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1 [⯑]𓊹𓀭𓆣𓂋𓆓𓂧𓆑𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆑𓐛𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓏏𓇋𓏛𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓊹𓊹𓊹𓐛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔[⯑][ḫpr] [swt] [wbn] [Rꜥ] nṯr ḫpr-ḏ{d}⟨s⟩≡f m-ḫt wnn =f m nsw,yt r(m)ṯ.pl nṯr.pl m (j)ḫ,t ⟨wꜥ.t⟩ wn.jn ⸢r(m)ṯ⸣[.pl] [ḥr]
2 […] 𓂋𓆑𓍛𓏤𓀭𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓇋𓄿𓅱𓅱𓀗𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓐛𓌉𓋞𓈒𓏥𓎛𓂝𓄹𓄹𓄹𓆑𓅓𓋞𓏥𓍲𓈖𓏭𓁸𓏥𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔[kꜣi̯.t] [md,t] […] md,t r ḫft,j.pl Rꜥ [jstw] r =f ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) jꜣwi̯.w qs.pl =f m ḥḏ ḥꜥ,pl =f m nbw šnj =f m ḫsbd ⟨mꜣꜥ⟩ wn⸢.jn⸣ [ḥm] =[f]
3 [⯑]𓂋𓆑𓇋𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓀯𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓏥𓐛𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓅂𓀭𓏥𓆑𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀞𓐛𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓀀𓂋𓆄𓅱𓀭[ḥr] [sjꜣ] [md,t] [⸮n,t(t)?] [kꜣi̯.t(j)] ⸢r⸣ =⸢f⸣ jn r(m)ṯ.pl ḏd.jn ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) n n,tj.w.pl m ḫt,jw.pl =f njs m~ꜥ n =j r jr,t =j r Šw
4 [⯑][⯑][⯑]𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅱𓀭𓏥𓏏𓅐𓁐𓏥𓃹𓈖𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏥𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓀀𓐛𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓀭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎼𓂋𓊹𓀭𓀀𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓍲𓍘𓇋𓇋𓀙𓀭𓏥𓆑T⸢f⸣[n,t] ⸢Gb⸣ [Nw],t ḥnꜥ jt.w.pl mw,t.pl wnn.yw.pl ḥnꜥ =j jst(w) wj m Nwn ḥnꜥ gr nṯr ={j} Nwn jnn =f šn,ty =f
5 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓏎𓈖𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏏𓏥𓅓𓎡𓏏𓎡𓏏𓀁𓇋𓅓𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅓𓂜𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓄣𓏤𓊃𓈖𓏥[⯑]𓎡𓎛𓈖𓂝𓊃𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏏⯑𓉐𓆓𓂧𓊃𓈖𓏥𓋴𓐍𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓊃𓈖𓏥𓇥𓂋𓏏𓅱𓏥𓀢ḥnꜥ =f jnn =k st m ktkt jmi̯ mꜣꜣ r(m)ṯ.pl jmi̯ wꜥr jb =sn jy =⸢k⸣ ⸢ḥnꜥ⸣ =⸢s⸣n r ḥw,t-ꜥꜣ(.t) ḏd =sn sḫr.w.pl =sn ḏr(j).w{t}.pl
6 𓂻𓅱𓀀𓐛𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓂋𓃀𓅱𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓏎𓈖𓀀𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹[⯑]𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓇋𓊪𓈖𓁷𓏤𓐞𓏤𓆑𓏭𓁷𓏤𓂧𓉔𓈖𓁶𓇾𓏤𓈅𓐛𓂺𓏤𓏛jwi̯ =j m Nwn r bw ḫpr.n =j jm jni̯{≡j}.jn =tw nn-n nṯr.pl [ḥr-ꜥ,wj] ⸮[ꜥḥꜥ].⸢j⸣[n]? nn-n nṯr.pl jpn ḥr gs(.wj) =fj ḥr dhn tꜣ m-bꜣḥ
