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13.1 𓈖𓌸𓂋𓅱𓏏𓀁𓏥𓇋𓋴𓊪𓅱𓌡𓂝𓏤𓀀𓄟𓋴𓂧𓅪𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓂝𓈖𓂧𓅪𓆣𓂋𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊪𓅱𓁷𓏤𓈐𓏏𓏤𓎟𓏏𓁹𓈖𓎡𓇋𓋴𓂋𓋴𓆣𓂋𓈖𓆑𓄿𓏭𓈐n(,j)-mr,wt js pw wꜥ msd ky ꜥnd ḫpr.pl =sn pw ḥr wꜣ,t nb.t jri̯.n =k js ⟨pw⟩ r sḫpr nfꜣj
13.2 𓆓𓂧𓈖𓎡𓎼𓂋𓍅𓅪𓏥𓇾𓏤𓈇𓅓𓂓𓄿𓂓𓄿𓆰𓏥𓋴𓎛𓊨𓅓𓅱𓅯𓅪𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂜𓎡𓄿𓀁𓐎𓏏𓅱𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓂋𓄫𓅱𓏛𓏥𓈖𓆳𓏏𓏥𓅓𓇉𓄿𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏛𓂡𓏥ḏd.n =k grg tꜣ m kꜣkꜣ sḥtm r(m)ṯ.pl n kꜣi̯ =tw m ꜥnḫ nn r-ꜣw n(,j) rnp.t.pl m ḥꜣꜥ,y(t)
13.3 𓄡𓂧𓃀𓅱𓌪𓂡𓏏𓅱𓊃𓀀𓏤𓁷𓏤𓁶𓏤𓉗𓏏𓉐𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓍞𓁺𓆑𓅓𓉐𓏤𓆑𓈖𓏏𓍔𓄿𓈙𓏴𓈇𓏤𓇋𓈖𓈎𓈖𓂡𓆑𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂡𓆑𓇓𓅱𓋹𓈖𓐍𓆑𓊪𓅱ẖdb.tw z ḥr tp-ḥw,t =f jw =f rs =f m pr =f n(,j) tꜣš jn qni̯ =f nḥm =f sw ꜥnḫ =f pw
13.4 𓏏𓅱𓂋𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓏥𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓆑𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓈇𓏥𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓆑𓇋𓏏𓎛𓅱𓏛𓂡𓏏𓅱𓈐𓏏𓏤hbu̯ =tw ⟨bꜣ,wt.pl⟩ r nḏs.pl šm{t} =f ḥr mtnw{.pl} r mꜣꜣ =f ⟨wḏn,w⟩ jtḥw.tw wꜣ,t
13.5 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆑𓊃𓈖𓈖𓇋𓅪𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂡𓈖𓏏𓏭𓁷𓏤𓆑𓐍𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂉𓏛𓅓𓋴𓐍𓏴𓂡𓈖𓏏𓆱𓏏𓏤𓄡𓂧𓃀𓅱𓌪𓂡𓅓𓈖𓆑𓄿𓅪𓇉𓄿𓀁𓎡𓅓𓈖𓉔𓏭𓅪𓈒𓏥ꜥḥꜥ =f snnj nḥm n,t{j}⟨t⟩ ḥr =f ḫnm m sḫ(,t) n.t ḫt ẖdbw m-nfꜣ ⸢ḥꜣ⸣ ⟨dp⟩ =k m nhj
13.6 𓈖𓌳𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓅪𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭𓎡𓄿𓀁𓆓𓂧𓎡[⯑] […] 𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓆑n(,j) mꜣjr jr,j kꜣ ḏd =k wḫd […] […] ḫnt,j =f
13.7 𓅓𓅓𓂝𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓅓𓇋𓆛𓈖𓃀𓅱𓊅𓈇𓏤𓅓𓇉𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓌨𓂋 […]m mk,y m jnbw m ⸢ḥꜣ,w⸣ ⸮⸢ẖr⸣? […] […]
13.8 𓈙𓅓𓅓𓊮𓏥𓂋𓄡𓏏𓏤𓆳𓏏𓏥𓁹[⯑] […]šmm r ẖ,t rnp,t.pl jri̯ mdw,t […]
13.9 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭 […][jw] [jr] =[f] [ḥmw] nfr ꜥḥꜥ,w.pl ḥr ḫntj […] […]
13.10 [⯑]𓁷𓏤𓂝𓍯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓂡[⯑]𓇋𓅱𓇋𓂋𓆑𓈞𓅓𓅱𓏛𓂡 […] 𓆑⸢ꜣ_w⸣ ḥr ꜥwꜣy.t s[t] jw jr =f ḥmw [nfr] […] [jw] [jr] =f
13.11 [⯑]𓄤𓆑𓂋𓇋𓏏𓎛𓅱𓏛𓂡[⯑]𓅓𓂝𓆼𓄿𓅱𓏴𓂡𓏏𓅱𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅱𓅯𓏥𓅓[⯑][⯑][⯑]𓆑[⯑]𓄤𓆑𓂋[⯑] […][ḥm]w nfr jtḥ.w [jꜣ]d,t mḫꜣ.tw ꜣpd.w ⸢m⸣ ⸢mšr,t⸣ j[w] j[r] =f [ḥ]mw nfr ⸮sr[.w.pl]? […]
13.12 𓊃𓂝𓎛𓋨𓏛𓏥𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓈇𓏥𓁷𓏤𓁹𓏏𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓇋𓅱𓇋𓂋𓆑𓈞𓅓𓅱𓏛𓂡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓂝𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓋴𓏭𓋴𓈖𓏥𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴𓊌𓏥sꜥḥ.pl n =sn mtnw.pl ḥr jri̯.t šm,t jw jr =f ḥmw nfr ꜥ.wj.du r(m)ṯ.pl ⟨sḫw⟩sj =sn mḥr.pl
13.13 𓄞𓂧𓏛𓂡𓈘𓈇𓏥𓁹𓏏𓏠𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏛𓏥𓅓𓈖𓉔𓅱𓏏𓆭𓏥𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓅱𓇋𓂋𓆑𓈞𓅓𓅱𓂡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏏𓐍𓅱𓏊𓂡𓋴𓏴𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥šdi̯ mr.pl jri̯.t(w) mnw m nh,wt.pl n nṯr.pl jw jr =f ḥmw nfr r(m)ṯ.pl tḫ.w swrj =sn ⟨mjn,t⟩
13.14 𓄣𓏤𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓇋𓅱𓇋𓂋𓆑𓈞𓅓𓅱𓏛𓂡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓈖𓉔𓅓𓀁𓅓𓂋𓏥𓇋𓅱𓃀𓅱𓍯𓄿𓅱𓅱𓀢𓏛𓏥𓏌𓏤𓐖𓏏𓊖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓉔𓅓𓅱𓀁𓏥jb.pl =sn nfr jw jr =f ḥmw nfr nhm m r⟨ʾ⟩.pl jw bwꜣw.w.pl n.w ḏꜣt,t.pl ꜥḥꜥ ḥr mꜣꜣ nhm,w.pl
