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Wenamun and the Prince of Byblos
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2.1 𓅯𓄿𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓇋𓀁𓊃𓈙𓐟𓄿𓅱𓀗𓂻𓎡𓂋𓆑𓂜𓈖𓅓𓂝𓈖𓏥𓂜𓅪𓎡𓏏𓍘𓇋𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓈖𓃀𓅯𓄿⯑𓂋𓏤𓊛𓈖𓇋𓅓𓇋𓅱𓏥𓈖𓐍𓃀𓅯𓄿𓏭𓂋𓏤𓊛𓏥pꜣ ky j:sš{sꜣ} =k r =f nn mꜥ~n k.tj 50 n bꜣ~rʾ n-jm jw =w n ḫbꜣ~jrʾ.pl
2.2 𓇋𓀁⯑𓂋𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅱𓍯𓄿⯑𓂋𓏤𓎡𓄿𓍘𓇋⯑𓂋𓏤𓌙𓀀𓇋𓅱𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓏥[⯑]𓂋𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓉐𓏤𓇋𓅱𓀀𓎼𓂋𓀁𓈖𓏏𓄿𓏭𓃹𓈖𓏌𓏏𓇼⯑𓇳j~rʾ~mꜥ~w Wꜣ~rʾ~kꜣ~tj~rʾ jw j:jri̯ =w j[t]ḥ r pꜣy =f pr jw =j (ḥr) gr n tꜣj wnw,t
2.3 𓉻𓏏𓏛𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏏𓏴𓀁𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓎡𓇍𓇋𓇋⯑𓂻𓁷𓏤𓀗⯑𓇋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓋴𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓇋𓅱𓀀𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓀀𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻ꜥꜣ.t jw =f (ḥr) wšb.t (ḥr) ḏd n =j j:jri̯ =k jy ḥr jḫ n sḥn,w jw =j (ḥr) ḏd n =f j:jri̯ =j jy
2.4 𓅓𓐟𓏤𓏏𓄿𓍿𓏏𓏤𓆱𓏏𓏤𓅆𓈖𓅯𓄿𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓅆𓉻𓏛𓀻𓋴𓏭𓏛𓅆𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆⯑𓇳𓅆𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀m-sꜣ tꜣ ṯ,t n pꜣ wjꜣ ꜥꜣ šps,j n Jmn-Rꜥ nsw-nṯr,pl j:jri̯ pꜣy =k jt
2.5 𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁹𓂋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏤𓇋𓀁𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓅓𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏥𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓇓𓅱𓅓𓆄𓏛j:jri̯ pꜣ jt n pꜣy =k jt jw =k (r) jri̯ =f m-rʾ-ꜥ j.n =j n =f jw =f (ḥr) ḏd n =j mntw j:jri̯ sw m mꜣꜥ(,t)
2.6 𓇋𓅱𓎡𓂞𓏏𓈖𓀀𓈖𓁹𓂋𓏭𓇓𓅱𓅓𓏏𓅱𓀀𓁹𓂋𓏭𓇓𓅱𓇋𓇋𓄿𓀁𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓀀𓁹𓂋𓏭𓅯𓄿𓏭𓋴𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓇋𓅱𓂞𓅱jw =k (r) ḏi̯.t n =j n jrj sw mtw =j jrj sw yꜣ j:jri̯ nꜣy =j jrj pꜣj sḥn,w jw ḏi̯
2.7 𓉻𓉐𓉐𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓃀𓅯𓄿⯑𓂋𓏤𓇋𓇋𓊛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓏥𓄿𓏏𓊪𓀋𓂡𓈖𓄿𓐍𓏏𓅱𓏛𓏥𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓇋𓅱𓏥𓆄𓅱𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓅱𓏥𓂋𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏥pr-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) jni̯.tw 6 bꜣ~rʾ.y.pl jw =w ꜣtp n ꜣḫ{r},w⟨t⟩.pl n Km,t jw =w (ḥr) šwi̯ =w r nꜣy =w
