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3.1 𓂜𓊪𓂧𓊃𓏏𓌪𓂡𓆑𓅓𓉻𓏏𓀗𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓈖𓎛𓇉𓄿𓐏𓏇𓇋𓊪𓇋𓅱𓈒𓏥𓆓𓂧𓊪𓅱𓇋𓅱𓏇𓇋𓅨𓂋𓅓𓅱𓈒𓏥𓏌𓏤𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓐎𓏥n pds.t =f m ꜥꜣ,t r (j)ḫ,t ḥr =f nḥꜣ mj pj.w.pl ḏd pw jw mj wrm.w.pl n.w ry,t
3.2 𓄃𓅱𓏛𓏥𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓏏𓉔𓅓𓂾𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓆓𓂝𓂋𓌙𓂻𓐍𓂋𓎡𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓆑šsꜣ,w wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs thm tpꜣ.w.pl n.w ḏnn,t =f ḏꜥr.ḫr =k wbn,w =f
3.3 𓇋𓀁𓈖𓂋𓇋𓇋𓀗𓀁𓂋𓆑𓅨𓂋𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓎡⯑𓀋𓂡𓆑𓁷𓏤𓆑𓇋𓅱𓌟𓈖𓅪𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂝𓂋𓏤𓆑𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓅪𓄣𓏤𓆑𓂋𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓇋𓂋𓂡𓎡𓇋𓈙𓆑𓀁j:nri̯.y rf wr,t rḏi̯.jn =k fꜣi̯ =f ḥr =f jw qsn r =f wn rʾ =f wrd jb =f r mdwi̯.t j((r)) ḫꜣi̯ =k jš{f} =⟨f⟩
3.4 𓐍𓂋𓀒𓂋𓋴𓊪𓏏𓂏𓆑𓂜𓐍𓂋𓀒𓈖𓂋𓇾𓏤𓈇𓂞𓆑𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓅓𓂉𓂉𓆑𓏭𓅓𓄔𓄔𓆑𓏭𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍞𓅱𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓂜𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑ḫr r sp,t{.du} =f n ḫr.n r tꜣ ḏi̯ =f snf m msꜣḏ,t.du =f m msḏr.du =fj mn =f ṯs,w m nḥb,t =f n gmi̯.n =f
3.5 𓂧𓎼𓄿𓁹𓆑𓈖𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓂢𓆑𓏭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈎𓄿𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓎡𓂋𓆑𓌨𓂋𓇶𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓏏𓉔𓅓𓂾𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥dgꜣ =f n qꜥḥ.du =fj ḥnꜥ qꜣb,t =f ḏd.jn =k r =f ẖr⟨,j⟩ wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs thm tpꜣ.w.pl
3.6 𓏌𓏤𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓎛𓏏𓂋𓍢𓍯𓄿𓏏𓍢𓈖𓏏𓂝𓂋𓏏𓄹𓄹𓆑𓏭𓂞𓆑𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓅓𓂉𓂉𓆑𓏭𓅓𓄔𓄔𓆑𓏭𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍿𓊃𓅱𓍞𓏥𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂚𓄿𓂡𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝n.w ḏnn,t =f ḥtr wꜣ,t n.t ꜥr,t.du =fj ḏi̯ =f snf m msꜣḏ,t.du =fj m msḏr.du =fj mn =f ṯs,w m nḥb,t =f mr ꜥḥꜣ =j ḥnꜥ
3.7 𓇋𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊪𓆑𓎛𓏏𓂋𓍢𓍯𓄿𓏏𓍢𓈖𓏏𓂝𓂋𓏏𓄹𓄹𓆑𓏭𓄒𓄒𓆑𓏭𓂋𓂝𓐍𓂋𓎡𓁹𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓈙𓅓𓊮𓂋𓇛𓅓𓏛𓆑𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂝𓐍𓂋jr ḏr gmm =k z pf ḥtr wꜣ,t n.t ꜥr,t.du =fj wg,(y)t.du =fj rḏi̯.ḫr =k jri̯.tw n =f (j)ḫ,t šm r nḏm =f wn.ḫr
