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 King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, said, “Have an offering made:
1.13 1,000 loaves of bread, 100 jars of beer, one ox, and incense,
1.14 two balls of it, for Djoser, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead. Also have given one cake,
1.15 one jar of beer, a large piece of meat, and one ball of incense for the chief lector priest […].
1.16 I have seen proof of his knowledge.” Everything his Majesty ordered was done.
1.17 Then the king’s son Khafre stood up to speak. He said,
1.18 “I will tell your Majesty about a wonder that happened in the time of your ancestor,
1.19 Nebka, now dead, when he went to the temple of Ptah,
1.20 lord of Ankh-Tawy. The king himself went to the sanctuary
1.21 of Ptah […]. The king himself performed the rites at Ptah’s sanctuary,
1.22 and the chief lector priest Ubainer was with him.
1.23 Now Ubainer’s wife loved an ordinary man […].
1.24 […]
1.25 Then Ubainer’s wife sent him her maid,
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 her maid. She had a box full of clothes brought to him,
2.2 and fine things fit for a king. He came with the maid
2.3 after some days had passed. There was a pavilion
2.4 in Ubainer’s garden lake. The man said
2.5 to Ubainer’s wife, “There is a pavilion
2.6 in the lake.” She said, “Come, let’s spend some time there.”
2.7 Then Ubainer’s wife sent word to the caretaker
2.8 of the lake: “Have the pavilion prepared
2.9 with all kinds of good things.” She went there and spent the day drinking
2.10 with the man […] until they were content […]. When
2.11 evening came, he left
2.12 and went down to the lake. The maid
2.13 waited for him to come to the lake. The caretaker
2.14 was there too. He said, “I will go to Ubainer.”
2.15 After daybreak, when two days had passed, the caretaker went
2.16 to Ubainer to tell him about this matter.
2.17 He said, “Your wife spent a day in your pavilion.
2.18 She was with the man […]. What he did was adultery, twice,
2.19 in your lake.” Then the caretaker led his master Ubainer to
2.20 the shallow part of the water. Then he […].
2.21 Then Ubainer said, “Bring me a pair of […] made of ebony
2.22 and white gold. I will make […] and send a messenger […].” Then he took a crocodile
2.23 of […] seven cubits […]. He recited a spell
2.24 and searched […] for the spell […]. When he comes,
2.25 he will wash himself in the lake […]. The man […].
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 caretaker and told him,
3.2 “When the man goes down to the lake, as he does
3.3 every day, throw the wax crocodile into the water behind him.”
3.4 The caretaker went, taking the wax crocodile
3.5 from his hand. Then Ubainer’s wife sent word
3.6 to the caretaker of the lake: “Have
3.7 the pavilion in the lake prepared. I have come
3.8 to sit there.” Then the pavilion was prepared
3.9 with all good things. They went there and spent
3.10 a pleasant day with the man. When evening
3.11 came, the man went out, as he did
3.12 every day. Then the caretaker threw the wax crocodile
3.13 into the water behind him. It became a crocodile seven cubits long.
3.14 It seized the man who had committed the offense and held him. Meanwhile,
3.15 Ubainer stayed with King Nebka of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, for seven days.
3.16 The man was in the depths […] without breathing […].
3.17 When the seventh day came, King Nebka
3.18 went […]. Then the chief lector priest
3.19 Ubainer came before him. He said, “[…] has been reported to me.
3.20 Come, Your Majesty, and see the wonder that has happened in your own time […].”
3.21 A man […] adultery […]. Then Ubainer […]. He called the crocodile:
3.22 “Bring the man up from the depths of the lake!” The crocodile came up
3.23 out of the lake with the man. Then the chief lector priest
3.24 Ubainer said, “Give him to me!” Then he recited a spell over it […].
3.25 It gave him to Ubainer, who took him. Then King Nebka 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 now dead, “That crocodile really is dangerous!” Ubainer bent down,
4.2 picked it up, and held it
4.3 in his hand as a wax crocodile. The chief lector priest Ubainer
4.4 then told King Nebka about what the man had done in his house with his wife.
4.5 His Majesty said to the crocodile,
4.6 “Take what belongs to you!” The crocodile dived down
4.7 into the lake’s depths. No one knows where it went with him.