2.8 [⯑][⯑][⯑]𓅯𓄿𓏎𓈖𓂻𓎡𓈖𓀀𓎼𓂋𓏭𓏛𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓂝𓂋𓅱𓍼𓏥𓉔𓄿𓅱⯑𓇳𓏤𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓆑𓇋𓏏𓆑𓇋𓇋𓀁𓏥wḏꜣ[.pl] ⸢mntk⸣ ⸢jḫ⸣ ⸢pꜣ⸣ jni̯ =k n =j ⸢grj⸣ jnk j[w] =f (ḥr) ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw ꜥr(,t){.pl}-hꜣw ⟨n⟩ nꜣy =f jt.y.pl
2.9 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓂝𓈙𓅱𓀁𓏏𓅱𓋴𓏏𓅓𓂺𓀀𓇋𓅱𓏥𓅠𓅓𓏭𓏛𓆼𓈖𓄲𓈖𓊌𓈖𓌉𓋞𓈒𓏥𓎟𓈖𓏏𓏭𓏛𓏥𓂋𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓂝𓂋𓅱𓍼𓏥jw =f (ḥr) ⸢ḏi̯.t⸣ ꜥš.tw =st m-bꜣḥ =j jw =w (ḥr) gmj ḫꜣ n dbn n ḥḏ {nb-}n,tj.pl⟨-nb⟩ r tꜣy =f ꜥr(,t){.pl}
2.10 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿𓋾𓈎𓅆𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓅯𓄿𓎟𓅆𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓐍𓂋𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓅡𓎡𓇋𓅱𓏭𓏛𓂡𓀀𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏤jw =f (ḥr) ḏd n =j jr pꜣ ḥqꜣ n Km,t pꜣ nb n pꜣy =j ḫr jnk pꜣy =f bꜣkjwj ⸢m-rʾ-ꜥ⸣
2.11 𓃹𓈖𓅱𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓌉𓋞𓈒𓏥𓋞𓈒𓏥𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓋴𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓂜𓈖𓆑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀋𓂡⟨⸮jn?⟩ wn j:jri̯ =f ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw ḥḏ nbw r-ḏd j:jri̯ pꜣ sḥn,w n Jmn ⸮nn? fꜣy
2.12 𓅓𓂝⯑𓂋𓏤𓂓𓏤𓏛𓏥𓅯𓄿𓃹𓈖𓅱𓏥𓁹𓂋𓏭𓆑𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓇋𓂋𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓎼𓂋⯑𓏛𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓂜𓈖𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡mꜥ~rʾ~kꜣ.pl pꜣ wn =w (ḥr) jrj =f n pꜣy =j jt jr jnk gr jnk ⸮nn? jnk pꜣy =k
2.13 𓅡𓎡𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥𓂜𓈖𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓅡𓎡𓇋𓀀𓈖𓅯𓄿𓁹𓂋𓅱𓎗𓅱𓂻𓎡𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏤𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂝𓈙𓅱𓀁𓋴𓎼𓄿𓊪𓅱⯑𓄑𓀁𓂋𓅯𓄿bꜣkjw{.pl} ⸮nn? jnk bꜣkj n pꜣ jri̯ wḏi̯ =k m-rʾ-ꜥ jw =j (r) ꜥš sgꜣ~pw r pꜣ
2.14 𓏭𓂋𓏤𓅡𓏤⯑𓂋𓏤𓈖𓄿𓆭𓏥𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓏏𓄿𓇯𓃹𓈖𓉿𓂡𓇋𓅱𓈖𓄿𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏥𓂧𓈐𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂻𓂎𓏏𓏤𓂻𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓅓𓂝𓈗𓈘𓈇𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏏𓅱Jrʾ~bꜣ~rʾ~nꜣ.pl j:jri̯ tꜣ p,t wn jw nꜣ ḫt.pl d(j) ḫꜣꜥ (ḥr) sp,t (n) pꜣ yw~mꜥ jmm.tw
2.15 𓈖𓀀𓈖𓄿𓎛𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓊡𓅱𓍱𓏥𓇋𓀁𓏎𓈖𓂻𓎡𓂋𓅷𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂷𓂡𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓎡𓃀𓅯𓄿⯑𓂋𓏤𓊛𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓎡𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏥𓂋n =j nꜣ ḥtꜣw.w.pl j:jni̯ =k r ṯꜣy nꜣy =k bꜣ~rʾ.pl n,tj ẖrj nꜣy =k ḫt.pl r ⟨Km,t⟩
