Amenemhat I (attributed) · Complete work
Deeds and Legacy of the King
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3.1 𓇋𓅱𓂞𓈖𓀀𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓄝𓏏𓏏𓅂𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓅓𓍿𓊃𓅓𓅱𓄛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥𓈖𓀀𓈖𓉐𓏤[⯑]𓅓𓋞𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏏𓅂𓇯𓏥𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓏏𓈒𓏥𓋴𓐟𓄿𓂋𓏏𓊅𓏏𓈅𓏤jw ḏi̯.n =j jri̯.y ={j} St,tjw šmi̯.t m ṯsm.w.pl jw ={j} ={w} ⟨jri̯⟩.n =j n =⟨j⟩ pr sẖkr m nbw hꜣw,tjw.pl =f m ḫsbd,t sꜣ{r},t
3.2 𓅭𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏥𓅓𓉻𓂝𓄿𓂧𓏏𓊌𓏥𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓈎𓄿𓂋𓏏𓆱𓏥𓍖𓈔𓏤𓈒𓏥𓁹𓈖𓆓𓏏𓇾𓁷𓂋𓐡𓂡𓀀𓏥𓎛𓇳𓎛𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓𓇥𓂋𓏏𓏭𓎟𓏏𓇋𓂋𓏭𓇥𓂋𓅆𓇋𓅱𓄟𓋴⟨m⟩ ⟨ḥḏ⟩ zꜣt,w.pl m ⟨⸮mnh,y?⟩ ꜥꜣ{d,t}.pl ⟨m⟩ ḥmtj qꜣr,t.pl ⟨m⟩ ḥzmn jri̯ n ḏ,t ḥri̯{pl} (((n)ḥḥ)) ḥr =st jw =j rḫ.kwj m-ḏr.tj ⟨jnk⟩ nb{t} jr,j ḏr jw ms
3.3 𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏏𓀁𓆈𓏏𓏥𓅓𓌸𓂋𓅱𓏏𓉕𓏏𓉐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓍘𓅱𓏏𓀁𓏥𓁷𓏤𓅱𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓁷𓏤𓄤𓏤𓏛𓏥𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛𓆑𓇓𓅱𓆄𓅱𓏴𓅪𓅓𓁷𓏤𓎡𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂝𓊃𓈖𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴msyw,t ꜥšꜣ.t m mr,wt.pl jw ={j} ⟨rḫ⟩ ḥr tjwt ḥr wḫꜣḫ ḥr nfr =f ḥr-n,tj nn rḫ =f sw šwi̯ m ḥr =k Z-n-Wsr,(t) ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb)
3.4 [⯑]𓎡𓁷𓏤𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓅓𓈖𓏏𓎡𓄣𓏤𓎡𓆓𓊃𓎡𓁹𓁹𓎡𓏭𓁷𓏤𓅠𓅓𓎛𓅱𓁺𓈖𓀀𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓁒𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓃹𓈖𓏌𓏏𓇼𓇳𓏤𓈖𓏏𓄤𓆑𓂋𓄣𓏤𓂋𓐛𓏤𓇶𓏥𓅓𓅓𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓈖𓂝𓊃𓋴𓈖𓏥rd.du =k ḥr šmi̯.t mntk jb =k ḏs =k jr,t.du =kj ḥr gmḥ.w n =j ms,yt.pl m wnw,t n.t nfr-jb r-gs ḥnmm,t m {n}⟨r⟩ḏi̯ ={s}sn
3.5 𓈖𓎡𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓀢𓏛𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓁹𓅱𓈖𓀀𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓄂𓏏𓏤𓀀𓋭𓊃𓏛𓂡𓀀𓈖𓎡[⯑]𓀀𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓏠𓈖𓇋𓅱𓌙𓊛𓂡𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓄣𓏤𓎡𓏏𓅱𓅂𓏌𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓁷𓏤𓎝𓎛𓏛n =k jꜣ,wt ={j} m =kı͗ jri̯ =w n =j ẖr,j-ḥꜣ,t =j ṯ(ꜣ)s =j n =k m-pḥ.w[j] =j jnk mnjw n,tj m jb =k twt.jw{nw}.pl ḥr wꜣḥ
3.6 𓌉𓏏𓋖𓆗𓏥𓉐𓂋𓏏𓀗𓈒𓏥𓊹𓅆𓐍𓏏𓅓𓅱𓋨𓉐𓂋𓊨𓏏𓉐𓅓𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓈖𓈖𓎡𓅓𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓅆𓇳𓂋𓂝𓅆𓊢𓂝𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏛𓎡𓋴𓆣𓂋𓅱𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓄂𓏏𓏤𓀀𓂜𓈖𓅓𓁹𓂋𓏏ḥḏ,t pr,t-nṯr ḫtm,w r s,t ⟨jr,j⟩ m šꜣꜥ.n =(j) n =k ⟨hn,w⟩ m wjꜣ Rꜥ ꜥḥꜥ.n nsw,y =k sḫpr.w ẖr,j-ḥꜣ,t =j nn m jri̯.t
3.7 𓈖𓀀𓁹𓈎𓈖𓈖𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓋴𓊢𓂝𓂻𓏠𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀻𓅆𓏥𓋴𓏠𓈖𓐍𓏏𓍊𓏛𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓎡𓂚𓂝𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓅱𓁷𓏤𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓏛𓁷𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓈖𓌸𓀁𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓐛𓏤𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓋹𓍑𓋴𓂻𓅱𓋴𓊪𓅱n =j jri̯ qnn.pl sꜥḥꜥ mnw.pl smnḫ{t} r(w)ḏ =k ꜥḥꜣ{ꜥ} =kwj ((ḥr)) ((rḫ)) tw ḥr rḫ =kwj ḥr-n,tj nn mri̯.n =f sw r-gs ḥm =f ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) jwi̯ =s pw
