The Prophecies of Neferti
Sneferu Summons Neferti
Egyptian
1 […] 𓆣𓂋𓈖𓇓𓅱𓏏𓃹𓈖𓈖 […] 𓃹𓈖𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅓𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓏠𓈖𓐍𓍊𓏛𓅓𓇾𓏤𓈇𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓌡𓂝𓏤[…] ḫpr.n swt wnn […] wn ḥm n(,j) nsw-bjtj Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw m nsw mnḫ m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f wꜥ
2 𓅓𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖 […] 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓆣𓂋𓅱𓅧𓈎𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓊋𓏏𓀀𓏥𓈖𓏏𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊖𓂋𓉻𓉐𓉐𓏤[⯑]𓂋𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻m nn […] hrw ḫpr ꜥq pw jri̯.n qnb,t n.t ẖnw r pr-ꜥꜣ [ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ]-snb r nḏ ḫr,t pri̯.t
3 𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐩𓏌𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓏇𓇋𓈖𓏏𓂝𓏤𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓎟𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓈖𓋨𓅱𓀀pw jri̯.n =sn nḏ⟨.n⟩ =sn ḫr,t mj n,t-ꜥ =sn n.t rꜥ-nb ḏd.jn ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb n ḫtm,w
4 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂋𓐛𓏤𓆑𓇋𓊄𓏭𓂻𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊖𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓉻𓈐𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓[⯑]𓊪𓈖𓆑n,tj r-gs =f jzj jni̯ n =j qnb,t n.t ẖnw pri̯.t ꜥꜣ ⟨ḥr⟩ nḏ ḫr,t m [hrw] pn ⟨stꜣ.jn.tw⟩ ⟨n⟩ =f
5 𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓂺𓂝𓏤𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓅓𓄙𓅓𓏛𓂝𓏤[⯑]𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓎛𓅱𓀀𓏥ḥr-ꜥ wn.jn =sn ḥr ẖ,t =sn m-bꜣḥ-ꜥ ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb m-wḥm-ꜥ ḏd.[jn] ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb n =sn rḥ.w.pl
6 𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓂞𓈖𓀀𓇋𓄿𓂝𓈙𓀁𓏏𓅱𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓆓𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓏏𓈖𓏥𓈖𓀀𓅭𓀀𓏤𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅓[⯑]𓌢𓀀𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅓𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛m =tn rḏi̯.n =j jꜣꜥš =tw n =tn r rḏi̯.t ḏꜥr =tn n =j zꜣ =tn m s[ꜣ]ꜣ sn =tn m jqr
7 𓐍𓈖𓌰𓅓𓋴𓀙𓏛𓀀𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅱𓂧𓏴𓂡𓊃𓊪𓊗𓄤𓆑𓂋𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏭𓆑𓈖𓀀𓈖𓉔𓏭𓅪𓈒𓏥𓈖𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓋭𓊃𓏛𓅱𓀁𓏥ḫnms =tn ⟨m⟩ wdi̯ sp-nfr ḏd.tj =f n =j nhj.pl n(,j) md,t.pl nfr.t ṯs.w.pl
8 𓍉𓊪𓅱𓏛𓏥𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏴𓏛𓁷𓏤𓈖[⯑]𓅆𓈖𓄔𓅓𓋴𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓂺𓂝𓏤𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓅓𓄙𓅓𓏛𓂝𓏤stp.w.pl ḏꜣy ḥr n(,j) [ḥm] =j n sḏm st rḏi̯.jn =sn ḥr ẖ,t.pl =sn m-bꜣḥ-ꜥ ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb m-wḥm-ꜥ
9 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓆑𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴[⯑]𓌨𓂋𓎛𓃀𓎱𓇳𓀀𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓈖𓃀𓅡𓄿𓊨𓏏𓀗𓆗𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋⯑𓎟𓅆𓈖𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏭𓏛𓀀ḏd.jn =sn ḫft ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb j[w] ẖr(,j)-ḥ(ꜣ)b(,t) ꜥꜣ n Bꜣs,t jty nb =n Nfr,tj
10 𓂋𓈖𓀁𓆑𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓊪𓅱𓈎𓈖𓂡𓎼𓄿𓃀𓂢𓏤𓄹𓆑𓏞𓀀𓊪𓅱𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓈖𓂭𓂭𓂭𓏭𓆑𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓀀𓊪𓅱𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓈖𓆑𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥rn =f nḏs pw qni̯ [n(,j)] gꜣb(,t) =f zẖꜣ,w pw jqr n(,j) ḏbꜥ.pl.j =f špss pw ꜥꜣ n =f ḫ,t
