Gospel of Judas - Coptic

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The Maecenas Foundation for Ancient Art, April 2006

The Gospel of Judas

Coptic text established by

Rodolphe Kasser and Gregor Wurst

The Coptic transcription made available in this online edition is a preliminary edition of

the Coptic text of the Gospel of Judas from Codex Tchacos. The transcription is dated

to February 2006, and it has served as the basis for the English translation published in

the book:

The Gospel of Judas. Edited by Rodolphe Kasser, Marvin Meyer, and GregorWurst with Additional Commentary by Bart D. Ehrman. Washington, D.C.:

National Geographic Society, 2006.

The on-going work of reconstruction and the emergence of new fragments of Codex

Tchacos, with readings previously available to the editors only in photographs, will lead

to minor textual changes in the critical edition of Codex Tchacos, which is scheduled to

be published by the National Geographic Society in the fall of 2006.

Textual signs:

a A dot placed beneath a letter indicates that the reading of the letter is veryuncertain.

A dot on the line indicates illegible traces of a letter.

{ } Square brackets indicate a lacuna in the manuscript. Such a lacuna may be

restored with Coptic letters within the square brackets, if a restoration of a

lacuna is judged by the editors to be plausible. Otherwise, dots are placed

within the square brackets to indicate the approximate number of letters

missing. In the case of larger lacunae, the space between the brackets is left

blank.

% & Pointed brackets indicate a correction suggested by the editors of a scribal

omission or error. While scribal omissions are corrected in the Coptic text, a

scribal error will be corrected in a footnote.

{ } Braces indicate letters or words erroneously added by the scribe of the codex.

vac(at) The Latin expression vacatit is void indicates space left blank by the scribe

of the codex.

Letters inserted above the manuscript line by the scribe or an ancient corrector are not

presented differently in this preliminary edition. Supralinear strokes are reproduced

when attested or visible in the manuscript, and they have been standardized to a

degree with regard to their position. In the case of restored text between square brackets,

the editors have adopted the system of supralineation used in classic Sahidic manuscripts.


2/27

LG

plogo{s} ethp Ntapofa1

sis N{ta }Hs ae mN oydas2{pi}skarivt{hs} NhtW vac N3

{}moyn nooy a uh No4

{m}nT nooy empatewR5

pasxa Ntarewoyvn e6

bol iM pka aweire nN7

man mN Nnoq N{p}hre8

epeya NtmNtrv{m}e :9

ayv one men ey{moo}e10

N teih ntdikaios{y}nh :11

nkooye eymooe {}n tey12

parabasis : aymoy{te} de :13

epmNtsnooys m{ma}uh14

ths awar{ei} na{}e nM15

may eMmysthri{o}n eti16

N pkosmos ayv netna17vpe abol oyhpe de18

{n}sop mawoyonW enew19

mauhths alla Nrot>20

ake erow N teymhte21

ayv awvpe N 27


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4/27

LE

ayagan{ak}ti mn netncyxh1

pet{t}a{r}hy N{h}tthytN NN2rvme vacma{rewer} parage Mprv3

{me} ntelios ayv nwve ratW4

MpeMto ebol mpaprosv5

pon ayv ayoos throy e6

tNoor ayv Mpe peypna7

tolma eve ratW M{pew}M :8

to ebol eimh oydas {pis}ka9

rivths : awqm qom men {e}v10

e ratw MpewMto eb{ol} : M11

pewqm qom de eqvT {e}Oyn12

eraw Nnewbal : al{la N}taw13

kte raw epaoy : {pea}w naw14

Nqi oydas e


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6/27

lz

{}amhn {>}26

3Read: e}a%te&tNap.


