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Horus Claims Osiris's Office
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1.1 𓅯𓄿[⯑][⯑][⯑]𓁣𓅆𓈙𓏏⯑𓄿𓅱𓏴𓏛𓏥𓆣𓇋𓀯𓏛𓏥𓉻𓂝𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓀙𓅱𓀀𓏥𓀗𓅱𓀀𓏥[⯑][⯑][⸮ḫpr.n?] pꜣ wp[w.t] Ḥr,w [ḥ]nꜥ Stẖ štꜣ,w.pl-ḫpr,j.pl ꜥꜣ.y{t}.pl sr.w.pl wr.w.pl j:ḫpr.y[.pl] [j]stw
1.2 [⯑]𓌡𓂝𓏤𓈖𓄟𓋴𓀔𓅆𓈞𓊃𓀔𓅓𓂺𓏛𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓅱𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓊨𓇳𓅆𓄤𓆑𓂋[⯑][⯑]⸢jr⸣ wꜥ-n ms [⸮jstw?] [⸮sw?] ḥmsi̯ m-bꜣḥ Nb-r-ḏr ḥr wḫꜣḫ tꜣ jꜣw,t n jt Ws-jr nfr ḫꜥ.y[.pl] [zꜣ]
1.3 [⯑]𓋴𓌉𓆓𓇳[⯑]𓆑𓇋𓅱𓅝𓅆𓐍𓂋𓊪𓅱𓌂𓏛𓂡𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂀𓈖𓀙𓀗𓅆𓏶𓅓𓏭𓀁𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[Pt]ḥ sḥḏ [⸮jmn,tt?] [m] [j(w)n] =f jw Ḏḥw,tj (ḥr) ḫrp wḏꜣ(,t) [n] sr-wr-jm,j-Jwn,w ḏd.jn
1.4 [⯑]𓅭𓏤𓅆𓇳𓂋𓂝𓅆𓅓𓂺𓏛[⯑]𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏭𓆄𓏛𓏥𓎟[⯑]𓇓𓅱𓅓𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖⸢Šw⸣ ⸢zꜣ⸣-Rꜥ m-bꜣḥ [Tm,w] [sr-]wr-jm,j-Jwn,w mꜣꜥ,j(t) nb(.t) ws[r]⟨.ṱ⟩ [⟨j:⟩jri̯] sw m-ḏd jmm tꜣ jꜣw,t n [Ḥr,w]
1.5 [⯑]𓅝𓅆𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓅓𓁨𓏤𓏥𓈖𓊃𓊪𓊗𓊢𓂝𓂻𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆[⯑][⯑]𓉻𓏛𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓂋𓈙𓅱𓏏𓂉𓏛𓏥[ḏd].jn Ḏḥw,tj n t[ꜣ] [psd(,t)] [mꜣꜥj].ṱ m ḥḥ n sp ꜥḥꜥ⟨.n⟩ ꜣs,t (ḥr) ꜥš [sgꜣ~]bw ꜥꜣ jw =st (m) rš,wt
1.6 [⯑][⯑][⯑]𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓎔𓂝𓎛𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊡𓅱𓏥𓂋[⯑]𓋴𓇛𓅓𓏛𓄣𓏤𓀀𓈖𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅆⯑𓋹𓍑𓋴[⯑]r-j[qr] [zp-2] [jw] =[st] (ḥr) [jy.t] [m-bꜣḥ] [Nb-r]-ḏr jw =st ḥr ḏd mḥ,yt{.w.pl} r ⸢jmn,tt⸣ snḏm jb ={j} n Wnn-nfr ꜥnḫ-w(ḏꜣ)-s(nb) ḏd[.jn]
1.7 𓆄𓅱𓅆[⯑][⯑]𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏏𓀗𓅆𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏭𓆄𓏛𓈖𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥[⯑]𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓇋𓇋𓄿𓇋𓐍𓏛𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈖𓏥𓁹𓂋⯑𓋴𓐍𓂋𓏛𓏥⸢Šw⸣ ⸢zꜣ⸣[-Rꜥ] ⸮[pꜣ]? ⸮ḫrp? (n) wḏꜣ,t mꜣꜥj n psd(,t) [ḏ]d.t.n Nb-r-ḏr yꜣ jḫ pꜣy =tn ((jri̯)) sḫr.pl
1.8 [⯑][⯑]𓆓𓂧[⯑]𓆑𓏠𓈖𓈙𓅱𓍶𓅆𓈖𓅃𓅆𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓅱[⯑]𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓏤𓅆𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓎼𓂋𓀁𓅓wꜥi̯ =[tn] ꜥḥ[ꜥ.n] [⸮Jni̯-ḥr(,t)?] [ḥr] ḏd [nḥm] =f mnš,w n Ḥr,w mtw =tw [ḏi̯.t] [ḥḏ,t] ḥr dp =f ꜥḥꜥ.n Nb-r-ḏr (ḥr) gr m
1.9 [⯑][⯑]𓆑𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓏏𓄿𓏭𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓁣𓅆[⯑]𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂻𓏏𓅱𓆑[⯑][jꜣd,t] [ꜥꜣ].t [jw] =f qnd{.t} [r] tꜣj psd(,t) wn.jn Stẖ zꜣ-Nw[,t] ḥr ḏd jmm ḫꜣꜥ.tw =f r-bw~n~[rʾ]
1.10 𓇋𓀁𓏭𓂋𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅱𓀀𓂞𓅱𓀀[⯑]𓎡𓂧𓏏𓏤𓄹𓅆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅷𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂷𓂡𓏏𓅱𓆑𓂧𓏏𓏤𓄹𓆑[⯑]𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓅱𓃀𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓅱𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓏥j~jrʾ~mꜥw =j ḏi̯ =j [ptrj] =k ḏr,t =j jw =f (ḥr) ṯꜣy{.ṱ} ={f} ḏr,t =f ⸢m-bꜣḥ⸣ tꜣ psd(,t) jw bw rḫ =tw md,t,pl
1.11 [⯑]𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓂜𓈖𓇋𓅱𓈖𓈖𓏥𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓂞𓏏𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖[nb(.t)] [n] kfꜣ.ṱ =f ꜥḥꜥ.n Ḏḥw,tj ḥr ḏd n =f nn jw =nn r rḫ pꜣ [gr]g,j jstw j:jri̯ =⟨t⟩w ḏi̯.t tꜣ jꜣw,t n
1.12 𓊨𓇳𓅆𓈖𓁣𓅆𓇋𓅱𓅭𓏤𓅆𓅃𓅆[⯑]𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆𓅃𓅆𓈌𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓅆𓅆[⯑]𓂋𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓊗𓏤𓏤𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓄣𓏤𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆Ws-jr n Stẖ jw zꜣ =[f] Ḥr,w ꜥḥ[ꜥ] ꜥḥꜥ.n Pꜣ-Rꜥ-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du (ḥr) qnd.t r-jq⟨r⟩ zp-2 jstw jb n Pꜣ-Rꜥ⟨-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du⟩
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all sixteen pages (198 lines) of the recto of Papyrus Chester Beatty I, the only complete copy, 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).
1.1 There […] arose the judgment between Horus and Seth, the two of secret forms, the great ones, the most exalted princes ever to exist. Now
1.2 as for a child, he began before the Lord of All to demand the office of his father Osiris, perfect in manifestations, [son of]
1.3 [Pt]ah, who illuminates [the West] with his [being], while Thoth brought the Eye of Horus [to] the great prince who dwells in Heliopolis. Then
1.4 Shu, son of Ra, said before [Atum], the great prince in Heliopolis: “All justice is strong. [Do] it: give the office to [Horus]!”
1.5 Then Thoth [said] to the [Ennead]: “A million times [right]!” Isis cried out with a loud [cry], for she was filled with joy,
1.6 exceedingly. [She came before] the [Lord of] All and said: “North wind, go westward; gladden the heart of Wenennefer, alive, whole, and well!” Then
1.7 Shu, [son of Ra], said: “The bringing of the Eye of Horus is right in the Ennead’s sight.” But the Lord of All said: “Why do you make plans alone?”
1.8 Then [Onuris] said: “[Let him seize] the cartouche of Horus, and let the White Crown be [placed] upon his head.” The Lord of All fell silent for
1.9 [a long] time, angry with this Ennead. Then Seth, son of Nut, said: “Let him be sent outside
1.10 with me. I shall let you [see] my hand seize his hand before the Ennead, when no other means
1.11 of exposing him is known.” Then Thoth said to him: “We will not recognize such an injustice! Are we to give the office of
1.12 Osiris to Seth while his son Horus stands here?” Then Re-Harakhty grew exceedingly angry. For Re-Harakhty wished
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all sixteen pages (198 lines) of the recto of Papyrus Chester Beatty I, the only complete copy.
1.1 The dispute between Horus and Seth took place. They had hidden forms and were great and powerful princes, the greatest who had ever existed.
1.2 A young god was before the Lord of All, asking for the office of his father Osiris, whose appearances were beautiful, the son of
1.3 Ptah, who lights up the west with his being. Thoth brought the Eye of Horus to the high prince in Heliopolis. Then
1.4 Shu, son of Re, spoke before Atum, the high prince in Heliopolis: “Justice is strong in every case. Do what is right. Say: ‘Give the office to Horus!’”
1.5 Thoth said to the group of gods: “That is right a million times over!” Isis cried out loudly because she was very happy.
1.6 She was very, very happy. She came before the Lord of All and said: “North wind, go west and cheer the heart of Onnophris—may he live, be well, and be healthy!” Then
1.7 Shu, son of Re, said: “Bringing the Eye of Horus is right in the eyes of the group of gods.” The Lord of All said: “Why are you making plans on your own, without me?”
1.8 Then Onuris said: “He has taken Horus's cartouche, and they have put the White Crown on his head.” The Lord of All fell silent for
1.9 a long time, angry with the group of gods. Then Seth, son of Nut, said: “Let Horus go outside
1.10 with me! I'll show you my hand taking his hand before the group of gods, since no one knows another way
1.11 to expose him.” Thoth said to him: “No, we cannot accept this wrong. Should the office of
1.12 Osiris go to Seth when Osiris's son Horus is standing here?” Re-Harakhty became very angry. He wanted the office to go to Seth, the powerful son of Nut.