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The Man Answers His Ba
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1 […] 𓏏𓈖𓏥𓂋𓆓𓂧 […][…] tn r ḏd […]
2 𓂜𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂝𓀁𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓂋[⯑] […]n nmꜥ.n [ns] =[s]⸢n⸣ [j]w r ⸮ẖꜣ[_]? […]
3 𓂧𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓌥𓏛𓏥𓂜𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂝𓀁𓈖𓄓𓄹𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓄋𓊪𓏴𓈖𓀀dbꜣ,w n nmꜥ.n ns =sn ⸢j⸣w ⸢wp⸣i̯.n =j
4 𓂋𓏤𓀀𓈖𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑rʾ =j n bꜣ =j wšb =j ḏd.t.n =f
5 𓇋𓅱𓈖𓄿𓅨𓂋𓂋𓀀𓅓𓏇𓈖𓇳𓂜𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀jw nꜣ wr r =j m-mjn n mdwi̯ bꜣ =j
6 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓏏𓅨𓂋𓂋𓂝𓃀𓂝𓀁𓇋𓅱𓏇𓇋[⯑]𓀀ḥnꜥ =j jw gr.t wr r ꜥ⸢b⸣ꜥ jw mj wsf =j
7 𓇋𓅓𓂜𓈝𓅓𓂻𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆑𓈖𓀀𓁷𓂋𓋴 […]jmi̯ šm bꜣ =j ꜥḥꜥ =f n =j ḥr =s […]
8 […] 𓆑𓂜𓈖[⯑]𓆑 […][…] =f nn ꜥ[_]⸮m? =⸮f? […]
9 […] 𓆑𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓅓𓍲𓈖𓏌𓅱𓍢𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓎛𓍢𓂜𓈖⸢…⸣ =f m ẖ,t =j m šnw nwḥ nn
10 𓆣𓂋𓅓𓂝𓆑𓂋𓅱𓇋𓂻𓆑[⯑][⯑]ḫpr m-ꜥ =f rwj =f hrw [q]s[n,t]
11 𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀𓁷𓏤𓏏𓉔𓏏𓂾𓂻𓀀𓂜𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀m =tn bꜣ =j ḥr thi̯.t =j n sḏm.n =j
12 𓈖𓆑𓁷𓏤𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓋴𓍬𓂻𓀀𓂋𓅓𓏏𓀏𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓈖𓆑n =f ḥr stꜣ{s} =j r m(w)t n jyi̯.t =⟨j⟩ n =f
13 𓁷𓏤𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡[⯑]𓐍𓏏𓊮𓂋𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓏏𓊮𓀀ḥr ḫꜣꜥ =⟨j⟩ ḥr ḫ,t r smꜣm.t =j
14 [⯑]𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏛𓆑 […] 𓐟 […] 𓆑⸢ptr⸣ mn,t =f […] ⸮sꜣ? […] =f
15 𓏏𓎡𓂻𓆑𓇋𓅓𓀀𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓈎𓋴𓌟𓈖𓏏𓅪𓏥tk⟨n⟩ =f ⸢jm⸣ =j hrw qsn,t
16 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓆑𓅓𓊪𓆑𓐞𓏤𓏇𓇋𓁹𓈖𓅘𓎛𓊪𓅱𓀁𓀀ꜥḥꜥ =f m pf gs mj jri̯ nḥp,w
17 𓊪𓅬𓄿𓇋𓋴𓊪𓅱𓉐𓂋𓂋𓂻𓏎𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓆑𓊸𓅡𓀏𓀀pꜣ js pw prr jni̯ =f sw r =f bꜣ =j
18 𓅱𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅪𓂋𓊃𓂧𓎛𓀁𓄿𓉔𓅪𓁷𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇋𓉔𓅓𓂡wḫꜣ r sdḥ ꜣh(,w) ḥr ꜥnḫ jhm
19 𓅱𓀀𓂋𓅓𓏏𓀏𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓀀𓈖𓆑𓋴𓇛𓈖𓆓𓅓𓏛wj r m(w)t n jyi̯.t =j n =f snḏm
20 𓈖𓀀𓋀𓏏𓈉𓇋𓈖𓇋𓅱𓈎𓋴𓌟𓈖𓏏𓅪𓊪𓅱𓊪𓄡𓂋𓏏𓄲𓇳n =j jmn,t jn-jw qsn,t pw pẖr,t
21 𓊪𓅱𓋹𓈖𓐍𓇋𓅱𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏥𓐍𓂋𓀒𓋴𓈖𓏥𓐍𓈖𓏏𓂧𓂾𓂻𓂋𓎡pw ꜥnḫ jw ḫt.pl ḫr =sn ḫn{t}d r =k
22 𓁷𓏤𓇋𓋴𓆑𓏏𓅪𓏥𓍯𓄿𓎛𓎝𓏛𓌳𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓅪𓀀ḥr jsf,t wꜣḥ mꜣjr =j
23 𓅱𓆓𓂝⯑𓏛𓅱𓀀𓅝𓏏𓏭𓅆𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪wḏꜥ wj Ḏḥwtj ḥtp
24 𓊹𓏤𓏥𓐍𓊃𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡𓐍𓈖𓇓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓂋𓀀nṯr.pl ḫsf Ḫnsw ḥr =j
25 𓏞𓀀𓅓𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓀗𓏛𓄔𓅓𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓅆𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓀀zẖꜣ,w m-mꜣꜥ,t sḏm Rꜥ mdw =j
