The Dispute of a Man with His Ba
The Man Answers His Ba
Egyptian
1 […] 𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓆓𓂧 […][…] tn r ḏd […]
2 𓂜𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂝𓀁𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓂋[⯑] […]n nmꜥ.n [ns] =[s]⸢n⸣ [j]w r ⸮ẖꜣ[_]? […]
3 𓂧𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓌥𓏛𓏥𓂜𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂝𓀁𓈖𓄓𓄹𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓄋𓊪𓏴𓈖𓀀dbꜣ,w n nmꜥ.n ns =sn ⸢j⸣w ⸢wp⸣i̯.n =j
4 𓂋𓏤𓀀𓈖𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑rʾ =j n bꜣ =j wšb =j ḏd.t.n =f
5 𓇋𓅱𓈖𓄿𓅨𓂋𓂋𓀀𓅓𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂜𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀jw nꜣ wr r =j m-mjn n mdwi̯ bꜣ =j
6 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓏏𓅨𓂋𓂋𓂝𓃀𓂝𓀁𓇋𓅱𓏇𓇋[⯑]𓀀ḥnꜥ =j jw gr.t wr r ꜥ⸢b⸣ꜥ jw mj wsf =j
7 𓇋𓅓𓂜𓈝𓅓𓂻𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆑𓈖𓀀𓁷𓂋𓋴 […]jmi̯ šm bꜣ =j ꜥḥꜥ =f n =j ḥr =s […]
8 […] 𓆑𓂜𓈖[⯑]𓆑 […][…] =f nn ꜥ[_]⸮m? =⸮f? […]
9 […] 𓆑𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓅓𓍲𓈖𓏌𓅱𓍢𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓎛𓍢𓂜𓈖⸢…⸣ =f m ẖ,t =j m šnw nwḥ nn
10 𓆣𓂋𓅓𓂝𓆑𓂋𓅱𓇋𓂻𓆑[⯑][⯑]ḫpr m-ꜥ =f rwj =f hrw [q]s[n,t]
11 𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓁷𓏤𓏏𓉔𓏏𓂾𓂻𓀀𓂜𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀m =tn bꜣ =j ḥr thi̯.t =j n sḏm.n =j
12 𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓋴𓍬𓂻𓀀𓂋𓅓𓏏𓀏𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓈖𓆑n =f ḥr stꜣ{s} =j r m(w)t n jyi̯.t =⟨j⟩ n =f
13 𓁷𓏤𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡[⯑]𓐍𓏏𓊮𓂋𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓏏𓊮𓀀ḥr ḫꜣꜥ =⟨j⟩ ḥr ḫ,t r smꜣm.t =j
14 [⯑]𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏛𓆑 […] 𓐟 […] 𓆑⸢ptr⸣ mn,t =f […] ⸮sꜣ? […] =f
15 𓏏𓎡𓂻𓆑𓇋𓅓𓀀𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓈎𓋴𓌟𓈖𓏏𓅪𓏥tk⟨n⟩ =f ⸢jm⸣ =j hrw qsn,t
16 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆑𓅓𓊪𓆑𓐞𓏤𓏇𓇋𓁹𓈖𓅘𓎛𓊪𓅱𓀁𓀀ꜥḥꜥ =f m pf gs mj jri̯ nḥp,w
17 𓊪𓅬𓄿𓇋𓋴𓊪𓅱𓉐𓂋𓂋𓂻𓏎𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓆑𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀pꜣ js pw prr jni̯ =f sw r =f bꜣ =j
18 𓅱𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅪𓂋𓊃𓂧𓎛𓀁𓄿𓉔𓅪𓁷𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇋𓉔𓅓𓂡wḫꜣ r sdḥ ꜣh(,w) ḥr ꜥnḫ jhm
19 𓅱𓀀𓂋𓅓𓏏𓀏𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓀀𓈖𓆑𓋴𓇛𓈖𓆓𓅓𓏛wj r m(w)t n jyi̯.t =j n =f snḏm
20 𓈖𓀀𓋀𓏏𓈉𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓈎𓋴𓌟𓈖𓏏𓅪𓊪𓅱𓊪𓄡𓂋𓏏𓄲𓇳n =j jmn,t jn-jw qsn,t pw pẖr,t
21 𓊪𓅱𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇋𓅱𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏥𓐍𓂋𓀒𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓈖𓏏𓂧𓂾𓂻𓂋𓎡pw ꜥnḫ jw ḫt.pl ḫr =sn ḫn{t}d r =k
22 𓁷𓏤𓇋𓋴𓆑𓏏𓅪𓏥𓍯𓄿𓎛𓎝𓏛𓌳𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓅪𓀀ḥr jsf,t wꜣḥ mꜣjr =j
23 𓅱𓆓𓂝⯑𓏛𓅱𓀀𓅝𓏏𓏭𓅆𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪wḏꜥ wj Ḏḥwtj ḥtp
24 𓊹𓏤𓏥𓐍𓊃𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓂋𓀀nṯr.pl ḫsf Ḫnsw ḥr =j
25 𓏞𓀀𓅓𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓀗𓏛𓄔𓅓𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓅆𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓀀zẖꜣ,w m-mꜣꜥ,t sḏm Rꜥ mdw =j
26 𓊃𓎼𓀝𓅱𓇋𓄿𓇳𓊛𓐍𓊃𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡sg wjꜣ-⸮Rꜥ? ḫsf
English
1 […] you, to say […].
