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115 𓁷𓂋𓏤𓎡𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊪𓅱𓃥𓅆𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓅓𓂋𓉐𓀗𓀀ḥr =k n Jnp,w rḏi̯.jn (j)m,(j)-rʾ-pr-wr
116 𓌸𓂋𓅱𓆇𓂋𓈖𓋴𓏭𓀀𓈝𓅓𓂻𓏶𓎃𓀀𓏤𓏤𓂋𓂝𓈖𓂽𓆑Mr,w zꜣ Rnsj šmi̯ jm,(j)-sꜣ 2 r ꜥn⟨n⟩ =⟨f⟩ ={f}
117 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓇏𓏏𓏭𓀀𓊪𓈖𓅾𓀁𓇋𓃀𓃙𓀁𓆑𓁹𓂋𓏏wn.jn sḫ,tj pn snḏ jb =f jrr =t(w)
118 𓂋𓍙𓆑𓂡𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏏𓈖𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓇏𓏏𓏭𓀀𓊪𓈖r ḫsf n =f ḥr md,t tn ḏd.t.n =f ḏd.jn sḫ,tj pn
119 𓍙𓆑𓅱𓂻𓏥𓈖𓇋𓃀𓃙𓈗𓀁𓀀𓅓𓈗𓈇𓏥𓍑𓄿𓏏𓏴𓂋𓏤ḫsf.w n jb m mw.pl ḏꜣi̯.t rʾ
120 𓈖𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓀀𓈖𓋴𓃀𓈖𓏏𓀔𓀭𓅓𓁹𓏏𓏏𓏈𓏥n ẖrd-n-sbn,t m jrt,t
121 [⯑]𓅓𓀏𓀐𓈖𓅘𓎛𓇋𓇋𓀁𓌳𓁹𓄿𓆑𓈖𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻𓆑⸢n⸣[t]f [m](w)t nḥi̯.y mꜣ =f n jyi̯.y =f
122 𓇍𓇋𓂻𓅱𓂧𓆑𓂻𓅓𓏏𓀏𓆑𓂋𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓅓𓂋𓉐𓀗jyi̯ wdf m(w)t =f r =f ḏd.jn (j)m,(j)-rʾ-pr-wr
123 𓌸𓂋𓅱𓆇𓂋𓈖𓋴𓏭𓀀𓅓𓅾𓀁𓇏𓏏𓏭𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡Mr,w zꜣ Rnsj m snḏ sḫ,tj m =k
124 𓁹𓂋𓎡𓂋𓁹𓏏𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓇏𓏏𓏭𓀀𓊪𓈖jri̯ r =k r jri̯.t ḥnꜥ =j rḏi̯.jn sḫ,tj pn
125 𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓁷𓏤𓏶𓀁𓀀𓄿𓅓𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓎡𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓀁𓀀𓄿ꜥnḫ ={j} ḥr wnm =j ꜣ m tʾ =k swrj =j ꜣ
126 [⯑]𓎡𓂋𓈖𓎛𓎛𓇳𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅓𓂋𓉐𓀗⟨m⟩ [ḥ(n)q,t] =k r-nḥḥ ḏd.⟨j⟩n (j)m,(j)-rʾ-pr-wr
127 𓌸𓂋𓅱𓆇𓂋𓈖𓋴𓇋𓀀𓊃𓅭𓄿𓀸𓂻𓎼𓂋𓏏𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐Mr,w zꜣ Rnsj sꜣi̯ gr,t ꜥꜣ
128 𓄔𓅓𓎡𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓈖𓄭𓂋𓏏𓀁𓏥𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓆑𓄞𓂧𓏏𓀁sḏm =k nꜣy =k n spr.t.pl rḏi̯.jn =f šdi̯.t(w) =[⸮sn?]