11 𓂋𓏇𓏏𓏭𓏛𓆑𓎟𓎛𓅱𓏭𓀁[⯑]𓆑𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓇋𓊄𓂻𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓍬𓂻𓇋𓈖𓏏𓆑 […]r mj,tj =f nb ḥwj ⸢jni̯⸣[.tw] =⸢f⸣ mꜣꜣ ḥm =f ⟨sw⟩ ḏd.jn ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb jzi̯ [jni̯] n =j sw stꜣ.jn.t(w) =f […]
12 𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓆑𓅓𓂺𓂝𓏤𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓅓𓂝𓇋𓂻𓅓𓂝𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏭𓏛𓀀n =f ḥr-ꜥ.wj wn.jn =f ḥr ẖ,t =f m-bꜣḥ-ꜥ ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb ḏd.jn ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb mj m Nfr,tj
13 𓐍𓈖𓌰𓅓𓋴𓀙𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓎡𓈖𓀀𓈖𓉔𓏭𓅪𓈒𓏥𓈖𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓋭𓊃𓅱𓏛𓀁𓏥𓍉𓊪𓅱𓏛𓏥𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏴𓏛𓁷𓏤𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓅆𓈖ḫnms =j ḏd =k n =j nhj n(,j) md,t.pl nfr.t ṯz.w.pl stp.w.pl ḏꜣy ḥr n(,j) ḥm =j n
14 𓄔𓅓𓋴𓏏𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓌨𓂋𓎛𓎱𓇳𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏭𓏛𓀀𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓅓𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏥𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓅓𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏥𓆑𓋴𓏭𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋⯑𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀sḏm st ḏd.jn ẖr(,j)-ḥꜣb(,t) Nfr,tj jn jw m ḫpr.t.pl jn jw m ḫpr.t(j){.pl} ={f} =sj jty ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb nb =j
15 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓅓𓆣𓂋𓏏𓋴𓏏𓇓𓅱𓏏𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳𓇋𓋴𓆣𓂋𓏴𓂻[⯑]𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓃹𓈖𓂻𓈖𓆑𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓂋𓉔𓈖𓀗𓆱𓈖ḏd.jn ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb m ḫpr.t(j) =s{t}⟨j⟩ swt mjn js ḫpr swꜣi̯ [ḥr] =f ꜥḥꜥ.n dwn.n =f ḏr,t =f r hn n(,j)
16 [⯑]𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄞𓂧𓂡𓈖𓆑𓈖𓆑𓈙𓆑𓂧𓅱𓍼𓏤𓎛𓈖𓂝𓐛𓊃𓍘𓇋𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤𓁹𓏏𓅓𓏞𓏛𓏥𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖[⯑]ẖr,t-ꜥ ꜥḥꜥ.n šdi̯.n =f n =f šfd,w ḥnꜥ gstj wn.jn{.n} =f ḥr jri̯.t m zẖꜣ.pl ḏd.t.n ẖr(,j)-ḥ[ꜣb(,t)]
17 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏭𓏛𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓊪𓅱𓈖𓋁𓃀𓈇𓏤𓈉𓈖𓄓𓊃𓇓𓅱[⯑]𓅓𓅱𓃀𓈖𓇳𓋴𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀗𓀀𓊪𓅱𓈖[⯑]𓆑Nfr,tj rḫ-ḫ,t.pl pw n(,j) jꜣb(,t) n(,j)-sw B[ꜣ]s,t m wbn =s ms,w pw n(,j) Ḥqꜣ-ꜥnḏ [jw] =f
18 𓎔𓂝𓎛𓏭𓄦𓀁𓏥𓆑𓁷𓏤𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏭𓅓𓇾𓏤𓈇𓇋𓅱𓆑𓋴𓆼𓄿𓀁𓆑𓈎𓈖𓇋𓀗𓏛 […] 𓈎𓈖𓇋𓀗𓏛𓈖𓋁𓃀𓏏𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈉𓐍𓊪𓂻𓋿𓅓𓅱𓀀𓏥𓅓𓐍𓊪𓈙𓏏𓅱𓄗𓌛𓀗𓌛𓏏𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥mḥj =f ḥr ḫpr.t{j} m tꜣ jw =f sḫꜣ =f q{n}j […] qnj n(,j) jꜣbt,t ḫpi̯ ꜥꜣm.w.pl m ḫpš{,tw} =sn
19 𓋴𓉔𓂢𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓄣𓏤𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓏥𓁷𓏤𓈙𓈗𓇳𓌽𓏥𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓎛𓏏𓂋𓅱𓃩𓄜𓏥𓁷𓏤𓋴𓂓𓄿𓍁𓌸𓂡sh =sn jb.pl [⸮n.w?] n,tj.pl ḥr šmw nḥm =sn ḥtr.w.pl ḥr skꜣ
20 𓆓𓂧𓆑𓐍𓂤𓅱𓋴𓏛𓄣𓏤𓀀𓂋𓅓𓅱𓁿𓎡𓇾𓏤𓈇𓊪𓈖𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓏛𓈖𓎡𓇋𓅓𓆑𓎼𓂋𓀁𓅓𓃛𓅱𓎛𓏌𓂡𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃹𓈖𓆓𓂧𓍘𓇋𓂋𓆑ḏd =f ḫwzi̯ jb =j rmi̯.w =k tꜣ pn šꜣꜥ.n =k jm =f gr m jwḥ m =k wn ḏd.tj r =f
21 𓅓𓋴𓏏𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓆴𓀢𓏛𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓀙𓀀𓅓𓊪𓏏𓐍𓂻𓎡𓅓𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓅪𓅓𓂝𓎡𓋴𓏏𓐍𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓎡m str,yt m =k r =f wn wr m ptḫ ⟨m⟩ ⟨tꜣ⟩ ={k} m wrd m =k st ḫft-ḥr =k
