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Isis Bargains With the Ferryman
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5.1 𓅭𓏤𓅆𓏌𓏌𓏌𓇯𓈗𓅆𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓂋𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓅓𓇥𓂋𓆓𓂧𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓄿𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓏥𓈖𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓅨𓂋𓊹𓅐𓏏𓆇𓆗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀zꜣ-Nw,t (ḥr) qnd.t r tꜣ psd(,t) m-ḏr ḏd =sn nꜣ md,t.pl n ꜣs,t wr(,t) mw,t-nṯr ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ ḥr ḏd n =sn jw =j
5.2 𓅷𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂷𓂡𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓆓𓂝𓅓𓅱𓌁𓏏𓆱𓈖𓆼𓆼𓆼𓆼𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓈖𓈖𓌰𓅓𓊨𓏏𓊌𓅓𓏏𓅱𓀀𓄡𓂧𓃀𓅱𓌫𓂡𓌡𓂝𓏤𓇋𓅓𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅓𓏠𓈖𓏏𓇳𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏(r) ṯꜣy pꜣy =j ḏꜥm{,t} n 4500 n nms,t mtw =j ẖdb wꜥ jm =tn m-mn,t ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ ḥr jri̯.t
5.3 𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀁𓈖𓎟𓂋𓇥𓂋𓅆𓂋𓆓𓂧𓃀𓈖𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏌𓅱𓅯𓂻𓅓𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥𓇋𓅱𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓇋𓅓𓋴𓏏𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆𓅃𓅆𓈌𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓅆𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥ꜥnḫ n Nb-r-ḏr r-ḏd bn jw =j r sḫn m tꜣ qnb,t jw ꜣs,t jm =st ꜥḥꜥ.n Pꜣ-Rꜥ-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du ḥr ḏd n =sn
5.4 𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈀⯑⯑𓈇𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓏛𓀁𓏏𓅱𓏥𓇋𓅓𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅇𓏏𓏭𓅆𓅯𓄿𓅓𓂝𓄚𓈖𓏭𓊛𓅓𓁹𓂞𓏏ḏꜣy =tn r pꜣ jw ḥr,j-jb mtw =tn wpw.ṱ =w jm mtw =tn ḏd n Nmt,j pꜣ mꜥ~ẖn,⟨t⟩j m-jri̯ {{ḏi̯.t}}
5.5 𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓊃𓏏𓁐𓈞𓏏𓁐𓎟𓏏𓅓𓈖𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈀⯑⯑𓈇𓏤𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓇋𓅱𓏥𓈞𓊃𓀔𓁷⯑𓏤ḏꜣy s,t-ḥm,t nb.t m⟨-sn.tj⟩ n ꜣs,t ꜥḥꜥ.n tꜣ psd(,t) (ḥr) ḏꜣy r pꜣ jw ḥr,j-jb jw =w (ḥr) ḥmsi̯ ḥr
5.6 𓏶𓅓𓏭𓀁𓅧𓈎𓅱𓏒𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓇍𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓄭𓂋𓅱𓂻𓂋𓅇𓏏𓏭𓅆𓅯𓄿𓅓𓂝𓄚𓈖𓏭𓊛𓇋𓅱𓆑𓈞𓊃𓀔𓄭𓂋𓅱𓂻𓂋𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋wnmj ꜥq,w.pl wn.jn ꜣs,t (ḥr) jy jw =st (ḥr) spr r Nm,tj pꜣ mꜥ~ẖn,⟨t⟩j jw =f ḥmsi̯ (⸮ḥr?) spr r pꜣy
5.7 𓆑𓊛𓏤𓇋𓅱𓁹𓇋𓇋𓋴𓏏𓆣𓂋𓀗𓏛𓏥𓋴𓏏𓅓𓌡𓂝𓏤𓈖𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓀗𓐎𓁐𓈖𓂋𓍿𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓇋𓀁𓈝𓅓𓏏⯑𓂻𓋴⯑𓅓𓂓𓏤𓐟𓏤𓂓𓏤𓐟𓏤𓀓=f jmw jw jry =st ḫpr,pl =st m wꜥ-n jꜣw,t n r(m)ṯ(,t){.pl} jw j:šmi̯{.t} =s(t) m kꜣ~sꜣ{~kꜣ~sꜣ}
5.8 𓇋𓅱𓌡𓂝𓏤𓐍𓏏𓅓𓅱𓋨𓊌𓈙𓂋𓇋𓅱𓅪𓈖𓋞𓂧𓏏𓏤𓄹𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓁐𓇍𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓈖𓎡𓂋𓆓𓂧𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓂻𓎡𓂋jw wꜥ ḫtm,w šrjw n nbw ⟨m⟩ ḏr,t =st jw =st ḥr ḏd n =f j:jri̯ =j jꜣy n =k r-ḏd ḏꜣy =k ⟨wj⟩ r
5.9 𓅯𓄿⯑⯑𓈇𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓅯𓄿𓃹𓈖𓅱𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓁐𓇍𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓅯𓄿𓍿𓃀⯑⯑𓏊𓏥𓈖𓐩𓏌𓏏𓏭𓌾𓏥𓈖𓅯𓄿𓂝𓆓𓂧𓀔𓅪𓈙𓂋𓇋𓅱𓅪pꜣ (jw) ḥr,j-jb pꜣ-wn j:jri̯ =j jꜣy ẖr,j pꜣ ṯ(ꜣ)b{.pl} n nḏ,tj n pꜣ ꜥḏd šrjw
5.10 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓐟𓏤𓈖𓄿𓉔𓄿𓏭𓅪𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓅓𓅯𓄿⯑⯑𓈇𓏤𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓂋𓅯𓄿𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓎛𓈎𓂋𓅪𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓏏jw =f m-sꜣ nꜣ~hꜣj jꜣw,t.pl m pꜣ (jw) ḥr,j-jb 5 r pꜣ-hrw jw =f ḥqr jw =f ḥr ḏd n =st
5.11 𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓅓𓁹𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓊃𓏏𓁐𓈞𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎟𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓆑𓈖𓎡𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓊨𓏏𓉐𓂋𓏤𓈖𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆ḏd =tw n =j m-jri̯ ḏꜣy s,t-ḥm,t{.pl} nb(.t) jw =st ḥr ḏd n =f j:jri̯ =tw ḏd.ṱ =f n =k ẖr,j-s,t-rʾ-n ꜣs,t