2 Their [tongues] have not been partial. It is for […]
3 payment. Their tongues have not been partial. Then I opened my mouth
4 to my ba and answered what it had said:
5 “This is too much for me today! My ba will not speak with me.
6 It goes beyond all excess; it is as though I were forsaken.
7 Let my ba not depart; let it stand by me in this […].
8 […] him. It will not […] his […].
9 […] him from my body with net and cord. It will not
10 come to pass through his hand that he departs on the day of trouble.
11 Look, my ba wrongs me when I do not listen
12 to it: it drags me toward death before I have come to it,
13 and casts me into the fire to burn me.
14 What is its manner? […] back […] his […].
15 Let it draw near to me on the day of trouble.
16 Let it take its stand on that side, as the one who praises will do.
17 This is one who goes forth and draws him to himself. My ba,
18 too foolish to soothe the pain of living, you drive
19 me toward death before I have reached it. Make
20 the West pleasant for me. Is that such a hardship? A cycle
21 is life; even trees fall. Tread
22 upon injustice while my suffering endures.
23 May Thoth, who satisfies the gods, judge me.
24 May Khonsu defend me,
25 the truthful scribe. May Re hear my words,
26 who steers the sun-bark. May Isdes defend
The Ba Urges Him to Live
Egyptian
27 𓇋𓋴𓂧𓊃𓏊𓅆𓁷𓂋𓀀𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐[⯑]Jsds ḥr =j m ꜥ,t ḏs[r.t]
28 [⯑]𓋴𓐟𓄿𓂋𓌗𓅪𓀀𓅱𓂧𓈖𓍖𓏛𓅓[ḥr]-n,tt sꜣr =j wdn ⸮⸢m⸣? ⸮[ꜣtp,w]?
29 𓆑𓄿𓀋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆓𓇛𓅓𓏛𓐍𓋴𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡fꜣi̯.n =f n =j nḏm ḫsf
30 𓊹𓏤𓏥𓈙𓏏𓍔𓄿𓏛𓏥𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓈖𓀀nṯr.pl štꜣ.pl ẖ,t =j ḏd.t.n n =j
31 𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓂜𓈖𓏏𓎡𓇋𓋴𓊃𓀀𓏤𓇋𓅱𓎡𓏏𓂋𓆳𓀁bꜣ =j n ntk js z jw =k tr
32 𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏏𓊪𓏏𓂋𓆳𓆎𓅓𓏛𓎡𓎔𓂝𓇋𓇋𓀁𓎡𓁷𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍ꜥnḫ.t(j) ptr km =k mḥi̯.y =k ḥr ⸢ꜥnḫ⸣
33 𓏇𓇋𓎟𓀀𓊢𓂝𓉴𓏛𓏥𓀀𓆓𓂧𓀀𓂜𓈝𓅓𓂻𓀀mj nb-ꜥḥꜥ.pl ḏd =j n šm =j
34 𓇋𓅱𓈖𓆑𓄿𓂋𓇾𓈇𓏤𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂝𓈖𓏏𓅱𓁷𓏤𓏏𓆑𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂾𓂻𓏥𓂜𓈖jw nfꜣ r tꜣ nḥm-n tw ḥr tf.yt nn
35 𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓏏𓍢𓂝𓎡𓐍𓈖𓂋𓇋𓂉𓀁𓀀𓎟𓁷𓏤𓆓𓂧nwi̯.t(w) =k ḫnrj nb ḥr ḏd
36 𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓎁𓏏𓂡𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓏏𓎡𓅓𓏏𓀏𓂋𓈖𓎡jw =j r jṯi̯(.t) =k jw gr,t =k m(w)t(.tj) rn =k
37 𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊨𓏏𓉐𓈖𓆑𓄿𓈖𓏏𓐍𓈖𓏏𓅯𓂻𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏛ꜥnḫ s,t nfꜣ n.t ḫni̯.t ⸮ꜥfd⟨.t⟩?
38 𓈖𓏏𓄣𓏤 […] 𓈖𓆑𓂧𓈎𓄣𓏤𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤𓊪𓅱𓋀𓏏𓈉𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛[⯑] […]⸮n.t? jb […] ⸮n? ⸮fdq? jb dmj pw jmn,t ẖni̯,t qs[_] […]
39 𓁷𓏤𓇋𓂋𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀[⯑] […] [⯑]𓀀ḥr jr sḏm n =j bꜣ =j ⸮jw[,tj]? […] ⸮n[n]? ⸮[n]? =⸮j?
