The Scriptorium · translations
Machine-assisted English drafts of Coptic Christian works, with passage-level commentary. Every record is machine-draft: DeepSeek V4 Flash produced it, and no named human has approved it. The source stays beside every passage.
| Work | Author | Passages | Words | Commentary | Status |
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| Hagiography16 works | |||||
001 This Coptic hagiography recounts the life and sayings of Abba Antony, the renowned desert father, through a series of edifying anecdotes and teachings. The text presents… | Anonymous | 31 | 6,566 | 178 9 kinds | machine-draft |
002 The work is a hagiographical narrative recounting the life and martyrdom of Apa Psote, a Coptic saint. It survives in a single fragmentary parchment codex from the Monas… | Anonymous | 15 | 2,868 | 88 7 kinds | machine-draft |
003 The Fragments of John Kolobos are a collection of brief Coptic monastic sayings and anecdotes attributed to the fourth-century Egyptian desert father John Kolobos. Prese… | Anonymous | 12 | 2,549 | 70 8 kinds | machine-draft |
004 The Life of Paul of Tamma is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic hermit Paul, who is presented as the first desert monk, preceding even Antony. The text follows… | Anonymous | 14 | 2,729 | 81 9 kinds | machine-draft |
005 The Life of John Kolobos is a Coptic hagiography celebrating the ascetic virtues and miracles of John Kolobos, a presbyter and hegumenos of Scetis. The text, surviving o… | Anonymous | 96 | 20,942 | 565 10 kinds | machine-draft |
006 The Life of Macarius of Alexandria is a Coptic hagiography narrating the ascetic trials and miracles of a fourth-century Egyptian monk. The text survives in a single lac… | Anonymous | 27 | 6,182 | 155 9 kinds | machine-draft |
007 The Life of Macarius the Great is a Coptic hagiography recounting the life of Abba Macarius, a fourth-century Egyptian desert father renowned for his asceticism and spir… | Anonymous | 74 | 15,625 | 412 9 kinds | machine-draft |
008 The Life of Maxime and Domece is a Coptic hagiography recounting the virtues and miracles of two Roman saints, Maximos and Dometios, said to be sons of King Valentinos.… | Anonymous | 53 | 11,525 | 302 10 kinds | machine-draft |
009 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 mira… | Anonymous | 50 | 8,349 | 280 9 kinds | machine-draft |
010 The Martyrdom of Cyril of Jerusalem is a Coptic hagiography that narrates the trial, torture, and execution of Cyril, presented as archbishop of Jerusalem. The text foll… | Anonymous | 26 | 4,099 | 139 8 kinds | machine-draft |
011 This Coptic hagiography recounts the martyrdom of Saint George, a popular figure in Christian tradition. The text opens with a trinitarian invocation and identifies the… | Anonymous | 45 | 10,023 | 251 9 kinds | machine-draft |
012 The Martyrdom of Isaac of Tiphre is a Coptic hagiographic narrative recounting the passion and death of a twelve-year-old boy, Isaac, from the village of Tiphre in the d… | Anonymous | 19 | 4,464 | 110 8 kinds | machine-draft |
013 The Martyrdom of Jacob the Persian is a Coptic hagiographic account narrating the trial, torture, and execution of Jacob, a eunuch and servant in the Persian royal palac… | Anonymous | 68 | 11,123 | 376 10 kinds | machine-draft |
014 The Martyrdom of Luke the Evangelist is a Coptic hagiographical account that presents Luke, traditionally Paul's disciple and secretary, as a martyr. The narrative follo… | Anonymous | 12 | 2,190 | 68 9 kinds | machine-draft |
015 The Martyrdom of Mercurius is a Coptic hagiography recounting the passion of Saint Mercurius, a Roman general turned Christian martyr. The narrative follows standard Cop… | Anonymous | 43 | 7,737 | 243 10 kinds | machine-draft |
016 The Martyrdom of Polycarp is a hagiographic account of the death of Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, in the mid-2nd century. The Coptic version, translated from Greek, surviv… | Anonymous | 20 | 3,033 | 106 7 kinds | machine-draft |