3.8 𓂋𓏤𓆑𓐎𓏏𓂡𓐍𓂋𓎡𓇓𓅱𓁷𓏤𓎯𓏏𓏥𓆤𓏏𓀗𓏊𓏥𓆑𓏏𓏏𓄦𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓇓𓅱𓏏𓅠𓅓𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊪𓆑𓄞𓂧𓂡𓈖𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓆑rʾ =f wt.ḫr =k sw ḥr mrḥ,t bj,t ftt r rḫ =k spr =f r (j)ḫ,t jr swt gmi̯ =k z pf šdi̯.n ḥꜥ,pl =f
3.9 𓋴𓂋𓆑𓊮𓌨𓂋𓇶𓏌𓅱𓂐𓊪𓆑𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓇋𓊃𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊪𓆑𓄞𓂧𓂝𓈖𓆑𓏏𓇋𓄿𓄑𓌨𓂋𓇶𓏌𓅱𓄹𓊪𓆑𓅱𓂧𓏴𓂡𓇋𓈖𓎡srf ẖr wbn,w pf n,tj m tpꜣ.w.pl n.w ḏnn,t =f jsk z pf šdi̯.n =f tjꜣ ẖr wbn,w pf wdi̯.jn =k
3.10 𓂝𓏤𓎡𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓅠𓅓𓅓𓎡𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓂉𓆑𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓇋𓈗𓅓𓆑𓂧𓏏𓈗𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏥𓏌𓏤𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓂧𓃹𓈖𓇋𓇋𓍢𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓍘𓅓𓋴𓏞𓏛𓈖𓅘𓎛𓆓𓏏𓄑𓏥𓆑ꜥ =k ḥr =f gmm =k mḫnt =f bꜣi̯.y m fd,t mt.w.pl n.w nḥb,t =f dwn.y ḥr =f tjms nḥḏ,t.pl =f
3.11 𓊪𓊃𓂧𓄦𓆑 […] 𓋴𓏏𓐎𓉔𓈖𓊬𓈖𓁶𓏤𓆑𓏇𓇋𓃀𓎡𓈖𓐎𓏥𓈖𓋿𓅱𓏏𓃙𓏥𓂋𓏤𓆑𓌸𓂋𓋳𓇋𓆛𓈖𓎛𓂃𓂃𓏭𓆑𓋴𓂧𓇋𓇋𓀁𓇋𓅱psd =f ⟨…⟩ st(j) hn n(,j) tp =f mj bkn n(,j) ꜥw,t rʾ =f mr jnḥ.du =fj sd.y jw
3.12 𓁷𓏤𓆑𓏇𓇋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂋𓅓𓁿𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓎡𓂋𓆑𓌨𓂋𓅱𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂐𓈖𓎡𓆑𓏏𓌪𓅓𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂝𓂋𓈐𓈖𓌟𓏤𓏏𓉔𓅓𓂾𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑ḥr =f mj (j)ḫ,t rmi̯ =f ḏd.jn =k r =f ẖr⟨,j⟩ wbn,w n(,j) kf,t m tp =f (j)ꜥr n qs thm tpꜣ.w.pl n.w ḏnn,t =f
3.13 𓄞𓂧𓂝𓈖𓆑𓏏𓇋𓄿𓄑𓌸𓂋𓋳𓂋𓏤𓆑𓏠𓈖𓅪𓆑𓍞𓏥𓅓𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓍋𓅓𓂋𓂜𓁹𓅱𓈖𓏭𓇋𓂋𓇓𓅱𓏏𓅠𓅓𓎡𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊪𓆑𓋴𓌉𓆓𓇳𓈖𓆑𓊪𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆑šdi̯.n =f tjꜣ mr rʾ =f mn =f ṯz(,w) m nḥb,t =f mr n jri̯.w nj jr swt gmi̯ =k z pf sḥḏ.n =f pꜣu̯.n =f
3.14 𓅱𓂧𓏏𓏴𓈖𓉔𓂧𓀁𓂋𓂝𓐍𓂋𓎡𓁹𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓅓𓍑𓄿𓏏𓆱𓈖𓏏𓆱𓏏𓏤𓌥𓃀𓏛𓍘𓇋𓅓𓋳𓏥𓂋𓂝𓇋𓇋𓁶𓏤𓂋𓏤𓆑𓂋𓂝𓐍𓂋𓎡𓁹𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓋴𓄡𓃀𓅱𓈗wdi̯.t nhd rḏi̯.ḫr =k jri̯.tw n =f mḏꜣ,t n.t ḫt ḏbꜣ.tj m ḥbs rḏi̯.y tp rʾ =f rḏi̯.ḫr =k jri̯.tw n =f sẖb,w
3.15 𓈖𓇹𓈒𓏥𓋴𓂋𓅱𓐍𓏛𓆑𓊪𓅱𓈞𓊃𓏏𓀉𓂧𓇋𓇋𓏶𓅓𓏭𓏏𓅱𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓏭𓉗𓉗𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓄭𓂻𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏏𓉔𓅓𓂾𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥n(,j) wꜥḥ srwḫ =f pw ḥmsi̯.t (w)di̯.y jm,j-tw mꜥk,tj.du n.tj ḏb,t r rḫ =k spr =f r (j)ḫ,t jr thm tpꜣ.w.pl
3.16 𓏌𓏤𓏶𓅓𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓈎𓏏𓈒𓊪𓅱𓂋𓊪𓅯𓄿𓈎𓏏𓈒𓈖𓏏𓆓𓈖𓈖𓏏𓁶𓆑𓃹𓈖𓈖𓏏𓊪𓅯𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥𓈖𓂧𓁷𓂋𓄛𓇋𓂋𓎛𓏏𓂋𓍢𓍯𓄿𓏏𓍢𓏥𓈖𓏏𓂝𓂋𓏏𓄒𓆑𓏭n.w ⟨ḏnn,t⟩ =⟨f⟩ jm,(j)t pꜣq,t pw r pꜣq,t n.t ḏnn,t =f wnn tpꜣ.w.pl n dḥr jr ḥtr wꜣ,t.pl n.t ꜥr,t(j) =fj
