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13.1 𓅓𓂞𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓆑𓅓𓈍𓂝𓅱𓆱𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓏤𓅆𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏭𓆄𓏛𓏏𓅱𓅃𓅆𓂝𓍑𓄿𓅱𓏛𓂡𓁣𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓂋𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓊗𓏤𓏤m-ḏi̯ =f jw =f (ḥr) ḏi̯.ṱ =f m ḫꜥ,w,pl ḥr dp =f wn.jn tꜣ psd(,t) ḥr ḏd mꜣꜥj.ṱ Ḥr,w ꜥḏꜣ,w Stẖ ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ (ḥr) qnd.t r-jq⟨r⟩ zp-2
13.2 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂝𓈙𓀁𓋴𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄑𓀁𓉻𓏛𓆓𓂧𓅱𓏥𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏭𓆄𓏛𓏏𓅱𓅃𓅆𓂝𓍑𓄿⯑⯑𓂡𓃫𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀁𓉻𓏛𓈖𓊹𓅆𓅓𓆓𓂧jw =f (ḥr) ꜥš sgꜣ~bw ꜥꜣ ⟨m-ḏr⟩ ḏd =w mꜣꜥj.ṱ Ḥr,w ꜥḏꜣ Stẖ ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ ḥr jri̯.t ꜥnḫ ꜥꜣ n nṯr m-ḏd
13.3 𓃀𓈖𓇋⯑⯑⯑𓂋𓂞𓏏𓈖𓆑𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓏏𓅱𓏏𓅱𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂻𓆑𓂋𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓈐𓂻𓇋𓀁𓏭𓂋𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅱𓅆𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋜𓂝𓎛⯑⯑𓂡𓈖𓈖𓏥𓈖𓉔𓄿𓏭𓅪𓏥bn j(w) =(tw) r ḏi̯.t n =f tꜣ jꜣw,t j:jri̯.tw{.tw} =tw ḫꜣꜥ =f r-bw~n~rʾ j~jrʾ~mꜥw =j mtw =tn mḏ{ꜥ}ḥ n =n nhꜣj ⟨n⟩
13.4 𓊢𓂝𓅱𓇋𓇋𓊛𓏥𓈖𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓏥𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓍘𓏭𓂋𓏤𓂋𓏤𓂾𓂻𓅓𓅯𓄿𓊃𓀀𓏤𓏤𓏤𓐍𓂋𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓆑𓇋𓅷𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂷𓂡𓅓𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓇋𓂋𓏭𓀹𓏛𓀀𓇋𓅱𓏏𓅱ꜥḥꜥ,wy.pl n jnr mtw =tn tj~jrʾ~rʾ m pꜣ s 2 ḫr jr pꜣ n,tj jw =f (r) ⸮{j}ṯꜣy? m pꜣy =f jr,j jw =tw
13.5 𓂞𓏏𓈖𓆑𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓋾𓈎𓅆⯑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅃𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓋜𓂝𓎛⯑⯑𓂡𓈖𓆑𓌡𓂝𓏤𓊛𓏤𓏥𓈖𓂝𓈙𓐎𓆭𓆱𓇋𓅱𓆑𓋴𓈎𓇉𓄿𓏴𓂡𓆑𓅓𓈎𓄿𓍑𓄿𓊌𓏥(r) ḏi̯.t n =f tꜣ jꜣw,t (n) Ḥqꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) wn.jn Ḥr,w ḥr mḏ{ꜥ}ḥ n =f wꜥ ꜥḥꜥ{.pl} n ꜥš jw =f (ḥr) sqḥꜣ =f m qꜣ~ḏꜣ
13.6 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂻𓆑𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈗𓅓𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓇳𓈖𓂋𓅱𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏭⯑𓇳𓏤𓇋𓅱𓂜𓈖𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓁺𓋴𓏏𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓏥𓎟𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓅯𓄿𓇾𓏤𓈇𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖jw =f (ḥr) ḫꜣꜥ =f r pꜣ mw m trj n rwhꜣwj jw nn ptrj st r(m)ṯ{.pl} nb n,tj m pꜣ tꜣ r-ḏr =f ꜥḥꜥ.n
13.7 𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓁺𓅯𓄿𓊛𓏤𓏥𓈖𓅃𓅆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓏥𓂋𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓈝𓅓𓏏⯑𓂻𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈋𓏤𓊌𓇋𓅱𓆑𓈙𓂝𓂧⯑𓌫𓂡𓌡𓂝𓏤Stẖ ḥr ptrj pꜣ ꜥḥꜥ{.pl} n Ḥr,w jw =f ḥr ḏd jnr r =f jw =f (ḥr) šmi̯.t r pꜣ ḏw jw =f (ḥr) šꜥd wꜥ
13.8 𓏏𓉔𓄿𓈖𓁶𓏤𓊌𓈖𓈋𓏤𓊌𓇋𓅱𓆑𓋜𓂝𓎛⯑⯑𓏛𓂡𓈖𓆑𓌡𓂝𓏤𓊛𓏤𓈖𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓏥𓍢𓎆𓎆𓎆𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓂝𓎔𓂝𓏤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓋴𓈖𓏥𓉔𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓂋𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓈖𓏥{t}⟨d⟩hꜣn(,t) n ḏw jw =f (ḥr) mḏ{ꜥ}ḥ n =f wꜥ ꜥḥꜥ n jnr ⟨n⟩ 138 {ꜥ}⟨n⟩ mḥ wn.j⟨n⟩ =sn (ḥr) hꜣy r nꜣy =sn
13.9 𓊢𓂝𓅱𓇋𓇋⯑𓊛𓅓𓂺𓏛𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓊛𓏤𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷𓏤𓉔𓂋𓊪𓅱𓈗𓂡𓅓𓅯𓄿𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏𓆣𓇋𓀗𓏛𓏥𓆑𓅓𓌡𓂝𓏤𓂧𓃀𓅱𓄛𓏤𓏥ꜥḥꜥ,wy m-bꜣḥ tꜣ psd(,t) wn.jn pꜣ ꜥḥꜥ n Stẖ ḥr hrp m pꜣ mw ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ ḥr jri̯.t ḫprj,pl =f m wꜥ db,w
