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The manuscript is one of the earliest and most complete Sahidic copies of the Book of Proverbs in the world, despite the damage suffered from bookworms. As such, it forms an important source for the Digital Edition of the Coptic Old Testament project:
coptot.manuscriptroom.com/manuscript-c...
January 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This manuscript also appeared in Tasha Vorderstrasse's discussion of "Linguistic Diversity at Fustat" as part of the exhibition catalog A Cosmopolitan City.
Open access download:
isac-idb.uchicago.edu/id/41b78d47-...
January 27, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Students read this manuscript from the original in a previous Coptic class with the wonderful help of the ISAC Museum registrars. If you want to learn to read it, join Introduction to Coptic 1 (starts Feb 4): eventbrite.com/e/introducti...
Photo by Helen McDonald
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The back contains the activation formula ⲁⲓⲱ ⲁⲓⲱ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ ⲧⲁⲭⲏ "Hey, hey! Hurry, hurry!"
For the original publication, see the short article by Elizabeth Stefanski, "A Coptic Magical Text," doi.org/10.1086/370549
and Kyrianos: hhttps://www.coptic-magic.phil.uni-wuerzburg.de/index.php/text/kyp-t-134/
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
ⲙⲁⲣⲉ-ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲣ ⲉⲧⲛⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲟ ⲡⲥⲟⲙⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛⲫⲁⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ ⲑⲉ ⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉ
"May that binding be upon the male member of Pharaouo and (his) flesh so that you dry it up like wood"
January 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Come learn Coptic with us!
Introduction to Sahidic Coptic Part 1 (8 weeks)
Starts: Feb 4, Tuesdays, 7–9 (Chicago Time)
Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/introducti...
Discount to register for parts 1 & 2 (16 weeks) together
January 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Horner Sahidic: ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϥϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ϫⲁⲥⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ. ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲑⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲏⲩ
“God opposes the proud, but he will give grace to those who are humble.”
archive.org/details/copt...
January 21, 2025 at 1:16 PM
James 4:6 citing Prov 3:34
ISACM A12089: ⲫϯ ⲉϥϯ ⲉϦⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̇ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲙϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ
Horner Bohairic: ⲫϯ ϥϯ ⲉϦⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϦⲣⲉⲛ ⲛⲓϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲑⲉⲃⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲙⲟⲧ
January 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Of course!
November 16, 2024 at 1:43 AM