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Coptic Script
Alphabet
| Ⲁ | ⲁ | Ⲃ | ⲃ | Ⲅ | ⲅ | Ⲇ | ⲇ | Ⲉ | ⲉ | Ⲋ | ⲋ | Ⲍ | ⲍ | Ⲏ | ⲏ |
| Ⲑ | ⲑ | Ⲓ | ⲓ | Ⲕ | ⲕ | Ⲗ | ⲗ | Ⲙ | ⲙ | Ⲛ | ⲛ | Ⲝ | ⲝ | Ⲟ | ⲟ |
| Ⲡ | ⲡ | Ⲣ | ⲣ | Ⲥ | ⲥ | Ⲧ | ⲧ | Ⲩ | ⲩ | Ⲫ | ⲫ | Ⲭ | ⲭ | Ⲯ | ⲯ |
| Ⲱ | ⲱ |
| Ϣ | ϣ | Ϥ | ϥ | Ϧ | ϧ | Ϩ | ϩ | Ϫ | ϫ | Ϭ | ϭ | Ϯ | ϯ |
The second group is of characters lie in the "Greek and Coptic" range and are derived from Demotic, rather than Greek.
Symbols, and dialectic or ancient letters
Christogram, a ligature of Chi and rho.
Staurogram, Tau-rho monogram, Rho-cross; Stauros = 'cross'
| Ⲳ | ⲳ | Ⲵ | ⲵ | Ⲷ | ⲷ | Ⲹ | ⲹ | Ⲻ | ⲻ | Ⲽ | ⲽ | Ⲿ | ⲿ | ||
| Ⳁ | ⳁ | Ⳃ | ⳃ | Ⳅ | ⳅ | Ⳇ | ⳇ | Ⳉ | ⳉ | Ⳋ | ⳋ | Ⳍ | ⳍ | Ⳏ | ⳏ |
| Ⳑ | ⳑ | Ⳓ | ⳓ | Ⳕ | ⳕ | Ⳗ | ⳗ | Ⳙ | ⳙ | Ⳛ | ⳛ | Ⳝ | ⳝ | Ⳟ | ⳟ |
| Ⳡ | ⳡ | Ⳣ | ⳣ | ⳤ | ⳥ | ⳦ | ⳧ | ⳨ | ⳩ | ⳪ | Ⳬ | ⳬ | Ⳮ | ⳮ | ⳯ |
| ⳰ | ⳱ | Ⳳ | ⳳ | ⳹ | ⳺ | ⳻ | ⳼ | ⳽ | ⳾ | ⳿ |
Examples
| Ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙ̀ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ | Met.Remenkīmi: the Egyptian language |
| ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ | (mentrmenkēmə) in the Sahidic dialect and ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (metremenkīmi) in Bohairic. |
| ⲙⲟⲩϯ | mouti ('to speak'), |
| ⲙⲛⲧⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲛ | ment kuptaion |
| ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲓⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲛ | ment aiguption ('Egyptian language') |
| ⲉⲙⲥⲁ | emsaḥ. |
| ⲡⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ | papnute 'the (man) of God' |
| ⲧⲃⲁⲓⲧⲱⲩ | 'Who is in His Mountain', |
| Ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛⲉⲓⲛ | Shmounein |
| ⲡⲉ̅ⲩ̅ⲁ̅ⲅⲅ̅ⲉⲗ̅ⲓⲟⲛ̅ ⲡⲕ̅ⲁ̅ⲧⲁ ⲑ̅ⲱ̅ⲙⲁⲥ | 'Gospel of Thomas' |
| Sahidic | Bohairic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⲧⲱⲃⲉ | to:be | ⲧⲱⲃⲓ | to:bi |
| ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ | waḥe | ⲟⲩⲉϩⲓ | weḥi |
Resources
Scans of the
Gospel of Thomas
Interlineal Coptic-English Gospel of Thomas
Scan of Gospel of Luke
Inscription on Old Cairo church
Coptic Wiki (incubator)
Gospel of Matthew in Coptic
Coptic Bible (New Testament) online in Unicode.
Morgan library
Hermeneiai with various hymns
Acts of the Apostols (frontspiece)
Miscellany
Martyrdom of St. Pteleme
PDF facsimilies of Bible books
Comprehensive Unicode Test Page for Coptic
Lord's Prayer
Ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙ⳿Ⲫⲓⲱⲧ
ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿Ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ
ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲓ⳿ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ
ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ. Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ: ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲓ̀⳿ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ: ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ
⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ: ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲙⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ: ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ:
ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ:
ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲉⲛⲟ̅ⲥ̅.
Ϫⲉ ⲑⲟⲕ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ Ϯϫⲟⲙ
ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.
Ⲇⲟⲝⲁ Ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ
ⲕⲉ Ⲩⲓⲱ
ⲕⲁⲓ Ⲁⲅⲓⲟ ⳿Ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓ.
ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ. Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.