4.8 Then King Nebka of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, had Ubainer’s wife taken
4.9 to the northern edge of the royal residence. He had
4.10 her set on fire, and she became food for the river. This was a wonder
4.11 that happened in the time of your father, King Nebka of Upper and Lower Egypt, through the work
4.12 of the chief lector priest Ubainer.” Then King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt,
4.13 now dead, said, “Have an offering made: 1,000 loaves of bread, 100 jars of beer, one ox,
4.14 and two balls of incense for King Nebka of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead. Also have given
4.15 one cake, one jar of beer, a large piece of meat, and one ball of incense
4.16 for the chief lector priest Ubainer. I have seen proof of his
4.17 knowledge.” Everything his Majesty ordered was done. Then Bauefre stood up
4.18 to speak. He said, “I will tell your Majesty about a wonder
4.19 that happened in the time of your father Snofru, now dead, through the work of the chief lector priest
4.20 Djadjaemanch […]. Yesterday is clear […] the memory is fresh.
4.21 May that day be praised […] for things that had not been done or caused to happen before.”
4.22 Now King Snofru of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, had gone through every room in the palace, may it live, prosper, and be healthy, looking for
4.23 something to cheer him, but he could not find it. He said, “Go and bring me the chief lector priest,
4.24 the record keeper Djadjaemanch.” He was brought to him at once. His Majesty said to him,
4.25 “I have been through every room of the palace, may it live, prosper, and be healthy, looking for something to cheer me,
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 cannot find it.” Djadjaemanch said to him, “Let
5.2 Your Majesty go to the palace lake, may it live, prosper, and be healthy. Have a boat prepared for you
5.3 with all the beautiful young women from inside your palace. Your Majesty will feel refreshed
5.4 watching them row downstream and upstream.
5.5 You can see the lovely bird marshes of your lake and
5.6 its beautiful fields and shores. This too will cheer you.”
5.7 “I will indeed take my boat ride. Have brought to me
5.8 20 ebony oars covered in gold, with handles
5.9 of light-colored wood covered in white gold. Bring me 20 women
5.10 with beautiful bodies, breasts, and braided hair,
5.11 who have not given birth. Also have brought me
5.12 20 nets. Give these nets to the women after they take off their clothes.”
5.13 Everything his Majesty ordered was done. They rowed
5.14 downstream and upstream, and his Majesty was delighted
5.15 watching them row. Then one woman holding a steering oar touched […]
5.16 with her braid. A fish-shaped amulet of
5.17 fresh malachite fell into the water. She stopped rowing and fell silent.
5.18 Her whole row stopped too. His Majesty asked,
5.19 “Why aren’t you rowing?” They answered, “Our lead rower
5.20 has stopped rowing.” His Majesty asked her, “You’ve stopped rowing.
5.21 Why?” She answered, “My fish-shaped amulet of fresh malachite
5.22 fell into the water.” He sent her back to the oar and said, “I would like
5.23 to give you a copy of it as a replacement.” She answered, “I want my own thing
5.24 rather than a copy of it.” His Majesty said, “Go and bring me the chief lector priest
5.25 Djadjaemanch.” He was brought to 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 “Djadjaemanch, my brother, I did what you said. His Majesty felt
6.2 refreshed watching them row. Then a fish-shaped amulet of
6.3 fresh malachite belonging to one of the lead rowers fell into the water. She stopped
6.4 rowing and disturbed her whole row. I asked her,
6.5 ‘Why have you stopped rowing?’ She answered, ‘It is my fish-shaped amulet of
6.6 fresh malachite that fell into the water.’ I told her, ‘Row! I will replace
6.7 it.’ She answered, ‘I want my own thing rather than a copy of it.’” Then the chief lector priest
6.8 Djadjaemanch spoke his usual magic words. Then he placed
6.9 one half of the lake’s water on top of the other half, and found the amulet
6.10 lying on a piece of pottery […] a raised place. He fetched it and gave it to its owner. As for
6.11 the water, it had been 12 cubits deep at its upper edge; after he turned it over, it was 24 cubits deep.
