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Body of writings in the Coptic language of Egypt
Coptic literature is the body of writings in the Coptic language of Egypt, the last stage of the indigenous Egyptian language. It is written in the Coptic
Coptic_literature
Latest stage of the Egyptian language
Coptic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Coptic letters. Coptic (Bohairic Coptic:
Coptic_language
Earliest stage of Coptic
derivation than later literary Coptic. They lack the consistent script style and borrowed Greek vocabulary of later Coptic literature. Some even use exclusively
Old_Coptic
Literary production in the Mediterranean and Near East during late antiquity
ascetic instruction. Coptic literature emerged in late antique Egypt from the interaction of Egyptian, Greek, and Christian cultures. Coptic, the final stage
Late_antique_literature
1993 – Coptic, Greek, and Arabic Lectionary 1605 – Greek, Coptic, and Arabico Coptic (disambiguation) Coptic language Coptic literature Coptic Orthodox
Bible translations into Coptic
Bible_translations_into_Coptic
Ethnoreligious group in North Africa
mythology Coptic art Coptic Catholic Church Coptic diaspora Coptic identity Coptic language Coptic literature Copto-Arabic literature Coptic Museum Coptic Orthodox
Copts
Literature written by Copts in Arabic
Copto-Arabic literature is the literature of the Copts written in Arabic. It is distinct from Coptic literature, which is literature written in the Coptic language
Copto-Arabic_literature
Extra-canonical sayings gospel
The Gospel of Thomas (also known as the Coptic Gospel of Thomas) is a non-canonical sayings gospel. The Gospel differs in tone and structure from other
Gospel_of_Thomas
Gnostic apocalyptic text
The Coptic Apocalypse of Paul (Sahidic Coptic: ⲧⲁⲡⲟⲕⲁⲗⲩⲯⲓⲥ ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ), also known as the Revelation of Paul, is a Gnostic apocalyptic text. It was originally
Coptic_Apocalypse_of_Paul
Christian denomination based in Egypt
contains Coptic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Coptic letters. The Coptic Orthodox
Coptic_Orthodox_Church
Ethnic identification of the traditional Christian community of Egypt
Coptic identity is rooted in the long history of the Copts as a significant Christian minority in Egypt, where Muslims form the majority. Copts lost their
Coptic_identity
Gnostic text from the Nag Hammadi library
The Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit, also known as the Coptic Gospel of the Egyptians, is a Sethian Gnostic text found in Codices III and IV of
Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit
Holy_Book_of_the_Great_Invisible_Spirit
are treated like wisdom literature. Only a few texts have been edited and published. Among the named philosophers quoted in Coptic are Diogenes, Plato, Dios
Coptic_philosophy
Apocryphal text
the Apostle, and part of a genre of "apostolic memoirs" popular in Coptic literature of the period. The work describes the importance of Michael, an archangel
Investiture of the Archangel Michael
Investiture_of_the_Archangel_Michael
Part of Old Cairo which encompasses Coptic churches and historical sites
Coptic Cairo (Arabic: القاهرة القبطية, romanized: al-Qāhira al-Qibṭiyya, lit. 'Coptic Cairo') is a part of Old Cairo which encompasses the Babylon Fortress
Coptic_Cairo
Manuscript used for divination
The Gospel of the Lots of Mary is a Coptic writing dating to the fifth or sixth century used for divination or bibliomancy. It contains 37 answers to questions
Gospel_of_the_Lots_of_Mary
The Homily on the Crucifixion and the Good Thief is a classic of Coptic literature written by Patriarch Theophilus I of Alexandria (385–412). Homily of
Homily on the Crucifixion and the Good Thief
Homily_on_the_Crucifixion_and_the_Good_Thief
Apocryphal apocalyptic text
Investiture of Abbaton has only one extant copy in the Sahidic dialect of Coptic. It is an apocalyptic text in the investiture genre. The surviving copy
Investiture_of_Abbaton
Gnostic text
Jeu. The manuscript in the Bruce Codex is a Coptic translation of an older Greek original. The existing Coptic manuscript of the Untitled Text probably dates
Untitled_Text
Script used for writing the Coptic language
contains Coptic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Coptic letters. The Coptic script
Coptic_script
Egyptian Christian monk and hermit (died 356)
