E00999: Fragments from a Coptic parchment codex of the Sortes Sanctorum (oracle answers), dated to the early 7th century, found at the site of the burial shrine of *Kollouthos (physician and martyr of Antinoopolis, S00641) located in the northern necropolis of Antinoopolis (Middle Egypt).

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Fragm. 1, flesh side (A I):

ⲧⲓⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ ⲉⲧϩⲙ̣
ⲡⲉⲕϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲣ-
ⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ · ⲟⲩⲛ-
4 ⲧ̣ⲕ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲃⲟⲏⲑⲟⲥ
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲉⲧ-
ⲛⲁⲣϩⲩⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ
8 ϩⲛ ⲧⲉϩⲓⲏ ⲉⲧⲕ-
[ⲛ]ⲁ̣ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ
[ ]ⲓ̣ⲟⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲓⲥ
[ ] ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲗⲁ-
[ⲁⲩ ]

“Do not abandon this faith in your heart! You have God as a helper. It is he who will guide you on the way on which you will go. […] … Do not give it […], for there is nothing […].”

Fragm. 2, flesh side (A II):

[ ⲛⲧⲟⲕ]
ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲉⲧ-
ⲟ ⲛⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ · ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲣⲡ
4 ⲛⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁ-
ϩⲟⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩ-
ⲧⲉ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲕ ⲛϩⲏ̣[ⲧⲥ?]
ⲁϥⲭⲁⲣⲓⲍⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲛ̣[ⲧⲭⲁ-]
8 ⲣ̣ⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲩϫ̣[ⲁⲓ ]
ⲕ · [ ]

“It is [you] yourself who is disobedient. Are you aware of the first suffering which has befallen you? God has saved you [from it]. He has granted you [the gift] of health. […]”


Fragm. 3, hair side (B I):

ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲅⲃⲱⲕ
ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ
ϫⲉ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ-
4 ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ·
ⲁⲩⲱ ϥⲛⲁⲧⲣ̣ⲉ-
ⲛ̣ⲉⲕϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲩ̣-
ⲡ̣ⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲕ
8 [ ] . . . ⲕ
>>>>>>>>>


“Proceed and go immediately, because it is God who fights for you. He will cause your enemies to be subordinate to you. […] … you.”

Fragm. 4, hair side (B II):

[ ⲛ-]
ⲧⲁⲥⲧⲁϩⲟⲕ ϫⲉ
ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ-
ⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉϫⲱⲕ · ⲁⲩⲱ
4 ϥⲛⲁⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ ⲛ[ⲁⲕ]
ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲓⲧⲁⲓⲙⲁ
ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ
>>>>>>>>>
8 ⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉ̣[ⲗⲉⲗ
>>>>>>>>>

“ …] which has befallen you, for it is God who fights for you. He will respond to your request [for you] immediately.
Go in brightness!”

There is one more fragment, but it is too small to provide a reasonable translation.

(Translations: Gesa Schenke)