Column 9

9.1 the owners of beds are on the bare ground. He who slept afflicted smooths (?) a skin for himself. Look, the noble ladies have come to hunger; the king's men are sated,

9.2 it is not made for them. Look, every office is not in its place, like a wandering herd without its herdsmen. Look, the cattle are on the march with no one to herd them;

9.3 every man fetches for himself the one branded with his name. Look, a man is slain at his brother's side; he flees — look, he must protect himself! Look, he who had no

9.4 ox-team is an owner of herds; he who could not find plow oxen is an owner of cattle. Look, he who had no seed is an owner of granaries;

9.5 he who took out a grain-loan lends it out again. Look, he who had no dependants is a possessor of dependants; he who was 〈a …〉 does his errands all by himself. Look, the strong of the land — they do not report

9.6 the condition of the people: it has come to ruin. Look, all the craftsmen have ceased to work; the enemies of the land impoverish its crafts.

9.7 [Look,] he who […] the harvest does not know of it; he who could not plow [for himself] […]. [Look,] it happens, but is not reported; the scribe

9.8 — his two arms hang weary in his house. Destroyed […] his […] in this its time; a man looks on his […] as his adversary,

9.9 …as his adversary; the weak man brings cool[ness] […] […] of fear. Not […]

9.10 Wretches […] […] it;

9.11 day does not dawn over it. Destroyed […] its provisions in their keeping; […]

9.12 fearing his terror. The commoner begs […] […] as 〈a〉 messenger, but not […]

9.13 The time: he is seized, laden with his goods; [evil-doers] take away […] one passes by his doorway; […]

9.14 behind a screen in an office; chambers containing falcons and rams (?) […] until dawn. It is the commoner who keeps watch.

9.1 The owners of beds lie on the ground, while a man who slept in distress prepares a hide for himself. Look, rich women have become hungry, while the butchers are satisfied with what was made for them.

9.2 Look, no position is where it belongs: they are like a wandering herd without shepherds. Look, cattle roam without anyone to herd

9.3 them; each man brings back the animal marked with his name. Look, a man is killed beside his brother, who flees […] to save himself. Look,

9.4 a man who had no team of oxen owns a herd, and one who could not find plow oxen now owns cattle. Look, a man who had no seed now owns granaries;

9.5 one who borrowed grain now lends it out. Look, a man without dependents now has subordinates, while someone who was […] runs his own errands. Look, the powerful men of the land have not reported how the people are being ruined.

9.6 Look, all the craftspeople have stopped working; the land's enemies have made its trades poor.

9.7 Look, the man who […] the harvest knows nothing about it; one who did not plow for himself […]. Look, […] happens and no one reports it. The scribe

9.8 lets his arms hang idle at home. […] has been destroyed […] in its time. A man sees his […] as his opponent,

9.9 while the gentle man brings relief […]. […] fear […].

9.10 […] Poor people […] […].

9.11 […] daylight does not dawn on it. […] has been destroyed, and […] supplies are in their hands […].

9.12 […] fears his terror. An ordinary man begs […]. […] as a messenger, but not […].

9.13 […] He is seized and loaded with his belongings, which are taken away […]. Someone passes his doorway […].

9.14 […] behind a wall in a building, and rooms holding falcons and rams […] until dawn. The ordinary man will keep watch.