6.12 Then he spoke his usual magic words again. He brought the lake’s waters
6.13 back to their places. His Majesty spent a pleasant day with
6.14 the whole royal household, may it live, prosper, and be healthy. He rewarded the chief lector priest
6.15 Djadjaemanch with all kinds of good things. “This was a wonder that happened
6.16 in the time of your father, King Snofru of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, through the work of
6.17 the chief lector priest and record keeper Djadjaemanch.” Then King
6.18 Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, said, “Have an offering made: 1,000 loaves of bread and 100 jars of beer,
6.19 one ox and two balls of incense for King Snofru of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead.
6.20 Also give one cake, one jar of beer, and one ball of incense to the chief lector priest
6.21 and record keeper Djadjaemanch. I have seen proof of his knowledge.”
6.22 Everything his Majesty ordered was done. Then the king’s son Djedefhor stood up
6.23 to speak. He said, “These are only accounts of wonders from the past, known to people who lived long ago.
6.24 No one can tell truth from lies in them. But there is someone under Your Majesty, in your own time,
6.25 whom no one knows. Only someone with knowledge can teach someone who knows nothing.” His Majesty said, “What do you mean,
6.26 Djedefhor, my son?” The king’s son Djedefhor said, “There is an ordinary 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 in Djedsneferu, the city of Snofru, who has been declared righteous. He is a common man,
7.2 110 years old. He eats 500 loaves of bread and half an ox
7.3 in meat, and drinks 100 jars of beer, even today.
7.4 He can put a severed head back on. He can make
7.5 a lion walk behind him with its leash trailing on the ground. He knows the number of the sealed chambers
7.6 in the sanctuary of Thoth. Now the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, who has been declared righteous, spent his time
7.7 looking for the sealed chambers in Thoth's sanctuary, so he could make something like them
7.8 for his own monument. His Majesty said, “You yourself, my son Djedefhor, bring him
7.9 to me.” Ships were equipped for the king's son Djedefhor. He traveled
7.10 at the festival in the first month of the Shemu season to Djedsneferu, the city of Snofru, who has been declared righteous.
7.11 After the ships landed at the harbor, he traveled
7.12 by land, seated comfortably in an ebony carrying chair. Its carrying poles
7.13 were made of precious sesendjem wood, and it was covered with gold. When he reached Djedi,
7.14 the chair was set down. He got up to greet him. He found
7.15 Djedi lying on a mat at the doorway of his home. One servant held his head
7.16 and massaged it for him. Another rubbed both his feet. Then the king's son
7.17 Djedefhor said, “May you be as well as someone who lives before old age comes. For old age means
7.18 the time of dying, the time of preparing for burial, the time of burial. May you sleep until dawn
7.19 free of illness and without the cough of old age.” This was his greeting to a respected man.
7.20 “I've come here to summon you on behalf
7.21 of my father Khufu, who has been declared righteous. You will eat the fine food given by the king, the food
7.22 of his attendants. May he guide you, after a good, full life, to your ancestors
7.23 who are in the cemetery.” Djedi said, “Welcome, welcome, Djedefhor, king's son,
7.24 beloved of his father! May your father Khufu, who has been declared righteous, praise you. May he place
7.25 you at the front among the honored elders. May your life force defend your interests against an enemy. May your soul know
7.26 the paths that lead to the gate where the dead are wrapped.” This was his greeting to the 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
English
8.1 This was his greeting to the king's son. Then the king's son Djedefhor held out both hands to Djedi
8.2 and helped him up. He walked with Djedi to the harbor, giving him his arm.
8.3 Djedi said, “Have a small riverboat provided for me. Have my children
8.4 and my writings brought to me as well.” Two riverboats and their crews were made ready for him. Djedi traveled
8.5 downstream in the cargo boat that carried the king's son Djedefhor. When
8.6 he arrived at the royal residence, the king's son Djedefhor went inside
8.7 to report to His Majesty Khufu, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, who has been declared righteous. The king's son
8.8 Djedefhor said, “O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord. I have brought Djedi.”
8.9 His Majesty said, “Go and bring him to me.” His Majesty went to the reception hall
8.10 of the palace, may it prosper and be healthy. Djedi was brought to him. His Majesty said, “Djedi, what has
8.11 kept me from seeing you before?” Djedi said, “Only someone who is called can come,
8.12 O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy. I was called, and here I am.” His Majesty said, “Is
8.13 it true that you can put a severed head back on?”
