The Tale of the Shipwrecked Sailor
Home from Nubia
Egyptian
1 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓌞𓅱𓀀𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛ḏd.jn šms,w jqr wḏꜣ
2 𓄣𓏤𓎡𓄂𓂝𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄖𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥jb =k ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ m =k pḥ.n =n
3 𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓊏𓊪𓂝𓐍𓂋𓊪𓅱𓆱ẖnw šzp ḫrpw
4 𓎛𓀝𓂡𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏏𓊧𓆱𓄂𓏏𓏏𓍢𓂋𓂝𓏏ḥwi̯ mnj,t ḥꜣ,tt rdi̯.t(j)
5 𓁷𓏤𓇾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓂝𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓇼𓄿𓀢𓀁𓊹ḥr tꜣ rḏi̯ ḥkn,w dwꜣ nṯr
6 𓊃𓀀𓏤𓎟𓁷𓏤𓎛𓊪𓏏𓂘𓂝𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏤𓏤𓆑z nb ḥr ḥpt sn,nw.du =f
7 𓇩𓅱𓏏𓀀𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓎙𓂧𓏏𓏛𓂜𓈖jz,wt{t} =n jy.t(j) ꜥd.t(j) nn
8 𓈖𓉔𓅱𓅪𓈖𓀎𓀀𓏥𓈖𓏥𓄖𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥nhw n(,j) mšꜥ =n pḥ.n =n
9 𓄖𓅱𓏭𓍯𓍯𓏏𓈉𓊃𓈖𓏒𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥pḥ,wj Wꜣwꜣ,t sni̯.n =n
10 𓊃𓈖𓅐𓏏𓈉𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂋𓆑𓈖𓏥𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓏥Snm,t m =k r =f n jy =((n))
11 𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏛𓇾𓈇𓏤𓈖𓏥𓄖𓂻𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱m-ḥtp tꜣ =n pḥ =n sw
12 𓄔𓅓𓂋𓎡𓈖𓀀𓄂𓂝𓀀𓏌𓎡𓀀𓆄𓅱𓅪sḏm r =k n =j ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ jnk šwi̯ ⟨m⟩
13 𓇉𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂝𓈗𓂝𓏏𓅱𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝ḥꜣw jꜥi̯ tw jmi̯
14 𓈗𓁷𓏤𓂭𓏥𓎡𓇋𓐍𓏛𓅱𓈙𓃀𓀁𓎡mw ḥr ḏbꜥ.pl =k jḫ wšb =k
15 𓅱𓄞𓂧𓏏𓀁𓎡𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓎡𓈖wšd.t(w) =k mdwi̯ =k n
16 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓄣𓏤𓎡𓅓𓂝𓎡𓅱𓈙𓃀𓀁𓎡nswt jb =k m-ꜥ =k wšb =k
17 𓂜𓈖𓈖𓇋𓏏𓇋𓏏𓀁𓇋𓅱𓂋𓏤𓈖𓊃𓀀𓏤nn njtjt jw rʾ n(,j) z(ʾ)
18 𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂝𓆑𓇓𓅱𓇋𓅱𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓆑nḥm =f sw jw mdw =f
19 𓂝𓆑𓅷𓄿𓅓𓋳𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤ḏi̯ =f ṯꜣm n =f ḥr
20 𓁹𓂋𓎡𓅓𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓄣𓏤𓎡𓋴𓅨𓂋𓂧𓅪jrr =k m ḫr,t-jb =k swrd
21 𓊪𓅱𓆓𓂧𓈖𓎡𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀀𓂋𓆑pw ḏd n =k sḏd =j r =f
22 𓈖𓎡𓏇𓇋𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓆣𓂋𓅓𓂝𓀀n =k mj,tt-jr,j ḫpr m-ꜥ =j
English
1 Then the able follower said: "Be glad, prince!
2 Take heart: see, we have reached
3 the Residence. The mallet was seized,
4 the mooring post struck, and the bow rope laid
5 on the ground. Praise was given, and God was praised,
6 and every man embraced his friend.
7 Our crew has come home safe. There is no
8 loss to our troop. We came to
9 the end of Wawat and passed
10 Senmut. Look at us: we have come back
11 safe, and we have reached our land.
12 Listen to me, prince: I am a man who is free of
13 exaggeration. Wash yourself,
14 and give water to your fingers. Answer
15 only when you are spoken to. Speak to
16 the king, your heart in your hand, and answer
17 with no hesitation. A man's mouth can save him,
18 and his speech can win him mercy:
19 it can cover his face for him.
20 But you will do as you please. It is tiring to keep talking to you.
21 So now I will tell you something similar:
22 something like what happened to me myself."
