The Tales of the Magicians (Papyrus Westcar)
Ubainer's Wife Loves a Commoner
Egyptian
1.12 […] 𓈖𓇓𓆤[⯑][⯑][…] [ḏd.jn] [ḥm] n(,j) nswt-bj,tj [Ḫ]fw mꜣꜥ-[ḫrw] [jmi̯] [ḏi̯] =[tw]
1.13 [⯑]𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢[⯑][mꜣꜥ] [tʾ] [1000] ḥ(n)q,t ds 100 jwꜣ [1] [sntr]
1.14 𓇓𓆤𓂦𓂋𓏛[⯑][pꜣd] [2] [n] nswt-bj,tj Ḏsr mꜣꜥ-ḫrw [ḥnꜥ] [rḏi̯.t] [ḏi̯] =[tw] [šns]
1.15 [⯑]𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄹𓏥𓅨𓂋𓇋𓄹 […][1] [ḥ(n)q,t] [ḏ]wjw 1 jwf wrj [sntr] [pꜣd] [1] [n] [ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp] […]
1.16 [⯑][⯑]𓆑𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛[⯑]𓏇𓇋𓎗𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥[jw] mꜣ[.n] =[j] s[p] =f n(,j) rḫ jri̯[.jn] =[tw] mj wḏ.t.pl
1.17 [⯑][⯑]𓁹𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭[⯑][nb.t] [ḥm] =[f] [ꜥḥ]ꜥ pw jri̯.n zꜣ-nswt Ḫꜥ,w≡f-Rꜥ [r] [mdwi̯.t] [ḏd] =[f]
1.18 𓎡[⯑]𓆣𓂋𓏏𓅓𓂋𓎡𓇳[⯑][ḏi̯] =[j] [sḏm] [ḥm] =k [b]j(ꜣ),yt ḫpr.t m rk jt =[k]
1.19 [⯑]𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁[⯑]𓆑𓂋𓊹𓉗𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw wḏꜣ =f r ⸢ḥw,t-nṯr⸣ n.t [Ptḥ]
1.20 [⯑]𓇋𓋴𓏏𓂋𓆑𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓈝𓅓𓂻𓂋[⯑][nb]-ꜥnḫ-tꜣ.du jst r =f jn ḥm =f šm r wn[,t]
1.21 […] 𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓁹𓂋𓎨𓈖𓏏𓏛𓏥𓈖𓏏[n.t] [Ptḥ] […] jn ḥm =f jri̯ ⸢ḥn,t⸣ n.t [wn,t] [n.t] [Ptḥ]
1.22 [⯑]𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏛𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝[jw] [ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr],j-tp Wbꜣ-jnr ḥnꜥ =[f]
1.23 𓈞𓏏𓁐[⯑][⯑] […][jst] [r] =[f] [⸮mri̯.n?] ḥm,t Wbꜣ-jnr n[ḏs] […]
1.24 […]…
1.25 […][ꜥḥꜥ.n] [hꜣb.n] [n] =[f] [tꜣ] [ḥm,t] [Wbꜣ-jnr]
English
1.12 […] Then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, justified, said: “Have an offering presented:
1.13 1,000 loaves of bread, 100 ds-jars of beer, one longhorn ox, and incense,
1.14 two balls of it, for the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Djoser, justified; and have presented one shens-cake,
1.15 one dwjw-jar of beer, a large piece of meat, and one ball of incense for the chief lector priest […].
1.16 I have seen a demonstration of his knowledge.” Everything his majesty commanded was done.
1.17 The king’s son Khafre rose to speak, saying:
1.18 “I shall let your majesty hear of a wonder that happened in the time of your ancestor,
1.19 Nebka, justified, when he went to the temple of Ptah,
1.20 lord of Ankh-Tawy. His majesty himself went to the sanctuary
1.21 of Ptah […]. His majesty himself performed the rites of Ptah’s sanctuary,
1.22 and the chief lector priest Ubainer was with him.
1.23 Now Ubainer’s wife fell in love with a commoner […].
1.24 […]
1.25 Then Ubainer’s wife sent her maid to him.
The Steward Exposes the Affair
Egyptian
2.1 [⯑]𓈖𓆑𓂾𓏤𓆱𓏤[⯑]𓅓𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓋳𓏥[wbꜣ,yt] =[s] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] [rḏi̯.n] =[s] [⸮jṯi̯?].tw n =f pds 1 mḥ m ḥbs,w
2.2 𓆤𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑[⯑][⯑][m] [⸮špss?] [n] bj,tj jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n =f ḥn[ꜥ] [tꜣ] wbꜣ[,yt]
2.3 [⯑][⯑][⯑]𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖[⯑][ḫr-m-ḫt] hrw[.pl] [swꜣ] ⸢ḥr⸣ [nn] [js]t r =f wn šzp[,t]
2.4 [⯑]𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖[⯑][⯑][m] [š] [n(,j)] [W]bꜣ-jnr ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n [p]ꜣ nḏs
2.5 [⯑]𓇋𓅱[⯑]𓃹𓈖𓊏𓊪𓏏𓉐[n] [tꜣ] [ḥm,t] [Wbꜣ]-jnr jw ms wn šzp,t
2.6 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓁹𓈖𓏥[⯑]𓇋𓅓𓋴[m] [pꜣ] [š] ꜥḥꜥ.n [ḏd.n] [tꜣ] [ḥm,t] ⸢m⸣ =tn jri̯ =n ꜣ[,t] jm =s
2.7 [⯑]𓈖𓁷𓂋𓏭𓉐𓏤𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏭[ꜥḥꜥ.n] [hꜣb.n] [tꜣ] [ḥm,t] Wbꜣ-jnr n ḥr,j-pr n,tj
2.8 [⯑][⯑]𓏏𓅱𓏏𓄿𓊏𓊪𓏏𓉐[m-sꜣ] [pꜣ] [š] [r-ḏd] [j]mi̯ sspd =tw tꜣ šzp,t
2.9 𓋴[⯑]𓋴𓇋𓅓𓁷𓏤[⯑][m] [bw-nb-nfr] [šꜣs] [pw] [jri̯.n] =⸢s⸣ wršu̯.n =s jm ḥr swr[j]
2.10 […] [⯑] […] 𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻[ḥnꜥ] [pꜣ] [nḏs] […] [r] ḥtp =[sn] […] ḫr-m-ḫt
2.11 𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤[mšr,w] [ḫpr] [jwi̯.t] [pw] [jri̯.n] =f wn.jn =f ḥr
2.12 𓈙𓈇𓏤[⯑][⯑][hꜣi̯.t] [r] [pꜣ] š wn.j[n] [tꜣ] wbꜣ,yt
2.13 𓅯𓄿[⯑][ḥr] [ꜥḥꜥ] [n] =[f] [r] [jwi̯.t] =[f] [r] pꜣ [š] [wn.jn] [pꜣ] [ḥr,j]-pr
2.14 𓂋[⯑][⯑][jm] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] [ḏd.n] =[f] [jw] =[j] r [š]m[.t] [r] [Wbꜣ]-jnr
2.15 [⯑]𓌉𓆓𓇳𓏤𓏤[⯑][⯑]𓊪𓅱[ḫr-m-ḫt] tꜣ ḥḏ 2 [n(,j)] h[rw] [ḫpr] [šꜣ]s pw
2.16 [⯑][⯑][jri̯.n] [pꜣ] [ḥr,j-pr] [r] [Wbꜣ-jnr] [r] [wḥm] [n] =[f] mdw,t tn
2.17 𓎡[ḏd] =[f] [m] =[k] [jn] [tꜣy] =[k] [ḥm,t] [wršu̯] [m] [tꜣy] =k [šzp,t]
2.18 [⯑]𓅯𓄿[⯑] […] 𓁹𓈖𓆑𓋴𓊪𓆑[j]s[t] [sj] [ḥnꜥ] pꜣ n[ḏs] […] […] jri̯.n =f ⟨r⟩ ⸮sp⟨.du⟩? =⸮f(j)?
2.19 [⯑]𓈙𓈇𓏤[⯑]𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑[m] [pꜣy] =[k] š [ꜥḥꜥ.n] rḏi̯.n =f sw n pꜣy =f [nb] [Wbꜣ-jnr] [r]
2.20 [⯑]𓈖𓏏𓈗[⯑][⯑] […]ḥꜣ[y,t] n.t mw ꜥḥꜥ.n _f […]
2.21 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀[⯑] […] 𓈖𓍁𓈖𓏭𓆭𓆱ꜥḥꜥ.n [ḏd.n] [Wbꜣ-jnr] jni̯ n =j ꜥ.[w]j […] ⸮n? hbnj
2.22 𓁷𓏤𓌀𓅓𓅱𓋞[⯑][⯑][⯑][⯑] […] [⯑]𓆑[⯑]⸢ḥr⸣ ḏꜥmw msi̯ =[j] _b_ [h]ꜣb wp[w,tj] […] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] [jṯi̯].n =f [ms]ḥ
2.23 𓈖 […] 𓎔𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓆑𓄞𓂧𓀁n(,j) […] ⸮mḥ? 7 [wn.jn] =f [ḥr] šdi̯[.t]
2.24 𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓆑 […] 𓄞𓂧𓀁 […] 𓁷𓏤 […] 𓂻𓅱𓏏𓆑⸢ḥḥ⸣ =⸢f⸣ […] šd […] ḥr […] jwi̯t =f
2.25 𓃂𓈗𓈙𓈇𓏤𓀀 […] [⯑][r] wꜥb [m] š […] [n]ḏs
English
2.1 She had a chest brought to him, full of clothing
2.2 and treasures fit for a king. He came with the maid,
2.3 once some days had passed. There was a pavilion
2.4 in Ubainer’s garden by the pool. The commoner said
2.5 to Ubainer’s wife, “There is a pavilion
2.6 in the garden.” The wife said, “Come, let us spend a while in it.”
2.7 Then Ubainer’s wife sent word to the steward who
2.8 looked after the garden pool: “Have the pavilion furnished
2.9 with every good thing.” She went there and spent the day drinking
2.10 with the commoner […] until they were content […]. When
2.11 evening came, he went out. Then he
2.12 went down to the garden pool. The maid
2.13 waited for him until he came to the pool. The steward
2.14 was there too, and said, “I am going to Ubainer.”
2.15 When daylight broke and two days had passed, the steward went
2.16 to Ubainer to tell him of this affair.
2.17 He said, “It was your wife who spent the day in your pavilion,
2.18 with that commoner […]. He committed adultery twice
2.19 in your garden pool.” Then the steward took himself to the shallows of the water for his master Ubainer.
2.20 Then he […].
2.21 Ubainer said, “Bring me a pair of […] of ebony
2.22 and white gold. I shall fashion […] and send a messenger […].” Then he took a crocodile
2.23 of […] seven cubits. He recited a spell
2.24 and sought […] recited […] upon […]. “When he comes
2.25 to bathe in the pool […] the commoner […].”