3.17 𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂝𓊪𓅱𓇋𓈖𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏥𓄖𓅱𓏭𓄿𓅓𓂝𓅱𓏏𓂡𓆑𓈖𓏭𓏠𓈖𓏛𓅓𓎼𓌳𓄿𓄹𓆑𓄖𓅱𓏭𓅱𓎼𓄒𓏏𓆑𓊪𓅱𓂜𓈖𓎁𓏏𓏏𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓂜𓈖𓆓𓇛𓅓𓏛𓈖𓈖𓆑𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂝nḫt pw jn mt.w.pl pḥ,wj ꜣmꜥ,wt =f nj mn m gmꜣ =f pḥ,wj wg,(y)t =f pw nn jti̯.t jni̯.t n nḏm.n n =f wn
3.18 𓂋𓏤𓆑𓅓𓂝𓇋𓉔𓅪𓆑𓇋𓂋𓍯𓄿𓏏𓍢𓈖𓏏𓂝𓂋𓏏𓄒𓆑𓏭𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏥𓊪𓅱𓌸𓂋𓍢𓂝𓄖𓅱𓏭𓅱𓎼𓏏𓄒𓄒𓆑𓏭𓏇𓇋𓆓𓂧𓍯𓄿𓏏𓍢𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓊃𓈙𓍢𓇋𓂋𓏃𓈖𓏏𓂉𓆑rʾ =f m-ꜥ jh =f jr wꜣ,t n.t ꜥr,t(j) =fj mt.w.pl pw mr pḥ,wj wg,(y)t.du =fj mj ḏd wꜣ,t ⸮⟨r⟩? (j)ḫ,t m s(w)š jr ḫnt =f
3.19 𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓅱𓈗𓅓𓆑𓂧𓏏𓈗𓃹𓈖𓈖𓁶𓏤𓆑𓊪𓅱𓆑𓂧𓂐𓏥𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓏇𓇋𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓈗𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏥𓏌𓏤𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓂧𓃹𓈖⯑⯑𓍢bꜣi̯.jw m fd,t wnn tp =f pw fd nḏs mj bꜣi̯.j (j)ḫ,t jr mt.w.pl n.w nḥb,t =f dwn.y
3.20 𓃹𓈖𓈖𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏥𓊪𓅱𓏌𓏤𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓆑𓂧𓃹𓈖𓂻𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂝𓅓𓂝𓇋𓉔𓅪𓆑𓇋𓂋𓇋𓅱𓁷𓂋𓏤𓆑𓏏𓅓𓋴𓏞𓏛𓂧𓈙𓂋𓀗𓇋𓁹𓅂𓈒𓏥wnn mt.w.pl pw n.w nḥb,t =f dwn nḫt m-ꜥ jh =f jr jw ḥr =f tms dšr jrt,jw
3.21 𓁷𓏤𓆑𓊪𓅱𓏇𓇋𓇋𓁹𓅂𓈒𓏥𓍁𓏏𓈒𓏥𓏏𓅓𓋴𓏏𓏞𓈒𓏥𓇋𓂋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓉔𓈖𓊬𓈖𓁶𓏤𓆑𓏇𓇋𓃀𓎡𓐎𓈖𓋿𓅱𓏏𓃙𓏥𓃹𓈖𓈖ḥr =f pw mj jrt,jw pr,t tms,t jr st(j) hn n(,j) tp =f mj bk⟨n⟩ n(,j) ꜥw,t wnn
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering the whole recto (Cases 1–48, columns 1–17) with its wound cases from the head to the spine, 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).
3.1 before he has beaten it with a stone into shape; its surface remains rough like […]. This means: “Like bubbles of pus.”
3.2 Knowledge of a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, the chambers of his skull pierced. Explore his wound.
3.3 It trembles greatly. Make him raise his face: he finds it hard to open his mouth and is too weary to speak. If you examine his saliva
3.4 at his lips, it cannot fall to the ground. He bleeds from nostrils and ears, suffers stiffness in his neck, and cannot
3.5 look toward his shoulders and chest. Then say of him: “A man with a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, the chambers
3.6 of his skull pierced, the bands of his jaw drawn tight, bleeding from nostrils and ears and suffering stiffness in his neck: an ailment I will contend with.”