22 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓎡𓂋𓈖𓏏𓏏𓅓𓂺𓎡𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓀙𓅱𓀀𓏥𓅓𓋴𓐍𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓏌𓏤𓇾𓏤𓈇𓁹𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏥𓅓𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏 […] 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏𓁹𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓅓𓎼𓂋𓍅𓏛 […]ꜥḥꜥ =k r n,tt m-bꜣḥ =k m =k r =f ⟨nn⟩-wn wr.w.pl m sḫr.w.pl n.w tꜣ jri̯.yt.pl m tm.t […] tm⟨m⟩.t jri̯ šꜣꜥ ⟨Rꜥ⟩ m grg […]
23 𓇾𓏤𓈇𓄿𓈎𓅱𓅪𓂋𓄫𓅱𓏛𓏥𓂜𓆣𓂋𓍑𓏏𓀗𓏥𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗𓆎𓅓𓏛𓏥𓈖𓂝𓈖𓏏𓂷𓅓𓆷𓄿𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑 […] 𓆷𓄿𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑 […]tꜣ ꜣq.w r-ꜣw.pl n ḫpr ḏꜣ,t.pl n spi̯ km.pl n(,j) ꜥn,t m šꜣ.t.pl =f […] šꜣ.t.pl =f […]
24 𓌉𓆓𓏴𓅪𓇾𓏤𓈇𓊪𓈖𓂜𓈖𓎔𓂝𓎛𓏭𓄦𓀁𓁷𓂋𓆑𓂜𓈖𓆓𓂧𓂜𓈖𓁹𓂋𓅓𓅱𓁿𓃹𓈖𓈖𓇾𓏤𓈇𓊪𓈖𓅓𓅓𓂝 […] 𓏇𓇋𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓅆𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓍱𓂡ḥḏi̯ tꜣ pn nn mḥj ḥr =f nn ḏd nn jri̯ rm,w wnn tꜣ pn m m […] mj m jtn ḥbs.w
English
1 […] Once, the majesty of King Sneferu, justified, was an excellent king throughout this entire land. One
2 of those […] days came to pass: the council of officials of the residence entered the palace, life, prosperity, and health, to inquire after the king's well-being. Then
3 they went out again, having offered their greetings as was their daily custom. His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health, said to the seal-bearer
4 at his side: “Go and bring me the council of officials of the residence who have just gone from here after offering their greetings today.” They were brought to him
5 at once. Once more they lay on their bellies before His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health. His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health, said to them: “My people,
6 look: I had you summoned so that you might seek out for me a son of yours with understanding, a brother of yours with skill,
7 a friend of yours capable of a worthy deed, one who will speak to me some beautiful words, choice sayings
8 that will delight the face of My Majesty as I listen to them.” Once more they laid their bellies before His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health.
9 They said to His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health: “Bastet has a great lector-priest, ruler, our lord. Neferti
10 is his name. He is a citizen strong of arm, a scribe deft of finger, a noble with more possessions
11 than any of his peers. May he be brought so that Your Majesty may see him.” His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health, said: “Go, bring him to me!” He was brought […]
12 to him at once. He lay on his belly before His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health. His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health, said: “Come now, Neferti,
13 my friend. Speak me some beautiful words, choice sayings to delight the face of My Majesty as
14 I listen to them.” The lector-priest Neferti said: “Of what has happened? Or of what will happen, ruler, my lord?”
15 His Majesty, life, prosperity, and health, said: “Of what will happen! Today has already come to be; pass over it.” Then he stretched his hand toward the box of
16 writing implements, took out a papyrus roll and a scribe's palette, and set down in writing what the lector-priest
17 Neferti said. He was a learned man of the east, belonging to Bastet at her sunrise; a child of Heqa-Anedj. He
18 was troubled by what was happening in the land. He remembered the plight […] the suffering of the east, as the Asiatics roamed with their sickle swords,
19 striking fear into the hearts of those at harvest and stealing the teams of oxen at the plow.
20 He said: “Stir yourself, my heart, and mourn this land in which you began your life. Silence is as watering it. Look: what must be spoken of