40 [⯑]𓏏𓏏𓀾𓏛𓄣𓏤𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓇋𓅱𓆑[b]tꜣ t(w)t jb =f ḥnꜥ =j jw =f
41 𓂋𓅓𓂝𓂋𓐬𓏛𓂋𓂝𓀀𓊪𓎛𓄖𓂻𓆑𓋀𓏏𓈉𓏇𓇋r mꜥr rḏi̯ =j pḥ =f jmn,t mj
42 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴𓆑𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓁷𓂋𓇯𓇾𓈇𓏤𓀀𓁷𓏤n,tj m mḥr =f ꜥḥꜥ.n ḥr(,j)-tꜣ ḥr
43 𓈎𓂋𓋴𓆱𓆑𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓁹𓏏𓈖𓇋𓄿𓇋𓋺qrs =f jw =j r jri̯.t njꜣj [ḥr]
44 𓆞𓄿𓏏𓐎𓏥𓎡𓊃𓆓𓂧𓅓𓀁𓎡𓎡𓇋𓇋𓊸𓅡𓀏ẖꜣ,t.pl =k sḏdm =k ky bꜣ
45 𓅓𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀉𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓁹𓏏𓈖𓇋𓄿𓇋𓋺𓇋𓐍𓏛m nnw jw =j r jri̯.t njꜣj jḫ
46 𓍃𓅓𓆑𓎛𓎿𓊃𓅱𓊡𓊃𓆓𓂧𓅓𓀁𓎡𓎡𓇋𓇋𓊸𓅡𓀏tm =f ḥs.w sḏdm =k ky bꜣ
47 𓈖𓏏𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓊮𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓀁𓀀𓈗𓁷𓏤𓃀𓅡𓄿𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏏𓈗n,t⟨j⟩ tꜣ.w swrj =j mw ḥr bꜣbꜣ,t
48 𓍿𓊃𓇋𓇋𓍞𓂡𓀀[⯑] […] 𓆄𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳ṯsi̯.y =j šwy[,t] […] šw,t
49 𓊃𓆓𓅓𓀁𓎡𓎡𓇋𓇋𓊸𓅡𓀏𓈖𓏏𓏭𓎛𓈎𓂋𓅪𓇋𓂋𓉔𓇋𓅓𓂝𓎡sḏ⟨d⟩m =k ky bꜣ n,tj ḥqr jr ⟨j⟩h{j}m =k
50 𓅱𓀀𓂋𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓊪𓅯𓄿𓈎𓇋𓀾𓏛𓂜𓈖wj r m(w)t m pꜣ qj nn
51 𓅠𓅓𓎡𓐍𓈖𓏏𓅯𓂻𓎡𓁷𓂋𓋴𓅓𓋀𓏏𓈉[⯑]gmi̯ =k ḫni̯.t =k ḥr =s m jmn,t wꜣ[ḥ]
52 𓄣𓏤𓎡𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓌢𓈖𓀀𓂋𓆣𓂋𓏏𓃛𓂝𓅱𓄯𓀀jb =k bꜣ =j sn =((j)) r ḫpr.t jwꜥ,w =⸮j?
English
27 me in the sacred chamber,
28 for my distress is heavy with the [burden]
29 he has weighed for me. How welcome if the gods ward off
30 the secrets of my body!” What my ba said to me:
31 “You are no man! Are you even
32 alive? What have you gained? Care for life
33 as a wealthy man does.” I said, “I have not gone
34 there. That counts for nothing. Yet you are leaping away;
35 no one will care for you. Every criminal says,
36 ‘I will seize you.’ Then you are dead, though your name
37 lives on. That place is a resting place, a destination
38 for the heart […]. The West is a landing place; its hard voyage […] face.
39 If my ba listens to me, though I am without
40 crime, and its heart agrees with mine, then it
41 will prosper. I will bring it to the West, like
42 one within his pyramid, while a survivor stands beside
43 his coffin. I will make a cooling fan [for]
44 your corpse, so you make another ba envious,
45 one weary with exhaustion. I will make a cooling fan
46 so it does not grow cold; you will make another ba envious,
47 one scorched by heat. I will drink water at the watering place,
48 and raise dry rushes […] a shelter of shade,
49 so you make another ba, hungry, envious. If you drive
50 me toward death in this way, you will not
51 find a place to rest in the West. Be considerate,
52 my ba, my brother, until my heir comes of age,
The Ba Warns of the Grave
Egyptian
53 𓂧𓂋𓊪𓂞𓏏𓏭𓆑𓏭𓊢𓂝𓏏𓂻𓆑𓏭𓁷𓏤𓇉𓄿𓏏𓉐𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤drp.tj =fj ꜥḥꜥ.t(j) =fj ḥr ḥꜣ,t hrw
54 𓈎𓂋𓋴𓀾𓂡𓋴𓐟𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏛𓆑𓎛𓆰𓈖𓎡𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂠𓋳𓏤qrs sꜣi̯.y =f ḥnk,yt
55 𓈖𓏏𓊻𓂋𓈉𓇋𓅱𓄋𓊪𓏴𓈖𓈖𓀀𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓂋𓏤𓆑𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓆑n.t ẖr,t-nṯr jw wpi̯.n n =⸢j⸣ bꜣ =j rʾ =⸢f⸣ wšb =f
56 𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓀀𓇋𓂋𓊃𓐍𓆼𓄿𓀁𓎡𓈎𓂋𓋴𓊭𓈖𓇉𓄿𓏏𓐎𓏥𓄣𓏤ḏd.t.n =j jr sḫꜣ =k qrs nḥꜣ,t-jb
57 𓊪𓅱𓏎𓈖𓏏𓂋𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓁹𓊪𓅱𓅓𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓂧𓅪pw jni̯.t rm,yt pw m sjnd
58 𓊃𓀀𓏤𓄞𓂧𓏏𓂝𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊪𓅱𓅓𓉐𓏤𓆑𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡𓁷𓏤z šdi̯.t z pw m pr =f ḫꜣꜥ ḥr