Ubainer's Crocodile Seizes the Commoner
Egyptian
3.1 𓅓 […] 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂜𓅯𓄿𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓆑⸢m⸣ […] ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f sw n pꜣ [ḥr,j-pr] ḏd.n =f n =f
3.2 [⯑][⯑]𓉔𓄿𓅱𓂻𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓂋[⯑]𓈙𓈇𓏤[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓂝𓏤𓏛𓏥𓆑j[r] [m]-ḫt hꜣi̯.w nḏs r p[ꜣ] š m[j] n,t-ꜥ.pl =f
3.3 𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓎟𓎡𓄿𓀁𓎡𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡𓎡[⯑]n.t rꜥ nb kꜣ =k ḫꜣꜥ =k [pꜣ] [m]sḥ
3.4 𓂋𓐟𓏤𓆑𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓎁𓏏𓂡𓈖𓆑[n] [mnḥ] r-sꜣ =f šꜣs pw jri̯.n pꜣ [ḥr,j-pr] jṯi̯.n =f
3.5 𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓈖𓏠𓈖𓎛𓈒𓏥𓅓𓂝𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓏏𓄿[pꜣ] msḥ n(,j) mnḥ m ꜥ =f ꜥḥꜥ.n [hꜣ]b.n tꜣ
3.6 [⯑]𓍏𓊌𓀀𓈖𓅯𓄿𓁷𓂋𓏭𓉐𓏤𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓐟𓏤[⯑]𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝[ḥm,t] Wbꜣ-jnr n pꜣ ḥr,j-pr n,tj m-sꜣ p[ꜣ] [š] r-ḏd jmi̯
3.7 𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓏏𓅱𓏏𓄿𓊏𓊪𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓏏𓅓𓅯𓄿[⯑][⯑]𓎡𓅱𓀀[⯑]sspd =tw tꜣ šzp,t n,tt m pꜣ š m =k wj jy.kwj
3.8 𓂋𓈞𓊃𓏏𓀉𓇋𓅓𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓏏𓄿𓊏𓊪𓏏𓉐r ḥmsi̯.t jm =s ꜥḥꜥ.n s[s]pd tꜣ šzp,t
3.9 𓅓𓃀𓅱𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤⸢m⸣ bw-nb-nfr šꜣs pw jri̯.n =[sn] wn.jn =s[n] ḥr hrw
3.10 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓅓𓂝𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓇰nfr ḥnꜥ pꜣ nḏs ḫr-m-ḫt mšr,w
3.11 𓆣𓂋𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓏇𓇋𓈖𓏏𓂝𓏤𓏛𓏥𓆑ḫpr jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n pꜣ nḏs mj n,t-ꜥ.pl =f
3.12 𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓎟𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡𓈖𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓅯𓄿𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊n.t rꜥ nb ꜥḥꜥ.n ḫꜣꜥ.n pꜣ [ḥr],j-pr pꜣ msḥ
3.13 𓈖𓏠𓈖𓎛𓈒𓏥[⯑]𓆑𓂋𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆑𓅓𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓈖𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤n(,j) mnḥ r-sꜣ =f r mw ꜥḥꜥ.n [ḫpr.n] =⸢f⸣ ⸢m⸣ msḥ n(,j) mḥ 7
3.14 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎔𓂡𓈖𓆑𓅓𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓁹𓎁𓈖[⯑]𓋴𓏠𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏛ꜥḥꜥ.n mḥ.n =f m pꜣ nḏs ⸢jri̯⸣ ⸢jṯi̯.n⸣ =[f] [sw] [j]st smnw
3.15 𓍏𓊌𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤[⯑][⯑]𓂜𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤Wbꜣ-jnr ḥnꜥ ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ [mꜣꜥ-ḫrw] n hrw.pl 7
3.16 [⯑]𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓅓[⯑] […] [⯑] […] 𓋴𓋴𓈖𓏏𓂉 […]p[ꜣ] nḏs m ḏꜣ⸢,t⸣ […] ḏꜣ⸢,t⸣ […] [nn] ⸢ss⸣n.t […]
3.17 [⯑]𓅯𓄿𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓆣𓂋𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱⸢ḫr⸣-m-ḫt pꜣ hrw 7 ḫpr wḏꜣ pw
3.18 𓁹𓈖𓇓𓆤𓎟𓂓𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁[⯑] […] 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓇓𓅱[⯑]jri̯.n nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw s__ […] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] ⸢rḏi̯.n⸣ ⸢sw⸣ ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
3.19 𓍏𓊌𓀀𓅓𓂺𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖 […] 𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀀[⯑]Wbꜣ-jnr m-bꜣḥ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =[f] […] sḏd [n] =j wḏꜣ
3.20 [⯑]𓎡[⯑]𓎡𓏏𓄿[⯑][⯑]𓂋𓎡𓇳𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡 […]ḥm =k m[ꜣ]n =k tꜣ [bjꜣ,y]t ḫpr[.t] [m] rk ḥm =k […]
3.21 [⯑] […] 𓋴 […] [⯑][⯑] […] 𓍏𓊌𓀀[⯑][⯑]⸢n⸣[ḏ]⸢s⸣ […] s […] ⸮[nk]n? ꜥḥꜥ[.n] […] Wbꜣ-jnr ꜥḥꜥ.n [šdi̯.n]
3.22 [⯑]𓂋𓆓𓂧𓏎𓈖𓈖𓎡𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓅓[⯑][Wbꜣ-jnr] [pꜣ] [m]sḥ r-ḏd jni̯ n =k [pꜣ] nḏs ⸢m⸣ [ḏꜣ,t] [n.t] [pꜣ] [š] pr[i̯.t]
3.23 𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖[⯑][pw] [jri̯.n] ⸢pꜣ⸣ ⸢m⸣[s]⸢ḥ⸣ [m] [pꜣ] [š] [ḥnꜥ] [pꜣ] [nḏs] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] ḏd.n ẖr(,j)-ḥ[b-ḥr,j-tp]
3.24 𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓆑𓇓𓅱 […][Wbꜣ-jnr] [r-ḏd] [jmi̯] [n] =[k] ⸢sw⸣ [ꜥḥꜥ].n [šdi̯].n =f sw […]
3.25 𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓇓𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖[⯑]ꜥḥꜥ.n [r]ḏi̯.n =[f] [sw] [n] [Wbꜣ-jnr] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] [jṯi̯].n sw [Wbꜣ-jnr] ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj
English
3.1 […] Then he gave it to the steward and said to him:
3.2 “When the commoner goes down to the garden pool, as is his custom
3.3 every day, throw the crocodile
3.4 of wax behind him.” The steward went, taking
3.5 the wax crocodile from his hand. Then Ubainer’s wife sent word
3.6 to the steward who cared for the garden pool: “Have
3.7 the pavilion in the garden pool prepared. I have come
3.8 to sit in it.” The pavilion was prepared
3.9 with every good thing. They went there and spent
3.10 a lovely day with the commoner. When evening
3.11 came, the commoner came, as was his custom
3.12 every day. Then the steward threw the crocodile
3.13 of wax into the water behind him. It became a crocodile seven cubits long,
3.14 seized the commoner who had committed the deed, and held him fast. Meanwhile Ubainer stayed
3.15 with the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, justified, for seven days,
3.16 while the commoner was in the depths […] for his offense […] unable to breathe […].
3.17 When the seventh day came, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, justified, went
3.18 […] Then the chief lector priest Ubainer stood
3.19 before him and said, “[…] has been told to me. May
3.20 your majesty go and see the wonder that has happened in your own time […].
3.21 A commoner […] a violation […].” Then […] Ubainer. Then Ubainer conjured
3.22 the crocodile, saying, “Bring the commoner up from the depths of the pool!” The crocodile emerged
3.23 from the pool with the commoner. Then the chief lector priest
3.24 Ubainer said, “Give him up!” Then he conjured it […].
3.25 It gave him to Ubainer, and Ubainer seized him. Then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt said:
Nebka Condemns Both Adulterers
Egyptian
4.1 𓎟𓂓𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓋴𓅓𓃹𓈖𓀁𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓊪𓈖𓇉𓄿𓂡𓎡𓊃𓏏𓀗Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw smwn msḥ p⟨w⟩ nḥꜣ ksi̯.t
4.2 𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏛𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅷𓄿𓂡𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓆑pw jri̯.n Wbꜣ-jnr ꜥḥꜥ.n ṯꜣi̯.n =f sw wn.jn =f
4.3 𓅓𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓈖𓏠𓈖𓎛𓈒𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤𓍏𓊌𓀀m ḏr,t =f msḥ n(,j) mnḥ wn.jn ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp Wbꜣ-jnr
4.4 𓁷𓏤𓄙𓅓𓀁𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏏𓈖𓁹𓈖𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓅓𓉐𓏤𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑ḥr wḥm mdw,t tn jri̯.n pꜣ nḏs m pr =f ḥnꜥ tꜣy =f
4.5 𓈞𓏏𓁐𓂜[⯑]𓈖𓇓𓆤𓎟𓂓𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓂜𓅯𓄿ḥm,t n ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n ḥm =f n pꜣ
4.6 𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓏎𓈖𓈖𓎡𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓉔𓄿𓏏𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓅯𓄿𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊msḥ jni̯ n =k pꜣy =k hꜣi̯.t pw jri̯.n pꜣ msḥ
4.7 𓂋[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓅯𓄿𓈙𓈇𓏤𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓅱𓃀𓅱𓈝𓅓𓂻𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅓𓌨𓂋𓆑r [ḏꜣ],t n.t pꜣ š n rḫ.tw bw šm.n =f jm ẖr =f
4.8 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓎟𓂓𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓎁𓏏𓂡𓏏𓅱𓏏𓄿𓈞𓏏𓁐ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n [ḥm] [n(,j)] [nswt]-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw jṯi̯.tw tꜣ ḥm,t
4.9 [⯑]𓂋𓄞𓂧𓅱𓈇𓎔𓏏𓏭𓈇𓈖𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊖𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑Wbꜣ-jnr r šd,w mḥ,tj n(,j) ẖnw ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f
4.10 𓐍𓏏𓊮𓇋𓅓𓋴𓈎𓌳𓄿𓅱𓌙𓅯𓂡𓈖𓇋𓏏𓂋𓅱𓈘𓈇𓏤𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓇋𓎺𓄑𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥ḫ,t jm =s [wn.jn] =[s] [m] ⸢qmꜣ.w⸣ n(,j) jtr,w m =k bj(ꜣ),yt
4.11 [⯑]𓂋𓎡𓇳𓇋𓏏𓅃𓆑𓎡𓇓𓆤𓎟𓂓𓏤𓅓𓁹𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏥ḫp[r.t] [m] rk jt =k nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ m jri̯.yt
4.12 𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏛𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp Wbꜣ-jnr ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw
4.13 𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅓𓐛𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓆼𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢𓇋𓍯𓄿𓃒𓏤mꜣꜥ-ḫrw jmi̯ ḏi̯ =tw mꜣꜥ tʾ 1000 ḥ(n)q,t ds 100 jwꜣ 1
4.14 𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓈒𓏥𓅯𓄿𓂧𓈒𓏤𓏤𓂜𓇓𓆤𓎟𓂓𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂧𓏏𓂞𓏏𓅱sntr pꜣd 2 n nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t ḏi̯ =tw
4.15 𓍲𓈖𓋴𓈀𓏤𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓈋𓅱𓇋𓅱𓏊𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄹𓏥𓅨𓂋𓇋𓄹𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓈒𓏥𓅯𓄿𓂧𓈒𓏤šns 1 ḥ(n)q,t ḏwj,w 1 jwf wrj sntr pꜣd 1
4.16 𓈖𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏛𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓀁[⯑][⯑]𓀀𓊃𓊪𓊗𓆑n ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp Wbꜣ-jnr j[w] [mꜣ].n =j sp =f
4.17 𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛𓁹𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏇𓇋𓎗𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑[⯑][⯑]𓇳𓅢𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓀻n(,j) rḫ jri̯.jn =tw mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f ꜥḥꜥ [pw] jri̯[.n] Bꜣ,w≡f-⸢Rꜥ⸣
4.18 𓂋𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓆓𓂧𓆑𓂞𓀀𓄔𓅓[⯑][⯑]𓆣𓂋𓏏r mdwi̯.t ḏd =f ḏi̯ =j sḏm ḥm =[k] bj(ꜣ),yt ḫpr.t
4.19 𓅓[⯑]𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓎡[⯑]𓌳𓐙𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅓[⯑]𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤m rk jt =k S[n]fr ⸢mꜣꜥ-ḫrw⸣ ⸢m⸣ ⸢jri̯⸣[.yt] ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
4.20 [⯑] […] [⯑][⯑][⯑] […] 𓇅𓆓𓏛𓏥[Ḏ]ꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ […] [ḥ]ḏ [s]f s__ […] wꜣḏ
4.21 [⯑] […] 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓈖𓄿𓈖𓇋𓅱𓍃𓁹𓂋𓂝𓆣𓂋[sḫꜣ,w] ⸢ḥsi̯⸣ […] hrw nꜣ n(,j) jw tm ⸮⸢jri̯⸣? ⸢rḏi̯⸣ ḫpr
4.22 𓈖𓏏𓇓𓏏𓈖𓉐𓏤𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂋𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓈖𓆑[jst] [r] =[f] [dbn.n] [ḥm] [n(,j)] [nswt-bj,tj] [Snfr,w] [mꜣꜥ-ḫrw] [ꜥ,t] [nb.t] n.t pr-nswt ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) r ḥḥj n =f
4.23 𓇋𓊄𓂻𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀[⯑][⸮s,t-qb,t?] [n] [gmi̯.n] =[f] [sj] [ḏd.jn] [ḥm] =[f] jz jni̯ n =j ⸢ẖr,j-ḥb⸣-ḥr,j-tp
4.24 [⯑][⯑]𓏎𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓆑[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓈖𓆑zẖꜣ,w-[mḏꜣ,t] [Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m]-⸢ꜥnḫ⸣ jni̯.jn.tw =f [n] =f ḥr-[ꜥ.w]j ḏd.jn n =f
4.25 [⯑][⯑][⯑]𓂋𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓈖𓀀𓊨𓏏𓉐𓈎𓃀𓏏𓏁𓈗⸢ḥm⸣ =[f] [jw] [dbn.n] =[j] [ꜥ,t] [nb.t] n[.t] ⸢pr-nswt⸣ [ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb)] r ḥḥj n =j s,t-qb,t
English
4.1 Nebka, justified: “That crocodile is dangerous indeed!” Ubainer bent down,
4.2 picked it up, and there it was
4.3 in his hand: a crocodile of wax. Then the chief lector priest Ubainer
4.4 recounted to the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt the deed the commoner had done in his house with his
4.5 wife. Then his majesty, Nebka, justified, said to the
4.6 crocodile, “Take what is yours!” The crocodile plunged
4.7 into the depths of the pool. No one knows where it went with him.