129 𓁷𓏤𓂝𓂋𓏏𓆰𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓄭𓂋𓏏𓀁𓎟𓏏𓂋[⯑]ḥr ꜥr,t mꜣ(w).t spr,t nb.t r ẖr,[t] =[s]
130 [⯑]𓋴𓅓𓂋𓉐𓀗𓌸𓂋𓅱𓆇𓂋𓈖𓋴𓇋𓀀[s]⸢ꜥq⸣.jn s(j) (j)m,(j)-rʾ-pr-wr Mr,w zꜣ Rnsj
131 𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓏏𓆤𓏏𓇳𓎟𓂓𓏥𓌳𓐙𓊤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓋴𓏏𓁷𓏤[⯑]n ḥm n (n)sw,t-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ.pl-Rꜥ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw wn.jn nfr st ḥr ⸢jb⸣ =[f]
132 𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓈖𓏏𓏏𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤r ⸢ḫ,t⸣ nb.t n,t.t m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f ḏd.jn ⸢ḥm⸣ =[f]
133 𓐣𓏛𓏏𓅱𓆓𓊃𓎡𓅭𓌸𓂋𓅱𓀀[⯑]wḏꜥ tw ḏs =k zꜣ Mr,w rḏi̯.j[n] [(j)m,(j)-rʾ-pr-wr]
134 𓌸𓂋𓅱𓆇𓂋𓈖𓋴𓇋𓀀𓈝𓅓𓂻𓏶𓎃𓀀𓏤𓏤𓂋Mr,w zꜣ Rnsj šmi̯ jm,(j)-sꜣ 2 r [jni̯.t] [Nm,tj-nḫt]
135 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆑𓏎𓈖𓁹𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓ꜥḥꜥ.n =f jni̯ jri̯ wp,wt m [ḥn,w] =[f]
136 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑𓁶𓏤𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤[⯑] […]⸮⸢ꜥḥꜥ⸣?.n ⸮⸢gmi̯⸣?.n =f tp.pl 6 ḥr.(w)-[r] […]
137 𓂋𓇗𓌾𓏥𓆑𓂋𓇣𓂧𓏏𓌾𓏭𓆑𓂋[⯑] […]r šmꜥ =f r btj =f r ꜥꜣ.[pl] =[f] […]
138 𓂋𓆷𓄿𓅱𓂸𓃟𓆑𓂋𓋿𓅱𓏏 […]r šꜣw =f r ⸢ꜥw,t⸣ =[f] […]
139 𓅇𓏏𓏭𓂡𓀀𓊪𓈖𓈖[⯑] […]Nm,tj-nḫt pn n sḫ,[tj] [pn] […]
140 𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓎟𓏏[⯑] […]⸮⸢ḫ,t⸣? =f nb.t ḏ[.t] =[f] […]
141 𓈖[⯑] […]n Nm,tj-nḫt [pn] […]
142 𓂻𓅱𓆑𓊪𓅱 […]⸢jwi̯⸣ =⸢f⸣ ⸢pw⸣ […]
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering the whole story in its standard composite: Papyrus Ramesseum A (R 1.1–8.3) for the opening, Papyrus Berlin 3023 (B1 1–326) for the robbery and the first eight petitions, and Papyrus Berlin 3025 (B2 91–142) for the ninth petition and the ending, 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).
115 about you, to Anubis." Then the High Steward
116 Rensi son of Meru sent two guardsmen to bring him back.
117 Then this peasant was afraid, thinking he was being taken
118 to be punished for this speech he had spoken. Then this peasant said:
119 "Like the coming of a thirsty man to the water, like
120 the mouth of a suckling child coming to the milk —
121 that is death; longed for is the sight of its coming,
122 when death is slow to come to a man." Then the High Steward
123 Rensi son of Meru said: "Do not be afraid, peasant!
124 The man who has dealt with you so will have to deal with me." Then this peasant swore:
125 "As I live, I will eat of your bread
126 and drink of your beer, forever and ever." Then the High Steward
127 Rensi son of Meru said: "Wait here, and you shall hear
128 your petitions." Then he had them read out
129 from a new scroll, each petition according to its full content.
130 Then the High Steward Rensi son of Meru sent it up
131 to the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebkaure, the justified. And it was better upon his heart
132 than anything that is in this whole land. Then his majesty said:
133 "Judge it yourself, son of Meru!" Then the High Steward
134 Rensi son of Meru sent two guardsmen to fetch Nemtynakht.
135 When he was brought in, an inventory was made of [all] his goods:
136 six persons were found with him, besides […]
137 his Upper Egyptian barley, his emmer, his donkeys […]
138 his pigs, his small cattle […]
139 this Nemtynakht, for this peasant […]
140 all his property, his dependents […]
141 of this Nemtynakht […]
142 It was his coming […]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering the whole story in its standard composite: Papyrus Ramesseum A (R 1.1–8.3) for the opening, Papyrus Berlin 3023 (B1 1–326) for the robbery and the first eight petitions, and Papyrus Berlin 3025 (B2 91–142) for the ninth petition and the ending.
115 Then to Anubis with you. The high steward
116 Rensi son of Meru sent two guardsmen to fetch him back.
117 Now this peasant was afraid; he thought he was being taken to be punished
118 for the speech he had spoken. Then this peasant said:
119 "It is like the coming of a thirsty man to the water, like the mouth
120 of the child at the breast reaching its milk.
121 Such is death, whose coming men long to see
122 when it is slow in coming to them." Then the high steward
123 Rensi son of Meru said: "Do not be afraid, peasant! Look,
124 the man who wronged you will have to deal with me." Then this peasant swore,
125 saying: "As I live, I will eat only your bread
126 and drink only your beer, forever." Then the high steward
127 Rensi son of Meru said: "Wait here, and you will hear
128 your petitions." Then he had them read out from a new roll, each petition
129 read in full, according to its content.
130 Then the high steward Rensi son of Meru brought the roll in
131 to the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Nebkaure, the justified, and it pleased him
132 more than anything in this whole land. Then his majesty said:
133 "Judge it yourself, son of Meru!" Then the high steward Rensi son of Meru
134 sent two guardsmen to fetch Nemtynakht,
135 and when he was brought, an inventory was made of all his goods.
136 Six persons were found as his, besides
137 his Upper Egyptian barley, his emmer, and his donkeys, […]
138 besides his pigs and his small cattle, […]
139 and this Nemtynakht was given over to this peasant, […]
140 he and all his property and his serfs, […]
141 everything that belonged to this Nemtynakht, […]
142 so it was that he came, […]