2.16 𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓈖𓄿[⯑][⯑]𓎡[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅱𓀀𓈙𓂝𓂧⯑𓌫𓂡𓅱𓏥𓂋𓁹𓂋𓅱𓏥𓈖𓎡 […]jmm.tw n =j nꜣ nwḥ[.pl] [j:]jni̯ =k [r] [⸮mr?] [nꜣ] [ꜥš].pl n,tj jw =j (r) šꜥd =w r jri̯ =w n =k […]
2.17 [⯑]𓇋𓅱𓀀𓁹𓂋𓅱𓏥𓈖𓎡𓈖𓄿𓎛𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓊡𓅱𓍱𓏥𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓎡[n],t[j] jw =j (r) jri̯ =w n =k ⟨n⟩ nꜣ ḥtꜣw.w.pl ⟨n⟩ nꜣy =k
2.18 𓃀𓅯𓄿𓏭𓂋𓏤𓊛𓏥𓅓𓏏𓅱𓈖𓄿𓁶𓏤𓇋𓇋𓆱𓏥𓂧𓈖𓋴𓏠𓈖𓍖𓊌𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏥𓀸𓄿𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓅓𓏏𓅱𓎡𓅓𓏏𓀏𓈖𓎡𓁷𓂋𓃀𓅱⯑𓄣𓏤𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓅓𓂝𓈗𓈘𓈇bꜣ~irʾ.pl mtw nꜣ tpy.pl dns{mn} mtw =w zꜣw mtw =k mt n =k ⟨m-⟩ḥr(,j){-bw}-jb pꜣ yw~mꜥ
2.19 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅓𓏏𓄿𓊪𓇯⯑𓇋𓅱𓂞𓅱𓆑𓇓𓅱𓏏𓐍𓃫𓅆𓅓𓂋𓎡𓅱𓇳𓆑𓐍𓂋𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆m =kj j:jri̯ Jmn ḫrw m tꜣ p(,t) jw ḏi̯ =f Swtḫ m-rk =f ḫr j:jri̯ Jmn
2.20 𓎼𓂋𓍅𓏛𓈖𓈖𓄿𓇥𓂋𓅱𓅱𓏛𓏥𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓆑𓎼𓂋𓍅𓏛𓅱𓏥𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓍅𓏛𓆑𓅯𓄿𓇾𓏤𓈇𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓅯𓄿𓂻𓅱⯑𓂻𓎡𓈖𓇋𓅓𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓄂𓏏𓏤grg n nꜣ ⟨tꜣ⟩.pl ⟨r-⟩ḏr.w.pl j:jri̯ =f grg =w jw grg =f pꜣ tꜣ n Km,t pꜣ jwi̯ =k n-jm ẖrj-ḥꜣ,t
2.21 𓐍𓂋𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓏠𓈖𓐍𓏏𓀗𓍊𓏛𓂡𓉐𓂋𓂻𓇋𓅓𓆑𓂋𓄖𓅱⯑𓂻𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓏏𓅱𓀀𓇋𓅓𓐍𓂋𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓋴𓃀𓇼𓇋𓅱⯑𓏛𓄑𓀁𓉐𓂋𓂻ḫr j:jri̯ mnḫ,t pri̯ jm =f r pḥ r pꜣ n,tj tw≡j jm ḫr j:jri̯ sbꜣ,jw pri̯
2.22 𓈖𓇋𓅓𓆑⯑𓂋𓄖𓅱⯑𓂻𓂋𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭𓏏𓅱𓀀𓇋𓅓𓇋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓄿𓏥[⯑]𓋴𓅱𓎼𓄿𓀉𓀁𓇋𓀁𓂞𓅱𓏥𓁹𓇋𓇋𓎡𓇋𓅱𓀀𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑n-jm =f r pḥ r pꜣ n,tj tw≡j jm jḫ nꜣ mšꜥ swgꜣ j:ḏi̯ =w jry =k jw =j (ḥr) ḏd n =f
2.23 𓂝𓍑𓄿𓇋𓅱⯑𓅪𓃀𓈖𓅓𓂝𓈙𓂝𓂾⯑𓂻𓋴𓅱𓎼𓄿𓀔𓀁𓃛𓅱𓈖𓄿𓀁𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓏏𓅱𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅱𓏥𓅓𓂝𓈖𓏥𓂜𓅪𓊛𓏤𓆱𓎟𓁷𓏤𓁶𓏤𓇋𓂋𓏏𓀗𓈗𓈘𓈇𓇋𓅱ꜥḏꜣjw bn mšꜥ swgꜣ jwnꜣ n⟨ꜣ⟩ n,tj tw≡j jm =w mꜥ~n ⸮jmw? nb ḥr-tp j(t)r(,w){t} jw
