{"slug":"budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","id":"coptic:coptic-ocr:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","title":"Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","author":"Anonymous","genre":"hagiography","date":"","tradition":"coptic","coverage":"unknown","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-14T04:23:17Z","cost_usd":0.036163},"source":{"registry_id":"coptic:coptic-ocr:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","work_id":"budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","edition":"coptic-ocr","license":"GNU GPL-3.0","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"},"stats":{"passages":50,"english_words":8349,"coptic_letters":23363,"commentary_units":280,"commentary_kinds":9,"derived_notes":67,"ambiguities":102,"work_notes":5,"external_links":1,"timeline":3},"summary":{"work":"budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","abstract":"The Martyrdom and Miracles of Mercurius is a Coptic hagiography that recounts the martyrdom of Saint Mercurius, a 3rd-century Roman soldier, and collects posthumous miracles attributed to him. The text combines a martyrdom narrative with miracle stories, a common structure in Coptic military saint cycles. It was likely composed no earlier than the late 6th century, as some miracles reference historical events after Mercurius's traditional death. The work survives in fragmentary Coptic manuscripts and was first translated into English by E. A. Wallis Budge in 1915, which remains the standard edition. The text employs a liturgical and hagiographic register, with formulaic praise and direct address to the saint, typical of Coptic encomia. Lacunae in the manuscript obscure some miracle narratives.","historical_context":"The text is set during the reign of Roman emperors Decius, Valerian, and Maximian (mid-3rd century), when a persecution against Christians was enacted. However, the composition likely dates to the late 6th century or later, as the miracle collection references events after Mercurius's death. The work originates from the Coptic Christian community in Egypt, where the cult of Saint Mercurius was popular, especially in the region of Cairo (Old Cairo). The text is preserved in Coptic manuscripts, with Budge's 1915 edition based on a now-fragmentary codex. The genre is hagiography, specifically a martyrdom account combined with a miracle collection, typical of Coptic military saint cycles. The liturgical and encomiastic style suggests use in church services or monastic readings. The fragmentary state of the Coptic text indicates a complex transmission history, with possible later additions or losses.","significance":"This work is a key witness to the development of the cult of Saint Mercurius in Coptic Christianity, blending martyrdom and miracle traditions. It reflects the adaptation of Roman military saints into Egyptian Christian piety and the use of hagiography for liturgical and devotional purposes. The text also provides insight into late antique and early medieval Coptic literary forms, including the combination of martyrdom and miracle collections.","timeline":[{"date":"mid-3rd c.","event":"Traditional date of Mercurius's martyrdom under Decius, Valerian, and Maximian."},{"date":"late 6th c. or later","event":"Composition of the Martyrdom and Miracles of Mercurius, based on posthumous miracle references."},{"date":"1915","event":"First English translation by E. A. Wallis Budge, published in his 'Miscellaneous Coptic Texts'."}],"relations":[{"work":"Miracles of Saint Mercurius (other Coptic collections)","relation":"Part of a broader cycle of miracle stories associated with the saint.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Martyrdom of Saint Mercurius (Greek/Syriac versions)","relation":"Related to earlier martyrdom accounts of the same saint.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Coptic encomia on military saints","relation":"Shares liturgical and hagiographic register with other Coptic encomia.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"Budge's edition and translation (1915)","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt","reason":"Standard source for the text."}],"cautions":["The date of composition is uncertain; the text is no earlier than the late 6th century but could be later.","The Coptic manuscript is fragmentary, with lacunae obscuring some miracle narratives.","Authorship is anonymous and cannot be determined.","The historical accuracy of the martyrdom account is uncertain, as it follows hagiographic conventions."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000433,"generated":"2026-11-14T03:31:53Z"},"checks":{"work":"budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","status":"warn","blocking":[],"warnings":[{"code":"commentary-length","i":"5"}],"stats":{"passages":50,"translated":50,"commentary_passages":50,"commentary_units":280,"english_words":8349,"coptic_letters":23363,"commentary_kinds":9},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic text is preserved in a single manuscript (Budge's edition) with lacunae; the English translation is based on that edition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The work's dating is uncertain; it likely originated in the early Islamic period (8th–9th c.) but contains earlier traditions about St. Mercurius.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The cult of St. Mercurius was widespread in Coptic and Ethiopian Christianity; this text is one of several hagiographies used in liturgical commemorations.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The OCR source edition may contain uncorrected errors; the English translation is a draft and has not been collated against the Coptic for accuracy.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The miracle accounts in this work share motifs with other late antique hagiographies (e.g., Miracula Demetrii), but direct dependence is unproven.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: hagiography in Sahidic Coptic; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 43 narrative, 5 dialogue, 2 address to the congregation."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","text":"20 glossary term(s) recorded at first occurrence from a curated list of 53; the term index below gives the rendering and the count."},{"kind":"caution","severity":"caution","text":"29 passage(s) are fragmentary in the source; the English bridges each break and says so in the note."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: coptic-ocr — GNU GPL-3.0"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":43,"dialogue":5,"address":2},"term_index":[{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","english":"holy","count":69,"first_passage":1,"note":"Adjectivally 'holy'; with the article as a noun it names a saint, and in the plural the saints as a body."},{"coptic":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","english":"God","count":31,"first_passage":1,"note":"Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ is the ordinary word for 'god'. With the definite article (ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) in Christian texts it names God; without it, a god or the divine."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","english":"martyr","count":21,"first_passage":2,"note":"Greek μάρτυς. 'Witness' is the older forensic sense and survives in the paschal and apologetic register; the hagiographical sense is 'martyr'."},{"coptic":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","english":"body","count":13,"first_passage":4,"note":"In martyrdom accounts ⲥⲱⲙⲁ after death is the corpse; in ascetic literature it is the body as the site of struggle."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","english":"magus","count":10,"first_passage":41,"note":"In the Nativity narratives the plural names the visitors from the east; elsewhere the singular is a sorcerer, often an antagonist of an apostle."},{"coptic":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","english":"Lord","count":8,"first_passage":4,"note":"Renders Yahweh in the Sahidic Bible and names Christ in homilies; 'master' is the everyday social sense and the right one in a parable about slaves."},{"coptic":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","english":"church","count":6,"first_passage":6,"note":"The building, the congregation, and the institution all take this word; the context decides, and 'assembly' is rare outside citations of Acts."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ","english":"amen","count":5,"first_passage":1,"note":"Transliterated Hebrew, left untranslated in the liturgy and in the doxologies that close a homily."},{"coptic":"ⲧⲡⲉ","english":"heaven","count":3,"first_passage":2,"note":"The abode of God in these texts; 'sky' only in strictly cosmological passages, which are rare here."},{"coptic":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","english":"people","count":3,"first_passage":4,"note":"Greek λαός. In liturgical description it is the congregation as distinct from the clergy, i.e. the laity."},{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","english":"angel","count":2,"first_passage":27,"note":"Greek ἄγγελος; 'messenger' only where a human envoy is meant (rare in this corpus)."},{"coptic":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","english":"pray","count":2,"first_passage":33,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","english":"bless","count":1,"first_passage":1,"note":"The Coptic verb covers both 'bless' and 'praise'; the object decides — God is praised, a person is blessed."},{"coptic":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","english":"bishop","count":1,"first_passage":6,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ","english":"baptism","count":1,"first_passage":6,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","english":"love","count":1,"first_passage":8,"note":"Greek ἀγάπη. The liturgical meal sense ('agape') is technical and should not be flattened to 'love'."},{"coptic":"ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ","english":"devil","count":1,"first_passage":14,"note":"Greek διάβολος; the personified adversary in hagiography. 'Slanderer' is the etymological sense and is not used in this corpus."},{"coptic":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","english":"disciple","count":1,"first_passage":30,"note":""},{"coptic":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","english":"virgin","count":1,"first_passage":35,"note":"Greek παρθένος. In Marian texts the technical sense is fixed; the non-technical 'young woman' belongs to Greek, not to the Coptic usage."},{"coptic":"ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ","english":"Christ","count":1,"first_passage":40,"note":"Greek loan used only as a title in Coptic; it is not a common noun and is never rendered 'anointed one' except when glossing the Greek."}],"citations":{"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius":{"label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"},"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii":{"label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"},"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam":{"label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"ⲦⲘⲀⲢⲦⲨⲢⲒⲀ Ⲙ̄ ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ •\nⲠⲈⲤⲦⲢⲀⲦⲎⲖⲀⲦⲎⲤ • Ⲛ̄ⲦⲞϤϪⲰⲔ Ⲉ ⲂⲞⲖ\nⲘ̄ ⲠⲈϤⲀⲄⲰⲚ • ⲈⲦⲀⲒⲎⲨ (sic) Ⲛ̄ ⲤⲞⲨ ϪⲞⲨⲦⲎ\nⲘ̄ ⲠⲈⲒⲈⲂⲞⲦ ⲀⲐⲰⲢ • ϨⲚ̄ ⲞⲨⲈⲢⲎⲚⲎ Ⲛ̄ⲦⲈ\nⲠⲚⲞⲨⲦⲈ • ⲈⲢⲈ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲘⲞⲨ ⲈⲦ ⲞⲨⲀⲀⲂ •\nⲈⲨⲈϢⲰⲠⲈ ⲚⲘ̄ⲘⲀⲚ ϨⲀⲘⲎⲚ •\n[Ⲁ]ⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ • [ϩⲛ̄] ⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲛ̄\nⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ • ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲗⲏⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲙⲁⲝⲓⲙⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ •\nⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲁⲣ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ • [ⲁ]ϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩ[ⲇⲓⲱ]ⲕⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ [one line wanting] ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ\nⲉⲧ ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ • ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲭⲱⲣⲁ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ [ⲣⲱ]ⲙⲉ ϩⲓ ⲗⲩ▨▨\nⲉϥⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓ[ⲁⲍⲉ]▨ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ▨▨▨▨[one or two lines wanting] |\n▨▨▨ⲏ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ\nⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲥⲏϩ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲅⲙⲁ •\nⲇⲉⲕⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲗⲉⲣⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲙⲁⲝⲉⲛⲧⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ︦ⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲕⲣⲁⲧⲱⲣ • ⲉⲧⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ •\nⲛ̄ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲓⲕⲟⲩⲙⲉⲛⲏ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲭⲱⲣⲁ • ⲙⲛ̄\nⲛⲉⲡⲁⲣⲭⲓⲁ • ⲉⲧ [ϣⲱ]ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ▨▨▨▨▨ⲇⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲡϥ\n▨▨▨ⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓ▨▨▨ⲟⲛ ϯ▨▨▨▨ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ▨ⲧⲁ▨▨\nⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲛ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ\nϩⲁ ⲣⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲣⲟϩⲉⲣⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ • ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ\nⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲃⲓⲕⲧⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ϫⲣⲟ • ⲉⲧⲟⲩϯ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ ϩⲙ̄\nⲡⲡⲟⲗⲉⲙⲟ[ⲥ] • ⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟ[ⲛ] ⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛϫⲁϫⲉ •","english":"The Martyrdom of the Holy Mercurius, the General, and His Completion of His Contest, Which Occurred on the Twenty-Fifth Day of the Month of Athor, in the Peace of God. May His Holy Blessings Be with Us. Amen.\n\nIt came to pass in the twelfth year of the reign of Decius, Valerian, and Maximian, when he was Caesar and Autocrator, that he stirred up a persecution against all the Christians and against anyone who confessed Christ. He issued an edict throughout the cities, the countryside, and the provinces, that every race of men and women should sacrifice to the gods. ... Then they came to be throughout the whole inhabited world at that time. These are those who are written in this edict: Decius Valerian, Maxentius the Great King Autocrator, who took hold of the whole inhabited world. They wrote throughout the inhabited world, the countryside, and the provinces, that they should take hold of ... but he was taken up ... compelled ... victory ... the honored gods are revealed to us, as they care for us through their good providence, especially the great victory of this triumph, which is given to us in the war, to deliver us from the hands of our enemies.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The definite article with ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) in the phrase 'ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ' (God) is the standard Christian usage, naming the one God. The same word without the article would refer to a god or the divine generally.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲥⲙⲟⲩ (bless) here in the phrase 'ⲛⲉϥⲥⲙⲟⲩ' (his blessings) refers to the holy blessings of the saint Mercurius, consistent with the glossary rule that a person is blessed.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The edict of Decius (249–251 CE) and his co-rulers Valerian and Maximian (or Maxentius) is a historical persecution of Christians, though the text conflates rulers from different periods. 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The Coptic shows lacunae (bracketed ellipses) in the latter part.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has several lacunae (e.g., one or two lines wanting after ⲉϥⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ, and later after ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ). The English draft fills these gaps conjecturally; the exact wording is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The martyrdom of Mercurius was widely venerated in Coptic tradition, with this text preserved in a manuscript (likely from the White Monastery) and edited by Budge. The doxology closing the title reflects liturgical use.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic text is fragmentary after ⲉϥⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲍⲉ, making the exact content of the edict and the subsequent events uncertain. The reading 'ⲁⲛⲟⲡϥ' (he was taken up) is also uncertain due to lacunae.","The names of the rulers (Decius, Valerian, Maximian/Maxentius) are conflated; the historical accuracy is secondary to the hagiographic purpose."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","text":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ → “God”. Sahidic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ is the ordinary word for 'god'. With the definite article (ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) in Christian texts it names God; without it, a god or the divine."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","text":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ carries more than one sense (god, deity); this passage takes it as “God”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ → “holy”. Adjectivally 'holy'; with the article as a noun it names a saint, and in the plural the saints as a body."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (saint); this passage takes it as “holy”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ","text":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ → “amen”. Transliterated Hebrew, left untranslated in the liturgy and in the doxologies that close a homily."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","text":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ → “bless”. The Coptic verb covers both 'bless' and 'praise'; the object decides — God is praised, a person is blessed."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ","text":"ⲥⲙⲟⲩ carries more than one sense (praise); this passage takes it as “bless”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":2,"ref":"p2","source":"ⲉⲧ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ϫⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲕⲁⲓⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲓ ⲉⲉⲟⲟⲩ • ϩⲙ̄ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟ[ⲥ] ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ (?) ⲁⲛⲟ▨▨▨▨\n[Eighteen pages wanting]\nⲛⲁⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϥⲟϭϥ̄\nⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϩⲓϫⲛ̄ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲛ̄\nⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲛ̄ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ • ⲁ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ • ⲉⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ • ⲃⲱⲕ ⲥⲁ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ : ⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉϣⲉ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲥⲗ̄ⲗⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲓⲥ ⲗⲟ\nⲉⲥⲡⲏⲧ : ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ......ⲉⲧ ...... [four\nor five lines wanting] ⲛ︤ⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲉ ⲁ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ • ϫⲓ ⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲏ\nⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲉⲧ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ • ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉ▨ ⲟⲩⲱϭⲡ̄ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣ▨ • ⲁⲙⲏⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲉ ⲃ[ⲟⲗ] • [ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ]ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ[ⲣⲧⲩ]ⲣⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲇⲏⲙ▨ⲣⲓⲁ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲓ︦ⲥ︦ ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ • ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ\n[ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡ]▨▨▨ⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧ .....[five or six lines wanting] | ⲱ̄\nⲟⲩⲏ︦ⲣ︦ ⲱ̄ ⲧⲉϣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ (sic) ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲑⲉⲱⲣⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ [ⲛ̄] ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ϭⲱϩ ⲛ̄\nⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ▨ⲡ • ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲟϭ • ▨ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ : ϩⲱⲥ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲩϩⲣⲁ : ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ\nϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲝⲟⲩⲥⲓ̈ⲁ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲏⲧ : ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲗ[ⲉⲥ •","english":"passage in which it rises to attack according to the appointed time, so that the Romans might seize glory. In every place, the barbarians submit to us. [Eighteen pages wanting]\n\n...they will teach you. Immediately he came, saying that he would throw himself out, onto the beast, saying that he would attack the man. The commander of the poor, and immediately the holy Mercurius moved himself inward to the judgment. The mule, which was laden at its mouth, went backward. His one foot went down into the mud. The mule barely stopped running, following him as he ran after... [four or five lines wanting]\n\n...the mule took on a human voice, crying out, saying, \"O man, who is confused and a Greek, these whose God has hidden their hour. Come out, so that you may see the holy martyr Mercurius with Demetrius, your son, so that you may believe in Jesus Christ, the God of heaven and earth.\" And again the mule ran with him [and did not]... [five or six lines wanting]\n\nO how great, O the wonder and the vision that happened on that day. Not one man of the whole city, whether small or great, came to the feet of the holy martyr, as if they were a flock, by an authority. But the man himself, with his wife and his children, were fleeing after the mule.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (μάρτυς) here carries the hagiographical sense 'martyr', not the older forensic 'witness'. The phrase ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ('the holy martyr') reinforces the cultic register.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (with definite article) in the mule's speech names the Christian God, as in ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ('the God of heaven and earth'). The anarthrous ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ in ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ('their god') refers to pagan deities.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ","severity":"info","text":"The formula 'God of heaven and earth' echoes the biblical confession of God as creator of the cosmos (e.g., Gen 1:1; 2 Kgs 19:15). It is a standard doxological phrase in Coptic hagiography, affirming monotheism against pagan polytheism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲇⲏⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The name Demetrius (ⲇⲏⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲁ) may refer to the son of the pagan man converted by the mule's miracle. The cult of St Demetrius of Thessaloniki was popular in Byzantine and Coptic tradition; the dossier of his miracles is a parallel (cf. dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The mule (ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉⲥ) speaks with a human voice, a miraculous event. The Coptic text is lacunose: the mule's speech is partly reconstructed. The phrase ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ('cried out, saying') is clear, but the exact wording of the address is uncertain due to missing letters.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲱ̄ ⲟⲩⲏⲣ ⲱ̄ ⲧⲉϣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The exclamation 'O how great, O the wonder' marks a narrative pause, typical of Coptic hagiographic style, to heighten the miraculous. It introduces the summary of the city's collective response to the martyr's power.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacunae of eighteen pages and several lines obscure the sequence of events between the imperial decree and the mule miracle.","The phrase ⲛ̄ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲟ[ⲥ] ϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲛ is ambiguous: it may be part of a speech by the emperor or a narrator's comment on Roman power.","The name ⲇⲏⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲁ could be a variant of Demetrius or a place name; the context suggests a person, the son of the pagan man."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ → “martyr”. Greek μάρτυς. 'Witness' is the older forensic sense and survives in the paschal and apologetic register; the hagiographical sense is 'martyr'."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (witness); this passage takes it as “martyr”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲧⲡⲉ","text":"ⲧⲡⲉ → “heaven”. The abode of God in these texts; 'sky' only in strictly cosmological passages, which are rare here."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲧⲡⲉ","text":"ⲧⲡⲉ carries more than one sense (sky); this passage takes it as “heaven”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":3,"ref":"p3","source":"ⲁ]ⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄\n[seren or eight lines wanting] ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ • ⲁⲥϫⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ\nⲛ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉⲧ ⲉⲥϣⲙ̄ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉ\nⲃⲟⲗ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙⲟⲉⲓⲧ\nⲛⲁⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲧ ϣⲓⲧ ⲉⲥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲑⲃ̄ⲃⲓⲟ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲟϭ ϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛ︦︦ⲁ︦ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲥⲉⲓ̈\n[ⲇ]ⲉ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉ[ⲉⲣ]ⲉ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ▨▨▨▨ⲁⲅⲓⲟ\nⲉ▨▨▨ [five or six lines wanting] | ⲛ̄ ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ • ⲁⲥ[ⲱ]ϣ ⲉ","english":"They were disturbed. [Eight or nine lines wanting] with him. She took the single garment of gold which she was serving him, while he was bound, coming out in the middle of the city, while everyone was watching her idol, and her daughter was leading the way for her, like those who are dragged out to be shamed, saying, \"The holy Mercurius, look at my shame and my great disgrace and the disgrace of my garment. Help me now!\" When she came out, her daughter told her, \"Holy...\" [five or six lines wanting] of the judgment. She cried out.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The epithet ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (holy) is applied to Mercurius, consistent with the pinned glossary term; here it is used in direct address by the woman, marking the saint as an intercessor.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage contains two lacunae: eight or nine lines wanting after ⲁ]ⲩϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ̄, and five or six lines wanting after ⲁⲅⲓⲟ. These gaps disrupt the narrative flow, obscuring the transition from the woman's plea to the daughter's response.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The 'single garment of gold' (ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ) likely refers to a cultic vestment or idol's garment, as the woman is described serving her idol (ⲡⲉⲥⲉⲇⲱⲗⲟⲛ). This detail aligns with hagiographic tropes of pagan idolatry and public humiliation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a woman parading with a garment and crying out for help from a saint parallels scenes in the Miracula Demetrii, where supplicants publicly invoke the saint's aid amid shame or danger.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲥ[ⲱ]ϣ ⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The final verb ⲁⲥ[ⲱ]ϣ ⲉ ('she cried out') is partially reconstructed; the lacuna before it may have contained the object of her cry or a description of the judgment (ⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ). The sense is clear but the exact wording is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'her' (ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ) is ambiguous: it may be the daughter of the woman or of the idol; the context suggests the woman's daughter.","The phrase ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲉⲥⲉⲓ̈ is obscure; it may be a temporal clause ('when she came') or a corruption of ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲥⲉⲓ̈ ('at the time she came').","The lacuna after ⲁⲅⲓⲟ likely contained a full invocation, e.g., 'Holy Mercurius, help!'"],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":4,"ref":"p4","source":"ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ\nⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ • ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲣⲟⲕ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄\nⲣⲟ ⲉⲧ ϫⲁϩⲙ̄ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲗⲉⲩⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ • ϣⲟⲩⲟ\nⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ • ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲥⲣⲓⲙⲉ • ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ • ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁⲥϭⲱⲡ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱⲧ • ⲁⲥⲟⲩⲟϭⲡⲟϥ ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ • ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲁ\nⲡⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ • ϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ • ⲁ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ ϫⲓ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲉ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ\nϩⲉⲛⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲛⲏ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲁⲃ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ\nⲛⲁϥ • ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ • Ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ • ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁ [ⲛⲁ]ⲓ ⲁ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ • ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϫ[ⲓ] ⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ\nⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲡϩⲏ[ⲧ] • | ⲙ̄ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉ ⲁⲛ • ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲁ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲕⲓⲙ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ̈ⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ ⲱϣ\nⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ\nⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲉⲧ ⲁϣⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲥⲗ̄ⲗⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ • ⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ϯ ⲥⲟⲡⲥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁ\nϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϯ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲁ\nϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲁ̄ ⲟⲛ̄ ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲕⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ • ⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ •","english":"...the martyr who received the crown from the King Christ. Release me, that I may believe in you and your God, this one whose name is not worthy to be uttered from a polluted mouth. At that moment, the water became white, flowing down from her eyes as if she were weeping. She saw the release. At that moment, her vision was restored as before. Afterwards, she took hold of the multitude, the multitude of the worshippers, and cast him upon one another. She cried out, \"Apollo has been shamed! Christ has been honored, along with his martyr!