59 𓈎𓄿𓄿𓀠𓈇𓏤𓂜𓈖𓉐𓂋𓂻𓈖𓎡𓂋𓁷𓂋𓅱𓇯𓌳𓁹𓄿𓎡qꜣꜣ nn pri̯.n =k r-ḥr,w mꜣ =k
60 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓅆𓏥𓐪𓂧𓏌𓀢𓂡𓅱𓀀𓏥𓅓𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓈖Rꜥ{.pl} qd.w.pl m jnr n(,j)
61 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓊌𓐍𓂝𓅱𓋴𓂡𓉲𓏥𓅓𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓏥𓅓mꜣt ḫ{ꜥ}wsi̯.⸮pl? m mḥr⟨.pl⟩ nfr.w.pl m
62 𓂓𓄿𓏏𓀋𓏛𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓆣𓂋𓋴𓐪𓂧𓏌𓅱𓀢𓀀𓏥𓅓kꜣ,t nfr.t ḫpr sqd.w.pl m
63 𓊹𓏤𓏥𓂝𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓌂𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭𓅱𓈙𓅱𓁸𓏇𓇋𓇑𓇑𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀉𓀀𓏥nṯr.pl ꜥbꜣ.w.pl jr,j wš.w mj nn.w.pl
64 𓅓𓏏𓏥𓀏𓁷𓏤𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈖𓎼𓄿𓅱𓎣𓅪𓁷𓂋𓇯𓇾𓈇𓏤𓀀m(w)t.pl ḥr mr,yt n-gꜣ,w ḥr(,j)-tꜣ
65 𓎁𓏏𓂡𓈖𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈗𓄖𓆑𓏭𓇶𓅆jṯi̯.n nwy pḥ(,wj) =fj jꜣḫw
66 𓅓𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓅓𓅱𓆟𓏥m-mj,tt-jr,j mdwi̯ n =sn rm.w.pl
67 𓊃𓊪𓏏𓂏𓈖𓈗𓄔𓅓𓂋𓎡𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓄔𓅓𓂋𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥⟨n.w⟩ sp,t.du-n(.t)-mw sḏm r =k n =j m =k nfr sḏm n r(m)ṯ.pl
68 𓌞𓋴𓂻𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓋴𓅓𓐍𓂜𓎔𓂝𓀁𓇋𓅱𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀šms hrw-nfr smḫ mḥ jw nḏs
69 𓋴𓂓𓄿𓍁𓂝𓆑𓄞𓂧𓅱𓈇𓏤𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄿𓊪𓀋𓂝𓆑𓈙𓈗𓌽𓏥𓆑skꜣ =f šd,w =f jw =f ꜣ⟨t⟩p =f šm,w =f
70 𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓋴𓍬𓂻𓆑𓋴𓐪𓂧𓏌𓅱𓏏𓊛r-ẖnw dp,t stꜣ{s} =f sqd,wt
71 𓎛𓃀𓎱𓆑𓏏𓎡𓈖𓂻𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓆑𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅱𓐍𓏏𓇰ḥ(ꜣ)b =f tkn mꜣ.n =f pri̯.t wḫ,t
72 𓈖𓏏𓎔𓎛𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊡𓂋𓋴⯑𓁹𓅓𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛n.t mḥ,yt rs m dp,t
73 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓁷𓏤𓅧𓈎𓂻𓉐𓂋𓂻𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈞𓏏𓁐𓆑Rꜥ ḥr ꜥq pri̯⟨.t⟩ ḥnꜥ ḥm,t =f
74 𓄟𓊃𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓄿𓈎𓅪𓁶𓏤𓈙𓏤𓈇𓍲𓈖𓆊𓅓ms.w.pl =f ꜣq tp š šn m
75 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓇰𓌨𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓆊𓏥𓇥𓂋𓇋𓈖𓆑𓈞𓋴𓀔grḥ ẖr mr,yt.pl ḏr.jn =f ḥmsi̯
76 𓊪𓊃𓈙𓏴𓏛𓆑𓅓𓊤𓅱𓀁𓁷𓏤𓆓𓂧𓂜𓂋𓅓𓁹𓀀psš =f m ḫrw ḥr ḏd n rmi̯ =j
77 𓈖𓏏𓆑𓄿𓄟𓋴𓏏𓁒𓂜𓈖𓈖𓋴𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓋀𓏏𓈉n tfꜣ ms,t nn n =s pri̯.t m jmn,t
78 𓂋𓎡𓏏𓁷𓏤𓇾𓈇𓏤𓎔𓂝𓇋𓇋𓀁𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓋴r k,t ḥr tꜣ mḥi̯.y =j ḥr ms.w.pl =s
English
53 one who will offer and stand at the tomb on the day
54 of burial, and prepare the bed of
55 the necropolis.” Then my ba opened its mouth to me and answered
56 what I had said: “When you call burial to mind, it is grief
57 of heart. It brings tears by saddening
58 a man; it takes a man from his house and leaves him
59 on the hill. Never again will you rise to see
60 Re. Those who built with blocks
61 of granite and raised perfect pyramids with
62 perfect workmanship—the builders became
63 gods, yet their altars lie in ruin, like the weary dead
64 who died upon the riverbank for want of one left behind.
65 The flood has taken their portion, and the sunlight
66 as well; the fish speak to them
67 at the water's edge. Listen to me! See how good it is for people to listen.
68 Seek a day of celebration; forget care. A humble man
69 tills his field, loads his harvest
70 into a boat, and hauls it along its course.