3.8 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅱𓏛𓀀𓇋𓈖𓂓𓏤𓎛𓎿𓋴𓏛𓀁𓏥𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓃀𓇋𓄿𓏏𓎺𓄑𓀁𓏞𓉐𓌉𓉐𓈎𓄿𓀠𓏛𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓂢𓏏𓏤𓂡𓏞𓉐𓌉𓉐𓅃𓇋𓀀𓏞𓏎𓈖𓈖𓂝𓏛𓊗𓏭𓅓𓆳𓏏𓇳𓏤𓇹𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓇳𓎆𓎆 […]nfr m-ḥtp.w ={j} jn kꜣ ḥsj.pl jqr nfr m bjꜣ,t zẖꜣ,w-pr-ḥḏ Qꜣi̯-gꜣbw,t zẖꜣ,w-pr-ḥḏ Ḥr(w),j zẖꜣ,w Jnnꜣ-zp-2 m ḥꜣ,t-zp 1 ꜣbd 1 pr,t sw 20 […]
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 28 lines of Papyrus Sallier II, pages 1–3, 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).
3.1 “I made the Asiatics go like hounds. I built myself a house adorned with gold: its ceilings are of lapis lazuli, its walls—”
3.2 “—of silver, its floors of menhy stone, its doors of copper, its bolts of bronze, made for eternity, before which endless time trembles. I know this, for I am lord of it all. Yet many accusations fill the streets.”
3.3 “The wise man says yes, seeking its beauty though he does not know it, deprived of the sight of your face. Senusret, life, prosperity, health—”
3.4 “—your feet are setting out. Your heart is your own; your eyes behold me. Children stand in an hour of joy beside the people, offering you praise—”
3.5 “—my praise to you. See, others act for me at my beginning; I bind things together for you at my end. I am the one who brings to shore what is in your heart. The statues bear—”
3.6 “—the White Crown, divine offspring. The seal stands in its proper place, as I began it for you; rejoicing is in the barque of Re. Then your kingship was established before me. This is not what those who act the hero have done—”
3.7 “—for me. Set up statues; make your burial shaft splendid. Fight for the one who knows you, and the one whom you know, for he did not wish him beside His Majesty, life, prosperity, health. This is its coming—”
3.8 “—well and in peace.” For the ka of the honored and excellent one, perfect in conduct, the scribe of the treasury Qa-gabut, and the scribe of the treasury Hori. The scribe Inna-Inna, in regnal year 1, month 1 of Peret, day 20. […]
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 28 lines of Papyrus Sallier II, pages 1–3.
3.1 I made the Asiatics go about like obedient dogs. I built myself a house decorated with gold. Its ceilings were of lapis lazuli. Its walls
3.2 were of silver, its floors of stone, its doors of copper, and its bolts of bronze. It was made to last forever, so that eternity itself fears it. I know this because I am lord of it all. Yet there is
3.3 much complaining in the streets. A wise man says yes, seeking its beauty, because he does not know it when he is deprived of your face. Senusret, may you live, prosper, and be healthy,
3.4 your feet are setting out. Your heart belongs to you alone. Your eyes look at me. The children enjoy an hour of happiness beside the people as they praise you.
3.5 My praise is for you. Look, they act for me at my beginning; I tie things together for you at my end. I bring to shore what is in your heart. The statues carry
3.6 the white crown, child of a god. The seal is in its proper place, as I arranged for you. There is rejoicing in Re's boat. Your kingship has been made before me. This is not what
3.7 the brave have done for me. Set up statues. Make your burial shaft excellent. Fight for the one who knows you and whom you know, for he does not want him at the side of his Majesty, may he live, prosper, and be healthy. This is how it comes
3.8 to a good and peaceful end.” For the spirit of the excellent, praised man of good conduct, the treasury scribe Qa-gabut, and the treasury scribe Hori. Written by the scribe Inna-inna in regnal year 1, month 1 of the Peret season, day 20. […]