Codex XI, Text 2a — Nag Hammadi Library

Send your Son, the Anointed One, and let him anoint us.

[...] the type of [...]
[...] it is fitting for
you now to send your Son,
the teacher, the Anointed One, and let him anoint
us, so that we might be able
to trample the snares of the heavens
and the thorns of the paths
and all the power of the adversary —
for he has the shepherd of the seed
through him. We have
known you, and we give glory to you.
Glory to you, Father, in the Son,
the Father in the Son, the Father in the
holy church and the
holy angels. From now
he exists forever,
the eternal aeons, forever
and ever, the imperishable aeons.

Amen.

Colophon

On the Anointing is the first of five liturgical sub-texts appended to A Valentinian Exposition in Codex XI. It occupies page 40 (lines 7–29). The surviving text is a prayer invoking the Son and the Father, asking for anointing so that the worshippers might overcome the adversary, culminating in a trinitarian doxology. The upper portion of the page is lost.

Source: Coptic (Sahidic) text from Nag Hammadi Codex XI, page 40. Translation: Good Works Translation, New Tianmu Anglican Church.
Scribe: Kavi

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Source Text — Sahidic Coptic

Page 40

40.7
40.8 11- ⲣⲉ.
40.9 [ 10- ϩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ
40.10 [ 10- ⲡⲧⲩⲡⲟⲥ ⲙ
40.11 [ 7- ⲛⲉⲩ ⲁⲣⲁϥ ⲥϣⲉ ⲁ-
40.12 ⲣⲁⲕ tⲛⲟⲩ ⲁⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲉⲕϣⲏ-
40.13 ⲣⲉ ⲓⲏⲥ̅ ⲡⲉⲝⲣⲏⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲱϩⲥ̅
40.14 ⲙⲙⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥⲉ ⲉⲛⲁϣϭⲛ
40.15 ϭⲁⲙ ⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲁⲧⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲛ-
40.16 ϩⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ
40.17 ⲙⲛ ⲧϭⲁⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲙⲡⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ
40.18 ϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲡⲡⲟⲓⲙⲏⲛ ⲛⲡⲥⲡⲉ
40.19 ⲣⲙⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲁⲃⲁⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ̅ ⲛⲧⲁϩⲛ
40.20 ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲱⲛⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲛ̅t ⲉⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲕ
40.21 ⲡⲉⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲕ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙ̅ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡ
40.22 ⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲧ ϩⲛ̅ ⲧ
40.23 ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ⲙⲛ ⲛ
40.24 ⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁϥ ϫⲓⲛ t
40.25 ⲛⲟⲩ ϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϣⲁ ⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ
40.26 ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϣⲁ
40.27 ⲛⲓⲁⲛⲏϩⲉ ϣ]12ⲁ ⲛⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ⲛ
40.28 ⲁⲧⲛⲣⲉⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲓⲱⲛ ϩⲁ
40.29 ⲙⲏⲛ

Source Colophon

Sahidic Coptic text of On the Anointing, Nag Hammadi Codex XI, pages 40. Transcription from codex photographs and critical editions.

Source: Milan Konvicka / Marcion Project (GPL v2).

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