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8.1 𓅇𓏏𓏭𓅆𓂝𓂋𓈎𓅱𓍼𓏤𓀁𓏏𓅱𓆑𓁷⯑𓏤𓋞𓈒𓏥𓂋𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓅯𓄿𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓅓𓂺𓏛𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓉻𓏏𓏛𓂋𓆓𓂧𓁹𓅱𓈖𓀀𓋞𓈒𓏥𓅓𓃀𓅱𓏏𓆜𓏥𓈖𓊖𓏏𓏤𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓍑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓊛Nmt,j (ḥr) ꜥrq.ṱ =f ḥr nbw r-šꜣꜥ pꜣ-hrw m-bꜣḥ tꜣ psd(,t)-ꜥꜣ.t r-ḏd jri̯ n =j ((nbw)) m bw,t n nʾ,t =j wn.jn tꜣ psd(,t) (ḥr) ḏꜣy
8.2 𓂋𓅯𓄿𓌗⯑⯑𓈇𓏤𓋀𓏏𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈉𓇋𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈞𓊃𓀔𓁷⯑𓏤𓅯𓄿𓈋𓅱𓅱𓊌𓐍𓂋𓇋𓂋𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓇳𓈖𓂋𓅱𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏭𓇰𓇳𓏤𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆𓅃𓅆𓈌𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓅆𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝r pꜣ rwḏ jmn,tt jw =sn (ḥr) ḥmsi̯ ḥr pꜣ ḏww ḫr-jr ⟨⸮ḥr?⟩ trj n rwhꜣwj wn.jn Pꜣ-Rꜥ-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du ḥnꜥ
8.3 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓅱𓅆𓎟𓇾𓇾𓈇𓈇𓏥𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓉔𓄿𓃀𓅱𓏭𓂻𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓂋𓆓𓂧𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂧𓏭𓈐𓈞𓊃𓀔𓍘𓇋𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏𓇋𓐍𓏛𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏤𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿𓂝𓆓𓂧𓅱𓀔𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂞𓏏Tm,w nb-tꜣ,du{.pl}-Jwn,w (ḥr) hꜣbwj n tꜣ psd(,t) r-ḏd tw≡tn dj ḥmsi̯.ṱ ḥr jri̯.t jḫ m-rʾ-ꜥ jr pꜣ ꜥḏd,w 2 jw =tn (r) ḏi̯.t ⟨skm⟩
8.4 𓅱𓏥𓊢𓂝𓅱𓇋𓇋𓇳𓅱𓏥𓅓𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥𓐍𓆑𓏏𓄭𓂋𓅱𓂻𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅆𓅱𓆼𓄿𓍼𓏤𓂋𓂋𓏤𓏏𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂞𓏏𓌉𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓅆𓈖𓅃𓅆𓅭𓏤𓅆𓊨𓏏𓆇𓆗𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓏏𓈖𓉔𓄿𓄔𓏏⯑⯑𓆑𓂋𓏏𓄿𓊨𓏏𓉐𓏥𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆=w ꜥḥꜥ,y =w m tꜣ qnb,t ḫft spr pꜣy =j wḫꜣ,j r-rʾ =tn jw =tn (r) ḏi̯.t ḥḏ,t ḥr dp n Ḥr,w-zꜣ-((ꜣs,t)) mtw =tn tnhꜣ.t =f r tꜣ s,t{.pl} n jt
8.5 𓊨𓇳𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓂋𓈋𓅱𓅱𓅪𓉻𓏛𓅨𓂋𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏏𓄿𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓁣𓅆𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓎡𓈎𓈖𓂧𓏏𓀗𓂡𓁷⯑𓏤𓇋𓐍𓏛𓇋𓋴𓅱𓏏𓃀𓈖𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓅓𓅯𓄿𓅱𓆓𓂧𓏏𓍃𓅓𓅱𓅆Ws-jr ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ (ḥr) qnd.t r ḏww ꜥꜣ wr ꜥḥꜥ.n tꜣ psd(,t) ḥr ḏd n Stẖ j:jri̯ =k qnd.t ḥr-jḫ jstw bn j:jri̯ =[[tw]] m pꜣw ḏd Tm,w
8.6 𓎟𓇾𓇾𓈇𓈇𓉺𓏌𓊖𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆𓅃𓅆𓈌𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓅆𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓋴𓏠𓈖𓍖𓏛𓌉𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓏤𓈖𓅃𓅆𓅭𓏤𓅆𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓂝𓈙𓀁𓋴𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓄑𓀁𓉻𓏛𓂋𓁷⯑𓏤𓈖𓏏𓄿𓏭nb-tꜣ,du-Jwn,w ḥnꜥ Pꜣ-Rꜥ-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du wn.jn =tw (ḥr) smn ḥḏ,t ḥr dp n Ḥr,w-zꜣ-ꜣs,t ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ (ḥr) ꜥš sgꜣ~bw ꜥꜣ r-ḥr-n tꜣj
