E07041: Coptic fragments from the Life of Apa *Thomas (presumably the ascetic and patron saint at Wadi Sarga (Upper Egypt), S01695), of unknown Egyptian provenance, mentioning a vision of *Mary (Mother of Christ S00033) resulting in the making of a new member of the monastic community; datable to the 7th/8th century.

Pushkin Museum in Moscow, I.1.b.274; 630; 633 (5664, 5744, 5711)

Fragment 633, col. 2:

ⲛⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛϭⲓ ⲧⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲥϩⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ · ⲁⲡⲁ ⲓ̣ⲱ̣ϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥϣⲱϥ̣ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ · ⲁϥⲧⲣⲉⲩϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ
ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉϫⲱϥ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ϩⲁⲧⲏ̣ϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲥ̣ⲟ̣ⲟ̣ⲩ̣ⲁ̣ϩ̣ⲥ̣ (?) ⲙⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲙ[ⲡ]ⲁⲩⲏⲧ

‘After the Virgin said these words, she hid herself from them. Apa Ioannes shaved his head. He had the holy garment put on him and placed himself within the congregation of the father of the community.’

(Text and translation: A. I. Elanskaya, slightly modified)