2.24 𓃀𓈖𓈖𓄓𓊃𓏭𓏛𓋴𓏏𓏥𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓅓𓈖𓏏𓆑𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓅓𓂝𓈗𓈘𓈇𓐍𓂋𓅓𓈖𓏏𓆑𓅯𓄿⯑𓂋𓏤𓅡𓏤⯑𓂋𓏤𓈖𓄿𓆭𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓏏𓅱𓎡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇓𓅱𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓆑bn nsj-st Jmn mntf pꜣ yw~mꜥ ḫr mntf pꜣ Rʾ~bꜣ~rʾ~nꜣ.pl n,tj tw≡k (ḥr) ḏd jnk ⸢sw⸣ j:jri̯ =f
2.25 𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓄂𓏏𓏤𓅆𓅯𓄿𓎟𓏏𓏤𓅆𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓇋𓀁𓈖𓆑𓅆𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆⯑𓇳𓅆𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓆓𓂧𓈖r(w)d,t n Wsr-ḥꜣ,t-Jmn [pꜣ] nb{,t} n ⸮jmw? [nb] [y]ꜣ j.n =f (j)n Jmn-Rꜥ nsw-nṯr,pl (ḥr) ḏd n
2.26 𓁷𓂋𓇯𓅃𓅆𓀀𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓎟𓏤𓅆𓇋𓀁𓎗𓅱⯑𓂻𓀀𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓂻𓅱𓂻𓌨𓂋⯑𓏛𓅯𓄿𓏭𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓐍𓂋𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓁺𓂞𓅱𓎡Ḥr(,j)-Ḥr,w ={j} pꜣy =j nb j:wḏi̯ (w)j jw =f (ḥr) ḏi̯.t jwi̯ =[j] ẖr pꜣj nṯr ꜥꜣ ḫr ptrj ḏi̯ =k
2.27 𓁹𓇋𓇋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓏭𓊹𓅆𓉻𓏛𓅯𓄿𓏭𓇳𓎆𓎆𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑[⯑]𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓌸𓂋𓈗𓈘𓈇𓇋𓅱𓃀𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓇓𓅱𓂧𓈐𓃀𓈖𓇓𓅱𓅯𓄿𓈖𓏏𓏭jry pꜣj nṯr ꜥꜣ pꜣj hrw 29 jw =f (ḥr) mnj (m) tꜣy =k mr(,t) jw bw rḫ =k ⟨jn⟩ sw d(j) ⟨jn⟩ bn sw pꜣ n,tj
2.28 𓃹𓈖𓅱𓆑𓏏𓅱𓎡𓊢𓂝𓂻𓏏𓅱𓂋𓁹𓂋𓏭𓆄𓅱𓅱𓏭𓏛𓂡𓈖𓅯𓄿⯑𓂋𓏤𓅡𓏤⯑𓂋𓏤𓈖𓄿𓆭𓏥𓅓𓇥𓂋𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓎟𓅆𓇋𓂋𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓆓𓂧𓃹𓈖𓅱𓈖𓄿wn =f ⟨dj⟩ tw≡k ꜥḥꜥ.ṱ r jrj šwj⟨.tj⟩ n pꜣ Rʾ~bꜣ~rʾ~nꜣ.pl m-ḏr Jmn pꜣy =f nb jr pꜣy =k ḏd wn nꜣ
2.29 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅆𓏥𓄂𓅱𓏏𓏭𓏴𓂻𓏥𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓌉𓋞𓈒𓏥𓋞𓈒𓏥𓉔𓄿𓈖𓄿𓀁𓃹𓈖𓅱𓂞𓅱𓏥[⯑]𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏭𓏛𓃹𓈖𓅱𓃀𓈖𓇋𓅱𓏥𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏭𓂻𓏏𓅱𓈖𓄿𓐍𓏏𓅱𓏛𓏥nsw.y.pl ḥꜣw,tj.pl (ḥr) ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw ḥḏ nbw hꜣnꜣ wn ⟨m-⟩ḏi̯ =w ꜥnḫ snb wn bn jw =w (r) ḏi̯.t jnj.tw nꜣ ⟨ꜣ⟩ḫ{r},w⟨t⟩
2.30 𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓅱𓏥𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓄿𓄿𓐍𓏏𓅱𓏛𓏥𓌥𓃀𓏭𓏛𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏭𓏛𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏭𓏛𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓎡𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓏥𓐍𓂋𓇋𓂋𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆⯑𓇳𓅆𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓅓𓈖𓏏𓆑𓅆𓅯𓄿j:jri̯ =w ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw nꜣ ꜣḫ{r},w⟨t⟩ ⟨r-⟩ḏbꜣj ꜥnḫj snbj ⟨r⟩ nꜣy =k jt.pl ḫr-jr Jmn-Rꜥ nsw-nṯr,pl mntf pꜣ