4.8 Then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, justified, had the wife
4.9 of Ubainer taken to the northern boundary of the residence, and had
4.10 fire set to her. She was given over to the river. Behold the wonder
4.11 that happened in the time of your ancestor, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebka, by the hand of
4.12 the chief lector priest Ubainer. Then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu,
4.13 justified, said, “Have an offering presented: 1,000 loaves of bread, 100 ds-jars of beer, one longhorn ox,
4.14 and two balls of incense for the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, justified; and have presented
4.15 one shens-cake, one dwjw-jar of beer, a large piece of meat, and one ball of incense
4.16 for the chief lector priest Ubainer. I have seen a demonstration
4.17 of his knowledge.” All his majesty commanded was done. Then Bauefre rose
4.18 to speak: “Let me tell your majesty of a wonder that happened
4.19 in the time of your father Snofru, justified, by the hand of the chief lector priest
4.20 Djadjaemanch […]. Bright is yesterday, […] fresh
4.21 is memory. Praised be […] the day of deeds not done before nor caused to happen.”
4.22 Now the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, justified, had walked through every chamber of the palace, life, prosperity, and health, seeking
4.23 some delight for himself, but had found none. His majesty said, “Go, bring me the chief lector priest,
4.24 the document scribe Djadjaemanch.” He was brought before him at once. His majesty said to him:
4.25 “I have walked through every chamber of the palace, life, prosperity, and health, seeking delight for myself.
Snofru's Rower Loses Her Pendant
Egyptian
5.1 𓂜𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓈖𓆑𓍑𓄿𓍑𓁶𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓎛𓅱𓏭𓀁𓄿n gmi̯.n =j sj ḏd.jn n =f Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ ḥwj-ꜣ
5.2 𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡𓂋𓈙𓈇𓏤𓈖𓉐𓏤𓉻𓉐𓋹𓍑𓋴𓐢𓂋𓏛𓈖𓎡𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓊛𓏤wḏꜣ ḥm =k r š n(,j) pr-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) ꜥpr n =k bꜣw
5.3 𓅓𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁐𓏥𓎟𓏏𓈖𓏏𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓉥𓂝𓉐𓎡𓄣𓏤𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡𓂋𓈎𓃀𓃀𓏁𓈗m nfr,t.pl nb.t n.t ẖnw ꜥḥ =k jb n(,j) ḥm =k r qbb
5.4 𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊛n mꜣꜣ ẖnn =sn ẖn,t m-ḫd m-ḫnt
5.5 𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓅹𓅱𓈇𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓈖𓈙𓈇𓏤𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤jw =k ḥr mꜣꜣ zš.w.pl nfr.w.pl n(.w) š =k jw =k ḥr
5.6 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓇏𓏏𓈇𓏥𓆑𓐍𓆑𓄿𓄿𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓄣𓏤𓎡𓂋mꜣꜣ sḫ,t.pl =f ḫfꜣꜣ,t =f nfr.w.pl jw jb =k r
5.7 𓈎𓃀𓃀𓏁𓈗𓌨𓂋𓋴𓇋𓅱𓀀𓈞𓅓𓂡𓂋𓁹𓏏𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀qbb ẖr =s jw =j ḥm r jri̯.t ẖn,t =j jmi̯ jni̯(.t) =tw n =j
5.8 𓄊𓋴𓂋𓅱𓆱𓏥𓎆𓎆𓈖𓍁𓈖𓆭𓆱𓅡𓎡𓂡𓅓𓋞𓐍𓅓𓂝𓏏𓆱𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭wsr.w.pl 20 n(.w) hbnj bꜣk m nbw ḫmꜥ,t.pl jr,j
5.9 𓅓𓋴𓈎𓃀𓆭𓆱𓅡𓎡𓂡𓅓𓌀𓅓𓅱𓋞𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓊃𓏏𓁐𓈞𓏏𓁐𓏥𓎆𓎆m sqb bꜣk m ḏꜥmw jmi̯ jni̯(.t) =tw n =j z,t-ḥm,t.pl 20
5.10 𓅓𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓈖𓏏𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓃀𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂑𓄹𓏥𓎛𓆰𓈖𓋴𓎡𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏏𓁸𓏥m nfr,t.pl n.t ḥꜥ.pl =sn m bn,tt.pl ḥnsk,ytt.pl
5.11 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓄋𓊪𓏏𓏴𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓄟𓋴𓏏𓀗𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓇋𓄿𓂧𓏏𓀗𓍢n,tj n wpi̯.t =sn m ms,(w)t ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t jni̯(.t) =tw n =j jꜣd,t
5.12 𓎆𓎆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓇑𓇑𓇋𓄿𓂧𓏏𓀗𓍢𓏥𓂜𓇑𓇑𓈞𓏏𓁐𓏥𓎝𓎛𓏛𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓋳𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥20 ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t nn jꜣd,t.pl n nn ḥm,t.pl wꜣḥ ḥbs.w.pl =sn
5.13 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁹𓏇𓇋𓎗𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛ꜥḥꜥ.n jri̯ mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f ⸢wn⸣.jn =⸢s⸣[n] ḥr ẖni̯.t
5.14 𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊛𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓄣𓏤𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑[⯑]𓂜m-ḫd m-ḫnt wn.jn jb n(,j) ḥm =f nf[r] n
5.15 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓌡𓂝𓏏𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂋𓈙𓅂𓆱𓏤𓎛𓏏𓁸𓂡𓈖𓋴 […]mꜣꜣ ẖnn =sn ꜥḥꜥ.n wꜥ.t n,tt r štj,w ḥt.n =s […]
5.16 𓅓𓎛𓆰𓈖𓋴𓎡𓏏𓁸𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈒𓏥m ḥnsk,t =s ꜥḥꜥ.n nḫꜣ,w ⸢n(,j)⸣ mfꜣk,t
5.17 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓎼𓂋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛mꜣ(w).t ḫr ḥr mw ꜥḥꜥ.n =s gr.tj nn ẖni̯.t
5.18 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓁐𓏥𓎼𓂋𓀁𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓂡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑wn.jn pꜣy =s rmn gr nn ẖni̯.t ḏd.jn ḥm =f
5.19 𓇋𓈖𓂜𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓈖𓏥[⯑]jn n ẖn{n}.n =tn ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =sn tꜣy =⸢n⸣ šty,t
5.20 [⯑]𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓈖𓊃𓍛𓏤𓅆𓍃𓅓𓏏[⯑]g[r].tj nn ẖni̯.t ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n n =s ḥm =[f] tm =⸢t⸣ ⸢ẖni̯⸣
5.21 [⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴[⯑][⯑][⯑][ḥr-m] [ꜥḥ]ꜥ.n ḏd.n =s ⸢nḫꜣ,w⸣ [pw] [n(,j)] [mfꜣk,t] mꜣ(w)[.t]
5.22 𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓆑[⯑]𓈖𓊃𓌸𓂋⸢ḫr⸣ ḥr mw ⸢ꜥḥꜥ.n⸣ ⸢r⸣[ḏi̯.n] =f s[j] [r] [štj,w] [ḏd.jn] [ḥm] =[f] n =s ⸮mri̯? =[j]
5.23 𓆑[⯑][⯑][⯑]𓀀[⯑][rḏi̯.t] [n] =[t] [sn,tj] =f ⟨r⟩ ḏb[ꜣ,w] ꜥḥꜥ.n [ḏd.n] =[s] [mr]i̯ =j ḥnw =[j]
5.24 𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[⯑][r] [sn,tj] =f ḏd.jn [ḥm] =[f] [jz] [jni̯] [n] =[j] ẖr(,j)-ḥb-[ḥr,j-tp]
5.25 [⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥ]n[ḫ] [jni̯.jn.tw] =[f] [n] =[f] [ḥr-ꜥ.wj] ḏd.jn
English
5.1 But I did not find it.” Djadjaemanch said to him, “May
5.2 your majesty go to the palace lake, life, prosperity, and health. Let a boat be fitted out for you
5.3 with all the lovely young women from the inner court of your palace. Your majesty’s heart will find refreshment
5.4 in watching them row downstream and upstream.
5.5 You will see the beautiful marshes of your lake; you will
5.6 see its meadows and its lovely shores. Your heart will
5.7 be refreshed by them.” “Indeed, I shall take my pleasure voyage. Have brought to me
5.8 20 oars of ebony worked with gold, their handles
5.9 of sqb-wood worked with white gold. Have brought to me 20 women
5.10 beautiful of body, with breasts and braided hair,
5.11 who have never been opened in childbirth; and have brought to me nets,
5.12 20 of them. Give these nets to these women after their clothes have been removed.”
5.13 Everything his majesty commanded was done. They began to row
5.14 downstream and upstream, and his majesty’s heart was glad
5.15 at the sight of their rowing. Then one woman at the stroke of the oar ran […]
5.16 through her braid. A fish-shaped pendant of fresh malachite
5.17 fell into the water. She fell silent and stopped rowing.
5.18 Her whole row fell silent and stopped rowing. His majesty said,
5.19 “Why have you stopped rowing?” They answered, “Our stroke leader
5.20 is silent and does not row.” His majesty said to her, “Why have you stopped rowing?”