71 His feast is near; he has seen the darkness gather
72 with the north wind, and keeps watch in the boat.
73 Re goes in and comes forth; meanwhile his wife
74 and children perish on the crocodile-haunted lake
75 at night, because of the crocodiles on the banks. At last he sits,
76 his voice breaking as he says: ‘I did not weep
77 for that woman. She cannot come forth from the West
78 to another life upon the earth. I grieve for her children,
My Name Stinks
Egyptian
79 𓊃𓂧𓅱𓏴𓅓𓊃𓅱𓎛𓏏𓐎𓌳𓁹𓄿𓅱𓏥𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓆊𓅆sd.w m swḥ,t mꜣ.w.pl ḥr n(,j) Ḫntj
80 𓂜𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏏𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓂧𓃀𓎛𓄑𓀁𓆑𓅓𓂝𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓏏𓇳𓏥n ꜥnḫ.t =sn jw nḏs dbḥ =f m{ꜥ}šr,wt
81 𓇋𓅱𓈞𓁐𓆑𓆓𓂧𓋴𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓂋𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈀𓏥jw ḥm⟨,t⟩ =f ḏd =s n =f jw r ms,yt
82 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓉐𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓏃𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏤𓂋𓋴𓋴𓍿𓂋𓄿𓏏𓀗𓇳jw =f pri̯ =f r-ḫnt,w r ⸮ssṯ? r ꜣ,t
83 𓂝𓈖𓈖𓂽𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓉐𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓏇𓇋𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓈞𓏏𓁐𓆑ꜥnn =f sw r pr =f jw =f mj ky ḥm,t =f
84 𓁷𓏤𓈙𓋴𓐟𓄿𓄃𓏛𓈖𓆑𓂜𓄔𓅓𓈖𓆑𓈖𓋴𓋴𓍿𓅪𓈖𓆑ḥr šsꜣ n =f n sḏm.n =f n =s sṯ.n =f
85 𓅱𓈙𓅪𓄣𓏤𓈖𓄋𓊪𓅱𓅂𓀀𓏥𓇋𓅱𓄋𓊪𓏴𓈖𓀀wš jb n wpw,tj.pl jw wpi̯.n =j
86 𓂋𓏤𓀀𓈖𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑𓅓𓂝𓎡rʾ =j n bꜣ =j wšb =j ḏd.t.n =f m =k
87 𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓄿𓋴𓅱𓅯𓏥bꜥḥ rn =j m-ꜥ =k r st(j) ꜣs,w.pl
88 𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓏥𓈙𓈗𓇳𓊪𓏏𓇯𓏏𓍔𓄿𓏏𓊮𓅓𓂝𓎡m hrw.pl šm,w p,t tꜣ.t(j) m =k
89 𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓊏𓊪𓂝𓋴𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓆟bꜥḥ rn =j m-ꜥ =k ⟨r⟩ ⟨st(j)⟩ šzp sbn,w
90 𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓂋𓊃𓆑𓅯𓏥𓊪𓏏𓇯𓏏𓍔𓄿𓏏𓊮m hrw rsf p,t tꜣ.t(j)
91 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓋴𓏏𓐎m =k bꜥḥ rn =j m-ꜥ =k r st(j)
92 𓄿𓊪𓋴𓅱𓅯𓏥𓂋𓃀𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓆰𓏥ꜣp{s}⟨d⟩w.pl r bwꜣ,t n.t trj
93 𓌨𓂋𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅯𓏥𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀ẖr ms,yt m =k bꜥḥ rn =j
94 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓇉𓄿𓅓𓅱⯑𓂡𓂋𓆼𓄿𓊃𓅱𓏴𓈇𓏤𓏥m-ꜥ =k r st(j) ḥꜣm,w⟨.pl⟩ r ḫꜣs.w.pl
95 𓏌𓏤𓅹𓈇𓏤𓏥𓇉𓄿𓅓⯑𓂡𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓂝𓎡n.w zš.pl ḥꜣm.n =sn m =k
96 𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓅓𓋴𓎛𓅱𓆊𓏥bꜥḥ rn =j m-ꜥ =k r st(j) msḥ.w.pl
97 𓂋𓈞𓋴𓏏𓀔𓌨𓂋𓐖𓈇𓏤𓏥𓌨𓂋𓌸𓂋𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓆊𓏥𓅓𓂝𓎡r ḥmsi̯.t ẖr ⸮ꜥḏ.pl? ẖr mr{r},yt.pl m =k
98 𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓊃𓏏𓈞𓏏𓁐𓆓𓂧𓎼𓂋𓍅𓀁bꜥḥ rn =j m-ꜥ =k r s,t-ḥm,t ḏd grg
99 𓂋𓋴𓈖𓅷𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂺𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁r =s n ṯꜣy m =k bꜥḥ
100 𓂋𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓀀𓈎𓈖𓂡𓆓𓂧𓂋𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑rn =j m-ꜥ =k r ẖrd qni̯ ḏd r =f jw =f
101 𓆑𓈖𓄟𓋴𓂧𓅱𓀁𓆑𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓂝𓎛𓆜𓀁𓂋𓈖𓀀={f} n msd.w =f m =k bꜥḥ rn =j
102 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤𓈖𓆊𓍲𓈖𓈖𓀁𓃀𓈙𓏏𓅱𓂉𓀁m-ꜥ =k ⟨r⟩ dmj n(,j) ⸮jt⟨y⟩? šnn bšt,w
103 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓐟𓏤𓆑𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏥𓃀𓇋𓈖𓅪mꜣꜣ sꜣ =f ḏd =j n m mjn sn.w.pl bjn
104 𓐍𓈖𓌰𓅓𓋴𓅱𓀍𓀀𓏥𓏌𓏤𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂜𓌸𓂋𓀁𓈖𓏭𓆓𓂧𓀀ḫnms.w.pl n.w mjn n mri̯.nj ḏd =j
English
79 broken in the egg, who saw the face of Khenti
80 before they had lived.’ A humble man begs for supper.