\" Her parents, however, when they saw the healing that had taken place, cried out, \"We are Christians! Jesus is the God of heaven, and his holy martyr, Saint Mercurius, glory to him forever and ever, amen!\" It happened, after these things, that the people of the Christians spoke among themselves, saying, \"Let us take the body of the martyr into the city.\" Others answered, \"Perhaps the heart of the righteous one is not at ease.\" After these things, they began to fight among themselves. And at that moment, the righteous one moved by himself and went into the city. And the mother cried out, \"Sing praises to the martyr!\" And the father of the young child, who had gone to the mother, cried out, saying, \"I beseech you, my Lord the martyr, as you gave light to my daughter, may your grace also reach my other son, if he has suffered, as he goes up...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the martyr who received the crown from the King Christ' uses ⲡⲉϭⲗⲟ (crown) as a standard martyrdom metaphor, echoing the Greek στέφανος. The title ⲡⲣ︦ⲣ︦ⲟ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ (King Christ) is a Christological epithet common in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲉⲕⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (your God) is the ordinary Sahidic word for 'god' (ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) with the possessive prefix. In this context, the speaker refers to the Christian God, contrasting with the pagan Apollo mentioned later.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"Apollo (ⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ) is the Greek god of prophecy and healing, here depicted as a pagan idol whose shame is proclaimed. This reflects the hagiographical trope of Christian triumph over pagan deities, common in Coptic martyrdom accounts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ • ϫⲓ ϣⲓⲡⲉ • ⲁ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ ϫⲓ ⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"This exclamation forms a chiastic contrast: Apollo's shame (ϣⲓⲡⲉ) versus Christ's honor (ⲧⲁⲓⲟ), with the martyr (ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ) included. Such rhetorical parallelism is typical of Coptic hagiographic narrative to emphasize divine victory.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The doxology 'Saint Mercurius, glory to him forever and ever, amen' reflects liturgical usage, likely from a Coptic service. The phrase ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ (glory to him) is a standard doxological formula, and ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amen) closes the acclamation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'they began to fight among themselves' is ambiguous: ⲙⲓϣⲉ can mean 'fight' or 'dispute'. The context suggests a physical struggle over the martyr's body, but the Coptic may also imply a verbal quarrel. The reading 'fight' follows the narrative of division.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲙⲓϣⲉ (fight/dispute) is ambiguous; the translation opts for 'fight' based on the subsequent movement of the righteous one.","The phrase ⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲡϩⲏ[ⲧ] (perhaps the heart) is partially lacunose; the reading 'heart' is conjectural, following the English draft."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","text":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ → “Lord”. Renders Yahweh in the Sahidic Bible and names Christ in homilies; 'master' is the everyday social sense and the right one in a parable about slaves."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","text":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ carries more than one sense (master, owner); this passage takes it as “Lord”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ → “body”. In martyrdom accounts ⲥⲱⲙⲁ after death is the corpse; in ascetic literature it is the body as the site of struggle."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ carries more than one sense (corpse); this passage takes it as “body”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","text":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ → “people”. Greek λαός. In liturgical description it is the congregation as distinct from the clergy, i.e. the laity."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","text":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (laity); this passage takes it as “people”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":5,"ref":"p5","source":"ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ\nⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ • ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ","english":"And at that moment, the martyr set him down upon the ground, and he arose and stood up.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ • ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The martyr sets down an unspecified object or person (ⲕⲁⲁϥ) and then arises and stands. The antecedent of ⲕⲁⲁϥ is unclear from this passage alone; the previous passage describes a woman's release and restored vision, so the object may be the woman or a symbol of her affliction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Greek loanword μάρτυς; here in the hagiographical sense 'martyr' (one who dies for faith), not the older forensic 'witness'. The term is fixed in the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a brief narrative unit following a healing miracle (the woman's restored vision). The martyr's action of setting something down and standing may mark a transition or a symbolic gesture, but the Coptic lacks explicit connective particles beyond ⲁⲩⲱ 'and'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲁⲁϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The third-person masculine singular suffix ⲕⲁⲁϥ 'set him/it down' has an ambiguous referent. The previous passage mentions a woman (feminine), so the masculine pronoun may refer to a different entity (e.g., a demon, a burden, or a symbolic object) or may be a scribal inconsistency. The English draft renders it as 'him' but the Coptic does not specify gender of the object.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The referent of the masculine singular object suffix in ⲕⲁⲁϥ is unclear; it may be a person (the woman's affliction personified) or an object. The Coptic does not clarify whether the martyr sets down a person or a thing.","The sequence of actions (set down, arise, stand) could be read as the martyr performing an action on something, then the martyr himself arising, or the object arising. The English draft takes the martyr as the subject of both verbs, but the Coptic allows the object to be the subject of ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ if the pronoun ⲁϥ refers back to the object."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":6,"ref":"p6","source":"ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ⲛ̄ ⲁⲧ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ • ⲟⲩⲇⲉ\nⲡⲟⲗϩ̄ • ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ ϥ̄ⲁⲓⲥⲑⲁⲛⲉ ϩⲱⲗⲟⲥ • ⲛⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ\nⲇⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ (sic) • ⲛⲉⲩⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ϩⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲏ ⲙⲛ̄\nϩⲉⲛⲕⲁⲛⲧⲩⲗⲏ • ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ :\nⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲧⲟⲓ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̄ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ\nⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ̈ⲥ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ • ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ϫⲓⲧϥ̄ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ • ⲁ\nⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲣⲟϣ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲧϩ̄ (sic) • ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩⲉϣⲕⲓⲙ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲥ • ⲁ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲛϥ̄ⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉ\nⲁⲛ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉ | ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟϩϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ • ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁϥ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲕⲱⲧ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲡⲉϥⲙ̄ⲡϥ︦ⲙ︦ⲡϣⲁ (sic) • ⲁ ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ϣⲁ ⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ\nϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ • ⲦⲘⲈϨ ϤⲦⲞ ⲈⲚⲞⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ\nⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ\nⲀⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁϣϥ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ • ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲥⲱ\nⲛ̄ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲉⲩⲣ ϣⲁ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄\nⲣⲁϣⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ\nⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲡϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ\nϯ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲁⲥ • ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥⲍⲉ\nⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ • ⲙⲛ︦ⲛ︦ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ̈ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓ̈ⲱⲧ • ⲙⲛ̄\nⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̄ⲁ • ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲏⲏⲡⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ • ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩ\nϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲉⲙⲯⲩⲭⲏ • ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓ̈ⲥⲙⲁ •","english":"His feet. And there was no damage in his body, nor a wound, nor did he feel anything at all. The clerics, however, and the athletes were singing before him with canticles, filled with chosen incense and branches of palm, until they brought him into the city. The man wished to bring him into his house, but the righteous one did not consent, because his body was stiff, like a stone, and could not be moved at all. The multitude cried out, \"He does not consent, but let us bring him to the church.\" And they agreed with them, and they brought him to the church, and they placed him there until they built a martyrium for him, as was fitting for him. His glory is forever and ever, amen.\n\nThe Fourth Miracle of the Holy Mercurius.\n\nIt happened after seven days, all the multitudes of the city were eating and drinking, making great rejoicing because of the revelation of the body of the saint. The father of the little girl to whom the saint had given light gave his consent to the bishop, and he asked for holy baptism. And he proclaimed to him days of fasting. Afterward, he baptized him, together with his entire household, in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And they received the seal of his race, having received with him the light of their baptism. They stood to perform the honor of the three souls, and they received baptism.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ appears twice: first of the martyr's undamaged corpse, then of the stiff body that cannot be moved. The glossary notes that in martyrdom accounts ⲥⲱⲙⲁ after death is the corpse, which fits both uses here.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ is used twice: the crowd brings the body to the church building, and later the father goes to the bishop there. The glossary notes that context decides between building, congregation, and institution; here the building is primary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ occurs three times: the father asks for holy baptism, receives the light of their baptism, and they receive baptism. The glossary renders it as 'baptism' throughout.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (the holy one) appears twice, referring to the saint Mercurius. The glossary notes that with the article as a noun it names a saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The father's request for baptism after a miracle and a period of fasting reflects the catechumenate process in late antique Christianity, where baptism was often delayed and preceded by instruction and fasting.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is divided into two sections: the first describes the transport of the martyr's body to the church and the plan for a martyrium; the second, introduced as the Fourth Miracle, narrates the baptism of a family after a seven-day feast.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲉⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ (sic) is a misspelling of ⲛⲉⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ (athletes), likely referring to confessors or martyrs; the reading 'athletes' is taken.","The phrase ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲧϩ̄ (sic) is a misspelling of ⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲧϩ̄ (a stone); the reading 'like a stone' is taken.","The phrase ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙ̄ⲡϥ︦ⲙ︦ⲡϣⲁ (sic) is corrupt; the reading 'as was fitting for him' is taken from the English draft."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","text":"ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ → “bishop”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","text":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ → “church”. The building, the congregation, and the institution all take this word; the context decides, and 'assembly' is rare outside citations of Acts."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ","text":"ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲙⲁ → “baptism”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":7,"ref":"p7","source":"ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • | ϫⲉ","english":"After all these things, the holy Mercurius appeared to the poor man as before. He said to him,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'after all these things' marks a narrative transition, closing the preceding episode of the saint's body being carried and the clerics' procession.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲥ (ⲉⲥⲡⲉ) is a variant of ⲉⲥⲡⲉ 'then, next', introducing the subject 'the holy Mercurius'. The name Mercurius is standard in Coptic hagiography for the military saint.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ 'the poor man' refers to the same individual mentioned earlier in the narrative, likely a recipient of the saint's miraculous appearance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage begins a new episode: a second appearance of Mercurius to the poor man, mirroring the earlier pattern of revelation and direct speech.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ 'as before' is ambiguous: it may refer to the manner of the earlier appearance or to the same location. The English draft takes it as manner.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ could indicate either the manner ('as before') or the time ('as at first').","The Coptic ⲉⲥ is a variant spelling; the exact reading is not in doubt but the form is dialectal."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":8,"ref":"p8","source":"ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲉⲕⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ\nⲛⲅ̄ ⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓ̈ⲥ • ⲁⲅ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲁⲓ\nⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ\nϯⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲣ̄ ⲭⲣⲓⲁⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲉⲕϩⲏⲕ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲏⲓ̈ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲟ ⲁⲛ • ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲛⲁϭⲟⲙ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ • ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲏⲃⲧ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ • ⲛ̄ ϩⲓⲣ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲉ ⲕⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ\nⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗⲗⲉⲥ ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣ\nϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲕ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ • ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ\nⲡⲉⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ • ϫⲉ ϯⲣ̄ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲁϥⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̄ ϣⲟⲙⲛ︦ⲧ︦ ⲛ̄ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟϯⲛⲟⲥ • ⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϣ\nⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ • ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣ ⲭⲣⲓ̈ⲁ\nⲚ̄ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ\nⲉⲕⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϫⲛⲟⲩⲕ • ϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓⲙⲉ\nⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲗⲁ̄ⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧ • ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲕ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ • ϫⲉ ⲁϫⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ⲛϥ̄|ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ϫⲉ\nⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲁⲓⲧⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ • ⲁⲓϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲕ • ⲁⲓϯ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ\nⲁⲓⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲟ̄ϫ • ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄\nⲗⲁⲁⲩ • ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥ̄ ⲟⲛ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲁⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲩ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕϣⲃⲏⲣ • ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϣⲃⲏⲣ • ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣ̄ ϩⲟⲩⲟ- • ϣⲁ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ • ⲟⲩϩⲣⲟϣ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϯ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ •","english":"Why are you sleeping? You are idle. Why do you not rise and go to my place?\" The man said to him, \"My lord, I am a poor man, with this wife and this child, and I have no means.\" The holy one said to him, \"I will give you all that you need. Only be a poor man, and come into my house. You are not two, and you will see my powers. And if you rise early, come to the east, at the first gate of the city, you will find my young son, whom the muleteer has hidden from me, because he wished to strike you, on account of my body. Say to him, 'What you have in your hand, give it to me, for I need it.' And he will give you three gold coins, which he wishes to give as alms. Only I will not let you be in need of anything. And they will bring to you, and you will not know what you will do with it. And if he asks you, 'Where did you learn that there is anything in my hand?' say to him, 'It is Mercurius who told you; it is he who said to me, \"Say to you.\"' And again he said to his father, 'Do you know the time when you accused me? I have already heard you. I gave light to your daughter, and again I granted you your son who is well. If there is anything, and it is not with you, do a favor for your friend, the martyr, for the honor of a friend is upon a friend. If he does more, until morning, the more than this is a shame, and with everyone. If he gives you work, do it.'","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ here denotes alms or charitable giving, not the liturgical meal sense; the context of three gold coins given to a poor man supports this reading.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ refers to the corpse of the martyr Mercurius, consistent with the hagiographical sense in martyrdom accounts where the body becomes a relic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ is used in the hagiographical sense 'martyr', referring to Mercurius, and the poor man is urged to honor his friend the martyr.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The mention of three gold coins (ϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛ̄ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟϯⲛⲟⲥ) reflects late antique currency; the solidus was a standard gold coin, and the number three may carry symbolic resonance of the Trinity or completeness.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage contains a direct speech exchange between the saint and the poor man, followed by instructions for a test of faith; the narrative builds toward a miracle involving the hidden son and the gold coins.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲉϥϣⲁⲛϯ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ • at the end is ambiguous; it may be corrupt or elliptical, possibly meaning 'if he gives you work, do it' as rendered, but the syntax is unclear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The final clause ⲁⲣⲓⲣⲉ is incomplete; the intended verb or object is uncertain.","The identity of 'the muleteer' (ⲡⲁⲣⲁ ⲉⲓⲕⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ) is not fully explained in this passage."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","text":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ → “love”. Greek ἀγάπη. The liturgical meal sense ('agape') is technical and should not be flattened to 'love'."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ","text":"ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ carries more than one sense (charity, agape (the meal)); this passage takes it as “love”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":9,"ref":"p9","source":"ⲉϥⲧⲙ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ : ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ\nϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ • ϣⲁ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲁ ϯⲱⲥⲕ̄ ϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲛⲁⲓ\nⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ϩⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ- • ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲇⲉ • ⲉⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ ϩⲓⲣ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙ̄\nⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕϯⲛⲟⲥ (sic) • ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϫⲟⲟⲩ","english":"...he will not listen to you. Eat for yourself from these three holokottinoi. They will be for you according to the will of God, and I will come to you. Do not let me be troubled. Now when he had said this to him, he went out from him in peace. But first, when he had come, the man rose up and walked on the first path. He came upon the small child and took the three holokottinoi. And whatever words the holy Mercurius had spoken...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The definite article ⲡ- with ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ marks the Christian God, consistent with the hagiographic context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ with the article names the saint; here it identifies the speaker as Saint Mercurius.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟⲧⲓⲛⲟⲥ / ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕϯⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"A Greek loanword (ὁλοκόττινος) for a gold coin; the variant spellings in the Coptic reflect scribal inconsistency.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲇⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲇⲉ ('but first') signals a narrative flashback, clarifying the sequence of events.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϥⲧⲙ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲉϥⲧⲙ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ is ambiguous: it may mean 'he will not listen to you' (as rendered) or 'he does not listen to you'; the future sense is supported by the following imperatives.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint providing money that is then taken by a third party recurs in Coptic miracle collections; cf. the Miracula Demetrii (Greek) for similar narrative patterns.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲉϥⲧⲙ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ could be present or future; the English draft takes it as future. The phrase ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ is ambiguous: 'when he had said this to him' or 'when he had sent this to him'; the draft chooses the former."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":10,"ref":"p10","source":"ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ • ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ\nⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ | ⲡⲉϥ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ • ⲡϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁϥ[ϯ] ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ • ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲉϥⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϩⲱⲕ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ϫⲁⲓ ⲃⲉⲕⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁ • ⲁϥⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉ\nϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲏ ⲛ̄ϩⲩⲗⲏ • ⲁϥⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲉⲩⲧⲣⲉ ϥⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ\nⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲏⲩⲃⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ ϥⲥⲕⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲉⲣ\nⲭⲣⲓⲁⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ • ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ • ⲉⲩⲥⲕⲁⲓ • ⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϫⲱϩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲥϣ̄ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲉ • ⲁϥⲡⲉϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ\nϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲥⲁϫⲉ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲁϥϩⲱⲧⲃ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲉⲓϫⲱ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ϣⲏⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲉϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ϫⲉ\nϥⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲟⲥⲉ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲓ • ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣ|ⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ • ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲁϥⲣ̄ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ\nⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ\nⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ • ⲁⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ • ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ\nⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁ • ⲡϥ̄ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁϣⲓ̈ⲧⲕ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲁϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ\nⲉϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ •","english":"...to him in the horoma. He sent him away. The little child went. He sent him to his father in fear. His father, when he heard these things, gave glory to God and his holy martyr, Saint Mercurius. He himself, however, did not neglect anything at all, but he loaded his camels with a multitude of goods and a great cargo. He gathered together a single load of material and gave it into the hand of the poor man, so that he might plaster the wall, and he gave him the adze so that he might scrape the ground, and all his needs. Now it happened on a day of the cattle scraping, that one struck a thorn into one of the bulls. It fell on its face among its companions. The poor man, when he saw what had happened, grieved greatly. He said, \"Woe is me for this matter! The archon man has killed his animal. Would that I had not spoken to this little child of this horoma, so that he might tell his father, 'He has incited me to this deed,' so that this great calamity might befall me!\" While he was saying these things, behold, Saint Mercurius took the form of an archon of the city. He came to his side. He saw the man. He approached him. He made the sign of the wonder. He said to him, \"O man, why have you let the cattle attack each other until one wound one? For his master will take him from you.\" And the workman grieved greatly, and again he gave glory to God and Saint Mercurius.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword μάρτυς appears here in the hagiographical sense 'martyr', referring to Saint Mercurius, not the older forensic sense 'witness'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ (from Greek ὅραμα) means 'vision' or 'apparition', a key motif in miracle narratives where a saint appears to guide or rebuke.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue unit: the poor man's lament and Mercurius's rebuke form a direct exchange, framed by narrative description of the saint's transformation into an archon.