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The list of instructors for the advanced course is bananas. Powerhouse! www.copticsummerschool.org/coptic-advan...

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NEW from The Coptic: Calming the Storm is a well-known story recorded in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. In Coptic, it is called ⲡⲓϫⲓⲛⲉⲣⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ ⲛ̀ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲓⲟⲙ “The Rebuking of the Winds and the Sea”. Here is the Bohairic text from Matthew 8:23-27 with translation and notes.

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Does anyone know what the (presumably Greek) character at the bottom right corner of this leaf is? Or read the back-to-front Arabic label just above it?

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Acts 13:4–12 tells the story of the Holy Spirit calling Barnabas and Saul (also known as Paul) from Antioch to embark on a mission to Cyprus. There, they encounter a magician named Bar-Jesus—also called Elymas—who opposes their work. Let’s read the story in Coptic…

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In Coptic, ⲟⲩⲓⲥⲓ /ˈwi.si/ (Bohairic) is a likely cognate of this Semitic word, representing the infinitive 'to saw' < Egyptian wsj. Interestingly, the corresponding noun is ⲃⲁϣⲟⲩⲣ /βaˈʃur/ (Boh.), likely borrowed back into Egyptian from a Semitic source (cf. Arabic مِنْشَار minšār, Hebrew מַשּׂוֹר maśśōr).

submitted 57 days ago • 1 comment

German Sack, French sac, Italian sacco 'sack, bag' are borrowed from Ancient Greek σάκκος via Latin saccus. Greek σάκκος is itself a Semitic loanword, cf. Akkadian saqqu 'sack(cloth)', Hebrew שַׂק śaq 'sack(cloth)'. 📷: Rafal Rosol (2013) Frühe semitische Lehnwörter im Griechischen.

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

how to say "angry laughter" in Coptic, from Manich. Hom. (ed. Pedersen) 46.10-11 😤 😆 ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲣ̅ⲣⲟ ⲓ̈ⲁⲣϩϥ ⲁⲡϥϩⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲧϥ ϩⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ̅ⲃⲗⲕⲉ right when the king noticed him, his face relaxed into an angry laugh

submitted 64 days ago • 1 comment

The panels started life as pieces of imported limewood - the best timber for the job as it's easy to split into thin panels, quite flexible, and generally isn't susceptible to insect attack. Other woods were used, with sycomore fig (a native wood), oak, cedar of Lebanon, and fir all providing... 1/

submitted 73 days ago • 3 comments

NEW from The Coptist: Why Is Coptic Christmas Celebrated on 7 January? This article explores the history behind the celebration of the Nativity in the early Church, why it is celebrated on 7 January in the Coptic Church and the effect of the leap year on its date.

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Is there a known Amazigh etymon for the ethnonym Pyd "Libya(n)" first attested in Egyptian sources from the 22nd Dynasty (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ/ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ)? The same word is attested in Old Persian Putāya, and Hebrew Pūṭ. The TLA suggest a connection with Egyptian root √pḏ "to stretch" tla.digital/lemma/881117

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Northern dialects show regressive assimilation by palalatalisation, e.g. Bohairic ϣⲁϣⲓ† [ˈʃa.ʃɪ] vs Sahidic ⲥⲁϣⲉ† [ˈsa.ʃə] < sḫw

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We are proud to announce our latest release of richly annotated textual data! Our corpora now have over 2 million words, annotated for part of speech, syntax, entitites, and much much more +

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

The #Demotic Palaeographical Database Project (DPDP) led by Prof. Dr. Joachim F. Quack is such an incredible resource. It offers so many avenues for research. 129.206.5.162/beta/palaeog...

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I've always found this glyph of a pelican (I think) very amusing in Westendorf's Koptisches Handwörterbuch (2ed, 1977, p. 370). I assume it had to be designed specially by the printer hence its peculiar appearance. It looks like it is meant to represent hieroglyph G207, shown here from the TLA

submitted 103 days ago • 1 comment

For those who didn't know me from twitter, hello! I originally joined as a way to promote my blog, Papyrus Stories. Here's a brief list of some posts, showing the range of contributions. 1. All time most viewed post (ca. 27k views): Spell to attract a woman. papyrus-stories.com/2020/02/14/s...

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

Reminds me of Coptic ϭⲁ(ⲁ)ϭⲉ & vars. (Sah.) 'kind of loaf, cake' < Demotic kꜥkꜥ(.t)/gꜥgꜥ(.t) 'bread, cake' but no earlier (but cf. ꜥkk 'bread' from 18th dyn.); often claimed to be the source of Egy. Arabic كيكة. However, given this Akkadian word, may ultimately be a Semitic loan @moudhy.bsky.social

submitted 104 days ago • 1 comment

ⲁ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲭⲏ < ἀπαρχή ‘first-fruits’ #Coptic

submitted 105 days ago • 1 comment