3.7 When you find that man with the bands of his jaw tight and his jawbones bound, make something warm for him until he is well. Then his mouth will open.
3.8 Bind him with oil, honey, and lint until you know he has reached the decisive point. But if you find that man fevered in his flesh
3.9 from the wound in the chambers of his skull, seized as well by a spasmodic affliction from that wound, then place
3.10 your hand upon him. You find his forehead wet with sweat, the sinews of his neck taut, his face red, his canine teeth […] and
3.11 his back […]. The smell from the inner vault of his head is like the droppings of small cattle. His mouth is bound shut; his eyebrows drawn awry;
3.12 his face looks as if he were weeping. Then say of him: “A man with a gaping wound in his head reaching the bone, the chambers of his skull pierced,
3.13 seized by a spasmodic affliction, his mouth bound shut, suffering stiffness in his neck: an ailment that cannot be treated.” But if you find that man pale after he has weakened,
3.14 have a wooden wedge made for him and covered with linen. Put its tip to his mouth. Then prepare a drink of earth almonds for him.
3.15 His treatment is to sit between two brick supports until you know he has reached the decisive point. As for “the chambers of his skull are pierced”:
3.16 these lie between one plate of his skull and another. The chambers are like leather. As for “the bands of his jaw are drawn tight”:
3.17 this is the tightening of the sinews at the end of his jawbone, held at his cheekbone; his jaw cannot move back and forth. Opening
3.18 his mouth is unpleasant because of his illness. As for “the band of his jaw”: these are the sinews that bind the end of his jaw, like a cord binding a thing. As for “his forehead
3.19 is wet with sweat”: his head is lightly damp, as things moistened are. As for “the sinews of his neck are taut”:
3.20 those sinews are stretched stiff by his illness. As for “his face is red”: the color of his face is red, like the fruit of the temes tree.
3.21 As for “the smell of the inner vault of his head is like the droppings of small cattle”: the smell
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering the whole recto (Cases 1–48, columns 1–17) with its wound cases from the head to the spine.
3.1 It has not been beaten flat with a stone to make an object. Its surface is uneven like blisters. That means it looks like lumps of pus.
3.2 Examination of a gaping wound on his head reaching the bone, with the chambers of his skull pierced. Feel his wound.
3.3 It moves a great deal. Have him raise his face. He has trouble opening his mouth and is too tired to speak. If you examine the saliva on his lips,
3.4 it does not fall to the ground. He bleeds from his nostrils and ears, has a stiff neck, and cannot
3.5 look at his shoulders or chest. Then say about him: “A man with a gaping wound on his head reaching the bone, with the chambers
3.6 of his skull pierced and the band of his jaw tightened, bleeding from his nostrils and ears and with a stiff neck: a condition I will fight.”
3.7 If you find a man with the band of his jaw tightened, have something warm prepared for him until he feels better. His mouth will then open.
3.8 Bandage him with oil, honey, and plant fiber until you know whether he will pull through. But if you find that this man has developed a fever
3.9 because of the wound in the chambers of his skull, and has developed a jaw spasm because of that wound, place
3.10 your hand on him. His forehead is damp with sweat; the cords of his neck are tight; his face is red; his canine teeth […]
3.11 and his back […]. The inside of his head smells like the droppings of small livestock. His mouth is shut tight, his eyebrows are drawn up,
3.12 and his face looks as though he is crying. Then say about him: “A man with a gaping wound on his head reaching the bone, with the chambers of his skull pierced,
3.13 who has developed a jaw spasm that closes his mouth and makes his neck stiff: a condition that cannot be treated.” But if you find this man has grown pale after becoming weak,
3.14 make a wooden wedge for him, covered with linen. Place its tip at his mouth. Prepare a drink of tiger nuts for him.
3.15 His treatment is to sit between two brick supports until you know whether he will pull through. As for “the chambers of his skull are pierced”:
3.16 these are the parts between the plates of his skull. The chambers are like leather. As for “the bands of his jaw are tightened”:
3.17 it means the cords at the end of his jawbone have grown rigid where it rests against his cheekbone, at the end of his jaw, so it cannot move back and forth.
3.18 Opening his mouth is uncomfortable because of his illness. As for “the band of his jaw”: these are the cords that bind the end of his jaw, as a band binds something. As for “his forehead
3.19 is damp with sweat”: his head is slightly sweaty, like something made damp. As for “the cords of his neck are tight”:
3.20 his neck cords are stretched and rigid because of his illness. As for “his face is red”: his face has the red color of the fruit of the temes plant.
3.21 As for “the inside of his head smells like the droppings of small livestock”: the top of his head smells like their waste.