Khety, son of Duauf (attributed) · Complete work
Wall Builders and Gardeners Suffer
Wall Builders and Gardeners Suffer of 7. Read it here for reference, or continue through the entire work without leaving the reader.
Open the complete readerOriginal Egyptian
6.1 𓆓𓂧𓀀𓈖𓎡𓏇𓇋𓐪𓂧𓏌𓅱𓀨𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓇋𓆛𓈖𓃀𓅱𓊅𓈇𓏤𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓂧𓊪𓏏𓄓𓀁𓐍𓂋𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆑𓅓𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓈖𓋴𓅓𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓊡𓅱𓏥𓇋𓐪𓂧𓏌𓅱𓀨𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓆑ḏd =j n =k mj qd{.pl} jnb mḥr dp.t =⟨f⟩ ḫr wnn =f m-rw,tj n {s}mꜣꜥ,t jqd{.pl} =f
6.2 𓅓𓂧𓄿𓇋𓅱𓈀𓏤𓍱𓉻𓂝𓄿𓎼𓄿𓋴𓅱𓍱𓅓𓈖𓄖𓅱𓏭𓂻𓆑𓂝𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓆑𓏭[⯑][⯑]𓀀𓅓𓏠𓈖𓐍𓏏𓍊𓏛𓈙𓃀𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏴𓈇𓏥𓎛𓋴𓃀𓅱𓐎𓏏𓏤𓆑m dꜣj,w ꜥꜣgꜣsw =⟨f⟩ m ⟨sšn,t⟩ ⟨n⟩ ⟨⸮ꜣ,t?⟩ ⟨⸮jw?⟩ ⟨wꜣ⟩ n pḥ,wj =f ꜥ.wj.du =f ꜣq ⟨ḥr⟩ ⸢jni̯⸣ ={j} m mnḫ{,t} ⟨ḥr⟩ šbn ḥs{b,w} ={f}
6.3 𓎟𓏏𓏶𓅓𓀁𓆑𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓂭𓂭𓂭𓆑𓏭𓇋𓂝𓈗𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓆑𓇓𓅱𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆴𓇳𓌡𓂝𓏤𓀀𓄡𓋴𓅪𓏭𓇓𓅱𓂋[⯑][⯑]𓊃𓈖𓈖𓏭𓏒𓂻𓈙𓊪𓅱𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐nb{.t} wnm =f tʾ ⟨m⟩ ḏbꜥ.pl =fj jꜥi̯{.pl} =f sw ḥr {ẖ}trj wꜥ ẖsj sw r mt(j) rʾ-sj snn {š}pw m ꜥ,t ((m)) ((ꜥ,t))
6.4 𓈖𓏏𓂋𓎔𓂢𓎆𓂋𓎔𓂢𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓊃𓈖𓈖𓏭𓏒𓂻𓈙𓊪𓅱[⯑][⯑]𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓉐𓏥𓁹𓅱[⯑]𓋴𓏏[⯑][⯑]n,t⟨t⟩ r mḥ 10 r mḥ 6 snn {š}pw ꜣbd [m-sꜣ] [s]wꜣḥ [zb.pl] [m] ⟨sšn,t⟩ nꜣy,t.pl jri̯ [kꜣ,t] =st nb[.t] [j]r
6.5 𓅧𓈎𓅱𓈀𓏥𓂞𓆑𓇓𓅱𓈖𓉐𓏤𓆑𓊪𓈖𓈎𓈖𓏴𓂡𓊗𓏭𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓂓𓂋𓇋𓅱𓇭𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓁷𓏤𓏎𓈖𓈖𓂻𓌳𓄿𓎗𓅱𓂢𓆱[⯑]𓆑𓎟𓏏ꜥq,w ḏi̯ =f sw n pr =f pnq{n} zp-2 ⟨n⟩ ẖrd.w.pl =f kꜣr,yw{.pl} ḥr jn{n} ⟨mw⟩ ⟨m⟩ mꜣwḏ [qꜥ]ḥ{,t} =f nb{.t}
6.6 𓌨𓂋𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓀗𓐍𓏥𓀀𓅨𓂋𓏏𓏛𓁷𓏤𓅘𓎛𓃀𓏏𓄹𓏴𓀭𓆑𓇋𓅱𓋴𓏏𓁷𓏤𓁹𓂋𓏏𓎙𓂧𓅱𓐎𓏥𓋴𓇼𓄿𓇳𓏤𓆑𓁷𓃛𓅱𓎛𓂝𓈗𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥ẖr tnw ={j} ⟨ꜥꜣ,t⟩ wr.t ḥr nḥb,t =f jw =st ḥr jri̯.t ꜥḏ,w sdwꜣ =f [ḥr] jwḥ{.pl}
6.7 𓇋𓄿𓈎𓏏𓆰𓅓𓂝𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓇰𓇳𓏤𓆷𓄿𓅱𓏏𓆰𓏥𓁹𓈖𓆑[⯑]𓂋𓇳𓏤𓅓𓐟𓏤𓆑𓅓𓏏𓏏𓁐𓆑𓂋𓈖𓀁jꜣq,t ⟨s⟩mšrw =⟨f⟩ ⟨ḥr⟩ šꜣw,t jri̯.n =f ḥr[,j-jb] [h]rw m-sꜣ ={f} ⟨ḫt-bnr⟩ ⟨⸮ḫm.n?⟩ mw,t =f rn =[f] ⟨m⟩ [tnw] ⟨r⟩
6.8 𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊑𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓌤𓅱𓏏𓏭𓅂𓂡𓀀𓏥𓎛𓋴𓃀𓅱𓐎𓏥𓆑𓂋𓈖𓅘𓎛𓇳𓎛𓈎𓄿𓀠𓏛𓊤𓅱𓀁𓂝𓃀𓃂𓅯𓏥𓂭𓂭𓂭𓆑𓏭𓁹𓏥𓀀𓆑𓏭jꜣw,t nb.t ꜥḥ,wtj{.pl} ḥsb{.w} =f r-nḥḥ qꜣi̯ ḫrw =⟨f⟩ ⟨r⟩ ꜥb ḏbꜥ.pl =fj jri̯ ={j} ⟨m⟩ ={fj} ⟨ꜥꜣ,t⟩
6.9 𓎟𓈖𓋴𓎛𓃀𓅱𓊡𓅱𓏥𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓂸𓏏𓂋𓏏𓂭𓂭𓀁𓂋𓇋𓂧𓎛𓅱𓇇𓆰⯑𓐍𓂋𓃹𓈖𓈖𓆑⟨ẖr⟩ ⟨⸮ḥꜣw?⟩ nb n sḥb,w ={f} ⟨wrḏ⟩ sw r-mtr{,t}-r jdḥ,w ḫr wnn =f
