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131 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓀀𓏇𓇋𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓂋𓏃𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏤𓂋𓐟𓏤𓉔𓇋𓅐𓏏𓅪mḥr mj pri̯.t r-ḫnt,w r-sꜣ ⟨j⟩h{j}m,t
132 𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓏇𓇋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn mj st(j) ꜥntjw
133 𓏇𓇋𓈞𓋴𓏏𓀔𓌨𓂋𓎛𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓋳𓏥mj ḥmsi̯.t ẖr ḥtꜣ,w.pl
134 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓊡𓅱𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳hrw ṯꜣw jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn
135 𓏇𓇋𓋴𓏏𓐎𓊃𓈙𓈖𓏌𓅱𓆰𓏥𓏇𓇋𓈞𓋴𓏏𓀔𓁷𓏤𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤mj st(j) sšn.w.pl mj ḥmsi̯.t ḥr mr,yt
136 𓈖𓏏𓏏𓐍𓏏𓏊𓈉𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓏇𓇋n.t tḫ,t jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn mj
137 𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐𓏇𓇋𓂻𓅱𓊃𓀀𓏤𓅓𓀎𓊛wꜣ,t ⟨ḥwi̯.t⟩ mj jwi̯ z m mšꜥ
138 𓂋𓉐𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳𓏇𓇋r pr =sn jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn mj
139 𓎡𓆑𓏏𓋳𓂝𓊪𓏏𓇯𓏇𓇋𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊃𓐍𓏏𓌦𓏛𓀀kfi̯.t p,t mj z sḫt ={j}
140 𓇋𓅓𓂋𓐍𓅓𓏏𓂜𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓅓𓏏𓀏𓅓𓁷𓏤𓀀𓏇𓈖𓇳jm r ḫm.t.n =f jw m(w)t m ḥr =j mjn
141 𓏇𓇋𓍋𓃀𓃀𓀁𓊃𓀀𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓊃𓀀𓏤𓉐𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁹𓈖𓆑𓆳𓏏𓏤𓏥𓆈𓄿𓏏𓏥𓎁𓏏𓂡mj ꜣbb z mꜣꜣ {{z}} pr =sn jri̯.n =f rnp,t.pl ꜥšꜣ.t ((jṯi̯))
142 𓅓𓈖𓇥𓂋𓏏𓂡𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄟𓊃𓀁𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓅓𓊹𓋹𓈖𓐍m nḏr,t wnn ms n,tj-jm m nṯr ꜥnḫ
143 𓁷𓏤𓐍𓊃𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡𓃛𓅱𓅪𓈖𓁹𓂋𓇓𓅱𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄟𓊃𓀁ḥr ḫsf jw n jrr sw wnn ms
144 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓊢𓂝𓂻𓅓𓅱𓇋𓄿𓊛𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂝𓏏𓋴𓏏𓊪𓏏𓍉𓏥n,tj-jm ꜥḥꜥ m wjꜣ ḥr rḏi̯.t ḏi̯ =t(w) stp,t
145 𓇋𓅓𓂋𓂋𓏤𓏥𓉐𓏤𓏥𓃹𓈖𓈖𓄟𓊃𓀁𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂋𓐍𓏛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓀀jm r rʾ.pl-pr.pl wnn ms n,tj-jm m rḫ-ḫ,t.pl
146 𓂜𓐍𓋴𓆑𓍙𓆑𓂡𓈖𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓄭𓂋𓀁𓈖n ḫsf.n.t(w) =f ḥr spr n
147 𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓐍𓏏𓆑𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓆑𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓈖𓀀Rꜥ ḫft mdwi̯ =f ḏd.t.n n =j
148 𓊸𓅡𓀏𓇋𓅓𓐛𓂝𓂋𓎡𓈖𓐍𓅱𓏏𓀁𓁷𓏤𓆞𓄿𓄿𓆱𓈖𓄓𓇓𓅱𓀀bꜣ =⟨j⟩ jmm r =k nḫ,wt ḥr ẖꜣꜣ n,j-sw
149 𓊪𓈖𓌢𓈖𓀀𓀀𓅱𓂧𓈖𓍖𓏛𓎡𓁷𓏤𓂝𓐍𓊮pn sn =j wdn =k ḥr ꜥḫ
150 𓂧𓏇𓇋𓂚𓂡𓎡𓁷𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓏇𓇋𓆓𓂧𓎡𓌸𓂋𓀁𓅱𓀀dmj =k ḥr ꜥnḫ mj ḏd =k mri̯ wj
151 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓅱𓇋𓆛𓈖𓂢𓈖𓎡𓋀𓏏𓈉𓌸𓂋𓀁𓈞𓅓𓂝ꜥꜣ wjn.n =k jmn,t mri̯ ḥm
152 𓊪𓎛𓄖𓂻𓎡𓋀𓏏𓈉𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓎡𓇾𓈇𓏤pḥ =k jmn,t sꜣḥ ḥꜥ.pl =k tꜣ
153 𓐍𓈖𓇋𓇋𓅯𓂻𓀀𓂋𓐟𓏤𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀔𓎡ḫni̯.y =j r-sꜣ wrd =k
154 𓇋𓐍𓏛𓁹𓈖𓏥𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤𓈖𓊃𓊪𓊗𓂻𓅱𓆑𓊪𓅱jḫ jri̯ =n dmj n-sp jwi̯ =f pw
