data! Our corpora now have over 2 million words, annotated for part of speech, syntax, entitites, and much much more +
The #Demotic Palaeographical Database Project (DPDP) led by Prof. Dr. Joachim F. Quack is such an incredible resource. It offers so many avenues for research.
129.206.5.162/beta/palaeog...
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The Demotic Palaeographical Database Project
The Demotic Palaeographical Database Project gives you access to a palaeographical database of ancient Demotic documents written on papyrus, ostraca, etc. It is a research project at the Institute for...
129.206.5.162
December 6, 2024 at 8:52 AM
The #Demotic Palaeographical Database Project (DPDP) led by Prof. Dr. Joachim F. Quack is such an incredible resource. It offers so many avenues for research.
129.206.5.162/beta/palaeog...
129.206.5.162/beta/palaeog...