7/27

lh

Ntooy de p{ea}y {e an}na{y}1

eynoq nh{} e{re oyn}oq nuy{si}2asthr{ion NhtW ay}v mnt{s}3

nooys Nrvme env Mmo{s}4

e Noyhhb ne : ayv oyran5

oyn oymhhe de proskar6

terei [epeuysiasthri] epe7

uy{sia}sth{ri}on etMmay >>>>8

{antoy eb}ol nqi Noyhhb9

{Nsei eoyn N}nMe anon10

{de ne}npro{ska}rteri pe >>>11

{pea}w Nqi {Hs} e Na Mmi12

{ne ne Noyhhb} Ntooy de13

{peay e oei}ne men ey14

{ e}bdomas sNte15

{Nkooye} de eyR uysiase N16

{ne}yhre Mmin Mmooy : N17{ko}oye Nneyiome eysmoy18

{ay}v eyubbihy Nneyerhy >>19

{N}kooye eyNkotke mN No20

{oy}t : Nkooye eyR vb efv21

{tB} vacNkekooye eyeire noy22

{mh}he Nnobe i anomia >>23

{ay}v nrvme etve r{atoy}24

{e}N peuysiasthrio{n eyR}25

{e}pikalei epekr{an >>>}26


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9/27

M

Mmow eN p{e}uy{si}asthri1

on etm{ma}y {wn}a{v}e ratW2Nq{i } mos5 ayv3

u{e} te taei etWnar xrasuai4

Mparan vac ayv senar pros5

karterei erow Nqi %N&genea >6

N{N}eysebhs : mnNsa pa >7

oy{n} kairvme naparista N8

n{rewp}o{r}ne{ye : } ayv kaioya9

w{na}parista NNrewatb10

{hr}e kaioya de nnrewnko11

kte mN oo{yt} : mN netnh12

stey{e} : a{y}v pkesepe na13

kauar{si}a {i} anomia : i pla14

nh : a{y}v n{e}tvMmos e15

anon nisos naggelos >>16

ayv Ntooy ne Nsioy etvk17ebol Nvb nim : ayoos gar18

NNgenea NNrvme e eis :19

hhte apnoyte ep te20

tNuysia Ntootoy noyh21

hb ete paei pe pdiakonos22

Nteplanh : poeis de e :23

toyesane pa eto NS24

eN pthrW ra N fae N25

ooy senapiooy >>>>>26

>>>27

5 Perhaps restore to read: Nq{i parxvn

Mpikos}mos


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12/27

MG

N t {} {} ana< {} Ntaw1

ei anet { p}hgh mp2hn N {} {} 3

ros mpeeiaivn {} N4

sa oyoei {} >5

alla Ntawei etso Mppa{ra}dei6

sos Mpnoyte ayv p{ge}nos7

etnamoyn eb{o}l e {Nwn}a >8

vm an ntqinm{ooe N}26


13/27

MD

eto eN oy{p}et{ra} Nsei1

ney{kar}pos { : tae} on te ue2oyn {} n { } mpgenos3

{eto}m mN tsofia Nfuarth4

{ } tqi Ntatamie rvme5

{N}unhtos Nte neycyxh6

{b}vk erai enaivn eti pv7

{amh}n


14/27

ME

pht {Nsvei Mp}aayv ae{i}ei on1

epma e{ } Nsvk2aeinay e{oyhei8 } s ay3

v pewi nabal na{itW} an4

nere Nnoq de Nrvme k{v}te5

erow pe ayv neoy%NtW oy&stegh noy6

ote pe Nqi phei etMm{ay} : ay7

v N tmhte Mph er{e oy}mh8

{he } { } k9

{ } e {} e e10

psa opT v eo{yn m}n nirv11

me : awoyvB Nqi {S} peaw12

e apeksioy pla{na} Mmok13

v? oyda : ayv e NwMpa14

an Nqi pepo Nrv{m}e nim15

Nunhton : ebvk eoyn e16

phei Ntaknay erow e pto17pos gar etMmay Ntow pe18

toyare erow Nnetoyaab19

pma ete Mprh : mN poo :20

naR ero Mmay an oyde peo21

oy : alla eynave ratoy N22

oyoei nim M paivn mN :23

nnaggelos etoyaab : eis :24

hhte aeiv erok Nmmy>25

sthrion NtmNtero >>26

8For the restoration cf. line 17.