5.21 She replied, “It is my fish-shaped pendant of fresh malachite:
5.22 it fell into the water.” He set her back at the oar. His majesty said to her, “I would
5.23 give you its twin in exchange.” She replied, “I would rather have what is mine
5.24 than its twin.” His majesty said, “Go, bring me the chief lector priest
5.25 Djadjaemanch.” He was brought before him at once. His majesty said:
Djadjaemanch Retrieves the Lost Pendant
Egyptian
6.1 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓌢𓀀𓀀𓇋𓅱𓁹𓈖𓀀𓏇𓇋𓈖𓄿[⯑]𓎡𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓄣𓏤𓈖ḥm =f Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ sn =j jw jri̯.n =j mj nꜣ ḏd[.n] =k wn.jn jb n(,j)
6.2 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓈎𓃀𓏁𓈗𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈒𓏥ḥm =f qb n mꜣꜣ ẖnn =sn ꜥḥꜥ.n nḫꜣ,w n(,j) mfꜣk,t
6.3 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓈖𓏏𓌡𓂝𓏏𓏤𓁐𓈖𓏏𓈙𓏏𓍘𓇋𓇋𓏏𓁐𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴[⯑]mꜣ(w).t n.t wꜥ.t n.t šty,t ḫr ḥr mw ꜥḥꜥ.n =s gr.[t]j
6.4 𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓂡𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓌉𓆓𓏴𓅪𓈖𓋴𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓁐𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓈖𓋴nn ẖni̯.t jyi̯.n ḥḏi̯.n =s pꜣy =s rmn ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =j n =s
6.5 𓍃𓅓𓏏𓂙𓈖𓊛𓂡𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓀀𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝𓊪𓅱𓈖𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈒𓏥tm =⸢t⸣ ẖni̯ ḥr-m ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s n =j nḫꜣ,w pw n(,j) mfꜣk,t
6.6 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓈖𓋴𓂙𓈖𓊛𓅓𓂝𓏏𓏌𓎡𓀀[⯑]mꜣ(w).t ḫr ḥr mw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =j n =s ẖni̯ m =t jnk ḏbꜣ
6.7 𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓀀𓌸𓂋𓀁𓀀𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏤𓀀𓂋𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀗𓏛𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤sw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s n =j mri̯ =j ḥnw =j r sn,tj =f ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
6.8 𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ ḏd.t.n =f m ḥkꜣ.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f
6.9 𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓈇𓈖𓈗𓈖𓅯𓄿𓈙𓈇𓏤𓁷𓏤𓌡𓂝𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑𓅯𓄿𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝rmn n(,j) mw n(,j) pꜣ š ḥr wꜥ =sn gmi̯.n =f pꜣ nḫꜣ,w
6.10 𓎝𓎛𓏛𓁷𓏤𓅯𓄿𓈎𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊌 […] 𓅯𓄿𓈎𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊌𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓂝𓂜𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓆑𓇋𓋴𓏏𓂋𓆑𓇋𓂋wꜣḥ ḥr pꜣq,yt […] pꜣq,yt ꜥḥꜥ.n jni̯.n =f sw rḏi̯ n ḥnw,t =f jst r =f jr
6.11 𓅯𓄿𓈗𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓎔𓂝𓎆𓏤𓏤𓁷𓏤𓇋𓄿𓏏𓄦𓆑𓇥𓂋𓇋𓈖𓆑𓎔𓂝𓎆𓎆𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓂋𓐟𓏤𓅱𓂧𓃀𓄲𓂻𓆑pꜣ mw jw =f m mḥ 12 ḥr jꜣ,t =f ḏr.jn =f mḥ ⸢2⸣4 r-sꜣ wd⸢b⸣ =f
6.12 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓈖𓄿𓈖𓈗𓈖𓅯𓄿ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f ḏd.t.n =f m ḥkꜣ.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n jni̯.n =f nꜣ n(,j) mw n(,j) pꜣ
6.13 𓈙𓈇𓏤𓂋𓊢𓂝𓅱𓂻𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓁷𓏤𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝š r ꜥḥꜥ,w =sn wršu̯.n ḥm =f ḥr hrw nfr ḥnꜥ
6.14 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓉐𓏤𓋹𓍑𓋴𓏇𓇋𓈎𓇋𓀾𓏛𓆑𓉐𓂋𓂻𓈖𓆑𓈎𓄿𓈀𓏛𓈖𓆑𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤pr-nswt ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) mj-qj =f pri̯.n fqꜣ.n =f ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
6.15 𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓅓𓃀𓅱𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓇋𓎺𓄑𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓆣𓂋𓏏Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ m bw-nb-nfr m =k bj(ꜣ),yt ḫpr.t
6.16 𓅓𓂋𓎡𓇳𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓎡𓇓𓆤𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅓𓁹𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏥m rk jt =k nswt-bj,tj Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw m jri̯.yt
6.17 𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤𓏞𓀀𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp zẖꜣ,w-mḏꜣ,t Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j)
6.18 𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓆼𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw jmi̯ ḏi̯ =tw mꜣꜥ tʾ 1000 ḥ(n)q,t ds 100
6.19 𓇋𓍯𓄿𓃒𓏤𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓈒𓏥𓅯𓄿𓂧𓈒𓏤𓏤𓂜𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁jwꜣ 1 sntr pꜣd 2 n ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
6.20 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂞𓏏𓅱𓍲𓈖𓋴𓈀𓏤𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓈋𓅱𓇋𓅱𓏊𓏤𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓈒𓏥𓅯𓄿𓂧𓈒𓂜𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t ḏi̯ =tw šns 1 ḥ(n)q,t ḏwj,w 1 sntr pꜣd n ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
6.21 𓏞𓀀𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓇋𓅱𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓀀𓊃𓊪𓊗𓆑𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛zẖꜣ,w-mḏꜣ,t Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ jw mꜣ.n =j sp =f n(,j) rḫ
6.22 𓁹𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏇𓇋[⯑]𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑[⯑][⯑]𓁹𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓂋jri̯.jn =tw mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f ꜥḥꜥ p[w] jri̯.n zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr r
6.23 𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈖[⯑]𓅓𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓈖𓈖𓏏𓅂𓏥𓏴𓂻𓂜mdwi̯.t ḏd =f [mdw,t] n(,j) ⸢sp⸣ [pw] [n(,j)] [bj(ꜣ),yt] [swꜣ.tj] m rḫ.t.n n,tj.w swꜣ ⸢n⸣
6.24 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓏏𓅱[⯑]𓎼𓂋𓍅𓅪𓏥𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡𓅓𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓎡𓆓𓊃𓎡rḫ.n =tw mꜣꜥ[,t] [r] ⸢grg⸣ [jw] [wn] [ḫr] ḥm =k m hꜣw =k ḏs =k
6.25 𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓍱𓊃𓏏𓀁n rḫ.n =[tw] [jn] [rḫ] [ḏḏ] [rḫ] [ḫm] ḏd.jn ḥm =f jšs.t [pw]
6.26 [⯑][⯑]𓇋𓅱𓃹𓈖[⯑][Ḏḏ≡f]-Ḥr [zꜣ] =[j] [ḏd.jn] [zꜣ-nswt] Ḏḏ≡f-[Ḥr] jw wn nḏ[s]
English
6.1 His majesty said: “Djadjaemanch, my brother, I did as you said; and the heart
6.2 of my majesty was refreshed at the sight of their rowing. Then a fish-shaped pendant of
6.3 fresh malachite, belonging to one of the stroke leaders, fell into the water. She fell silent,
6.4 ceasing to row, and disrupted her row. I said to her,
6.5 ‘Why have you stopped rowing?’ She answered, ‘My fish-shaped pendant of fresh malachite
6.6 fell into the water.’ I said to her, ‘Row! I shall replace
6.7 it.’ She answered, ‘I would rather have my own than its twin.’” Then the chief lector priest
6.8 Djadjaemanch spoke his words of magic. He laid
6.9 one half of the lake’s water upon the other, and found the pendant
6.10 resting on a potsherd […] a rise. He fetched it, and it was given to its owner. Now as for
6.11 the water: it had been 12 cubits deep at its surface, but reached 24 cubits after it was turned over.
6.12 He spoke his words of magic again and returned the waters of the
6.13 lake to their places. His majesty spent a lovely day with
6.14 the entire palace, life, prosperity, and health. He rewarded the chief lector priest
6.15 Djadjaemanch with every good thing. Behold the wonder that happened
6.16 in the time of your father, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, justified, through the deed of
6.17 the chief lector priest and document scribe Djadjaemanch. Then the majesty of
6.18 the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, justified, said: “Have an offering presented: 1,000 loaves of bread, 100 ds-jars of beer,
6.19 one longhorn ox and two balls of incense for the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, justified;
6.20 and have presented one shens-cake, one dwjw-jar of beer and one ball of incense for the chief lector priest
6.21 and document scribe Djadjaemanch. I have seen a demonstration of his knowledge.”
6.22 Everything his majesty commanded was done. The king’s son Djedefhor rose
6.23 to speak: “These are tales of wonders long past, known only to those who lived in the past.
6.24 No one can distinguish truth from falsehood in them. Yet in your majesty’s own time there is one
6.25 whom no one knows: only one who knows can teach one who does not know.” His majesty said, “What do you mean,
6.26 Djedefhor, my son?” The king’s son Djedefhor said, “There is a common man
Djedefhor Summons the Magician Djedi
Egyptian
7.1 𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓂋𓈖𓀁𓆑𓈞𓊃𓀉𓆑𓅓𓊽𓊽𓏛𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓Ḏdj rn =f ḥmsi̯ =f m Ḏd-Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw jw =f m
7.2 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓈖𓆳𓏏𓍢𓎆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷𓏤𓇬𓅓𓀁𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓄹𓈖𓃒𓏤𓅓nḏs n(,j) rnp,t 110 jw =f ḥr wnm tʾ 500 rmn n(,j) jwꜣ m
7.3 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄹𓏥𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢𓂋𓏠𓈖𓏛𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤jwf ḥnꜥ swrj ḥ(n)q,t ds 100 r-mn-m hrw
7.4 𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏛𓋭𓊃𓍢𓂡𓁶𓏤𓎛𓋴𓈎𓏴𓂡𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏛𓂋𓂝𓏏𓈝𓅓𓂻pn jw =f rḫ ṯ(ꜣ)s tp ḥsq jw =f rḫ rḏi̯.t šm
7.5 𓌳𓄿𓇋𓄛𓏤𓁷𓏤𓐟𓏤𓆑𓍼𓏤𓆑𓁷𓏤𓇾𓈇𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓊒𓏏𓉐𓏥mꜣj ḥr-sꜣ =f sšd =f ḥr tꜣ jw =f rḫ tnw jp,t.pl
7.6 𓈖𓏏𓃹𓈖𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓅝𓅆𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁n.t wn,t n.t Ḏḥwtj jst wršu̯ ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
7.7 𓁷𓏤𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓈖𓆑𓈖𓄿𓈖𓇋𓊪𓏏𓊒𓉐𓏥𓈖𓏏𓃹𓈖𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓅝𓅆𓂋𓁹𓏏𓈖𓆑𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛ḥr ḥḥj n =f nꜣ n(,j) jp,t.pl n.t wn,t n.t Ḏḥwtj r jri̯.t n =f mj,tt
7.8 𓇋𓂋𓏭𓂜𓈌𓏏𓉐𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓆓𓊃𓎡𓇋𓂋𓆑𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓅭𓅆𓀀𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓎡jr,j n ꜣḫ,t =f ḏd.jn ḥm =f ḏs =k jr =f Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr zꜣ =j jnt =k
7.9 𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓂜𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻n =j sw ꜥḥꜥ.n sspd ꜥḥꜥ.w.pl n zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr šꜣs
7.10 𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓄡𓍘𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊛𓂋𓊽𓊽𓏛𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁pw jri̯.n =f m ḫnt(,j)-ẖty,t r Ḏd-Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
7.11 𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓈖𓄿𓈖𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓏠𓈖𓇋𓐪𓊛𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱ḫr-m-ḫt nꜣ n(,j) ꜥḥꜥ.w.pl mnj r mr,yt šꜣs pw
7.12 𓁹𓈖𓆑𓅓𓁷𓂋𓏏𓏭𓂻𓋴𓇛𓅓𓏛𓈖𓆑𓅓𓈎𓈖𓇋𓅱𓂘𓆱𓈖𓍁𓈖𓏭𓆭𓆱𓈖𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓆱𓏥jri̯.n =f m ḥrtj snḏm.n =f m qnj,w n(,j) hbnj nbꜣ.w.pl
7.13 𓅓𓋴𓋴𓇛𓅓𓆭𓆱𓎼𓈖𓄡𓈔𓂋𓆑𓅓𓋞𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓊽𓊽𓏛𓀀m ssnḏm gnẖ r =f m nbw ḫr-m-ḫt spr =f r Ḏd(j)
7.14 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎝𓎛𓏛𓅯𓄿𓈎𓈖𓇋𓅱𓂘𓆱𓊢𓂝𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑𓂋𓅱𓄞𓂧𓀁𓆑𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n wꜣḥ pꜣ qnj,w ⸢ꜥḥꜥ⸣ pw jri̯.n =f r wšd =f gmi̯.n =f
7.15 𓇓𓅱𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓁷𓏤[⯑]𓏤𓅓𓊃𓈙𓏴𓉐𓈖[⯑]𓆑𓍛𓅱𓀀𓌨𓂋𓁶𓏤𓆑sw sḏr ḥr [t]mꜣm 1 m sš n(,j) [⸮s,t?] =f ḥm,w ẖr tp =f
7.16 𓁷𓏤𓂝𓅓𓂝𓅓𓂷𓂡𓈖𓆑𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓁷𓏤𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓏊𓂡𓂾𓂾𓆑𓏭𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭ḥr ꜥmꜥm n =f ky ḥr sjn rd.du =fj ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n zꜣ-nswt
7.17 [⯑]𓇋𓅱𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎡𓏇𓇋𓋹𓈖𓐍𓁶𓏤𓅓[⯑]𓐍𓂋𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓀗Ḏ[ḏ]≡f-Ḥr jw ḫr,t =k mj ꜥnḫ tp-m tnj ḫr jꜣw,t
7.18 𓊨𓏏𓉐𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏭𓐪𓀏𓊨𓏏𓉐𓈎𓂋𓋴𓊭𓂝𓊨𓏏𓉐𓄥𓄿𓏛𓇾𓈇𓏤𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓂋𓊏𓊪𓇳s,t mnj s,t qrs s,t zmꜣ-tꜣ sḏr r sšp
7.19 𓆄𓅱𓅪𓅓𓆼𓄿𓏏𓐎𓅪𓏥𓂜𓈖𓎡𓎛𓎡𓎛𓏏𓀁𓈖𓏏𓋴𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀁𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥šwi̯ m ḫꜣ,t nn kḥkḥ,t-n.t-sry,t nḏ ḫr,t
7.20 𓇋𓌳𓐍𓇋𓇋𓄪𓏴𓏛𓀀𓊪𓅱𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓀀𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓂋𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓂋𓎡𓅓𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏴𓀁jmꜣḫ,y pw jyi̯.n =⸢j⸣ ꜥꜣ r njs r =k m wpw,t
7.21 𓈖𓏏𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓀀𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇬𓅓𓀁𓎡𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓏥𓈖𓂞𓂞𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓆓𓆑𓄿𓅱𓅰𓏛𓏥n.t jt =j Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw wnm =k špss n(,j) ḏḏ nswt ḏfꜣ,w
7.22 𓈖𓏶𓅓𓅱𓏥𓌞𓋴𓅱𓂻𓀀𓏥𓆑𓊄𓃀𓂻𓆑𓏏𓅱𓅓𓊢𓂝𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅱𓅆𓏥𓎡n(,j) jm,j.w.pl-šms,w =f zbi̯ =f tw m ꜥḥꜥ,w nfr n jt.w.pl =k
7.23 𓏶𓅓𓅱𓏥𓊹𓌨𓂋𓈉𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓏥𓊪𓈖𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓊗𓏭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭jm,j.w.pl ẖr(,t)-nṯr ḏd.jn Ḏdj pn m-ḥtp zp-2 Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr zꜣ-nswt
7.24 [⯑]𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓆑𓎛𓎿𓊃𓀁𓏏𓅱𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓎡𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓋴𓏃𓈖𓏏𓂉𓏛𓆑[mri̯].y n jt =f ḥsi̯ tw jt =k Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw sḫnti̯ =f
7.25 𓊨𓏏𓉐𓎡𓅓𓇋𓄿𓅱𓀗𓀀𓏥𓍲𓈖𓏏𓍢𓀁𓂓𓏤𓎡𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓎡𓀏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓊸𓅡𓏤𓀏𓎡⸢s,t⸣ =k m jꜣw.pl šnt kꜣ =k ḫ,t r ⸢ḫft,j⸣ rḫ bꜣ =k
7.26 𓈐𓏏𓏥𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏏𓏛𓂋𓋴𓃀𓐍𓏏𓊀𓉐𓈖𓏏𓎛𓃀𓋴𓋳𓂡𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎼𓁹𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥wꜣ,t.pl ꜥfd.t r s⸢b⸣ḫ,t n.t ḥbs ⸢bꜣ⸣gi̯ nḏ ḫr,t
English
7.1 His name is Djedi; he lives at Djed-Snofru, justified. He is
7.2 a common man, 110 years old. To this day he eats 500 loaves, half an ox
7.3 in meat, and drinks 100 ds-jars of beer.
