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Chance E. Bonar – Scholar of Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Languages, and Cultures

Quarterly update to the personal website

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Blue–green distinction in language - Wikipedia

Roses are red
Violets are grue
In Ancient Egyptian,
Pashto, and Zulu

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue%E2...

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Sahidic Coptic Begin your journey in Sahidic Coptic. This open access textbook offers essential grammar and readings for understanding Coptic texts.

A new #OpenAccess textbook for Sahidic Coptic!

#Egyptology #ClassicsBlueSky
#AncientBlueSky #LangSky
uclpress.co.uk/book/sahidic...

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ⲡϣⲁ ⲙ̄ⲡⲣⲏ

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ⲟⲩⲱⲃⲧ ⲉⲥϩⲏⲗ

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ϩⲉⲛⲣⲙⲛⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ

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ⲧϭⲓⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϩⲙ̄ⲡϩⲟⲩⲙⲡⲉ

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ⲧⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ

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ⲡⲣⲏ ⲉϥϩⲱⲧⲡ

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ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲉϥϯ ⲛ̄ⲧⲉϥⲥⲙⲏ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲏⲃⲉ

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Worn papyrus with drawings of figures, symbols, and writing in Coptic. More here https://smarthistory.org/coptic-magical-text/

Coptic spell to Acquire a Beautiful Voice, 6th–7th century CE, Egypt, ink on papyrus, 37.3 x 25.4 cm (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University, New Haven)
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came across this gem in Coptic reading group today:

ⲟⲩⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲥⲁⲣⲝⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲗⲁⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲙⲙⲟⲓ

"my tongue is a tongue of flesh, and mine is a human heart"

(referring to the author's own human limitations in writing adequate praises of a saint)

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