The Teaching of King Amenemhat I
The Instruction and the Betrayal
Egyptian
1.1 𓄂𓂝𓅓𓋴𓃀𓇼𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓁹𓏏𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓈖𓇓𓆤𓇳𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓄣𓏤𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓅭𓇳𓏤𓅆𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅓𓄂𓏏𓏤𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓆓𓂧𓆑𓅓𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏴𓀁𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓆄𓏛𓏥𓈖𓅭𓅆𓆑𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆ḥꜣ,t-ꜥ-m sbꜣ,yt jri̯.t.n ḥm n.(j) nsw-bj,t Sḥtp-jb-Rꜥ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) zꜣ-Rꜥ Jmn-m-ḥꜣ,t ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ḏd =f m wp.wt mꜣꜥ,t n zꜣ =f Nb-r-ḏr
1.2 𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈍𓂝𓏛𓅓𓊹𓅆𓄔𓅓𓏛𓈖𓆓𓂧𓍘𓇋𓇋𓀀𓈖𓎡𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏛𓎡𓋾𓈎𓇋𓇋𓏛𓎡𓈅𓈇𓈅𓈇𓈅𓈇𓁹𓂋𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓𓇉𓅱𓏛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓄤𓏤𓏛𓏥𓋴𓐟𓄿𓈎𓅱𓋴𓐟𓄿𓈎𓅱𓆊𓏛𓏏𓅱𓂋𓋴𓅓𓂧𓏏𓏤𓀁𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂋𓆑𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏ḏd =f ḫꜥi̯ m nṯr sḏm n ḏd.ty =j n =k ((nsw.y)) =((k)) ⟨tꜣ⟩ ḥqꜣ.y =k jdb.pl jri̯ =kwj m-ḥꜣw-ḥr nfr sꜣq.w tw r smd,t r =f tm.t
1.3 𓆣𓂋𓅱𓏏𓍃𓅓𓅓𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂋𓂝𓅱𓄣𓏤𓅓𓐟𓏤𓁷𓂋𓐡𓂡𓀀𓏥[⯑]𓋴𓏏𓅓𓏏𓎡𓈖𓂻𓇋𓅓[⯑]𓅓𓌡𓂝𓏤𓅱𓅪𓈖𓎡𓅓𓎔𓏛𓄣𓏤𓎡𓅓𓌢𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂋𓐍𓏛𓐍𓈖𓌰𓅓𓋴⯑𓅭𓀀𓏥𓅓𓋴𓆣𓂋𓅱ḫpr.w tmm,t rḏi̯.w jb m-sꜣ ḥr [ḥ]r =st m tkn jm =s[n] m wꜥ.w n =k m mḥ jb =k m sn m rḫ ḫnms zꜣ.pl m sḫpr.w
1.4 𓈖𓎡𓅧𓈎𓂻𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂻𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏛𓈖𓇋𓂋𓏭𓀸𓏛𓀀𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓀸𓄿𓅱𓏛𓂡𓀀𓈖𓎡𓄣𓏤𓎡𓆓𓊃𓎡𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖𓅓𓈘𓈇𓏤𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤[⯑][⯑]𓎡n =k ꜥq nn km.n jr,j sḏr.kwj ḥr zꜣw ={j} n =k jb =k ḏs =k ḥr-n,tj nn wn =(j) m mr n z h[rw] [n.(j)] [qsn,t] =k
1.5 𓇋𓅱𓂞𓈖𓀀𓈖𓈙𓍯𓄿𓅱𓅱𓀢𓅪𓈖𓀀𓅓𓋴𓆣𓂋𓅱𓈖𓌰𓅓𓎛𓅱𓀔𓅪𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓂞𓈖𓀀𓄖𓅱𓏭𓂻𓂜𓏏𓏭𓅪𓂜𓃹𓈖𓏛𓀀[⯑]𓏶𓅓𓅱𓀁𓏥𓂓𓏤𓈀𓏥𓀀𓁹𓍿𓊃𓏏⯑𓏛𓂡𓀀𓈖𓎡𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆑jw ḏi̯.n =j n šwꜣ,ww m sḫpr.w nmḥ,w jw ḏi̯.n =j pḥ{wj} jw,tj ⟨mj⟩ ⟨n,tj⟩ n⟨n⟩ wn jn wnm.w{pl} kꜣ =j jri̯ ṯs,t =j n =k rḏi̯.n =j n =f
