P.Ryl. 8

Trismegistos: 64747

Transcription based on: Hunt, Arthur S., ed. “8. Liturgical Fragment.” Pages 15–16 in Catalogue of the Greek Papyri in the John Rylands Library Manchester: Volume I Literary Texts (Nos. 1–61). Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1911.

Fragment 1

recto

  1. δ̣.[...]λ̣[...]
  2. + αφ[ε]ται τα παιδια ερχεσ̣θ̣[αι]*
  3. π[ρος] μ̣ε των διουτων εστιν̣ [η]*
  4. βασιλε̣ια των ουρανων +*
  5. + σοι υπεμεινα ολην την η-*
  6. μεραν μνησθητι των οικ-*
  7. [τι]ρ[μων σου] κ̣(υρι)ε̣ αμαρτιας νεο-*
  8. τητος και αγν[οι]ας ο̣υ̣ μη μνησ-*
  9. [θης]
  1. ..[...].[...]
  2. + Su[f]fer the little children to cọ[me]*
  3. t[o] ṃe of such as these iṣ [the]*
  4. kingḍom of heaven +*
  5. + To you I wait the whole d-*
  6. ay. Remember the tender*
  7. [mer]c[ies of you] Ḷ(or)ḍ, sins of*
  8. youth and igno[ran]ce ṇọṭ not do remem-*
  9. [ber].

+ Suffer the little children to come to me, of such as these is the kingdom of heaven +

+ To you I wait the whole day. Remember your tender mercies, Lord; do not remember the sins of youth and ignorance.

verso

  1. [...] σω(τη)ρ φυλαξον
  2. [με] κ(υρι)|[ε ως κο]ρην οφθαλμον
  3. μ̣η̣ ε[γ]κ̣[α]τ̣α̣[λ]ιπις με ως φιλαν*
  4. [θρ]ω[π]ο̣[ς]+[μ]η αποριψις με*
  5. [α]πο το[υ π]ροσωπω σου κ̣[αρ-]*
  6. διαν κ[α]θαραν φιλανθρωπε*
  7. εκτισ[ε]ν επ εμε και σωζον με*
  1. [...] Sav(io)r. Guard
  2. [me] L(or)|[d as the app]le of the eyes;
  3. ṇọṭ f[o]ṛ[s]ạ[k]e me in (your) gr*
  4. [ac]i[ou]ṣ[ness] + [n]ot cast away me*
  5. [f]rom th[e f]ace of you; ḥ[ea-]*
  6. rt p[u]re gracious (God)*
  7. crea[t]e in me and save me.*

… Savior. Guard me, Lord, as the apple of the eyes; in your graciousness, do not forsake me +

Do not cast me away from before your face; a pure, gracious heart, God, create in me and save me.

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