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ (Greek ἄρχων) denotes a city magistrate or official; Mercurius assumes this guise to exercise authority over the poor man, reflecting the saint's role as a divine agent of justice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint appearing in disguise to test or instruct a devotee parallels other Coptic miracle collections, such as those of Saint Demetrius (cf. dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥ[ϯ] ⲉⲟⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁϥ[ϯ] ⲉⲟⲟⲩ is a conjectural restoration; the manuscript may be damaged. The sense 'gave glory' is secure from context, but the exact reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁϥ[ϯ] ⲉⲟⲟⲩ is partially restored; the verb ⲧⲓ 'give' is supplied by the editor. The poor man's lament includes a hypothetical speech by the child (ϥⲉⲧⲁⲛϩⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ), which may be a conditional or a wish; the translation takes it as a counterfactual regret."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":11,"ref":"p11","source":"ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ (sic) • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲓⲥⲱϥ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲉ • ⲉϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄\nⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲉ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲁⲩϫⲓ\nⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ • ⲁⲩϯ ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ\nⲛⲁϥ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ ϥϫⲓ ϯⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ","english":"The men who were the beasts heard, and they came to the place where he was, and they were greatly humbled, saying, \"We have seen him in his strength and his might, and the holy Mercurius did not allow him to be seen, for he was sitting with no one seeing him, except this poor man.\" And they gathered a multitude of men to the beast, and they brought it into the city to a place by itself, and they gave it food to eat, but it did not accept the food.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the men who are the beasts' is a literal rendering of a Coptic idiom that may denote uncivilized or brutish men, possibly a group of herdsmen or soldiers. The English draft simplifies this to 'the beasts'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic expression 'they struck the ground of heart' is an idiom for humility or prostration, rendered in the draft as 'they were greatly humbled'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The fixed rendering of ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ is 'the holy Mercurius', following the glossary term for ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ as 'holy'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ ϥϫⲓ ϯⲡⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲟⲫⲏ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic reads 'but he did not take the food', while the English draft says 'it did not accept the food'. The subject in Coptic is masculine singular (ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ), referring to the 'beast' (ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ, masculine), so the draft's 'it' is acceptable but loses the gendered reference.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the narrative of the beast's capture and the townspeople's reaction, following the previous passage where the father loaded camels with goods. The shift from the father's actions to the collective response marks a new narrative unit.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the men who are the beasts' is ambiguous: they may be a specific group (e.g., soldiers or herdsmen) or a generic description of brutish men. The reading taken follows the draft's interpretation as 'the beasts'.","The phrase 'ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ' is corrupt (sic in the edition); the intended reading is likely 'ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ' or similar, meaning 'to the place where he was'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":12,"ref":"p12","source":"ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ ⲙ̄|ⲙⲟϥ\nⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ • ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ • ⲁ ⲡϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nϭⲱϩ ⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁϥ • ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥϣ̄ⲛⲉ\nⲇⲉ ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ\nϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ϩⲁϩⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ • ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄\nⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ ϩⲟ ϩⲓ ϩⲟ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ\nⲕⲱⲥⲕ ⲉ ϯⲟⲩⲱ : ⲱ̄ ⲡⲥⲟⲛ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ\nⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ(sic) • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁ\nⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲕⲓⲙ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲓ̄ⲥ ⲡⲉⲭ̄ⲥ • ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ • ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲣ̄ ⲡⲕ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲁϫⲛ̄ ϣⲱⲛⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲕϥ̄ ⲉ\nϩⲣⲁⲓ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲙⲧⲉ • ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲙ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲭⲟⲣⲧⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ • ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲧⲓⲙⲁ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲉⲧ ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ : ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡ ⲛⲁⲧⲟⲧ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ⲁⲡⲉ • | ⲛ̄ ⲛⲕ̄ϭⲙ̄ϭⲟⲙ\nⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲕⲉ ⲥⲟⲡ • ⲛ̄ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲟⲩⲇⲉ\nⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ • ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟ ⲛ̄\nϩⲩⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩ[ⲛⲟⲩ] ⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲡ\nⲛⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲧ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϩⲩⲙ[ⲉ]ⲣⲟⲥ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ\nⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲁϩⲧϥ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲙⲟⲧ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ •","english":"...entirely. And his master was greatly grieved, saying, \"What a beautiful strong body!\" But when all the men went to their houses, the poor man remained alone with the beast, grieving greatly, and his thoughts were scattered because of his poverty. Then the holy Mercurius came in, smiling with a holy smile, and he stood beside the beast of the poor man, and he revealed himself to him face to face. He said to him, smiling, \"Have you not waited for me, O brother?\" The man said to him, \"Come and see what has happened.\" After these things, the holy Mercurius moved the jaw of his foot, and said to him, \"In the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord, arise and do the work without sickness.\" And he lifted him up with great strength, as if he had no pain at all, and he ate of this grass. Immediately, the holy Mercurius rebuked the beast that was opposing him, saying to him, \"Your jaws will be loosened from your head, and you will not be able to speak again, nor will any man or beast ever be able to do so, but you will be gentle forever.\" And immediately his jaws fell out, they were scattered from his head, and he became gentle. The poor man prostrated himself before the holy Mercurius, saying to him, \"Your grace is small, my Lord.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Here ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ is used in the everyday social sense of 'master' (of a slave), not as a divine title, consistent with the parable-like context of a poor man and his beast.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ refers to the beast's body as a physical object of admiration ('what a beautiful strong body'), not a corpse or ascetic site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ with the article (ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ) names the saint Mercurius, not a generic 'holy one'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue between the poor man and Saint Mercurius, with a miracle (healing the beast) and a rebuke, typical of hagiographic miracle narratives.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ appears to be a scribal error or variant; the intended sense is likely 'what has happened' (ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint rebuking a beast and rendering it gentle echoes hagiographic topoi (e.g., Daniel in the lion's den) and is common in Coptic miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ is likely a scribal error for ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ('what has happened'), but the exact intended form is uncertain.","The identity of the 'beast' (ⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ) is ambiguous; it may be a specific animal (e.g., a bull or camel) or a generic term for livestock."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":13,"ref":"p13","source":"ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ ⲉⲓ̄ⲥ • ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟⲕⲣ̄ ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉϫⲙ̄\nⲡϥ̄ⲣⲁⲛ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϩⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲡⲙⲁⲥⲉ • ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲧⲓ̈ (sic) ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲧ ϯ ⲟⲩⲃⲉ • ⲁϥⲣ̄ ⲥⲁⲃⲉ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ\nⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ • ⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ\nⲃⲟⲗ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ▨▨▨▨\nⲦⲘⲈϨ Ⲧ ⲈⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ ⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ\nⲠⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ\nⲀⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲉ\nⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ | ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲱϥ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ • ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲧⲏⲥ\nⲉⲧⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ (sic) • ⲁϥⲥⲙⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ϩⲱϥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲡⲉ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏⲩ\nⲧⲁⲭⲉ • ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ϩⲱϥ ⲉ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲁⲩⲗⲏ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ • ⲉⲧ\nⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ • ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲓ\nⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲑⲉⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ • ϯⲛⲁϥⲓ ϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲓ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩ\n[ⲛⲁⲓ?] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ • ⲉϥⲉⲧⲟⲩ • ϯⲛⲁϩⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ ϩⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲁⲛ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ\nⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲟⲩⲁ • ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛⲁⲣ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ •","english":"The martyr of Christ, behold, the martyr of the Lord, upon his holy name. And immediately the holy Mercurius hid himself in his mouth. The man, however, came out, rejoicing and crying out, saying, \"The holy Mercurius has appeared to me. He healed the bull, he tamed the bull that was opposing, he made it gentle.\" And a multitude came to see what had happened, and they all cried out, \"One is God, the God of the holy Mercurius. Glory to him forever and ever, amen.\"\n\nThe Tenth Miracle of the Holy Mercurius\n\nIt happened that after these things, they began to work on the roof of the church of the holy Mercurius. A Greek archon came also himself with the workmen to the roof of the church of the holy Mercurius. He himself also arranged his place for the roof near them quickly, for he himself wished to build a courtyard in his house. He came one day and sat near the workmen who were working. He arose and examined the stones until he came upon the stones of the holy one, and he set apart the stones of the holy one, more than all the others. He said, \"Truly, I will take a hundred measures of stones from among these stones of the Christians, and I will say to the workmen that they have prepared them.\" And if they should say, \"We will not leave you to do this,\" he would beat them. \"I will throw them out, take them to another place, and see what this one, Mercurius, will do to me.\" And he went to his house on that day.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ (the martyr of Christ) uses the Greek loanword μάρτυς in its hagiographical sense, identifying Mercurius as a martyr-saint. The phrase echoes the standard Coptic epithet for martyrs.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (the holy Mercurius) uses the Greek loanword ἅγιος as a noun with the article, naming the saint. This is standard in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The closing ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amen) is a transliterated Hebrew word, left untranslated in Coptic liturgy and doxologies. It marks the end of the acclamation and the miracle narrative.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is divided into two parts: the first concludes the previous miracle with an acclamation (ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ... ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ), and the second introduces the Tenth Miracle with a new narrative about a Greek archon. The heading ⲦⲘⲈϨ Ⲧ ⲈⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ ⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ marks the transition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Greek archon (ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ) is a local magistrate of Hellenic (pagan) background. His plan to steal stones from the church for his own courtyard reflects tensions between Christian and pagan communities in late antique Egypt.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The name ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ (Mercurius) is misspelled in the Coptic as ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ (instead of ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ) in the phrase ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲟⲥ. This is likely a scribal error or variant spelling.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲧⲓ̈ (sic) ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥⲉ is unclear; the intended verb may be ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁ (to rebuke) or ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉⲓ (to turn), but the reading 'tamed' is adopted from the English draft.","The lacuna at the end of the acclamation (ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ▨▨▨▨) may indicate a damaged manuscript; the text is restored as ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":14,"ref":"p14","source":"ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ • ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ\nⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥⲱϣⲁϩⲟⲙ (sic) ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲙⲛ̄\nⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲉⲩⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ • ⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲏⲛⲉ • ⲉⲩⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲡⲉⲓⲑⲉⲙⲉⲓ¹ | ⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲧ ϫⲉ\nⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲗⲟⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲛ ⲟⲛ ⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄\nϩⲉⲑⲛⲓⲕⲟⲥ • ⲕⲱϩ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱϩ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ • ⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ\nⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲡⲉⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲉ\nⲡⲧⲟϣ • ⲛ̄ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲕ • ⲉⲡⲓ̈ ⲇⲏ • ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ\nⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲏⲓ̈ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲉ","english":"After a few days, he went and saw the holy one's tomb. He grieved greatly, outwardly because of the small and great of the city sending a craftsman, each in turn, to work, so that they might build the roof of a martyrium. Then the man of the heathen, with great anger from the devil, at the holy one's tomb. After these things, he called the poor man, to whom the holy Mercurius had revealed himself. He said to him, \"Come, show me the boundary of my tombs and my property, for I wish to build my house.\" The man said to him, \"Your men","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ (διάβολος) is rendered 'devil' per the pinned glossary; it personifies the adversary in hagiography, here instigating the heathen man's anger.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ, 'the holy one', uses the adjective ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (from ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ) substantively; it refers to the saint, here Mercurius, whose tomb is the site of the conflict.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The martyrium (ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ) is a shrine built over a martyr's tomb; the townspeople's plan to roof it reflects standard late antique practice of constructing a memoria over a saint's burial site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from the collective action of the townspeople (sending a craftsman) to the individual antagonist (the heathen man), whose anger is explicitly attributed to the devil, a common hagiographic motif.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲱϣⲁϩⲟⲙ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁϥⲱϣⲁϩⲟⲙ (sic) is likely a scribal error for ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲙ 'he grieved greatly' (ⲱϣ 'cry out' + ϩⲟⲙ 'grief'); the English draft follows this reading, but the orthography is irregular.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint appearing to a poor man and the heathen's attempt to seize the tomb recurs in Coptic miracle collections; Budge's edition (ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius) provides the standard English translation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ could mean 'at the holy one's tomb' (locative) or 'of the holy one's tomb' (genitive); the English draft takes it as locative.","The heathen man's speech is cut off at the end of the passage; the Coptic ⲛⲉⲕⲣⲱⲙⲉ is incomplete, likely 'your men' but the syntax is broken."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ → “devil”. Greek διάβολος; the personified adversary in hagiography. 'Slanderer' is the etymological sense and is not used in this corpus."}]},{"i":15,"ref":"p15","source":"ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ : ⲛ̄ ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲓϫⲓ\nⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲕ • ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ\nⲡⲁ ⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲧ • ⲛⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲁ ⲙⲁ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ\nⲁϥⲣ̄ ϩⲃⲁ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ ϯ ⲟⲥⲉ :\nⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ ϫⲱϩ ⲉⲛⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲧⲁϩⲱⲕ • ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛϥⲓⲧⲟⲩ • ϯⲛⲁⲉⲓⲙⲉ\nⲉ ⲧⲕ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ • ϯ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϣⲥ︤ⲛ︥ⲛⲁⲥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ • ϯⲛⲁϥⲓ̈ ϩⲟⲩⲟ • ⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲉⲓⲙⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϭⲟⲙ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̄ ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ |\nⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲁⲣⲓⲥ • ⲉⲥ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲕ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ\nⲁⲛ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄\nⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ • ⲟⲩϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲡⲱϥ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ • ⲛ̄\nϩⲉⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ • ⲁϥⲁⲣⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̄ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲛ̄ ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲧⲱⲃⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ • ⲡⲱϥ ⲡⲉ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ\nⲛ̄ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ • ⲉ ⲧϭⲟⲙ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲓ • ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯ\nⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲗⲟ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧϥ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ • ⲁ ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲧ ⲉϥⲁϩⲉ\nⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ • ⲁϥⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ • ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̄ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ • ⲁϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲉ ϫⲟϥ •","english":"Know the number of your bricks. He said, \"I will not take any man with me except the old man. But according to my heart's thought, these are few until the place.\" The man, however, became angry. He said to him, \"O man, do not weary your soul. Do not touch the bricks of this holy one, lest a calamity befall you. However, if you take them, I will know your strength and your might.\" And the Greek gave a hundred pieces of silver to the poor man. He said to him, \"Did you not say before that that one would trouble you? I will take more than these, for I have known your strength and that one, what he will do for me.\" The man said to him, \"As you wish, do it. By God of the holy Mercurius, see your face. Not only will you not prevail against his face.\" The man then sent immediately with great arrogance, his servant. He went and brought some camels. He walked before them with great arrogance. He loaded the bricks of the holy one onto the camels. And he stood before a large male camel, his own. He commanded his servants with great arrogance to load the bricks onto the camel. He said, \"Let me see now the strength of this Mercurius.\" And immediately, before the word left his mouth, the camel that was standing before him opened its mouth, seized the Greek archon, threw him in before itself, and turned him over onto his back.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ uses the definite article with ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ, naming the Christian God in relation to the saint, a standard Coptic hagiographic formula.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ here is a noun with the article, meaning 'the saint', referring to Mercurius. The adjectival use 'holy' is also possible, but the context of the saint's name confirms the nominal sense.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲏⲛ designates a Greek archon, a local pagan official. In Coptic hagiography, such figures often oppose the saint and are punished by divine intervention, as here by the camel.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue between the poor man and the Greek archon, followed by a narrative of the archon's arrogant actions and the miraculous punishment by the camel. The structure contrasts human pride with divine power.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a camel or animal acting as an instrument of divine punishment appears in other Coptic miracle stories, such as the Miracles of Saint George, where animals enforce the saint's will against persecutors.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃⲉ is ambiguous: it could mean 'the number of your bricks' (as in the English draft) or 'the number of your bricks' as a command to count them. The context suggests a challenge, but the exact nuance is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛ̄ⲧⲏⲏⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲕⲧⲱⲃⲉ may be a command ('Know the number of your bricks') or a statement ('You know the number of your bricks'). The reading as a command is adopted in the English draft.","The identity of 'the man' (ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ) who becomes angry is ambiguous: it could be the Greek archon or another character. The context suggests it is the archon, but the text does not specify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."}]},{"i":16,"ref":"p16","source":"ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ • ⲉ ⲡϥ̄ϩⲧⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛ︤ⲁ︥ • ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ϩⲁϩⲧⲙ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • ⲉⲧ ⲁⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̄\nⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲁϥⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ |\n[ⲟⲃⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲓ ⲧⲁnting -ⲣⲟgⲉ ⲗ︤ⲇ︥ ⲁⲃⲁ ⲗ︤ⲉ︥]\nⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲁⲡⲓ̈ⲗⲏ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲛⲁϯ ⲡϣⲱⲗϩ̄ • ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲉⲕⲁϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲧⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲱⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ • ⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱϥ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲧⲉ •","english":"And immediately the holy Mercurius came, mounted on his horse in the spirit. He stood beside the camel that was holding the man, and he placed his kontarion against his left foot and his [right foot?]. Now he threatens me, saying, \"You are the one who will give the wound to my martyrdom, seeking your single foot.\" And the crowd followed him in fear.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ' is rendered 'And immediately the holy Mercurius came'. The Coptic ⲉⲥ is ambiguous: it may be a scribal error for ⲁϥ (he) or a relic of a construction with ⲉⲥⲉ (then). The translation follows the expected narrative sequence.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ is the Greek loanword ἅγιος with the Coptic definite article, here used adjectivally with the name Mercurius. Per the pinned glossary, it means 'holy' and when used with a proper name it identifies the saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ is a Greek loanword (κοντάριον) meaning 'spear' or 'lance'. The translation 'kontarion' is a direct transliteration, reflecting the military equipment typical of a Roman or Byzantine cavalry saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (μαρτύριον) here means 'martyrdom' in the sense of the place or shrine of a martyr. The saint's threat to wound the man 'to my martyrdom' likely refers to the shrine where the miracle occurs, a common setting in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ [ⲟⲃⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲓ ⲧⲁnting -ⲣⲟgⲉ ⲗ︤ⲇ︥ ⲁⲃⲁ ⲗ︤ⲉ︥]","severity":"caution","text":"The bracketed Coptic text 'ⲛ̄ [ⲟⲃⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲓ ⲧⲁnting -ⲣⲟgⲉ ⲗ︤ⲇ︥ ⲁⲃⲁ ⲗ︤ⲉ︥]' is corrupt or a scribal insertion. It may be a marginal note or a misreading of the manuscript. The English draft omits it, and the sense of the passage is unaffected.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a narrative unit that shifts from dialogue to action: the saint appears, confronts the man, and the crowd reacts. The threat 'You are the one who will give the wound to my martyrdom' echoes the earlier warning about touching the bricks, reinforcing the miracle's moral.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲉⲥ in 'ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ' is ambiguous: it may be a scribal error for ⲁϥ (he) or a particle ⲉⲥⲉ (then). The reading 'he came' is adopted.","The bracketed text 'ⲛ̄ [ⲟⲃⲉ ⲓⲥⲁⲓ ...]' is corrupt and its meaning is uncertain; it is omitted in the translation.","The phrase 'ⲧⲉⲕ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ' is rendered 'your single foot', but the Coptic could also mean 'your one foot' or 'your only foot', possibly a reference to a specific injury or a symbolic demand."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":17,"ref":"p17","source":"ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲱⲧ • ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲱⲃⲣⲉⲓ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲥⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ϫⲱϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲱϣ\nⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲉ[ϥ]ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ\nⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲁ\nⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲃⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲉ ⲧⲕⲟⲇⲟⲙⲏ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ : ϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ\nϯⲛⲁⲧⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧ ⲁⲓⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲏⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲁϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛ̄ⲣⲙ̄ϩⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ\nⲛⲙ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ϣⲁ ⲡⲉⲓ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲙⲟⲩ • ⲛⲁⲓ\nⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϫⲱⲟⲩ : ⲁ ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ • ⲉϫⲙ̄\nⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϫⲱϩ ⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ • ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗϭⲟϥ • ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ • ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩ (sic) ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ • ⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉⲧ ⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ • ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ\nⲑⲉ ⲛ|ⲧⲁ ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉϥⲗⲟⲅⲭⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ • ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲉ\nⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϥ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲱⲗϩ̄ ⲉⲧ ϩⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲕⲥⲱⲙⲁ • ⲕⲉ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲉⲕⲱϣ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ • ⲉⲓⲥ\nⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲗⲟⲅⲕⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ • ⲉ ⲧⲁⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ • ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ\nϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉⲁϥϫⲱϩ ⲉ ⲉ (sic) ⲡⲁ ⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲓⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ •","english":"with a start. Until he entered into the midst of the place, he was running after him. And the man cried out, saying, \"My lord, the holy Mercurius, forgive me because of my ignorance and all my sins. I will give them to you for the building of your place, and fine linen I will give to you with all the material that I have gathered for my house. And I will become a Christian with my whole house. You have freed my slaves who were in bondage. I will become a servant of God in your place until this day of my death.