7 𓍛𓀯𓆑𓆓𓂧𓆑𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓆑𓐛𓂺𓏤𓏛𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀭𓀀𓋴𓅓𓋴𓅱𓀙𓀭𓀀𓏥𓁹𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥[⯑][⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓆑𓏏𓍛𓏤𓀯𓆑𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓏥ḥm =f ḏd =f md,t =f m-bꜣḥ jt ={j} sms,w.pl jri̯ r(m)ṯ.pl nsw ⸢r⸣[ḫ],yt.pl ḏd.jn =sn ḫft ḥm =f mdwi̯{.pl}
8 𓈖𓈖𓏥𓂋𓄔𓅓𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊃𓏏𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓊹𓀭𓋴𓅓𓋴𓀙𓀭𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓆑𓊹𓊹𓊹𓏥𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓀭𓏥𓐛𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆣𓂋𓅱𓏥n =n r sḏm.t =n st ḏd.jn Rꜥ n Nwn nṯr sms ḫpr.n =j jm =f nṯr.pl dp-ꜥ.pl m =tn r(m)ṯ.pl ḫpr.w.pl
9 𓐛𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓀀𓎡𓄿𓀁𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓂋𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏥𓈖𓀀𓁹𓏏𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓊃𓐛𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅱𓀀𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓀀𓂜𓋴𓌳𓄿𓌫𓂡𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏏𓂋𓄔𓅓𓏏𓅱𓀀[⯑]𓏏𓈖𓏥m jr,t =j kꜣi̯.n =sn md,t r =j ḏd.pl n =j jr,t.pl =tn r =s m =tn wj ḥḥj =j n smꜣ.n =j st r sḏm.ṱ =j ḏ[d].tj =tn
10 𓂋𓊃𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓅭𓏤𓀀𓇳𓏤𓀭𓊹𓀭𓉻𓂝𓏛𓂋𓁹𓇓𓅱𓀗𓀭𓂋𓈎𓌳𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓇓𓅱𓀭𓏥𓈞𓊃𓀀[⯑]r =s ḏd.jn ḥm n Nwn zꜣ =j Rꜥ nṯr ꜥꜣ r jri̯-sw wr r qmꜣ.yw.pl-sw ḥmsi̯ s,t =[k]
11 𓅨𓂋𓅾𓀁𓎡𓇋𓅱𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓎡𓂋𓍯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀁𓏥𓇋𓅓𓎡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓅕𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓏏𓏥𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓂋𓈉𓏏𓏤𓄣𓏤𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓈖𓂧𓅱𓀁[⯑][⯑]wr snḏ =k jw jr,t =k r wꜣi̯.yw.pl jm =k ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ m =tn st wꜥr r ḫꜣs,t jb.pl =sn snd.w ḥr ⸢ḏ⸣[d] =[j]
12 𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓏏𓆑𓍛𓏤𓀭𓆑𓂞𓈝𓐛𓂻𓁹𓏏𓏤𓆗𓎡𓎛𓄿𓅱𓂡𓋴𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏏𓏭𓍯𓄿𓀁𓏥𓅓𓈋𓅱𓅪𓏥𓏥𓀐𓂜𓈖𓁹𓏏𓏤𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓[n] =sn ḏd.jn =sn ḫft ḥm =f ⸮ḏi̯? šmi̯ jr,t =k ⸮ḥ{ꜣ}⟨m⟩w? =s n =k stj wꜣi̯.pl m ḏw.pl nn jr,t ḫnt,j(.t) jm =[s] [r] [ḥwi̯.t] [n] =[k] [st]
13 𓉔𓄿𓂻𓋴𓅓𓉡𓂻𓅱𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓁐𓏏𓈖𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌫𓂡𓈖𓊃𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁷𓏤𓈉𓏏𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓏭𓅱𓐛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓉡𓁹𓏏𓈖[⯑]hꜣi̯ =s m Ḥw,t-Ḥr,w jwi̯.jn r =f ntr,t tn smꜣm.n =s r(m)ṯ.pl ḥr ḫꜣs,t ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn jyj.wj m-ḥtp Ḥw,t-Ḥr,w jri̯.t n jr[,w] [jy.n] =[j] [r] =[s]