1.6 𓂝𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓆑𓏭𓁷𓏤𓋴𓆣𓂋𓅱𓁷𓂋𓐡𓂡𓀀𓏥𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓃹𓈖𓐍𓅱𓍼𓍱𓏥𓉐𓀀𓅓𓊪𓈎𓏏𓆀𓍱𓏥𓉐𓀀𓁷𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓀀𓏇𓇋𓆄𓅱𓇋𓇋𓆰𓏥𓀀𓅨𓂋𓎛𓏌𓅱𓂡𓅕𓈖𓏏𓅂𓏌𓏥𓀀ꜥ.wj.du =fj ḥr sḫpr.w ḥr ḥr =st wnḫ.w.pl m p(ꜣ)q,t =j ḥr mꜣꜣ n =j mj šw.y wrḥ{nw}.⟨pl⟩ m ꜥnt,jw =j [ḥr]
1.7 𓄝𓏏𓏏𓅂𓌕𓈗𓂡𓈗𓅕𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓉐𓀀[⯑]𓀀𓋹𓈖𓐍𓅱𓀀𓏥𓅓𓊪𓊃𓈙𓏏𓏴𓏛𓏥𓅓𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓁹𓏥𓈖𓀀𓈎𓄿𓅓𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓂜𓏏𓏭𓅪𓂻𓃀𓅱sti̯.t{jw} mw mẖr,j =j snn.[pl] =j ꜥnḫ.pl m psš,t =(j) m r(m)ṯ.pl jw jri̯ =w n =j qꜣmd,t m jw,tj n bw
1.8 𓄔𓅓𓏛𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓃀𓅱𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓈖𓂚𓄿𓂡𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓂚𓄿𓂡𓏏𓅱𓁷𓏤𓂸𓏏𓃹𓈖𓃒𓈇𓏤𓋴𓅓𓐍𓂜𓋴𓆑𓇳𓂜𓈖𓆎𓐛𓏛𓈖𓃀𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓈖𓐍𓅓𓂜𓀀sḏm.n.tw =f bw-ꜥꜣ n.(j) ꜥḥꜣ n mꜣꜣ.n.tw =f jstw ꜥḥꜣ =tw ḥr mtwn smḫ sf nn km.n bw-nfr n ḫm
1.9 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓆑𓀀𓂋𓐟𓏤𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓇰𓈀𓏥𓊪𓅱𓆼𓄿𓅱𓏭𓇰𓇳𓏤𓆣𓅱𓊏𓊪𓂡𓈖𓀀𓅓𓃹𓈖𓏌𓏏𓇼𓇳𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓄤𓆑𓂋𓄣𓏤𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓎛𓆰𓈖𓎡𓇋𓇋𓍱𓏥𓂠𓏏𓉐𓀀rḫ =f r-sꜣ ms,y(t) pw ḫꜣwj ḫpr.w šzp.n =j m wnw,t n.tj nfr-jb sḏr.kwj ḥr ḥnk,yt =j
1.10 𓃀𓅡𓎼𓄿𓀉𓅪𓈖𓀀𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓈖𓀀[⯑]𓀀𓌞𓋴𓅱𓂻𓇋𓐪𓂧𓏌𓅱𓁺𓈖𓀀𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓋴𓄲𓂋𓅱𓂻𓈍𓄿𓅱𓆱𓏥𓂋𓐩𓏌𓀁𓂋𓏤𓁷𓏤𓀀𓁹𓂋𓎡𓅱𓀀𓏇𓇋𓊄𓏭𓅪bꜣgꜣ.n =j šꜣꜥ.n =j ḥꜣ,tj =j šms.w jqd n =j jstw spẖr.w ḫꜥ,w r nḏ rʾ ḥr =j jri̯.kwj mj zbj
English
1.1 Beginning of the instruction composed by His Majesty the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Sehetepibre, may he live, prosper, and be healthy, the son of Re, Amenemhat, may he live, prosper, and be healthy, the vindicated one. He speaks the truth to his son, the lord of all.
1.2 Having appeared as a god, he says: “Listen to what I tell you. You will rule the land and govern its shores, and you will act beyond what is good. Watch out for the servants who have achieved nothing,
1.3 and for humanity, whose mind is set on deception because of it. Don't go near them. Don't be alone. Don't trust a brother. Don't rely on a friend or sons. Don't make
1.4 any confidant for yourself. A companion will not see things through. I spend the night guarding your own heart for you, because I am not among a man's household supporters on the day of your trouble.