2.31 [⯑]𓈖𓅯𓄿𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏭𓏛𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏭𓏛𓐍𓂋𓅓𓈖𓏏𓆑𓅆𓅯𓄿𓎟𓏏𓏤𓅆𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓎡𓇋𓏏𓆑𓇋𓇋𓀀𓏥𓁹𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏥𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏥𓊢𓂝𓇳𓏤𓈖𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏭𓏛𓇋𓅱𓏥𓅱𓂧𓈖𓏌𓅱𓍖𓏛nb[{,t}] [n] pꜣ ⸢ꜥnḫj⸣ snbj ḫr mntf pꜣ nb{,t} ⟨n⟩ nꜣy =k jt.y.pl jry =w pꜣy =w ꜥḥꜥ(,w) n ꜥnḫj jw =w (ḥr) wdn
2.32 𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓅓𓈖𓏏𓎡𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏤𓅓𓈖𓏏𓎡𓅡𓎡𓇋𓅱𓀀𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓇋𓂋𓇋𓅱𓎡𓆓𓂧𓁹𓇋𓇋⯑𓄑𓀁[⯑]𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓅓𓏏𓅱𓎡𓂝𓂋𓂝𓂋⯑𓄑𓀁𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑n Jmn mntk m-rʾ-ꜥ mntk bꜣkjw n Jmn jr jw =k (ḥr) ḏd jry =⟨j⟩ [zp-2] n Jmn mtw =k ꜥrꜥr pꜣy =f
2.33 𓋴𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱⯑𓏛𓂡𓇋𓅱𓎡𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏭𓏛𓅓𓏏𓅱𓎡𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏭𓏛𓅓𓏏𓅱𓎡𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏭𓏛𓅓𓏏𓅱𓎡𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏭𓏛𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓇾𓏤𓈇𓇥𓂋𓅱𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏥𓎡𓂋𓍿𓀀𓏥𓅓𓁹𓌸𓂋𓀁sḥn,w jw =k (r) ꜥnḫj mtw =k wḏꜣj mtw =k snbj mtw =k nfrj n pꜣy =k tꜣ ⟨r-⟩ḏr,w{.pl} =f nꜣy =k r(m)ṯ.pl m-jri̯ mri̯
2.34 𓈖𓎡𓈖𓎡𓏏𓏴𓏛𓏥𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆⯑𓇳𓅆𓊹𓊹𓊹𓅆𓏥𓇋𓇋𓄿𓀁𓌳𓄿𓇋𓅱𓄛𓏤𓅆𓌸𓂋⯑𓀁𓄿𓐍𓏏𓅱𓏛𓏥𓏏𓅱𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓏞𓅱𓀀𓉔𓄿𓃀𓅱⯑𓂻𓀀n =k nkt n Jmn-Rꜥ ⟨nsw⟩-nṯr,pl yꜣ mꜣj,w (ḥr) mri̯ ꜣḫ{r},w⟨t⟩.ṱ =f jmm jni̯.tw n =j pꜣy =k zẖꜣ,w hꜣb =j
2.35 𓇓𓅱𓈖𓈖𓄓𓊃⯑𓏛𓇓𓅱𓅡𓎟𓊽𓊽𓇋𓀀𓍘𓈖𓏏𓇋𓏠𓈖𓁐𓈖𓂝𓏥𓊃𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓇾𓏤𓈇⯑𓏛𓂡𓇋𓀁𓂞𓅱𓇋𓏠𓈖𓅆𓈖𓅯𓄿𓎔𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓇾𓏤𓈇sw n Ns-sw-Bꜣ-nb-Ḏdj(,t) Tj-n.t-Jmn nꜣ snn,tjw-tꜣ j:ḏi̯ Jmn n pꜣ mḥ,t(j) n pꜣy =f tꜣ
2.36 𓅓𓏏𓅱𓏥𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓅯𓄿𓎟𓈖𓏏𓏭𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓀀𓉔𓄿𓃀𓅱⯑𓂻𓆑𓈖𓅱𓏥𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓆷𓄿𓂝𓏛𓇋𓀁𓁹𓂋𓏏𓅱𓀀𓈝𓇋⯑𓂻𓂋𓇔𓏭𓈇𓏤𓅓𓏏𓅱𓀀𓂞𓏏mtw =w ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw pꜣ {nb-}n,tj⟨-nb⟩ jw =j (r) hꜣb =f n =w r-ḏd jmm jni̯.tw =f šꜣꜥ-j:jri̯.tw =j šmj r rs,j mtw =j ḏi̯.t