14 𓆓𓂧𓀀𓇋𓋔𓊹𓂋𓏏𓁐𓏏𓈖𓋹𓈖𓐍𓎡𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓌂𓐛𓂡𓈖𓀀𓐛𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓇛𓐛𓏛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓄣𓏤𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓌂𓐛𓂡𓇋𓐛𓊃𓈖𓏥ḏd{≡j}.jn nṯr,t tn ꜥnḫ =k n =j jw sḫm.n =j m r(m)ṯ.pl jw nḏm ḥr jb =j ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ jw =j r sḫm jm =sn [m] [nsw]
15 𓅓𓋴𓂝𓈖𓂧𓅱𓅪𓏥𓋴𓏏𓏥𓆣𓂋𓌂𓐍𓏏𓀭𓊪𓅱𓈙𓃀𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏒𓏥𓈖𓏏𓎼𓂋𓎛⯑𓂋𓂋𓉔𓏏𓂾𓂻𓁷𓏤𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐𓏥𓊃𓈖𓏥𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓀀𓐛𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀔𓈖𓈖𓊖𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖m sꜥnd.w st ḫpr Sḫm,t pw šbb,t n.t grḥ r rh⟨n⟩i̯.t ḥr snf =sn šꜣꜥ{≡j}-m Nn-nsw ḏd.jn [Rꜥ]
16 𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓏥𓐛𓂝𓈖𓀀𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏭𓅂𓏴𓂻𓀀𓏥𓆼𓄿𓐍𓅱𓏥𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂻𓏥𓋴𓐍𓋴𓂾𓂻𓀀𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆄𓅱𓏏𓇳𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏎𓈖𓇋𓋔𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖[⯑]njs.pl m~ꜥ n =j wpw,tj.w.pl ḫꜣḫ,w.pl sjn.w.pl sḫs{≡j} =sn ⟨mj⟩ šw,t n ẖ,t jni̯.jn =tw nn-n wpw,tj[.w.pl] [jpn]
17 𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓏭𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓆷𓄿𓊃𓈖𓏥𓂋𓋁𓃀𓅱𓐎𓈉𓏎𓈖𓏥𓈖𓀀𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓂋𓅨𓂋𓏎𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓂋𓂝𓏏𓇋𓋔ḥr-ꜥ,wj ḏd.jn ḥm n nṯr pn šꜣs n r Jꜣbw jni̯.pl n =j ddj,t r-wr jni̯.jn =tw n =f nn-n ddj,tj rḏi̯{.t}.jn [ḥm] [n] [nṯr] [pn] [ꜥꜣ]
18 [⯑]𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊖𓁷𓏤𓐩𓏌𓀁𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓇋𓊪𓈖𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓎼𓂋𓍛𓏏𓏤𓁐𓏥𓁷𓏤𓏏𓈙𓏴𓂡𓇠𓌾𓏥𓂋𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂋𓂝𓇋𓋔𓏏𓅱𓂞𓂞𓇋𓏏𓏭𓈒𓏥𓇋𓊪𓈖𓁷𓏤𓈙𓃀𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏊𓏥𓏏𓈖[⯑][ḥn]sk,tt(j) n,tj m Jwn,w ḥr nḏ ddj,tj jpn jstw gr ḥm,t.pl ḥr tš jt r ḥ(n)q,t rḏi̯.jn =tw ddj,tj jpn ḥr šbb,t tn [wn.jn] [mj] [sn]f
19 𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁹𓏏𓇋𓋔𓏏𓅱𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓍁𓈖𓏏𓏊𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓂻𓅱𓇋𓈖𓂋𓆑𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓏏𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓎛𓈖𓂝𓊹𓊹𓊹𓇋𓊪𓈖𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓌉𓆓𓇳𓇾𓏤𓈅n r(m)ṯ.pl jri̯{.t}.jn =tw ḥ(n)q,t hbn,t 7000 jwi̯.jn r =f ḥm n nsw-byt Rꜥ ḥnꜥ nṯr.pl jpn r mꜣꜣ nn-n ḥ(n)q,t jstw ⸢ḥḏ⸣ ⸢tꜣ⸣
