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The Fifth Petition
The Fifth Petition of 13. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
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225 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓀀𓂋𓆑𓂻𓅱𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓇏𓏏𓏭𓀀𓊪𓈖𓂋jn r =f wrš =j r =f jwi̯.jn r =f sḫ,tj pn r
226 𓄭𓂋𓀁𓈖𓆑𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏌𓊃𓊪𓊗𓆓𓂧𓆑𓅓𓂋𓉐𓀗𓎟𓀀𓀀𓇋𓅱spr n =f 5.nw sp ḏd =f (j)m,(j)-rʾ-pr-wr nb =j jw
227 𓐍𓂝𓅱𓂧𓅱𓂝𓀀[⯑] […] [⯑]ḫwd,w ḥr […] [__]y,w
228 𓁷𓏤𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌪𓂝𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻𓆟𓋴𓄝𓂝𓂋𓅓𓅱𓆟𓏥𓀀ḥr smꜣm jy sti̯-rm.w.pl
229 𓁷𓏤𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂝𓂝𓅱𓃀𓃀𓅱𓆟𓏥𓍑𓄿𓃀𓎛𓅱𓂝𓀀ḥr ḫꜣ{ḫ}ꜥ wbb.w.pl ḏꜣbḥ,w
230 𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈎𓂋𓅱𓆟𓏥𓇋𓅱𓊠𓂝𓆟𓏥𓀀𓐍𓃀𓅡𓌼𓂝𓆑𓇋𓏏𓂋𓅱𓈘r pꜣqr.w.pl jw wḥꜥ ḫbꜣ =f jtr,w
231 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓅱𓅓𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓅓𓂝𓃹𓈖𓂝𓎛𓅨𓂋𓅱𓅪𓀀m =k tw m mn,t jr,j m ꜥwn ḥwr,w
232 𓁷𓏤𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓆑𓈖𓅪𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓎡𓇓𓅱𓊡𓅱𓊪𓅱𓈖ḥr ḫ,t =f fn rḫ.n =k sw ṯꜣw pw n
233 𓌳𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓅪𓀀𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓂧𓃀𓃀𓂝𓆑𓈖𓂧𓂉𓆑𓊪𓅱𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂝mꜣjr ḫ,t =f dbb fnd =f pw nḥm
234 𓋴𓏏𓂋𓂝𓈖𓏏𓅱𓎡𓂋𓄔𓅓𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓂋𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓏛𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏤𓏤st rḏi̯.n.tw =k r sḏm md,t r wḏꜥ sn.wj
235 𓂋𓍙𓆑𓂡𓂝𓍯𓄿𓂝𓁹𓂋𓆑𓅓𓂝𓎡𓀋𓂝𓊪𓅱𓈖𓇋𓅷𓄿𓂡𓀀r ḫsf ꜥwꜣi̯ jr{r} =f m =k ⸮fꜣi̯? pw n jṯꜣ
236 𓁹𓂋𓇋𓇋𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎔𓏛𓏏𓅱𓄣𓏤𓇋𓅓𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎡jr{r}.y =k jw mḥ.tw jb jm =k jw =k
237 𓆣𓂋𓏏𓅓𓏏𓉔𓅱𓂾𓂻𓀀𓂋𓂝𓈖𓏏𓎡𓂋𓂧𓈖𓇋𓏏𓍸𓈇𓏤ḫpr.t(j) m th,w rḏi̯.n.t(w) =k r dnj,t
238 𓈖𓌳𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓅪𓀀𓊃𓅭𓄿𓅱𓀸𓂡𓎔𓎛𓈗𓆑𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓅱n mꜣjr sꜣw mḥi̯ =f m =k tw
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).
225 Am I to spend the whole day over him?" Then this peasant came to
226 petition him a fifth time, saying: "High Steward, my lord: the hand-net fisher
227 takes the […] fish; the […] fisher
228 kills the jay-fish; the fish-spearer
229 harpoons the weben-fish; the draw-net fisher
230 is after the paqer-fish. The wehe-fisher hacks the river apart.
231 See, you are of their sort: do not rob the wretched man
232 of his goods, for he is weak — you know him; his property is the breath
233 of the wretched man; to steal it is to stop up his nose: it is to take
234 his life. You were appointed to hear a matter, to judge between the two parties,
235 to ward off robbery as it is done. See, what is done by you is the propping up of the thief.
236 As for what you do: hearts are filled with you — and you have
237 become a criminal. You were appointed to the dyke
238 for the wretched man, that he not drown. Guard lest he drown! See, you are
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.
225 Am I to spend the whole day at this? Then this peasant came
226 to petition him a fifth time, and said: "High steward, my lord, the hand-net fisher
227 is after the […] fish,
228 the jy fish is slaughtered; the fish-spearer
229 harpoons the webeb fish; the djebeh-net fisher
230 is after the paqer fish, and the wehaa fisher carves up the river.
231 Look, you are just like them. Do not rob a wretched man of his property,
232 for he is weak, and you know him; his property is the breath of the
233 sufferer, and to steal it is to stop up his nose.
234 You were appointed to hear a case, to judge between two parties,
235 to punish a robber when he robs. But look, what you have done is to hold the thief up.
236 You are trusted, and you have become a criminal.
237 You were set up as the dike for the wretched man.
238 Beware lest he drown! Look, you are his lake, and you are the one sweeping him away."