81 His wife says to him, ‘It is for the evening meal.’
82 He goes outside to […] for a moment.
83 When he turns back toward his house, he is like a stranger. His wife
84 speaks sense to him, but he does not heed her; he has […]
85 an empty heart for messengers.” Then I opened
86 my mouth to my ba and answered what it had said: “Look,
87 my name stinks because of you worse than the stench of vultures
88 in summer days when the sky is hot. Look,
89 my name stinks because of you worse than the stench of taking in catfish
90 on a day of fishing when the sky is hot.
91 Look, my name stinks because of you worse than the stench
92 of fowl by a thicket of reeds
93 full of waterbirds. Look, my name stinks
94 because of you worse than the stench of fishermen by the pools
95 of the marsh after they have fished. Look,
96 my name stinks because of you worse than the stench of crocodiles,
97 worse than sitting below the borderlands among the crocodiles of the banks. Look,
98 my name stinks because of you worse than a woman's when a lie is told
99 about her to a man. Look, my name stinks
100 because of you worse than a valiant boy's when they say of him, “He
101 belongs to the one who hates him.” Look, my name stinks
102 because of you worse than a ruler's town plotting rebellion
103 when his back is turned. To whom shall I speak today? Brothers have grown hostile;
104 friends of today do not love one another. I shall speak
To Whom Shall I Speak Today?
Egyptian
105 𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂝𓃹𓈖𓂡𓄣𓏤𓏥𓊃𓀀𓏤𓎟𓁷𓏤𓎁𓏏𓏏𓂡n m mjn ꜥwn jb.pl z nb ḥr jṯi̯.t
106 𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓏤𓏤𓆑𓏭 […]ḫ,t.pl sn.nw.du =fj […] ⟨ḏd⟩ =⟨j⟩ ⟨n⟩ ⟨m⟩ ⟨mjn⟩
107 𓇋𓅱𓊃𓆑𓂉𓀁𓄿𓈎𓅪𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂡𓁷𓏤𓉔𓄿𓅱𓂻𓈖𓃀𓅱𓎟𓀀𓁐𓏥jw sf ꜣq nḫt-ḥr hꜣi̯.w n bw-nb
108 𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓊵𓏏𓊪𓁷𓏤𓃀𓇋𓈖𓅪ḏd =j n m mjn ḥtp ḥr bjn
109 𓂋𓂝𓂋𓆑𓃀𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓂋𓇾𓈇𓏤𓅓𓊨𓏏𓉐𓎟𓏏𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝rḏi̯ r =f bw-nfr r tꜣ m s,t nb.t ḏd =j n m
110 𓏇𓈖𓇳𓋴𓈍𓂝𓂋𓀁𓊃𓀀𓏤𓅓𓊃𓊪𓊗𓆑𓃀𓇋𓈖𓅪𓋴𓋴𓃀𓏏𓄑𓀁𓆑mjn sḫꜥr z m sp =f bjn ssbt =f
111 𓃀𓅱𓎟𓀀𓁐𓏥𓃛𓅱𓅪𓆑𓈋𓅱𓅪𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝bw-nb ⟨m⟩ jw =f ḏw ḏd =j n m
112 𓏇𓈖𓇳𓇋𓅱𓎛𓂝𓍑𓄿𓂡𓏏𓅱𓊃𓀀𓏤𓎟𓁷𓏤𓎁𓏏𓏏𓂡𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏤𓏤𓆑mjn jw ḥꜥḏꜣ =tw z nb ḥr jṯi̯.t ⟨ḫ,t⟩ sn.nw.du =f(j)
113 𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓅓ḏd =j n m mjn ⟨btꜣ,w⟩ m
114 𓅧𓈎𓂻𓄣𓏤𓀀𓌢𓈖𓀀𓁹𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓆣𓂋ꜥq-jb sn jrr ḥnꜥ =f ḫpr
115 𓅓𓐍𓏏𓆑𓀏𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂜𓋴𓆼𓄿𓀁𓏏𓋴𓆑𓇳m ḫft(,j) ḏd =j n m mjn n sḫꜣ =t(w) sf
116 𓂜𓁹𓏏𓈖𓁹𓀀𓅓𓏏𓄿𓄿𓏏𓀗𓇳𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳n jri̯ =t(w) n jri̯ m tꜣ ꜣ,t ḏd =j n m mjn
117 𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏥𓃀𓇋𓈖𓅪𓏎𓈖𓈖𓏏𓅱𓅓𓇥𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅱𓀢𓀀𓏥sn.w.pl bjn jnn =tw m ḏrḏr.w.pl
118 𓂋𓂸𓏏𓏏𓂭𓂭𓏛𓈖𓏏𓄣𓏤𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓁷𓏤𓏥r mt(j),t-n,t-jb ḏd =j n m mjn ḥr.pl
