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E00091: Coptic Life of *Onnophrios, the Anchorite (Egyptian anchorite, 4th c., S00055), written probably in the 5th/6th c. in the Scetis (Lower Egypt), recounts a miraculous liver operation performed on *Timotheos, the hermit (S00056).
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posted on 2014-10-23, 00:00 authored by gschenkePaphnoutios of Scetis, Life of Onnophrios, the Anchorite
Timotheos who has been living in the remote desert for thirty years tells Paphnoutios of his initial suffering which was due not only to remorse over his sin (a six months sexual affair with a nun), but also due to pain in his liver. The latter, however, was healed successfully by a spiritual being in the following manner, as Timothy reports:
ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲁ ϩⲧⲏⲓ
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ
ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛ
ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ
ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲟϭⲗϭ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ
ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓ
ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡⲁⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ
ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲥⲉ
ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ
'"But I suffered great distress due also to the stabbing pain on me. So I looked and I saw someone full of glory. He stood in front of me and said to me, 'Where do you feel pain?' As for me, my strength came back to me for a moment and I said to him, 'Lord, I feel pain in my liver'. He said to me, 'Show me the spot where you feel pain'. And I pointed him to my painful liver. He reached out his hand to me, with his fingers resting upon each other, and he cut open my side as with a knife. He brought out my liver and showed me the wounds on it. He scraped them [clean] and put their ulcers upon a cloth. Then he put my liver back in its place again. He smoothed over my body with his hands and repaired the spot into which he had cut. He said to me, 'Behold, you are well. Do not turn back to sinning, so that no greater evil than this shall come upon you. But be a servant to the Lord from now on until eternity'. From that day onwards, all my inner organs were fine. I stopped feeling pain in my liver, living here in the desert without suffering."
And he showed me the cloth with the ulcers on it.'
For a summary of the complete text, see $E0089.
Text: Budge 1914, p. 208–209, fols. 5a–5b. Translation: Gesa Schenke.
Timotheos who has been living in the remote desert for thirty years tells Paphnoutios of his initial suffering which was due not only to remorse over his sin (a six months sexual affair with a nun), but also due to pain in his liver. The latter, however, was healed successfully by a spiritual being in the following manner, as Timothy reports:
ⲁⲓϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲙⲟⲕϩⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲓϫⲱⲓ ⲁⲓϭⲱϣⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥϩⲁⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲁϩⲉ ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲁ ϩⲧⲏⲓ
ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲟⲩ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲧⲁϭⲟⲙ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡϫⲥ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ
ⲙⲁⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲕϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲓⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲧϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉϥⲧⲏⲏⲃⲉ ⲧⲁⲗⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲛ
ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲁϥⲡⲉϩ ⲡⲁⲥⲡⲓⲣ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲗⲩⲅⲏ ⲉⲩϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲁϥϩⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲁϥϯ
ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁϥϯ ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲗⲟϭⲗϭ ⲉϫⲙ ⲡⲁⲥⲱⲙⲁ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲁϥⲧⲱϭⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲁ
ⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁϩϥ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲓⲥ ϩⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲁⲕⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲑⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲓ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁⲣⲓ
ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲥ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ϫⲓⲛ ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲛⲉⲧⲙⲡⲁⲥⲁ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓⲗⲟ ⲉⲓϣⲱⲛⲉ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲡⲁⲣ
ϯϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛϫⲁⲓⲉ ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲥ ϩⲓⲥⲉ
ⲁϥⲧⲥⲁⲃⲟⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲙⲟⲙⲉ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲥ
'"But I suffered great distress due also to the stabbing pain on me. So I looked and I saw someone full of glory. He stood in front of me and said to me, 'Where do you feel pain?' As for me, my strength came back to me for a moment and I said to him, 'Lord, I feel pain in my liver'. He said to me, 'Show me the spot where you feel pain'. And I pointed him to my painful liver. He reached out his hand to me, with his fingers resting upon each other, and he cut open my side as with a knife. He brought out my liver and showed me the wounds on it. He scraped them [clean] and put their ulcers upon a cloth. Then he put my liver back in its place again. He smoothed over my body with his hands and repaired the spot into which he had cut. He said to me, 'Behold, you are well. Do not turn back to sinning, so that no greater evil than this shall come upon you. But be a servant to the Lord from now on until eternity'. From that day onwards, all my inner organs were fine. I stopped feeling pain in my liver, living here in the desert without suffering."
And he showed me the cloth with the ulcers on it.'
For a summary of the complete text, see $E0089.
Text: Budge 1914, p. 208–209, fols. 5a–5b. Translation: Gesa Schenke.
History
Evidence ID
E00091Saint Name
Timotheos, Egyptian Anchorite : S00056Saint Name in Source
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Literary - Hagiographical - Lives of saint Late antique original manuscripts - Papyrus codex Late antique original manuscripts - Parchment codexLanguage
- Coptic