15/27

M=

ayv atsabok {Ntepl}anh >1

NNs{i}oy {:} ay{v } tnooys2N { } te eN >>3

pm{Nts}nooys nnaivn >>>4

pea{w} nqi oydas e psa mh5

pote v pasperma ypotas6

s{e} nnarxvn awoyvB Nqi7

S {pe}aw naw e amoy Nta8

{ } Mmo{k} {e }9

1 line missing10

er { a}lla e ekevpe e11

ka {ao}m Noyo eknay e12

tmn{te}ro mN tesgenea13

thrS { : } na NterewsvtM14

eroo{y} Nqi oydas peaw15

naw e oy pe peoyo Nta16

eiitW e akporT etge17nea etMmay : awoyvB18

Nqi HS peaw e knav19

pe MmemntIG vacayv >>20

knavpe eksoyorT i21

tN pkesepe Ngenea ay22

v knavpe ekari ev23

oy Naeoy nneooy se24

nakayv %N&nekkth epv25

>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>26


16/27

MZ

etge{nea et}oyaab : {p}eaw1

Nqi Hs {e amo}yNta{ts}abok2etbe n { } poy93

nay er{o}oy nqi lao{vac ye} Nrv4

me woop gar Nqi o vac{yn}oq nai5

vn ayv oyatarhW vac pete6

Mpeslaoye sic! Ngene vac a N{a}gge7

los nay epewi ere {oyn}oq8

Mp{Na} naora{t}on {Nht}W9

pa e{t}e Mpebal na{ggelo}s>10

nay erow : oyde Mp{e m}eye11

Nht apW oyde mpoymoy12

te erow Nlaoye {N}ran >>>13

ayv asoyvn ebo{l} mpma e14

tmmay Nqi oyklo{o}le Noyo15

n vac ayv peaw e [e] marew16

vpe Nqi oyaggelos eta17parastasis : ayv awei ebol18

N tekloole Nqi oynoq nag19

gelos paytogenhs pnoy20

te Mpoyon ayv ayv21

pe etbhtW Nqi kaiwtooy22

naggelos : ebol itn kai23

qhpe : ayv ayvpe etpa24

rastasis Mpaytogenhs :25

naggelos : vac ayv peaw :26

9 Perhaps restore to read: n{euhp naei

ete M}poy.


17/27

MH

Nqi p{a}yto{genhs e } marew1

vp{e} Nqi {} ayv asv2pe { } os ayv :3

awt{amio} MpoRp mfvsthr4

etr{ew} vacR ero era evw : ay5

v pe vac aw e maroyvpe :6

N{qi }n vacaggelos eyMe :7

n{aw : ay}v ayvpe Nqi N8

t{ba N}athpe : ayv {pe}aw9

e {mar}ewvpe Nq{i oya}i10

vn Noyon ayv awvpe11

awta{o} Mpmesnay Nfv12

sthr : {er e}ro era evw >13

mN Ntba naggelos nath14

pe eyMe ayv ue te taei15

Ntawtamio Mpkeseepe >16

Nnaivn Mpoyon ayv aw17toyR ero era evoy ay18

v awtamio nay NNtba nag19

gelos nathpe eteyyph20

resia : ayv newoop Nqi21

ADAMAS N torP Nqhpe22

Nte poyon taei ete Mpes sic!23

laoye naggelos nay eros24

N na etoymoyte erooy25

throy e noyte : ayv aw26


18/27

MU

ayv10 { e}1

tMmay { }2uikvn { }3

ayv kata pine np{eeiag}4

gelos : vac awoyon t{genea}5

nafuartos NsHu {}6

Mpmntsnooys {}7

NoyT{a}wte : {}8

awoyon wesno{oys}9

Nfvsthr N tgen{ea n}a >10

fuartos M poy{v} Mpe11

pna pewesn{ooy}s de v12

oy Mfv{s}thr a{yo}yon,13

tJ ebol Nfvsthr n tge14

nea nafuarton {}m poy15

v MpePNA e eyev16

pe Nqi teyhpe N>:25

10 This word is probably to be regarded as

repeated due to dittography, cf. ayv at the

end of page 48.


19/27

{N}

{Mmooy 7

{on Mp}Na eye{o}oy mN oy8

{M}e nnaivn throy mN9

n{o}yranos mN ney{s}tere10

vma { : } pmhhe de Nnatmoy11

etMm{a}y : eaymoyte e12

rooy {}e kosmos e te >13

fuora {e}bol itn pivt14

mN pewesnooys Nfv15

sthr etnemaw : Mpayto16

genhs mN pewwesno17oys Nnaivn : vacpai ntaw18

oyvn ebol NhtW nqi19

prp Nrvme : mN new20

dynamis nafuarton :21

paivn de Ntawoyvn e22

bol mN tewgenea pa e23

tere tqhpe Ntegn{v}sis24

NhtW mN paggelos25

eaymoyte erow e26

11Restore to read: Nto}oy or: thr}oy.12 Probably to be restored to read: o}de

(foro}te).