| Apocrypha7 works | |||||
017 The Apocryphon of Paul is a non-canonical early Christian text that recounts visionary journeys of the apostle Paul through the otherworldly realms. The Coptic version s… | Anonymous | 80 | 14,239 | 466 9 kinds | machine-draft |
018 The Pseudo-Celestinus Discourse on Gabriel is a Coptic apocryphon, a pseudepigraphal homily attributed to Pope Celestinus of Rome but likely composed in Coptic monastic… | Anonymous | 37 | 6,813 | 212 8 kinds | machine-draft |
019 This apocryphal homily, attributed pseudepigraphically to Cyril of Alexandria, celebrates the Virgin Mary's dormition and assumption. It employs elevated, liturgical lan… | Anonymous | 13 | 2,289 | 76 6 kinds | machine-draft |
020 The Pseudo-Cyril Discovery of the Cross is a Coptic apocryphon that narrates the legendary finding of the True Cross, attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem. The text survives… | Anonymous | 88 | 15,360 | 509 9 kinds | machine-draft |
021 This work is an anonymous apocryphal homily attributed to Cyril of Jerusalem, focusing on the life and repose of the Virgin Mary as Theotokos. Preserved in Coptic and li… | Anonymous | 46 | 8,003 | 272 9 kinds | machine-draft |
022 The Pseudo-Epiphanius Discourse on Mary Theotokos is an apocryphal homily attributed to Epiphanius of Salamis, celebrating Mary as the Mother of God and recounting her l… | Anonymous | 32 | 5,676 | 190 9 kinds | machine-draft |
023 The PseudoSeverus Discourse on the Compassion of God is an anonymous Coptic apocryphon attributed to Severus of Antioch, blending homiletic and hagiographic elements. It… | Anonymous | 48 | 8,076 | 277 9 kinds | machine-draft |
| Homilies6 works | |||||
024 The 'Prayer of Saint Athanasius' is an anonymous Coptic homily attributed to Athanasius of Alexandria, likely composed for liturgical or monastic use. The text presents… | Anonymous | 17 | 2,724 | 96 7 kinds | machine-draft |
025 The Pseudo-Acacius Encomium on Saint Mercurius is a Coptic homily pseudepigraphically attributed to Acacius, bishop of Caesarea (4th century), but likely composed betwee… | Anonymous | 31 | 5,173 | 180 7 kinds | machine-draft |
026 This homily, attributed to Pseudo-Demetrius, is a Coptic Marian apocryphon focusing on the birth of the Virgin Mary. It survives only in fragmentary Coptic manuscripts,… | Anonymous | 79 | 14,848 | 464 9 kinds | machine-draft |
027 This homily, attributed to John Chrysostom but likely pseudepigraphical, is an encomium praising the archangel Raphael. Delivered on his feast day (24 Pachon) in a monas… | Anonymous | 17 | 2,954 | 97 7 kinds | machine-draft |
028 The PseudoTheodore Encomium on Theodore of Antioch is a Coptic homily that praises the saint as a warrior and victor, recounting his birth, military career, and martyrdo… | Anonymous | 85 | 15,574 | 476 9 kinds | machine-draft |
029 This homily, attributed to Timothy of Alexandria, praises the archangel Michael and is intended for liturgical use on his feast day (12 Paone). It describes Michael as t… | Anonymous | 24 | 3,702 | 137 10 kinds | machine-draft |
| Monastic literature3 works | |||||
030 The anonymous collection of sayings and anecdotes about the monk Macarius, known as the Macarius AP, belongs to the Apophthegmata Patrum genre. It preserves oral, didact… | Anonymous | 34 | 7,469 | 194 8 kinds | machine-draft |
031 The 'Virtues of Macarius' is a Coptic monastic text recounting the spiritual exploits and sayings of the fourth-century Egyptian monk Abba Macarius. The surviving passag… | Anonymous | 84 | 18,759 | 482 8 kinds | machine-draft |
032 The Paphnutius Histories of the Monks of Egypt is a Coptic collection of monastic lives and sayings, typical of hagiography and apophthegmata from late antique Egypt. Th… | Anonymous | 132 | 22,444 | 756 10 kinds | machine-draft |