5.12 𓅯𓄿𓏭𓇋𓀁𓆓𓂧𓎡𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊃𓇋𓅱𓁐𓂞𓏏𓈖𓀀𓇋𓐍𓏛𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓏏𓅱𓁐𓂋𓅯𓄿⯑⯑𓈇𓏤𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆pꜣj j:ḏd =k jw =f ḥr ḏd n =s jw =t (r) ḏi̯.t n =j jḫ ḏꜣy =⟨j⟩ tw r pꜣ (jw) ḥr,j-jb ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd n =f ꜣs,t
5.13 𓇋𓅱𓁐𓂞𓏏𓈖𓎡𓏏𓄿𓏭𓅱𓆼𓄿𓏏𓏒𓃹𓈖𓇋𓆑𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊃𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓇋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓀀𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓁐𓅱𓆼𓄿𓏏𓏒𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓀀jw =j (r) ḏi̯.t n =k tꜣj wḫꜣ,t wn.jn =f ḥr ḏd n =s jw =st ⟨r-⟩jḫ n =j tꜣy =t wḫꜣ,t j:jri̯ =j
5.14 𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓍘𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿⯑⯑𓈇𓏤𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓅓𓁹𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛𓊃𓏏𓁐𓈞𓏏𓁐𓎟𓂋𓌥𓃀𓅱𓏛𓏥𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓅱𓆼𓄿𓏏𓏒ḏꜣ{ḏꜣ}y.ṱ =(t) r pꜣ (jw) ḥr,j-jb jw ḏd =tw n =j m-jri̯ ḏꜣy s,t-ḥm,t nb(.t) r-ḏbꜣ,w tꜣy ={j}⟨t⟩ wḫꜣ,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).
5.1 son of Nut, grew angry with the Ennead when they spoke these words to Isis the Great, mother of the god. Seth said to them: “I shall
5.2 take my djam-scepter of 4500 nemset-weights, and kill one of you every day.” Then Seth swore
5.3 by the Lord of All: “I will not plead in court while Isis is there.” Re-Harakhty said to them:
5.4 “Cross to the Island in the Middle and judge them there. Tell Nemty the ferryman: ‘Do not
5.5 ferry across any woman resembling Isis.’” The Ennead crossed to the Island in the Middle and began
5.6 to eat a meal. Then Isis came to Nemty the ferryman as he was turning toward his
5.7 boat. She had transformed herself into an old woman, walking bent over,
5.8 with a small gold signet on her hand. She said to him: “I have come to you so you will ferry [me] to
5.9 the Island in the Middle. I have brought a jar of flour for the little boy,
5.10 who has tended the herds on the Island in the Middle for five days now, and is hungry.” He said to her:
5.11 “I was told not to ferry any woman across.” She said to him: “What they told you, they said on account of Isis.”
5.12 He said to her: “What will you give me, if I ferry you to the Island in the Middle?” Isis said to him:
5.13 “I will give you this cake.” He said to her: “What is your cake to me? Am I to
5.14 ferry you to the Island in the Middle, when I have been told not to ferry any woman across, in return for your cake?”
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.
5.1 son of Nut, grew angry with the group of gods when they said this to Isis, the Great One, mother of the gods. Seth told them: “I will
5.2 take my djam-scepter, which weighs 4500 nemset units, and kill one of you every day.” Then Seth swore
5.3 by the Lord of All: “I won't argue my case in court while Isis is there.” Re-Harakhty said to them:
5.4 “Cross over to the island in the middle and judge between the two of them there. Tell Nemty, the ferryman: ‘Don't
5.5 ferry across any woman who looks like Isis!’” The group of gods crossed to the island in the middle and sat down to
5.6 eat their food. Then Isis came to Nemty, the ferryman, as he was about to approach his
5.7 boat. She had changed herself into an old woman. She walked bent over,
5.8 with a small gold seal ring on her hand. She said to him: “I've come to you so you'll take me to
5.9 the island in the middle. I'm carrying a jar of flour for the little boy.
5.10 He has been looking after the herds on the island in the middle for 5 days now, and he's hungry.” Nemty said to her:
5.11 “I've been told: ‘Don't ferry any woman across!’” She told him: “They only told you that because of Isis.”
5.12 He said to her: “What will you give me to take you to the island in the middle?” Isis said to him:
5.13 “I'll give you this cake.” He said to her: “What use is your cake to me? Would I
5.14 ferry you to the island in the middle, after they told me, ‘Don't ferry any woman across,’ just in exchange for your cake?”