The Storm and the Island
Egyptian
23 𓆓𓊃𓀀𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓃀𓇋𓈞𓄑𓈉ḏs =j šm.kw r bjꜣ
24 𓈖𓆊𓆊𓅆𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀n(,j) jtj hꜣi̯.kw
25 𓂋𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘𓅓𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛r wꜣḏ-wr m dp,t
26 𓈖𓏏𓎔𓂝𓍢𓎆𓎆𓅓𓄫𓅱𓋴𓎔𓂝𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓅓𓋴𓐍𓅱𓎺𓋴n.t mḥ 120 m ꜣw =s mḥ 40 m sḫw =s
27 𓋴𓐪𓂧⯑𓀀𓍢𓎆𓎆𓇋𓅓𓋴sqd 120 jm =s
28 𓅓𓍉𓏛𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓌳𓁹𓄿𓋴𓈖𓏥m stp n(,j) Km,t mꜣ =sn
29 𓊪𓏏𓇯𓌳𓁹𓄿𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄿𓂝p,t mꜣ =sn tꜣ mꜥkꜣ
30 𓄣𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓅱𓄛𓏥𓊃𓂋𓃩𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥jb =sn r mꜣ(j).w.pl sr =sn
31 𓆓𓂝𓊡𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓈖𓈙𓈖𓏭𓃩𓂡ḏꜥ n jj.t nšnj
32 𓂜𓆣𓂋𓏏𓆑𓆓𓂝𓊡𓉐𓂋𓂻n ḫpr.t =f ḏꜥ pri̯
33 𓇋𓅱𓈖𓏥𓅓𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤jw =n m wꜣḏ-wr tp-ꜥ
34 𓃃𓏛𓈖𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓆑𓄿𓏏𓀋𓂝𓊡𓅱sꜣḥ =n tꜣ fꜣi̯.t ṯꜣw
35 𓁹𓆑𓄙𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀁𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈗jri̯ =f wḥmy,t nwy,t
36 𓇋𓅓𓆑𓈖𓏏𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓎛𓎛𓀝𓂡jm =f n.t mḥ 8 jn ḫt ⸮ḥ{ḥ}⟨wi̯⟩?
37 𓈖𓀀𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛n =j ⸮s(j)? ꜥḥꜥ.n dp,t
38 𓅓𓏏𓀏𓈖𓏏𓅂𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗m(w)t(.tj) ntj.w jm =s n spi̯
39 𓌡𓅱𓂝𓀀𓏤𓇋𓅓𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀wꜥ jm ꜥḥꜥ.n =j rḏi̯.kw
40 𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓇋𓈖𓍯𓄿𓅱𓈗𓈖𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘r jw jn wꜣw n(,j) wꜣḏ-wr
41 𓁹𓈖𓀀𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓏤𓏤𓌡𓅱𓂝𓏤𓅪𓎡𓅱𓀀jri̯.n =j hrw 3 wꜥi̯.kw
42 𓄣𓏤𓀀𓅓𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏤𓏤𓀀𓊃𓇥𓂋𓁀𓎡𓅱𓀀jb =j m sn,nw.du =j sḏr.kw
43 𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓎡𓄿𓊪𓐡𓉐m-ẖnw-n kꜣp
44 𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓈎𓈖𓇋𓂘𓂝𓈖𓀀𓆄𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳n(,j) ḫt qnj.n =j šwy,t
45 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓃹𓈖𓂻𓈖𓀀𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂾𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n dwn.n =j rd.du =j
46 𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓂝𓏏𓀀𓅓𓂋𓏤𓀀r rḫ ḏi̯.t =j m rʾ =j
47 𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓂧𓄿𓃀𓇭𓈒𓏥𓇋𓄿𓂋𓂋𓏏𓁺𓈒𓏥gmi̯.n =j dꜣb.pl jꜣrr,t.pl
48 𓇋𓅓𓇋𓄿𓈎𓏏𓆰𓏥𓎟𓏏𓀻𓋴𓏏𓏛jm jꜣq,t nb.t šps.t
49 𓎡𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥𓇋𓅓𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈖𓈎𓅱𓏏𓈒𓏥kꜣ.w.pl jm ḥnꜥ nq,wt.pl
50 𓊏𓊪𓏏𓈒𓏥𓏇𓇋𓁹𓏏𓋴𓂋𓅓𓅱𓆟𓏥sšp,t.pl mj jri̯.t(w) =s rm.w.pl
51 𓇋𓅓𓎛𓈖𓂝𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅱𓅯𓏥𓂜𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏏jm ḥnꜥ ꜣpd.w.pl nn n,t.t
52 𓂜𓈖𓋴𓏏𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖nn st m-ẖnw =f ꜥḥꜥ.n
53 𓋴𓋴𓐟𓄿𓀁𓈖𓅱𓀀𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓇾𓈇𓏤ssꜣi̯.n =(j) wj rḏi̯.n =j r tꜣ
54 𓈖𓅨𓂋𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓄞𓂧𓏏𓂝𓀀𓍑𓄿𓏴𓆱n wr ḥr ꜥ.wj =j šd.t =j ḏꜣ
55 𓋴𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀𓐍𓏏𓊮𓁹𓈖𓀀sḫpr.n =j ḫ,t jri̯.n =j
English
23 It was I myself who had gone to the mine
24 of the Sovereign, and had gone down to the sea
25 in a ship that measured
26 120 cubits long and 40 cubits wide.
27 There were 120 sailors on board,
28 all picked men of Egypt. Whether they looked at the sky
29 or looked at the land, their hearts were bolder
30 than a lion's. They could tell a storm was coming
31 before it came, and a fury before it
32 broke out. The storm hit us while we were still on the sea,
33 before we could reach land. Then the wind rose,
34 and it blew again and again.
35 A wave rose with it, and in that wave
36 there were eight cubits of water. Only the mast broke it.
37 Then the ship went down under me.
38 Of all the people on her, not one was left.
39 One man only: I was set down
40 on an island by a wave of the sea.
41 I spent three days alone,
42 with only my heart for company. I slept
43 in the shelter
44 of a tree, hugging its shade.
