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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.
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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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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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lz
{}amhn {>}26
3Read: e}a%te&tNap.
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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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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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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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{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).
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{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
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{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
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{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&.
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{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
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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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