2.37 𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓎡𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱⯑𓅪𓎟𓏏𓊗𓏤𓏤𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏤𓇋𓀁𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀𓈙𓂝𓏏𓍼𓏥𓅓𓂧𓏏𓏤𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓇋𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏭𓂾𓏭𓂻𓀀𓇋𓅱𓆑[⯑]𓏏𓄿jni̯.tw n =k pꜣy =k gꜣb,w nb{.t} zp-2 m-rʾ-ꜥ j.n =j n =f jw =f (ḥr) ḏi̯.t tꜣy =j šꜥ,t m ḏr,t (n) pꜣy =f jwpw,tj jw =f (ḥr) ꜣ[t]p tꜣ
2.38 𓊪𓇋𓊪𓇋𓏏𓆱𓅯𓄿𓁶𓏤𓈖𓏏𓄿𓄂𓏏𓏤𓅯𓄿𓁶𓏤𓈖𓅯𓄿𓄖𓅱𓆱𓇋𓀁𓏭𓂋𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅱𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓆱𓏏𓏤𓋜𓎛𓅱𓆱𓏥𓏛𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏥𓂋[⯑]pjpj,t pꜣ tp n tꜣ ḥꜣ,t pꜣ tp n pꜣ pḥ,w j~jrʾ~mꜥ~w ky 4 ḫt mḏḥ.w dmḏ 7 jw =f (ḥr) ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw =w r Km,t
2.39 𓇋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓇋𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏭𓂾⯑𓂻𓈝𓅓⯑𓂻𓂋𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓇍𓇋𓇋⯑𓂻𓈖𓀀𓂋𓆼𓄿𓃭𓏤𓌙𓈉𓊖𓈖𓇹𓏤𓉐𓏏𓇳𓇋𓅱𓂞𓅱𓈖𓄓𓊃⯑𓏛𓇓𓅱𓅡𓎟𓊽𓇋𓀀𓍘𓈖𓏏𓇋𓏠𓈖𓁐𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱jw pꜣy =f jwpw,tj šmi̯ r Km,t (ḥr) jy n =j r Ḫꜣ~rw n ꜣbd 1 pr,t jw ḏi̯ Ns-sw-Bꜣ-nb-Ḏ(d)j(,t) Tj-n.t-Jmn jni̯.tw
2.40 𓋞𓈒𓏥𓍿𓃀𓅱𓏊⯑𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤[⯑]𓏤𓌉𓋞𓈒𓏥𓍿𓃀𓅱𓏊𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓍱𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓎤𓏤𓍱𓂝𓏤𓀗⯑𓎆𓇗𓄤𓐍𓏭⯑𓂋𓏤𓂧𓏭𓍱⯑𓎆𓏞[⯑]nbw ṯbw 4 kꜣ~kmnw 1 ḥḏ ṯbw 5 ḥbs,w n sšr-nsw ꜥ 10 šmꜥ,t nfr.t ḫj~rʾ~dj 10 ⸮nꜥꜥ? qn
2.41 𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓂧𓁷𓂋𓇋𓅱𓄛𓏤𓈖𓇋𓎛𓃒𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓈖𓍇𓏌𓎛𓅱𓆰𓏥𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓉻𓏛⯑𓂋𓏤𓆷𓄿𓈖𓄿𓈒𓏥𓎅𓎆𓎆𓂋𓂋𓅓𓆝𓅱⯑𓄟𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓐎⯑𓎆𓎆𓎆𓇋𓅱𓋴𓂞𓏏𓏎𓈖⯑𓂻𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓍱𓏥500 dḥr,jw [n] jḥ 500 nwḥ.w.pl 500 ꜥꜣ~rʾ~šꜣ~nꜣ ẖꜣr 20 rrm,w mstꜣ,w 30 jw =s (ḥr) ḏi̯.t jni̯.tw n =j ḥbs,w.pl
2.42 𓇗𓄤𓂝𓏤𓀗⯑𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇗𓄤𓐍𓏭⯑𓂋𓏤𓂧𓏭𓍱⯑𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓉻𓏛⯑𓂋𓏤𓆷𓄿𓈖𓄿𓈒𓏥𓎅𓏤𓂋𓂋𓅓𓅱𓆝𓏥𓄟𓋴𓏏𓏐𓐎⯑𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓅱𓅯𓄿𓀗𓌙𓀀𓂋𓈙𓅱𓏏𓇋𓂉𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂝𓂋𓂝𓂋𓏴𓂡⸢šmꜥ,t⸣ ⸢nfr.t⸣ ⸢ꜥ⸣ ⸢5⸣ ⸢šmꜥ,t⸣ ⸢nfr.t⸣ ⸢ḫj~rʾ~dj⸣ ⸢5⸣ ꜥꜣ~rʾ~šꜣ~nꜣ ẖꜣr 1 rrm,w.pl mst 5 jw pꜣ wr (ḥr) ršw.t{j} jw =f (ḥr) ꜥrꜥr
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 105 lines of Papyrus Moscow 120 (Golenischeff), in two columns; the papyrus breaks off before the end of the story, 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).