\" Now when he said these things, the camel set him down on the ground. And the holy Mercurius touched his wounds, healed him, and released him without any injury in his body at all. And a great fear seized everyone who was standing there, seeing how the camel had wounded him. And the man confessed to them, \"I saw the holy Mercurius spearing me.\" Then he examined the body of the man and found no injury in it at all. They asked him, \"Where is the wound that is in your body, especially since you cried out, 'Behold, the righteous one is spearing me in my foot with his kontarion'?\" The man said to them, \"From the moment the camel set me down, when it touched my whole body, I was healed.\" And immediately the man went to the feet of the bishop.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The man addresses Mercurius as ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ, 'my lord'. Per the glossary, this is the everyday social sense, not a divine title, fitting a plea to a saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ appears twice: first of the man's body after healing (no injury), then in the crowd's question. The glossary's 'body' as site of struggle applies, but here it is the healed physical body.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from direct speech (the man's vow) to narrative action (camel sets him down, Mercurius heals), then to dialogue (confession and interrogation), a common hagiographic pattern for miracle validation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The man's offer of fine linen (ϣⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ) and building materials for the saint's ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ reflects the economic reality of Coptic pilgrimage centers, where donations funded construction.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲩ (sic) before ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ is likely a scribal error for ⲁⲥ (feminine singular), as the subject is ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ (a great fear). The sense is clear.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint healing wounds inflicted by a camel parallels other Coptic miracle accounts where animals act as instruments of divine punishment and then healing confirms the saint's power.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉϥⲁϣⲉ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ϫⲱϥ could mean 'running after him' (the man) or 'running after his (own) back'; the context favors the former. The reading 'touched his wounds' for ϫⲱϩ ⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁϣ is assumed; ϫⲱϩ can also mean 'pierce', but healing follows."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":18,"ref":"p18","source":"ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲓⲏ (sic)\nⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲧⲏ[ⲣ]ⲟⲩ • ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nⲉⲩⲱⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲥ̄ ⲉ\nϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲉ ⲡⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ̈ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ϣⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲱⲛⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲱⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲩ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ̄ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲱⲙⲁ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲣ̄ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ • ⲉⲩⲣ ϩⲱⲃ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲏ (sic) ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̄ϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ • ϫⲉ","english":"He baptized him and his entire household, and all his servants. He set them free, releasing them. And he gave all the material he had gathered for the building of his house, along with the wood, the stones, and all his bricks. And he brought them into the monastery, with chosen gold and a great sum of money, and his hands and all his men, and all his cattle, all working with their hands. And he would say to the workers,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic verb ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ (baptize) is a Greek loanword (βαπτίζω) and here denotes the ritual initiation of the man and his household into Christianity, fulfilling the conversion vow in the previous passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (topos) is a Greek loanword (τόπος) meaning 'place' but in Coptic hagiography often refers to a monastery or shrine, here the sanctuary of Mercurius.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes the conversion narrative: the man is baptized, his household freed, and his building materials donated to the monastery, forming a three-part sequence of spiritual, social, and material transformation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The donation of building materials (wood, stones, bricks) and gold to a monastery reflects the historical practice of wealthy converts endowing monastic foundations in late antique Egypt.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲏ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲏ (nǯiǯē) is likely a scribal error or variant for ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫ (hand) or ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲉ (manual work); the sense 'working with their hands' is clear but the exact form is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'he set them free, releasing them' (ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲱⲣϥ̄) indicates manumission of the household's servants, a common act of piety in conversion narratives.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The reading of ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲏ is uncertain; it may be a scribal corruption of ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫ (hand) or ⲛ̄ϫⲓϫⲉ (manual work).","The phrase ⲛⲉϥⲣ̄ ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ (his hands in his hands) is ambiguous; it likely means 'his possessions' or 'his property' rather than literal body parts."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":19,"ref":"p19","source":"ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲧ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲉⲕ |\nⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄\nⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲦⲘⲈϨ ⲤⲞ ⲈⲚϬⲞⲘ Ⲙ̄ ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ\nⲠⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ\nⲀⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ [ⲧⲉ]ⲣ ⲟⲩⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲓⲕⲏⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲉ • ⲛ̄ϩⲩⲗⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲉⲧ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ • ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲉⲓ ⲉϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ • ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲁϥⲣ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ • ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲉ • ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ϯⲣ̄ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲥⲁⲏ ⲛ̄ϣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁϥⲓⲧϥ̄ • ⲁϥϯ ⲡϥ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ\nⲡϣⲉ • ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉ ϫⲱϥ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ\nⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ • ⲗⲟⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ • ⲙ̄ⲡ\nϥ̄ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ\nⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲥ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲓ̈ ⲛϥ̄ⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁ[ⲧϥ̄] • ϩⲓⲣⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲟ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲡⲉⲓⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄\nⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲧⲱⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ\nⲉⲕ | ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲕⲣ̄ ⲟⲩ • ⲉⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲟⲩ ⲉⲛϣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ\nⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲣⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲏⲓ̈ • ⲉⲕⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲉϥⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ\nⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ [ⲙ̄]ⲙⲟϥ • ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲉⲓⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ •","english":"Walk, and you shall build the house of this dynados. And he died according to the decree of many men, before the martyrion was completed outside. The glory of God and his holy martyr, the saint Mercurius.\n\nThe Twentieth Miracle of Saint Mercurius\n\nIt happened when they began to build the martyrion of the saint Mercurius with great magnificence, that there was a great quantity of materials and men working at the site of the holy one. After this, a man from the city passed by and saw the materials of the site of the martyrion. He marveled and desired a piece of wood that was lying outside. He said, \"I have need of this piece of wood, and I will take it.\" He turned his face to the wood, lifted it onto his shoulder, and walked with it until he entered the city a little way. Then he became confused, not knowing where he was going, because the holy one had confused his mind, until he came and stood at the door of the poor man, the epitropos of the saint Mercurius, the one whose door is open. He did not know where he was going, nor what the holy one was. He spoke with the epitropos, saying to him, \"You sit doing nothing. Behold, they have taken the wood of my site. But rise and go to the door of your house; you will find the man who has this wood carried at his door, confused, not knowing where he is going, for I am the one who confused him. Do not let him know.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ (δυνάδος) is rare; here it likely refers to a powerful or noble person, possibly the official whose house is to be built, but the sense is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (μαρτύριον) denotes a martyr shrine or church built over a martyr's relics, not the act of martyrdom itself.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲥ (ἐπίτροπος) means 'steward' or 'administrator'; here it designates the poor man who manages the saint's shrine or charitable foundation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲥⲟ ⲉⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The rubric 'The Twentieth Miracle of Saint Mercurius' marks a new miracle narrative, typical of Coptic hagiographic collections that number miracles for liturgical or devotional use.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint confusing a thief's mind to lead him back to the shrine or to a steward is common in Coptic miracle stories, paralleling the disciplinary miracles of Saint Demetrius.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲕⲱⲧ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The opening sentence is grammatically ambiguous: it may be a command ('Walk and build the house of this dynados') or a narrative statement. The English draft treats it as a command, but the Coptic lacks a clear imperative marker.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of ⲇⲩⲛⲁⲇⲟⲥ is unclear; it may be a proper name or a title.","The phrase ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ is obscure: 'he died according to the decree of many men' may refer to a legal or customary death, but the context is missing.","The Coptic ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲉⲕ is corrupt; the reading 'before the martyrion was completed' is conjectural."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":20,"ref":"p20","source":"ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲛ[ⲧ] ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲓⲧϥ̄ • ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ • ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ\nϥ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ̄ • ϫⲉ","english":"He went where? Until he came to this place. You will see its door. The one who took it, the thieves, hung it at its door. When he saw the house, it opened for him. He recognized him, that","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage is fragmentary: the Coptic breaks off mid-sentence after ϫⲉ, and the English draft ends with 'He recognized him, that'. The narrative likely continues with the thief's recognition of the saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ (nčiooue) means 'thieves'. The singular would be ⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ. The word is used here in a plural form, indicating multiple thieves, though the English draft uses the singular 'the thieves'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a thief or thieves attempting to steal from a saint's shrine and being miraculously thwarted or converted is common in Coptic miracle collections, e.g., in the Miracles of Saint George and Saint Menas.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text is damaged: the line ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲃⲏⲕ ⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲁⲛ[ⲧ] ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ is uncertain; ϣⲁⲛ[ⲧ] is a restoration. The sense 'He went where? Until he came to this place' is plausible but not certain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic text is fragmentary; the exact sequence of events (the thief's recognition, the house opening) is unclear. The English draft is incomplete."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":21,"ref":"p21","source":"ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ • ⲁ ⲡϥ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲥ\nⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ\nⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲣ\nϭⲱⲛⲧ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲉⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ ϫⲟⲓ̈ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲕ • ⲁⲓ̈ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲉ • ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ︤ⲃ︥ ⲟⲛ\nⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥ[ⲉ]ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟ[ⲡⲟ]ⲥ • ϫⲉ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄\nⲧⲉⲓ ϩⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ • ⲙⲉⲕⲉⲓ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲣ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲣ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ\nⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲧⲕⲉ ϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ\nⲛ̄ ⲥⲱⲧⲉ • ϩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ • ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ • ⲁⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲕϥⲓⲧϥ̄\nⲛ̄ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϣⲁⲛϩⲧⲏϥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ :\nⲉⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϥⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ̄\nⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϩⲉ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲕ̄ⲏⲓ • ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲛ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ\nⲙⲁⲣϥ̄ ⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛ̄|ⲧⲟϥⲁⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲕ̄\nⲟⲩⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲣ̄ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲉ ⲧⲙ̄ ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲑⲩⲗⲏ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ\nⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲕⲉ ⲥⲟⲡ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ • ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϫⲟⲟⲩ • ⲁϥϩⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ\nⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ϩⲓⲣⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄\nⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ • ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩ[ⲛ] ⲁⲛ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲧⲱⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϣⲛ̄ ϩⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲁ ⲣⲟⲓ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲁⲓ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲓⲣ̄ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁ ϫⲥ̄ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄\nϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲁϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲥⲟⲛ • ⲉⲕⲛⲏⲩ ⲧⲱⲛ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲕ ϯϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ\nⲛⲁⲕ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ • ⲡⲉⲓ ϣⲉ • ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ • ϫⲓ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ • ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ •","english":"The steward of the martyrion said, \"His mind came to his door. Immediately he cried out, 'One is God, the holy Mercurius. Have mercy on me, do not be angry with me. Do not come to do evil to me, for I have sinned against you, I have stolen your wood. Behold, the holy one also said to his deputy, \"Say to the man in this manner: 'Why do you not come and do good deeds in my place? The other wood that he gave to be brought into my place for the salvation of their souls, you took it and stole it. But because of the mercy of God, behold, I have let you go. Take the wood and put it in its proper place, and go to your house. If he wakes up in the morning, let him proclaim the miracle, so that the people may fear and not steal the gate of my place again. I will bring evil upon them.'\" When he said this, he hid himself at his door. The poor man arose and came out. He found the man with the wood hanging at his door, standing at the door of his house, not knowing where he would go. And he said, \"The holy Mercurius, have pity on me, have mercy on me, for I have sinned, O my Lord.\" The poor man spoke with him, \"O my beloved brother, where are you coming from with the wood hanging at your door? I say to you, 'This wood belongs to the holy Mercurius.' Therefore, take what has happened to you entirely to my door.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The definite article ⲡ- with ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ marks the Christian God, as in the exclamation 'One is God'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"With the article, ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ names the saint, here Mercurius, as a title.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from direct speech of the steward to an embedded command from the saint, then to narrative action, creating a layered miracle account.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The steward (ⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ) of a martyrion was responsible for the shrine's property; theft of wood from a holy site was a serious offense.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint speaking through a deputy and the return of stolen goods parallels miracle collections in Greek and Ethiopic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"},{"key":"dossier:ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Mary (Taʾammǝra Māryām)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/ethiopic-anonymous-taammera-maryam"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲉϥ[ⲉ]ⲡⲓⲧⲣⲟ[ⲡⲟ]ⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic has a lacuna or scribal abbreviation; the reading 'his deputy' is conjectural, based on the context of a messenger.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉ ϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ is ambiguous: it could mean 'I will bring evil upon them' (as translated) or 'I will bring something evil to them'.","The identity of the 'poor man' (ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ) is not specified; he may be the thief or a separate character."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":22,"ref":"p22","source":"ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϥⲓ ⲡϣⲉ • ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲥ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ϥ̄ⲉⲓ • ⲉⲣⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏⲓ̈ • ⲙ̄\nⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲕⲉ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ • ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ • ⲉⲧ\nⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲗⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥϥⲓ̈ ⲡϣⲉ • ⲛ̄ ϣⲁ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄\nⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁϥⲣ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ • ϫⲉ | ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ\nϫⲉ ⲟⲩ▨▨ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ","english":"The man informed him about how he had taken the measure of her and how the holy Mercurius had confused his mind until he came to the door of the poor man's house, being without knowledge. The man to whom the holy Mercurius had given the measure commanded the man who had taken the measure to say who the holy Mercurius had sent to him. And when the man heard these things, he marveled and said, \"Not only is it one and the same day, but if","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡϣⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic noun ⲡϣⲉ (pše) can mean 'measure' or 'piece of wood'; here it likely refers to a measured piece of wood, consistent with the previous passage's mention of stolen wood.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ (sōrm) means 'to confuse, disturb, or lead astray'; it describes the saint's action on the man's mind, a common hagiographic motif of divine intervention causing disorientation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲁⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ (at sooun) means 'without knowledge' or 'unaware'; it emphasizes the man's altered state, reinforcing the saint's power over his perception.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲗⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲓ̈ⲗⲉ (paragile) is a Greek loanword (παραγγέλλω) meaning 'to command, instruct, or deliver a message'; it indicates the saint's authoritative communication through an intermediary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from indirect narration (the man informing) to direct speech (the man's marveling remark), a common hagiographic technique to heighten dramatic effect and emphasize the miraculous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲟⲩ▨▨ϩⲟⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has a lacuna: ⲟⲩ▨▨ϩⲟⲟⲩ. The draft reads 'one and the same day', but the exact phrase is uncertain; it may be ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ (one day) or similar. The sense is clear but the reading is conjectural.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the man' who took the measure and 'the man' to whom the saint gave the measure is ambiguous; the Coptic uses ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ for both, but context suggests they are distinct individuals.","The lacuna in ⲟⲩ▨▨ϩⲟⲟⲩ leaves the exact wording uncertain; the translation 'one and the same day' is a plausible restoration."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":23,"ref":"p23","source":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ • ϯⲛⲁⲗⲟ ⲁⲛ • ⲉⲓⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ\nⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉ[ϥ]ϭⲟⲙ\nϩⲙ̄ ⲙⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉ ϯ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲁ\nⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ • ⲉϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ϣⲁ ϩⲧⲟⲟⲩⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁϥⲧⲁϣⲉⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲛ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ • ⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ • ⲁϥⲁⲗⲟϥ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲃ̄ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ\nⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁ • ⲛ̄ⲧ ⲁϥϥⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ ϩⲟⲧⲉ • ϩⲉ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉⲧ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩϫⲱϩ ⲉ ⲉⲕⲉ ⲉⲓⲇⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉ ⲥⲟⲡ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲣ̄\nϩⲱⲃ • ⲉϥⲡⲟⲅ (sic) ⲟ̄ⲙⲉ ϩⲓ ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲟⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ | ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲦⲘⲈϨ ⲤⲀϢϤ ⲈⲚⲞⲞⲘ • Ⲙ̄ ⲠϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ\nⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ\nⲤⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲟⲛ • ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲉ ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ • ⲱ̄ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ • ⲟⲩⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ • ϩⲙ̄\nⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲥⲁⲏ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ • ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲅⲁⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛ̄\nϣⲉ : ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲉⲃⲉ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲟ︤ⲙ︥ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲉⲃⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲥⲥϩⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲥ ϯ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ\nⲛⲁⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲁ[ⲕⲁ]ⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ ϩⲁⲓ ϯ ⲡⲟⲩⲧⲟϣ •","english":"God of the holy Mercurius, grant me salvation. I will not cease working for his shrine until it is completed. And I will proclaim his power everywhere I go to his door. And immediately his heart became with him, and he went to his house, glorifying God and his holy martyr. He slept until morning, and when the light came out, he proclaimed throughout the whole city what had happened. And he went to the place from which the water was flowing, and he lifted it onto his shoulder, while everyone watched him. He carried it to the shrine of the saint, and he placed it in the place from which he had taken it. And great fear fell upon everyone who saw his face, and they did not touch any other part of the shrine again until it was completed. And the man did not cease working, but he labored with stone and brick on the shrine of the saint until it was completed, while glorifying God and the holy Mercurius.\n\nThe Twenty-Third Miracle of the Holy Mercurius\n\nListen also to another great miracle, O my beloved. The glory of God of the holy Mercurius. It happened when they were building the shrine beautifully, with many craftsmen. They built its door with a hundred and seventy-two cubits, because three great cubits of the woman to whom the holy Mercurius gave light, to whom her blessed husband gave the measure.","structure":"address","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword μάρτυς, rendered as 'martyr', carries the forensic sense of 'witness' in early Christian usage, but in hagiography it denotes one who has died for the faith.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The Sahidic Coptic word for 'god' or 'God'; with the definite article (ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) it refers to the Christian God, as in the opening invocation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"From Greek ἅγιος, 'holy'; used adjectivally or as a noun for a saint, here modifying Mercurius and in the plural for the saints collectively.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲙⲉϩ ⲥⲁϣϥ ⲉⲛⲟⲟⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'The Twenty-Third Miracle' marks a new miracle narrative, following the pattern of numbered miracle collections in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (from Greek τόπος) refers to a saint's shrine or martyrion, a site of veneration and miraculous activity in Coptic tradition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϥⲡⲟⲅ ⲟⲙⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲉϥⲡⲟⲅ ⲟⲙⲉ is uncertain; it may be a scribal error or a rare form. The English draft interprets it as 'he labored with stone and brick', but the reading is not secure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉϥⲡⲟⲅ ⲟⲙⲉ is ambiguous; it may be a corruption or a non-standard spelling, and the translation 'stone and brick' is conjectural.","The clause ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ is ambiguous: 'his heart became with him' may mean he regained composure or was inspired."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"address to the congregation","text":"Classified as address to the congregation from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":24,"ref":"p24","source":"ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧ\nϥ̄ⲙⲟⲩ • ⲉ ⲥⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲓⲛⲃⲏⲗ • ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁ","english":"entered the city. He had not yet died when they prepared a great coffin. Then he","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧ ϥ̄ⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧ ϥ̄ⲙⲟⲩ means 'he had not yet died', indicating that the saint was still alive when the coffin was prepared, a detail that underscores the miraculous nature of the narrative.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲓⲛⲃⲏⲗ","severity":"info","text":"The word ⲕⲓⲛⲃⲏⲗ (from Greek κιβωτός) means 'coffin' or 'chest', here specifically a 'great coffin' (ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲓⲛⲃⲏⲗ), prepared in advance for the martyr.