20/27

{NA}

HL vac { }1

mnvac

{ ai}2vn { mN}3

Ns vac a na peaw Nq{i }4

e vacmaroyvpe N{qi mNt}5

sn vac ooys naggelos : {eyR e}6

ro vac eN pexaos mN a{mNte (:)}7

ayv eis hhte awo{yvn e}8

bol Ntqhpe Nqi oya{ggelos}9

ere {p}ewo oyo kr{vm} ebol10

peweine de e{w}o{}m Nsnow11

eoyNtaw Mmayn{oyr}an e ne12

brv ete paei pe {Nt}ayermh13

neye Mmow e ap{os}taths14

Nkooye de e {al}dabavu15

ayv on akaiaggel{o}s ei ebol16

{}N tqhpe e saklas nebrv17q{e} awtamio Nsooy naggelos18ayv saklas etparastasis19

ayv na aypo Mmntsno20

oys naggelos n mphoye21

ayv ayi noymeros epoya22

N Mphoye : ayv peay N23

qi pmNtsnooys narxvn24

mN pmntsnooys naggelos25

e mare poya poya MmvtN26

>>>>> >{>>>}> >>>>>27


21/27

{NB}

{ } vac Nse1

{ ge}vac

nea2{ } e N :3

{ } aggelos : po vac rp4

{pe s}hu vacpeteaym vacoy5

{te e}row e peXS : pm vace6

{sna}y pe arMaUVu e vacte7

{} {} e : pmevac :8

{omN}t pe GALILA : pmE9

wto{o}y pe VBHL : pmE10


22/27

{NG}

oye {sane }1

eimh{ti }2Ngen{ea }3

taei {} { }4

ayv peaw naw Nqi p{arxvn}5

e ere pekvn vp{e nak}6

Noyoei mN nekh{re : >>>}7

oydas de peaw NS{e oy}8

pe peoyo etwnavn{ >}9

Nqi {p}rvm{e} : vacpeaw {Nqi} hs10

e arok kr {}phre {}e adam11

mN tewgenea Nt{a}wi pew12

oyoei [N oyhp{e}] M pma13

Ntawi Ntewmn{te}ro N >14

htSsic!13N oyhpe mn pewar15

xvn : peaw nqi {o}ydas NIS16

{}e apna Nrvme moy : pe17awnqi HS e ue te taei18

Nta pnoyte oye sane19

Mmixahl e< Nnepna nn20

rvme nay eyMe epey21

ap : pnoq de Ntawoye22

sane %e&gabrihl e< Nnepna23

Ntnoq Ngenea natRro24

pepna mN tecyxh etbe25

paei ere pk{es}epe nnecyxh26

13Read: Nht%W&.


23/27

{N}D

{ } tooy1

{ } oyon2{ } {} os3

{ } e e {} ekvte4

{ } pna nhtthytN :5

{ } tNtrewoyv14

n teei6

{sar}j: N Ngenea NNagge7

{los : } pnoyte de awt{r}ey8

{< t}egnvsis nadam m{n} ne9

t{ne}maw in{a }e neyR oeis10

eroo{y} Nqi n{e}rvoy Mpe11

xaos m{N} amNte :12

oydas {de} peaw n[i]Hs e13

eynar {o}y qe Nqi Ng%en&ea etM14

may : { vac}at peaw Nqi Hs15

e alhuvs


24/27

NE

ayv n{se }1

ayv n { }2{} hy { }3

4

5

about 5 lines missing6

7

8

ro r { } nparan9

ayv [ayv] wnare { } peksioy10

eN pmemNt{om}te naiV11

mNnsvs de aw{svb}e Nqi HS12

{pe}aw N{qi oydas} e psa13

{ } awoyv14

{B Nqi hs peaw }e eeisv15

{be Nsvt}na{n : al}la nsatepla16

nhnnsioy {e} peeisooy N17sioy plana mN peei22

M pekran : vacat23

peaw Nqi HS e alhuvs


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ns

{ } paran1

{ } mh>>

2{ } M {}3

4

5

about 5 lines missing6

7

8

o {} e {}9

moy { } o e ero : vacat10

alhuvs {>>>>>24


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N{z}

alhu{vs 6

{ } ooy7

{ } {} {} { } par8

{xvn} ewwvte ebol : {ay}v to9

te wnaise Nqi pt{y}pos :10

ntnoq ngenea N{a}dam e11

a teh Ntpe mN {p}ka mN n12

aggelos Soo{p N}qi tgene13

a etMmay ebol itN naivn :14

eis hhte aye v{b} nim erok15

wi eiatk eraei nK{n}ay etqh16

pi ayv poyon etNhtS :17ayv Nsioy etkvte eros18

ayv psioy eto Mprohgoy :19

menos Ntow pe peksioy >20

oydas de awwiatW eraei >21

awnay etqhpe Noyon ay22

v awwvk eoyn eros ne23

tae ratoy i pesht : ay24

svtm eysmh esnhy ebol25

N tqhpe e{s}v Mmos >26


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NH

{e } noq n1

ge{nos i}kvn N2qi { } {} ay3

v a { }4

N { }5

nay { }6

v { }7

N { }8

N { }vacaykrMrM vac{de}9nqi n{e}yariereys e Nta {}1510

bvk {eo}yn epkatalyma n11

tewp{ro}seyxh : neoyn o12

eine d{e M}may Nnegramma13

teys e{y}parathrei e eye14

amat{e} mmow ra N te >15

prose{y}xh neyR ote gar16

htW mplaos pe e newN17tootoy throy vs pro18

fhths ayv ay< peyoy19

o eoydas peay naw :20

e ekr oy Ntok Mpeeima21

Ntok pe pmauhths NS22

Ntow de awoyvB nay23

kata peyoyve oydas24

de awi NNomnt awpa25

radidoy m{mo}w nay >>>>>26

>>>>>> >>> >>> >>>>>>27

peyaggelion28

Noydas29

15Nta {}may be restored to either Nta{w}

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