8.7 𓇳𓂧𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓅱𓆑𓎛𓆓𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓅓𓆓𓂧𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓂞𓏏𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅆𓌢𓏤𓅆𓈙𓂋𓇋𓅱𓅪𓇋𓅱𓀀𓊢𓂝𓂻𓎡𓅓𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓌢𓏤𓅆𓉻𓏛𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓈖𓆑𓁹𓂋𓏏𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀁𓅓𓆓𓂧psd(,t) jw =f ḥḏn m-ḏd j:jri̯ =tw ḏi̯.t tꜣ jꜣw,t n pꜣy =j sn šrjw jw =j ꜥḥꜥ.k(wj) m pꜣy =f sn ꜥꜣ wn.j{n}n =f (ḥr) jri̯.t ꜥnḫ m-ḏd
8.8 𓇋⯑⯑⯑𓂋𓅱𓇋𓏭𓂻𓌉𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁶𓅆𓈖𓅃𓅆𓅭𓏤𓅆𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓅱𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂻𓆑𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈗𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏌𓅱𓅯𓂻𓀁𓇋𓀁𓏭𓂋𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅱𓀁𓆑𓂋𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓋾𓈎𓅆j(w) =(tw) (r) rwjj ḥḏ,t ḥr dp n Ḥr,w-zꜣ-ꜣs,t mtw =tw ḫꜣꜥ =f r pꜣ mw jry =j sḫn j~jrʾ~mꜥw =f r tꜣ jꜣw,t (n) Ḥqꜣ ⟨ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb)⟩
8.9 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇳𓅆𓅃𓅆𓈌𓏏𓏭𓉐𓉐𓅆𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓁹𓅓𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁣𓅆𓁷⯑𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅃𓅆𓅓𓂝𓇋𓏭𓂻𓁹𓇋𓇋𓈖𓈖𓏥𓆣𓇋𓀗𓏛𓏥𓅓𓂧𓃀𓅱𓄛𓏥𓏤𓏤𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥𓉔𓂋𓊪𓅱𓈗𓂡𓅓wn.jn Pꜣ-Rꜥ-Ḥr,w-ꜣḫ,tj.du ḥr jri̯ m-mj,tt ꜥḥꜥ.n Stẖ ḥr ḏd n Ḥr,w mꜥ~j jry =nn ḫpr,pl =⟨nn⟩ m db,w,pl 2 mtw =tn hrp m
8.10 𓅯𓄿𓂸𓏏𓏏𓈗𓈘𓈇𓅆𓁷𓂋𓏭𓄣𓏤𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓈘𓈇𓅆𓐍𓂋𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓎡𓆑𓄿𓄖𓏛𓏥𓅓𓊢𓂝⯑⯑𓇳𓏤𓏥𓈖𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇹𓇼𓂧𓅱𓇳𓏤𓏥𓈖𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓂜𓈖𓇋⯑⯑⯑pꜣ mt{,t} ḥr,j-jb wꜣḏ-wr ḫr jr pꜣ n,tj jw =f r kfꜣ{.pl} m ꜥḥꜥ{.pl} n 3 ꜣbd.w.pl n hrw nn j(w) =(tw) (r)
8.11 𓂞𓏏𓈖𓆑𓏏𓄿𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓉔𓂋𓊪𓅱𓈗𓂡𓅓𓅯𓄿𓊃𓀀𓏤𓏤𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓊨𓏏𓆇𓅆𓈞𓊃𓀔𓁷⯑𓏤𓂋𓂋𓅓𓅱𓁺𓏥𓂋𓆓𓂧𓄡𓂧𓃀𓅱𓌫𓂡𓁣𓅆𓅃𓅆𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓁐ḏi̯.t n =f tꜣ jꜣw,t wn.jn =sn (ḥr) hrp m pꜣ s ((2)) ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣs,t (ḥr) ḥmsi̯ ḥr rrmi̯ r-ḏd ẖdb Stẖ Ḥr,w pꜣy =j
8.12 𓈙𓂋𓇋𓅱𓀔𓅆𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓊃𓏎𓈖𓌡𓂝𓏤𓇉𓄿𓊪𓅱𓍘𓇋𓍱𓏥𓈖𓏌𓏏𓀗𓍱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓏏𓁹𓂋𓏏𓌡𓂝𓏤𓅓𓂝𓆼𓄿𓅱𓍱𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓏎𓈖𓌡𓂝𓏤𓄲𓈖𓊌𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓎗𓎛𓅱𓏊𓊮𓆑𓅓𓈍𓂝𓅱𓆱𓏥𓈖šrjw wn.jn =s (ḥr) jni̯ wꜥ ḥꜣ~pw~tj n nw,t ꜥḥꜥ.n =st (ḥr) jri̯.t wꜥ mꜥ~ḫꜣ,w jw =st (ḥr) jni̯ wꜥ dbn ⸮ḥmt? jw =st (ḥr) wḏḥ =f m ḫꜥ,w,pl n
8.13 𓅯𓄿𓈗𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓋭𓊃𓅱𓂡𓈖𓆑𓅯𓄿𓅓𓂝𓆼𓄿𓅱𓍱𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓎛𓂡𓂡𓂡𓏏𓅱𓆑𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈗𓂋𓏏𓄿𓊨𓏏𓉐𓉔𓂋𓊪𓅱𓈗𓂡𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓅃𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓁣𓅆pꜣ mw jw =st (ḥr) ṯs n =f pꜣ mꜥ~ḫꜣ,w jw =st (ḥr) ḥwi̯.ṱ =f r pꜣ mw r tꜣ s,t hrp j:jri̯ Ḥr,w ḥnꜥ Stẖ
Musean translation
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8.1 Nemty swore off gold before the Great Ennead, from that day to this, saying, “Let gold be an abomination to me in my city!” Then the Ennead crossed