the archipelago. Examples of purely Coptic literature are the works of Anthony and Pachomius, who spoke only Coptic, and the sermons and preaching of Shenouda
Anthony_the_Great
Alexandria Arabic
of Islamic rule over Egypt, a time of fierce political change, when the Coptic Church of Alexandria was concerned for its anti-Chalcedonian identity. The
Arabic Homily of Pseudo-Theophilus of Alexandria
Arabic_Homily_of_Pseudo-Theophilus_of_Alexandria
Ancient Coptic manuscript
Codex, BG), given the accession number Papyrus Berolinensis 8502, is a Coptic manuscript from the 5th century CE, unearthed in Akhmim, Egypt. In Cairo
Berlin_Codex
2nd-century collection of maxims
Greek by Rufinus of Aquileia under the title Anulus around 400. A partial Coptic translation was discovered in one of the books of the New Testament apocrypha
Sentences_of_Sextus
Christian non-canonical gospel
sayings in the Gospel of Thomas. The gospel's title appears at the end of the Coptic manuscript in a colophon. The text proper makes no claim to be from Philip;
Gospel_of_Philip
Early Christian text
discovered in 1896 in a fifth-century papyrus codex written in Sahidic Coptic. This Berlin Codex was purchased in Cairo by German diplomat Carl Reinhardt
Gospel_of_Mary
Literature written in the Egyptian language
Copts converted to Christianity in the first centuries AD, their Coptic literature became separated from the pharaonic and Hellenistic literary traditions
Ancient_Egyptian_literature
Collection of Gnostic and Christian texts
the texts were handed to the Coptic Museum in Cairo, and declared national property. Pahor Labib, the director of the Coptic Museum at that time, was keen
Nag_Hammadi_library
Ethiopian legal code compiled c. 1340
'Justice of the Kings') is a theocratic legal code compiled around 1240 by the Coptic Egyptian Christian writer Abu'l-Fada'il ibn al-Assal in Arabic. It was later
Fetha_Negest
Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha
The Gospel of the Truth (Coptic: ⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲏⲉ, romanized: p-euaggelion n-tmēe) is one of the Gnostic texts from the New Testament apocrypha found
Gospel_of_Truth
Sethian Gnostic text from the New Testament apocrypha
Modern Modern schools Scriptures List of Gnostic texts Texts Clementine literature Gnosticism and the New Testament Mandaean scriptures Nag Hammadi library
Trimorphic_Protennoia
Collection of Manichaean texts
unpublished and untranslated today, were composed in the Lycopolis dialect of Coptic during the 5th century A.D. In 1930 and 1931, Alfred Chester Beatty and
Medinet_Madi_library
Eastern Catholic church
The Coptic Catholic Church, also known as the Coptic Catholic Church of Alexandria, is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the
Coptic_Catholic_Church
Sethian Gnostic apocalyptic writing
the fifth tractate in Codex V of the Nag Hammadi library, transcribed in Coptic. The date of the original work has been a point of scholarly contention
Apocalypse_of_Adam
4th century Coptic manuscript
Codex Tchacos is an ancient Egyptian Coptic codex from approximately 300 AD. It contains four tractates of early Christian Gnostic texts: the Letter of
Codex_Tchacos
6th–9th century Coptic text
The Investiture of the Archangel Gabriel is a Coptic language work of Christian apocrypha on Christian angelology. It was probably composed between the
Investiture of the Archangel Gabriel
Investiture_of_the_Archangel_Gabriel
Gnostic Christian text (c. 200 CE)
The Gnostic Apocalypse of Peter, also known as the Coptic Apocalypse of Peter and Revelation of Peter, is the third tractate in Codex VII of the Nag Hammadi
Gnostic_Apocalypse_of_Peter
Medieval Coptic text against Arabization
The Apocalypse of Samuel of Kalamoun is a Coptic text ascribed to the Coptic saint Samuel the Confessor, also known as Samuel of Kalamoun, who lived in
Apocalypse of Samuel of Kalamoun
Apocalypse_of_Samuel_of_Kalamoun
Series of Gnostic texts
Allogenes as the third tractate in Codex XI of the Nag Hammadi library. The Coptic manuscript is a translation of a Greek original, likely written in Alexandria
Allogenes
Christian Gnostic text
in Codex III of Nag Hammadi library. The only existing copy, written in Coptic, is fragmentary. Its final form was likely completed c. 150 AD. The textual
Dialogue_of_the_Saviour
Northern Hemispheric cooling period
Byzantine economy Literature and art Late antique literature Late Latin Byzantine literature Syriac literature Coptic literature Armenian literature Rabbinic literature
