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2.1 𓂋𓂞𓏏𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖𓃫𓅆𓉻𓏛𓄖𓏏𓏭𓀗𓀗𓂡𓏏𓅱𓅆𓅭𓏤𓅆𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓆗𓇋𓅱𓏎𓈐𓇯𓅆𓂝𓈙𓀁𓋴𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄑𓀁𓉻𓏛𓂋𓁷⯑𓏤𓅆𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥r ḏi̯.t tꜣ jꜣw,t n Stẖ ꜥꜣ-pḥ,tj{.ṱ} zꜣ-Nw,t jw Jni̯-ḥr(,t) (ḥr) ꜥš sgꜣ~bw ꜥꜣ r-ḥr-n tꜣ psd(,t)
2.2 𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓐍𓏛𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓈖𓈖𓏥𓁹𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓍃𓅓𓅱𓅆𓀙𓀗𓅱𓅆𓏶𓅓𓏭𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝[⯑]𓏏𓅱𓈖𓅡𓏤𓅆𓎟𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓅆𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓋹𓈖𓐍r-ḏd jḫ pꜣ n,tj jw =nn (r) jri̯ =f wn.jn Tm,w sr-wr-jm,j-Jwn,w ḥr ḏd jmm [ꜥš] =tw n Bꜣ-nb-Ḏd(,t) nṯr-ꜥꜣ-ꜥnḫ
2.3 𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓏛𓀁𓆑𓅯𓄿𓂝𓆓𓂧𓀔𓏤𓏤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏎𓈖𓅡𓏤𓅆𓎟𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓏤𓅆𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓅓𓂺𓏛𓏏𓍃𓐛𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝wḏꜥ =f pꜣ ꜥḏd 2 wn.jn =tw (ḥr) jni̯ Bꜣ-nb-Ḏd(,t) nṯr-ꜥꜣ ḥr,j-jb ⟨Sṯ,t⟩ m-bꜣḥ Tm ḥnꜥ
2.4 𓊪𓏏𓎛𓅆𓇾𓏤𓈇𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓅆𓅆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅱𓏥[⯑]𓅯𓄿𓂝𓆓𓂧𓀔𓅪𓏤𓏤𓂋𓅱𓇋𓏭𓂻𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓏇𓇋𓈖𓄿𓏭𓊢𓂝𓂻𓍿𓏏𓍿𓏏𓀁𓏥𓇳𓏤𓎟𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅱𓈙𓃀𓇋𓇋𓀁Ptḥ-Tꜣ-tnn jw =f (ḥr) ḏd n =w [w]ḏꜥ pꜣ ꜥḏd 2 rwj tw≡tn sn mjnꜣj (ḥr) ꜥḥꜥ (ḥr) ṯtṯt rꜥ-nb ꜥḥꜥ.n wšby
2.5 𓅡𓏤𓅆𓎟𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓏤𓅆𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓋹𓈖𓐍𓅓𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑𓅓𓂞𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓁹𓇋𓇋𓈖𓈖𓏥𓋴𓐍𓂋𓏛𓏥𓅓𓐍𓂸𓏏𓏤𓏤𓏤𓂜𓈖𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓉔𓄿𓃀𓅱𓂻𓏏𓅱𓅱𓆼𓄿𓍼𓏤Bꜣ-nb-Ḏd(,t) nṯr-ꜥꜣ-ꜥnḫ m ḏd.t.n =f m-ḏꜣy.t jry =nn sḫr.pl m-ḫm,t =nn jmm hꜣb.tw wḫꜣ,j
2.6 𓈖𓈖𓏏𓆇𓅆𓅨𓂋𓊹𓅐𓏏𓆇𓅆𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓆑𓇋𓅱𓈖𓈖𓏥𓁹𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅡𓏤𓅆𓎟𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓏤𓅆n N,t wr(,t) mw,t-nṯr jr pꜣ n,tj jw =st (r) ḏd.ṱ =f jw =nn (r) jri̯ =f wn.jn tꜣ psd(,t) ḥr ḏd n Bꜣ-nb-Ḏd(,t)
2.7 𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓏛𓀁𓏏𓅱𓏥𓅓𓊃𓊪𓊗𓁶𓊪𓏭𓅓𓏏𓄿𓅱𓋴𓐍𓏏𓀗𓉐𓏥𓌡𓂝𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏤𓆄𓆄𓆄𓏛𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖nṯr-ꜥꜣ-ꜥnḫ j:jri̯ =tw wpw.ṱ =w m sp dp,j m tꜣ wsḫ,t{.pl} wꜥ-mꜣꜥ(,t) wn.jn tꜣ psd(,t) ḥr ḏd n
