Wadi Sarga - Coptic and Greek text edited by W. E. Crum and H. I. Bell with an Introduction by R. Campbell Thompson

Date:
1922
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/52/66
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Credit: Wadi Sarga - Coptic and Greek text edited by W. E. Crum and H. I. Bell with an Introduction by R. Campbell Thompson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    106. + 20H MN * 2B NIM -}ajInGé EPOK: API TA rane xXOOY 2NKOoy! NHPM GBOA NEGWC : EMON 5 AN-+ TKOYI 20TC CENTE NAY NEXAY XENOYEGOMTE MHNG AMOY EBOA NKMIOE MOOY : AYW x1 MAXE CENTE NBENE NAY TAC NANA ENOD*X 2TNOALNA 10 ICAXK : MpemM NATE! E[BOA] XENEYOYWC4 “Before all things I greet you. Be so kind, send a little ls) wine out to the shepherds. For we gave them the 2 small hots and they said, We want 3 a day. Come out and satisfy them(1). And bring 2 maje of dates for them, Give it.to Apa Enoch, from papa(2) |10| Isaac. Do not delay to come [out], for they have been idle (3).” 107% P ANA ENWX NEYWC2ZAT M MACON KWCMA XEKA BTO NpAIPE CABOA 26ENOYMA OYAAOY NKTI OYKOYT NIWOT 5 NAY NTENEYCWMA EP WAY EPOOY NOYKOYT Em ON E€OY@MU) ETAAY ETU)E AGET MOANAKAPXOC MANTOC OYN MNEPpCw 10 NATEP pws (1) Shepherds were considered troublesome people; criminals sometimes (BupGE, Apoc. 106, RP. no. 54), or merely illbehaved (Synax. 16th Kihak in PO. Ill 470, ROC. 1912, 294, P. Lond. V 1682, Maxkriz1, Monast. no. 55, Churches no. 65). Pachomius, seeing them neglected, built them a church in the neigh- bouring desert (Vita, ASS., § 20). Cf. also P. Cairo MAsp. 67002. (2) Or “brother”, nA[con]. (3) JOr- “lest -therspe.,