2.1 “And as for the other place you mentioned: are there not another 50 ships there trading
2.2 with Werekter, sailing to his house?” At that grave moment I fell silent.
2.3 He spoke again: “What mission brings you here?” I answered, “I have come for the timber
2.4 of the great and splendid sacred barque of Amun-Re, King of the Gods. What your father did
2.5 and your grandfather did, you shall do also,” I told him. He answered, “They indeed did so.
2.6 Give me what is due for the work, and I shall do it. My people carried out this mission only after
2.7 Pharaoh—life, prosperity, and health to him—sent 6 ships loaded with Egypt's products, and they had been unloaded into their
2.8 storehouses. And you—what have you brought me?” He had the records of his forefathers brought in
2.9 and read before me. In his records they found a total of 1,000 deben of silver.
2.10 He said, “If Egypt's ruler were lord of my possessions, so that I were his servant, would he have sent silver and gold with the command,
2.11 ‘Carry out Amun's mission’? It was no mere delivery of gifts that men made to my father.
2.12 But as for me, I tell you, I am not your servant!
2.13 Nor am I a servant of the man who sent you. If I call aloud to Lebanon, the trees will be cast down
2.14 upon the seashore when the sky opens. Give me the sails you brought
2.15 to bear your ships laden with your timber to Egypt.
2.16 Give me the ropes you brought [to bind the firs] I shall cut and supply to you […],
2.17 […] that I shall make for you for the sails of your
2.18 ships. Their upper beams will be heavy and break, and you will die in the heart of the sea.
2.19 Look: Amun thunders in the sky, having placed Seth beside him. Amun established
2.20 all the lands, but he first established Egypt, the land you came from.
2.21 Craftsmanship came forth from there and reached this place where I am. Wisdom came forth
2.22 from there and reached this place where I am. What are these foolish journeys they make you undertake?” I replied,
2.23 “False! These are not foolish journeys! There is not a ship upon the Nile
2.24 that does not belong to Amun. The sea is his, and Lebanon is his—the Lebanon of which you say, ‘It is mine.’ He has made
2.25 the coast ready for Userhat-Amun, mistress of [every] ship. For Amun-Re, King of the Gods, said
2.26 to Herihor my lord that he should send me, and caused me to come bearing this great god. Yet you have kept
2.27 this great god waiting 29 days, moored in your harbor, without learning whether he was here or not—he who was
2.28 here all along! You stand bargaining over Lebanon with Amun, its lord. As for your claim that the
2.29 former kings brought silver and gold: had they possessed life and health, they would not have brought these goods;
2.30 they brought them to your fathers in exchange for life and health. But Amun-Re, King of the Gods, is
2.31 lord of life and health, and lord of your forefathers. They spent their lives offering
2.32 to Amun. You too are Amun's servant. If you say, ‘I shall do it, I shall truly do it for Amun,’ and perform his
2.33 mission, you shall live, prosper, and be healthy, a blessing to all your land and your people. Do not covet
2.34 anything belonging to Amun-Re, King of the Gods: a lion loves what is his. Have your scribe brought to me, and I shall send him
2.35 to Smendes and Tamounis, the pillars Amun has set in the north of his land,
2.36 so that they may bring everything. I shall send him to them with these words: ‘Have it brought until I can go south and
2.37 repay you every expense, without fail.’” So I told him. He placed my letter in his messenger's hand and loaded
2.38 the keel beam, the bowpiece, the sternpiece, and 4 other worked timbers—7 pieces in all—and sent them
2.39 to Egypt. His messenger returned to me in Syria in the first month of Peret. Smendes and Tamounis had sent
2.40 4 ṯbw vessels and 1 kkmn vessel of gold, 5 ṯbw vessels of silver, 10 garments of royal linen, 10 cloths of fine Upper Egyptian linen,
2.41 500 bolts of fine cloth, 500 oxhides, 500 ropes, 20 sacks of lentils, and 30 baskets of fish. She also sent me
2.42 5 garments of fine Upper Egyptian linen, 5 cloths of fine Upper Egyptian linen, 1 sack of lentils, and 5 baskets of fish. The prince rejoiced and ordered
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 105 lines of Papyrus Moscow 120 (Golenischeff), in two columns; the papyrus breaks off before the end of the story.
