E00110: Coptic Life of *Onnophrios, the Anchorite (Egyptian anchorite, 4th c., S00055), written probably in the 5th/6th c. in the Scetis (Lower Egypt), describes miraculous events at the saint's death, and his burial.

Paphnoutios of Scetis, Life of Onnophrios, the Anchorite

Paphnoutios describes events at the death of Onnophrios and his burial:

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲡⲛⲁ ⲛⲛϭⲓϫ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲥⲟⲩ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲥⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲃⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲫⲱⲛⲏ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲩⲙⲛⲉⲩⲉ ϩⲓⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲟⲛⲛⲟϥⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ
ⲧⲉϥϭⲓⲛⲁⲡⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟⲃⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲧⲟ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ⲁⲓϯ ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲉⲧⲕⲁⲓⲥⲉ ⲧⲕⲉⲡⲁϣⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓϭⲟⲗⲧ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲓϭⲱ ⲉⲓⲕⲏ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲁⲓϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲉⲧⲣⲁ ⲁⲓⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓⲁ
ⲁⲓϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲓϭⲱⲗ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁⲓⲁϩⲉⲣⲁⲧ ⲁⲓϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲡⲙⲉϩ ⲥⲡ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ
ⲁⲧⲃⲛⲛⲉ ϩⲉ
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲓⲣϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ

'He handed his spirit over to the hands of God on day sixteen of the month Pauni.
I heard angelic voices singing in front of the blessed Apa Onnophrios. There was great joy at his appearance before God. But I took off my garment which I wore. I used its one half for the burial. With the other half I covered myself, so that I would not continue being naked. I laid his body down in the gap of a rock. I heard the voice of an angelic multitude being joyful and calling out, "Alleluia!"
I delivered my prayer over him and collected a number of stones onto him. I stood up and prayed for the second time and immediately the date palm-tree fell. I was very much amazed at what had happened.'

For a summary of the complete text, see $E0089.

Text: Budge, p. 217, fol. 15a–b. Translation: Gesa Schenke.