45 Then I stretched out my legs, to learn
46 what I could put in my mouth.
47 I found figs and grapes,
48 and every kind of fine vegetable there.
49 There were uncut sycamore figs there, and cut ripe ones,
50 and cucumbers as if they had been planted. Fish were there,
51 and birds as well. There was not one thing
52 that was not on that island. Then
53 I ate my fill, and I laid the rest
54 on the ground, for my arms were too full. I took out the fire drill
55 and made a fire, and I made
The Serpent
Egyptian
56 𓊄𓅪𓈖𓏴𓏏𓊮𓈖𓊹𓏤𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀zbi̯-n-sḏ,t n nṯr.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n sḏm.n =j
57 𓐍𓂋𓊤𓃭𓅱𓀁𓈎𓂋𓇋𓃩𓂡𓇋𓃀𓃙𓎡𓅱𓀀ḫrw qrj jb.kw
58 𓍯𓄿𓅱𓈗𓊪𓅱wꜣw pw
59 𓈖𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏥𓁷𓏤𓅠𓅓𓅠𓅓𓏴n(,j) wꜣḏ-wr ḫt.pl ḥr gmgm
60 𓇾𓈇𓏤𓁷𓏤𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓂻𓎡𓆑𓋳𓈖𓀀tꜣ ḥr mnmn kfi̯.n =j
61 𓁷𓏤𓀀𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓎛𓆑𓄿𓅱𓆙ḥr =j gmi̯.n =j ḥfꜣ,w
62 𓊪𓅱𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓈖𓄓𓇓𓅱pw jw =f m jy.t n(,j)-sw
63 𓎔𓂝𓎆𓎆𓎆𓐍𓃀𓊃𓅱𓏏𓁸𓆑𓅨𓂋𓋴mḥ 30 ḫbs,wt =f wr s(j)
64 𓂋𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓆑𓊃𓐍𓂋𓅱𓌕𓂡r mḥ 2 ḥꜥ.pl =f sḫr.w
65 𓅓𓋞𓈒𓏥𓇋𓆛𓈖𓂃𓏭𓆑𓏭𓅓𓐍𓋴𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥m nbw jn⟨ḥ⟩.du =fj m ḫsbd
66 𓌳𓐙𓂝𓆀𓏛𓂝𓂋𓈎𓍼𓏛𓇓𓅱𓂋𓏃𓈖𓏏mꜣꜥ ꜥrq sw r-ḫnt
67 𓇋𓅱𓄋𓊪𓏴𓈖𓆑𓂋𓏤𓆑𓂋𓀀𓇋𓅱𓀀jw wpi̯.n =f rʾ =f r =j jw =j
68 𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓆑ḥr ẖ,t =j m-bꜣḥ =f
69 𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈖𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓊗𓏤𓏤𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀ḏd =f n =j (j)n-m jni̯ tw zp-2 nḏs
70 𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓇋𓂋𓅱𓂧𓆑𓅯𓂻𓎡(j)n-m jni̯ tw jr wdf =k
71 𓅓𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖m ḏd n =j jni̯ tw r jw pn
72 𓂋𓂝𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓏏𓅱𓇋𓅱𓎡𓅓𓊃𓊃𓊮rḏi̯ =j rḫ =k tw jw =k m ss⟨f⟩
73 𓆣𓂋𓏏𓅓𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓏏𓆑𓇋𓅱𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓎡ḫpr.t(j) m n,tj n mꜣ.t(w) =f jw mdwi̯ =k
74 𓈖𓀀𓂜𓈖𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄔𓅓𓀀n =j nn wj ḥr sḏm ={j}
75 𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅱𓀀𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓎡st jw =j m-bꜣḥ =k
76 𓐍𓅓𓂜𓈖𓅱𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓆑𓅱𓀀ḫmi̯.n =(j) wj ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯⟨.⸮n?⟩ =f wj
77 𓅓𓂋𓏤𓆑𓎁𓏏𓂡𓆑𓅱𓀀𓂋𓊨𓏏𓉐𓆑m rʾ =f jṯi̯ =f wj r s,t =f
78 𓈖𓏏𓋴𓇛𓅓𓀔𓍯𓄿𓎛𓎝𓂡𓆑n.t snḏm wꜣḥ =f
79 𓅱𓀀𓂜𓈖𓂧𓏇𓇋𓏏𓂝𓀀𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀wj nn dmj.t =j wḏꜣ.kw
80 𓂜𓈖𓎁𓏏𓏏𓂡𓇋𓅓𓀀nn jṯi̯.t jm =j
81 𓇋𓅱𓄋𓊪𓏴𓈖𓆑𓂋𓏤𓆑𓂋𓀀𓇋𓅱𓀀jw wpi̯.n =f rʾ =f r =j jw =j
82 𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓆑ḥr ẖ,t =j m-bꜣḥ =f
83 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓊗𓏤𓏤ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =j (j)n-m jni̯ tw zp-2
84 𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖nḏs (j)n-m jni̯ tw r jw pn
85 𓈖𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘𓈖𓏏𓏭𓐞𓏤𓆑𓏭𓅓𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈗n(,j) wꜣḏ-wr n,tj gs(.wj) =fj m nwy
86 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓈖𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n wšb.n =j
87 𓈖𓆑𓋴𓏏𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓇋𓇋𓀀𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅓𓂢n =f st ꜥ.wj =y ḫꜣm
88 𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓆑𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓆑m-bꜣḥ =f ḏd =j n =f
89 𓏌𓎡𓀀𓊪𓅱𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀jnk pw hꜣi̯.kw
90 𓂋𓃀𓇋𓈞𓄑𓈉𓅓𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓂻r bjꜣ m wpw,t
91 𓆊𓆊𓅆𓅓𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓈖𓏏jtj m dp,t n.t
92 𓎔𓂝𓍢𓎆𓎆𓅓𓄫𓅱𓋴𓎔𓂝𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓅓𓋴𓐍𓅱𓎺𓏛𓋴mḥ 120 m ꜣw =s mḥ 40 m sḫw =s
93 𓋴𓐪𓂧⯑𓀀𓍢𓎆𓎆𓇋𓅓𓋴sqd 120 jm =s