13.10 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓃀𓅯𓄿𓎼𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀉𓏭𓅪𓅯𓄿𓊛𓏤𓈖𓅃𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅃𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓅷𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂷𓂡𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓎛𓂡𓂡𓂡𓏏𓅱𓆑𓂋𓍛𓏤𓅆𓈖𓁣𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖jw =f (ḥr) ḏi̯.t bꜣ~gꜣ~y pꜣ ꜥḥꜥ n Ḥr,w wn.jn Ḥr,w ḥr ṯꜣy ⸮ḥmt? =f jw =f (ḥr) ḥwi̯.ṱ =f r ḥm n Stẖ wn.jn
13.11 𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓅓𓁹𓎛𓂡𓂡𓂡𓏏𓅱𓆑𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓏎𓈖𓈖𓄿𓈍𓂝𓅱𓆱𓏥𓈖𓅯𓄿𓈗𓇋𓅱𓆑𓎝𓎛𓏛𓅱𓏥𓅓𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓊛𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓐍𓂧𓊛tꜣ psd(,t) ḥr ḏd n =f m-jri̯ ḥwi̯.ṱ =f r =f wn.jn =f ḥr jni̯ nꜣ ḫꜥ,w.pl n pꜣ mw jw =f (ḥr) wꜣḥ =w m pꜣy =f ꜥḥꜥ jw =f (ḥr) ḫdi̯
13.12 𓂋𓊃𓅭𓇋𓇋𓊖𓂋𓆓𓂧𓈖𓏏𓆇𓅆𓅨𓂋𓊹𓅐𓏏𓆇𓆗𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓏛𓂡𓏏𓅱𓎛𓈖𓂝𓁣𓅆𓂋𓈖𓏏𓏭𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓈖𓆳𓏏𓏤𓂋𓏏𓄿𓏭𓇋𓅱𓈖𓈖𓏥𓅓𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥r Sꜣ,y r ḏd ⟨n⟩ N,t wr(,t) mw,t-nṯr jmm wḏꜥ.tw =(j) ḥnꜥ Stẖ r-n,tj 80 n rnp,t r tꜣj jw =nn m tꜣ qnb,t
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).
13.1 away from him and placed it as a crown upon his own head. The Ennead said, “Horus is in the right; Seth is in the wrong.” Seth grew exceedingly angry
13.2 and cried out loudly when they said, “Horus is in the right; Seth is in the wrong.” Then Seth swore a solemn oath by the god, saying,
13.3 “He shall not be given the office until he has been sent out with me, and we have fashioned ourselves boats of stone
13.4 and raced each other, the two of us. Whoever defeats his fellow
13.5 shall be given the office of ruler, life, prosperity, and health.” Horus fashioned himself a boat of Lebanese fir wood and whitewashed it with plaster.
13.6 He launched it into the water in the evening, unseen by anyone in all the land. Then
13.7 Seth saw Horus’s boat and said, “It is stone, surely.” He went to the mountain and cut off a projecting piece
13.8 of the mountain. He fashioned himself a stone boat, 138 cubits long. Then they went down to their boats
13.9 before the Ennead. Seth’s boat sank in the water. Seth transformed himself into a hippopotamus
13.10 and wrecked Horus’s boat. Horus seized his harpoon and hurled it at the majesty of Seth. Then
13.11 the Ennead said to him, “Do not hurl it at him!” Horus fetched the gear for sailing, laid it in his boat, and sailed north
13.12 to Sais to say to Neith the Great, Mother of the God, “Have judgment rendered between me and Seth: for eighty years, down to this very year, we have been in court.”
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.
13.1 from him and put it on his own head as a crown. The council of gods said, “Horus is right. Seth is wrong.” Seth became extremely angry.
13.2 He cried out loudly when they said, “Horus is right. Seth is wrong.” Then Seth swore a solemn oath by the god, saying,
13.3 “He will not be given the office until he has been sent out with me, we have made ourselves some
13.4 stone boats, and we have raced each other, the two of us. Whoever beats his opponent will
13.5 be given the office of ruler, may he live, prosper, and be healthy.” Horus made himself a boat of fir wood and coated it with plaster.
13.6 In the evening he put it in the water, without anyone in the whole country seeing it. Then
13.7 Seth saw Horus's boat. He said, “It's stone.” He went to the mountain and cut off a
13.8 rocky projection. He shaped it into a stone boat 138 cubits long. They went down to their boats
13.9 in front of the council of gods. Seth's boat sank in the water. Seth changed himself into a hippopotamus
13.10 and caused Horus's boat to sink. Horus took his spear and threw it toward Seth himself. Then
13.11 the council of gods told him, “Don't throw it at him!” Horus fetched equipment for the water and put it in his boat. Then he sailed downstream
13.12 to Sais to tell Neith the Great, mother of the god, “Have the dispute between Seth and me judged. We have been in court for 80 years now.”