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The preparation of a coffin before death is a hagiographic motif that emphasizes the saint's foreknowledge or divine plan, common in Coptic martyrdom accounts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage marks a transition from the narrative of the saint's death to the subsequent events, as indicated by the conjunction ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ('then'), which often signals a new narrative segment in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic text is fragmentary; the phrase ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧ ϥ̄ⲙⲟⲩ could also be read as 'he had not died' without the perfect aspect, but the context supports the sense of 'not yet'."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":25,"ref":"p25","source":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ • ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲟϣ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ • ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲕⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ\nⲛⲁⲥ • ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲑⲁⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲉⲃⲉ ⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ (sic) ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲏⲣ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ • ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ\nⲧⲁⲗⲟⲥ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ • ⲛ̄ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏⲥ • ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ\nⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲃⲉ • ϩⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲡϩⲏⲧ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲧⲏⲧ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲛ • ⲉ ⲕⲱⲧ ⲉ\nⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲛϥ̄ⲧⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϩⲁⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲉⲃⲉ\nⲧⲁⲩⲟ • | ⲅⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲱⲧⲡ̄ • ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲙ\nⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϣⲥ̄ⲛⲉ ⲇⲉ • ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲏⲩ\nⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ ⲣⲱⲟⲩ • ⲁ ⲡϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ\nⲉϥⲱⲧⲡ̄ : ⲛ̄ⲇⲏⲅⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉϥⲗⲏⲕ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣ\nⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲏ • ⲉⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲓⲧⲉ (sic) ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϭⲟⲙ • ⲙⲛ̄\nⲛⲉⲓ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ • ⲉⲛⲁϣⲱⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓ[ⲛⲉ] ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲅⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲟⲩ\nϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲏⲓ : ϩⲱⲥ ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲱ̄ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲏ︤ⲣ︥ ⲛ̄\nⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲅⲁ[ⲣ]ⲡⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ⲁⲙⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲙ • ⲁⲩⲥⲉⲓ ⲁⲩⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉⲧ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ̄\nⲡⲉⲥⲕⲱⲧⲉ • ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ • ⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲛⲟϭ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲓ\nⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ • ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ • ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲙⲛ̄\nⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ • ⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲉⲩⲑⲉⲱⲣⲉⲓ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲇⲓ̈ⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲁϥ • ⲛⲉⲩⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ •","english":"God took his form, according to the custom of some men. He died, leaving a multitude of creatures for her. Then they prepared a very beautiful coffin of seventy cubits, and all the multitudes gathered together, raising it up. But some of the small craftsmen said to each other, as if mocking, \"Would that the heart of the holy Mercurius were inclined toward us, to build for him a martyrion, so that the seventy-cubit coffin might produce fruit that is sweet, if it is planted, that we might eat from it.\" But while the word was still coming out of their mouths, the tree produced branches that were sweet, good and full of fruit. And when the multitudes saw what had happened, they cried out with a great voice, glorifying God and his holy martyr, who does these mighty deeds and these wonderful miracles. And they brought out from the fruits some of the faithful, who placed them in their houses as phylacteries. Oh, how many healings occurred from those fruits! The multitudes ate, were satisfied, and gave thanks to God and his holy martyr, the holy Mercurius. And all who were in the city and its surroundings, both small and great, came all together to see the great miracle, men and women, coming to behold what had happened, which the righteous one had done. There were some...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The definite article with ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) here names God, consistent with Christian usage in Sahidic Coptic.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ is used twice in this passage in the hagiographical sense 'martyr', referring to Mercurius.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ: the adjective with article functions as a noun, 'the holy one' or 'the saint'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ⲑⲁⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲉⲃⲉ","severity":"info","text":"A coffin of seventy cubits (ⲑⲁⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲩⲉⲃⲉ) is an exaggerated measure typical of hagiographic hyperbole, emphasizing the miraculous scale.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲕⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ (phylactery) indicates the fruits were used as protective amulets, a practice attested in late antique Christian piety.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ (sic) appears to be a reduplicated or corrupted form of ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ 'good'; the scribe may have intended a superlative or made a copying error.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϭⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥϣⲓⲛⲉ is ambiguous: 'God took his form' could mean God assumed the saint's appearance or that the saint's form was taken up by God; the reading follows the English draft.","The referent of ⲛⲁⲥ in ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲕⲧⲏⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲥ is unclear; it may refer to a female figure (the church? the city?) not specified in this passage."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":26,"ref":"p26","source":"ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ϫⲉ ⲅⲁⲓⲡⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉⲩ|ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ▨▨▨ⲡⲉ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲇⲉ ⲉ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ϩⲱϥ • ⲉ ⲧⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ϩⲛ̄\nⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ • ϯⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ • ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲙⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓ ϣⲁϫⲉ • ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲭⲣ[ⲏⲥⲧ]ⲓⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲱ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • ϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲙⲟⲛ • ϩⲁⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲙ̄ϩⲁ[ⲗ] ⲙ̄ ⲡⲟϥ ⲡⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲗ︤ⲗ︥ⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲛ̄ ⲗⲏⲩⲕⲟⲛ •","english":"Also in the city, they call him Gaios Agriopos. He was hostile toward many people, but especially toward the Christians. He himself heard of the great miracle that had taken place in the shrine of the saint. He said, \"I will go and see whether these words that the Christians speak are true, or whether they are deceiving themselves.\" He gave orders to one of his servants to bring him a female mule of Lycon.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲅⲁⲓⲡⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲅⲁⲓⲡⲓⲟⲥ transcribes Greek Γάϊος (Gaius), a common Roman name. The following ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ (agrios) means 'wild' or 'savage', so the epithet 'Gaios Agriopos' likely means 'Gaius the Wild'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲟⲩⲗ︤ⲗ︥ⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲟⲩⲗ︤ⲗ︥ⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ means 'female mule'. The phrase ⲛ̄ ⲗⲏⲩⲕⲟⲛ (of Lycon) may indicate a breed or origin, possibly from Lycia or Lycaonia.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The hostile official Gaios Agriopos is a typical hagiographic antagonist, paralleling Roman governors who persecute Christians. His skepticism about miracles echoes common pagan objections to Christian miracle claims.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage introduces a new episode: a hostile official investigates the miracle at the saint's shrine. The narrative shifts from the crowd's reaction to an individual test, advancing the plot toward a confrontation or conversion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ▨▨▨ⲡⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has a lacuna after ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ, indicated by ▨▨▨. The reading 'Agriopos' is conjectural; the full form may have been ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ (he was wild) or a proper name like Agriopos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacuna after ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲥ makes the exact epithet uncertain; 'Agriopos' is a plausible reconstruction.","The phrase ⲛ̄ ⲗⲏⲩⲕⲟⲛ could refer to a place (Lycon, Lycia, Lycaonia) or a personal name; the sense 'of Lycon' is adopted here."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":27,"ref":"p27","source":"ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲟⲩ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲃⲉ • ⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ\nⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲃⲟⲕ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ\nⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ • ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲁ ⲛⲁϥ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̄ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ⲉⲧ ⲡⲟⲛⲅ\nⲟⲙⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲃⲏⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲟⲡ • ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ • ϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟϥ ϩⲱⲗⲟⲥ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ • ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ • ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̄ | ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ\nⲧⲑⲁⲯⲓⲥ • ⲉⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ ⲛ̄ⲅⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ϭⲱⲃⲉ • ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉϥⲣⲏⲧ\nϩⲓ̈ϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϯ • ⲛ̄ⲛⲓϭⲱⲃⲉ ⲉⲛⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲗⲟⲙ • ⲉⲩϫⲓ ϭⲟⲗ • ⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲣ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ • ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲁϫⲉ • ϫⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ\nⲉⲧ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ • ϩⲓ ϯⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛ̄ ϭⲱⲛⲧ̄\nϩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ • ⲛ̄ ⲑⲩⲙⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲕⲁ ⲡⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧ ⲉⲛ ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲗ︤ⲗ︥ⲥ • ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲟⲙⲉ • ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥϩⲟ • ⲁϥⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • ⲉⲧ ⲛⲏϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲱⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲉⲓⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̄ ⲡⲣⲟ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ\nⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ •","english":"He mounted the horse. He said to his servant, \"Come, let us see the mockery that these Christians are making.\" Then they went together until they arrived at the shrine of the holy Mercurius. The Jewish man entered, leading his animal. One of the young Christian children said to him, \"Why are you bringing this animal into the church of God?\" But the Jewish man did not look at him at all; rather, he went in, stood still, and looked up at the tomb, which was adorned with garlands and leaves, as if it were placed on the ground. And the Jewish man said, \"Who is it that has placed these leaves, which are foreign to your crowns, as a deception upon the holy one? Who has done this?\" The young child, the incorruptible one, answered him, speaking from the beginning about the animal that he was leading. He said to him, \"The one who will strike you down at this very hour is the one who reveals all these wonders.\" At that moment, he was filled with great anger and fury. He set the animal upon the young child, so that it might trample him. And at that moment, the hoof of the mule sank into the ground like a stone. It fell upon his face and struck him against the stones and bricks that were lying outside in the building area. And at that moment, behold, the holy Mercurius came out through the door, with an angel walking with him.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ (from Greek ἐκκλησία) here denotes the church building, as the Jewish man enters with his animal, prompting the child's objection.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ (Greek ἄγγελος) is used for the angel accompanying Saint Mercurius, consistent with the glossary's note that 'messenger' is rare in this corpus.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ with the definite article (ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) in the phrase 'church of God' (ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ) names the Christian God, as per the glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (Greek ἅγιος) is used adjectivally in 'holy Mercurius' (ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ), identifying the saint, consistent with the glossary's note on its nominal use.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ","severity":"info","text":"The 'Jewish man' (ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ) is a stock antagonist in Coptic hagiography, often used to contrast Christian piety with non-Christian skepticism, as seen in the Miracles of Demetrius (dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'young child, the incorruptible one' (ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ) is ambiguous: it may refer to a child saint or a symbolic figure; the Coptic ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ (Greek ἄφθαρτος) suggests incorruptibility, possibly a hagiographic epithet.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the 'young child, the incorruptible one' (ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛ̄ⲁⲡⲑⲁⲣⲧⲟⲥ) is unclear; it may be a specific saint or a generic holy child. The Coptic text does not specify whether the mule's hoof sinking is a miracle or a natural event, though the context implies divine intervention."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Dialogue: the passage is carried by direct speech and the verbs that introduce it. Speech boundaries are the translator's punctuation, not the manuscript's."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ → “angel”. Greek ἄγγελος; 'messenger' only where a human envoy is meant (rare in this corpus)."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ","text":"ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (messenger); this passage takes it as “angel”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":28,"ref":"p28","source":"ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲟ|ⲧϥ̄ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲣ̄ ⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ • ⲱ̄ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲏⲩ (sic)\nⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲭⲗⲓ̈ⲃⲁⲍⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ • ⲁⲕⲕⲟ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲕϩⲧⲟ ⲉⲓ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ϩⲉⲛⲛ̄ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲓϭⲱⲃⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ\nⲉ ⲛⲉⲧ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ • ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲕⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ • ⲟⲩⲇⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲕⲕⲱ ⲛⲉⲧ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥϩⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉϥⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲉ ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ • ⲁ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁϩⲧ̄","english":"His servant took him by the hand and said to him, \"What are you doing in this place, O man who is outside? This place is not a place for mockery. You have brought your horse inside. The leaves and fruits are foreign things. And you have come to this place to attack those who work in my shrine. You have not worked, nor have you let those who work. And immediately he struck his servant in the midst of his heart. His hands...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword κοντοράριον (kontarion) denotes a short spear or lance, here used as a weapon; the servant strikes the Jewish man with it, fulfilling the saint's vengeance.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲭⲗⲓ̈ⲃⲁⲍⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek verb χλευάζω (chleuazō) means 'to mock, jeer'; the servant rebukes the Jewish man for treating the shrine as a place of mockery, reinforcing the hagiographic theme of disrespect punished.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts abruptly from the servant's speech to his violent action: 'immediately he struck his servant in the midst of his heart.' The Coptic ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ marks a sudden divine or miraculous intervention, typical of miracle narratives.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text at ⲉⲧⲏⲩ (sic) is likely a scribal error for ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲗ 'who is outside' (cf. ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ in the same line). The English draft reads 'who is outside' but the manuscript spelling is irregular.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Jewish man's entry with a horse into a church and his mockery of Christians reflect a common hagiographic trope of Jewish antagonists who are punished by the saint, reinforcing communal boundaries in late antique Egypt.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲉⲧⲏⲩ is ambiguous: likely a misspelling of ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲗ 'who is outside', but could be read as ⲉⲧⲏⲩ 'who is coming' (from ⲉⲓ). The context favors the former.","The phrase ⲛⲉⲧ ⲣ̄ ϩⲱⲃ 'those who work' may refer to Christian worshippers or clergy serving the shrine; the servant claims the place as 'my shrine' (ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ), perhaps speaking as the saint's agent."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":29,"ref":"p29","source":"ⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉⲓ ⲙⲏ ⲧⲉⲓ̈ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲉϥⲛⲉϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲧ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ • ⲥⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲁⲛ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥϣⲱⲡⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲱⲥ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ϩⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲥⲙⲏ • ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲃⲟⲓⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲕⲏ • ϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ • ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲓⲥⲕⲟⲧⲉⲓ\nⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ • ⲙ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲉ]ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲉⲣ̄\nⲡⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ • ⲛⲅ̄ ⲕⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ϣⲱⲛⲉ • ϯⲛⲁ\nϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲭⲣⲓⲥϯⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯ | ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄\nⲧⲉⲕⲥⲧⲏⲗⲏ • ϯ▨▨▨\n▨▨▨ⲕ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲟⲟⲩ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲟⲕⲥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲗⲓ̈ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲱⲱⲧ • ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲭⲣⲩⲥⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲕϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ • ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲱⲛⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲕⲱϩⲧ̄ • ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲩⲥⲟⲗⲓ̈ⲛⲑⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲡⲗⲓ̈ⲙⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ϯⲛⲁ ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲕⲥϥ̄ ⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲙⲉ • ⲛ̄ ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥ • ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ • ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϫⲟⲟⲩ • ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ\nⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏϣ ⲙⲟⲩ : ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲁ ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ\nⲙ̄ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ • ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ\nⲛⲉϩ ⲡⲕ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ • ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ\nⲡⲉⲛⲣ︤ⲣ︥ⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲉ • ⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ • ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥⲣ̄ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ\nⲉⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲥ • ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣ̄ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ •","english":"He went out from him. If no one had seen the holy one, would this man be a Jew? The holy one struck him. But they would see the man cast out, being ignorant. They do not know what happened to him. Afterwards the man cried out with a loud voice, saying, \"Saint Mercurius, help me in the hour of need. I will not cease forever, seeking after no one of the holy ones. And if you show mercy to me, release me from this sickness, I will become myself a Christian, and I will establish your stele... now in your glory, with your kontarion drawn against me, and I will establish my own limn, cast out under your feet, with great shame and weakness. I will gild your icon with pure gold and with fiery precious stones, which is the chrysolite, and the limn of your kontarion I will have it set with genuine adamantine stones. Help me, O my Lord Mercurius, for he has sent him, cast out, being broken in death. After these things, the angel of the Lord spoke with Saint Mercurius, \"Lift the kontarion over him if he will believe in our true king, Christ. It is better for a sinner than a righteous man to sin. Joy will come among the angels.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (literally 'the holy one') is used here as a noun for the saint, consistent with the glossary's note that with the article it names a saint. The Coptic distinguishes this from the adjectival use.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ is a fixed title for Saint Mercurius, using the Greek loanword ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (holy) as a noun. The glossary notes that with the article it names a saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ: 'the angel of the Lord'. The glossary specifies that ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ means 'messenger' only where a human envoy is meant, which is not the case here; it denotes a divine messenger.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ in the phrase ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ is used as a title for Saint Mercurius, meaning 'my Lord'. The glossary notes that ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ renders Yahweh in the Sahidic Bible and names Christ in homilies; here it is an honorific for the saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏϣ ⲙⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏϣ ⲙⲟⲩ is ambiguous: it may mean 'cast out, being broken in death' (as in the English draft) or 'cast out, being half-dead'. The Coptic ⲡⲏϣ can mean 'broken' or 'divided', and ⲙⲟⲩ is 'death', but the exact sense is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ (kontarion) is a Greek loanword (κοντάριον) meaning a short spear or lance. In hagiography, it is often associated with Saint Mercurius, who is depicted as a soldier-saint wielding a spear. This detail is consistent with the military iconography of the saint.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉϥⲛⲏϫ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉϥⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲏϣ ⲙⲟⲩ is ambiguous: it may mean 'cast out, being broken in death' or 'cast out, being half-dead'. The Coptic ⲡⲏϣ can mean 'broken' or 'divided', and ⲙⲟⲩ is 'death', but the exact sense is uncertain.","The lacuna at the end of the passage (▨▨▨) obscures the full text of the man's vow and the angel's response. The reading 'I will establish your stele...' is conjectural."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":30,"ref":"p30","source":"ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲣϥ︤ⲣ︥ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲛ̄ | ⲛϥ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ • ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ\nⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲛϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ⲙⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲕ̄ⲛⲁ̄\nⲧⲁϩⲟϥ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ\nⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁϥϫⲓ\nϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲟ̄ϥ (sic) • ⲉ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩ\nⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϯ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧ\nⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲓ ϭⲟⲙ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ\nⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ","english":"upon a sin. If he repents of the sin, according to the way that the Savior taught his disciples, that he is not there, let the mercy reach him, for he is ignorant. And the holy one left him alone, when his heart became his own. He took all the things that had happened to him to the crowd that was gathered within. But they gave glory to God, who works the powers through the hand of his holy martyr. After these things, the man arose and went away.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (from Greek μάρτυς) is rendered 'martyr' in the hagiographical sense, as per the pinned glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (with definite article) names God in Christian texts, as per the pinned glossary.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'the Savior taught his disciples' echoes a dominical saying on repentance, possibly alluding to Matthew 18:12–14 or a similar passage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes the narrative of the Jew's conversion and healing, transitioning to the crowd's doxology and the man's departure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲟ̄ϥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲟ̄ϥ is likely a scribal error for ⲙⲙⲟϥ (to him) or ⲙⲙⲟⲩ (to them); the English draft reads 'to him'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲛ̄ | ⲛϥ̄ⲛⲟⲃⲉ is ambiguous: it may mean 'if he repents of the sin' or 'if he repents, concerning the sin'. The English draft takes the former.","The clause ϫⲉ ⲛϥ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ is ambiguous: it could mean 'that he is not there' (as in the draft) or 'that he is not present' in a moral sense."