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4.1 𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂝𓅱𓁀𓍱𓂡𓁷⯑𓏤𓊪𓊃𓂧𓄦𓄹𓆑𓅓𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓉲𓏤𓉐𓇋𓅱𓄣𓏤𓆑𓈋𓅱𓅱𓏭𓅪𓉻𓏛𓅨𓂋𓇋𓅱𓆑𓌡𓂝𓏤𓅪𓏏𓅱𓆑𓐍𓂋𓇋𓂋𓐟𓏤𓇋𓄿𓂧𓏏𓀗𓈇𓏤𓉻𓏏𓏛𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖nmꜥ ḥr psd =f m pꜣy =f sḥ jw jb =f ḏwwj ꜥꜣ wr jw =f (⸮ḥr?) wꜥ.ṱ =f ḫr-jr ⟨ḥr-⟩sꜣ jꜣd,t ꜥꜣ.t wn.jn
4.2 𓉗𓏏𓉐𓁷𓂋𓏏𓆇𓅆𓎟𓈖𓉔𓄿𓆭𓇔𓏭𓈇𓏤𓁷⯑𓏤𓇍𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓁷⯑𓏤𓊢𓂝𓂻𓅓𓂺𓏛𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓋴𓏏𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓎡𓆑𓄿𓅱𓄖𓏏𓏭⯑𓂓𓏏𓀗𓁸𓏥𓋴𓏏𓂋𓁷⯑𓏤𓅆𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛Ḥ,t-ḥr,t nb(,t)-nhꜣ(,t)-rs,j(t) ḥr jꜣy jw =st ḥr ꜥḥꜥ m-bꜣḥ jt =st Nb-r-ḏr jw =st (ḥr) kfꜣ{.ṱ} kꜣ,t{.pl} =st r-ḥr =f ꜥḥꜥ.n pꜣ nṯr-ꜥꜣ
4.3 𓋴𓃀𓇋𓄿⯑𓄑𓀁𓇋𓅓𓋴𓏏𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓂧𓃹𓈖𓏭𓂻𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓈞𓊃𓀔𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓉻𓏏𓏛𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅃𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓁣𓅆𓇋𓀁𓆓𓂧𓂋𓂋𓏤𓏏𓈖𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖(ḥr) sbjꜣ jm =st wn.jn =f ḥr dwnj =f jw =f (ḥr) ḥmsi̯ r-ḥnꜥ tꜣ psd(,t)-ꜥꜣ.t jw =f ḥr ḏd n Ḥr,w ḥnꜥ Stẖ j:ḏd r-rʾ =tn wn.jn
4.4 𓁣𓅆𓉻𓏛𓄖𓏏𓏭𓀗𓀗𓂡𓅭𓏤𓅆𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓇋𓂋𓇋𓏌𓎡⯑𓇋𓏌𓎡𓁣𓅆𓉻𓏛𓄖𓏏𓏭𓀗𓀗𓂡𓏏𓅱𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏭𓉐𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓐍𓂋𓏏𓅱𓅆𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓅱𓌫𓂡𓅯𓄿Stẖ ꜥꜣ-pḥ,tj zꜣ-Nw,t ḥr ḏd jr jnk jnk Stẖ ꜥꜣ-pḥ,tj{.ṱ} m-ẖnj ⟨tꜣ⟩ psd(,t) ḫr tw≡j (ḥr) smꜣm pꜣ
4.5 𓐍𓏏𓆑𓀏𓏥𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆𓅓𓏠𓈖𓏏𓇳𓇋𓅱𓀀𓅓𓄂𓏏𓏤𓅆𓈖𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓅆𓈖𓁨𓏤𓏥𓇋𓅱𓂜𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛𓊹𓅆𓎟𓁹𓂋𓆑𓇋𓅱𓀀𓊏𓊪𓂡𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖𓈖𓊨𓇳𓅆ḫft{.pl}-n-Pꜣ-Rꜥ m-mn,t jw =j m ḥꜣ,t n wjꜣ-n-ḥḥ.pl jw nn rḫ nṯr nb jri̯ =f jw =j (r) šzp tꜣ jꜣw,t n Ws-jr
4.6 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏭𓆄𓏛𓏏𓅱𓁣𓅆𓅭𓏤𓅆𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓏏𓆇𓆗𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏎𓈐𓇯𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅝𓅆𓂝𓈙𓀁𓋴𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄑𓀁𓉻𓏛𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓂞𓏏𓏏𓄿wn.jn =sn ḥr ḏd mꜣꜥj.ṱ Stẖ zꜣ-Nw,t wn.jn Jni̯-ḥr(,t) ḥnꜥ Ḏḥw,tj (ḥr) ꜥš sgꜣ~bw ꜥꜣ r-ḏd j:jri̯ =tw ḏi̯.t tꜣ
4.7 𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖𓌢𓀀𓈖𓅐𓏏𓆇𓅆𓇋𓅱𓅭𓏤𓅆𓈖𓄡𓏏𓏤𓄹𓅆𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓅡𓏤𓅆𓎟𓊽𓊽𓂧𓅱𓊖𓏤𓅆𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇋𓋴𓅱𓏏𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓂞𓏏𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖jꜣw,t n sn n mw,t jw zꜣ n ẖ,t ꜥḥꜥ ḏd.jn Bꜣ-nb-Ḏd(,t) nṯr-ꜥꜣ-ꜥnḫ jstw j:jri̯ =tw ḏi̯.t tꜣ jꜣw,t n