Late_Antique_Little_Ice_Age
Body of papyri from Graeco-Roman Egypt
from Graeco-Roman Egypt, written mostly in ancient Greek (but also in Old Coptic, Demotic, etc.), which each contain a number of magical spells, formulae
Greek_Magical_Papyri
Anonymous Sahidic Coptic prose narrative
(2021). "Literature, Coptic: Update". The Coptic Encyclopedia. Claremont Graduate University. Cruz-Uribe, Eugene (1986). "Notes on the Coptic Cambyses
Cambyses_Romance
Gnostic epistle
second tractate in Codex I of the Nag Hammadi library. The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original, probably written in Egypt, with estimates
Apocryphon_of_James
City in Qena, Egypt
pays environnans by Pierre Jacotin". PAThs – Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature. 1818. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-03-13
Nag_Hammadi
Egyptian liturgical calendar
The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is a liturgical calendar used by the farming populace (Muslims and Christians alike) in Egypt
Coptic_calendar
Sethian Gnostic text
gives no indication of its author. The writing is a Coptic translation of a Greek original. The Coptic manuscript contains grammatical mistakes such as incorrectly
Thought_of_Norea
Coptic homilist (fl. 6th–8th century)
Pseudo-Evodius is the author of three Coptic language Christian works that were probably created at some point in the 6th–8th centuries. The author pseudepigraphically
Pseudo-Evodius
The British Library Coptic Language Collection is a collection of about 1600 manuscripts in the Coptic language dating from 350 to 2000 AD. The collection
British Library Coptic Language Collection
British_Library_Coptic_Language_Collection
entirety in manuscript M610 of the Pierpont Morgan Library found in the Coptic Monastery of Saint Michael in Egypt in 1910, and in part as a palimpsest
On the Life and the Passion of Christ
On_the_Life_and_the_Passion_of_Christ
Short 7th-century Coptic text
Shenute is a short Coptic apocalyptic text which purports to be a prophecy of Shenute from Christ about the eschaton (last days). The Coptic Apocalypse of
Apocalypse_of_Shenute
Coptic Orthodox sermon (715–744 CE)
was found in multiple Coptic manuscripts and in Arabic translations. The text most likely served as an influence for both Coptic and Copto-Arabic writings
Apocalypse of Pseudo-Athanasius
Apocalypse_of_Pseudo-Athanasius
History and culture of Egypt in late antiquity
provincial society, the expansion of Christianity, the emergence of Coptic literature, and the continuation and adaptation of Greek and Egyptian traditions
Late_antique_Egypt
Christian art of the Byzantine-Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches
Coptic art is the Christian art of the Byzantine-Greco-Roman Egypt and of Coptic Christian Churches. Coptic art is best known for its wall-paintings,
Coptic_art
Period of Ancient Egypt between the 3rd and 7th centuries
The "Coptic period" is an informal designation for Late Roman Egypt (3rd−4th centuries) and Byzantine Egypt (4th−7th centuries). This era was defined by
Coptic_period
St. John Kame Coptic Orthodox Church, Birmingham Coptic Community, Mobile St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Scottsdale St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church
List of Coptic Orthodox churches in the United States
List_of_Coptic_Orthodox_churches_in_the_United_States
Romanian coptologist and papyrologist (born 1978)
Humanities. In 2019, he received the title of Docent in Early Christian Literature and Coptic Christianity from the Faculty of Theology at the University of Helsinki
Alin_Suciu
New Testament apocryphal work
Coptic as aho, the terms remain in Greek as nous, pleroma, and anapausis, respectively. Although these terms are frequent in Valentinian literature,
Prayer_of_the_Apostle_Paul
Coptic names are the personal names used by the Copts, the indigenous inhabitants of Egypt. They reflect the intersection of Egyptian, Greek and Arab influences
Coptic_names
Copts who live outside Egypt, Libya and Sudan
The Coptic diaspora (Coptic: ϯⲇⲓⲁⲥⲡⲟⲣⲁ `ⲛⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ, romanized: ti-diaspora en-remenkemi) consists of Copts who live outside of their primary area of residence
Coptic_diaspora
Church in London, England