2.8 𓅝𓅆𓅓𓂺𓏛𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓇋𓐍𓏛𓁹𓇋𓇋𓎡𓅱𓆼𓄿𓍼𓏤𓈖𓈖𓏏𓆇𓅆𓅨𓂋𓊹𓅐𓏏𓆇𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓂋𓈖𓀁𓈖𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓂓𓂸𓃒𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆[⯑]Ḏḥw,tj m-bꜣḥ Nb-r-ḏr jḫ jry =k wḫꜣ,j n N,t wr(,t) mw,t-nṯr ḥr rn n Nb-r-ḏr kꜣ ḥr,j-jb Jwn,w wn[.jn]
2.9 𓅝𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛[⯑][⯑]𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓆑𓈞𓊃𓀔𓂋𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅯𓄿𓅱𓆼𓄿𓍼𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇓𓆤Ḏḥw,tj ḥr ḏd jry =j m =kj ⸢jry⸣ =⟨j⟩ zp-2 wn.jn =f (ḥr) ḥmsi̯ r jri̯.t pꜣ wḫꜣ,j jw =f ḥr ḏd nsw-byt
2.10 𓇳𓏏𓍃𓐛𓅱𓅆𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓀁𓅝𓅆𓎟𓇾𓇾𓈇𓈇𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓋴𓌉𓆓𓇳𓇾𓇾𓈇𓈇𓅱𓏥𓅓𓇋𓆛𓈖𓏌𓅱𓁸𓏥𓆑𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓁷⯑𓏤{{Rꜥ-}}Tm,w mr.y Ḏḥw,tj nb-tꜣ,du-Jwn,w pꜣ [j]tn,w sḥḏ tꜣ,du{.pl} m j(w)n =f pꜣ ḥꜥpj-wr ḥr
2.11 𓎔𓂡𓇳𓅆𓅃𓅆𓈌𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓅆𓅆𓇋𓅱𓈖𓏏𓆇𓅆𓅨𓂋𓊹𓅐𓏏𓆇𓅆𓋴𓌉𓆓𓇳𓇶𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓊪𓏭𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏏𓅱𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏛𓏏𓅱𓂋𓈖𓊪𓇋𓇋𓆳𓀔𓏛𓏏𓅱𓅡𓏤𓅆𓋹𓈖𓐍𓈖mḥ ⟨Pꜣ-⟩Rꜥ-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du {jw}⟨r⟩ N,t wr(,t) mw,t-nṯr sḥḏ(.t) ḥr dp,j ꜥnḫ.ṱ snb.ṱ rnpy.ṱ bꜣ-ꜥnḫ n
2.12 𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓂓𓂸𓃒𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓅓𓇓𓏤𓅆𓄤𓏤𓅆𓏌𓏤𓇾𓌸𓇋𓆴𓊖𓊖𓂋𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅡𓎡𓀀𓇋𓅓𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓍱𓂡𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓏤𓊨𓇳𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓐩𓏌𓐩𓏌𓀁𓏏𓅱Nb-r-ḏr kꜣ m Jwn,w m nsw nfr n{.w} Tꜣ-mrj r-n,tj bꜣk-jm sḏr ḥr-dp Ws-jr ḥr nḏnḏ.ṱ
2.13 𓇾𓇾𓈇𓈇𓇳𓏤𓎟𓇋𓅱𓆊𓅆𓍖𓏛𓂋𓈖𓎛𓇳𓎛𓇋𓐍𓏛𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓈖𓈖𓏥𓂋𓁹𓂋𓆑𓈖𓅯𓄿𓂋𓍿𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓈖𓆳𓏏𓏤𓂋𓏏𓄿𓏭𓇋𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥𓐍𓂋tꜣ,du rꜥ-nb jw Sbk mn r-nḥḥ jḫ pꜣ n,tj jw =nn r jri̯ =f n pꜣ r(m)ṯ{.pl} 2 n,tj 80 n rnp,t ((r)) ((tꜣj)) jw =sn m tꜣ qnb,t ḫr
Musean translation
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2.1 to give the office to Seth, great in strength, son of Nut. Then Onuris cried aloud before the Ennead,
2.2 saying: “What are we to do?” Atum, the great prince in Heliopolis, said: “Summon Ba-neb-Djed, the great living god;
2.3 let him judge between the two young men.” So they brought Ba-neb-Djed, the great god who dwells in Sehel, before Atum, together with
2.4 Ptah-Tatenen. Atum said to them: “Judge between the two young men. Put an end to their quarreling day after day.” Then
2.5 Ba-neb-Djed, the great living god, answered him: “Let us not make plans in ignorance. Send a letter
2.6 to Neith the Great, mother of the god. Whatever she says, we shall do.” Then the Ennead said to Ba-neb-Djed,