21 will demand reverence. Look: the great man will be cast down in the land where you live. Do not grow weary; look, it is before you.
22 Stand against what confronts you. Look: there are no great men left in the affairs of the land. What has been done is as though it had not been done […]. May Re begin creation anew. […]
23 The land is utterly ruined; no remnant remains. Not even a fingernail's blackness survives of what was assigned to it […]. […]
24 This land is laid waste. None cares for it, none speaks of it, none sheds tears. What has become of this land? […] The sun is veiled;
The Land in Collapse
Egyptian
25 𓂜𓈖𓆑𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿[⯑]𓂜𓈖𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏏𓅱𓎛𓋴𓅱𓍱𓂡𓍲𓈖𓂝𓍁𓇲𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓋴𓁷𓏤𓎟𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓂧𓄔𓏛nn ⟨psd⟩ =f mꜣꜣ rḫ,yt.pl nn ꜥnḫ =tw ḥ⟨b⟩s.w šnꜥ wn{.jn}⟨n⟩ ⟨j⟩s ḥr-nb.pl jdi̯
26 𓅓 […] 𓈖𓎼𓄿𓐎𓅪𓆑𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓆓𓂧𓈖𓏏𓏭[⯑]𓀀𓂜𓋴𓂋𓀗𓀁𓈖𓀀 […] 𓂜𓈖𓋴𓂋𓀗𓀁𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂜𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻[⯑]𓏌𓏤𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓍑𓄿𓏏𓅱m […] n gꜣ =f jw =j r ḏd n,t{j}⟨t⟩ ḫf[t]-ḥr =j n sr.n =j […] nn sr =j n,tt n jy⟨.t⟩ jtrw⟨.pl⟩ ⟨šwi̯⟩ n.w Km,t ḏꜣi̯ =tw
27 𓈗𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂾𓂻𓏏𓅱𓂋[⯑]𓈗𓈖𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓂋𓋴𓐪𓂧𓏌𓊛𓏥𓆑𓈘𓏏𓏤𓆑[⯑]𓅓𓎗𓃀𓄲𓈇𓏤𓇋𓅱𓎗𓃀𓄲𓈇𓏤mw ḥr rd.du tw r [ḥḥ]j mw n ꜥḥꜥ.w.pl r sqdi̯{.pl} =f wꜣ,t =⸢⸮f?⸣ [ḫp]r.tj m wḏb jw wḏb
28 𓂋𓈖𓏏𓀗𓈗𓊨𓏏𓉐𓈗𓂋[⯑]𓊨𓏏𓎗𓃀𓅱𓄲𓈇𓏤𓇋𓅱𓂋𓏤𓇓𓅱𓂋𓍙𓆑𓂡𓅓𓎔𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊡𓂜𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯𓅓r n,t s,t mw r n,t[t] [⸮m?] s,t wḏb jw rsw r ḫsf ⸮[m]? mḥ,yt nn p,t m
29 𓊡𓅱𓏥𓌡𓂝𓏤𓀀𓇋𓅱𓅬𓏥[⯑]𓂋𓄟𓋴𓏏𓀗𓅓𓆞𓄿𓏏𓐎𓈇𓏤𓈖𓏏𓇾𓎔𓎛𓅱𓇇𓆰𓏥𓊖𓁹𓈖𓆑𓅹𓅱𓈇𓏤𓁷𓏤𓐛𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓁐𓏥 […] 𓂋𓐛𓏤𓀀𓁐𓏥𓊖𓏏𓏤𓀀𓁐𓏥ṯꜣw.pl wꜥ ={j} jw ꜣpd{.pl} ḏrḏrj{t} r msi̯.t m ẖꜣ,t n.t Tꜣ-mḥ,w jri̯.n =f zš,w ḥr gs.wj.pl […] r-gs nʾ,tj.w.pl
30 𓋴𓏏𓎡𓈖𓂻 […] 𓋴𓏏𓎡𓈖𓂻𓈖𓇓𓅱𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈖𓎼𓄿𓅱𓐎𓅪 […] 𓎼𓄿𓐎𓅪𓆑𓌉𓏴𓅪𓈞𓅓𓂡𓈖𓆑𓄿𓏭𓈐𓈖𓃀𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓈖𓄿𓈖𓈙𓏤𓈇𓏥𓈎𓂝𓎛𓅱𓂢𓂻𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥 […] 𓃹𓈖𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏥stkn […] stkn.n sw r(m)t.pl n gꜣ,w […] gꜣ,w =f ḥḏi̯ ḥm nfꜣj n(,j) bw-nfr nꜣ-n(,j) š.pl-qꜥḥ.w.pl wn.y.w.pl […] wnn.y.w.pl
31 𓌨𓂋𓅱𓎼𓋴𓅱𓌪𓈒𓏥𓅱𓃀𓈖𓇳𓏥𓌨𓂋𓂋𓅓𓅱𓆟𓏥𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅱𓅬𓏥𓃀𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓎟𓂋𓅱𓅱𓇋𓂻𓊪𓏏𓐍𓅱𓂻ẖr wgs.w.pl wbn.pl ẖr rm.w.pl ꜣpd.w.pl bw-nfr nb rwwj ptḫ.w
32 𓇾𓏤𓈇𓈖𓌟𓈖𓏏𓅪𓏥𓅓𓂝𓈖𓆑𓄿𓏭𓈐𓈖𓆓𓆑𓄿𓅱𓅬𓏒𓏥𓄝𓄿𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆱𓐍𓏏𓅂𓂻𓏥𓇾𓏤𓈇 […] 𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓅂𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈉𓇋𓅱𓊤𓅱𓂡𓀀𓏥tꜣ n qsn,t.pl m-ꜥ nfꜣj n(,j) ḏfꜣ.w.pl St,tj.pl ḫti̯.jw.pl tꜣ […] m ḫt.jw.pl⟨-tꜣ⟩ jw ḫrw(y).pl
33 𓆣𓂋 […] 𓂋𓆣𓂋𓁷𓏤𓋁𓃀𓏏𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈉𓇋𓅱𓌙𓅓𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓉔𓄿𓏏𓂻 […] 𓂋[⯑]𓂋𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓎼𓄿𓐎𓅪𓏏𓅱 […] 𓈖𓎼𓄿𓅱𓐎𓅪𓏏𓅱𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓂋𓐛𓏤 […] 𓂋𓐛𓏤𓆑𓂜𓈖𓄔𓅓𓅓𓂝𓅱𓈖𓆑 […] 𓅓𓂝𓈖𓆑𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓆑ḫpr […] r ḫpr ḥr jꜣbt,t jw ꜥꜣm,w.pl hꜣi̯{.t} […] r hꜣi̯.t r Km,t gꜣu̯ =tw […] ngꜣi̯ =tw ⟨⸮rtḥ?⟩ ky r-gs […] r-gs =f nn sḏm mwnf⟨.pl⟩ […] mwnf.pl =f
34 𓏏𓅱𓂋𓇋𓋴𓈎𓂾𓂻𓌳𓄿𓈎𓏏𓆱𓏤𓅓𓎼𓂋𓎛𓇰𓏏𓅱𓂋𓅧𓈎𓂻𓍕𓏏𓉐𓏥 […] 𓅧𓈎𓅱𓂻𓂋𓍕𓏏𓉐𓏏𓅱𓂋𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏏𓏛𓐪𓂧𓂧𓏌𓁹𓅓𓁹𓁹𓀀 […]tw r jsq ⟨r⟩ mꜣq,t m grḥ tw r ꜥq ḫnr,t{.pl} […] ꜥq r ḫnr,t tw r snb(⸮i̯?).t qdd m jr,t.du ={j} […]