94 𓅓𓋴𓏏𓊪𓅱𓍉𓏛𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖m stp,w n(,j) Km,t
95 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊪𓏏𓇯𓌳𓁹𓄿𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤mꜣ =sn p,t mꜣ =sn tꜣ
96 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄿𓂡𓄣𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓅱𓄛𓏥mꜥkꜣ jb =sn r mꜣ(j).w.pl
97 𓊃𓂋𓃩𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆓𓂝𓊡sr =sn ḏꜥ
98 𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓆑𓈖𓈙𓈖𓏭𓃩𓂜𓂜𓆣𓂋𓏏𓆑n jy.t =f nšnj n ḫpr.t =f
99 𓌡𓅱𓂝𓀀𓏤𓇋𓅓𓎟𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄿𓂡𓄣𓏤𓆑wꜥ jm nb mꜥkꜣ jb =f
100 𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂡𓂝𓏤𓆑𓂋𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏤𓏤𓆑𓂜𓈖nḫt ꜥ =f r sn.nw.du =f nn
101 𓅱𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅪𓀀𓅓𓁷𓂋𓄣𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆓𓂝𓊡wḫꜣ m-ḥr(,j)-jb =sn ḏꜥ
102 𓉐𓂋𓂻𓇋𓅱𓈖𓏥𓅓𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘pri̯ jw =n m wꜣḏ-wr
103 𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓃃𓂻𓈖𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓆑𓄿𓏏𓀋𓂝tp-ꜥ sꜣḥ =n tꜣ fꜣi̯.t
104 𓊡𓅱𓁹𓆑𓄙𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀁𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈗ṯꜣw jri̯ =f wḥmj,t nwy,t
105 𓇋𓅓𓆑𓈖𓏏𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓎛𓎛𓀝𓂝jm =f n.t mḥ 8 jn ḫt ⸮ḥ{ḥ}⟨wi̯⟩?
106 𓈖𓀀𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓅓𓏏𓀏𓏏n =j s(j) ꜥḥꜥ.n dp,t m(w)t.t(j)
107 𓈖𓏏𓅂𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗𓌡𓅱𓂝𓀀𓏤𓇋𓅓n,tj.w jm =s n spi̯ wꜥ jm
108 𓁷𓏤𓐍𓐍𓐍𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐞𓏤𓎡ḥr ḫ.pl =j m =k wj r-gs =k
109 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏎𓈖𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖ꜥḥꜥ.n jni̯.kwj r jw pn
110 𓇋𓈖𓍯𓄿𓅱𓈗𓏤𓈖𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘jn wꜣw wꜥ n(,j) wꜣḏ-wr
English
56 a burnt offering for the gods. Then I heard
57 a roar like thunder, and I thought:
58 it is a wave
59 of the sea. The trees were snapping,
60 the ground was shaking. When I uncovered my face,
61 I found what it was: a snake
62 coming toward me. It measured
63 thirty cubits, and its beard was longer
64 than two cubits. Its body was covered
65 with gold; its two eyebrows were of true
66 lapis lazuli, and it reared up before me.
67 It opened its mouth to me while I
68 lay on my belly in front of it, and it said:
69 "Who brought you? Who brought you, little one?
70 Who brought you? If you delay
71 telling me who brought you to this island,
72 I will make you recognize yourself as ashes,
73 turned into one no one has ever seen."
74 It spoke to me, but I did not hear it.
75 I was in front of it, and I did not know myself.
76 I did not know myself any longer. Then it took me in its mouth
77 and carried me off to its resting place
78 and laid me down there.
79 I was sound; nothing had touched me.
80 Nothing had been taken from me.
81 Then it opened its mouth to me again, while I
82 lay on my belly before it.
83 It said: "Who brought you? Who brought you,
84 little one? Who brought you to this island of the sea,
85 with both its sides in the water?"
86 Then I answered it.
87 My arms were bent in front of it
88 as I said to it:
89 "It was I who had gone down
90 to the mine on an errand
91 for the Sovereign. I was in a ship
92 120 cubits long and 40 cubits wide.
93 There were 120 sailors on board,
94 all of them the pick of Egypt.
95 Whether they looked at the sky
96 or looked at the land, their hearts were bolder than a lion's.
97 They could tell a storm was coming
98 before it came, before the tempest broke.
99 Every man among them had a bolder heart
100 and a stronger arm than his comrade. No fool
101 was among them. A storm broke
102 while we were still on the sea,
103 before we reached land. The wind rose
104 and blew again and again. A wave
105 in it was eight cubits high; only the mast struck it.