2.7 the great living god: “They have already been judged once, in the Hall of the One Truth.” And the Ennead said to
2.8 Thoth before the Lord of All: “Make a letter for Neith the Great, mother of the god, in the name of the Lord of All, the Bull in Heliopolis.” Then
2.9 Thoth said: “I shall do it. See, I shall do it, I shall indeed!” He sat down to compose the letter and declared: “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,
2.10 Ra-Atum, beloved of Thoth, lord of the Two Lands and Heliopolis, the sun disk that lights the Two Lands with his form, the great inundation at
2.11 the flood, Re-Harakhty, to Neith the Great, mother of the god, who illuminated the first face: may she live, be well, and be ever young. The living ba of
2.12 the Lord of All, the Bull in Heliopolis, as perfect king of Egypt: Your servant attends, on behalf of Osiris, to the care of
2.13 the Two Lands each day, while Sobek endures forever. What shall we do about the two men who have sat in the court for 80 years until now? For
Plain English translation
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2.1 He wanted to give the office to Seth, the powerful son of Nut. Onuris cried out loudly before the group of gods,
2.2 saying: “What should we do?” Atum, the high prince in Heliopolis, said: “Send for Ba-neb-Djed, the great living god.
2.3 Let him judge between the two young men!” They brought Ba-neb-Djed, the great god who lives on Sehel Island, and Ptah-Tatenen before Atum.
2.4 Atum said to them: “Judge between the two young men. Stop them from fighting every day.” Ba-neb-Djed, the great living god, answered him:
2.5 “Let's not decide anything when we don't know the facts. Send a letter
2.6 to Neith, the Great One, mother of the gods. We will do what she says.” The group of gods said to Ba-neb-Djed,
2.7 the great living god: “They have already been judged once, in the hall called ‘One in Truth.’” The group of gods then said to
2.8 Thoth before the Lord of All: “Please write to Neith, the Great One, mother of the gods, in the name of the Lord of All, the bull in Heliopolis.” Then
2.9 Thoth said: “I'll do it! Yes, I really will do it!” He sat down to write the letter. He said: “King
2.10 Atum, loved by Thoth, lord of the Two Lands and Heliopolis, the sun disk that lights the Two Lands with its appearance, the great flood when
2.11 the river rises, Re-Harakhty, writes to Neith, the Great One, mother of the gods, who lit up the first face—may she live, be well, and stay young. The living spirit of
2.12 the Lord of All, the bull in Heliopolis, the good king of Egypt, says this: Your servant is working for Osiris to care for
2.13 the Two Lands every day, while Sobek lasts forever. What should we do about these two men, who have been in court for 80 years now? For