7.4 He knows how to rejoin a severed head. He knows how to make
7.5 a lion follow him, its leash trailing on the ground; and he knows the number of the iput chambers
7.6 of Thoth's sanctuary of Wenet.” Now His Majesty King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, justified,
7.7 had spent his time seeking those iput chambers of Thoth's sanctuary of Wenet, to make for himself their likeness
7.8 for his own horizon. His Majesty said, “You yourself, Djedefhor, my son, bring him
7.9 to me!” Ships were then outfitted for the king's son Djedefhor. He journeyed
7.10 in the month of Khenti-khety, the first of Shemu, to Djed-Snofru, justified.
7.11 When the ships had moored at the quay, he continued his journey
7.12 by land, reclining in an ebony carrying chair, its poles
7.13 of sesnedjem wood, plated with gold. When he reached Djedi,
7.14 the chair was set down. He rose to greet him and found him
7.15 lying on a mat at the doorway of his [dwelling], a servant holding his head
7.16 and massaging it for him, another rubbing his feet. Then the king's son
7.17 Djedefhor said, “May you be as one alive before old age—for old age is
7.18 the time of dying, the time of preparing for burial, the time of burial—and sleep through the night until dawn,
7.19 free of sickness and the rasp of an old man's cough.” This is how one asks after a revered elder.
7.20 “I have come here to summon you at the command
7.21 of my father Khufu, justified, so that you may eat the delicacies the king bestows, the fare
7.22 of his attendants, and so that after a full life he may lead you to your forebears
7.23 in the necropolis.” Djedi said, “Welcome, twice welcome, Djedefhor, king's son,
7.24 beloved of his father! May your father Khufu, justified, praise you, and give you [a place] foremost
7.25 among the elders. May your ka prevail against an enemy in every cause, and may your ba know
7.26 the paths to the gate of the one who shrouds the dead.” This is how one asks after a king's son.
Djedi Rejoins Severed Animal Heads
Egyptian
8.1 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓊪𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄫𓅱𓂡𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓆑𓏭𓊢𓂝𓈖zꜣ-nswt pw ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣwi̯.n n =f zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr ꜥ.du =fj ꜥḥꜥ.n
8.2 𓋴𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓈖𓆑𓂝𓏤𓆑sꜥḥꜥ.n =f sw wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n =f ḥnꜥ =f r mr,yt ḥr rḏi̯.t n =f ꜥ =f
8.3 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓈖𓈎𓄿𓈎𓄿𓅱𓊛𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓈖𓀀𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n Ḏdj jmi̯ ḏi̯ n =j wꜥ n(,j) qꜣqꜣ,w jnt.(t)w =f n =j ẖrd.w.pl =⟨j⟩
8.4 𓁷𓏤𓏞𓏛𓏥𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓆑𓊛𓏤𓏤𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇩𓏏𓏤𓀀𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖ḥr zẖꜣ.pl =j ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯ ꜥḥꜥ n =f qꜣqꜣ,w 2 ḥnꜥ jz,t =sn jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n
8.5 𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓏥𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓅓𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺𓊛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓇋𓅓𓆑𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻Ḏdj m-ḫd m wsḫ n,tj zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr jm =f ḫr-m-ḫt
8.6 𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊖𓅧𓈎𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻spr =f r ẖnw ꜥq pw jri̯.n zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr
8.7 𓂋𓋴𓏇𓇋𓏏𓀁𓂜𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭r smj.t n ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ḏd.jn zꜣ-nswt
8.8 𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓇋𓅱𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j jw jni̯.n =j Ḏdj ḏd.jn
8.9 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓊄𓂻𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓂋𓍯𓄿𓐍𓏭𓇇𓉐𓈖ḥm =f jzi̯ jni̯ n =j sw wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n ḥm =f r wꜣḫj n(,j)
8.10 𓉐𓏤𓉻𓉐𓋹𓍑𓋴𓍬𓂻𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁𓋴𓏏𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀pr-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) sṯꜣ.jn.tw n =f Ḏdj ḏd.jn ḥm =f ptj st Ḏdj
8.11 𓍃𓅓𓂋𓂝𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓀀𓏏𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓈖𓇋𓋴𓅱𓀁𓊪𓅱𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻tm rḏi̯ mꜣn =j tw ḏd.jn Ḏdj njs.w pw jy.y
8.12 𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓂋𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓇍𓏭𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓈖j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) njs r =j m =k wj jy.kwj ḏd.jn ḥm =f jn
8.13 𓇋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓊪𓅱𓅯𓄿𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅱𓎡𓂋𓐍𓏛𓍘𓇋𓋭𓊃𓍢𓂡𓁶𓏤𓎛𓋴𓈎𓏴𓂡jw mꜣꜥ,t pw pꜣ ḏd jw =k rḫ.tj ṯ(ꜣ)s tp ḥsq
8.14 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓍘𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀ḏd.jn Ḏdj tjw jw =j rḫ.kwj j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j
8.15 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓐍𓈖𓂋𓇋𓍕𓅪𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓍕𓏏𓉐𓅱𓂧𓏴𓂡ḏd.jn ḥm =f jmi̯ jnt.(t)w n =j ḫnrj n,tj m ḫnr,t wdi̯
8.16 𓈖𓎡𓈖𓂿𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓂜𓇋𓋴𓂜𓂋𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀nkn =f ḏd.jn Ḏdj n-js n r(m)t.pl j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =⸢j⸣
8.17 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂜𓎗𓅱𓏛𓏏𓅱𓁹𓏏𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓂜𓏏𓄿𓋿𓅱𓏏𓃙𓏥𓀻𓋴𓏏𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖m =k n wḏ.tw jri̯.t mn,t jr,j n tꜣ ꜥw,t šps.t ꜥḥꜥ.n
8.18 𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓂡𓁶𓏤𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓅯𓄿𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓂋𓎼𓃀𓅡𓄿𓂢𓈇𓏤jni̯ n =f smn wḏꜥ tp =f ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯ pꜣ smn r gbꜣ
8.19 𓋀𓏏𓏭𓈇𓈖𓍯𓄿𓐍𓏭𓇇𓉐𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂋𓎼𓃀𓅡𓄿𓂢𓈇𓏤jmn,tj n(,j) wꜣḫj ḏꜣḏꜣ =f r gbꜣ
8.20 𓋁𓃀𓏏𓏭𓈇𓈖𓍯𓄿𓐍𓏭𓇇𓉐𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥jꜣb,tj n(,j) wꜣḫj ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n Ḏdj ḏd.t.pl =f m ḥkꜣ.pl
8.21 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓎛𓃀𓅡𓄿𓃀𓅡𓄿𓂻𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓆑wn.jn pꜣ smn ꜥḥꜥ ḥr ḥbꜣbꜣ ḏꜣḏꜣ =f
8.22 𓅓𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓂋𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤m-mj,tt ḫr-m-ḫt spr =f wꜥ r wꜥ
8.23 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓎼𓄿𓎼𓄿𓀁𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱ꜥḥꜥ.n pꜣ smn ꜥḥꜥ ḥr gꜣgꜣ ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f jni̯(.t).tw
8.24 𓈖𓆑𓆱𓉻𓅬𓁹𓈖𓏏𓅱𓂋𓆑𓅓𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓃒𓏤n =f ḫt-ꜥꜣ jri̯.n =tw r =f m-mj,tt ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n ḥm =f jnt.(t)w n =f jwꜣ
8.25 𓋴𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂋𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥sḫr tp =f r tꜣ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n Ḏdj ḏd.t.n =f m ḥkꜣ.pl
8.26 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓃒𓏤𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓐟𓏤𓆑𓍼𓏤𓆑𓐍𓂋𓀒𓂋ꜥḥꜥ.n pꜣ jwꜣ ꜥḥꜥ ḥr-sꜣ =f sšd =f ḫr r
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8.1 The king's son Djedefhor extended both arms to him,
8.2 raised him up, and walked beside him to the quay, giving him his arm.
8.3 Djedi said, “Have a small riverboat provided for me; bring me my children
8.4 and my books.” Two boats and their crews were made ready for him. Djedi traveled
8.5 downriver in the transport vessel with the king's son Djedefhor. On reaching
8.6 the royal residence, Djedefhor entered
8.7 to report to His Majesty King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, justified. The king's son
8.8 Djedefhor said, “O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health to you, my lord! I have brought Djedi.”
8.9 His Majesty said, “Go, bring him to me!” His Majesty proceeded to the audience hall
8.10 of the palace, life, prosperity, and health. Djedi was led before him. His Majesty said, “Why is it, Djedi,
8.11 that I have not been allowed to see you?” Djedi replied, “Only one who is summoned comes,
8.12 O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health. You summoned me, and here I am.” His Majesty said, “Is it
8.13 true, what is said of you—that you can rejoin a severed head?”
8.14 Djedi answered, “Yes, I can, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord!”
8.15 His Majesty said, “Have a prisoner brought to me from the prison, so that
8.16 he may be executed.” Djedi said, “Not to a human being, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord!
8.17 You know such a thing has not been permitted to be done to the noble flock.” A goose was brought to him
8.18 and its head cut off. The goose's body was placed at the western side
8.19 of the audience hall and its head at the eastern side
8.20 of the hall. Djedi spoke his customary spells.
8.21 The goose stood up and began to waddle; its head
8.22 did likewise. Once one had reached the other,
8.23 the goose stood whole again and began to honk. Then he had
8.24 a khet-aa bird brought to him, and the same was done to it. His Majesty had an ox brought,
8.25 and its head was thrown to the ground. Djedi spoke his customary spells.
