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ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ Coptic
Dictionaries
| Resource | Description |
| Marcion Database | By far the best option for a Coptic dictionary. Download, install, enjoy. A seriously excellent resource. |
| Mani Coptic Dictionary | Appears to contain the same Coptic dictionary as the Marcion database, but without all the other resources. |
| Crum Online #1 | Includes Greek and Arabic indices. |
| Crum Online #3 | Includes Coptic character entry. |
| Crum Online #4 | Probably the least-accessible copy around. |
| Crum Online #5 | There really are a lot of ways to get this book. Just use Marcion, though. |
| Bohairic Dictionary PDF | Extremely useful to have around, especially at the Bohairic grocery store when you can't remember how to ask for broccoli. |
| Coptic-Latin Dictionary | See also the Latin-Coptic dictionary. |
| Another Coptic-Latin Dictionary | The Lexicon Linguae Copticae |
| Yet Another Coptic-Latin Dictionary | The Venerable Lexicon Aegyptiaco-Latinum |
| How Many Coptic-Latin Dictionaries Are There? | This one includes Arabic and is very, very old. |
| Words and Frequencies in the NT | A very useful resource for the study of the Coptic NT. |
| Coptic Vocabulary List | A short PDF file. |
| Short English-Coptic Vocabulary | With illustrative sentences, taken from many different sources. |
| English-Coptic List | A medium-sized list of words. |
| Coptic-English List | The counterpart to the above. |
Grammars
| Resource | Description |
| John Martin Plumley | Also available in Marcion. Came before Layton's time. |
| Compendious Coptic Grammar | Quite compendious and quite old. |
| Bohairic Morphology | A nice summary including good verb tables. |
| Sahidic Morphology | Another nice summary, this for the Sahidic dialect. |
| Grammaire Copte | In French; contains a chrestomathy. |
| German Coptic Grammar | From 1880, by Stern. |
| Other German Coptic Grammar | This one comes from 1850, by Schwartze and Steinthal. |
| Grammatica Linguae Copticae | Like all great works, written in Latin. |
| Rudimenta Linguae Copticae | For when you know Latin and only need the rudiments of something. |
| Layton's Coptic in 20 Lessons | The internet is a strange, wonderful place. |
| Learn Coptic Online | A great set of lessons, very well put together and fun to use. |
| Coptic Bohairic Lessons | A decent site. |
| Coptic Lessons Online | From the St. Shenouda website; you'll need a special font. |
| The 14-Step Coptic Lessons | Requires a Coptic font. |
| Listen and Learn Coptic | Become an Egyptian person, from the time of the pharaohs... |
| Learn Bohairic Online | PDF files, although they don't appear to use the Coptic characters... |
| Learn with Transliterations | We're not really convinced that this is the best way. |
| Short Introductory Course PDF | Calling all deacons and Sunday schools! |
| Coptic Lessons | A short series. |
| Simplified Coptic Lessons | Sadly, it looks like there's only one. |
Charts & Aids
| Resource | Description |
| Bohairic Morphology | A nice summary including good verb tables. |
| Sahidic Morphology | Another very nice summary, this for the Sahidic dialect. |
| Overview of Verb Tenses | Terminology is not that of Layton. |
| Conjugation of Verbs | Requires a Coptic font. |
| Synopsis of Coptic Grammar | Also requires a Coptic font here. |
| Coptic Concordance | Yes, this is definitely amazing. |
Texts
| Resource | Description |
| Sahidic New Testament | A very lovely file with the entire NT. |
| Bohairic New Testament | From the same source as the Sahidic above. |
| Collection of the Coptic NT | Relevant files are #'s 115, 127, 128, 129, and 131. |
| Coptic Bible Online | PDF files, and other pages require a Coptic font. |
| The Unbound Bible | Bible texts online in many languages with parallel viewing. |
| Moheb's Coptic Bible books | A number of scanned books with Coptic biblical texts. |
| University of Bonn Collection | Great texts here. |
| Coptic Scriptorium | Awesome site! |
| Italian Papyri Website | You might need to know Italian... |
| Nag Hammadi | Let's disco dance, Nag Hammadi! |
| Coptic Text Database | In French; you can search. |
| MODERN coptic texts! | What do you mean, you thought the language was dead?!? |
| Bohairic - Arabic NT | PDF files; the Coptic is below the Arabic for each chapter. |
| The Coptic Pentateuch | Book in German, text in Coptic. |
| A few Coptic OT Books | Only certain ones, though. |
| Coptic NT Bohairic | Large files; there are better options. Luke/John, Paul, other books. |
| Coptic NT Sahidic | Same as above. John, Paul 1 & 2, Acts, Catholic Epistles/Revelation. |
| Sahidic Deuteronomy, Jonah, Acts | It's a new biblical papyrus! |
| Coptic version of Acts | The great Acta Apostolorum. |
| Coptic Book of Job | He was a very just man. |
| Coptic Manuscripts Online | Images, plus descriptions and other information. |
| More Coptic Manuscripts | From the St. Shenouda Coptic Society, with descriptions. |
| Images of Coptic Manuscripts | Many different texts, lots of fun to read! |
| Coptic Texts, Books, and Manuscripts | Take the time to look around, it's worth it. |
| Coptic Apocrypha | The Upper Egyptian dialect. |
| Miscellaneous Coptic Texts | In the dialect of Upper Egypt. A large PDF file. |
| Gospel of Judas | From National Geographic. |
| Gospel of Thomas | An interlinear PDF. |
| Coptic Doxologies | A number of different doxologies. |
| Apostolical Constitutions | Contains an English translation. |
| Coptic Psalter | Bless the Freer collection! |
| Martyrdom of Saint George | Lots of Coptic to read. |
| Short Texts in Coptic | Our man Crum makes an appearance. |
| Martyrdom of Saint Helias | In French, with Coptic. |
| Life of the Coptic Patriarch Isaac | With a critical analysis in French. |
| Coptic Fragments from Christian History | From various places (in French, with Coptic). |
| BYU Coptic Resources | Various Coptic texts. |
Other Resources
| Resource | Description |
| The Coptic Encyclopedia | A truly majestic collection. |
| Short Bibliography of Coptic Studies | Not complete, certainly, but a nice place to begin. |
| Some Very Old Coptic Reference Books | In many different languages, including Coptic. To read them, click on the title, then click the image of the book. |
| Checklist of Old Text Editions | Papyri, ostraca, and tablets. |
| List of Coptic study resources | A list of print and other materials. |
| Study of the Coptic Calendar | Looks good, though we certainly aren't experts. |
| Bibliography of Coptic Phonology | A very nice list, with links to the files. |
| Second Bibliography | A collection from a conference. |
| Journal of Coptic Studies | Unfortunately you have to have an institutional subscription to access this. |
| Coptic Church Review | FREE scholarship! |
| Gerard Luttikhuizen | A personal website, with some articles. |
| April Deconick | Another scholar. |
| Alin Suciu | A third scholar. |
| Kame Forum | You can feel their excitement - serious Coptic enthusiasts are here, so join the group and contribute to their projects. |
| St. Shenouda portal | For many topics of Coptica. |
| Remenkimi portal | Various items of interest. |