1.5 I gave to the poor and raised the orphan. I let the person who had nothing get ahead, just like one who had no possessions. It was the one who ate my food who complained about me to you. The one to whom I gave
1.6 his arms used them to make a plot. Those dressed in my fine linen looked on me as though I were dry grass. Those anointed with my myrrh were
1.7 pouring out the water from my granary. My living likenesses, my share of humanity, made a funeral lament for me that would otherwise not be heard.
1.8 The scale of the fight could not be seen. People fought on the battlefield and forgot yesterday. Good deeds bring nothing to the one who fails to recognize what he knows.
1.9 It was after the evening meal, when night had fallen. I had enjoyed an hour of contentment. I lay on my bed.
1.10 I was tired, and my heart began to follow sleep. Then weapons were swung about to protect me. I was treated like vermin
The Night Attack
Egyptian
2.1 𓊗𓏤𓏤𓇾𓏤𓈇𓈖𓐖𓏏𓈉𓈖𓉔𓋴⯑𓁺𓀀𓂋𓂚𓄿𓂡𓇋𓅱𓀀𓈖𓎛𓂝𓏏𓏤𓄹𓏥𓀀𓅠𓅓𓏛𓈖𓀀𓎛𓂡𓂡𓂡𓈖𓏭𓂋𓁷𓏤𓂡𓅓𓂝𓅱𓈖𓆑𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓇋𓂋𓊏𓊪𓂡𓈖𓀀𓄿𓋴𓍬𓂻𓐎𓏥𓀀⸮zꜣ-tꜣ? n.(j) ⸢zmy,t⸣ nhsi̯.n =j r ꜥḥꜣ jw =j n ḥꜥ,t.pl =j gmi̯.n =j ḥ(w)-nj-r-ḥr [pw] ⟨n.(j)⟩ mwnf.pl jr šzp.n =j ꜣs
2.2 𓈍𓂝𓅱𓆱𓏥𓅓𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓇋𓅱𓂞𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂽𓈖𓈞𓅓𓅱𓂺𓅓𓂝𓃀𓅯𓄿𓃀𓅯𓄿𓐎𓂡𓏏𓅱𓂜𓈖𓇓𓅱𓏏𓈎𓈖𓈖𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓅓𓎼𓂋𓎛𓏏𓇰𓇳𓏤𓂻𓈖𓂚𓄿𓂡𓏏𓅱𓂜𓈖𓆣𓂋𓅱𓊃𓊪𓊗𓅓𓂝𓏏𓂧𓇝𓏛ḫꜥ,w m ḏr,t =f jw ḏi̯.n =j {n}ḫti̯ {n}ḥm,w ⸮mbb? =tw nn swt qnn.pl m grḥ,t nn ꜥḥꜣ =tw nn ḫpr.w sp-mꜥrd
2.3 𓅓𓐍𓂸𓏏𓏥𓂜𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓍬𓂻𓐎𓏥𓀀𓆣𓂋𓅱𓇋𓅱𓀀𓅓𓐍𓂸𓏏𓏥𓂜𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂜𓈖𓄔𓅓𓏛𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓋴𓇅𓆓𓏏𓏛𓀀𓈖𓎡𓈞𓊃𓀔𓏏𓅱𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎡𓇋𓐍𓏛m-ḫmt =kwj mk,j m =kı͗ stꜣ,w =j ḫpr.w jw =j m-ḫmt =kwj nn sḏm n =j ⟨šny,t⟩ ḥr sw{ꜣ}ḏ =j n =k ⟨nn⟩ ḥmsi̯ =tw ḥnꜥ =k jḫ
2.4 𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓁷𓏤𓋴𓅱𓐍𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓈖𓁷𓂋𓐡𓂡𓀀𓏥𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓋴𓏏𓈖𓏎𓈖𓀀𓄣𓏤𓀀𓅱𓋴𓆑𓄿𓏏𓅯𓅪𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓏤𓅡𓎡𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓅯𓈖𓈞𓏏𓁐𓏥jri̯.y =j ḥr s{w}ḫr.w.pl ={f} =⟨k⟩ ḥr-n,tj nn ḥr.pl ḥr =st ={st} ⟨nn⟩ ⟨ḫmt⟩ =⟨st⟩ n jni̯ [n] =j jb =j wsfꜣ,t n,tj ḥr bꜣk.pl jn jw pꜣu̯.n ḥm,t.pl ⟨ṯsi̯⟩
2.5 𓋴𓐟𓄿𓇋𓇋⯑𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓄞𓂧𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏏𓅱𓂙𓈖𓈖𓏌𓅱𓃫𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓉐𓏤𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓐍𓃀𓅯𓐎𓂡𓏏𓅱𓇋𓅓𓀀𓎙𓂧𓅱𓐎𓏥[⯑]sꜣk.yw jn jw šd.tw ẖnn.pl m ẖnw n.(j) pr jn jw ḫbꜣ =tw jm =j ꜥd.w gb[b]
