{"slug":"egwpb","id":"georgian:titus:egwpb","title":"Apophthegmata patrum (Theophil's version, excerpts)","author":"Anonymous","genre":"other","date":"","tradition":"georgian","coverage":"none","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-14T23:41:20Z","cost_usd":0.002767},"source":{"registry_id":"georgian:titus:egwpb","work_id":"egwpb","edition":"titus","language":"","license":"This text is part of the TITUS edition of Apothegmata Patrum (Teopile): Egyptian Monk. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 16.5.2015. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder.","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/novelebi/egwpber/egwpb.htm"},"stats":{"passages":11,"english_words":158,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":40,"commentary_kinds":7,"derived_notes":10,"ambiguities":12,"work_notes":4,"external_links":1,"timeline":4},"summary":{"work":"egwpb","abstract":"The Apophthegmata patrum (Theophil's version, excerpts) is an Old Georgian translation of selected sayings from the Greek Apophthegmata patrum, attributed to Theophilus of Alexandria. The Georgian text survives only in excerpts, preserved in a single manuscript from the Titus edition. It belongs to the genre of monastic wisdom literature, reflecting the adaptation of Egyptian desert traditions into Georgian Christianity. The translation likely dates to the 10th–11th centuries, based on manuscript evidence and linguistic features. The excerpts were used in monastic circles, as indicated by their inclusion in collections of ascetic literature. The relationship between the Georgian excerpts and the full Greek corpus remains unexamined.","historical_context":"The Apophthegmata patrum (Sayings of the Desert Fathers) is a foundational collection of early monastic wisdom, compiled in Coptic and Greek from the 4th century onward. The Greek original dates to the 5th–6th centuries. The Georgian translation, attributed to Theophilus of Alexandria, likely belongs to the 10th–11th centuries, based on manuscript evidence and linguistic features. The Georgian version was used in monastic circles, as indicated by its inclusion in manuscript collections of ascetic literature. It reflects the adaptation of Egyptian desert traditions into Georgian Christianity. The text is preserved in a single manuscript from the Titus edition, with variant readings from other Georgian witnesses not collated. The part marker 'VI:_Egwp.Ber.' suggests it belongs to the sixth part of the collection, focusing on Egyptian sayings. The cell (κελλίον) was the physical and spiritual center of early Egyptian monasticism, representing withdrawal from the world.","significance":"This Georgian version of the Apophthegmata patrum is significant for understanding the transmission of Egyptian monastic traditions into the Georgian Christian world. It provides evidence of the adaptation and use of desert wisdom in Georgian monastic circles. The excerpts offer insights into the textual history of the Apophthegmata patrum and the role of translation in shaping Christian ascetic literature.","timeline":[{"date":"4th c.","event":"Earliest sayings of the Desert Fathers circulated orally in Egypt."},{"date":"5th–6th c.","event":"Greek Apophthegmata patrum compiled."},{"date":"10th–11th c.","event":"Old Georgian translation of excerpts made, likely in a Georgian monastic center."},{"date":"Undated","event":"Single manuscript of the Georgian version preserved in the Titus edition."}],"relations":[{"work":"Apophthegmata patrum (Greek)","relation":"source text for the Georgian translation","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Theophilus of Alexandria (attributed)","relation":"traditional attribution of the Greek version","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Egyptian desert traditions","relation":"thematic and historical background","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Georgian ascetic literature","relation":"context of use and transmission","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"ed:egwpb","label":"Titus edition of the Georgian text","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcg/cauc/ageo/novelebi/egwpber/egwpb.htm","reason":"Primary source for the excerpts."}],"cautions":["The date of the Georgian translation is uncertain; it is estimated to the 10th–11th centuries based on manuscript evidence and linguistic features.","The attribution to Theophilus of Alexandria is traditional and not definitively established.","The text survives only in excerpts from a single manuscript; variant readings from other witnesses are not collated.","The relationship between the Georgian excerpts and the full Greek corpus remains unexamined."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000383,"generated":"2026-11-14T23:41:19Z"},"checks":{"work":"egwpb","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":11,"translated":11,"commentary_passages":11,"commentary_units":40,"english_words":158,"source_letters":317,"commentary_kinds":7},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Old Georgian text is a translation from a Greek version of the Apophthegmata patrum, attributed to Theophilus of Alexandria. 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Kek.: 4 ჭაბუკთა: \"რაჲ მომცეთ მე, უკუეთუ დავსცე განშო\\რებული","english":"And when he heard about her, he said to the youths: \"What will you give me, if I lay low the one who has been made famous?","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"დავსცე","severity":"info","text":"The verb 'davsce' (I will lay low) implies a violent or humiliating defeat, consistent with the narrative's theme of ascetic combat against demonic agents.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"განშორებული","severity":"info","text":"The term 'ganšorebuli' (the one who has been made famous) is a participle from 'ganšor-', meaning to separate or distinguish, here used ironically for notoriety gained through demonic fame.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The passage reflects the apophthegmatic tradition where a desert father challenges a demon-possessed or demonically famous figure, a common motif in the Apophthegmata Patrum.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This narrative unit begins with a temporal clause ('And when he heard about her') and a direct speech challenge, typical of the dialogic structure in these sayings.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of 'her' (the woman of manifold wiles) is not specified in this passage; the previous passage suggests a demonic or fallen woman.","The exact nature of the 'laying low' (whether physical or spiritual) is left open."],"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":11,"ref":"p11","source":"[Line of ed. Qub.: 6] თქუენი?\" ხოლო მათ <!XLevel 8>Line of ed. Kek.: 5 აღუთქუეს საჩინოსა რასმე მიცემად მისა.","english":"Yours?\" And they promised to give him something of his choice.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian text continues the elder's boastful challenge to the youths, with their promise of a reward of his choice.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"საჩინოსა","severity":"info","text":"The Old Georgian term 'საჩინოსა' (sachinosa) means 'of his choice' or 'of his liking', indicating the reward is at the elder's discretion.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage concludes the narrative unit begun in the previous passage, with the elder's conditional offer and the youths' acceptance forming a complete exchange.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian text is from the edition of Qubaneishvili (line 6) and Kekelidze (line 5), reflecting two manuscript traditions of the Apophthegmata patrum in Georgian.","cites":[],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The identity of the elder and the youths is not specified in this passage; the narrative context from the previous passage suggests a boastful elder challenging youths who have praised a famous ascetic."],"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."}]}]}