20 𓈖𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓄿𓌫𓂡𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓋔𓊹𓂋𓏏𓀗𓆗𓅓𓋴𓋴𓋴𓅱𓇳𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓏌𓏤𓏃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓍘𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊛𓌃𓆓𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓄤𓆑𓏭𓂋𓏭𓅱𓋴𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐛𓂝𓎡𓏏𓏛𓏥n smꜣmꜣ r(m)ṯ.pl jn nṯr,t m sw.pl =sn n.w ḫnty.t ḏd-mdw jn ḥm n Rꜥ nf{j}r.wj stj jw =j r mki̯.t
21 𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁷𓂋𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓇳𓏤𓀭[⯑]𓅓𓂝𓋴𓏏𓏭𓂋𓃀𓅱𓄿𓈖𓊃𓋴𓌳𓄿𓌫𓂡𓀀𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅓𓉔𓊪𓇳𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓏏𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭r(m)ṯ.pl ḥr =s ḏd.jn Rꜥ fꜣ⸢y⸣.pl m~ꜥ stj r bw {ꜣ}⟨ḏd⟩.n =s smꜣ =j r(m)ṯ.pl jm ⟨n⟩hp.jn ḥm n nsw-byt Rꜥ
22 𓅓𓄤𓄤𓄤𓎼𓂋𓎛⯑𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓋫𓏏𓏏𓄯𓈖𓈖𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓋴𓇥𓂋𓏏𓁀𓏊𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔𓄿𓎛𓏏𓈅𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇹𓏤𓏤𓏤𓎔𓏛𓅓𓈗𓅓𓅢𓏛𓏥𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓊹𓊪𓈖𓈝𓐛𓏏𓂻𓏭𓋔m nfr,w-grḥ r rḏi̯.t stt.tw nn-n sḏr,t wn.jn ꜣḥ,t.pl n,tj šzp 3 mḥ(.tj) m mw m bꜣ,w n ḥm n nṯr pn šmi̯{.t}.jn
23 𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏏𓈖𓅓𓇼𓄿𓇳𓏭𓅱𓅠𓅓𓈖𓊃𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓁷𓏤𓎔𓎛𓏏𓈗𓄤𓆑𓂋𓇋𓋔𓁷𓏤𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅓𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋔𓋴𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓄤𓆑𓂋𓁷𓏤𓄣𓏤𓊃𓏏𓇍𓂻𓇋𓈖𓊃𓏏𓐍𓏭𓏊𓍘𓇋𓂜𓈖ntr,t tn m dwꜣ,wj gmi̯.n =s nn-n ḥr mḥi̯.t nfr.jn ḥr =st jm wn.jn =st ḥr swrj nfr ḥr jb =st jy.n =s tḫj.tj nn
24 𓋷𓄿𓀁𓈖𓊃𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓈖𓊹𓂋𓏏𓀗𓆗𓏏𓈖𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓏭𓅱𓐛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓇋𓅓𓇋𓏏𓇋𓏛𓆗𓆣𓂋𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓁐𓏥𓅓𓆭𓆭𓆭𓊖𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭sjꜣ.n =s r(m)ṯ.pl ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ n nṯr,t tn jy.t.wj m-ḥtp jmꜣ,yt ḫpr nfr,t{.pl} m Jmꜣ,pl ⟨pw⟩ ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ
25 𓈖𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓆗𓏏𓈖𓁹𓈖𓊃𓏏𓋴𓇥𓂋𓏏𓁀𓏏𓏊𓏥𓅓𓏏𓂋𓅱𓆴𓊗𓏥𓆳𓏏𓏤𓎱𓇳𓇋𓊪𓈖𓏛𓋴𓏏𓂋𓍛𓏏𓏤𓁐𓏥𓀀𓆣𓂋𓁹𓏏𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓏏𓏊𓏥𓊪𓅱𓅓𓎛𓎱𓃀𓈖𓉡n ntr,t tn jri̯(.w) n =st sḏr,t m tr.w.pl (n) rnp,t jp{n}(.w) =st r ḥm,t.pl ={j} ḫpr jri̯.t sḏr,t pw m ⟨⸮jp-ḥm,t(≡s)?⟩ ḥb n Ḥw,t-Ḥr,w
26 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎟𓇥𓂋𓉔𓂋𓇳𓅱𓏤𓁶𓊪𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓀭𓈖𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓀗𓆗𓏏𓈖𓇋𓋔𓇋𓅱𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓈖𓉔𓉔𓊮𓈖𓍋𓐛𓂋𓅪𓆣𓂋𓐍𓂋𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓀁𓏭𓅱jn r(m)ṯ.pl nb(.w) ḏr hrw dp,j ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ n ntr,t tn jn jw mḥr.n hh n mḥr ḫpr ⸮ḫr⟨,t⟩? trj {j}⟨p⟩w