8.26 The ox stood up behind him, its tether lying on
Djedi Foretells Ruddedet's Royal Sons
Egyptian
9.1 𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇓𓏏𓈖𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅯𓄿𓇋𓂋𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅱𓎡𓂋𓐍𓏛𓍘𓇋tꜣ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n pꜣ ⸢nswt⸣ Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw pꜣ j⸮r? =f ḏd jw =k rḫ.tj
9.2 𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓈖𓄿𓈖[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓃹𓈖𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓎛𓎿𓊃𓀁𓍘𓇋tnw nꜣ n(,j) [j]p[,t].pl n.t ⸢wn⸣,t n.t [Ḏḥwtj] ḏd.jn Ḏdj ḥsi̯.tj
9.3 𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓀀𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓇋𓅱𓀀𓇓𓅱𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭n rḫ =j tnw jr,j j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =⸢j⸣ jw =j swt rḫ.kwj bw n,tj
9.4 𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅓𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅱𓇋𓂋𓆑𓏏𓈖𓌙𓅯𓈐[⯑]𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅱𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏏𓈇𓇋𓅓st jm ḏd.jn ḥm =f jw jr =f tn ḏd.j[n] Ḏdj pn jw ꜥfd,t jm
9.5 𓈖𓏏𓂧𓊃𓌪𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓋴𓇋𓊪𓏏𓏭𓏛𓂋𓈖𓀁𓋴𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊌𓅓𓏏𓄿𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏏𓊌𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[⯑]n.t ds m ꜥ,t sjp.tj rn =s m Jwn,w ⟨m⟩ =⟨k⟩ ⟨st⟩ m tꜣ ꜥfd,t ḏd.jn Ḏdj
9.6 𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂜𓈖𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇋𓋴𓏎𓈖𓈖𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓈖𓅓𓂝𓇋𓂋𓆑j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j m =k nn jnk js jnn n =k s⸢j⸣ ḏd.jn ḥm =f jn-m ⸢j⸣r =f
9.7 𓏎𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓇋𓈖𓀗𓀀𓈖𓅯𓄿𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐jni̯ =f n =j sj ḏd.jn Ḏdj jn smsw n(,j) pꜣ ẖrd.w.pl 3 n,tj m ẖ,t n(.t) R(w)d-ḏd,t
9.8 𓏎𓈖𓆑𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓌸𓂋𓀁𓀀𓇋𓋴𓋴𓏏𓈖𓄿𓆓𓂧𓇋𓇋𓎡𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁jni̯ =f n =k sj ḏd.jn ḥm =f mri̯ =j js st n⸢ꜣ⸣ ḏd.y =k ptj
9.9 𓋴𓏭𓏏𓄿𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓈞𓏏𓁐𓃂𓈗𓀀𓊪𓅱𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖sj tꜣ R(w)d-ḏd,t ḏd.jn Ḏdj ḥm,t wꜥb pw n(,j) Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖb,w
9.10 𓃛𓅱𓅨𓂋𓁒𓍘𓇋𓅓𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓂋𓊃𓇋𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥jwr.tj m ẖrd.w.pl 3 n(,j) Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖb,w j[w] ḏd.n =f r =s jw =sn
9.11 𓂋𓁹𓏏𓇋𓄿𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓏏𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏠𓈖𓍊𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓇋𓅱𓀗𓀀𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥r jri̯.t jꜣ,t twy mnḫ.t m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f jw smsw n =sn
9.12 𓇋𓅓𓇋𓇋𓂋𓁹𓏏𓅨𓂋𓌳𓏥𓀀𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊖𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓄣𓏤𓆑𓈐𓂋𓈋𓅱𓏏𓅪𓏥𓁷𓂋𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖jm,y r jri̯.t wr-mꜣ.pl m Jwn,w wn.jn ḥm =f jb =f wꜣi̯ r ḏw,t ḥr =s ḏd.jn
9.13 𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁𓇋𓂋𓆑𓅯𓄿𓄣𓏤𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓇋𓈖𓁹𓏏𓅱𓁷𓏤𓅯𓄿Ḏdj ptj jr =f pꜣ jb j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j jn jri̯.tw ḥr pꜣ
9.14 𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓎡𓀁𓅭𓀀𓎡𓎡𓄿𓀁𓅭𓀀𓆑𓎡𓄿𓀁𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓇋𓅓𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑ẖrd.w.pl 3 ḏd.n =j kꜣ zꜣ =k kꜣ zꜣ =f kꜣ wꜥ jm =s ḏd.jn ḥm =f
9.15 𓄟𓋴𓀗𓋴𓇋𓂋𓆑𓊄𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇳𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓄟𓋴𓁒𓋴𓅓𓇹𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓇳𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓏥⯑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖msi̯ =s jr =f zj-nw R(w)d-ḏd,t ⟨ḏd.jn⟩ ⟨Ḏdj⟩ msi̯ =s m ꜣbd 1 pr,t sw 15 ḏd.jn
9.16 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅱𓋴𓍘𓇋𓋭𓊃𓅱𓈇𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆝𓆝𓊾𓈘𓈇𓎛𓋴𓈎𓏛𓅡𓎡𓀀𓄿𓂾𓈖𓋴𓏏𓆓𓊃𓀀𓎡𓄿𓀁ḥm =f jw =s tj ṯs.w.pl n.w ⸮ꜥꜣḏ.du? ḥsq bꜣk =j ꜣ n =st ḏs =j kꜣ
9.17 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓀀𓏏𓄿𓊹𓉗𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓎡𓄿𓀁𓂋𓂝𓀀mꜣn =j tꜣ ḥw,t-nṯr n.t Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖb,w ḏd.jn Ḏdj kꜣ rḏi̯ =j
9.18 𓆣𓂋𓈗𓏌𓏤𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓁷𓏤𓋭𓊃𓅱𓈇𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆝𓆝𓊾𓈘𓈇𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓂋𓉥𓂝𓉐𓆑ḫpr mw n.w mḥ 4 ḥr ṯs.w.pl n.w ⸮ꜥꜣḏ.du? wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n ḥm =f r ꜥḥ =f
9.19 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓅓𓁷𓏤𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓂋𓉐𓏤𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓈞𓊃𓀉𓆑ḏd.jn ḥm =f jmi̯ ḏi̯.tw m ḥr n Ḏdj r pr zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr ḥmsi̯ =f
9.20 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓁹𓅧𓈎𓅱𓈀𓏥𓆑𓅓𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓆼𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢𓇋𓍯𓄿𓃒𓏤[⯑]ḥnꜥ =f jri̯ ꜥq,w =f m tʾ 1000 ḥ(n)q,t ds 100 jwꜣ 1 jꜣq,t
9.21 𓐍𓂋𓈙𓍢𓏥𓍢𓁹𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏇𓇋𓎗𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓅓𓇑𓇑𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓆣𓂋𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖ḫrš 100 jri̯.jn =tw mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f wꜥ m nn hrw ḫpr wn.jn
9.22 𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓁷𓏤𓍲𓈖𓏏𓅪𓋴𓌟𓈖𓅪𓄟𓋴𓋴𓀗𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖R(w)d-ḏd,t ḥr šni̯.t =s qsn mss =s ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j) Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖbw
9.23 𓂜𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓎛𓅱𓏭𓀁𓄿𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓀗𓏏𓈖𓏥n ꜣs,t Nb,t-ḥw,t Msḫn,t Ḥq,t H̱nm,w ḥwj ꜣ šꜣs =tn smsi̯.y =tn
9.24 𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓅓𓅯𓄿𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂋𓁹𓏏𓇋𓄿𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥R(w)d-ḏd,t m pꜣ ẖrd.w.pl 3 n,tj m ẖ,t =s n,tj r jri̯.t jꜣ,t
9.25 𓏏𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏠𓈖𓐍𓏏𓍊𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓀨𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓏥𓉐𓏤𓏥𓊖𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥twy mnḫ.t m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f qd =sn rʾ.pl-pr.pl =tn
9.26 𓋴𓆓𓆑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅯𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆼𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊯𓈇𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓇅𓆓𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓎗𓎛𓅱𓏊𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓉻𓂝𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏛𓋴𓈖𓏥sḏfꜣ.y =sn ḫꜣw,t.pl =tn swꜣḏ =sn wḏḥw.pl =tn sꜥꜣi̯.y =sn
9.27 𓊹𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅱𓈀𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓇑𓇑𓊹𓊹𓊹𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆣𓂋𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥 […]ḥtp,w-nṯr =tn wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n nn nṯr.pl jri̯.n =sn ḫpr,w.pl =sn […]
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9.1 the ground. Then King Khufu, justified, said, “And what of this claim—that you know
9.2 the number of the [iput] chambers of [Thoth's] sanctuary of Wenet?” Djedi answered, “Praise to you!
9.3 I do not know their number, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord; but I know where
9.4 they are.” His Majesty said, “Where?” Djedi said, “There is a chest
9.5 of flint in a chamber called the Archive in Heliopolis. They are in that chest.” Djedi added,
9.6 “O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord, it is not I who can bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “Who, then,
9.7 will bring it to me?” Djedi replied, “The eldest of the three children in Ruddedet's womb
9.8 will bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “I would very much wish for what you say. Who
9.9 is this Ruddedet?” Djedi answered, “She is the wife of a priest of Re, lord of Sakhbu,
9.10 pregnant with three children of Re, lord of Sakhbu. He has declared of them that they
9.11 will exercise this noble office throughout this whole land, and their eldest
9.12 will serve as high priest in Heliopolis.” His Majesty's heart grew deeply troubled at this. Then
9.13 Djedi said, “Why this troubled heart, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord? Is it because of the
9.14 three children I spoke of? First you, then your son, then his son, and only then one of them.” His Majesty asked,
9.15 “When will Ruddedet give birth?” Djedi answered, “In the first month of Peret, on day 15.” His Majesty said,
9.16 “That is when the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullets are cut off. I myself would undertake the effort of crossing them,
9.17 and see the temple of Re, lord of Sakhbu.” Djedi said, “Then I shall cause
9.18 four cubits of water to appear over the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullets.” His Majesty went to his palace
9.19 and said, “Have Djedi assigned to the house of the king's son Djedefhor, to live
9.20 with him. Set his daily provisions at 1,000 loaves, 100 ds-jars of beer, one ox, and
9.21 100 bundles of leeks.” All His Majesty's commands were carried out. One day,
9.22 Ruddedet felt the pangs of labor; her delivery was difficult. Then the Majesty of Re, lord of Sakhbu, said
9.23 to Isis, Nephthys, Mesechenet, Heqet, and Khnum, “Go and deliver
9.24 Ruddedet of the three children in her womb, who will hold
9.25 this noble office throughout the land. They shall build your temples,
9.26 provide for your offering tables, keep your libation tables flourishing, and increase
9.27 your divine offerings.” The gods set out, taking on the forms of […]
Gods Deliver Ruddedet's Sons
Egyptian
10.1 𓅓[⯑]𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌨𓂋𓈎𓈖𓇋𓎅𓏤𓄭𓂋𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥m ḫ[n],yt.pl H̱nm,w ḥnꜥ =sn ⸢ẖr⸣ qnj spr pw jri̯.n =sn
10.2 𓂋𓉐𓏤𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀𓅠𓅓𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈀𓏤𓋳𓋴𓐍𓂧𓀡r pr ⸢Rꜥ⸣-wsr gmi̯.n =sn ⸢sw⸣ ꜥḥꜥ dꜣjw sḫd
10.3 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓆑𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏏𓋧𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌂𓏤𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥wn.jn =sn ḥr mz n =f mnj,t⟨.pl⟩ =sn sḫm.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =sn
10.4 𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓏥𓀀[⯑][⯑]𓊃𓏏𓁐𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏏𓁷𓏤𓏠𓈖𓅪𓊃𓌟𓈖𓅪𓄟𓋴𓀗𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥ḥnw,t.pl =j m =[t]n z,t pw n,t{j}⟨t⟩ ḥr mn =s qsn ms⟨s⟩ =s ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =sn
10.5 𓂞𓎡𓌳𓁹𓄿[⯑]𓋴𓏭𓅓𓂝𓎡𓈖𓏥𓂋𓐍𓏛𓅱𓏭𓈖𓏥𓋴𓄟𓋴𓏭𓀗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥ḏi̯ =k mꜣ(n) =⸢n⸣ sj m =k n rḫ.wjn smsi̯ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =sn
10.6 𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓏥𓅧𓈎𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁶𓏤𓅓𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐wḏꜣ.pl ꜥq pw jri̯.n =sn tp-m R(w)d-ḏd,t
10.7 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓐍𓏏𓅓𓋨𓂡𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂝𓏏𓉐𓁷𓂋𓋴𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴 […] 𓁷𓂋𓋴𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓋴𓏭𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴ꜥḥꜥ.n ḫtm.n =sn ꜥ,t ḥr =s ḥnꜥ =s⟨n⟩ […] ⟨pr⟩-ḥr(,j) =s ḥnꜥ =s ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n sj ꜣs,t ḫft-ḥr =s