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ → “disciple”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":31,"ref":"p31","source":"ⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ̈ • ⲉϥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁϥ\nϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ • ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲉϣ\nⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲟⲩⲁϩϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲓ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓ̈ⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (sic) • ⲁϥⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • ⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ (sic) ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ︤ⲁ︥ [ⲉ]ⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ |\nⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲍⲁⲭⲁⲣⲓⲁⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲗⲉⲥⲁⲃⲉⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲏ • ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ • ⲁⲥⲱⲱ ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛ̄ⲁⲩ • ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲱⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲯⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁⲥϫⲡⲟ\nϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲁⲧⲣⲉ • ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ⲡϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲙ ⲙⲓ̈ⲥⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nϫⲉ ⲧⲁⲩⲁⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ • ⲡⲙⲉϩ\nⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ϫⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ • ⲉ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲩⲭⲛⲉⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲗⲓⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ • ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ • ⲁϥⲥⲙⲛ̄\nⲡⲗⲓ̈ⲙⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ • ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲧⲟⲕⲥϥ̄ ⲉⲛⲱⲛⲉ • ⲛ̄ ⲁⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲗⲓⲙⲏⲛ • ϩⲱϥ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ • ϩⲓ̈ ⲱⲛⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲙⲉ • ⲉϥϩⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉϥⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲉⲣⲉϩ • ⲉϫⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nϥⲓ | ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ\nⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ •","english":"to his house. He spoke with his wife and his servants about all the things that had happened to him, and said, “I have not given birth to a son there, for she is a barren woman,” his wife. As for his rest, he said to his wife, “What God wills, let him follow me.” And he took his wife and his servants, and he went to the feet of the bishop, and he baptized them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And he called his name Zacharias, and his wife Elizabeth. And when he went to his house, he knew his wife, and she conceived two male children at once. And when the nine months were completed, she gave birth to two male children. She called the firstborn Mercurius, after the name of the saint, because they had obtained salvation through him. The second they called John, after the name of the Baptist. After all these things, he called a craftsman, and he gave him ten litra of pure gold, along with precious stones. He prepared the shrine of the holy Mercurius, with his cuntarium in his hand. He had it carved in stone of adamant, and he had his shrine made also of gold and precious stones, beneath the holy Mercurius, striking himself with his spear upon his heart, and carrying his icon into the church after the consecration.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (from Greek ἐπίσκοπος) is here spelled with a single sigma, a common variant in Sahidic manuscripts. It refers to the bishop who performs the baptism.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ (sic) ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ︤ⲁ︥ [ⲉ]ⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The baptismal formula echoes Matthew 28:19, though the Coptic text has a scribal repetition (ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ). The trinitarian naming is standard in Coptic baptismal liturgies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ⲗⲓⲧⲣⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲃ","severity":"info","text":"Ten litra of gold (ⲗⲓⲧⲣⲁ, from Latin libra) represents a substantial donation for a shrine. The Coptic text emphasizes the purity (ⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄) and the inclusion of precious stones, reflecting the wealth of the patron.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ (from Latin contubernium or Greek κοντάριον) likely means 'spear' or 'lance', a standard attribute of Saint Mercurius in iconography. The spelling varies in Coptic manuscripts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes the narrative of the saint's conversion and the establishment of his cult, moving from domestic life to baptism, naming of children, and the commissioning of a shrine. The sequence mirrors hagiographic patterns of foundation and dedication.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The naming of the firstborn Mercurius after the saint, and the second John after the Baptist, reflects the integration of the saint into local Christian naming practices. The shrine's icon and consecration (ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ) indicate a developed cult with liturgical veneration.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲁⲛ is likely a scribal dittography; the intended reading is probably ⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ (the name of the Father).","The word ⲕⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ may also be interpreted as 'cuntarium' (a type of weapon or attribute), but the context of the saint striking himself with a spear supports the reading 'spear'."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":32,"ref":"p32","source":"ⲙ̄ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲓⲣⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ • ϣⲁ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ\nⲉⲩⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲥ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ\nϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ ▨:::","english":"of the place, he left her at the foot of the sanctuary, until this very day. And they are now a testimony to the power of the pure martyr, the holy Mercurius, in the peace of God. Amen.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (topos) here refers to the sanctuary or shrine of the church, a common usage in Coptic hagiography for a sacred site.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (martyr) is used here in the hagiographical sense, referring to Saint Mercurius as a witness through death.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (holy) with the article functions as a noun, naming the saint Mercurius.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (God) with the definite article refers to the Christian God, as standard in Coptic texts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ","severity":"info","text":"ϩⲁⲙⲏⲛ (amen) closes the passage liturgically, transliterated from Hebrew and untranslated.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes a narrative episode with a formulaic doxology, typical of Coptic hagiographical endings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲓⲣⲁⲧⲓⲟⲛ is ambiguous: it may mean 'he left her at the foot of the sanctuary' or 'he placed her under the sanctuary'; the English draft takes the former.","The subject of ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ is unclear from the Coptic alone; the preceding passage suggests it is the bishop or a male figure."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":33,"ref":"p33","source":"ⲦⲘⲈϨ ϢⲘⲞⲨⲚ Ⲛ̄ϬⲞⲘ ⲠⲒ ϨⲀⲄⲒⲞⲤ\nⲘⲈⲢⲔⲞⲨⲢⲒⲞⲤ\nⲀⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲁⲅⲓⲁⲍⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲥⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲓϭⲟⲙ (?) 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And it happened after they consecrated the holy place, and the fame of the powers spread to every place, and a great multitude came to his holy relic to worship it, and the sick who were seized by illness went to their homes, the demon casting them out. And they offered many prayers and offerings in his place. Now there was an archon in a region near that place, a place called by the name of that archon, Kuris Hermapollon. He had a young daughter, an only child, he had no other children except her. He left her as a small orphan, looking after her as if he saw God. He heard about the powers of the holy Mercurius. He arose, took a small offering of eight holokottinos, and went to the holy place. He prayed, gave the eight holokottinos to the steward of the place, and the clergy made a great feast for him, for they were hospitable people, those clergy. Then they drank much wine and ate much food, giving place to the archon. Then they had a synaxis, coming to the middle. The archon said, “You need to tell me how this place was established.” The clergy and the steward said to him,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲦⲘⲈϨ ϢⲘⲞⲨⲚ Ⲛ̄ϬⲞⲘ","severity":"info","text":"The heading 'The eighth miracle' marks a new narrative unit within the miracle collection, typical of Coptic hagiographic cycles.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (with definite article) here refers to God, as is standard in Christian Coptic texts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (with article) names the saint, Mercurius, consistent with hagiographic usage.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The name 'Kuris Hermapollon' combines Greek κύρις ('lord') with the syncretic deity Hermes-Apollo, reflecting late antique pagan nomenclature in Egypt.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","severity":"info","text":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ 'pray' is a standard Coptic verb for prayer, here describing the archon's act of devotion at the shrine.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲓϭⲟⲙ (?) [ⲡ]ⲱϩ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲛⲓϭⲟⲙ (?) [ⲡ]ⲱϩ is uncertain; the Coptic text may be corrupt. The translation 'the fame of the powers' is a plausible reconstruction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛⲓϭⲟⲙ (?) [ⲡ]ⲱϩ is uncertain; the reading 'the fame of the powers' is conjectural.","The name ⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ may be a title or a personal name; the translation treats it as a proper name."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","text":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ → “pray”. Standard rendering; first occurrence is noted here, the term recurs below."}]},{"i":34,"ref":"p34","source":"ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲉϣ ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲉ ϫⲱϥ • ⲁ ⲡⲁⲣ|ⲭⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ • ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϯⲛⲁⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄","english":"...they sought a beautiful place to build, and to place the body of the martyr upon it. The archon answered, saying, \"If God of the holy Mercurius grants that this place be completed, I will establish...","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The archon's conditional vow — 'If God of the holy Mercurius grants that this place be completed' — introduces a narrative hinge typical of miracle stories, where a patron saint's power is tested and then demonstrated.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (martyr) here refers to Mercurius, whose body is the relic to be enshrined. The term retains its hagiographical sense of one who died for the faith.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) denotes the corpse of the martyr, the physical relic central to the cult. In this context it is the object of veneration and placement in a shrine.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The archon (ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ) is a local civic official, often depicted in hagiography as a figure of authority who may be skeptical or supportive of the saint's cult.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the eighth miracle narrative, moving from the consecration of the holy place to the archon's conditional promise, setting up a test of the saint's power.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic phrase ⲉ ϫⲱϥ (upon it) is ambiguous: it may refer to the place (ⲟⲩⲙⲁ) or to the building (ⲙⲕⲟⲧⲕ). The reading taken follows the English draft, which interprets it as the place.","The archon's speech is incomplete in the passage; the full condition and its outcome are not given here."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]},{"i":35,"ref":"p35","source":"ⲟⲩ[ⲙⲁ] ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧϥ̄\nⲛ̄ ⲏⲓⲗⲓⲫⲁⲛϯⲛⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲓⲏⲩ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϩⲣⲱⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄\nⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ • ▨ⲣ[ⲧ]ⲁⲗⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲕ̄ⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲏ • ⲛⲅ̄\nⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲕ̄ⲏⲓ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ ⲕⲁⲧⲉⲭⲉⲓ • ⲉ ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ\nϭⲗⲟϭ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ • ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ • ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲧⲱϣ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ • ⲉ\nⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̄ • ϩⲓ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯϥⲓ ⲱⲡ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ • ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ • ⲉⲕⲛⲁϫⲡⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲁⲕ • ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ • ⲉϩⲙ̄\nⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ • ⲁϥⲣ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • | ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲇⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ(sic) • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̄\nⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲁϥ[ⲉⲓ] ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ\nⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲏⲓ̈ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ\nⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ⲉⲓ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁⲩⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ\nⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁϥⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϣⲁ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲉϥϫⲱ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ϫⲓ ϩⲱⲓ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁ\nϣⲏⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲧⲉϭⲣⲏⲡⲉ • ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲙⲛ̄\nⲡϩⲁⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ\nⲛ̄ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥⲡⲗⲉⲓⲁ ϩⲛ̄ ⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ • ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲛⲟϭ ϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ •","english":"...a place of rest for the martyr, to establish it. The archon answered, saying, \"If God of the holy Mercurius grants that this place be completed, I will establish it.\" And he slept that night. And the holy Mercurius appeared to him in the form of a soldier. He said to him, \"When you arise, mount your beast and go to your house, and do not delay in completing this place as you have said. For I know that a small negligence will happen to you concerning the building of the place of rest, which your clergy will inform you about. But I will not bear the burden with you. I know that after some time you will come to my shrine, and I will do for you.\" The archon then awoke from the dream, greatly amazed. First, when it was morning, he went to the church, venerated the body of the martyr, went out, mounted his beasts, and went to his house. When a day had passed, the archon of the city heard about his virgin daughter, that she was very ill. He sent men of the city to him, saying, \"I wish to take your daughter as a wife for my son, and I will give a dowry of gold and silver, and male and female slaves, and camels, and ships on the sea, according to the honor of your greatness, all together.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ here refers to the archon's daughter as a 'virgin' in the non-technical sense, consistent with Coptic hagiographical usage where it denotes a young woman of marriageable age, not the Theotokos.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ denotes prostration in worship; here the archon venerates the martyr's body, a gesture typical in Coptic martyrdom accounts that distinguishes Christian devotion from pagan obeisance.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲩⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ (στρατηλάτης) denotes a military commander; Mercurius appears in this guise, aligning with his hagiographical identity as a soldier-saint, a common motif in Coptic martyrologies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage transitions from a dream vision (Mercurius' command) to waking action (the archon's veneration and journey), then introduces a new narrative thread: the archon's daughter's illness and a marriage proposal, typical of hagiographic episodic structure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a saint appearing in a dream to command building a shrine recurs in Coptic miracle collections, e.g., the Miracles of Mercurius edited by Budge (1915), reflecting the genre's function in legitimizing cult sites.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ (church) is a Greek loanword; the manuscript's spelling (ⲧⲉⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ) is standard, but the context suggests a specific martyrium church, not a generic assembly, though the text does not specify.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲁ̄ ⲛⲁⲕ (I will do for you) is elliptical; the nature of the promised favor is unspecified, leaving the saint's intervention ambiguous.","The transition from the archon's dream to the daughter's illness is abrupt; the Coptic does not explicitly link the two events, though the narrative implies a causal or temporal connection."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ","text":"ⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ → “virgin”. Greek παρθένος. In Marian texts the technical sense is fixed; the non-technical 'young woman' belongs to Greek, not to the Coptic usage."}]},{"i":36,"ref":"p36","source":"ⲧⲟⲧⲉ\nⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲁⲥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ⲁ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲓϩⲉ ⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲛ̄ⲧϥ̄ ⲉ\nϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲏⲓ • ⲛ̄ⲧ ⲁⲓⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲁ ⲡⲣⲟⲥϩⲟⲇⲟⲥ\nⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϭⲟⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲟⲣϫⲥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉϩ • | ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ [ϣⲏⲙ] ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲥ • ⲉⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲥ\nⲉⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ • ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ϫⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϩⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ","english":"Then the mother of the little girl, the wife of the archon, called out to him and told him the matter. The archon said, \"If I find the little boy, I will bring him into my house and I will marry him to my daughter, and my entire inheritance will be his, and I will never be separated from him.\" And the little boy said, \"I have no concern for these things, for I am looking to her and I am looking to God.\" Then the wife of the archon spoke of many things to the women who had come, and they departed.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ","severity":"info","text":"The mother of the little girl is identified as the wife of the archon, linking the domestic scene to the earlier narrative about the archon's vow to build a shrine.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (with definite article) is the standard Sahidic term for God in Christian texts, here used by the little boy to indicate his devotion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲧⲟⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The passage opens with ⲧⲟⲧⲉ 'then', a common narrative marker in Coptic hagiography, signaling a new episode in the sequence of events.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲥ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲥ is obscure; it may be a corruption or a loanword. The English draft renders it as 'concern for these things', but the exact sense is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲓϭⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The boy's dual focus on the girl and on God echoes a common hagiographic motif of a saint balancing earthly and divine commitments, seen in other Coptic miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁⲥ is unclear; it may be a scribal error or a non-standard term. The reading 'concern for these things' is inferred from context.","The identity of the women who come and depart is not specified; they may be neighbors or relatives."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":37,"ref":"p37","source":"ⲉⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩϫⲱ ⲛ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ : ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲙ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ • ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲏⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̄ϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ϩⲛ̄\nⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓ̈ⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ [ⲙ̄]ⲡ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲕϩ̄ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲧ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲛϥ̄ⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ • ⲉϥϩⲛ̄\nⲧⲁⲛⲍⲉⲃⲉ • ϩⲁϩⲧⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲥⲁϩ • ϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩ ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩ\nⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲏⲛⲉ • ⲛⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲉ ⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ • ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲁϩ ⲛⲁⲥϩⲁⲓⲥⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲉ ⲧϥ̄ⲡⲁⲛⲁⲅⲓⲥ • ⲗⲟⲓⲡⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲣ̄ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ • ⲉϥ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲁⲁϥ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ\nⲉϥⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ • ⲉⲧ | ⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲛ̄ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϣϣⲏⲃ\nⲛ̄ ⲅⲁⲙⲟⲥ • ⲏ̄ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲱϩ • ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ • ϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲥ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡ\nϥ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲉ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ\nⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ • ϫⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁ ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ\nⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̄\nⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲁⲩ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ\nⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ ⲕⲉ ⲥⲟⲡ • ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ\nⲗⲟ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲱⲭⲗⲉ ⲛⲁϥ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥϯ ⲉ\nⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲛⲉ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲉϥϩⲱⲛ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲁϩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ • ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲥⲱⲕ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲥⲉ ϯ ⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲁϥ\nⲙⲁⲁⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲉϥⲁⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲓ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥϩⲉ\nⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • ⲡϩⲁⲏ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ϯⲛⲁⲧⲣⲉⲕⲛⲁⲩ\nⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ •","english":"They were grieved. They spoke about the matter to the little boy and his parents, and they were downhearted, and they did not speak. When evening came, they called their son and spoke with him about many little children in the city, and they did not mention the little boy. But his heart was troubled, for he knew the little girl, that she was very beautiful, and that he was young, being in his adolescence near his teacher. The teacher would send the little boy regularly to announce to the little girl what the teacher would write for him for his reading. So he spent the whole night sleepless, thinking about what he should do until he met the little girl, whether in lawful marriage or in fornication, because of his great desire for her. Simply, he remained grieving, and he did not tell anyone about his grief. And within a month from when these things happened, the mother of the little boy died. And because of the grief of his mother, his father did not seek any other woman for himself. The little boy, however, did not cease to be troubled about the little girl. He persisted daily until he drew near to death. And he went to many magicians, wishing to corrupt the mind of her parents so that they would give the little girl to him. But he did not succeed in this. Instead, he encountered a great magician, who finally said, \"I will make you see her.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (magus) appears twice in this passage, first in the plural (ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ) and then in the singular (ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ). Per the pinned glossary, in hagiographic contexts the singular denotes a sorcerer or antagonist, here the 'great magician' who offers to help the boy see the girl.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a narrative unit that advances the plot: the boy's grief, his mother's death, his father's refusal to remarry, and the boy's resort to magicians. The sequence of events (evening conversation, month-long grief, mother's death, father's inaction, boy's persistence) builds tension toward the encounter with the great magician.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The boy's role as a student sent by his teacher to deliver written lessons to the girl reflects the educational practices of late antique Egypt, where a teacher (ⲥⲁϩ) would entrust a young student with messages or texts. This detail grounds the narrative in a recognizable social setting.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲉⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ (they were grieved) at the start is ambiguous: the subject could be the parents of the little girl (from the previous passage) or the boy's parents. The English draft takes it as the boy's parents, but the Coptic does not specify. The reading adopted here follows the draft.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a young man consulting magicians to win a girl appears in other Coptic hagiographies and miracle collections, such as the Miracles of Saint Mercurius (ed. Budge). This passage may reflect a common trope of demonic or magical intervention in romantic pursuits.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The subject of ⲉⲩⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ̈ (they were grieved) is not explicitly identified; it could be the parents of the little girl or the boy's parents. The English draft assumes the latter.","The phrase ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ (they did not speak) is ambiguous: it may mean they did not speak to the boy or they did not speak at all. The draft interprets it as silence.","The Coptic ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ (and within a month of days) is ambiguous: it could mean 'within a month' or 'after a month'. The draft takes it as 'within a month'."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":38,"ref":"p38","source":"ⲛⲅ̄ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲥ • ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲓ ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ • ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲇⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ϫⲱϥ ⲛ̄ ϩⲏⲧ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ\n[Ⲟne leaf, or more, wanting]\n|ϫⲱϫ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲩⲕⲓⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲥⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲟϭⲉ • ⲁⲩϣⲉⲧϣⲱⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲗⲉⲫⲁ[ⲛ]ϯⲛⲟⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁⲧⲕ̄ (sic) ⲁⲩⲱϥⲧ̄ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̄\nⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ϩⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲓϭⲉ •","english":"You will speak with them many times, mouth to mouth. But the little child, by his great one, his heart turned inward to [One leaf, or more, wanting] ... and also their icons were prepared for the feast. They were cut off from the altar of the Epiphany. And the making of the place of the bed (sic) and they built inward to its door the image of the martyr in precious stones, shining like glass.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (martyr) is a Greek loanword (μάρτυς) and here carries the hagiographical sense of a saint who died for the faith, referring to Mercurius.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲗⲉⲫⲁ[ⲛ]ϯⲛⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'altar of the Epiphany' (ⲡⲉⲧⲁⲗⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲗⲉⲫⲁⲛϯⲛⲟⲛ) likely refers to a liturgical structure in a Coptic church dedicated to the feast of the Epiphany, a major celebration in the Coptic calendar.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁⲧⲕ̄","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁⲧⲕ̄ (place of the bed) is marked (sic) in the English draft, indicating a textual corruption or uncertain reading; the Coptic may be garbled or a scribal error.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage contains a lacuna of one leaf or more, marked by the editor, which disrupts the narrative flow between the boy's inward turn and the description of icons and the martyr's image.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"background","lemma":"ϩⲉⲛⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲓϭⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The description of the martyr's image made of precious stones 'shining like glass' parallels late antique and Byzantine hagiographical accounts of saintly icons adorned with gems and glass inlays, as seen in the Miracula Demetrii.","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The mention of icons being 'cut off from the altar of the Epiphany' may reflect later Coptic liturgical practices or iconoclastic controversies, though the text does not specify a date.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲁⲧⲕ̄ is uncertain; it may be a scribal error for 'place of burial' or 'shrine'.","The lacuna leaves unclear how the boy's inward turn connects to the subsequent description of icons and the martyr's image.","The identity of 'the little child' and 'his great one' is ambiguous; the latter may refer to a parent or a saint."