8.14 Djedi said, “Yes, I can, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord.”
8.15 His Majesty said, “Have a prisoner from the prison brought to me, so his execution
8.16 can be carried out.” Djedi said, “Not on a person, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord!
8.17 Such a thing has never been permitted against the noble livestock.” A Nile goose was
8.18 brought to him and its head was cut off. The goose's body was put at the western side
8.19 of the reception hall, and its head at the eastern side
8.20 of the hall. Djedi spoke his magic words.
8.21 The goose stood up and began to waddle. Its head did the same.
8.22 When one reached the other,
8.23 the goose stood up whole and began to honk. He then had a duck brought
8.24 to him, and the same was done to it. His Majesty then had an ox brought to him,
8.25 and its head was thrown to the ground. Djedi spoke his magic words.
8.26 The ox stood up behind him, its rope falling to the ground.
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 on the ground. Then King Khufu, who has been declared righteous, said, “What about the claim that you know
9.2 the number of sealed chambers in Thoth's sanctuary?” Djedi said, “May you be praised.
9.3 I do not know their number, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord. But I know where
9.4 it is kept.” His Majesty asked, “Where?” Djedi said, “There is a box
9.5 made of flint in a room called the Archive in Heliopolis. It is in that box.” Djedi continued,
9.6 “O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord, I am not the one who can bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “Who, then,
9.7 will bring it to me?” Djedi said, “The eldest of the 3 children in Ruddedet's womb
9.8 will bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “I certainly want what you speak of. Who
9.9 is this Ruddedet?” Djedi said, “She is the wife of a purification priest of Re, lord of Sakhbu.
9.10 She is pregnant with 3 children of Re, lord of Sakhbu. He has said of her, ‘They
9.11 will hold this great office throughout this whole land. The eldest of them
9.12 will serve as high priest in Heliopolis.’” His Majesty was deeply upset by this. Djedi said,
9.13 “Why are you upset, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord? Is it because of the
9.14 3 children I mentioned? First you, then your son, then his son, and only then one of her children.” His Majesty said,
9.15 “When will Ruddedet give birth?” Djedi said, “She will give birth on day 15 of the first month of the Peret season.” His Majesty said,
9.16 “That is when the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullet are cut off. I would take the trouble to cross them myself, so
9.17 I could see the temple of Re, lord of Sakhbu.” Djedi said, “Then I will cause
9.18 water 4 cubits deep to cover the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullet.” His Majesty went to his palace.
9.19 His Majesty said, “Have Djedi placed in the care of the king's son Djedefhor, to live
9.20 with him. Set his provisions at 1000 loaves of bread, 100 jars of beer, 1 ox, and
9.21 100 bundles of vegetables.” Everything His Majesty ordered was done. One day,
9.22 Ruddedet went into painful labor. Her delivery was difficult. Then Re, lord of Sakhbu, said
9.23 to Isis, Nephthys, Mesechenet, Heqet, and Khnum, “Go and help Ruddedet give birth
9.24 to the 3 children in her womb. They will hold this great office
9.25 throughout this whole land. They will build your temples,
9.26 provide for your altars, make your offering tables flourish, and increase
9.27 your divine offerings.” The gods set off, having changed their forms […].
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 into the form of women who played music, with Khnum carrying their luggage. They arrived
10.2 at Rawoser's house and found him standing there with his garment upside down over his head.
10.3 They held out their menat necklaces and rattles to him. He said to them,
10.4 “My ladies, there is a woman here in labor. Her delivery is difficult.” They said,
10.5 “Let us see her. We know how to help with a birth.” He told them,
10.6 “Go in.” They entered and went straight to Ruddedet.
10.7 They shut the room around her […] with her in her upstairs room. Isis took her place in front of her,
10.8 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet helped speed the birth. Isis said,
10.9 “Do not be strong in her womb any longer, in this name of yours, Userref.” Then
10.10 the child hurried into her arms, a baby 1 cubit long. His bones were firm, and
10.11 his limbs looked like gold. His headcloth was genuine lapis lazuli. They washed him after
10.12 his cord was cut, and laid him on a square linen cloth on a brick bed. Then
10.13 Mesechenet went up to him and said, “He is a king who will rule this
10.14 whole land.” Khnum made his body healthy. Isis took her place in front of Ruddedet again,
10.15 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet sped up the birth.