27 𓇋𓈖𓍋𓐛𓂋𓅪𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇳𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓄣𓏤𓀀𓅨𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀉𓅨𓂋𓃹𓈖𓈖𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓌳𓄿𓐛𓌫𓂡𓀀𓋴𓏏𓏥𓊃𓊪𓊗𓈖𓂜𓏏𓏤𓅪𓀀𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖jn mḥr ḏd.jn ḥm n Rꜥ ꜥnḫ =j n =j jw jb =j wrd.w wr r wnn ḥnꜥ =sn smꜣm =j st sp-n-jwtj ={j} nn-wn
28 𓂝𓈖𓂧𓅪𓄫𓏏𓅱𓏛𓂝𓏤𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓆑𓅓𓃀𓉔𓄹𓅓𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓏥𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎡𓌂𓅓𓂡𓍘𓇋𓅓𓌸𓂋𓂋𓏏𓀁𓏥𓎡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[⯑]ꜥnd ꜣw,t ꜥ =j ḏd.t.n nṯr.pl n,tj.w m-ḫt =f m ⸮bh(ꜣ)? m wrd,pl =k jw =k sḫm.tj m mrr,t.pl =k ḏd.jn ḥm [n]
29 𓊹𓏤𓊪𓈖𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓎛𓂝𓇠𓀀𓄿𓉔𓂧𓅪𓅓𓊃𓊪𓊗𓁶𓊪𓏤𓂜𓈖𓇍𓄿𓇋𓂻𓇋𓀀𓂋𓄖𓏏𓂻𓅱𓀀𓎡𓇋𓇋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓍛𓏤𓈖𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓅭𓏤𓆄𓅱𓀭𓁹𓏤𓏏nṯr pn n ḥm n Nwn ḥꜥ,pl =j ꜣhd(.w) m sp dp,j nn ⸮{jꜣy}? ⸮⟨zꜣy⟩? =j r pḥ.t wj ky ḏd.jn ḥm n Nwn zꜣ Šw jr,t =[k]
30 𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓅓𓐩𓏤𓏥𓆑𓅭𓏏𓁐𓏌𓏏𓇯𓂞𓏏[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓋔𓏌𓏏𓇯𓁐𓏇𓇋𓐛𓂝𓇋𓂋𓆑𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀭𓀀𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓀭𓇋𓀁𓇋𓋔𓏌𓏏𓇯n jt =[k] ⸢m⸣ nḏ,pl =f zꜣ,t Nw,t ḏi̯ =t sw [ḥr] [psḏ] =[ṯ] ḏd.jn Nw,t mj m jr =f jt =j Nwn j.jn Nw,t
31 𓅓[⯑]𓆣𓂋𓏌𓏏𓇯𓁐[⯑]𓇓𓏏𓅱𓍛𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓀭𓁷𓏤𓊪𓊃𓂧𓄦𓄹𓊃𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥⸢m⸣ _ ⸢Nwn⸣ ḫpr ⸢Nw,t⸣ [m] [jḥ,t] [__].jn swt ḥm n Rꜥ ḥr psḏ =s [jwi̯.t] pw jri̯.n nn-n r(m)ṯ.pl
32 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓊪𓊃𓂧𓄦𓄹𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖[⸮m?] [⸮bw?] [⸮wꜥr.n?] =[⸮sn?] [⸮r?] =[⸮f?] ꜥḥꜥ⟨.n⟩ mꜣꜣ.n =sn ⸢sw⸣ ḥr psd n [j]ḥ,t [ꜥḥꜥ⟨.n⟩] ḏd.n n =f nn-n
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 95 lines of the version in the tomb of Seti I (KV 17), the fullest surviving copy, with the sequence of the tomb’s wall text, 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).
1 It came to pass that Re rose, the god who came into being of himself, after he had taken up kingship, when humankind and the gods were still one. Then the people began to devise a plot […].
2 A plot against Re: for his majesty—life, prosperity, health—had grown old. His bones were silver, his flesh gold, his hair true lapis lazuli. Then his majesty perceived the plot the people had laid against him.
3 His majesty—life, prosperity, health—said to those of his retinue: “Summon my Eye to me, and Shu and Tefnut, Geb and Nut, and the fathers and mothers who were with me when I was still in Nun,
4 and my god Nun as well. Let him bring his company with him, but in secret.
5 The people must not see them, lest their hearts flee when you bring them with him to the palace. Let them offer their firm counsel, so I may return to Nun, to the place where I came into being.”
6 At once the gods were brought. Those gods stood on either side of him and touched the earth before his majesty with their brows.
7 He laid his case before the father of the eldest, maker of humankind, king of the people. They said to his majesty, “Speak to us, that we may hear the whole of it.”
8 Then Re said to Nun, “Eldest god from whom I came into being, and you primeval gods: see how the people who came from my Eye have plotted against me.
9 Tell me what you would do about it. I am still considering: I will not kill them before I have heard what you have to say.”
10 The majesty of Nun said, “Re, my son, god greater than the one who made him, mightier than those who fashioned him, sit again upon your throne.
11 Great is the fear of you when your Eye goes against those who devise evil against you.” The majesty of Re said, “See, they have fled into the desert; their hearts are afraid because of what I said to them.”
12 They said to his majesty, “Send out your Eye to crush those who plot evil for you. No eye is as excellent as yours to strike them for you.
13 Let it descend in the form of Hathor!” The goddess came back after killing the people in the desert. The majesty of this god said, “Welcome, Hathor, who has acted for her maker when I came to her!”
14 The goddess said, “As you live for me, I took hold of the people, and it delighted my heart.” The majesty of Re said, “I shall wield my power over them as king.
15 Do not diminish their number!” Thus came into being Sekhmet, the night’s brew, to wade in their blood beginning at Herakleopolis. Then Re said,
16 “Summon to me the messengers, fleet and swift, so that they may go like the shadow of a body!” At once the messengers were brought.
17 The majesty of this god said, “Go to Elephantine and bring me red ocher in abundance!” They brought him the ocher. Then the majesty of this great god had the One with the Sidelock in Heliopolis grind it.
18 Meanwhile servant women ground barley for beer. The red ocher was poured into the mash, and it looked like human blood.
19 They prepared 7,000 hebenet jars of beer. The majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Re, came with those gods to inspect the beer, while dawn was about to break upon the goddess’s slaughter of humankind, during their journey southward.
20 The majesty of Re spoke: “How beautiful it is! I shall protect the people from her.”
21 Re said, “Carry it to the place she has named as the place where she will kill the people.” At the end of the night, the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Re, rose and had this sleeping draught poured out.
22 By the power of the majesty of this god, the fields lay flooded with liquid three handbreadths deep. In the morning the goddess came
23 and found them flooded. Her face was beautiful in it. She drank, and her heart was charmed. Drunk, she went away and could no longer recognize the people.
24 The majesty of Re said to the goddess, “Welcome in peace, lovely one!” Thus came into being the Beautiful One of Imau. The majesty of Re told the goddess to prepare for her a drink of intoxication at the seasons of the annual festival and to entrust it to the servant women.
25 Thus arose the people’s custom, from the first day onward, of making a drink of intoxication at the Ip-Hemet festival, a festival of Hathor.
26 The majesty of Re said to the goddess, “Was the breath of pain painful?” Thus came possession through pain.
27 The majesty of Re said, “As I live, my heart is utterly weary of living among them. I do not even wish to kill them now. The reach of my power was never small.”
28 The gods of his retinue answered, “Do not retreat in your weariness, now that you have gained power over all you desire!” The majesty of this god said to the majesty of Nun,
29 “My body is weary for the first time. I will not wait until another attacks me.” The majesty of Nun said, “Shu, my grandson, let your Eye be your father’s protection.
30 Nut, my great-granddaughter, take him upon your back.” Nut said, “How shall that be, Nun, my grandfather?” Nut went on to say,
31 “[…] not, Nun!” Nut became a cow. Then the majesty of Re mounted her back. The people came from the place to which they had fled.
32 From the place to which they had fled […], they looked up and saw him there upon the back of the cow. Then those people said to him,
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 95 lines of the version in the tomb of Seti I (KV 17), the fullest surviving copy, with the sequence of the tomb’s wall text.