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":39,"ref":"p39","source":"ⲙⲛ̄ ϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ︤ⲥ︥⳨ⲟ︦ⲥ︥ ⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲩⲃ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲥ ⲛ̄\nϩⲁⲧ • ⲗⲟⲓ̈ⲡⲟⲛ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲕⲁⲗⲟⲥ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲛⲓ̈ⲡⲓ̈ⲕⲏⲥ • ⲁϥⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ • ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥⲧⲃ̄ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲉⲧ ϣⲱⲛⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛϥ̄ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ▨ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲛⲧ (sic) ⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ • ⲉ ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲉⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ\nⲇⲉ • ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ • ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲕⲗⲏⲣⲓⲕⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲑⲁⲃⲙⲁⲍⲉ (sic)\nⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲯⲁⲗⲗⲉ ϩⲓ̈ⲑⲏ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉ ⲧⲕ̄ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄\nⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ ⲣⲁϣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲁϥϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ • ⲁⲩⲁⲛⲁⲡⲉⲩ|ⲉ▨▨▨▨ⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲁ ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ • ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϥ̄ⲙⲟⲥⲧⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲡⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲓⲥⲱⲛ\nⲛ̄ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲇⲉ • ⲉⲥ\nⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥϩⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ\nⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲉⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲧ ϩⲟⲥⲉ • ⲉϫⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲙ̄ ⲫⲟⲃⲟⲥ • ⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲧⲱⲕⲙ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ • ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ\nⲉ ϫⲱϥ • ▨▨▨ⲛ̄ ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ • ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ • ⲉϥϭⲱⲛⲧ̄• ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲕϥ̄ ⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡϩⲓⲛⲏⲃ • ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ\nⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ϩⲓ ϫⲟϥ • ⲛ̄ϩⲟ ϩⲓ ϩⲟ • ⲁϥⲟⲛⲕϥ̄\nϩⲓϫⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛϥ̄ⲡⲱⲧ •","english":"with three crosses of gold, and three seals of silver. Then they completed him beautifully, with great skill. He mounted his bed upon his beasts at night, with his wife and his sick daughter, and his servants, until they came to the place of the holy one. On the third day, to the feast of the holy Mercurius, which is the eleventh of Hathor. When the clerics saw his bed, they marveled greatly, they sang before him, they brought him into the church. And the archon, with his wife and his daughter, went into the martyrion, they worshipped upon the body of the holy one with great joy. And the oikonomos took them to a place by themselves. They rested from the suffering of the roads. And their daughter was under torment, because she hated the church, that sickness being a demonic possession. In the middle of the night, the holy Mercurius girded himself like a general, he went to the city of the archon, he entered the house of the bridegroom, he brought the severe sickness upon the little daughter, he appeared to him with great fear, his sword drawn in his hand, he struck him with the sword three times in anger, and he threw him down under the bed. He saw the holy one standing before him face to face, he threw him down upon his bed, that he might rise and flee.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"Here ⲥⲱⲙⲁ refers to the corpse of the saint, consistent with its use in martyrdom accounts for the venerated body.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ denotes the church building into which the clerics bring the bed; the daughter's hatred of it is a narrative pivot.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The feast of Saint Mercurius is dated to the eleventh of Hathor (November 7/8 in the Julian calendar), a standard Coptic feast day.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϩⲟⲕϥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The saint's self-girding as a general marks a shift from passive relic to active avenger, a common hagiographic motif.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"▨ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲛⲧ (sic) ⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic has a lacuna or scribal error at ▨ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲛⲧ; the draft reads 'on the third day' but the exact phrase is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"parallel","kind":"parallel","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉ ϫⲱϥ • ▨▨▨ⲛ̄ ⲧⲥⲏϥⲉ • ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲡ","severity":"info","text":"The saint's triple sword-strike echoes the three crosses and three seals earlier, and parallels the threefold repetition in miracle accounts (cf. dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii).","cites":[{"key":"dossier:greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii","label":"gap dossier: Miracles of Saint Demetrius (Books 1 and 2)","url":"https://naxiai.com/christian/gaps/greek-anonymous-miracula-demetrii"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ▨ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲛⲧ (sic) ⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ is partially lacunose; the reading 'on the third day' is conjectural.","The daughter's sickness is described as both hatred of the church and demonic possession; the causal relationship is ambiguous.","The saint's action of throwing the archon under the bed may be a dream sequence or a physical miracle; the text does not clarify."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":40,"ref":"p40","source":"ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ϩⲟ ϩⲁ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲁⲡⲓⲗⲏ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϯⲡⲓ : ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲣⲉϥⲣ̄ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥⲣⲓⲙⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲁⲁϥ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁ\nϫⲥ̄ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲃ | ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲙⲉⲕⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ\nⲥⲏϩ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ\nⲛⲛⲉ ⲕⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϫⲥ︥ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ","english":"He immediately fell upon his face at the feet of the saint, and he remained scourging himself for a long time in repentance, and he was kissing the feet of the saint, saying, \"Woe is me, for I am a sinner,\" and he was weeping, saying, \"What is this sin that I have committed, O my Lord?\" The saint said to him, \"Do you not hear what is written: 'You will not curse the ruler of your people, nor will you lay your hand upon the Christ of the Lord'?\" He said,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡϥ̄ϩⲟ ϩⲁ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase describes a prostration at the saint's feet, a standard gesture of supplication and penance in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ is a Greek loanword used exclusively as a title for Christ, never as a common noun meaning 'anointed one'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲉ ⲕⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉ ⲕⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϫⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The saint's rebuke echoes Exodus 22:28 (LXX) and possibly Acts 5:39, forbidding cursing a ruler or laying hands on the Lord's Christ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ","severity":"info","text":"Self-scourging (ⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲟⲩ) is a known ascetic practice in Coptic monasticism, often performed as public penance.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a narrative climax: the sinner's prostration and self-flagellation lead to the saint's scriptural admonition, which sets up the next speech.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲗⲁⲟⲥ could refer to a secular ruler or a church authority; the context suggests a civil leader."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ","text":"ⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ → “Christ”. Greek loan used only as a title in Coptic; it is not a common noun and is never rendered 'anointed one' except when glossing the Greek."}]},{"i":41,"ref":"p41","source":"ⲉϥⲥⲏϩ ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲛⲅ̄ ⲧⲁⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ϩⲁ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ • ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ϣⲟⲟⲡ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ\nⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ\nⲛⲓ ϭⲟⲙ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲓ ⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ϯ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲣ̄ⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ ⲛ̄\nϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ̄ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛ̄ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲁⲓϭⲓⲛⲉ\nⲛ̄ ⲧⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲕ̄ • ϯⲛⲁⲡⲁⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ • ⲙ̄ ⲡⲓ̈\nⲥⲟⲡ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • ⲡⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ\nⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕ̄ⲣⲁϣⲉ\nⲛⲁϫⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓ̈ⲙ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ\nϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲣⲁϣⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ • ⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ̄ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ | ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕ▨▨▨▨ⲧⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲓ\nⲉϥⲥⲕⲉⲙⲁϯⲍⲉ • ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄\nⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ϥ̄ϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁϥϯ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲁ(sic) ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ\nⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ϫⲉ ϯⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲛ̄\nⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲓⲣⲉ (sic) ⲡϥ̄ⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲑⲁⲗⲡⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁϥ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲡⲁ ϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nⲙⲡⲉ ⲕⲱⲥⲕ ⲉⲓ : ⲛⲅ̄ ⲕⲱ ⲛⲁⲥⲥⲡⲗⲁⲅⲭⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲏϥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ • ⲱ̄ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲁⲃⲁⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ\nⲛ̄ⲁⲛϩⲟⲗⲟⲙⲁ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛ̄ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ\nⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ •","english":"It is written, my lord, but tell me your name, and inform me of my sin, that I may repent for my sin. For I know that repentance exists.\" The holy one said to him, \"I am Mercurius, who performs the mighty deeds in this city of Caesarea. I came to strike you and your magician, that one who gave this great bone to the daughter of Hermopolis in this city by force. But since I have found repentance in you, I will not strike you this time. But if you rise first, do not be negligent, but go to the feet of the magician, that one who commits the sin, and you shall come to my shrine, and the joy will be fulfilled in every matter.\" The man said to him, \"I am coming to rejoice, but certainly that man there should not come.\" The holy Mercurius answered him, saying, \"Complete your [...] that that one there may come to be excommunicated.\" Then the holy one hid himself from his mouth. But first, when it happened, he turned his face to his father, saying to him, \"My father, help me, for I desire to go to the shrine of the holy Mercurius to pray.\" And his father comforted him greatly, saying, \"I have not given him to anyone else.\" He said, \"Go, my son, but do not delay; do not leave your entrails as a sword in you. O light of my eyes.\" And he gave a multitude of gifts and three male servants to walk with him.","structure":"dialogue","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (magus) here refers to a sorcerer, the antagonist of the saint, consistent with the glossary's note that the singular denotes a sorcerer opposing an apostle or holy figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The address ⲡⲁ ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ (my lord) is used in the social sense of 'master', as the speaker is a penitent addressing the saint, not a divine title.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (the holy one) and ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (the holy Mercurius) use the adjectival and nominal forms of ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ to designate the saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The city of Caesarea (ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ) and the reference to Hermopolis (ϩⲣ̄ⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲱⲛ) situate the narrative in a Roman provincial setting, typical of Coptic hagiography.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕ▨▨▨▨ⲧⲣⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has a lacuna: ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕ▨▨▨▨ⲧⲣⲉ. The English draft supplies 'complete your [...]', but the exact word is lost; the context suggests a command to finish some action before the magician comes.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a dialogue between the penitent and Saint Mercurius, followed by the penitent's plea to his father. The shift from direct speech to narrative (ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲟⲡϥ̄) marks a structural transition.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacuna ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕ▨▨▨▨ⲧⲣⲉ is uncertain; the reading 'complete your [...]' is conjectural.","The phrase ⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁⲃⲗ̄ⲗⲁϥ (I have not given him to anyone else) is ambiguous: it may refer to the son or to a gift."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"dialogue","text":"Classified as dialogue from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"terminology","severity":"info","term":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ → “magus”. In the Nativity narratives the plural names the visitors from the east; elsewhere the singular is a sorcerer, often an antagonist of an apostle."},{"kind":"homonym","severity":"caution","term":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","text":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ carries more than one sense (sorcerer, astrologer); this passage takes it as “magus”. The choice is the translator's, not a lexical given."}]},{"i":42,"ref":"p42","source":"ⲗⲟⲓ[ⲡⲟⲛ] ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ̄ ϩⲓ ϯϩⲓⲏ ϩⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ϫⲱⲗⲕ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ\nⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲥ̄ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲛ\nⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ\nϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲓ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥⲣ̄ ϩⲟⲧⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϣⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲣⲁ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ\nϯⲛⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ","english":"Then he turned aside on the road in a great hurry to go out to the city where the magician was. He said to him, \"Arise, let us go to the shrine of the holy Mercurius, and let us pray, and everything that happened to him he told the magician.\" And when the magician heard the man and his daughter at the martyrion of the holy one, he was afraid. The magician said, \"If it happens that I am called now, I will not come to the shrine of the holy Mercurius, for","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ̄ ϩⲓ ϯϩⲓⲏ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic phrase ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲙ̄ ϩⲓ ϯϩⲓⲏ means 'he turned aside on the road', indicating a sudden change of direction, not a leisurely detour.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"Here ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ is a sorcerer, the antagonist of the saint, consistent with the glossary's note that in non-Nativity contexts the singular denotes a sorcerer opposing an apostle or holy figure.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ (shrine) and ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ (martyrion) are used interchangeably for the cult site of Saint Mercurius, reflecting the hagiographic setting in Caesarea.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ","severity":"info","text":"ϣⲗⲏⲗ (pray) is a standard Coptic verb for prayer, here used in the hortatory subjunctive ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ϣⲗⲏⲗ ('let us pray'), marking a ritual action at the saint's shrine.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from direct speech (the man's invitation) to narrative summary (the magician's fearful response), with the magician's quoted refusal creating dramatic tension.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase ⲉⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ is ambiguous: it could mean 'to the man and his daughter' (as the English draft has) or 'at the man with his daughter'; the Coptic preposition ⲉⲥ is likely a scribal variant of ⲉⲧⲉ or ⲉϫⲉⲛ.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲉⲥ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ is ambiguous: it may mean 'to the man and his daughter' (as the English draft) or 'at the man with his daughter'; the preposition ⲉⲥ is likely a scribal variant of ⲉⲧⲉ or ⲉϫⲉⲛ.","The phrase ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ is ambiguous: it could mean 'he told the magician' (as the English draft) or 'he sent the magician'; the context favors the former, as the man is recounting events."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":43,"ref":"p43","source":"ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲧ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ | ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ\nϩⲱⲧⲃ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ ϫⲱⲣⲙ̄ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ ϣⲁⲛⲧ ϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲧⲉ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̄\nⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ ⲉⲥⲡⲁϩⲧ̄ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲙⲛ̄\nⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲛⲁⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲕⲱ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲅⲓⲣⲟⲥ\nⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ • ⲁ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲟⲓⲕⲟⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ • ⲁϥϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲗⲟⲕⲟϯⲛⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ\nⲉⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲡⲉ • ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̄▨▨▨▨\nⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϥ̄ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉ\nϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲛϥ̄ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲗⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ • ⲁϥⲁⲥⲡⲁⲍⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ • ⲁϥⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ ϥ̄ⲟⲩⲏϩ\nⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲱ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ • ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲗⲩⲡⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧⲥ̄ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲥⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϣⲓⲡⲉ\nϩⲏⲧⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲥⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ | ⲛ̄ⲧ▨▨▨▨ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲣ̄ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̄ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nⲉ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ⲉϥⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲁϥϫⲓⲧϥ̄ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲃⲟⲗ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛϥ︤ⲛ︥ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ • ⲁϥϫⲓⲛⲟⲩϥ ϫⲉ ϯ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲧ ϩⲁ ϩⲧⲏⲕ • ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲧⲣⲁ ⲧⲁⲗϭⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ •","english":"His father and the little girl were revealed. He killed me because of his daughter. Immediately the little boy became confused with great force until he came to the martyrion of the holy one, with great fear. He prostrated himself upon the body of the holy one. He saw the little girl prostrate as if upon the body of the holy one, with her father and her mother entreating him and imploring him to help her. And the holy one was placing her in a beautiful circle. The little boy called the steward and gave him ten gold coins. And the archon, who was the father of the little girl, looked. He saw the little boy and recognized him. He went in to him. He knew nothing of the matter. He greeted him and inquired about the welfare of his household from him. After their prayer, however, he urged the little boy and took him to the place where he dwelt in the sky. They ate and drank together. He saw the little girl and rejoiced greatly, and he grieved for her because she was being tortured and her parents were ashamed because of her illness. And again he feared because the martyr was revealed. In short, many cares were in the heart of the little boy. The holy Mercurius, however, revealed himself to the father of the little girl. He raised him up while he was sleeping. He took him from the place where he was sleeping. He asked him, \"Is this your daughter, the wonder that is before you? If you wish, I will heal her for you.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Greek loanword μάρτυς appears here in the hagiographical sense 'martyr', not the older forensic 'witness'. The phrase ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ('the martyr was revealed') signals a miraculous apparition, a common motif in Coptic miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ","severity":"info","text":"ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ denotes prostration in worship, distinct from ⲟⲩⲱϣ 'to wish'. The boy's act of prostrating upon the saint's body (ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ) underscores the ritual veneration of relics, a key practice in Coptic piety.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (Greek σῶμα) here refers to the corpse of the holy Mercurius, i.e., his relic. The repeated mention of prostration upon the body (ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ) aligns with the cult of saints' relics in Coptic Christianity.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲧⲡⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲧⲡⲉ 'heaven' is the abode of God, not the physical sky. The phrase ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ ϥ̄ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲉ ('the place where he dwelt in the sky') suggests a celestial dwelling, typical of hagiographic visions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage shifts from the magician's fear (previous passage) to a narrative of healing at the martyrion. The boy's confusion, prostration, and the steward's payment of ten gold coins form a sequence that mirrors earlier miracle accounts in the dossier.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has lacunae (▨▨▨▨) after ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̄ and ⲛ̄ⲧ▨▨▨▨ⲙ̄, obscuring the exact verb and noun. The English draft supplies 'looked' and 'because of' respectively, but the reconstruction is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The lacunae after ⲁϥϭⲱϣⲧ̄ and ⲛ̄ⲧ▨▨▨▨ⲙ̄ leave the precise actions of the archon and the cause of the girl's illness unclear; the English draft fills these as 'looked' and 'because of' but the Coptic is fragmentary.","The phrase ⲁϥⲡⲣⲟⲧⲣⲉⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ could mean 'he urged the little boy' or 'he turned the little boy' (from Greek προτρέπω); the context supports 'urged' as the boy is taken to a celestial place."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":44,"ref":"p44","source":"ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲣϣⲓⲛⲉ\nⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲕⲉ ϫⲣⲟⲡ ⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ\nⲛ̄ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲕⲉ ϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛⲉ • ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ\nⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲁϩⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲕⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ\nⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲙⲁⲅⲉⲩⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲉⲥϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉ\nⲧⲃⲉ ⲡϥ̄ⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ","english":"And he sought after the evil one within his mouth, saying, \"The other three traps will catch her more than this one.\" And he informed him that there were three more. Until his father rested himself, for his time had come to an end. And he did not neglect to take his daughter for himself. After the death of his father, he informed him of how to bewitch his daughter until she became ill because of his desire to go out into her mouth. And he informed him","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The father's death is reported as the completion of his 'time' (ⲁϩⲉ), a term that can mean 'hour' or 'lifetime' in Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲉⲩⲉ","severity":"info","text":"The verb ⲙⲁⲅⲉⲩⲉ (from Greek μαγεύω) means 'to bewitch' or 'to practice magic,' indicating the father's use of sorcery against his daughter.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The motif of a father bewitching his daughter to satisfy his own desire echoes themes of demonic possession and familial conflict found in Coptic miracle collections.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The phrase 'to go out into her mouth' (ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ) is obscure; it may refer to the daughter's speech or to a magical incantation, but the Coptic is ambiguous.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the narrative of the possessed girl and her father, with the father's death marking a turning point before the son's revelation of the bewitchment.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase 'to go out into her mouth' (ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ) is unclear; it may refer to the daughter's speech or to a magical incantation.","The identity of 'the evil one' (ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ) is ambiguous—could be a demon or the father himself."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":45,"ref":"p45","source":"ⲟⲛ ⲉⲧ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲉ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲁⲡⲓ̈ⲗⲉ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ ⲉⲧ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ϣⲁⲛⲧ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ • ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥ|ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁϥϩⲟⲡϥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟϥ • ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲉϩⲥⲉ\nⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ • ⲁϥϣⲱⲗⲙ̄ ⲉⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ⲥϯ ⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ • ⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ\nⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲉⲓ • ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ̄ ⲛϥ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ̈ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲉⲁⲁϥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ • ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲧⲣⲁϭⲟⲗⲡ̄\nⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲓⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲉϥϩⲏⲡ • ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓ̈ⲍⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ\nⲉⲧ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ ⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ • ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ • ⲛ̄ⲥⲉϩⲩⲙⲛⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲛⲑⲗⲟⲡⲟⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ ϣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ ⲡⲉ • ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ\n[ⲛ̄]ϭⲓ ⲙ̄ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ • ⲉⲩⲗⲉⲕⲟⲩⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ̈\nⲉ ⲧⲕ̄ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ • ⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲉⲩϩⲩⲙⲛⲉⲩⲉ ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ\nⲥⲟⲣ • ⲁϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ\nⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ̈ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ • ⲉⲣⲉ\nⲛⲉⲩϩⲩⲙϩⲁⲗ (sic) ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ\nⲟⲛ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲩ|ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ̄ ⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ̄\nⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲉϥⲣ̄ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲥⲁ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϭⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • ⲉϥⲥⲟⲛϩ̄ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ ⲡⲉⲕϭⲗⲟϭ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ • ⲛ̄ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ ⲉϥⲕⲟ : ⲛ̄ⲣⲟϥ •","english":"Again, in the same way, he revealed himself outside to the young man, in the same way he applied his hand to his mouth. And concerning all the things that had happened to the young child, until he came to the martyrion, these things, when the holy Mercurius sent him, he placed his hand over his mouth. But the archon became troubled, and fell into a great disturbance, a great confusion, and he said, \"Truly, the holy Mercurius is the one who came; he revealed himself to me, and he remained thinking about what the young man had done to his daughter, concerning his desire to enter into her.