106 Then the ship went down under me.
107 Of everyone on her, not one was left
108 except me. And that is why I am here beside you.
109 I was brought to this island
110 by one single wave of the sea."
The Serpent’s Story
Egyptian
111 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓅓𓅾𓀁𓅓𓊗𓏤𓏤ḏd.jn =f n =j m snḏ(.w) ⸮m(j)? zp-2
112 𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓅓𓄿𓏏𓅱𓂡𓁷𓏤𓎡nḏs m ꜣ(j)t.w ḥr =k
113 𓊪𓎛𓄖𓈖𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓊹𓏤𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑pḥ.n =k wj m =k nṯr rḏi̯.n =f
114 𓋹𓈖𓐍𓎡𓏎𓈖𓆑𓏏𓅱𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓈖𓂓𓏤ꜥnḫ =k jni̯ =f tw r jw pn n(,j) kꜣ
115 𓂜𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂜𓈖𓋴𓏏𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓆑nn n,tt nn st m-ẖnw =f
116 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓎔𓏛𓌨𓂋𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏jw =f mḥ ẖr nfr,t nb.t
117 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓅱𓂋𓁹𓏏𓇹𓇼𓂧𓇳𓏤𓁷𓏤m =k tw r jri̯.t ꜣbd ḥr
118 𓇹𓇼𓂧𓇳𓏤𓂋𓆎𓅓𓏏𓏛𓎡𓇹𓇼𓂧𓇳𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤ꜣbd r km.t =k ꜣbd 4
119 𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅱m-ẖnw-n jw pn jw
120 𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓂋𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐dp,t r jy.t m ẖnw
121 𓋴𓐪𓂧𓅱⯑𓀀𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓎡sqd.w.pl jm =s rḫ.n =k
122 𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐šm =k ḥnꜥ =sn r ẖnw
123 𓅓𓏏𓀏𓎡𓅓𓊖𓏏𓏤𓎡m(w)t =k m nʾ,t =k
124 𓂋𓈙𓂉𓀁𓅱𓏭𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀁𓂧𓊪𓏏𓄓𓀁𓈖⯑𓆑𓊃𓈖𓏒𓂻𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪rš.wj sḏd dp.t.n =f zni̯⟨.⸮n?⟩ (j)ḫ,t m(ḥ)r
125 𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀁𓀀𓂋𓆑𓈖𓎡𓏇𓇋𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓆣𓂋𓅱𓅓𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖sḏd =j r =f n =k mj,tt-jr,j ḫpr.w m jw pn
126 𓃹𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓀀𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥wn =j jm =f ḥnꜥ sn.w.pl =j ẖrd.w.pl
127 𓅓𓈎𓄿𓃀𓄲𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆎𓅓𓏛𓈖𓈖𓏥𓎛𓆑𓄿𓅱𓆙𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓅓m-qꜣb =sn km.n =n ḥfꜣ,w 75 m
128 𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓀀𓂜𓈖𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓀁𓀀𓈖𓎡ms.w.pl =j ḥnꜥ sn.w.pl =j nn sḫꜣ =j n =k
129 𓅭𓏏𓁐𓎡𓏏𓏏𓅪𓁐𓏎𓈖𓏏𓈖𓀀𓅓𓊃𓆷𓄿𓄃𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼𓇳zꜣ,t kt.t jni̯.t n =j m ⸮sšꜣ? ꜥḥꜥ.n sbꜣ
130 𓉔𓄿𓅱𓂻𓉐𓂋𓂻𓈖𓈖𓄿𓅓𓐍𓏏𓊮𓅓𓂝𓆑𓆣𓂋𓈖𓂋𓋴𓂜𓈖𓅱𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝hꜣi̯.w pri̯.n nꜣ m ḫ,t m-ꜥ =f ḫpr.n r =s nn wj ḥnꜥ
131 𓄿𓅓𓊮𓈖𓏭𓂜𓈖𓅱𓀀𓅓𓁷𓂋𓄣𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓅓𓏏𓀏𓎡𓅱𓀀𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀ꜣm.nj nn wj m-ḥr(,j)-jb =sn ꜥḥꜥ.n =j m(w)t.kw n =sn gmi̯.n =j
132 𓋴𓏏𓅓𓆞𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓐎𓏥𓌡𓅱𓂝𓏏𓏤𓇋𓂋𓈎𓈖𓂡𓈖𓎡𓌗𓂡𓄣𓏤𓎡st m ẖꜣy,t.pl wꜥ.t jr qni̯{.n} =k rwḏ jb =k
133 𓎔𓏛𓎡𓈎𓈖𓇋𓂘𓎡𓅓𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓋴𓈖𓂉𓀁𓎡mḥ =k qnj =k m ẖrd.w.pl =k sn =k
134 𓈞𓏏𓁐𓎡𓌳𓁹𓄿𓎡𓉐𓏤𓎡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓋴𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏ḥm,t =k mꜣ =k pr =k nfr st r (j)ḫ,t nb.t
135 𓊪𓎛𓄖𓂻𓎡𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓃹𓈖𓎡𓇋𓅓𓆑pḥ =k ẖnw wn =k jm =f
136 𓅓𓈎𓄿𓃀𓄲𓂻𓈖𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓃹𓈖𓎡𓂋𓆑m-qꜣb-n sn.w.pl =k wn.k⟨w⟩ r =f
137 𓂧𓌳𓄿𓍖𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓂧𓏇𓇋𓂢𓈖𓀀dmꜣ.kw ḥr ẖ,t =j dmj.n =j
138 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏥𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓆑𓆓𓂧𓀀𓂋𓆑𓈖𓎡zꜣtw.pl m-bꜣḥ =f ḏd =j r =f n =k