35 𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓎡𓅱𓀀 […] 𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓍘𓇋𓁷𓏤𓇋𓅱𓀀𓍞𓁹𓎡𓅱𓀀𓋿𓅱𓏏𓃶𓏥𓈉𓏏𓏤𓂋𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓁷𓏤𓇋𓏏𓂋𓅱𓈗𓀁𓈘𓈇sḏr =k{wj} […] sḏr.tj ḥr (ḏd) jw =j rs.kwj ꜥw,t.pl ḫꜣs,t r swrj ⟨mw⟩ ḥr jtrw⟨.pl⟩
36 𓏌𓏤𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖[⯑]𓋴𓈖𓏥 […] 𓋴𓈎𓃀𓃀𓏁𓈗𓏛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓇅𓄲𓈇𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓎼𓄿𓅱𓐎𓅪𓋴𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓀢𓂻𓏛𓏥n.w Km,t qbb =sn […] sqbb =⟨sn⟩ ḥr wḏb =sn n gꜣ,w strj{.pl}
37 𓋴𓏏𓂻 […] 𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱[⯑]𓊪𓈖𓎁𓂡𓏎𓈖𓏏𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓆟𓂻𓆣𓂋𓏏𓆑𓏭𓇋𓏠𓈖⯑𓏛𓅓𓆓𓂧⸮st? […] sn jw tꜣ pn ⟨r⟩ jṯi̯(.t) jni̯.t n rḫ bs,w ḫpr.tj =f(j) jmn m ḏd
38 [⯑]𓄔𓅓𓁷𓏤𓇋𓂧𓅱𓄔𓏛𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓀁𓐍𓆑𓁷𓏤𓂞𓀀𓈖𓎡𓇾𓏤𓈇𓊪𓈖𓅓𓊃𓈖𓏭𓏒𓂻𓏠𓈖𓏴𓅪ptr.w sḏm ḥr jd jw gr ḫf⟨t⟩-ḥr di̯ =j n =k tꜣ pn m snj mn(.t)
39 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓆣𓂋𓆣𓂋 […] 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏𓆣𓂋𓆣𓏏𓏏𓅱𓂋𓊏𓊪𓂡𓈍𓂝𓅱𓆱𓏥𓏌𓏤𓂚𓄿𓂡𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇾𓏤𓈇𓅓tm ḫpr ḫpr […] tm.t ḫpr ḫpr.t(j) tw r šzp ḫꜥ,w.pl n.w ꜥḥꜣ ꜥnḫ tꜣ m
40 𓋴𓉔𓄿𓃫𓂡𓇋𓅱𓏏𓅱𓂋𓁹𓏏𓂚𓄿𓅱𓌕𓆱𓏥𓅓𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓂧𓃀𓎛𓄑𓀁𓏏𓅱𓏏𓏐𓏒𓏥shꜣ jw =tw r jri̯.t ꜥḥꜣ,w.pl m ḥmt dbḥ =tw tʾ.pl ⟨m⟩
41 𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓋴𓃀𓏏𓄑𓀁𓏏𓅱𓅓𓋴𓏏𓄑𓀁𓈖𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂜𓈖𓂋𓅓𓅱𓁿𓏏𓅱𓈖𓅓𓏏𓀏𓂜𓈖𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓏏𓅱znf sbt =tw m s⟨b⟩t n m(ḥ)r nn rm.w =tw n m(w)t nn sḏr =tw
42 𓎛𓈎𓂋𓅪𓈖𓅓𓏏𓀏𓄣𓏤𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤𓅓𓐟𓏤𓆑𓆓𓊃𓆑𓂜𓈖𓁹𓏏𓅱𓋴𓐟𓄿𓅐𓁸𓏥ḥqr n m(w)t jb n(,j) z m-sꜣ =f ḏs =f nn jri̯ =tw sꜣmt
43 𓏇𓇋𓈖𓇳𓄣𓏤𓋴𓍿𓈖𓇋𓂻𓁷𓂋𓋴𓂋𓄫𓅱𓏛𓏥𓈞𓊃𓀉𓊃𓀀𓏤𓂋𓆑mjn jb sṯnj ḥr =s r-ꜣw.pl ḥmsj z r ⟨qꜥḥ⟩ =f
44 𓐟𓏤𓆑𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓁷𓏤𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌪𓂡𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓂞𓀀𓈖𓎡𓅭𓀀𓏤𓅓𓊤𓅱𓇋𓇋𓅱𓂡𓀀𓌢𓀀𓅓𓐍𓆑𓏏𓀏𓊃𓀀𓏤sꜣ =f ky ḥr smꜣm ky di̯ =j n =k zꜣ m ḫrwy,w sn m ḫft(,j) z
45 𓁷𓏤𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌪𓂡𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓆑𓂋𓏤𓎟𓎔𓏛𓅓𓌸𓂋𓅱𓀁𓅱𓀀𓃀𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓎟𓂋𓅱𓅱𓇋𓂻[⯑] […]ḥr smꜣm jt =f rʾ nb mḥ m mri̯.w =⸮{w}j? bw-nfr nb rwwj ꜣ[q],ww […]
46 𓇾𓏤𓈇𓆷𓄿𓏛𓂋𓆑[⯑]𓌉𓆓𓆓𓏴𓅪 […] 𓌉𓆓𓆓𓏴𓅪𓅓𓁹𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏥[⯑] […] 𓅱𓈙𓁸𓅪𓏏𓅱𓅓[⯑][⯑] […] 𓁹𓏏𓅱tꜣ šꜣ =[tw] r =f hp.pl ḥḏḏ⟨.t⟩ […] ḥḏḏ =[tw] m jri̯.yt.pl wš.[t]{w} […] wš =tw m gmi̯.y[t.pl] [jri̯].yt.pl […] jri̯ =tw
47 𓅓𓏏𓍃𓅓𓅓𓏏𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂡[⯑]𓊃𓀀𓏤𓂋𓆑𓂋𓂝𓅱𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓂞𓈖𓎡𓎟𓀀𓅓[⯑] […] [⯑]𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓊵𓏏𓊪m tmm.t jri̯ tw ⟨r⟩ nḥm ḫ,t[.pl] z r =f rdi̯.w n n,tj m rw,tj di̯ =j n =k nb m ⸮nh[p.pl]? […] nh[,w] rw,tj ḥtp
48 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓁹𓎔𓏛𓆑𓁹[⯑]𓏏𓅱[⯑][⯑]𓅓𓄟𓋴𓂧𓂧𓅪𓂋𓋴𓎼𓂋𓀁 […] 𓋴𓎼𓂋𓏏𓀁 […] [⯑]𓂋𓏤𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁[⯑]𓏏𓅱tm jri̯ mḥ.n =f jri̯ [š]wi̯ tw [r] r[ḏi̯.t] ḫ[,t].pl m msdd r sgr […] sgr.t […] [sgr]ḥ rʾ mdwi̯ wšb =tw
English
25 it will not shine for the people to see. None can live when clouds conceal it. Everyone will be stunned
26 in […] its absence. I shall speak of what lies before my eyes. I do not foretell […] what has not yet come. Egypt's rivers have dried up; they can be crossed
27 on foot. People will seek water for boats to sail on: its channel has become a shore, and the shore
28 will become a flood, the place of water becoming the place of the bank. The south wind will meet the north wind; the sky will no longer hold
29 one wind alone. A foreign bird will hatch its young in the marshes of Lower Egypt, having made its nest among the neighbors […] beside the townspeople.
