# ( codex XII ) The Gospel of Truth
# 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

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[ⲁⲩⲱ] ⲛⲉⲧⲥⲱⲧ\ⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟ̣[ϥ
[ⲛⲉϥ]ϯ ⲛⲁⲩ \ⲛ̅ϯϯⲡⲉ [ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲓ \ⲛ̅]
[ⲟⲩⲥ]ⲙⲟⲧ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ⲡϣ̣[ⲏⲣⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ]
[ⲁϥⲟ]ⲩⲱⲛ\ϩ̅ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ̣ [ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲟⲟⲩ]
[ⲉⲡⲉⲓ]ⲱⲧ/ ⲡⲓⲁⲧϣⲁϫ̣ [\ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉ]
[ⲁϥⲛⲓϥ]ⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉ̣[ϩⲣⲁⲓ+ ⲉⲣⲟ]
[ⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲉⲓⲣ]ⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥⲟⲩⲱ̣[ϣ: ⲁϩⲁϩ ϭⲉ]
[ϫⲓ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩ]ⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲛⲉϥϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲡⲥ[ⲙⲟⲧ \ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ]
[ⲣ\\C ⲛⲉ]ⲩϩⲟ \ⲛ̅ϣ\ⲙ̅ⲙⲟ ⲡⲉ [ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ]
[&`4-5$]  ⲉⲛⲉϥⲕⲧⲁⲉⲓⲧ \ⲙ̅.[
&(lineϣ 1-18 lackinϭ)$
[ⲙ\ⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲉⲧϭⲗ]\ⲙ̣̅ⲗⲟⲙⲧ ⲁϥⲡⲟⲣ̣[ⲕⲟⲩ]
[ &`9+-$   ] \ⲛ̅ⲃ\ⲣ̅ⲣⲉ ⲁϥⲥⲟⲟ̣[ϩⲉ ⲉ]
[ϩⲣⲁⲓ+ ⲇⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉ]ⲓ̣ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲩⲥⲗⲁⲁⲧⲉ ⲟ̣[ⲩⲙⲟ]
[ⲉⲓⲧ ⲁϥϣⲱⲡ]ⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲥⲟ<ⲣ[ⲙ>: ⲟⲩ]
[ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁϥϣ]ⲱⲡⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲧ̣[ⲟ \ⲛ̅ⲁⲧ]
[ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ: ⲟ]ⲩⲙ\ⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲥϣ̣[ⲱⲡⲉ]
[\ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙ]ⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲁⲉⲓ ⲡ[ⲉ ⲡϣⲱⲥ]
[ⲉϥⲕⲱ ⲉϩⲣ]ⲁ̣ⲓ̣+ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ\ⲯ̅ⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ̣[ⲩ ⲙ\ⲛ̅ ⲯⲓⲥ]
[\ⲛ̅ⲉⲥⲟⲟⲩ] ⲛ̣ⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲥⲱ[ⲣ\ⲙ̅ ⲁϥ]
[ϣⲓⲛⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲥ]ⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ+ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥⲥⲱⲣ\ⲙ̣̅ [
[ϥⲟⲩⲟⲛ\ϩ̅ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ] ϩ\ⲙ̅ ⲙⲁ ⲛ[ⲓⲙ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛ]
[ⲧⲱϩ ⲉϯϩⲩⲗ]ⲏ̣ ⲧ̣ⲏⲣ\ⲥ̅ ⲡ̣[ⲓⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ]
[\ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ ϥϯ] \ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲡⲟ̣[ⲩⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲁⲩ]
[ⲱ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲧⲉϥⲙ\ⲛ̅]ⲧϩⲁⲣϣϩⲏⲧ#261 [ϥϫⲟⲥⲉ]
[ⲉϫ\ⲛ̅ ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ]ⲓⲙ: ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫ[ⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ]
[ⲡⲉ ⲉϣⲁϥϣⲱ]ⲗ\ⲙ̅ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲡ[<ⲡⲛⲁ> ⲡⲉⲧ]
[ϣⲱⲗ\ⲙ̅ ⲉⲣⲟ]ϥ̣ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲉⲧ̣[ⲉⲡ<ⲡⲛⲁ>]
[ⲥⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ \ⲙ̅]ⲡⲓⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ [ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲩ]
[ⲱ ⲡ<ⲡⲛⲁ> ⲡⲉ]ⲧϯ \ⲙ̅ⲧⲟⲛ ⲛⲁ̣[ϥ
[....\ⲙ̅]ⲙ̣ⲟϥ ⲉϫⲱϥ.[......]