139 𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀁𓀀𓅢𓏛𓏥𓎡𓈖𓆊𓆊𓅆𓂝𓀀𓊃𓈙𓄿𓏛𓆑sḏd =j bꜣw =k n jtj ḏi̯ =j sšꜣ =f
140 𓅓𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓎡𓂝𓀀𓏎𓈖𓏏𓈖𓎡𓇋𓃀𓃙𓇋⯑𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓈒𓏥m ꜥꜣ =k ḏi̯ =j jni̯(.t).t(w) n =k jbj ḥknw.pl
141 𓂻𓅱𓂧𓈖𓃀𓈒𓏥𓄡𓊃𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓌢𓈖𓏏𓂋𓆴𓈒𓏥𓈖𓐞𓏤𓏥𓉐𓏥jwdnb.pl ẖsꜣy,t.pl sntr.pl n gs.pl-pr.pl
142 𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅱𓏛𓊹𓏤𓎟𓇋𓅓𓆑𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀁𓂋𓆑𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥sḥtp.w nṯr nb jm =f sḏd =⟨j⟩ r =f ḫpr.t.pl
143 𓁷𓏤𓀀𓅓𓌳𓁹𓄿𓏏𓏥𓈖𓀀𓅓𓅢𓏛𓆑𓇼𓄿𓀢𓏏𓅱𓈖𓎡𓊹ḥr =j m mꜣ.t.pl.n =j m bꜣw ={f}⟨k⟩ dwꜣ =tw n =k nṯr
144 𓅓𓊖𓏏𓏤𓐍𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈎𓈖𓃀𓏏𓊋𓀀𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓊃𓆑𓏏𓌪𓂡𓀀m nʾ,t ḫft-ḥr qnb,t.pl tꜣ r-ḏr =f sft =j
145 𓈖𓎡𓂸𓃒𓏤𓏥𓅓𓊄𓅪𓈖𓏴𓏏𓊮𓅱𓈙𓈖𓅿𓂝𓈖𓀀𓈖𓎡n =k kꜣ.pl m zbi̯-n-sḏ,t wšn.n =j n =k
146 𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅱𓅯𓏥𓂝𓀀𓏎𓈖𓏏𓈖𓎡𓎛𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓄿𓏏𓊪𓅱𓀁𓂡ꜣpd.w.pl ḏi̯ =j jni̯(.t).t(w) n =k ḥꜥ.w.pl ꜣtp.w
147 𓌨𓂋𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓏥𓎟𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓏏𓏤𓏇𓇋𓁹𓂋𓏏𓈖𓊹𓏤𓌸𓂋𓂋𓀁ẖr špss.pl nb n(,j) Km,t mj jrr.t n nṯr mrr
148 𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓍯𓄿𓈐𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓇓𓅱𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥r(m)ṯ.pl m tꜣ wꜣi̯ n rḫ sw r(m)ṯ.pl
English
111 Then it said to me: "Do not be afraid, do not be afraid,
112 little one. Do not let your face go pale.
113 You have reached me. See, it was God
114 who let you live and brought you to this island of the ka.
115 There is nothing this island lacks:
116 it is full of every good thing.
117 You will spend month after month
118 until you have completed four months
119 on this island. Then a ship
120 will come from the Residence.
121 Sailors you know will be on it.
122 You will go with them to the Residence
123 and you will die in your own town.
124 How glad a man is when he can tell what he lived through, once the trouble has passed!
125 Now I will tell you something similar that happened on this island,
126 where I was with my brothers and my children:
127 together we came to 75 snakes.
128 My children and my brothers — I will not tell you about
129 the little daughter who was brought to me in wisdom (?); then a star
130 fell, and through it they went up in flames. And this happened while I was away:
131 they burned while I was not among them. I nearly died of grief when I found
132 them all lying in one heap of bodies. But if you are brave and firm of heart,
133 you will fill your arms with your children, and kiss
134 your wife, and see your house again. That is better than anything.
135 You will reach the Residence, and you will be
136 in the midst of all your brothers."
137 Then I lay stretched out on my belly,
138 and touched the ground in front of it. But I want to say to you:
139 "I will tell the Sovereign of your power; I will make him know
140 your greatness. I will have them bring you ladanum and holy oil,
141 incense, balsam, and frankincense for the temples,
142 to the satisfaction of every god. I will report what has happened to me,
143 all that I have seen of your power. God will be praised for your sake
144 in the city, before the councils of the whole land. I will slaughter
145 oxen for you as burnt offerings; I will wring the necks
146 of birds for you. I will have ships brought to you, loaded barges
147 carrying every treasure of Egypt, as is done for a god who loves
148 people, in a distant land that people do not know."