30 […] The people let it draw near for want […] their want. But those beautiful things are ruined: those winding fishponds once […]
31 full of fish and birds to be taken, overflowing with fish and birds. All good things have vanished; the land is brought low
32 in misery by those provisions for Asiatics who range across the land […] as wandering tribes. Enemies
33 have arisen […] in the east. Asiatics have descended […] into Egypt. When a fortress is beset […] and an enemy stands beside it, its garrison hears nothing […].
34 At night people will await a ladder; they will enter the fortress […]; they will drive sleep from my eyes. […]
35 You will spend the night […] saying, ‘I am awake.’ Wild flocks of the desert will drink water from the rivers
36 of Egypt and refresh themselves […] upon their banks, for want of anyone to drive them away.
37 […] This land will sway back and forth; no one knows what it will bring. What will happen is hidden, as the saying goes:
38 ‘Look: one who hears becomes deaf; the silent one comes first.’ I will show you this land enduring an illness:
39 what should never happen has happened […]. People will take up the weapons of war; the land will live in
40 turmoil. Weapons will be made of metal; bread will be demanded in exchange for
41 blood. People will laugh with laughter at suffering; no one will weep for the dead; no one will spend the night
42 fasting at a death. Each man's heart attends to himself alone. No one will make the mourning coiffure
43 now: the heart has turned entirely away from it. A man will sit and bend
44 his back, while one man kills another. I will show you a son become an adversary, a brother become an enemy, a man
45 killing his father. Every mouth is filled with ‘I want!’ All good fortune has gone. The land has fallen into ruin […]
46 though laws are laid down for it. What is destroyed […] is what was once made; what is empty […] is what was once found; what is done […]
47 is as what was never done. A man's possessions will be taken from him and given to a stranger. I will show you an owner in distress […] and a stranger content.
48 He who did nothing has filled his store; he who worked is left empty. People will give up things with hatred, to silence […] to quiet the speaking mouth. When an utterance is answered,
Ameny Restores Order
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49 [⯑]𓂝𓏤𓉐𓂋𓅱𓂻𓌨𓂋𓆱𓏏𓏤[⯑]𓅓𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌪𓂡𓇓𓅱[⯑]𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓁷𓏤𓄣𓏤𓏇𓇋𓐍𓏏𓊮ṯ(ꜣ)s ꜥ pri̯.w ẖr ḫt [mdwi̯] =[t]w m smꜣm sw ḫn [n(,j)] md,t.pl ḥr jb mj ḫ,t
50 𓂜𓈖𓅱𓐍𓂧𓐎𓏛𓈖𓏏𓅱𓉐𓂋𓂻𓈖𓂋𓏤𓀀𓂝𓈖𓂧𓅪𓇾𓈇𓏤𓆈𓏥𓐍𓂋𓊪𓂡𓀀𓏥𓆑[⯑]𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓆑𓎡𓏏𓏏𓅪𓌽𓏥nn wḫd.n =tw pri̯ n(,j) rʾ ={j} ꜥnd tꜣ ꜥšꜣ ḫrp.pl =f wš =⟨f⟩ ꜥꜣ ⟨bꜣk,w.pl⟩ =f ktt jt
51 𓅨𓂋𓇋𓊪𓏏𓆱𓆼𓄿𓂷𓂡𓏏𓅱𓋴𓅓[⯑]𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓃛𓅱𓂧𓂻𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥[⯑]𓆑𓃹𓈖𓃹𓈖𓏌𓏏𓇼𓇳𓏤𓂜𓈖wr jp,t ḫꜣi̯.tw =s m wbn [jw] Rꜥ jwd =f sw r(m)t.pl [wb]n =f wn wnw,t nn
52 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓅱𓆣𓂋𓂸𓏏𓂋𓏏𓇳𓂜𓈖[⯑]𓋺𓏏𓏤𓇳𓆑𓂜𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓂧𓎼𓄿𓁹𓏏𓅱 […] 𓂧𓎼𓄿𓁹𓏏𓅱𓂜𓈖[⯑]rḫ =tw ḫpr mtr,t nn tni̯ =[tw] šw,t =f nn bꜣq ḥr dgꜣ =tw […] dgꜣ.tw =[f] nn jbḥ{.pl}