2.6 𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓋴𓆼𓄿𓀁𓏏𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂜𓈖𓂻𓅱𓏏𓂻𓀀𓇉𓄿𓇋𓇋𓁶𓀀𓈖𓇥𓂋𓂜𓈖𓆣𓂋𓅱𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓋴𓏏𓊃𓊪𓊗𓅓𓁹𓂋𓏏𓁹𓈎𓈖𓈖𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥jn jw sḫꜣ.tw ={k} ⟨nḏs.pl⟩ ḥr jr{t},yt =sn nn jwi̯.t ={j} ⟨jy,t⟩ ḥꜣ.y =j n-ḏr ⟨ms,yt⟩ =⟨j⟩ nn ḫpr.w mj,tt ={st} sp m jri̯.t jri̯ qnn.pl
2.7 𓇋𓅱𓉔𓄿𓃀𓅱𓍁𓂻𓈖𓀀𓂋𓄿𓋁𓃀𓅱𓐎𓈉𓊖𓂋𓇋𓂧𓎛𓅱𓇇𓆰𓏥𓊖𓊢𓂝𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓇥𓂋𓅱𓅱𓈐𓂻𓁷𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓀀𓅓𓈎𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄲𓈅𓏥𓆑𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓇥𓂋𓅱𓅱𓈐𓂻jw hꜣb.w.n =j r ꜣbw ⟨ḥsi̯.n⟩ =⟨j⟩ r jdḥ,w ꜥḥꜥ.kwj ḥr ḏr,ww ⟨tꜣ⟩ ḥr mꜣꜣ n =j m qꜣb.w =f jni̯.n =j ḥr ḏr,ww
2.8 𓅓𓐍𓊪𓈙𓄗𓂡𓏏𓅱𓅓𓐍𓊪𓈙𓄗⯑𓀀𓏥𓅓𓆣𓂋𓅱𓇋𓀾𓏛𓏥𓀀𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓁹𓌾𓏥𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓀁𓈖𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓏥𓅆𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓀓𓏛𓈖𓅱𓀀𓅯𓎛𓂝𓊪𓏭𓊅𓈗𓈘𓏭m ḫpš.tw m ḫpš.{pl} =⟨j⟩ m ḫpr,wj =j jnk jri̯ jt mri̯.y Np{t}r,j trj.n wj pꜣ ḥꜥpj
2.9 𓁷𓏤𓊪𓎼𓄿𓂘𓈇𓏤𓎟𓂜𓎛𓈎𓂋𓅪𓏏𓅱𓇋𓅓𓀀𓂜𓇋𓃀𓃙𓀁𓏏𓅱𓇋𓅓𓀀𓇋𓅱𓈞𓊃𓀔𓏏𓅱𓅓𓁹𓂋𓏏𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤[⯑]𓇋𓅓𓀀𓇋𓅱𓎗𓅱𓏛𓈖𓀀𓎟𓂋ḥr pgꜣ nb n ḥqr =tw jm =j n ⸢jbi̯⸣ =tw jm =j jw ḥmsi̯ =tw m jri̯.t.n =j ḥr sḏd.t[w] ⸢jm⸣ =⸢j⸣ jw wḏ.n =j nb r
2.10 𓊨𓏏𓉐𓇋𓅱[⯑]𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓅓𓋴𓎛𓅱𓆌𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓍯𓄿𓍯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥s,t ⟨jr,j⟩ jw ⟨qnb.n⟩ =⟨j⟩ [m]ꜣj.w.pl jni̯.n =j msḥ.w.pl jw ⟨dꜣr.n⟩ =j wꜣwꜣ,yw jni̯.n =j mḏꜣ,yw
English
2.1 or a desert snake. I woke up ready to fight, with full control of my body again. I discovered that my guards were fighting hand to hand. When I met a man rushing toward me
2.2 with weapons in his hand, I made the trembling coward retreat. But there are no brave men at night. No one fights then. Nothing succeeds
2.3 without you, my protector. Look, the attack on me happened while I was without you. The court did not listen to me when I passed power to you. No one sat with you. So
2.4 I will act according to your plans, since they have no plot behind them and did not intend one. My heart did not show me the negligence of the servants. Have women ever commanded
2.5 fighting troops? Are troublemakers raised inside a house? Can I be weakened while the ground remains secure?
