# ( codex VI ) Plato, Republic 588A-589B
# Nag Hammadi Library — Marcion transcription (Milan Konvicka), GPL-2.0
# Layer: Unicode normalization (CHA/TLL 2026). Mapping: caps A B G D E Z H Q I K L M N X O P R S T U F C* Y W -> Greek-set; lower s f h j g t -> demotic-set (s=ϣ f=ϥ h=ϩ j=ϫ g=ϭ t=ϯ); backslash+letter = letter+U+0305 supralinear; ? = U+0323 uncertainty dot; [ ] Leiden as received. *C AMBIGUOUS (ϭ~ⲝ attested both ways) — passed through as C; V and rare lowercase/sigla (% & $ ` # digit-markers) passed through verbatim. The ASCII layer is the transcription of record. · lines: 109 · seat EA-CORPORA-02/15 · alexanarch.org

#26ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲟⲩ-
ⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲙⲁ: ⲙⲁⲣ\ⲛ̅ϫⲓ ϭⲉ
ⲛⲁⲛ \ⲛ̅\ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣ\ⲡ̅/ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ
ⲛⲁⲛ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧ\ⲛ̅ⲛⲁϭⲓⲛⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ
ⲉϥϫⲱ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ: ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ
ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲓⲧ\ϥ̅ \ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛ\ⲥ̅ ⲧⲉⲗⲉ-
ⲱⲥ: ϣⲁϥϫⲓ ⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲱⲥ:
ⲙⲏ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲓ+ ⲁⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩ-
ϫⲡⲓⲟϥ: ⲧⲉⲓ+ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓⲅⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲉ
ⲉⲧⲉϣϣⲉ: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲓ+ ⲇⲉ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉ-
ⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ: ⲁⲛϣⲁϫⲉ: ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ
ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉϯⲣⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓ ⲛ-
ϭⲟⲛ\ⲥ̅: ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲡⲉϯⲣⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓ-
ⲟⲛ: ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲟⲩ\ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ
ⲟⲩϭⲟⲙ: \ⲛ̅ⲁϣ ϭⲉ \ⲛ̅ϩⲉ ⲡⲉ-
ϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩ<3ϩⲓ>3ⲕⲱⲛ ⲉⲙ\ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ
ⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲯⲩⲭⲏ:
ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲛⲁ\ⲙ̅ⲙⲉ \ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲡⲉⲛ-
ⲧ̣[ⲁ]ϥ̣ϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ̣+ ⲁ̣ϥ̣[
[....]ⲁ̣ⲣ ⲡⲉ ⲡ\ϯ̅[
ⲛⲉ ⲏ%80 \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ ⲁⲛ[
ϣⲟⲟⲡ/ ⲛⲁⲓ+: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ \ⲙ̣̅[
ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲩ [
ⲁⲣⲭⲱⲛ: ⲛⲁⲓ+ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲛ-
ⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲫⲩⲥⲓⲥ: ⲁⲩⲱ
ⲡⲭⲓⲙⲁⲣⲣⲁⲓⲥ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲡⲕⲉⲣⲃⲟⲩ
ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣ\ϥ̅ ⲉⲛ-
ⲧⲁⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩ\ⲣ̅ⲕ̣ⲁ̣-
ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲁⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲱ=
ⲉⲃⲟⲗ \ⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲙⲟⲣⲫⲏ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ϩⲉⲛ̣-
ⲉⲓⲛⲉ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲏ-
ⲣⲟⲩ \ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ/: ⲉⲩ-
ϫⲱ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲣⲓ ϩⲱⲃ ⲧⲉ-
ⲛⲟⲩ: ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓⲅⲉ
\ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲱⲧ/ ⲡⲉ: ⲡⲁⲓ+ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥϣⲱ-
ⲡⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉϥ-
ϣ\ⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲟⲉⲓⲧ/ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ \ⲛ̅ⲁⲡⲉ:
ϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲉⲛ ⲉϥⲟ \ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ \ⲙ̅-
ⲡⲓⲛⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ \ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲛ:
ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥϭ\ⲙ̅ϭⲟⲙ \ⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ
ⲉⲃⲟⲗ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲉ \ⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣ\ⲡ̅/: \ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ
ⲛⲁⲓ+ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲓⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ/-
ⲛⲁϣ\ⲧ̅/: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧ/ⲙⲟⲕ\ϩ̅ \ⲛ̅ⲥⲉ-
ϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ \ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ\ϥ̅ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩ-
ⲉⲣⲅⲟⲛ: ⲉⲡⲓⲇⲏ ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩ\ⲣ̅-
ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲟⲩ
ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲗⲁ/ϩ]12ⲗⲉϩ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ\ⲛ̅
ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣ\ϥ̅ ⲉⲧ/ⲧ\ⲛ̅-
ⲧⲱⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩ\ⲣ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ
ϯⲛⲟⲩ ϩ\ⲙ̅ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ: ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ
ⲅⲁⲣ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ/ ⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩ-
ⲉⲧ/ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲉⲧ/ ⲡⲓⲛⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ
[ &`6+-$ⲟ]ⲩ̣ⲱⲧ/ ⲡⲉ ⲡ̣[...] \ⲙ̅
[ &`6+-$]ⲧ̣ⲱϭⲉ: ⲁ[ⲩ]ⲱ̣ ⲡ̣ⲁⲓ+
[.... ϣ]\ⲃ̅ⲃⲓⲁⲉⲓⲧ/ \ⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁ \ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ
[ⲉⲡϣⲟ]ⲣ̣\ⲡ̅/̣: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁϩⲥⲛⲁⲩ
[ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩ]ϣ\ⲙ̅: ⲁⲩ\ⲣ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ:
[ⲧ]ⲉⲛⲟⲩ ϭⲉ ⲧⲱϭⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲩ-
ⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧ\ⲛ̅ⲁⲁⲩ \ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲁ \ⲛ̅-
ⲟⲩⲱⲧ/: ϣⲟⲙⲉⲧ/ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲉ: ϩⲱⲥ-
ⲧⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϯ ⲟⲩⲱ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ
\ⲛ̣̅ⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲓ-
ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲧ/ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ \ⲛ̅ⲑⲓⲕⲱⲛ
\ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ: \ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ-
ⲧⲉ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ϣϭⲟⲙ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ
ⲉⲛⲉⲧ\ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲟⲩⲛ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡⲉⲧ/-
<3ϩⲓ>3ⲃⲟⲗ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ\ϥ̅ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ:
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥ\ⲣ̅ⲫⲉⲛⲉⲥⲑⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲉ-
ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲁϣ \ⲛ̅ⲍⲱⲟⲛ: ⲁⲩⲱ
ϫⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩ\ⲣ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲥⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ
ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ: ⲡⲉϫⲁⲉⲓ
ⲇⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲥ\ⲣ̅ ⲛⲟϥ-
ⲣⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛ\ⲥ̅ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ:
ⲡⲉⲧ/ϫⲓ \ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛ\ⲥ̅ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲟϥ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ
ⲥ\ⲣ̅ ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ: ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙ\ⲛ̅-
ⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲫⲉⲗⲉⲓⲁ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ: ⲁⲗⲗⲁ
ⲡⲉⲧ\ⲣ̅ ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ+ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ-
ⲧⲉⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ+ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ \ⲛ̅ⲑⲏ-
ⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲧ/ⲑⲟⲟⲩ: ⲁⲩⲱ \ⲛ̅ϥϩⲟ-
ⲙⲟⲩ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ \ⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲛⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ:
ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲇⲉ \ϥ̅ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙ\ⲛ̅ⲧ/ϭⲱⲃ
\ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧ\ϥ̅-
ⲛⲁⲁⲁⲩ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛϭⲱⲃ ⲛⲉ:
ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲥⲱⲕ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ-
ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧ\ϥ̅\ⲣ̅ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ \ⲛ̅ϣⲟ-
[ⲣ\ⲡ̅/ ⲁ]ⲩ̣ⲱ \ⲛ̅ϥ̣[
[....]ⲛ̣ⲏⲑⲉ̣ⲓ̣[ⲁ
ⲛⲁϥ ϩ\ⲛ̣̅ ⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲥ̣[
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϣⲁϥⲉⲓⲣⲉ \ⲛ̅[
ⲃⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙ\ⲛ̅ⲧ/ϫⲁϫⲉ ϩⲣⲁⲓ+ \ⲛ̅ϩ̣[
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲙⲓϣⲉ ⲉⲩⲟⲩ-
ⲱⲙ: ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲣⲁⲓ+
\ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ: ⲛⲁⲓ+ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲩ \ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲧ\ⲣ̣̅-
ⲉⲡⲁⲓⲛⲟⲩ \ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓ ⲛϭⲟⲛ\ⲥ̅:
ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲛ ϭⲉ ⲡⲉⲧ/ϣⲁϫⲉ
ϩⲱⲱϥ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲥ\ⲣ̅
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛ-
ⲉⲓⲣⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲓ+ \ⲛ̅ϥϣⲁϫⲉ \ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
\ⲙ̅ⲫⲟⲩⲛ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲥⲉⲁ-
ⲙⲁϩⲧⲉ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ: ⲉⲧⲃⲉ
ⲡⲁⲓ+ \ⲛ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ϣⲁϥϣⲓⲛⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ
ϥⲓ ⲡⲉⲩⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ \ⲛ̅ϥⲥⲁⲛⲟⲩ-
ϣⲟⲩ: \ⲛ̅ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲅⲉ-
ⲱⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉϣⲁϥⲥⲁⲁⲛ\ϣ̅ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥ-
ⲅⲉⲛⲏⲙⲁ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲏⲛⲉ: ⲁⲩⲱ \ⲛ̅-
ⲧⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ \ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲟⲛ \ⲣ̅-
ⲕⲱⲗⲩⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲱⲧ/: