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The Seed Speaks Against Seth
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12.1 𓅃𓅆𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏭𓂻𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓂾𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏌𓅱𓅯𓂻𓀁𓀀𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎡𓅓𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅃𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓊗𓏤𓏤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅱𓏥Ḥr,w mꜥ~j ḥnw =nn sḫn =j r-ḥnꜥ =k m tꜣ qnb,t wn.jn Ḥr,w ḥr ḏd n =f jry =j m =kj jry =j zp-2 wn.jn =w
12.2 𓈝𓅓𓏏⯑𓂻𓂋𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥𓅓𓅯𓄿𓊃𓀀𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓏥𓊢𓂝𓂻𓅓𓂺𓏛𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓉻𓏏𓏛𓇋𓅱𓏏𓅱𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅱𓏥𓇋𓀁𓆓𓂧𓂋𓂋𓏤𓏏𓈖𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓂞𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀(ḥr) šmi̯.t r ((tꜣ)) qnb,t m pꜣ s 2 jw =w (ḥr) ꜥḥꜥ m-bꜣḥ tꜣ psd(,t)-ꜥꜣ.t jw =tw ḥr ḏd ((n)) =((w)) ((j:ḏd)) r-rʾ =tn wn.jn Stẖ ḥr ḏd jmm dd.tw n =j
12.3 𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓋾𓈎𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓅯𓄿𓃹𓈖𓅱𓇋𓂋𓈐𓅆𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓂓𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓂚𓄿𓏏𓏭𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓂝𓈙𓀁tꜣ jꜣw,t (n) Ḥqꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) pꜣ-wn jr Ḥr,w pꜣ n,tj ꜥḥꜥ jry =j kꜣ,t (n) ꜥḥꜣ,tj r =f wn.jn tꜣ psd(,t) (ḥr) ꜥš
12.4 𓋴𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄑𓀁𓉻𓏛𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓃀𓈙𓂐𓊪𓎼𓄿𓋴𓂐𓏤𓏥𓂋𓁷⯑𓏤𓅆𓈖𓅃𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓈐𓅆𓋴𓃀𓇋𓄿𓏏𓄑𓀁𓇋𓅓𓋴𓈖𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓈐𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏sgꜣ~bw ꜥꜣ wn.j⟨n⟩ =sn ḥr bši̯ pgꜣs,pl r ḥr n Ḥr,w wn.jn Ḥr,w (ḥr) sbjꜣ.t jm =sn wn.jn Ḥr,w ḥr jri̯.t
12.5 𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀁𓏥𓈖𓊹𓅆𓅓𓆓𓂧𓂝𓍑𓄿⯑⯑𓂡𓅯𓄿𓆓𓂧𓎟𓁣𓅆𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂝𓈙𓀁𓏏𓅱𓈖𓏏𓄿𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏏𓂺𓈖𓁣𓅆𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓁺𓈖𓈖𓏥𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏴𓀁ꜥnḫ{.pl} n nṯr m-ḏd ꜥḏꜣ pꜣ ḏd nb Stẖ jmm ꜥš =tw n tꜣ mtw,t n Stẖ ptrj =nn pꜣ n,tj jw =st (r) wšb.t
12.6 𓇋𓅓𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓅱𓂝𓈙𓀁𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓏌𓎡𓀀𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓁺𓈖𓈖𓏥𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓅱𓈙𓃀𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏴𓀁𓇋𓅓𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅝𓅆𓎟𓊹𓅆𓌃𓏤𓅆𓏥jm mtw =tw ꜥš n tꜣy =j jnk ptrj =nn pꜣ n,tj jw =st (r) wšby.t jm wn.jn Ḏḥw,tj nb-mdw.pl-nṯr
12.7 𓏞𓆄𓏛𓏥𓈖𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓎝𓎛𓏛𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓏏𓏤⯑𓈖𓅃𓅆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏭𓂻𓁐𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓈐𓂻𓏏𓄿𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏏𓂺𓈖𓁣𓅆𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏴𓀁sẖꜣ,w-mꜣꜥ,t-n-psd(,t) ḥr wꜣḥ ḏr,t =f ḥr qꜥḥ,t n Ḥr,w jw =f ḥr ḏd mꜥ~j r-bw~n~rʾ tꜣ mtw,t n Stẖ jw =st (ḥr) wšb.t
12.8 𓈖𓆑𓅓𓅯𓄿𓈗𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓅯𓄿𓂝𓏤𓈖𓅡𓏤𓈖𓏏𓀗𓌟𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅝𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓎝𓎛𓏛𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓏏𓏤𓄹𓈖𓁣𓅆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏭𓂻𓁐n =f m pꜣ mw m-ẖnw pꜣ ꜥ n bꜣ~n,t wn.jn Ḏḥw,tj ḥr wꜣḥ ḏr,t =f ḥr qꜥḥ,t n Stẖ jw =f ḥr ḏd mꜥ~j
12.9 𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓈐𓂻𓏏𓄿𓂸𓏏𓅱𓏏𓂺𓈖𓅃𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊃𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓇍𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅝𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊃𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏭𓂻𓁐r-bw~n~rʾ tꜣ mtw,t n Ḥr,w wn.jn =s ḥr ḏd n =f jw =j r jꜣy tnw wn.jn Ḏḥw,tj ḥr ḏd n =s mꜥ~j
12.10 𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓈐𓂻𓅓𓄟𓋴𓇥𓂋𓄔𓏏𓏤⯑𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓏏𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓀀𓉐𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓈐𓂻𓅓𓄟𓋴𓇥𓂋𓄔𓏏𓏤⯑𓆑𓇋𓅱𓏌𓎡⯑𓈗r-bw~n~rʾ m msḏr{,t} =f ꜥḥꜥ.n =st ḥr ḏd n =f jstw j:jri̯ =j pry r-bw~n~rʾ m msḏr{,t} =f jw jnk mw
12.11 𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏭𓏛𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅝𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊃𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏭𓂻𓁐𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓈐𓂻𓅓𓄋𓏏𓏤𓄹𓅆𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊃𓉐𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓅓𓌡𓂝𓏤𓈖𓇋𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓇳𓅆𓈖𓋞𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓏤𓈖nṯr,j wn.jn Ḏḥw,tj ḥr ḏd n =s mꜥ~j r-bw~n~rʾ m wp,t =f wn.jn =s (ḥr) pry m wꜥ-n jtn n nbw ḥr dp n
12.12 𓁣𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓁣𓅆𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓂋𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓊗𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄫𓅱𓏭𓂢𓂧𓏏𓏤𓆑𓂋𓎔𓏛𓅓𓅯𓄿𓇋𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓇳𓅆𓈖𓋞𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅝𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓈖𓈞⯑⯑⯑𓂡𓆑Stẖ wn.jn Stẖ (ḥr) qnd.t r-jqr zp-2 jw =f (ḥr) ꜣwj ḏr,t =f r mḥ m pꜣ jtn n nbw wn.jn Ḏḥw,tj ḥr nḥm =f
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).
12.1 Horus, “Come, let us hurry! I will plead my case against you in court.” Horus answered, “I will. Look, I will indeed!” Then they
12.2 went together, the two of them, to the court and stood before the Great Ennead. They were told, “Speak, then!” Seth said, “Let me be given
12.3 the office of ruler, life, prosperity, and health, for as for Horus, who stands here, I have done a man’s work upon him.” The Ennead cried out
12.4 loudly and spat in Horus’s face. Horus laughed at them and swore an oath by the god, saying,
12.5 “All that Seth has said is false. Summon Seth’s semen, and we shall see from where it answers;
12.6 summon mine as well, and we shall see from where it answers.” Then Thoth, Lord of Divine Words,
12.7 scribe of the Ennead’s truth, laid his hand on Horus’s shoulder. He said, “Come out, semen of Seth!” It answered him
12.8 from the water in the midst of the cucumber bed. Thoth laid his hand on Seth’s shoulder and said, “Come
12.9 out, semen of Horus!” It said to him, “From where shall I come?” Thoth answered, “Come
12.10 out of his ear!” It said to him, “Am I to come out of his ear when I am divine water?”
12.11 Thoth said, “Come out through the crown of his head!” It came forth as a golden disk upon the head of
12.12 Seth. Seth grew exceedingly angry and stretched out his hand to seize the golden disk. Then Thoth took it
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.
12.1 Horus, “Come, let's hurry! I'll go to court with you.” Horus told him, “I'll do it. Yes, I'll do it, I really will.” They went to court together.
12.2 They stood before the great council of gods. Someone said to them, “Speak now!” Seth said, “Give me
12.3 the office of ruler, may he live, prosper, and be healthy. As for Horus standing here, I have done a man's act to him!” The council of gods cried out
12.4 loudly and spat in Horus's face. Horus laughed at them and swore an oath by the god, saying,
12.5 “Everything Seth has said is false. Call Seth's semen so we can see where it answers from,
12.6 and call mine so we can see where it answers from.” Thoth, lord of the gods' words
12.7 and scribe of the council of gods' truth, put his hand on Horus's shoulder. He said, “Come out, semen of Seth!” It answered
12.8 him from the water in the area of the cucumber patch. Thoth put his hand on Seth's shoulder and said, “Come
12.9 out, semen of Horus!” It asked him, “Where should I come out?” Thoth told it, “Come
12.10 out of his ear!” It said to him, “Should I come out of his ear when I am divine water?”
12.11 Thoth told it, “Come out of the top of his head!” It came out as a golden disk on the head of
12.12 Seth. Seth grew extremely angry. He reached out to grab the golden disk, but Thoth took it away