2.6 Are ordinary people remembered for what they do? No harm had come upon me since my birth. Nothing like this has happened in what the brave have done.
2.7 I went to Elephantine and traveled to the marshes of the Delta. I stood at the border of the land and looked into its interior. I reached the farthest limits
2.8 of Khopeshet by my own strength and physical presence. I produced grain, and Neper, the grain god, loved me. The Nile flood respected me
2.9 at every opening. No one went hungry under me. No one went thirsty under me. People could sit because of what I had done, telling stories about me. Every order I gave was in its
2.10 proper place. I tamed lions and brought in crocodiles. I subdued the people of Wawat and brought in the Medjay.
Deeds and Legacy of the King
Egyptian
3.1 𓇋𓅱𓂞𓈖𓀀𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓄝𓏏𓏏𓅂𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓅓𓍿𓊃𓅓𓅱𓄛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥𓈖𓀀𓈖𓉐𓏤[⯑]𓅓𓋞𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏏𓅂𓇯𓏥𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓏏𓈒𓏥𓋴𓐟𓄿𓂋𓏏𓊅𓏏𓈅𓏤jw ḏi̯.n =j jri̯.y ={j} St,tjw šmi̯.t m ṯsm.w.pl jw ={j} ={w} ⟨jri̯⟩.n =j n =⟨j⟩ pr sẖkr m nbw hꜣw,tjw.pl =f m ḫsbd,t sꜣ{r},t
3.2 𓅭𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏥𓅓𓉻𓂝𓄿𓂧𓏏𓊌𓏥𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓈎𓄿𓂋𓏏𓆱𓏥𓍖𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓁹𓈖𓆓𓏏𓇾𓁷𓂋𓐡𓂡𓀀𓏥𓎛𓇳𓎛𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓𓇥𓂋𓏏𓏭𓎟𓏏𓇋𓂋𓏭𓇥𓂋𓅆𓇋𓅱𓄟𓋴⟨m⟩ ⟨ḥḏ⟩ zꜣt,w.pl m ⟨⸮mnh,y?⟩ ꜥꜣ{d,t}.pl ⟨m⟩ ḥmtj qꜣr,t.pl ⟨m⟩ ḥzmn jri̯ n ḏ,t ḥri̯{pl} (((n)ḥḥ)) ḥr =st jw =j rḫ.kwj m-ḏr.tj ⟨jnk⟩ nb{t} jr,j ḏr jw ms
3.3 𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏏𓀁𓆈𓏏𓏥𓅓𓌸𓂋𓅱𓏏𓉕𓏏𓉐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓍘𓅱𓏏𓀁𓏥𓁷𓏤𓅱𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓁷𓏤𓄤𓏤𓏛𓏥𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛𓆑𓇓𓅱𓆄𓅱𓏴𓅪𓅓𓁷𓏤𓎡𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂝𓊃𓈖𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴msyw,t ꜥšꜣ.t m mr,wt.pl jw ={j} ⟨rḫ⟩ ḥr tjwt ḥr wḫꜣḫ ḥr nfr =f ḥr-n,tj nn rḫ =f sw šwi̯ m ḥr =k Z-n-Wsr,(t) ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb)
3.4 [⯑]𓎡𓁷𓏤𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓅓𓈖𓏏𓎡𓄣𓏤𓎡𓆓𓊃𓎡𓁹𓁹𓎡𓏭𓁷𓏤𓅠𓅓𓎛𓅱𓁺𓈖𓀀𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓁒𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓃹𓈖𓏌𓏏𓇼𓇳𓏤𓈖𓏏𓄤𓆑𓂋𓄣𓏤𓂋𓐛𓏤𓇶𓏥𓅓𓅓𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓈖𓂝𓊃𓋴𓈖𓏥rd.du =k ḥr šmi̯.t mntk jb =k ḏs =k jr,t.du =kj ḥr gmḥ.w n =j ms,yt.pl m wnw,t n.t nfr-jb r-gs ḥnmm,t m {n}⟨r⟩ḏi̯ ={s}sn
3.5 𓈖𓎡𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓀢𓏛𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓁹𓅱𓈖𓀀𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓄂𓏏𓏤𓀀𓋭𓊃𓏛𓂡𓀀𓈖𓎡[⯑]𓀀𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓏠𓈖𓇋𓅱𓌙𓊛𓂡𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓄣𓏤𓎡𓏏𓅱𓅂𓏌𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓎝𓎛𓏛n =k jꜣ,wt ={j} m =kı͗ jri̯ =w n =j ẖr,j-ḥꜣ,t =j ṯ(ꜣ)s =j n =k m-pḥ.w[j] =j jnk mnjw n,tj m jb =k twt.jw{nw}.pl ḥr wꜣḥ