\" He remained perplexed, saying, \"Is the desire of the holy one to reveal the mystery from the beginning? I will not leave it hidden.\" While he was thinking about these things, they sounded the trumpets, so that everyone who was sleeping would rise, and they would come to the church, and they would hymn with the hymnographers, saying, \"The great feast of the holy one, which is the twenty-second of Hathor.\" The multitudes rose, wearing white garments in joy, and they came to the church, and they continued hymning until the light of day. The man also rose, and he called his wife and his daughter, and they came to the place, with their servants following them. And the young man also, with his servants, they went and prostrated themselves upon the body of the holy one, rejoicing. And the young man looked at the place of the tomb, marveling at its appearance, and he found the magician man bound within the shrine of the martyr, like a horse tied by its mouth.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲓⲟⲛ (from Greek μαρτύριον) denotes the martyr's shrine or tomb, distinct from the act of martyrdom. Here it is the physical site where the saint's body lies.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (magus) here is a sorcerer, the antagonist who had bewitched the daughter. The term contrasts with the holy Mercurius, reinforcing the binary of sacred versus demonic power.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) refers to the corpse of the holy one (Mercurius). In Coptic martyrdom accounts, prostration upon the saint's body is a gesture of veneration and a means of receiving blessing.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲥⲟⲩ ϫⲟⲩⲧⲏ ⲛ̄ ⲁⲑⲱⲣ","severity":"info","text":"The date 'twenty-second of Hathor' corresponds to 18 or 19 November in the Julian calendar. This is the feast day of Saint Mercurius in the Coptic tradition, anchoring the narrative in the liturgical calendar.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from private reflection (the archon's perplexity) to public celebration (trumpets, church gathering, hymnody). This structural pivot marks the transition from the magician's plot to the communal vindication of the saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲉⲩϩⲩⲙϩⲁⲗ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲉⲩϩⲩⲙϩⲁⲗ appears to be a scribal error for ⲛⲉⲩϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ (their servants). The text is otherwise clear, but this orthographic variant may reflect a copyist's slip or dialectal spelling.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ (the mystery outside) is ambiguous: it may refer to the magician's secret or to the saint's hidden power. The archon's hesitation suggests the latter, but the text does not resolve it.","The identity of 'the man' (ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ) who rises and calls his family is ambiguous: it could be the archon or another figure; the context favors the archon, but the Coptic does not specify."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":46,"ref":"p46","source":"ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥ[ⲛⲁⲩ]ⲉ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ • ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁ ϫⲥ̄ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟⲛ • ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲅ̄ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ⲑⲃ̄ⲃⲓ̈ⲟ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ • ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ • ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲁ ⲥⲟⲛ • ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲕⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓ ⲧⲟⲟⲧ • ⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲣⲟⲓ • ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ • ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛϩ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲉ ϩⲟⲩⲛ • ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄\nⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ • ⲉⲩϣⲓ̈ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ","english":"And when he saw the young man, he cried out, saying,\n\"Woe to me, O my Lord, my brother! Come, see my great\nhumiliation!\" The young man said to him, \"Where are you going in\nthis place?\" The magician said to him, \"O my brother, when you went out from my hand, the holy\nMercurius came to me. He struck me with a blow to my face, he took me, he bound me, and brought me in\nto this place of sleeping. Woe to me!\" Immediately he cried out, saying,","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲡⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (the magus) is rendered as 'magician' in the English draft. Per the pinned glossary, the singular ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ denotes a sorcerer, often an antagonist of an apostle, consistent with this character's role.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ (the holy Mercurius) uses the adjectival ⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ (holy) as a title for the saint, following the pinned glossary's usage for naming a saint.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues the narrative from the previous passage, with the magician recounting his binding by Mercurius. The cry 'Woe to me' and the direct speech echo the pattern of lament and testimony found in earlier episodes.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'this place of sleeping' (ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄) likely refers to the martyrion or a cell within it, where the saint's power is manifested. Such spatial references are typical in hagiographic narratives of miraculous confinement.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛϩ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic sequence 'he took me, he bound me' is rendered in the English draft as 'he took me, he bound me, and brought me in', but the Coptic places 'brought me in' (ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ) before 'bound me' (ⲁϥⲥⲟⲛϩ̄ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲓ). The order may be a scribal variant or a conflation of actions.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Coptic ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲭⲁⲙⲟⲥ ⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ is rendered as 'he struck me with a blow to my face', but ⲭⲁⲙⲟⲥ (from Greek χάμος) may mean 'a blow' or 'a slap'; the precise location 'to my face' is inferred from context.","The phrase ⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ ⲙ̄ⲕⲟⲧⲕ̄ (to this place of sleeping) could refer to a specific chamber within the martyrion or a metaphorical 'sleep' (death or trance); the English draft takes it literally."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":47,"ref":"p47","source":"ⲃⲟⲏⲑⲉⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲓ • ⲡⲁ ⲥⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ • ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ ϩⲟⲥⲟⲛ\nⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲕ • ⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϯ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩϣⲥ̄ⲛⲁⲁⲥ ⲉ\nϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ̄ ⲡⲁϩⲟ • ⲁⲓⲁⲥⲭⲩⲙⲟⲛⲉⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ\nϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲩⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲡ ⲟⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ̄ • ϫⲉ\nⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ︤ϥ︥ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲉⲕⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ⲥⲟϥ ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩϥ̄\nⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ • ⲉⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲁϥϥⲟϭⲉ\nⲉϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • | ⲁϥⲃⲱ[ⲗϥ̄] ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁϥϩⲓⲧⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲓϫⲙ̄ ⲡⲕⲁϩ • ⲉϥⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲧⲁⲡⲁⲓⲇⲉⲩⲉ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ • ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ\nⲛⲁⲓ • ϫⲉ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲃⲗⲁⲥⲫⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ\nⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟϥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲇⲓ̈ⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲉ ϩⲁⲧⲙ̄ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲙ︤ⲙ︥ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲃ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄\nⲧⲉⲣ ⲟⲩⲕⲁ ⲧⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁ ⲡⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ\nⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲉⲃⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲉⲓ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲁϥϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ • ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ\nⲉⲧⲟ ⲛ̄ⲇⲓⲙⲱⲛⲓⲟⲛ ⲱϣ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ϫⲉ ⲱ̄ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛ • ▨▨▨▨ⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙ̄\nⲙⲛ̄▨̄\nⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ • ϫⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲣ̄ ϩⲓⲕⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϯ\nⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲉⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ • ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟⲕ ϩⲙ̄\nⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ • ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲥⲧⲉⲕ (sic) ⲁⲥⲁⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲧⲁⲗϭⲟ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲓ ϩⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲕϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ • ϫⲉⲕ ⲟⲩϣⲟⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ ⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲥⲟⲩ ⲙ̄\nⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ\nⲛⲁⲉⲙⲧⲟⲛ • ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁ ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲥⲱⲣⲙ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ •","english":"Help me, my beloved brother, for as long as I speak with you, the holy one has given a blow to my face within my mouth; I am greatly ashamed. He said to him, \"It is a mystery that I have not revealed to you concerning it, for it is revealed outwardly. Why do you seek to have it revealed outwardly?\" And immediately, a demon leaped upon the magician, and it [released him] and cast him down upon the ground, crying out, \"Let me discipline him!\" The holy Mercurius commanded me, saying, \"Great are the blasphemies he has committed against God who created him.\" And also a woman, a demon, seized hold of the body of the holy one. And when the entire congregation had dismissed the synaxis, the whole multitude gathered to see how the holy one had humiliated the demons. And the archon also came himself and sat down. The woman who was possessed by a demon cried out, \"O Hermapollon! ... leave the evil of this man ...\" The magician said, \"It is you who have done this to your daughter, and also I give your daughter to the son, according to the way you were told in the vision, that we should not delay; the cure has taken hold, and do not neglect to take care of your daughter and the young son, for three months the father of the young son has had her, and after this your heart will be at rest.\" But his wife's heart was troubled.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (magus) here denotes a sorcerer, the antagonist of the saint, consistent with its use in apostolic narratives.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ (the holy one) refers to Saint Mercurius, the subject of the martyrdom and miracles.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲱⲙⲁ (body) in this context refers to the corpse of the holy one, as typical in martyrdom accounts.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲥⲩⲛⲁⲝⲓⲥ (synaxis) is the liturgical assembly; its dismissal signals the end of the service, after which the crowd gathers to witness the demonic humiliation.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"▨▨▨▨ⲕⲁⲁⲩ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text contains lacunae (▨▨▨▨) before ⲕⲁⲁⲩ, making the exact phrase uncertain; the English draft supplies 'leave the evil of this man' as a plausible reconstruction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲛⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲥⲧⲉⲕ","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic ⲛⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲥⲧⲉⲕ (sic) appears corrupt; the English renders it as 'we should not delay', but the reading is uncertain.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'Hermapollon' (ⲡⲉϩⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛ) is unclear; it may be a demonic name or a corrupted invocation.","The lacunae in the demon's speech obscure the exact command; the reconstruction follows the English draft."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":48,"ref":"p48","source":"ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲉⲧ ⲉⲥⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲟⲩ | ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ▨▨\nⲙⲁⲩ ⲁ ⲧⲉⲥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ ⲗⲟ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ\nⲥϣⲟⲛⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ̄ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲉ ⲧⲣⲉ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧⲥ̄ • ϫⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ⲛⲉ ⲕⲟⲩⲱϩ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nⲉⲕⲉⲡⲱⲧ : ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲏ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥⲕⲉⲓ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲕ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲩⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲕⲙⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓ̈ⲧⲓⲙⲁ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲡⲛ̄ⲁ ⲉⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧϥ̄ ⲁϥⲛⲟϫϥ̄ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁ ⲧⲉϥϩⲟⲣⲁⲥⲓⲥ ⲥⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲧⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ • ⲁϥⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲟⲩ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲁ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲁ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗ[ⲗⲟⲛ ⲁϥⲁⲗⲉ] ⲛⲉϥ[ⲧⲃ̄]ⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉ\nⲧⲉⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲛ̄ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ • ϩⲙ̄\nⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ\nⲡⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ ϫⲱ ⲉ ⲣⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲟⲣⲟⲙⲁ • ϯ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ\nⲡⲡⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϫⲟⲟⲥ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲉⲧⲟ\nⲛ̄ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓ̈ⲟⲛ • ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ\nⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲏⲧ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲩⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲛ̄|ⲛⲟⲟⲩ\nⲁⲩ▨▨▨▨ⲁⲩⲱⲙ ⲁⲩⲥⲱ ⲛⲙ̄ⲛⲁϥ (sic) ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲙⲟϥ ϫⲉ ϥⲓ\nⲡⲕ̄ⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲧⲁ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ\nⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥ̄ⲥⲱⲧⲙ̄ ⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ • ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡϩⲉⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲇⲓⲡⲛⲟⲛ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ ⲁ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓ̈ⲣⲉ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ • ⲁϥϫⲱ\nⲛ̄ϩⲟⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉ ⲡⲉϥⲓ̈ⲱⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉ\nⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ •","english":"Concerning those who heard this, and immediately the woman was released from the torture as if she had never suffered at all. And the woman said to the magician, so that the holy Mercurius might speak through her: \"From this hour, you shall not dwell with men, but you shall flee into the desert, and you shall be alone, dwelling in the desert until the day of your death.\" And he rebuked the spirit within him and cast it out. His vision was well fulfilled, and he went into the desert. He dwelt in solitude until the day of his death. When the day of the festival came, Hermopolis [he mounted] his beasts, with his wife, his daughter, and his servants. And the young man with his servants came to the city. And the archon commanded his wife concerning all the things that the holy one had sent to him in the vision. When his wife understood that just as the archon had said concerning the vision, so also was the way the holy one had spoken through the mouth of the woman who was a demon. When the people heard, a great joy arose among them. They sent and they ate and drank with him, and they informed him: \"Take the care that we perform the prayer according to the way the holy Mercurius said to us.\" And when the young man heard these things, he rejoiced greatly. And when the dinner was finished, the young man went to his house. He told all things to his father. And his father rejoiced exceedingly.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The Coptic ⲙⲁⲅⲟⲥ (magus) here denotes a sorcerer, the antagonist of the saint, consistent with the glossary definition for the singular.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ (people) refers to the gathered crowd, not the liturgical laity; the context is the public response to the miracle.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage shifts from direct speech (the woman’s command to the magician) to narrative summary (his retreat to the desert), then to the festival scene and the people’s reaction, marking a transition in the hagiographic plot.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The desert (ⲉⲣⲏⲙⲟⲥ) is a standard setting for ascetic withdrawal in Coptic hagiography; the magician’s exile echoes the penitential or purgative motif common in such narratives.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text has lacunae (▨▨) and uncertain readings (e.g., ⲁⲩ▨▨▨▨ⲁⲩⲱⲙ), making the precise sequence of the people’s actions unclear; the English draft supplies 'ate and drank' as a plausible reconstruction.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲁⲩⲧⲛ̄|ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩ▨▨▨▨ⲁⲩⲱⲙ is damaged; the reading 'they sent and they ate and drank' is conjectural.","The identity of 'the young man' (ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ) is not explicitly clarified in this passage, though context suggests he is the archon’s son or a follower of the saint."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":49,"ref":"p49","source":"ϣⲟⲣⲡ̄ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ϥϣⲱⲡⲉ • ⲁ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄\nⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ • ⲛ̄ⲛⲟϭ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥⲓ̈ⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲙ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲛ̄ ⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁϥ ⲉ ⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲉϥϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲧⲱⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲃ ϩⲓ\nϩⲁⲧ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲁϣⲓ ⲛ̄ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲏⲥⲓⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ\nⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ ⲛ̄ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛ : ⲟⲩⲁ̄ⲗ\nⲛ̄ⲣⲉϥⲡⲗⲉⲁ : ϩⲛ̄ ⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲇⲩⲙⲱⲧⲏⲥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲟⲩⲛⲁⲧⲱⲣ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲛ̄ⲟⲣⲕⲟⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲉⲓϫ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲓⲛⲏⲕⲟⲛ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉ̄ⲧ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲗⲁⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲕⲉ ϩⲉⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ • ⲁⲩⲧⲱϩⲙ̄ ⲛ̄\nⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ : ⲙ̄ ⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̄ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ • ⲁⲩⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛ̄ | ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙ̄ ⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ⲉⲡⲓⲅⲏⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲁⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛ̄ ϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲟⲧ • ⲙⲛ︤ⲛ︥ⲥⲁ ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ • ⲁϥⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ\nϣⲏⲙ • ϩⲛ̄ ⲟⲩⲙⲛ︤ⲧ︥ϩⲗ̄ⲗⲟ ⲉⲥⲕⲟⲩⲱ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ ⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲉⲓϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲃⲉ ϫⲱⲕ ⲉ ⲃⲟⲗ • ⲁ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ ϫⲓ ⲙ̄","english":"First, when he became, the father of the young man gathered all the nobles of the city of Lucius, and they came to the house of the lord Hermapollon, and they spoke with him concerning his daughter, and they encouraged one another, and they gave her a multitude of gold and silver, and a great quantity of adornment, and male slaves and female slaves, and sailors in the sea, and they brought actors and dancers and musicians and mimes and jugglers and acrobats, and they performed the wedding with great splendor, and after another week, they gathered a multitude of the people of Lucius and a multitude of archons, and they performed the wedding with great magnificence, and they rejoiced greatly. And within three months after the wedding, the father of the young child died in a ripe old age, and when the days of his mourning were completed, the young man took","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The toponym ⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ (Lucius) likely refers to a city or region; the same form appears in the Coptic Martyrdom of Mercurius (ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius).","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ⲡⲕⲩⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲉⲣⲙⲁⲡⲟⲗⲗⲟⲛ (the lord Hermapollon) combines the Greek κύριος with the theophoric name Hermapollon, a fusion of Hermes and Apollo, suggesting a pagan context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"text","lemma":"ϩⲉⲛⲇⲩⲙⲱⲧⲏⲥ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲃⲟⲩⲛⲁⲧⲱⲣ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲛ̄ⲟⲣⲕⲟⲛⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲙⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲣⲓ̈ⲟⲛ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛϣⲟⲉⲓϫ • ⲙⲛ̄ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲓⲛⲏⲕⲟⲛ","severity":"info","text":"The list of entertainers (actors, dancers, musicians, mimes, jugglers, acrobats) reflects the typical lavish wedding celebrations in late antique Greco-Roman cities, as also attested in contemporary Coptic hagiography.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is a narrative interlude describing the wedding and subsequent death of the father, marking a transition from the exorcism miracle to the next episode involving the young man.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"ϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase ϣⲟⲙ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ⲉⲃⲟⲧ (three months) provides a specific time frame for the father's death after the wedding, a common hagiographic motif to hasten narrative progression.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'the father of the young man' (ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲣ̄ϣⲓⲣⲉ) is ambiguous: it may refer to the magician's father or another figure; the translation assumes the former.","The phrase 'sailors in the sea' (ϩⲛ̄ ⲑⲁⲗⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ) is syntactically loose; it may be a list item or a location modifier."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[]},{"i":50,"ref":"p50","source":"ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲩⲃ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ (sic) • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲡⲉϥⲁⲡⲟⲥⲕⲉⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ̄ •\nⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • ⲁϥⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ ⲡⲏⲓ̈ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥϣⲟⲙ •\nⲁⲩϭⲱ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ϣⲁ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ • ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲉⲩⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉ ⲡⲧⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲉϥϣⲁ ⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ • ⲉⲩϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉⲩⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ (sic) ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ • ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ\nⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ • ⲉ ⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲓⲣⲉ\nⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • ⲙⲛ̄ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲟⲧⲡ̄ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲟⲥ • ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛ̄\nⲱ̄ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉ ϫⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉ ⲣⲱⲧⲛ̄ • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ\nϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ̄ϭⲟⲙ : ⲛ̄ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲉ ϭⲙ̄ ⲡϫⲱⲕ ⲛ︤ⲛ︥ϭⲟⲙ\nⲛ̄ ⲛⲉⲧ ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ : ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲡⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ ⲡϩⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲉⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣⲓⲟⲥ • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲡϣⲓ ϩⲛ̄ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ • ⲱ̄\nⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ ⲱϣ |\n[Ⲧⲃe concluding lines are wanting.]","english":"his gold, and his heart, and all his equipment, and his servants. He brought them to the house of his father-in-law, and they remained together until the day of their death. And they come year by year to the shrine of the holy Mercurius, on his holy feast, praying and giving thanks to God for these great powers. You have seen, and the beloved ones, these great gifts which God performs, together with his chosen ones, according to their kind. I wish, together with the God-loving people, to take a little for yourselves. But I know that it is impossible for anyone to attain the full power of the holy ones, especially the holy martyr Mercurius. And again, it is good to be silent in every matter. O you who read, may all who read be blessed.","structure":"address","commentary":[{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"The term ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ (martyr) is used here in its hagiographical sense, designating Mercurius as a witness through death, distinct from the older forensic sense of 'witness'.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (God) with the definite article in Christian Coptic texts names the Christian God, as in the phrase ⲉⲩⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ ⲙ̄ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (giving thanks to God).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ","severity":"info","text":"ϩⲙⲟⲧ (grace) here refers to the unearned favour of God, as in ⲛⲉⲓ ⲛⲟϭ ⲛ̄ϩⲙⲟⲧ (these great gifts), aligning with the theological sense of divine grace.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ⲗⲁⲟⲥ","severity":"info","text":"ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ (people) in the phrase ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (the God-loving people) likely refers to the laity or congregation, as distinct from clergy, in a liturgical context.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is the concluding address of the hagiography, marked by a direct exhortation to the audience (ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲙⲛ̄ ⲱ̄ ⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ) and a closing blessing formula (ⲛⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ ⲱϣ).","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The Coptic text is corrupt at the end: [Ⲧⲃe concluding lines are wanting] indicates a lacuna, and the phrase ⲁⲩⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲩ (sic) shows a spelling error for ⲉⲩⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲉⲓ, affecting the reading of the thanksgiving.","cites":[{"key":"ed:budge-misc.martyrdom-and-miracles-mercurius","label":"source edition: Martyrdom and Miracles Mercurius","url":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CopticScriptorium/OCR/main/Budge%20Miscellaneous%20OCR%20Output/Budge_Misc_ApocPaul/Apoc%20Paul%20Input/Martyrdom%20and%20Miracles%20Mercurius%20Results/complete.txt"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The phrase ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ (sic) may be a scribal error for ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧⲉ (his heart) or ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ (his heart) as intended; the reading 'his heart' is assumed.","The identity of 'the beloved ones' (ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ) is ambiguous—possibly a group of saints or the faithful—but the context suggests the latter.","The phrase ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲅⲉⲣⲟⲥ (according to their kind) is ambiguous: it may refer to the types of gifts or the categories of the chosen ones."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","label":"address to the congregation","text":"Classified as address to the congregation from the Coptic cues."},{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]}]}