Christianity in Egypt Coptic literature Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland Coptic philosophy "Our History (Pre-1975) – St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church
St Mark's Coptic Orthodox Church, London
St_Mark's_Coptic_Orthodox_Church,_London
Aspect of the history of Egypt
Coptic history is the part of the history of Egypt that begins with the introduction of Christianity in Egypt in the 1st century AD during the Roman period
Coptic_history
spending 17 of those years in exile. In Coptic literature, Athanasius is the first patriarch of Alexandria to use Coptic as well as Greek in his writings. Other
Christianity_in_Egypt
Coptic way of life claiming to be the original form of monasticism
Coptic monasticism is a voluntary Christian spiritual way of life that originated early on in Christian history within the Coptic Orthodox Church and
Coptic_monasticism
Extinct language in Egypt
article contains Coptic text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Coptic letters. The Egyptian
Egyptian_language
Neighborhood in Giza Governorate, Egypt
Lower and Upper Egypt (1914)". Paths - the Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature.[permanent dead link] Cowell, Alan (18 December 1989). "Imbaba Journal;
Imbaba
Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
romanized: Madīnat Hābū; Ancient Egyptian: ḏ3mwt; Sahidic Coptic: (ⲧ)ϫⲏⲙⲉ, ⲉϫⲏⲙⲉ, ϫⲏⲙⲏ, ϫⲉⲙⲉ, ϫⲉⲙⲏ, ϫⲏⲙⲓ; Bohairic Coptic: ϭⲏⲙⲓ) is an archaeological locality situated
Medinet_Habu
Coptic Orthodox fasts
of Egypt), who belong to the Coptic Orthodox Church, observe fasting periods according to the Coptic calendar. In Coptic Orthodox Christianity, fasting
Fasting and abstinence of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Fasting_and_abstinence_of_the_Coptic_Orthodox_Church
Literature in the Syriac language
multilingual settings in which Syriac stood beside Greek, Arabic, Armenian, Coptic, Persian, and other languages. The early modern European study of Syriac
Syriac_literature
Promontory in Egypt
pays environnans by Pierre Jacotin". PAThs – Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature. 1818. Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-03-24
Ras_Kouroun
Institution in Manhattan, New York
material from ancient Egypt and medieval liturgical objects (including Coptic literature examples); William Blake's original drawings for his edition of the
Morgan_Library_&_Museum
Period in Europe with mass population movements, 4th – 6th century AD
were an organic whole, with a core identity and spirit evident in art, literature and language. These characteristics were seen as intrinsic, unaffected
Migration_Period
Last war between the Byzantine and Sasanian empires
contemporary sources include the Chronicle of John of Nikiu, which was written in Coptic but only survives in Ethiopian translation, and the History attributed to
Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628
Byzantine–Sasanian_War_of_602–628
Architecture of the Copts
Coptic architecture is the architecture of the Coptic Christians, who form the majority of Christians in Egypt. Coptic churches range from great cathedrals
Coptic_architecture
adherents of the Coptic Orthodox Church, began migrating to the United States of America in the late 1940s. After 1952, the rate of Coptic immigration from
Coptic Orthodox Church in the United States
Coptic_Orthodox_Church_in_the_United_States
following is a list of Coptic monasteries in Egypt and around the world. St. Damiana Coptic Orthodox Convent - (Damietta) St. George Coptic Orthodox Monastery
List_of_Coptic_monasteries
Liturgical music among Coptic Christians
Coptic music is the music sung and played in the Coptic Orthodox Church and the Coptic Catholic Church. It has some roots in ancient Egyptian music and
Coptic_music
Collection of legal works codified by Justinian I of Byzantium
Byzantine economy Literature and art Late antique literature Late Latin Byzantine literature Syriac literature Coptic literature Armenian literature Rabbinic literature
Corpus_Juris_Civilis
Period of European history
was afterwards also introduced with books to Serbia and Kievan Rus'. Literature, art, and architecture were thriving with the establishment of the Preslav
Early_Middle_Ages
Strip of land on the Nile valley between Nubia and Lower Egypt
OCLC 309958651, in German. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Upper Egypt. References to Upper Egypt in Coptic Literature—Coptic Scriptorium database
Upper_Egypt