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all seventeen columns of the recto of Papyrus Leiden I 344, the only surviving copy, working from the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae transcription (hieroglyphs, transliteration and lemma glosses, with the TLA editors’ German sentence renderings as a comprehension aid; ORAEC release of the TLA corpus, CC BY-SA 4.0).
13.1 One is beloved, another is hated; their forms are lacking on every road. It was you who brought this about, you who spoke falsehood:
13.2 the land is like a field of kaka-plants, and people are destroyed! No one plans on living; all these years are nothing but strife.
13.3 A man is killed on his own roof, though he keeps watch at his house's boundary. Is he strong enough to save himself? Then he will live!
13.4 One hides in the bushes against the commoners; he goes along the path until he sees the onrush; the road is netted as he stands in distress,
13.5 standing in anguish; what he has is taken from him; he is dealt blows of the stick and killed wrongfully. Would that you could taste a little of this misery!
13.6 of the misery thereof! Then you would say: "Suffer […]" […] in front of it, as protector, as a wall, beyond measure
13.7 as protector, as a wall, to excess 〈under〉 […]
13.8 …he burns with fever against a generation of years; he who made speech […]
13.9 [Indeed it is] good when the ships sail south; […]
13.10 Indeed it is [good] when […] are robbed of them; indeed [it is] good
13.11 when the net is drawn and the birds are trussed in the evening; indeed [it is] good when the off[icials] […] honors for themselves,
13.12 dignities for themselves; the roads are made for walking. Indeed it is good when the hands of men raise pyramids for themselves,
13.13 canals are dug and plantations made of trees for the gods. Indeed it is good when people are drunk, drinking their 〈daily〉 draught,
13.14 and their hearts are glad. Indeed it is good when shouts of joy are in the mouths; the notables of the estates stand watching the rejoicing.
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all seventeen columns of the recto of Papyrus Leiden I 344, the only surviving copy.
13.1 One man is loving, another is angry. But their usual ways have vanished everywhere, and you have made this happen by speaking falsely.
13.2 The land is full of weeds, and people are destroyed. No one expects to live; all these years have been full of conflict.
13.3 A man is killed on his rooftop, even though he keeps watch at the edge of his house. If he is strong enough to save himself, then he lives.
13.4 Someone hides in the bushes from ordinary people. He goes down the path until he sees an attack; the road is trapped while he stands suffering,
13.5 and everything he carries is taken. He is struck with a stick and killed unjustly. If only you could taste a little of this misery!
13.6 Then you would say, “I suffer […]” […] before him
13.7 as a protector, as a wall […] in the heat […].
13.8 […] through years of burning heat; the man who spoke […].
13.9 Indeed, it is good when ships sail upstream […].
13.10 […] robbing them. Indeed, it is good […]. Indeed, it is good when nets are set and birds are caught at dusk.
13.11 Indeed, it is good when officials […] honors for themselves, when
13.12 the paths are open. Indeed, it is good when people build pyramids with their hands, dig canals,
13.13 and plant trees for the gods. Indeed, it is good when people get drunk, drink beer, and feel happy.
13.14 Indeed, it is good when people cheer aloud. The important men of the estates stand watching the celebrations from their houses,