8.2 to the western shore and settled on the mountain. At evening, Re-Harakhty and
8.3 Atum, lord of the Two Lands and of Heliopolis, sent word to the Ennead: “What are you sitting here doing again? As for the two young men, will you make them spend
8.4 their whole lives in court? When my letter reaches you, place the White Crown on the head of Horus, son of Isis, and raise him to the station of his father
8.5 Osiris.” Seth grew fiercely angry. The Ennead said to him, “Why are you angry? Should we not do what Atum,
8.6 lord of the Two Lands and of Heliopolis, and Re-Harakhty have said?” Then they set the White Crown upon the head of Horus, son of Isis. Seth cried aloud before this
8.7 Ennead in his anger: “Should the office be given to my little nephew while I stand here, his elder uncle?” Then he swore an oath:
8.8 “Remove the White Crown from the head of Horus, son of Isis, and throw him into the water! I will contest with him the office of ruler—life, prosperity, health!”
8.9 Re-Harakhty did as he asked. Then Seth said to Horus, “Come, let us take the forms of two hippopotamuses and sink beneath
8.10 the floodwaters in the midst of the Great Green. Whoever surfaces within three months to the day will not
8.11 receive the office!” They both plunged below. Then Isis began to weep: “Seth will kill Horus, my
8.12 son!” She fetched a length of rope measuring one hepet and made a noose. Then she fetched a deben of copper and smelted it into a harpoon, a weapon for
8.13 the water. She attached the noose to it and hurled it into the water where Horus and Seth had plunged.
Plain English translation
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8.1 Nemty swore off gold before the great council of nine gods, a ban that lasts to this day. He said, “Let gold be forbidden in my city!” Then the council crossed
8.2 to the western shore and sat on the hill. At evening, Re-Harakhty and
8.3 Atum, lord of the Two Lands and Heliopolis, sent a message to the council: “Why are you still sitting here doing nothing? Are you going to make the two young men
8.4 spend their whole lives in court? When my letter reaches you, put the White Crown on the head of Horus, son of Isis, and appoint him to the position of his father,
8.5 Osiris.” Seth became extremely angry. The council of nine gods asked him, “Why are you angry? Shouldn't we do what Atum,
8.6 lord of the Two Lands and Heliopolis, and Re-Harakhty have said?” Then they placed the White Crown on Horus's head. Seth shouted loudly in front of the council,
8.7 because he was angry. He said, “Should my young nephew get the office when I, his grown uncle, am standing right here?” Then he swore an oath:
8.8 “Take the White Crown off the head of Horus, son of Isis, and throw him into the water. I will compete with him in court for the office of ruler, life, health, and prosperity.”
8.9 Re-Harakhty did as he asked. Seth said to Horus, “Come, let's both turn into hippos and sink into
8.10 the floodwater in the middle of the great green sea. Whoever comes up within exactly three months must not
8.11 be given the office.” They both sank under the water. Isis began to cry: “Seth will kill my son Horus!”
8.12 She got a length of rope measuring one hapat, made a loop, and got one deben of copper. She melted the copper down to make a weapon for
8.13 the water. She attached the loop to it and threw it into the water where Horus and Seth had dived.