4.8 𓅯𓄿𓂝𓆓𓂧𓀔𓅪𓇋𓅱𓁣𓅆𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓌢𓀀𓉻𓏛𓊢𓂝𓂻𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓂝𓈙𓀁𓋴𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄑𓀁𓉻𓏛𓂋𓁷⯑𓏤𓅆𓈖𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓇋𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓇋𓐍𓏛pꜣ ꜥḏd jw Stẖ pꜣy =f sn ꜥꜣ ꜥḥꜥ ꜥḥꜥ.n tꜣ psd(,t) (ḥr) ꜥš sgꜣ~bw ꜥꜣ r-ḥr-n Nb-r-ḏr jw =sn ḥr ḏd n =f jḫ
4.9 𓈖𓄿𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓏥𓇋𓀁𓆓𓂧𓎡𓈖𓏏𓏭𓃀𓈖𓆷𓄿𓅱𓏛𓄔𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓅃𓅆𓅭𓏤𓅆𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓃀𓈖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓃛𓅱𓈖𓄿𓀁𓅯𓄿𓏭𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓏭𓅪𓏏𓅱𓅓𓂺𓏛nꜣ md,t.pl j:ḏd =((k)) n,tj bn šꜣw sḏm =w ḏd.jn Ḥr,w-zꜣ-ꜣs,t bn nfr jwnꜣ pꜣj gꜣ~bwj.ṱ =(j) m-bꜣḥ
4.10 𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓅱𓈖𓈞𓅓⯑⯑𓂡𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓊨𓇳𓅆𓅓𓂞𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓂋𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀁𓈖tꜣ psd(,t) mtw =tw nḥm tꜣ jꜣw,t n jt Ws-jr m-ḏi̯ =j ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣs,t (ḥr) qnd.t r tꜣ psd(,t) jw =st ḥr jri̯.t ꜥnḫ n
4.11 𓊹𓅆𓅓𓂺𓏛𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓅓𓆓𓂧𓋹𓈖𓐍𓅐𓏏𓆇𓅆𓈖𓏏𓆇𓅆𓊹𓏏𓂋𓏏𓆇𓆗𓋹𓈖𓐍𓊪𓏏𓎛𓅆𓇾𓏤𓈇𓏏𓅱𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓅆𓅆𓈎𓄿𓀠𓏛𓆄𓅱𓏏𓏭𓋛𓅱𓂡⯑⯑⯑𓂡𓂝𓃀𓄏𓄏𓅆𓅆𓏥nṯr m-bꜣḥ tꜣ psd(,t) m-ḏd ꜥnḫ mw,t =j N,t ntr,t ꜥnḫ Ptḥ-Tꜣ-tnn qꜣi̯-šw,tj w⟨ꜥf⟩ ꜥb.du{.pl}
4.12 𓈖𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓅱𓏏𓅱𓎝𓎛𓏛𓈖𓄿𓏭𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓅓𓂺𓏛𓏏𓍃𓅓𓅱𓅆𓀙𓀗𓏶𓅓𓏭𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓆣𓇋𓅆𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓅆𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊃n nṯr.pl jw =tw (r) wꜣḥ nꜣj md,t⟨.pl⟩ m-bꜣḥ Tm,w sr-wr-jm,j-Jwn,w ⟨m-⟩mj,tt Ḫpr,j ḥr,j-jb wjꜣ =f ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd n =s
4.13 𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓅓𓁹𓎛𓆓𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅱𓏏𓅱𓂞𓏏𓈖𓄿𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓆄𓏛𓏥𓈖𓅯𓄿𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓆄𓏛𓏏𓅱𓇋⯑⯑⯑⯑𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅯𓄿𓆓𓂧𓁐𓎟𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆tꜣ psd(,t) m-jri̯ ḥḏn jw =tw (r) ḏi̯.t nꜣ mꜣꜥ,t n pꜣ mꜣꜥ,t,ṱ j(w) =(tw) (r) jri̯.t pꜣ ḏd =t nb ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ
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4.1 lying on his back in his pavilion, his heart deeply grieved, alone. After a long time,
4.2 Hathor, Lady of the Southern Sycamore, came. She stood before her father, the Lord of All, and exposed her vulva before him. The great god
4.3 laughed at her. He rose and sat with the Great Ennead, then said to Horus and Seth: “Speak, then!”
4.4 Seth, great in strength, son of Nut, said: “As for me, I am Seth, great in strength among the Ennead. I kill the