119 𓎛𓍃𓅓𓅬𓅪𓊃𓀀𓏤𓎟𓅓𓁷𓏤𓅓𓌨𓂋𓅱𓈇𓏤𓂋ḥtm z nb m ḥr m-ẖr,w r
120 𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏥𓆑𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓄣𓏤𓏥𓂝𓃹𓈖𓂡sn.w.pl =f ḏd =j n m mjn jb.pl ꜥwn
121 𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖𓄣𓏤𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤𓂋𓉔𓈖𓂢𓏏𓅱𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝nn-wn jb n(,j) z rhn =tw ḥr =f ḏd =j n m
122 𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂜𓈖𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓅂𓏛𓀀𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊃𓊪𓊗𓈖mjn nn mꜣꜥ,tj.pl tꜣ spi̯ n
123 𓁹𓅱𓏥𓇋𓋴𓆑𓏏𓅪𓏥𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓇋𓅱𓆄𓅱𓅪jri̯.w.pl jsf,t ḏd =j n m mjn jw šwi̯
124 𓅓𓅧𓈎𓂻𓄣𓏤𓀀𓏎𓈖𓈖𓏏𓅱𓅓𓐍𓅓𓅓𓂜m ꜥq-jb jnn =tw m ḫmm
125 𓂋𓋴𓂋𓐍𓏏𓀁𓈖𓆑𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂜𓈖r srḫ.t n =f ḏd =j n m mjn nn
126 𓉔𓂋𓏛𓄣𓏤𓀀𓊪𓆑𓄿𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓂜𓈖𓇓𓅱hru̯-jb pfꜣ šm ḥnꜥ =f nn sw
127 𓃹𓈖𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓇋𓅱𓀀𓄿𓏏𓊪𓀋𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀wn ḏd =j n m mjn jw =j ꜣtp.kwj
128 𓌨𓂋𓌳𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓅪𓈖𓎼𓄿𓅱𓎣𓅪𓅧𓈎𓂻𓄣𓏤𓀀ẖr mꜣjr n-gꜣ,w ꜥq-jb
129 𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏇𓈖𓇳𓈖𓆑𓅪𓎛𓀝𓅱𓂝𓇾𓈇𓏤ḏd =j n m mjn nf ḥwi̯ tꜣ
130 𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖𓄖𓅱𓏭𓆑𓏭𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓋴𓈖𓃀nn-wn pḥ,wj =fj ((jw)) m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn ⟨mj⟩ snb
English
105 to whom today? Hearts are greedy; every man seizes
106 the goods of his neighbor. […] To whom shall I speak today?
107 Gentleness has perished; brazenness has descended upon everyone.
108 To whom shall I speak today? People are content with evil;
109 goodness is cast upon the ground everywhere. To whom shall I speak
110 today? The man whose evil deed once made another rage now makes
111 everyone laugh at his wickedness. To whom shall I speak
112 today? People plunder; every man seizes his neighbor's goods.
113 To whom shall I speak today? The criminal has become
114 a trusted friend; the brother with whom one joined hands has become
115 an enemy. To whom shall I speak today? Yesterday is not remembered;
116 no one acts for one who acted for them in this hour. To whom shall I speak today?
117 Brothers have grown hostile; one turns to strangers
118 for sincerity of heart. To whom shall I speak today? Faces
119 are blank; each man lowers his face before
120 his brothers. To whom shall I speak today? Hearts are greedy;
121 there is no human heart one can rely upon. To whom shall I speak
122 today? There are no just people; the land has been left
123 to those who do wrong. To whom shall I speak today? There is no
124 trusted friend; one turns to a stranger
125 to tell him one's grief. To whom shall I speak today? There is no
126 one content; the one with whom I used to walk is no longer alive.
127 To whom shall I speak today? I am laden
128 with misery for lack of a trusted friend.