10.16 Isis said, “Do not kick in her womb any longer, in this name of yours,
10.17 Sahure.” The child hurried out into her arms,
10.18 a baby 1 cubit long. His bones were firm. His limbs looked like gold, and his headcloth was genuine lapis
10.19 lazuli. They washed him after his cord was cut and laid him on
10.20 a square linen cloth on a brick bed. Mesechenet went to him and
10.21 said, “He is a king who will rule this whole land.” Khnum
10.22 made his limbs healthy. Isis took her place in front of Ruddedet, and Nephthys behind her.
10.23 Heqet sped up the birth. Isis said, “Do not remain in darkness
10.24 in her womb any longer, in this name of yours, Keku.” The child hurried out into
10.25 her arms, a baby 1 cubit long. His bones were firm and his limbs looked like gold.
10.26 His headcloth was genuine lapis lazuli. Mesechenet went to 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, “He is a king who will rule this whole land.” Then
11.2 Khnum made his limbs healthy. They washed him after his cord
11.3 was cut, and laid him on a square linen cloth on a brick bed. Then these gods left,
11.4 having helped Ruddedet give birth to the 3 children.
11.5 They said, “Be happy, Rawoser! You have been given
11.6 3 children.” He said to them, “My ladies, what can I do for you?
11.7 Perhaps you could give this barley to the man carrying your luggage.
11.8 Take it as payment for beer […] for large jars.” Khnum loaded himself
11.9 with the barley. They went back to the place
11.10 they had come from. Isis said to the gods, “Why did
11.11 we leave without making a miracle for these
11.12 children to tell their father about, the man who had us come?” Then
11.13 they made 3 royal crowns, may the king live, prosper, and be healthy, and placed them in the
11.14 barley. They brought a storm and rain from the sky.
11.15 Then they turned back to the house. They said, “Please put
11.16 this barley here in a locked room until we come back
11.17 from dancing in the north.” They put the barley in a locked room.
11.18 Ruddedet then purified herself for
11.19 14 days. She asked her servant, “Is this house
11.20 ready?” The servant said, “It has everything good except
11.21 measures of beer, which have not been brought.” Ruddedet said, “Why
11.22 weren't the measures of beer brought?” The servant said,
11.23 “There is nothing suitable here to make them with except the barley belonging to those
11.24 women who dance and play music. It is in a room sealed with their seal.” Ruddedet said,
11.25 “Go down and get some of it. Rawoser can give them
11.26 something in return when he comes back.” The servant went
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 and opened the room. She heard singing, music, dancing, and cheering there,
12.2 all the things usually done for a king. She left and told Ruddedet everything she had heard.
12.3 Then she searched the room, but could not find where the sounds were coming from.
12.4 She put her ear against the sack and found that they came from inside it. Then she put
12.5 it in a wooden box. That box was put inside another sealable box and tied with leather. She placed everything
12.6 in a room that held her belongings and put her seal on the box. Rawoser came
12.7 back from the marshland. Ruddedet told him what had happened, and
12.8 he was happier than he had ever been. They sat together and enjoyed the day. After
12.9 some days had passed, Ruddedet quarreled with the servant over something
12.10 and had her punished with blows. The servant said
12.11 to the people in the house, “Is this why she treats me this way? Is it really because she has given birth to
12.12 3 future kings? I will go and tell His Majesty Khufu, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, who has been declared righteous.” She went
12.13 and found her eldest brother on her mother's side tying bundles of gathered flax
12.14 on the threshing floor. He asked her, “Where are you going, little girl?”
12.15 She told him what had happened. Her brother said, “Is this really what you are doing,
12.16 coming to me so I can join you in betrayal?” He grabbed
12.17 a bundle of flax to use against her and struck her hard. The servant went
12.18 to get herself a bowl of water. Then
12.19 a crocodile seized her. Her brother went to report it to Ruddedet.
12.20 He found Ruddedet sitting with her head on her knees,
12.21 more distressed than ever. He asked her, “My lady, why are you so upset?”
12.22 She answered, “It is that girl who grew up in this house. Look,
12.23 she has gone, saying, ‘I am going to report it!’” He lowered his head
12.24 and said, “My lady, she came to tell me […].
12.25 She stepped beside me. I struck her hard. Then she went to draw some water for herself, and a crocodile seized her […].”