Scientific study of the Coptic people
rotating chair of Coptic studies was opened at the American University in Cairo in 2002. Art and textiles Language History Architecture Literature Music Coptologia
Coptology
City in Sohag, Egypt
pronounced [ʔæxˈmiːm]; Akhmimic Coptic: ⳉⲙⲓⲙ, Coptic pronunciation: [xmiːm]; Sahidic/Bohairic Coptic: ϣⲙⲓⲛ Coptic pronunciation: [ʃmiːn]) is a city
Akhmim
French archaeologist
France. Amélineau published great quantities of Coptic literature. He was perhaps the greatest Coptic scholar of his generation. He undertook an ambitious
Émile_Amélineau
History of Arabia from the third to seventh centuries CE
Byzantine economy Literature and art Late antique literature Late Latin Byzantine literature Syriac literature Coptic literature Armenian literature Rabbinic literature
Arabia_in_late_antiquity
Coptic liturgical book
The Agpeya (Coptic: Ϯⲁⲅⲡⲓⲁ, Arabic: أجبية) is the Coptic Christian "Prayer Book of the Hours" or breviary, and is equivalent to the Shehimo in the Syriac
Agpeya
Concept of a prophetic unveiling, sometimes about eschatology
Apocalyptic literature (from Ancient Greek ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis) 'revelation, disclosure') is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries
Apocalypse
This article gives a chronological list of years in literature, with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small selection of notable
List_of_years_in_literature
and primarily belong to the Oriental Orthodox tradition (specifically the Coptic Orthodox church), make up an estimated 10% of Egypt's total population.
Persecution_of_Copts
The Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria is the official name for the largest Christian church in Egypt. The church belongs to the Oriental Orthodox family
List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Egypt
List_of_Coptic_Orthodox_churches_in_Egypt
Metropolitan Archdiocese of the Coptic Orthodox Church
Ancient Archdiocese of Jerusalem, All Palestine, and All the Near East or the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate in Jerusalem (Arabic: بطريركية الاقباط الأرثوذكس بالقدس
Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Jerusalem
Coptic_Orthodox_Archdiocese_of_Jerusalem
century) was a Coptic monk, bishop and scholar. He was a leader of the church in Upper Egypt and Lower Nubia. He wrote in both Arabic and Coptic. His works
Athanasius_of_Qus
Pope of Alexandria from 328 to 373
also called Athanasius the Great, Athanasius the Confessor, or, among Coptic Christians, Athanasius the Apostolic, was a Christian theologian and the
Athanasius_of_Alexandria
collector 15th century in poetry 14th century in literature 16th century in literature List of years in literature "History of Guildhall Library". City of London
15th_century_in_literature
Egyptian abbot and saint (d. 465)
Atripe, also known as Shenoute the Great or Shenoute the Archimandrite (Coptic: Ⲁⲃⲃⲁ Ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛ'ⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ; died 1 July 465), was an Egyptian saint,
Shenoute
list of literature pages categorized by country, language, or cultural group. Sometimes these literatures will be called national literatures because
Literature_by_country
Stories attributed to early Christian hermits and monks
or as advice given to visitors. Beginning as an oral tradition in the Coptic language, they were only later written down as Greek text. The stories were
Sayings_of_the_Desert_Fathers
Sultanate in Egypt and Levant from 1171 to 1341
of Coptic literature into Arabic, which had begun in preceding centuries, also accelerated during the 13th century, engendering a "Coptic Renaissance"
Ayyubid_dynasty
Head of the Coptic Church from 730 to 742
Tanboura, under the guidance of a virtuous elder called Yoannis (John). Coptic literature states that Yoannis was inspired by the Holy Spirit that his disciple
Pope Theodoros I of Alexandria
Pope_Theodoros_I_of_Alexandria
Knowledge. Retrieved 15 March 2013. He wrote books about Christian and Coptic literature. These included: —— (2002) [1909]. The Syriac Church and Fathers.
De_Lacy_O'Leary
The following is a partial list of Coptic Orthodox Churches in Canada. The count stands at 70 churches and communities. The Hierarch of this diocese is
List of Coptic Orthodox churches in Canada
List_of_Coptic_Orthodox_churches_in_Canada
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