1 [It happened that Re rose], the god who came into being by himself, after he became king, when humans and gods were still one. Then the humans [began to]
2 [plan a plot] […] a plot against Re. His Majesty—may he live, prosper, and be healthy—had grown old. His bones were silver, his flesh was gold, and his hair was real lapis lazuli. Then [His Majesty]
3 [recognized the plot] the humans had made against him. His Majesty—may he live, prosper, and be healthy—said to his followers, “Call my Eye to me, and Shu,
4 Tefnut, Geb, Nut, and the fathers and mothers who were with me when I was in Nun, the first waters. Call the god Nun too. Let him bring his attendants
5 with him. Bring them quietly, so that the humans do not see them and become afraid. Come with them to the palace. Let them state their firm proposals, so that
6 I may return to Nun, to the place where I came into being.” These gods were brought [at once]. They [stood] on either side of His Majesty and touched the ground with their foreheads in front of
7 him. He presented his case before the father of the eldest one, who created humans and rules his subjects. They said to His Majesty, “Speak
8 to us until we have heard it.” Re said to Nun, “Eldest god from whom I came into being, and you ancestral gods: look at the humans who came into being
9 from my Eye. They have planned a plot against me. Tell me what you would do about it. I am considering it. I have not killed them; I want to hear what you have to say
10 about it.” Nun said, “My son Re, you are a greater god than the one who made you, more important than those who brought you into being. Sit on your throne.
11 People fear you greatly when your Eye acts against those who plan evil against you.” Re said, “Look, they have fled to the desert. They are afraid because of what I said
12 to them.” They said to His Majesty, “Send out your Eye. Let her crush those who are planning evil against you. No other eye is as good as she is [at striking them for you].
13 Let her go down as Hathor.” The goddess returned after killing the humans in the desert. The god said, “Welcome, Hathor, who acted for the Creator, [after I came to her].”
14 The goddess said, “As you live for me, I took control of the humans, and it pleased me.” Re said, “I will take control of them [as king].
15 Do not reduce their number!” So Sekhmet came into being, the brew of the night, to wade in their blood from Herakleopolis onward. [Re] said,
16 “Call my messengers, those quick runners, so that they move like the shadow of a body.” The messengers were brought [at once].
17 The god said, “Go to Elephantine and bring me a great deal of red ocher.” The red ocher was brought to him. [This great god] had
18 [the one with a sidelock] in Heliopolis grind the red ocher. Meanwhile, servant women crushed barley to make beer. The ocher was put into the mash. [It looked like the blood]
19 of humans. They made 7000 hebenet jars of beer. Re, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, came with the gods to inspect the beer. Dawn was breaking
20 on the time when the goddess would kill the humans as they traveled south. Re said, “This is good. I will protect
21 the humans from her.” Re said, “Carry the beer to the place where she said, ‘I will kill the humans there.’” At the end of the night Re, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, rose
22 to have this sleep-inducing drink poured out. Farmland was soaked with liquid to a depth of 3 handbreadths through this god's power. The goddess came
23 in the morning and found the land flooded. Her face looked beautiful in it. She drank, and it pleased her. She came away drunk and did not
24 recognize the humans. Re said to the goddess, “Welcome, lovely one.” So the Beautiful One of Imau came into being. Re said
25 to the goddess, “Let a drink that makes people drunk be made for her at the times of the yearly festival, and let it be assigned to my servant women.” This is how making that drink at the [Ip-Hemet] festival of Hathor began
26 among all people from the first day. Re said to the goddess, “Was the burning breath of pain painful?” So desire or possession came about through pain.
27 Re said, “As I live, I am much too tired of living with them. I will not even kill them. No one has
28 made the reach of my arm small.” The gods who followed him replied, “Do not withdraw because you are tired. You have power over what you want.” [The god] said
29 to Nun, “My body has grown tired for the first time. I will not wait until someone else attacks me.” Nun said, “My grandson Shu, let your Eye
30 protect your father. My great-granddaughter Nut, put him [on your back].” Nut said, “How, my grandfather Nun?” Nut said,
31 “[…] Nun!” Nut became [a cow]. Then Re [mounted] her back. The humans came
32 [from the place where they had fled]. They saw him on the cow's back. [Then] these humans said to him,