53 𓁹𓁹𓀀𓅓𓈗𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆑𓅓𓊪𓏏𓇯𓏇𓇋[⯑]𓏏𓉔𓂾𓂻𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓂡𓆑[⯑]𓃹𓈖𓈖𓇋𓋴[⯑]𓆑jr,t.du ={j} m mw wnn =f m p,t mj jꜥḥ [nn] thi̯ nw =f n.w ⟨sšsꜣ(,t)⟩ wnn js st[w,t].pl =f
54 𓅓𓁷𓏤𓅓𓊃𓊪𓅱𓊗 […] 𓊃𓊪𓅱𓊗𓏥𓆑[⯑]𓂞𓀀𓈖𓎡𓇾𓏤𓈇𓅓𓊃𓈖𓏭𓏒𓂻[⯑]𓋴𓐟𓄿𓐎𓅪𓂝𓏤𓅓𓎟𓂝𓏤𓏏𓅱m ḥr m sp […] sp =f ⸮⟨n(,j)⟩? jmj.w.pl-ḥꜣ,t di̯ =j n =k tꜣ m snj [mn]j(,t) sꜣ(w)-ꜥ m nb ꜥ tw
55 𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂞𓀀𓈖𓎡[⯑]𓂋𓁷𓂋𓏭𓇯𓄲𓂋𓂻𓍘𓇋𓅓𓐟𓏤𓄲𓂋𓂻𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏏𓅱𓅓𓊹𓌨𓂋𓈉𓇋𓅱 […]⟨r⟩ nḏ ḫr,t.pl nḏ ḫr,t.pl di̯ =j n =k [ẖr,j] r-ḥr,j pẖr.tj m-sꜣ pẖr ẖ,t ={j} ꜥnḫ =tw m ẖr(,t)-nṯr jw […]
56 𓎛𓅨𓂋𓅱𓀔𓀀𓂋𓁹𓏏[⯑]𓅨𓂋𓏏[⯑]𓂋𓆣𓂋𓇋𓈖𓈙𓍯𓄿𓅱𓅱𓀢𓅪𓏥𓏶𓅓𓀁𓊃𓈖ḥwr,w r jri̯.t ꜥḥꜥ(,w) wr{.t} ⸮⟨r⟩? ⸮[t]r[j]? r ḫpr jn šwꜣ,w.w.pl wnm =sn
57 𓏏𓏐𓏒𓏥𓅡𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓃀𓎛[⯑]𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖𓋾𓎙𓊾𓈘𓈇𓂋[⯑]𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆗𓈖𓏏𓊹𓅆𓎟𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆tʾ bꜣk,w.pl bḥ qꜣi̯.w{.pl} nn-wn Ḥqꜣ-ꜥnḏ r tꜣ msḫn,t n.t nṯr nb nsw
58 𓊪𓅱𓂋𓇍𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂻 […] 𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓈖 […] 𓈖[⯑]𓇋𓏠𓈖𓇋𓇋⯑𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀀𓂋𓈖𓀁𓆑𓅭𓀀𓏤𓈞𓏏𓀗𓁐𓊪𓅱𓈖𓇾𓏤𓈇𓐮𓏏𓉐pw r jy.yt […] jy.t n(,j) […] n rsj Jmn,y mꜣꜥ-ḫrw rn =f zꜣ ḥm,t pw n(,j) Tꜣ-ztj
59 𓄟𓋴𓀗𓊪𓅱𓈖[⯑]𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓊏𓊪𓂡[⯑]𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓅱𓍿𓊃𓍞𓂡𓂧𓈙𓂋𓏏𓀗𓅆ms pw n(,j) H̱n-[nḫn] jw =f r šzp [ḥḏ],t jw =f r wṯs dšr,t
60 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄥𓄿𓏛𓌂𓐍𓏏𓏭𓀗𓀗𓅆𓅆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋[⯑]⯑⯑𓅆𓅆𓅓𓋴𓈖𓏥 […] 𓌸𓂋𓂋𓏏𓀁𓄲𓂋𓂻𓇋𓎛𓏭𓈇𓏤𓅓jw =f ⟨r⟩ zmꜣ sḫm,tj.du jw =f r sḥtp nb.du m ⟨mr.t⟩ =sn […] mrr.t =[sn] pẖr-jḥj m
61 𓆑𓐍𓂝𓂬𓂡𓄊𓋴𓂋𓆱𓅓[⯑]𓂋𓈙𓇋𓇋𓂉𓏛𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈖𓏏𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓅭𓀀𓏤𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤{f}ḫ⟨f⟩ꜥ wsr m nwd,t rš.y.pl r(m)t.pl n.t hꜣw =f zꜣ n(,j) z
62 𓂋𓁹𓏏𓂋𓈖𓀁𓆑𓂋𓈖𓅘𓎛𓇳𓎛𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆓𓏏𓇾[⯑]𓂋𓈋𓅱𓏏𓅪𓏥𓎡𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀁𓋴𓃀𓇋𓅱𓌙𓀏𓏥r jri̯.t rn =f r nḥḥ ḥnꜥ ḏ,t wꜣi̯.y.w.pl r ḏw,t.pl kꜣ.y sbj.w.pl
63 𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓅾𓅱𓀁𓏥𓆑𓇋𓅱𓌙𓅓𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂋𓐍𓂋𓀒𓈖𓈙𓂝𓏏𓄦𓌪𓏥𓆑 […] 𓈙𓂝𓂧𓏏𓄦𓌪𓏥𓂡𓆑𓍘𓅓𓎛𓅱𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈉⟨sgr⟩.n =sn rʾ.pl =sn n snḏ.w.pl =f jw ꜥꜣm.w.pl r ḫr n šꜥ,t.pl =f […] šꜥd{.t.pl} =f Tjmḥ.w.pl
64 𓂋𓐍𓂋𓀒𓈖𓈖𓄓𓊃𓅱𓏏𓊮𓏥𓆑𓇋𓅱𓋴𓃀𓇋𓅱𓌙𓀏𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆑𓆞𓄿𓎡𓅱𓐎𓄣𓏤𓀐𓏥𓏌𓏤r ḫr n nsw,t.pl =f jw sbj.w.pl n.w ⟨dndn⟩ =f ẖꜣk.w-jb.pl n.w
65 [⯑]𓆑𓇋𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓀗𓆗𓏶𓅓𓁷𓏤𓋴𓉔𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓆑𓆞𓄿𓎡𓅱𓐎𓄣𓏤𓀏𓏥šfš{t}f[y],t =f jw ꜥrꜥ,t jm,j⟨.t⟩ ⟨ḫnt⟩ =⟨f⟩ ḥr shr.yt ⟨n⟩ =f ẖꜣk.w-jb.pl
66 𓏏𓅱𓂋𓀨𓂡𓇋𓆛𓈖𓃀𓅱𓊅𓈇𓏥𓋾𓈎𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂜𓈖𓂋𓂝𓏏𓉔𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂻𓌙𓅓𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥 […]tw r qd jnb.w.pl-ḥqꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nn rḏi̯.t hꜣi̯.y ꜥꜣm.w.pl […]