[....ⲉⲃⲟⲗ]ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲛⲓⲥϯⲛⲟ[ⲩϥⲉ \ⲛ̅ϣ]
[<ⲣⲡ> ⲉⲧⲁ<ⲣϣ> ⲟ]ⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲛⲓ[ⲥϯⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ]
[ⲅⲁⲣ ⲡⲉ: ⲟⲩ]ⲯⲩⲭⲓⲕⲟⲛ \ⲙ̅[ⲡⲗⲁⲥⲙⲁ]
[ &`10+-$   ]. ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲉ[ⲣⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ]
[ &`11+-$    ]ⲙ̣ ⲡⲙⲁ .[
[ &`12+-$     ⲉ]ⲧⲃⲉ [ⲡⲁⲓ+ ⲁϥⲉⲓ \ⲛ̅]
[ϭⲓ ⲡⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲗ] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ \ⲙ̣̅[ⲡⲓⲙⲉ]
[ⲡⲓⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲉ]ⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲱ[ⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ]
[ⲉⲧϩⲏⲙ ϫⲉ]ⲕ[ⲁⲁⲥ \ⲛ̅]ⲛⲉϥϣⲱ[ⲡⲉ]
[ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧ] ⲉⲉⲓ ⲛ̣[ⲁϥ \ⲛ̅]ϭⲓ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲟϣ [ⲁⲩ]
[ⲱ ϥⲛ]ⲁ̣ⲃⲱⲗ ϩ[\ⲙ̅ ⲡ]ⲧⲱⲧ \ⲛ̣̅[ϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧ]
[ϫⲏⲕ]ⲡⲁⲓ+ ⲡ[ⲉ ⲡ]ϣⲁϫ̣[ⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡ<ϣⲙ>]
[ⲛⲟⲩ]ϥ̣ⲉ ⲉⲛⲧ[ⲁⲩ]ⲧ̣ⲁϣ̣[ⲉ ⲟⲉⲓϣ \ⲙ̅]
[ⲙⲟϥ ⲡⲟ]ⲩϫⲁⲉ̣[ⲓ ⲡ]ⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲛⲁⲉ[ⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲩ]
[ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ] ⲉⲣⲟⲟ[ⲩ ⲉⲩ]ⲥⲟ<ⲙⲧ> ⲉ̣[ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏ]
[<ⲧϥ> \ⲙ̅ⲡⲟ]ⲩ̣ϫⲁ[ⲉⲓ ⲉ]ⲧⲉⲟⲩ̣.[
[...ⲟⲩⲟ]ⲛϩ [ⲡⲁ]ⲉⲓ ⲉⲧϫ[
[.....] ⲉⲩⲥⲟ<ⲙⲧ> ⲉⲃⲟ[ⲗ
                  ϫⲱ[
[ⲡⲉ ⲡⲟⲩ]ⲟⲉⲓⲛ ⲡⲁⲓ+ [ⲉⲧⲉ <ⲙⲛ> ϩⲁⲓⲃⲉⲥ]
[\ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧ]\ϥ̣̅ <ϫⲛ> \ⲙ̅ⲙ[ⲟⲛ ⲉϣϫⲉ ϣⲁϥ]
[ⲉⲓ \ⲛ̅]ϭ̣ⲓ ⲡⲓⲡⲗⲏⲣⲱ̣[ⲙⲁ: ⲁⲩⲱ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ]
[ⲡⲓ]ϣⲧⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ [ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟ<ⲧⲥ>]
[\ⲛ̅ϯ]ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ: ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁ[ⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲃⲏ]
[ⲏ<ⲧⲥ> ⲛ%87]ϯⲙ\ⲛ̅ⲧⲛⲟ̣[ⲩⲧⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱⲧ \ⲛ̅]
[ⲁⲧ]ϣⲓⲧⲥ ⲁϥϯ \ⲛ̅ⲟ[ⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓϣⲧⲁ]
[ⲕⲁⲓ]ⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ̣ [\ⲛ̅ϭⲓ <ⲙⲛ> ⲗⲁⲁⲩ]
[ⲉⲧ]ⲛ̣ⲁϣⲧⲁⲩⲟ \ⲙ̅ⲡ[ⲣⲏⲧⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲉⲓ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ]
[ⲁⲧϫⲱ]<ϩⲙ> ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲟⲩ[
[ⲡⲃⲁ]ⲑⲟⲥ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓⲱ[ⲧ
[ⲙⲉⲉⲩ]ⲉ ϩⲟⲗⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲧ[ⲟⲟⲧ
[...]ϥϣⲱⲡⲉ: ⲉ[
[...]ⲙⲉⲧ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡ̣[
[...] \ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲧ.[
[....] ⲡϭⲓ̣[ⲛⲉ
[.]ⲟ̣ⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ̣[ⲧⲥⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉ]
[ⲙⲟ]ⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟ[ϥ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ]
ⲉ̣ⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ+ ⲁ̣[ⲁⲫⲑ]ⲁ̣ⲣ̣[ⲥⲓⲁ ⲡⲱⲧ \ⲛ̅ⲥⲁ]
ⲡⲛⲟⲃⲉ ϩⲓ̣[ⲛⲁ] ϫ̣ⲉⲕ[ⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲱ]