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 69 lines of Papyrus Sallier II, pages 3–11, from the title to the closing sentence, 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).
6.1 I will tell you also of the builder of walls. Painful is what he endures. He must be outside in the wind, building
6.2 in a linen kilt. His work belt is a cord across his back, a band around his buttocks. His arms are spent from carrying […] and mixing every kind of filth.
6.3 He eats bread with his fingers, washing himself only once. He is wretched indeed. He passes by a chamber within a chamber
6.4 that measures 10 cubits by 6 cubits. He passes a month laying beams with the weaver’s cords and doing all the work on it. As for
6.5 food, he gives it to his household, apportioned in full among his children. The gardener fetches water with a carrying yoke; each shoulder
6.6 is afflicted by wear. A great swelling rises on his neck and gives off pus. He spends the morning watering
6.7 leeks, the evening over garden plants, the middle of the day among fruit trees. His mother does not even know his name, unlike
6.8 every other profession. The fieldworker counts forever. His voice is louder than a pigeon’s. His fingers have become swellings
6.9 from every weather-borne affliction. He is exhausted near the Delta marshes. He must be
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 69 lines of Papyrus Sallier II, pages 3–11, from the title to the closing sentence.
6.1 I will tell you about the bricklayer too. What he goes through is painful. He must work outside in the wind, building in only his linen kilt.
6.2 His apron is a cord around his back, with a band around his bottom. His arms are worn out from carrying loads and mixing every kind of dirt.
6.3 He eats bread with his fingers though he washes only once. He is very badly off. He avoids a room inside a room
6.4 that measures 10 by 6 cubits. He spends a month putting in beams, tying them with cords, and doing all the work on it. He gives all the food to his household and divides it among his children.
6.5 The gardener brings water with a carrying pole. Both his shoulders are worn and calloused.
6.6 A large sore on his neck oozes pus. He spends the morning watering leeks and the evening tending cabbages, after spending midday among the fruit trees.
6.7 Unlike in every other occupation, even his mother does not know his name.
6.8 The field worker goes on counting forever. His voice is louder than the cry of the ab-bird. His fingers become sores from every kind of illness brought on by the weather.
6.9 He is tired out in the delta marshes. He must wear rags.