The Lord of Punt and the Homecoming
Egyptian
149 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓃀𓏏𓄑𓀁𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅓𓀀𓅓𓇑𓇑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓅓𓈖𓆑𓅪𓅓𓄣𓏤𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n sbt.n =f jm =j m nn ḏd.n =j m nf m jb =f
150 𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈖𓀀𓂜𓅨𓂋𓈖𓎡𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥𓆣𓂋𓏏𓎟𓊹𓌢𓈖𓏏𓂋𓆴𓈒𓏥ḏd =f n =j n wr n =k ꜥntjw.pl ḫpr.⸮t(j)? nb sntr.pl
151 𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇋𓋴𓋾𓈎𓄿𓅆𓊪𓃹𓈖𓏏𓈉𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓇓𓅱jnk js ḥqꜣ Pwn,t ꜥntjw.pl n =j jm,(j) sw
152 𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓈒𓏥𓊪𓆑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓎡𓏎𓈖𓏏𓆑𓃀𓅱𓊪𓅱𓅨𓂋𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖ḥknw.pl pf ḏd.n =k jni̯.t =f bw pw wr n(,j) jw pn
153 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓋴𓃛𓅱𓂧𓂻𓎡𓏏𓅱𓂋𓊨𓏏𓉐𓏏𓈖𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗ḫpr js jwd =k tw r s,t tn n-sp
154 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓎡𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓆣𓂋𓅓𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓆑mꜣ =k jw pn ḫpr(.w) m nw,y ꜥḥꜥ.n dp,t tf
155 𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓏇𓇋𓊃𓂋𓏏𓃩𓀁𓈖𓆑𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀jy.t(j) mj sr.t.n =f ḫnt(,w) ꜥḥꜥ.n =j šm.kw
156 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓆱𓏏𓏤𓈎𓄿𓀠𓋷𓀁𓈖𓀀𓈖𓏏𓅂𓀀𓏥𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓋴rḏi̯.n =⟨j⟩ wj ḥr ḫt qꜣi̯ sjꜣ.n =j n,tj.pl m-ẖnw =s
157 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓋴𓏇𓇋𓏏𓀁𓋴𓏏𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓋴𓏏ꜥḥꜥ.n =⟨j⟩ šm.kw r smj.t st gmi̯.n =j sw rḫ st
158 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏏𓊗𓏤𓏤𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓂋𓉐𓏤𓎡𓌳𓁹𓄿𓎡ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =j snb.t(j) zp-2 nḏs r pr =k mꜣ =k
159 𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝𓂋𓈖𓀀𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓊖𓏏𓏤𓎡𓅓𓂝𓎡𓌨𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓀀ẖrd.pl =k jmi̯ rn =j nfr m nʾ,t =k m =k ẖr,t.pl =j
160 𓊪𓅱𓇋𓅓𓎡pw jm =k
161 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓆼𓄿𓅓𓂡𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =(j) wj ḥr ẖ,t =j ꜥ.wj =j ḫꜣm(.w) m-bꜣḥ =f
162 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓊄𓃀𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓈒𓏥𓂻𓅱𓂧𓈖𓃀𓈒𓏥ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f n =j zb,t.pl m ꜥntjw.pl ḥknw.pl jwdnb.pl
163 𓄡𓊃𓐟𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓍘𓀻𓋴𓈒𓏥𓆷𓄿𓂝𓊃𓐍𓄟𓋴𓂧𓅓𓏏𓈒𓏥𓋴𓂧𓅱𓄢𓏥ẖsꜣj,t.pl tjšps.pl šꜣꜥsḫ msdm,t.pl sd.w.pl
164 𓏌𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅓𓂝𓄛𓌸𓂋𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏳𓏥𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏏𓏛𓈖𓏏𓊹𓌢𓈖𓏏𓂋𓆴𓈒𓏥𓈖𓆓𓎛𓇋𓇋𓏏𓄑𓏥n.w mꜥmꜥ(j) mrry,t.pl ꜥꜣ.t n.t sntr.pl nḏḥy.t.pl
165 𓈖𓏏𓍋𓃀𓅱𓌟𓍿𓊃𓅓𓅱⯑𓏥𓎼𓅱𓆑𓃷𓏥𓎡𓇋𓇋𓅱𓃷𓏥𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓏥𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋n.t ꜣbw ṯzm.w.pl gwf.pl ky.w.pl špss.pl nb nfr
166 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄿𓏏𓊪𓀋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏏𓂋𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓈖𓆣𓂋𓈖𓂋𓂝𓏏𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣtp.n =j st r dp,t tn ḫpr.n rḏi̯.tw =j ḥr ẖ,t =j
167 𓂋𓇼𓄿𓀢𓈖𓆑𓊹𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓅱𓂋𓄭𓂋𓂻𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐r dwꜣ n =f nṯr ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =j m =k tw r spr r ẖnw
168 𓈖𓇹𓂧𓇳𓏤𓏤𓎔𓏛𓎡𓈎𓈖𓇋𓂘𓎡𓅓𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓂋𓈖𓊪𓇋𓇋𓆳𓎡n ꜣbd 2 mḥ =k qnj =k m ẖrd.w.pl =k rnpi̯.y =k
169 𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈎𓂋𓋴𓏏𓊭𓂝𓎡𓊢𓂝𓈖𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤m ẖnw ⸮⟨r⟩? qrs.t =k ꜥḥꜥ.n hꜣi̯.kw r mry,t
170 𓅓𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓈖𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓇋𓄿𓈙𓀁𓈖𓀎𓀀𓏥m-hꜣw.pl dp,t tn ꜥḥꜥ.n =j ḥr jꜣš n mšꜥ.pl
171 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓁷𓏤𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈖𓎟𓅆𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖n,tj m dp,t tn rḏi̯.n =j ḥkn,w ḥr mry,t n nb n(,j) jw pn
172 𓈖𓏏𓅂𓀀𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴𓂋𓏇𓇋𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓈖𓂝𓏏𓊛𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓈖𓏥𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛n,tj.w.pl jm =s r-mj,tt-jr,j nꜥi̯.t pw jri̯.n =n m-ḫd
173 𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓆊𓆊𓅆𓄭𓂋𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐r ẖnw n(,j) jtj spr.n =n r ẖnw
174 𓁷𓏤𓇹𓇼𓂧𓇳𓏤𓏤𓏇𓇋𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑𓎟𓏏𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅧𓈎𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓆊𓆊𓅆ḥr ꜣbd 2 mj ḏd.t.n =f nb.t ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜥq.kw ḥr jtj
175 𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆑𓏎𓏌𓏥𓊪𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖mz.n =j n =f jnw.pl pn jni̯.n =j m-ẖnw-n jw pn
176 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓇼𓄿𓀢𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓊹𓐍𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈎𓈖𓃀𓏏𓊋𓀀𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n dwꜣ.n =f n =j nṯr ḫft-ḥr qnb,t.pl tꜣ r-ḏr =f
177 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓌞𓅱𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.kw r šms,w