2.1 And at that other place, Sidon, which you passed, aren't there 50 boats there
2.2 that trade with Werekter and go to his house?” I said nothing at that moment
2.3 of great importance. He answered me, “What business brought you here?” I said, “I came
2.4 for the timber of the great and splendid sacred boat of Amun-Re, king of the gods. What your father
2.5 and your father's father did, you too will do.” That is what I told him. He said, “They did indeed do it.
2.6 Give me something for doing it, and I will do it. My people carried out this task only after
2.7 Pharaoh—may he live and be healthy—sent six boats loaded with Egyptian goods, which they emptied into their
2.8 storehouses. But what have you brought me?” He had the records of his ancestors brought in
2.9 and read out before me. They found a total of 1,000 deben of silver recorded in his books.
2.10 He said to me, “If the ruler of Egypt were lord of what is mine, so that I were his servant,
2.11 would he have sent silver and gold with the words ‘Carry out Amun's task’? Those were not gifts
2.12 that people used to bring my father. And I am not your
2.13 servant, nor the servant of the man who sent you. When I call out to
2.14 the mountains of Lebanon, the sky opens and the trees fall on the seashore. Give
2.15 me the sails you brought to carry your boats loaded with your timber to Egypt.
2.16 Give me the ropes you brought to tie the fir trees that I am going to cut and give you […],
2.17 which I will make for you for the sails of your boats […].
2.18 The timber is heavy. It could break, and you could die in the middle of the sea.
2.19 Look, Amun thunders in the sky after placing Seth beside him. Amun
2.20 founded all the lands, but he founded them after first founding Egypt, the land you came from.
2.21 Skill came from there and reached the place where I am. Wisdom also came
2.22 from there and reached the place where I am. Why have they sent you on such a foolish journey?” I said to him,
2.23 “That's wrong! This is not a foolish journey. Every boat on the river belongs to Amun.
2.24 The sea is his, and Lebanon, which you call yours, is his too. He prepares the shore
2.25 for Userhat-Amun, the boat that rules over every ship. It was Amun-Re, king of the gods, who told
2.26 Herihor, my lord, to send me. He had me come with this great god. Look, you have made
2.27 this great god wait 29 days, moored in your harbor, without finding out whether he was here or not!
2.28 You are standing here bargaining with Amun over Lebanon, though Amun is its lord. As for what you said about
2.29 the former kings sending silver and gold: if they had possessed life and health, they would not have brought those goods.
2.30 Instead of life and health, they had those goods brought to your ancestors. But Amun-Re, king of the gods, is
2.31 the lord of life and health, and lord of your ancestors. They spent their lives making offerings
2.32 to Amun. You too are Amun's servant. If you say, ‘I will certainly do it for Amun,’ and carry out his
2.33 task, you will live, prosper, and stay healthy, and things will go well for all your land and people. Do not seek
2.34 for yourself anything that belongs to Amun-Re, king of the gods. A lion loves its own possessions. Have your scribe brought to me so I can send him
2.35 to Smendes and Tamounis, the supports whom Amun placed in the north of his land,
2.36 and they will have everything brought. I will send him to say, ‘Have it brought now, until I go south myself and have
2.37 all your expenses repaid in full.’” I told him this. He put my letter in the hand of his messenger and loaded
2.38 the keel timber, the bow piece, the stern piece, and four more worked timbers, seven pieces in all. He sent them to Egypt.
2.39 His messenger who had gone to Egypt returned to me in Syria in the first month of the winter season. Smendes and Tamounis sent
2.40 four gold vessels and one other gold vessel, five silver vessels, 10 garments of royal linen, 10 cloths of fine southern linen, and
2.41 500 bolts of fine cloth, 500 cattle hides, 500 ropes, 20 sacks of lentils, and 30 baskets of fish. She also sent me
2.42 5 garments and 5 cloths of fine southern linen, one sack of lentils, and 5 baskets of fish. The ruler was pleased. He ordered