129 To whom shall I speak today? Injustice strikes the land;
130 it has no end. Death is before my eyes today, like the recovery
Death Is Before Me Today
Egyptian
131 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓀀𓏇𓇋𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓂋𓏃𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏤𓂋𓐟𓏤𓉔𓇋𓅐𓏏𓅪mḥr mj pri̯.t r-ḫnt,w r-sꜣ ⟨j⟩h{j}m,t
132 𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓏇𓇋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn mj st(j) ꜥntjw
133 𓏇𓇋𓈞𓋴𓏏𓀔𓌨𓂋𓎛𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓋳𓏥mj ḥmsi̯.t ẖr ḥtꜣ,w.pl
134 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓊡𓅱𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳hrw ṯꜣw jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn
135 𓏇𓇋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓊃𓈙𓈖𓏌𓅱𓆰𓏥𓏇𓇋𓈞𓋴𓏏𓀔𓁷𓏤𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤mj st(j) sšn.w.pl mj ḥmsi̯.t ḥr mr,yt
136 𓈖𓏏𓏏𓐍𓏏𓏊𓈉𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓏇𓇋n.t tḫ,t jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn mj
137 𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐𓏇𓇋𓂻𓅱𓊃𓀀𓏤𓅓𓀎𓊛wꜣ,t ⟨ḥwi̯.t⟩ mj jwi̯ z m mšꜥ
138 𓂋𓉐𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓏇𓇋r pr =sn jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn mj
139 𓎡𓆑𓏏𓋳𓂝𓊪𓏏𓇯𓏇𓇋𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊃𓐍𓏏𓌦𓏛𓀀kfi̯.t p,t mj z sḫt ={j}
140 𓇋𓅓𓂋𓐍𓅓𓏏𓂜𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳jm r ḫm.t.n =f jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn
141 𓏇𓇋𓍋𓃀𓃀𓀁𓊃𓀀𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓊃𓀀𓏤𓉐𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁹𓈖𓆑𓆳𓏏𓏤𓏥𓆈𓄿𓏏𓏥𓎁𓏏𓂡mj ꜣbb z mꜣꜣ {{z}} pr =sn jri̯.n =f rnp,t.pl ꜥšꜣ.t ((jṯi̯))
142 𓅓𓈖𓇥𓂋𓏏𓂡𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄟𓊃𓀁𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓅓𓊹𓋹𓈖𓐍m nḏr,t wnn ms n,tj-jm m nṯr ꜥnḫ
143 𓁷𓏤𓐍𓊃𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡𓃛𓅱𓅪𓈖𓁹𓂋𓇓𓅱𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄟𓊃𓀁ḥr ḫsf jw n jrr sw wnn ms
144 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓊢𓂝𓂻𓅓𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂝𓏏𓋴𓏏𓊪𓏏𓍉𓏥n,tj-jm ꜥḥꜥ m wjꜣ ḥr rḏi̯.t ḏi̯ =t(w) stp,t
145 𓇋𓅓𓂋𓂋𓏤𓏥𓉐𓏤𓏥𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄟𓊃𓀁𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂋𓐍𓏛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓀀jm r rʾ.pl-pr.pl wnn ms n,tj-jm m rḫ-ḫ,t.pl
146 𓂜𓐍𓋴𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡𓈖𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓄭𓂋𓀁𓈖n ḫsf.n.t(w) =f ḥr spr n
147 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓐍𓏏𓆑𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓆑𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓈖𓀀Rꜥ ḫft mdwi̯ =f ḏd.t.n n =j
148 𓊸𓅡𓀏𓇋𓅓𓐛𓂝𓂋𓎡𓈖𓐍𓅱𓏏𓀁𓁷𓏤𓆞𓄿𓄿𓆱𓈖𓄓𓇓𓅱𓀀bꜣ =⟨j⟩ jmm r =k nḫ,wt ḥr ẖꜣꜣ n,j-sw
149 𓊪𓈖𓌢𓈖𓀀𓀀𓅱𓂧𓈖𓍖𓏛𓎡𓁷𓏤𓂝𓐍𓊮pn sn =j wdn =k ḥr ꜥḫ
150 𓂧𓏇𓇋𓂚𓂡𓎡𓁷𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏇𓇋𓆓𓂧𓎡𓌸𓂋𓀁𓅱𓀀dmj =k ḥr ꜥnḫ mj ḏd =k mri̯ wj
151 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓅱𓇋𓆛𓈖𓂢𓈖𓎡𓋀𓏏𓈉𓌸𓂋𓀁𓈞𓅓𓂝ꜥꜣ wjn.n =k jmn,t mri̯ ḥm
152 𓊪𓎛𓄖𓂻𓎡𓋀𓏏𓈉𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓎡𓇾𓈇𓏤pḥ =k jmn,t sꜣḥ ḥꜥ.pl =k tꜣ
153 𓐍𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅯𓂻𓀀𓂋𓐟𓏤𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀔𓎡ḫni̯.y =j r-sꜣ wrd =k
154 𓇋𓐍𓏛𓁹𓈖𓏥𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤𓈖𓊃𓊪𓊗𓂻𓅱𓆑𓊪𓅱jḫ jri̯ =n dmj n-sp jwi̯ =f pw
155 𓄂𓏏𓏤𓆑𓂋𓄖𓆑𓏭𓏇𓇋𓅠𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅓𓏞𓏛ḥꜣ,t =f r pḥ(,wj) =fj mj gmi̯.yt m-zẖꜣ,w
English
131 of a sick man, like going out after suffering.
132 Death is before my eyes today, like the scent of myrrh,
133 like sitting beneath the sail
134 on a windy day. Death is before my eyes today,
135 like the scent of lotus blossoms, like sitting on the bank
136 of Techet. Death is before my eyes today, like
137 a well-trodden path, like a man coming home from a campaign
138 to his house. Death is before my eyes today, like
139 the clearing of the sky, like a man who catches
140 something he had not known. Death is before my eyes today,
141 like a man longing to see his home after spending many years
142 in captivity. Yet one who is there shall be a living god,
143 turning back wrong against the one who does it. One who is there
144 shall stand in the sun-bark and cause choice offerings to be given
145 from there to the temples. One who is there shall be a wise man,
146 not prevented from making his appeal
147 to Re when he speaks.” What my ba said to me:
148 “Set your lament upon the wooden stake, my kinsman,
149 my brother. Offer sacrifice upon the fire altar,
150 and hold fast to life, as you said. Love me
151 here, after you have rejected the West. Yet wish
152 to reach the West, and for your body to touch the earth.
153 I will settle down after you have grown weary.
154 Then let us make a landing place together.” It is finished,
155 from its beginning to its end, as found in writing.