10.8 𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓇉𓄿𓁶𓋴𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓄟𓋴𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆Nb,t-ḥw,t ḥꜣ =s Ḥq,t ḥr sḫꜣḫ ms,wt ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n ꜣs,t
10.9 𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓅓𓂋𓈖𓀁𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀𓂋𓆑𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓇋𓈖jmi̯ =k wsr m ẖ,t =s m rn =k pwy n(,j) Wsr-r≡f wꜥr.jn
10.10 𓀔𓀀𓊪𓈖𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓋴𓏭𓅓𓀔𓀀𓈖𓎔𓂝𓏤𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓈖𓐍𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏛ẖrd pn tp ꜥ.wj =sj m ẖrd n(,j) mḥ 1 r(w)d qs.pl =f nḫb,t
10.11 𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓅓𓋞𓂝𓆑𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓇋𓂝𓈗𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓈙𓂝𓂧𓌪𓂡ꜥ,t.pl =f m nbw ꜥfn,t =f m ḫsbd mꜣꜥ jꜥi̯.jn =sn sw šꜥd
10.12 𓄡𓊪𓅯𓄿𓄹𓆑𓂋𓂝𓁷𓏤𓇋𓆑𓂧𓏭𓂢𓋳𓅓𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖ẖpꜣ =f rḏi̯ ḥr jfdj m ḏb,t ꜥḥꜥ.n mz.n
10.13 𓋴𓏭𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓂋𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓁹𓏏𓆑𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖sj Msḫn,t r =f ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s nswt jri̯.t(j) =fj nsw,yt m tꜣ pn
10.14 𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓆑𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓋴𓏭𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴r-ḏr =f H̱nm,w ḥr swḏꜣ ḥꜥ.pl =f rḏi̯.jn sj ꜣs,t ḫft-ḥr =s
10.15 𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓆼𓄿𓁶𓋴𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓄟𓋴𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥Nb,t-ḥw,t ḥꜣ =s Ḥq,t ḥr sḫꜣḫ ms,wt
10.16 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓅓𓂋𓈖𓀁𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋ḏd.jn ꜣs,t jmi̯ =k sꜣḥ m ẖ,t =s m rn =k pwy
10.17 𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓀀𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓇋𓈖𓀔𓀀𓊪𓈖𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓋴𓏭n(,j) Sꜣḥ-Rꜥ wꜥr.jn ẖrd pn tp ꜥ.wj =sj
10.18 𓅓𓀔𓀀𓈖𓎔𓂝𓏤𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓈖𓐍𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓂝𓆑𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥m ẖrd n(,j) mḥ 1 r(w)d qs.pl =f nḫb,t ꜥ,t.pl =f ⟨m⟩ ⟨nbw⟩ ꜥfn,t =f m ḫsbd
10.19 𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓇋𓂝𓈗𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓈙𓂝𓂧𓌪𓂡𓄡𓊪𓅯𓄿𓄹𓆑𓂋𓂝𓁷𓏤mꜣꜥ jꜥi̯.jn =sn sw šꜥd ẖpꜣ =f rḏi̯ ḥr
10.20 𓇋𓆑𓂧𓏭𓂢𓋳𓅓𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓋴𓏭𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓂋𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖jfdj m ḏb,t ꜥḥꜥ.n mz.n sj Msḫn,t r =f ꜥḥꜥ.n
10.21 𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓁹𓏏𓆑𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓏤ḏd.n =s nswt jri̯.t(j) =fj nsw,yt m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f wn.jn H̱nm,w ḥr
10.22 𓋴𓅱𓍑𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓋴𓏭𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓇉𓄿𓁶𓋴swḏꜣ ꜥ,t.pl =f rḏi̯.jn sj ꜣs,t ḫft-ḥr =s Nb,t-ḥw,t ḥꜣ =s
10.23 𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓄟𓋴𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰Ḥq,t ḥr sḫꜣḫ ms,wt ḏd.jn ꜣs,t jmi̯ =k kkw
10.24 𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓅓𓂋𓈖𓀀𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓎡𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓇋𓈖𓀔𓀀𓊪𓈖𓁶𓏤m ẖ,t =s m rn =k pwy n(,j) Kkw wꜥr.jn ẖrd pn tp
10.25 𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓋴𓏭𓅓𓀔𓀀𓈖𓎔𓂣𓏤𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓈖𓐍𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓅓𓋞ꜥ.wj =sj m ẖrd n(,j) mḥ 1 r(w)d qs.pl =f nḫb,t ꜥ,t.pl =f m nbw
10.26 𓂝𓆑𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓋴𓏭𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓂋𓆑ꜥfn,t =f m ḫsbd mꜣꜥ ꜥḥꜥ.n mz.n sj Msḫn,t r =f
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10.1 as dancing musicians. Khnum went with them bearing the baggage. They came
10.2 to Rawoser's house and found him standing with his robe over his head.
10.3 They held out their menat necklaces and sistra to him. He said to them,
10.4 “My ladies, [look]: a woman here is in pain; her labor is hard.” They said,
10.5 “Let us see her. We know how to deliver a child.” He said to them,
10.6 “Come in!” They went straight to Ruddedet.
10.7 They closed the upper chamber with her inside […]. Isis took her place before her,
10.8 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet hastened the birth. Isis said,
10.9 “May you not be strong in her womb, in this name of yours, Userref!” The child rushed
10.10 into her arms, a child one cubit long. His bones were firm; the adornment
10.11 of his limbs was gold, his headcloth genuine lapis lazuli. They washed him after
10.12 his umbilical cord was cut and laid him on a linen cloth in a brick birth-bed. Then
10.13 Mesechenet approached him and said, “A king who shall rule this entire land!”
10.14 Khnum made his body sound. Isis again took her place before Ruddedet,
10.15 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet hastened the birth.
10.16 Isis said, “May you no longer kick inside her womb, in this name of yours,
10.17 Sahure!” The child rushed into her arms
10.18 one cubit long. His bones were firm, the adornment of his limbs [gold], his headcloth lapis
10.19 lazuli of the purest kind. They washed him after severing his umbilical cord and laid him on
10.20 a linen cloth in a brick birth-bed. Mesechenet approached him and
10.21 said, “A king who shall rule this entire land!” Khnum
10.22 made his limbs sound. Isis again took her place before Ruddedet, Nephthys behind her,
10.23 and Heqet hastened the birth. Isis said, “May you not remain blind
10.24 in her womb, in this name of yours, Keku!” The child rushed
10.25 into her arms, one cubit long. His bones were firm; the adornment of his limbs was gold,
10.26 his headcloth genuine lapis lazuli. Mesechenet approached him.
Divine Crowns Hidden in Barley
Egyptian
11.1 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓁹𓏏𓆑𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s nswt jri̯.t(j) =fj nsw,yt m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f wn.jn
11.2 𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓇋𓂝𓈗𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓈙𓂝𓂧𓌪𓂡H̱nm,w ḥr swḏꜣ ꜥ,t.pl =f jꜥi̯.jn =sn sw šꜥd
11.3 𓄡𓊪𓅯𓄿𓄹𓆑𓂋𓂝𓁷𓏤𓇋𓆑𓂧𓏭𓂢𓋳𓅓𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖ẖpꜣ =f rḏi̯ ḥr jfdj m ḏb,t pri̯.t pw jri̯.n
11.4 𓇑𓇑𓊹𓊹𓊹𓋴𓄟𓋴𓀗𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓅓𓅯𓄿𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤nn nṯr.pl smsi̯.n =sn R(w)d-ḏd,t m pꜣ ẖrd.pl 3
11.5 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇛𓅓𓏛𓄣𓏤𓎡𓂋𓂝𓇳𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄟𓋴𓀗𓈖𓎡ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =sn nḏm jb =k Rꜥ-wsr m =k msi̯ n =k
11.6 𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓏥𓀀𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁𓁹𓏏𓀀𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏥ẖrd.w.pl 3 ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =sn ḥnw,t.pl =j ptj jri̯.t =j n =tn
11.7 𓆼𓄿𓀁𓂞𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅯𓄿𓌾𓏥𓏤𓂜𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈖𓏥𓌨𓂋𓈎𓈖𓎅𓀀ḥꜣ ḏi̯ =tn pꜣ jt n pꜣy =tn ẖr(,j)-qnj
11.8 𓎁𓏏𓂡𓏏𓈖𓏥𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓂋𓌕𓈖𓏏𓏛𓏥𓏏𓈖𓌰𓅓𓅱𓏊𓏥 […] 𓂋𓌰𓅓𓅱𓏊𓏥𓃛𓅱𓉔𓂢𓂡𓇋𓈖jṯi̯ =tn n =tn sw r swn,t ⸮t?nm,w […] ⸮r? nm.w.pl jwh.jn
11.9 𓇓𓅱𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓅓𓅯𓄿𓌾𓏥𓏤𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓃀𓅱sw H̱nm,w m pꜣ jt wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n =sn r b⸢w⸣
11.10 𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅓𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓈖𓇑𓇑𓊹𓊹𓊹𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁𓈖𓄿jyi̯.n =sn jm ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n ꜣs,t n nn nṯr.pl ptj nꜣ
11.11 𓈖𓏏𓏏𓈖𓏥𓇍𓏭𓂻𓅱𓏭𓈖𓏥𓂋𓋴𓂜𓈖𓁹𓏏𓃀𓇋𓎺𓄑𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓂜𓈖𓄿𓈖n,tt =n jyi̯.wjn r =s nn jri̯.t bj(ꜣ),yt n nꜣ n(,j)
11.12 𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓋴𓏇𓇋𓀁𓈖𓏥𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓂋𓂝𓂻𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖ẖrd.w.pl smj =n n pꜣy =sn jt rḏi̯ jwi̯,t =n ꜥḥꜥ.n
11.13 𓄟𓋴𓀗𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈍𓂝𓅱𓀗𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓎟𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓏏𓅓𓅯𓄿msi̯.n =sn ḫꜥ,w.pl 3 n nb ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) rḏi̯.jn =sn st m pꜣ
11.14 𓌾𓏥𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓏏𓇯𓅓𓆓𓂝𓊡𓁷𓏤𓎛𓂡𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈗jt ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =sn jwi̯,t p,t m ḏꜥ ḥr ḥw,yt
11.15 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂝𓈖𓈖𓂽𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓏏𓂋𓅯𓄿𓉐𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇉𓄿𓀁𓂞𓏏𓈖𓏥ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜥn.n =sn st r pꜣ pr ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =sn ḥꜣ ḏi̯ =tn
11.16 𓅯𓄿𓌾𓏥𓏤𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓋨𓅓𓂡𓍘𓇋𓂋𓂻𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥pꜣ jt ꜥꜣ m ꜥ,t ḫtm.tj r jwi̯.t =n
11.17 𓁷𓏤𓐍𓈖𓏏𓅯𓂻𓏥𓎔𓏏𓏭𓈇𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓋨𓅓𓂡𓍘𓇋ḥr ḫni̯.t mḥ,tj ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =sn pꜣ [jt] m ꜥ,t ḫtm.tj
11.18 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓃂𓈗𓈖𓊃𓅓𓃂𓈗𓈖𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳ꜥḥꜥ.n R(w)d-ḏd,t wꜥb.n =s m ⸢wꜥb⸣ n(,j) hrw
11.19 𓎆𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓂜𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏏𓏛𓁐𓋴𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓉐𓏤14 ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s n wbꜣ,(y)t =s jn jw pꜣ pr
11.20 𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓇋𓅱𓆑𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓅓𓃀𓅱𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓁷𓏤sspd ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s jw =f sspd m bw-nb-nfr wpw-ḥr
11.21 𓉔𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏥𓂜𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓍃𓅓𓏏𓅱hnw.pl n jni̯.tw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n R(w)d-ḏd,t tm.tw
11.22 𓄟𓋴𓀁𓏎𓈖𓉔𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏥𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓏏𓄿𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏏𓏛𓁐ms jni̯ hnw ḥr-m ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n tꜣ wbꜣ,(y)t
11.23 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓊪𓅱𓋴𓏠𓈖𓐍𓊃𓏛𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓁷𓏤𓅯𓄿𓌾𓏥𓏤𓂜𓇑𓇑nfr-pw smnḫ ꜥꜣ wpw-ḥr pꜣ jt n(,j) nn
11.24 𓐍𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅯𓂻𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓁷𓏤𓋨𓏤𓊌𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐ḫn,yt.pl jw =f m ꜥ,t ḥr ḫtm =sn ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n R(w)d-ḏd,t
11.25 𓉔𓄿𓂻𓏎𓈖𓇋𓅓𓆑𓎡𓄿𓀁𓇋𓈖𓇳𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀𓂋𓂝𓆑𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥hꜣi̯ jni̯ jm =f kꜣ jn Rꜥ-wsr rḏi̯ =f n =sn
11.26 𓌥𓃀𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓂻𓅱𓆑𓆷𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓏏𓄿𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏏𓏛𓁐ḏbꜣ jr,j m-ḫt jwi̯ =f šꜣs pw jri̯.n tꜣ wbꜣ,(y)t
English
11.1 She said, “A king who shall rule this entire land!” Then
11.2 Khnum made his limbs sound. They washed him after
11.3 cutting his umbilical cord and laid him on a linen cloth in a brick birth-bed. The gods departed,
11.4 having delivered Ruddedet of the three children.