155 𓄂𓏏𓏤𓆑𓂋𓄖𓆑𓏭𓏇𓇋𓅠𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅓𓏞𓏛ḥꜣ,t =f r pḥ(,wj) =fj mj gmi̯.yt m-zẖꜣ,w
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).
131 of a sick man, like going out after suffering.
132 Death is before my eyes today, like the scent of myrrh,
133 like sitting beneath the sail
134 on a windy day. Death is before my eyes today,
135 like the scent of lotus blossoms, like sitting on the bank
136 of Techet. Death is before my eyes today, like
137 a well-trodden path, like a man coming home from a campaign
138 to his house. Death is before my eyes today, like
139 the clearing of the sky, like a man who catches
140 something he had not known. Death is before my eyes today,
141 like a man longing to see his home after spending many years
142 in captivity. Yet one who is there shall be a living god,
143 turning back wrong against the one who does it. One who is there
144 shall stand in the sun-bark and cause choice offerings to be given
145 from there to the temples. One who is there shall be a wise man,
146 not prevented from making his appeal
147 to Re when he speaks.” What my ba said to me:
148 “Set your lament upon the wooden stake, my kinsman,
149 my brother. Offer sacrifice upon the fire altar,
150 and hold fast to life, as you said. Love me
151 here, after you have rejected the West. Yet wish
152 to reach the West, and for your body to touch the earth.
153 I will settle down after you have grown weary.
154 Then let us make a landing place together.” It is finished,
155 from its beginning to its end, as found in writing.
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.
131 of someone sick, like going outside after suffering.
132 Death is before my eyes today like the scent of myrrh,
133 like sitting under a sail
134 on a windy day. Death is before my eyes today
135 like the scent of lotus flowers, like sitting on the bank
136 of Techet. Death is before my eyes today like
137 a well-traveled road, like a man coming back from an expedition
138 to his home. Death is before my eyes today like
139 the clearing of the sky, like a man catching something
140 he had not known about. Death is before my eyes today
141 like a man longing to see his home after spending many years
142 in captivity. But the one who is there will be like a living god,
143 turning wrongdoing back on the one who does it. The one
144 who is there will stand in the sun boat and arrange for chosen offerings
145 from there to be given to the temples. The one who is there will be a wise man,
146 not turned away when he asks
147 Re for help as he speaks.” What my ba said to me:
148 “Put your mourning on the wooden post, my relative,
149 my brother. Make offerings on the fire altar.
150 Hold on to life as you said you would. Love me
151 here, once you have rejected the west. But wish also
152 to reach the west, when your body touches the earth.
153 I will settle there after you have grown tired.
154 Then let us make a landing place together.” It is finished,
155 from its beginning to its end, as it was found in writing.