26 𓊃𓎼𓀝𓅱𓇋𓄿𓇳𓊛𓐍𓊃𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡sg wjꜣ-⸮Rꜥ? ḫsf
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 155 lines of Papyrus Berlin P 3024; the opening of the papyrus is lost, and the small Amherst fragments that overlap it are not included, 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).
1 […] you, to say […].
2 Their [tongues] have not been partial. It is for […]
3 payment. Their tongues have not been partial. Then I opened my mouth
4 to my ba and answered what it had said:
5 “This is too much for me today! My ba will not speak with me.
6 It goes beyond all excess; it is as though I were forsaken.
7 Let my ba not depart; let it stand by me in this […].
8 […] him. It will not […] his […].
9 […] him from my body with net and cord. It will not
10 come to pass through his hand that he departs on the day of trouble.
11 Look, my ba wrongs me when I do not listen
12 to it: it drags me toward death before I have come to it,
13 and casts me into the fire to burn me.
14 What is its manner? […] back […] his […].
15 Let it draw near to me on the day of trouble.
16 Let it take its stand on that side, as the one who praises will do.
17 This is one who goes forth and draws him to himself. My ba,
18 too foolish to soothe the pain of living, you drive
19 me toward death before I have reached it. Make
20 the West pleasant for me. Is that such a hardship? A cycle
21 is life; even trees fall. Tread
22 upon injustice while my suffering endures.
23 May Thoth, who satisfies the gods, judge me.
24 May Khonsu defend me,
25 the truthful scribe. May Re hear my words,
26 who steers the sun-bark. May Isdes defend
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 155 lines of Papyrus Berlin P 3024; the opening of the papyrus is lost, and the small Amherst fragments that overlap it are not included.
1 […] you, to say […].
2 Their [tongues] have not been unfair. It is payment for […] […].
3 Payment. Their tongues have not been unfair. Then I opened
4 my mouth to my ba, answering what it had said:
5 “This is too much for me today! My ba has not spoken
6 with me. This is truly beyond all limits! It is like abandoning me.
7 Let my ba not leave! Let it stand by me in this […]
8 […] it. It will not […] its […].
9 […] it from my body in a net and rope. It will not
10 happen by its hand that it vanishes on the day of trouble.
11 Look, my ba is wronging me. I have not listened
12 to it. It is dragging me toward death before I have reached it,
13 and throwing me onto the fire to burn me.
14 What is its nature? […] back […] its […].
15 Let it come near me on the day of trouble.
16 Let it stand on that side as one who praises will do.
17 This is one who comes out and brings him to himself. My ba,
18 too foolish to ease sorrow over life, pushes
19 me toward death before I have reached it. Make
20 the west pleasant for me! Is that so hard? The cycle
21 is life. Even trees fall. Trample
22 wrongdoing while my suffering lasts!
23 Let Thoth, who satisfies the gods, judge me.
24 Let Khonsu, the truthful scribe, defend me.
25 Let Re, who guides the sun boat, hear my words.
26 Let Isdes defend me