4.5 enemy of Ra every day, standing at the prow of the Bark of Millions, a deed no other god can perform. I shall take the office of Osiris.”
4.6 They said: “Seth, son of Nut, is right.” Onuris and Thoth cried aloud: “Are we to give the
4.7 office to his brother of the same mother while his own son stands here?” Ba-neb-Djed, the great living god, said: “Are we to give the office to
4.8 the boy while Seth, Osiris’s grown brother, stands here?” The Ennead cried aloud before the Lord of All, saying to him: “What
4.9 are these words you have spoken, unworthy of hearing?” Horus, son of Isis, said: “This wrong done to me before
4.10 the Ennead, this taking of the office of my father Osiris from me, is not just.” Isis grew angry with the Ennead, and swore by
4.11 the god before the Ennead: “As my mother Neith the goddess lives, as Ptah-Tatenen lives, high of twin plumes, who bends the two horns
4.12 of the gods, these words shall be laid before Atum, the great prince in Heliopolis, and before Khepri in his bark.” The Ennead said to her:
4.13 “Do not be angry. Justice shall be given to the just. All that you have said shall be done.” Then Seth,
Plain English translation
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4.1 lying on his back in his pavilion. He was deeply upset and alone. After a long time,
4.2 Hathor, lady of the southern sycamore, came. She stood before her father, the Lord of All, and exposed her vulva in front of him. The great god
4.3 laughed at her. He got up and sat with the great group of gods. He said to Horus and Seth: “Both of you, speak!” Then
4.4 Seth, the powerful son of Nut, said: “As for me, I am Seth, strong among the group of gods. Every day I kill the
4.5 enemy of Re while I stand at the front of the Boat of Millions. No other god can do that. I will take over the office of Osiris.”
4.6 The group of gods said: “Seth, son of Nut, is right.” Onuris and Thoth cried out loudly: “Will you give the
4.7 office to Osiris's brother from the same mother when his own son is standing here?” Ba-neb-Djed, the great living god, said: “Will you give the office to
4.8 this boy when Seth, Osiris's older brother, is standing here?” The group of gods cried out loudly before the Lord of All and said to him: “What
4.9 are these things you're saying? They aren't worth listening to!” Horus, son of Isis, said: “It isn't right to treat me this way in front of
4.10 the group of gods and take my father Osiris's office away from me.” Isis became angry with the group of gods. She swore an oath by a god
4.11 before them: “As my mother Neith the goddess lives, and as Ptah-Tatenen lives, with his two tall feathers, who bends the two horns
4.12 of the gods, these words will be placed before Atum, the high prince in Heliopolis, and Khepri, who is in his boat!” The group of gods said to her:
4.13 “Don't be angry. Right decisions will be made for the one who is right. We will do everything you said.” Then Seth,