67 𓂋𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓂧𓃀𓎛𓄑𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈗𓏇𓇋𓋴𓐍𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓊃𓈙𓐟𓄿𓅱𓀗𓏛𓏥 […] 𓋴𓆷𓄿𓏭𓅯𓀁r Km,t dbḥ =sn mw mj sḫr.w.pl sšsꜣ.w.pl […] sšꜣ
68 𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓋿𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓂋𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓂋𓊨𓏏𓉐𓋴r rḏi̯.t swrj ꜥw,t =sn jw mꜣꜥ,t.pl r jy.t r s,t =s
69 [⯑]𓂧𓂋𓂡𓋴𓏭 […] 𓂧𓂋𓂡𓍘𓇋𓂋𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓂋𓈙𓇋𓇋𓂉𓏛𓅠𓅓𓎛𓁹𓏏j[sf,t].pl dr sj […] dr.tj r-rw,tj rš.y gmḥ.t(j) =[fj]
70 [⯑]𓆑𓏭𓁷𓏤𓌞𓋴𓂻𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓇋𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂋[⯑][wn]n.t(j) =fj ḥr šms nsw jw rḫ-ḫ,t r sti̯[.t]
71 𓆣𓂋𓂻𓅱𓋴𓊪𓅱[⯑]𓇋𓈖𓏞 […][n] =[j] [mw] [mꜣꜣ] =[f] [ḏd.t.n] =[j] ḫpr jwi̯≡s-pw m-[ḥt]p jn ⸮zẖꜣ,w? […]
English
49 a hand thrusts out holding a staff. If a man speaks, it is as though he were killing another. Words fall on the heart like fire;
50 no one will endure what issues from my mouth. The land is diminished, its leaders many. Though empty, its taxes are great. Barley is scarce,
51 but the oipe measure is large, filled until it overflows. Re withdraws himself from humankind. He rises, and the hour exists, but no one
52 will know when noon comes. No one will discern his shadow. No face will brighten at the sight of him […]; no tears will moisten
53 any eye. He will be in the sky like the moon. His hour of nightfall will not be delayed. His rays upon the face will remain
54 only as a memory […] of the ancestors. I will show you the land enduring an illness: one once weak of arm now possesses strength. A man
55 will greet the one who used to greet him. I will show you the one once below raised on high; she once cared for […] follows the one who cared for my body. People will live in the necropolis. […]
56 The poor man will heap up wealth, while the great man pays respect to survive. It is the poor who eat
57 bread; laborers conscripted for service grow arrogant. Heqa-Anedj, birthplace of every god, is no more for the land. A king
58 will come […] from the south. Ameny, justified, will be his name. He is the son of a woman of Ta-Seti,
59 a child of Upper Egypt's southern reaches. He will take up the White Crown; he will raise the Red Crown.
60 He will unite the Two Mighty Ones and satisfy the Two Lords with what they love […]. The field-circling implement will be in his
61 fist, the oar in motion. Rejoice, people of his time! The son of a man
62 will make his name endure for everlasting time and eternity. Those who strayed toward evil and plotted rebellion
63 will silence their mouths for fear of him. Asiatics will fall to his slaughter […] and Libyans
64 will fall to his flame. Rebels belong to his wrath, the seditious to
65 his authority. The uraeus upon his brow will subdue the rebels for him.
66 The Walls of the Ruler will be built, life, prosperity, and health; Asiatics will no longer be allowed to descend […]
67 into Egypt. They will beg for water in the customary way […] pleading
68 to let their flocks drink. Justice will return to its place;
69 wrongdoing […] will be driven out. He who sees it will rejoice,
70 he who serves the king. The learned man will pour
71 water for me when he sees that what I said has come to pass.” It has come to its end in peace, by the scribe […].