11.5 They said, “May your heart rejoice, Rawoser! Three children have been born to you.”
11.6 He said to them, “My ladies, what can I do for you?
11.7 Perhaps you would give this barley to your porter;
11.8 take it for yourselves as payment for beer […] and vessels.” Khnum loaded himself
11.9 with the barley. The gods set out for the place
11.10 from which they had come. Isis said to them, “Why have we
11.11 come here without working a wonder for these
11.12 children, so that we may tell their father who had us summoned?” Then
11.13 they fashioned three royal crowns, life, prosperity, and health to their lord, and put them in the
11.14 barley. They summoned down the sky in wind and rain,
11.15 then turned back toward the house and said, “Please place
11.16 this barley in a sealed chamber until we return
11.17 from dancing in the north.” The barley was put in a chamber and sealed.
11.18 Ruddedet purified herself for
11.19 14 days. Then she asked her maid, “Is this house
11.20 ready?” The maid replied, “It is stocked with everything good except
11.21 measures of beer, which have not been brought.” Ruddedet asked, “Why
11.22 were the beer measures not brought?” The maid answered,
11.23 “There is nothing here suitable for brewing except the barley belonging to those
11.24 musicians. It is in a chamber bearing their seal.” Ruddedet said,
11.25 “Go down and bring some of it. Rawoser will give them
11.26 its replacement when he returns.” The maid went and opened the chamber.
A Crocodile Seizes the Maid
Egyptian
12.1 𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓈖𓊃𓏏𓄿𓂝𓏏𓉐𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄔𓅓𓈖𓋴𓊤𓅱𓀁𓎛𓎿𓊃𓏭𓀁𓇗𓂝𓀗𓀁𓐍𓃀𓏏𓀤𓍯𓄿𓎼𓀁wn.n =s tꜣ ꜥ,t ꜥḥꜥ.n sḏm.n =s ḫrw ḥsj šmꜥ ḫbi̯.t wꜣg
12.2 𓁹𓂋𓏏𓏥𓎟𓏏𓂜𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓅓𓏏𓄿𓂝𓏏𓉐𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊃𓁷𓏤𓄙𓅓𓀁𓄔𓅓𓏏𓈖𓊃𓎟𓏏jrr.t nb.t n nswt m tꜣ ꜥ,t šꜣs pw jri̯.n =s wn.jn =s ḥr wḥm sḏm.t.n =s nb.t
12.3 𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓋴𓁷𓏤𓄲𓈖𓂻𓏏𓄿𓂝𓏏𓉐𓂜𓅠𓅓𓈖𓊃𓃀𓅱𓁹𓂋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅓n R(w)d-ḏd,t wn.jn =s ḥr dbn tꜣ ꜥ,t n gmi̯.n =s bw jrr.w st jm
12.4 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓋴𓌳𓐙𓂝𓆀𓋴𓂋𓅯𓄿𓆞𓄿𓂋𓎅𓏤𓅠𓅓𓈖𓊃𓁹𓏏𓅱𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓋴ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =s mꜣꜥ =s r pꜣ ẖꜣr gmi̯.n =s jri̯.tw m-ẖnw =f ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =s
12.5 𓂋𓂾𓋴𓆱𓏤𓂋𓂝𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓎡𓇋𓇋𓋨𓅓𓉐𓇋𓋴𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓍢𓂡𓅓𓂧𓁷𓂋𓄛𓏥𓂋𓂝𓈖𓊃𓋴𓏏⟨sw⟩ r pds rḏi̯ m-ẖnw ky ḫtm jstn m dḥr rḏi̯.n =s st
12.6 𓂋𓂝𓏏𓉐𓃹𓈖𓈖𓏏𓌨𓂋𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏥𓋴𓐍𓏏𓅓𓋨𓂡𓈖𓋴𓁷𓏤𓆑𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀r ꜥ,t wnn.t ẖr ḥn,w.pl =s ḫtm.n =s ḥr =f jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n Rꜥ-wsr
12.7 𓅓𓇍𓇋𓂻𓅓𓆷𓈇𓏤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓁷𓏤𓄙𓅓𓀁𓈖𓆑𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏏𓈖𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖m jyi̯ m šꜣ wn.jn R(w)d-ḏd,t ḥr wḥm n =f mdw,t tn wn.jn
12.8 𓄣𓏤𓆑𓄤𓆑𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓈞𓊃𓏏𓀉𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁷𓏤𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻jb =f nfr r ḫ,t nb.t ḥmsi̯.t pw jri̯.n =sn ḥr hrw nfr ḫr-m-ḫt
12.9 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏥𓏴𓂻𓁷𓏤𓇑𓇑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓍲𓈖𓏏𓍢𓀁[⯑]𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓈖𓏏𓄿𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓁐hrw.w swꜣ ḥr nn ꜥḥꜥ.n šnt R(w)d-ḏd,t ḫ,t n tꜣ wbꜣ,yt
12.10 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓊃𓍙𓆑𓂡𓏏𓅱𓈖𓊃𓅓𓎛𓀝𓏏𓂡𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓏏𓄿𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓁐rḏi̯.n =s ḫsf =tw n =s m ḥwi̯.t ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n tꜣ wbꜣ,yt
12.11 𓂜𓈖𓄿𓈖𓂋𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓅯𓄿𓉐𓏤𓇋𓈖𓁹𓂋𓏏𓋴𓂋𓈖𓄿𓊗𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓄟𓋴𓀗𓈖𓊃𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅱𓅆𓏥n nꜣ n(,j) r(m)t n,tj m pꜣ pr jn jrr.t =s ⸮r? nꜣ ⸮zp-2? jw msi̯.n =s nsw.yw.pl
12.12 𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓆓𓂧𓋴𓏏𓂻𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻3 jw =j r šm.t ⟨r⟩ ḏd st n ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw šꜣs
12.13 𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓅠𓅓𓈖𓊃𓌢𓈖𓀀𓋴𓈖𓅐𓏏𓁐𓋴𓀗𓁷𓏤𓌸𓂋𓍢𓂝𓎔𓂝𓏭𓄦𓆰𓏥𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓏏𓇾pw jri̯.n =s gmi̯.n =s sn =s n(,j) mw,t =s smsw ḥr mr mḥj nw,t
12.14 𓁷𓏤𓆱𓐍𓏏𓅂𓈇𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓊃𓁹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓈖𓌙𓅯𓈐𓇋𓂧𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀔𓈙𓂋𓏏𓀔ḥr ḫtjw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =s jri̯ =t r-tn(j) jdy,t šr.t
12.15 𓃹𓇋𓈖𓊃𓁷𓏤𓄙𓅓𓀁𓈖𓆑𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏏𓈖𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓈖𓊃𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓌢𓈖𓀀𓁹𓇋𓋴wn.jn =s ḥr wḥm n =f mdw,t ⸢tn⸣ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n n =s pꜣy =s sn jri̯ js
12.16 𓁹𓏏𓏏𓅯𓄿𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓁶𓏤𓇋𓅓𓀀𓇋𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓌢𓈖𓌢𓈖𓏛[⯑]𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅷𓄿𓂡𓈖𓆑jrr.t =t p[ꜣ] jyi̯.t tp-jm =j jw =j ḥr snsn w[ṯs],t ꜥḥꜥ.n ṯꜣi̯.n =f
12.17 𓎔𓂝𓎛𓏭𓄦𓆰𓏥𓆷𓄿𓇋𓍢𓏤𓂋𓊃[⯑]𓁹𓈖𓆑𓂋𓊃𓋴𓐍𓏏𓂡[⯑]𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻mḥj šꜣj r =s ꜥḥ[ꜥ.n] jri̯.n =f ⸮r? =s sḫ,t [b]jn.t šꜣs
12.18 𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓏏𓄿𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓁐𓂋𓏎𓈖𓏏𓈖𓊃𓇋𓎡𓈖𓂡𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎁𓏏𓈖𓂡pw jri̯.n tꜣ wbꜣ,yt r jni̯.t n =s jkn [n(,j)] mw ꜥḥꜥ.n jṯi̯.n
12.19 𓋴𓏭𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓋴𓏏𓂜𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓇋𓈖sj msḥ šꜣs pw jri̯[.y] [r] ḏd st n R(w)d-ḏd,t jn
12.20 𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓌢𓈖𓀀𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓈞𓊃𓀉𓍘𓇋𓁶𓏤𓋴𓁷𓏤𓌳𓄿𓊨𓏏𓂾𓋴pꜣy =s ⸢sn⸣ gmi̯.n =f R(w)d-ḏd,t ḥmsi̯.tj tp =s ḥr mꜣs,t =s
12.21 𓄣𓏤𓋴𓈋𓏴𓅪𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓊃𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓀀𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅯𓄿jb =s ḏwi̯ r ḫ,t nb.t ꜥḥꜥ.n ⸢ḏd.n⸣ =f n =s ḥnw,t =j jrr =t pꜣ
12.22 𓄣𓏤𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓏏𓄿𓊪𓅱𓎡𓏏𓏏𓅪𓁐[⯑]𓅓𓅯𓄿𓉐𓏤𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄟𓋴𓀁jb ḥr-m ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s tꜣ pw kt,t ḫp[r.t] ⸢m⸣ pꜣ pr m =k ms
12.23 𓋴𓏭𓈝𓅓𓂻𓍘𓇋𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓅱𓍿𓊃𓍞𓀁𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓁶𓏤𓆑sj šm.tj r-ḏd jw =j r šm.t wṯs =j ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f ⸢tp⸣ =f
12.24 𓅓𓂝𓌨𓂋𓅱𓈇𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓀀𓐍𓈖𓅯𓀁𓋴𓏭[⯑]𓂋𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀 […] 𓀀m-ẖr,w ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f ḥnw,t =j ḫn sj jyi̯.tj r ḏd n =j […] =⸮j?
12.25 𓁹𓇋𓇋𓋴𓄿𓂾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓐛𓏤𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁹𓈖𓀀𓈖𓊃𓋴𓐍𓏏𓂡𓃀𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅪𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈝𓅓𓂻𓍘𓇋𓂋[⯑]𓈖𓊃𓈖𓉔𓏭𓅪𓈒𓏥𓈖𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎁𓏏𓂡𓈖𓋴𓏭[⯑] […]jri̯.y =s ꜣ r-gs =j ꜥḥꜥ.n jri̯.n =j n =s sḫ,t bjn,t ꜥḥꜥ.n =[s] [š]m.tj r [j]k[n] n =s nhj n(,j) mw ꜥḥꜥ.n jṯi̯.n sj msḥ […]
English
12.1 She opened the chamber and heard singing, music, dancing, and cries of joy—
12.2 all that is customarily performed for a king—inside it. She went and told Ruddedet everything she had heard.
12.3 Ruddedet herself walked through the chamber, but could find no place where it was happening.
12.4 She laid her temple against the sack and discovered that the sounds came from inside it. She put
12.5 it in a chest, set the chest inside another sealable box, bound it with leather, and placed the whole
12.6 in a chamber holding her possessions, sealing the outer box. Rawoser came home
12.7 from the marshes, and Ruddedet told him the whole story.
12.8 His heart rejoiced beyond measure. They sat together for a happy day. Later,
12.9 after some days had passed, Ruddedet quarreled with the maid over something
12.10 and had her punished with blows. The maid said
12.11 to the people in the house, “Is that why she acts this way? Is that truly why—because she has borne
12.12 three future kings? I shall go and tell His Majesty King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, justified.”
12.13 She went and found her eldest brother by their mother binding the gathered flax
12.14 on the threshing floor. He said, “Where are you going, little girl?”
12.15 She told him what had happened. Her brother said, “Is this truly what you intend to do,
12.16 coming to me and drawing me into treason?” He seized
12.17 a bundle of flax against her and dealt her a vicious blow. The maid went
12.18 to fetch herself a bowl of water; then a crocodile seized
12.19 her. Her brother went to tell Ruddedet what had happened.
12.20 He found Ruddedet sitting with her head on her knees,
12.21 her heart more distressed than anything. He said, “My lady, why is your heart
12.22 so troubled?” She replied, “It is the little girl raised in this house. Look,
12.23 she went away saying, ‘I shall go and denounce you!’” He bowed his head
12.24 and said, “My lady, she came to tell me […].
12.25 She stood beside me. I dealt her a vicious blow. Then she went to draw herself some water, and a crocodile seized her. […]”