[ⲡⲉ] \ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲟⲩ[ⲧⲁⲗ]ϭⲟ: ⲡ.[
[....]. \ⲛ̅.[.]ϣⲱⲡⲉ [...ⲡⲁⲓ+]
[ⲡⲕⲱ] ⲉⲃⲟⲗ̣ [ⲡⲉ] ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟ̣[<ⲧϥ> \ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲟ]
[ⲅ]ⲟ̣ⲥ \ⲛ̣̅ⲧⲉ [ⲡⲓ]ⲡⲗⲏ[ⲣⲱⲙⲁ: ⲡⲁⲓ+]
[ⲅⲁ]ⲣ ⲉϣⲁϥ[ⲡ]ⲱⲧ ⲉⲡ[ⲉⲓ+ⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉ]
[ⲡ]ϣⲱⲛⲉ \ⲙ̣̅[ⲙ]ⲁⲩ ⲉ[ⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ϥϯ \ⲛ̅]
[ⲧ]ⲟⲟ<ⲧϥ> ⲙ[..]ⲗ̣ⲓ̣.[
[ⲡⲓ]ϣⲧⲁ: ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉ ⲡ[ⲉⲧ\ⲣ̅ ϣⲧⲁ]
[ϥ]ϯ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲟⲟ<ⲧϥ> ⲧⲁⲓ̣+ ⲧ[ⲉ ⲑⲉ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲡⲗⲏ]
                              [ⲣⲱⲙⲁ]
&(lineϣ 1-17 lackinϭ)$
[ⲡⲁⲓ+ ϩ\ⲛ̅ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲏⲧⲉ] ⲁ̣ⲩ̣ϣⲁ̣[ϫⲉ ⲉ]
[ⲡ<ⲭⲥ> ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ] ⲥ̣ⲉ̣[ⲛ]ⲁ̣ϫⲓ \ⲛ̅ⲟ[ⲩⲥⲧⲟ]
[\ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲛⲁ]ⲓ+ ⲉⲧϣ̣<ⲧⲣ>ⲧⲱⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ \ⲛ̣̅[ⲧⲟ]
[ⲟ<ⲧϥ> \ⲛ̅ⲥ]ⲉϫⲓ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲧⲱ<ϩⲥ>: ⲡ[ⲓⲧⲱ]
[<ϩⲥ> ⲅⲁⲣ]ⲡ̣ⲉⲡⲛⲁⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲓ̣ⲱ̣[ⲧ]
[ⲉⲁϥ]ⲛⲁⲉ ϭⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲩϫⲓ \ⲙ̅ⲡ[ⲓⲧⲱ]
[<ϩⲥ> ⲡⲁ]ⲉⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫ̣[ⲱⲕ] ⲉ̣ⲃ̣[ⲟⲗ: ⲛⲓⲥ]
[ⲕⲉⲩⲟ]ⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲧⲙϣ[ⲁⲯⲧⲁϩ]
[ⲥⲟⲩ ϩⲟ]ⲧ̣ⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥ̣[ϣ]ⲁⲛ[ⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ]
[ⲃⲟⲗ \ⲛ̅ϭⲓ] ⲡⲓⲧⲱϩ̣\ⲥ̣̅ ⲁϥϣ̣[
[ϣⲟⲩ]ⲉ̣ⲓⲧ: ⲧⲗⲟⲉⲓϭⲉ [ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥ\ⲣ̅]
[\ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲭ]ⲣ̣ⲓⲁ ⲡⲃⲱⲗ ⲉ[ⲃⲟⲗ \ⲙ̅ⲡⲓ]
[ⲧⲱ<ϩⲥ>] ⲧⲉ ϣⲁϥⲕⲁ[ⲧⲉⲭⲉ
[.]ϣ[
[.]ⲛ̣ ⲉⲡⲉⲓ̣ⲇ̣[ⲏ ⲉⲩ<ϩⲙ> ⲡⲃⲁⲑⲟⲥ \ⲙ̅]
[ⲡ]ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲡ̣ⲗ̣ⲟ̣ⲅⲟ̣[ⲥ ⲇⲉ \ⲛ̅ⲧⲁϥ]
[ⲉ]ⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ̣ [ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲥ \ⲛ̅]
ⲧ̣ⲉ ⲡⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲧϣⲁ[ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ϫⲓⲛ]
[\ⲙ̅ⲡ]ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϥϭ̣ⲉ[ⲉⲧ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ]
[ⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ] ϫⲉ̣ ⲙ̣[ⲉ]ⲉⲩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉ[ⲓⲇⲏ ⲉϥ]
[ϭⲱ \ⲛ̅]ϩⲏ[ⲧ\ϥ̅] ⲉⲙⲡⲁ<ⲧϥ>[ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ]
[ⲉⲃⲟ]ⲗ ϥⲛⲁ̣ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇ[ⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲟⲩ]
[ⲱ]\ⲛ̣̅ϩ ⲉⲃ̣ⲟⲗ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ̣ [ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲉⲩ]
[ⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ] \ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲡⲟⲩⲱϣ [\ⲙ̅ⲡⲉ<ⲧϥ>]
[ⲟⲩⲱϣ]ⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ̣ [ⲡⲉ<ⲧϥ>ⲙⲟ]
[<ⲧⲛ> \ⲙ̅]ⲡ̣ⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏ[<ⲣϥ> \ⲛ̅ϩⲏ<ⲧϥ>
[\ⲛ̅ϭⲓ ⲡⲉ]ⲓⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡ[ⲉ<ⲧϥ>ⲉⲩⲇⲟⲕⲉⲓ]