English
149 Then it laughed at me for what I had said, taking it for simple talk.
150 It said to me: "It is not much myrrh you have, though you do own frankincense.
151 I am the Ruler of Punt, and the myrrh belongs to me;
152 that holy oil you spoke of bringing is the great wealth of this island.
153 But once you leave this place, you will never see this island again:
154 it will have turned to water." Then that ship came,
155 just as it had foretold. So I went
156 and sat myself in a tall tree, and I recognized the men on it.
157 I went to report it, but I found it already knew.
158 It said to me: "Be well, be well, little one, till you reach your house.
159 You will see your children. Spread my good name in your town.
160 That is what I ask of you."
161 Then I bowed down on my belly before it, my arms bent in respect.
162 Then it gave me a cargo: myrrh, holy oil, and incense,
163 balsam, ti-shepes wood, a fragrant Punt plant (?), eye paint,
164 giraffe tails, big lumps of frankincense, and elephant tusks,
165 hunting dogs, monkeys, and apes, every kind of fine treasure.
166 I loaded all of it onto that ship. Then I was set on my belly again
167 to praise God for it. Then it said to me: "Look, you will reach the Residence
168 within two months. You will fill your arms with your children and grow young again
169 in the Residence, until you are buried there." Then I went down to the shore
170 beside that ship, and I called out to the crew
171 that was on board. On the shore I gave praise to the lord of this island,
172 and those on board did the same. Then we sailed north
173 toward the Residence of the Sovereign, and we reached the Residence
174 in two months, just as it had said. Then I went in to the Sovereign
175 and presented to him these gifts that I had brought from that island.
176 Then he praised God for me before the council of the whole land.
177 And I was made a follower.
The Prince’s Answer
Egyptian
178 𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓sꜣḥ.kw m
179 𓁶𓀀𓁐𓏥𓍢𓍢𓌳𓁹𓄿𓅱𓀀[⯑]tp.pl 200 mꜣ wj r-sꜣ
180 𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓏛𓀀𓇾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓐟𓏤sꜣḥ =j tꜣ r-sꜣ
181 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓀀𓂧𓊪𓏏𓄓𓀁𓈖𓀀𓄔𓅓𓂋𓎡mꜣ =j dp.t.n =j sḏm r =k
182 𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓄔𓅓𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥[n] [rʾ] =j m =k nfr sḏm n r(m)ṯ.pl
183 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓅓𓁹𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =j m jri̯ jqr
184 𓐍𓈖𓌰𓅓𓋴𓀙𓀀𓇋𓈖𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏏𓈗ḫnms jn-m rḏi̯{.t} mw
185 𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅯𓌉𓆓𓇳𓇾𓈇𓏤𓈖𓊃𓆑𓏏𓌪𓂝𓆑[n] ꜣpd ḥḏ tꜣ n sft =f
186 𓇼𓄿𓇳𓂻𓅱𓆑𓊪𓅱𓄂𓏏𓏤𓆑dwꜣ(.w) jwi̯ =f pw ḥꜣ,t =f
187 𓂋𓄖𓆑𓏭𓏇𓇋𓅠𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅓𓏞𓏛r pḥ(,wj) =f mj gmi̯.yt m zẖꜣw
188 𓏞𓏛𓏞𓀀𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓈖𓂭𓂭𓂭𓆑[m] zẖꜣw zẖꜣ,w jqr n ḏbꜥ.pl =f
189 [⯑]𓆇𓇋𓏠𓈖𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓀀𓋹𓍑𓋴J[m]n,y zꜣ Jmn-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-snb
English
178 endowed with
179 two hundred men. "Look at me, now that I have reached the land
180 and stand on the ground once more, after
181 all that I have lived through. Now listen to me!
182 This is my word to you: it is good for a man to listen."
183 Then he said to me: "Do not act the fine one,
184 friend. Who gives water to a bird
185 when the land grows light for its slaughter,
186 when its morning comes? It is complete, from its beginning
187 to its end, just as it was found in writing,
188 in the writing of a scribe skilled with his fingers,
189 Ameny's son, Amen-aa: given life, prosperity, and health.