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1 ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲛⲥⲱⲕ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲩϣⲟϫⲛⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲁⲁⲧ ⲉϩⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ 2 ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉϫⲛ ⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϯⲥⲟ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ 3 ϫⲉ ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲟⲃϣⲥ ⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲛⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁϫⲁϫⲉ ⲣⲁϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ 4 ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲱⲛϩ ⲙⲡⲣϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲧⲁⲥⲃⲁⲗ 5 [ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲧⲟ] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛⲛⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ 6 [ⲙⲡⲣ]ⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲙⲁⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ [ⲧⲁ]ϩⲟⲓ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲑⲏ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲁⲁⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲛⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁⲧⲃⲁⲗ ^{▼▼Untranscribed commentary text within the line} ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ 7 ⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲧⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ 8 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲥ ϩⲓ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲡⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲣⲉϥⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲡϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲛⲇⲁⲗⲓⲍⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ 9 ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲥⲁⲃⲉⲣⲱⲕ ⲉⲱⲣⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲟⲡⲕ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲉⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ 10 ⲛⲑⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩϫⲛⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲣⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥⲏϣⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲱⲣⲕ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲩⲟ ⲙⲡⲣⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲁϩ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ⲉⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲃⲃⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ 11 ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲁϣⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲣⲕ ϥⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲝ ⲕⲁⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲣϩⲧⲏϥ ⲡⲉϥⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲕⲁⲛ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲟⲃϣϥ ⲁϥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲉⲡϫⲓⲛϫⲏ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲧⲙⲁⲉⲓⲟ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲭⲥ 12 ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥϭⲟⲟⲗⲉ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲛⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉ[ⲕⲗ]ⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲕⲱⲃ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧ[ⲏⲣ]ⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲟⲩⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲙⲛⲛⲟ[ⲩⲧⲉ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉ…ⲛⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲟⲃⲉ 13 ⲙⲡⲣⲧ[ⲥⲁⲃ]ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲥϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ 14 ⲁⲣⲓⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲁⲁⲩ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲅⲣⲡⲱⲃϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲩⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲅⲣⲥⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲧⲟⲡⲥ ⲛⲅⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲡⲟⲕ ⲛⲅⲥϩⲟⲩⲣⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲁⲥⲧⲕ 15 ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲁⲡⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲛⲛⲉϥϫⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲛⲛⲉϥϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ 16 ϩⲱⲃ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲧⲁϣⲉⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲣⲅⲏ 17 ⲟⲩⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ϣⲏⲙ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲩϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲡϥϫⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲟⲗϭ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲟⲣⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲙⲟⲩ 18 ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϥϭⲗⲟϭ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲡⲕⲁⲕⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ[ⲓϫ]ⲟ ϩⲱⲃⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ [ⲙⲛ] ⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲉⲓⲣϩ[ⲟⲧⲉ] ϩⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ [ⲁⲛ] ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲃⲉ 19 ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲉⲧϥⲣϩⲟ[ⲧⲉ] ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛϥⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲛⲃⲁⲗ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲃⲁ ⲛⲕⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉϫⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ 20 ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥⲥⲛⲧⲛⲕⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲛⲛⲥⲁ ⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ 21 ⲥⲉⲛⲁϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ ⲙⲡⲁⲓ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ ⲛⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϭⲟⲡϥ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ 22 ⲧⲁⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲥⲱⲥ ⲛⲥϫⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ 23 ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲙⲉⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲁⲧⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲡⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲥⲣⲛⲟⲃⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲡⲙⲉϩϣⲟⲙⲛⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲣⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲣⲛⲓⲁ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϫⲡⲉϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲕ[ⲉⲟⲩⲁ] 24 ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲉϭⲛⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ 25 ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲏⲣⲉ ϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲥⲕⲗⲁⲇⲟⲥ ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲕⲁⲣⲡⲟⲥ 26 ⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲡⲉⲥⲣⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲛ[ⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ …] 27 ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉ[ⲛⲁⲉ]ⲓⲙⲉ ⲛϭⲓ ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱ[ϫⲡ] ϫⲉ ⲙⲛ [ⲡⲉⲧ]ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲑⲟⲧⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟ[ⲉⲓⲥ] ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲉⲧϩⲟⲗϭ ⲉϯϩⲧⲏⲕ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ 28