3.6 𓌉𓏏𓋖𓆗𓏥𓉐𓂋𓏏𓀗𓈒𓏥𓊹𓅆𓐍𓏏𓅓𓅱𓋨𓉐𓂋𓊨𓏏𓉐𓅓𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓈖𓈖𓎡𓅓𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓅆𓇳𓂋𓂝𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏛𓎡𓋴𓆣𓂋𓅱𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓄂𓏏𓏤𓀀𓂜𓈖𓅓𓁹𓂋𓏏ḥḏ,t pr,t-nṯr ḫtm,w r s,t ⟨jr,j⟩ m šꜣꜥ.n =(j) n =k ⟨hn,w⟩ m wjꜣ Rꜥ ꜥḥꜥ.n nsw,y =k sḫpr.w ẖr,j-ḥꜣ,t =j nn m jri̯.t
3.7 𓈖𓀀𓁹𓈎𓈖𓈖𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓋴𓊢𓂝𓂻𓏠𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀻𓅆𓏥𓋴𓏠𓈖𓐍𓏏𓍊𓏛𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓎡𓂚𓂝𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓅱𓁷𓏤𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓏛𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓈖𓌸𓀁𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓐛𓏤𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂻𓅱𓋴𓊪𓅱n =j jri̯ qnn.pl sꜥḥꜥ mnw.pl smnḫ{t} r(w)ḏ =k ꜥḥꜣ{ꜥ} =kwj ((ḥr)) ((rḫ)) tw ḥr rḫ =kwj ḥr-n,tj nn mri̯.n =f sw r-gs ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) jwi̯ =s pw
3.8 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅱𓏛𓀀𓇋𓈖𓂓𓏤𓎛𓎿𓋴𓏛𓀁𓏥𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓃀𓇋𓄿𓏏𓎺𓄑𓀁𓏞𓉐𓌉𓉐𓈎𓄿𓀠𓏛𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓂢𓏏𓏤𓂡𓏞𓉐𓌉𓉐𓅃𓇋𓀀𓏞𓏎𓈖𓈖𓂝𓏛𓊗𓏭𓅓𓆳𓏏𓇳𓏤𓇹𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓇳𓎆𓎆 […]nfr m-ḥtp.w ={j} jn kꜣ ḥsj.pl jqr nfr m bjꜣ,t zẖꜣ,w-pr-ḥḏ Qꜣi̯-gꜣbw,t zẖꜣ,w-pr-ḥḏ Ḥr(w),j zẖꜣ,w Jnnꜣ-zp-2 m ḥꜣ,t-zp 1 ꜣbd 1 pr,t sw 20 […]
English
3.1 I made the Asiatics go about like obedient dogs. I built myself a house decorated with gold. Its ceilings were of lapis lazuli. Its walls
3.2 were of silver, its floors of stone, its doors of copper, and its bolts of bronze. It was made to last forever, so that eternity itself fears it. I know this because I am lord of it all. Yet there is
3.3 much complaining in the streets. A wise man says yes, seeking its beauty, because he does not know it when he is deprived of your face. Senusret, may you live, prosper, and be healthy,
3.4 your feet are setting out. Your heart belongs to you alone. Your eyes look at me. The children enjoy an hour of happiness beside the people as they praise you.
3.5 My praise is for you. Look, they act for me at my beginning; I tie things together for you at my end. I bring to shore what is in your heart. The statues carry
3.6 the white crown, child of a god. The seal is in its proper place, as I arranged for you. There is rejoicing in Re's boat. Your kingship has been made before me. This is not what
3.7 the brave have done for me. Set up statues. Make your burial shaft excellent. Fight for the one who knows you and whom you know, for he does not want him at the side of his Majesty, may he live, prosper, and be healthy. This is how it comes
3.8 to a good and peaceful end.” For the spirit of the excellent, praised man of good conduct, the treasury scribe Qa-gabut, and the treasury scribe Hori. Written by the scribe Inna-inna in regnal year 1, month 1 of the Peret season, day 20. […]