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Weavers, Arrow-Makers, and Messengers Struggle
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7.1 𓅓𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛𓆑𓀀𓅓𓂝𓌳𓄿𓇋𓅱𓄛𓏥𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓇋𓂋𓆑𓋴𓈖𓏥𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓆷𓏤𓈇𓏤𓆰𓏥m ⟨stp⟩ wḏꜣ =f ={j} ⟨wḏꜣ⟩ m-ꜥ mꜣj.w.pl mḥr ⟨db⟩ jr =f ={sn} ⟨hꜣw,t⟩ =⟨f⟩ ⟨m-ẖnw⟩ =⟨sn⟩ spr =f jm m šꜣ
7.2 𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓉐𓏤𓆑𓄿𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓇰𓇳𓏤𓅱𓆓𓂝𓂭𓐣𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓈖𓇓𓅱𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓐖𓈖𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓅱𓎅𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓉐𓏥𓃀𓇋𓈖𓅪𓇓𓅱spr =f r pr =f ⟨m⟩ {ꜣ}⟨m⟩šr,w wḏꜥ{.pl}.n sw šm(.t) qn,yw{.pl} m-ẖnw nꜣy,t bjn sw
7.3 𓂋𓊃𓊃𓁐𓈞𓏏𓁐𓌳𓄿𓊨𓏏𓏭𓂾𓂾𓄹𓆑𓂋𓂋𓏤𓈖𓄣𓏤𓆑𓂜𓈖𓏏𓊪𓇋𓂉𓂡𓈖𓆑𓊡𓅱𓏥𓇋𓂋𓐍𓃀𓅯𓐎𓂝𓏏𓅱𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓌦𓐍𓏏𓏴𓂡𓏏𓅱𓇋𓏏𓎛𓅱𓏛𓂡𓆑𓊃𓈙𓈖𓏭𓆸r z,t-ḥm,t mꜣs,tj.du =⸢f⸣ r rʾ-⸮⸢n⸣?-jb =f nn tpj.n =f ((ṯꜣw)) jr ḫbꜣ.tw hrw ⟨nn⟩ sḫt{tw} jtḥw =f sšnj
7.4 𓅓𓈘𓈇𓏤𓀀𓅧𓈎𓅱𓈀𓏥𓏌𓏤𓇋𓂋𓏭𓀸𓉿𓂡𓀀𓏥𓂞𓏏𓊪𓏏𓂋𓇋𓆳𓁺𓆑𓏏𓄿𓎛𓆓𓇳𓇶𓏥𓁹𓅱𓂚𓄿𓂡𓌕𓆱𓏥𓋴𓆑𓈖𓂧𓂉𓄹𓆑𓂋𓏤𓋴𓏭𓈐𓁷𓏤𓉐𓂋𓂻m mr ={j} ⟨jw⟩ =⟨f⟩ ⟨ḏi̯⟩ =⟨f⟩ ꜥq,w n{.w} jr,j-ꜥꜣ.pl [r] ḏi̯.t ptrj =f tꜣ ḥḏ(w,t) jri̯,w-ꜥḥꜣ.pl {s}fn{d} =f rʾ-sj ḥr pri̯(.t)
7.5 𓂋𓈉𓏏𓏤𓇋𓅱𓅨𓂋𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓈖𓄿𓉻𓂸𓏏𓀗𓃫𓄛𓏤𓏥𓇋𓅱𓅨𓂋𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓈖𓄿𓏶𓅓𓏏𓆷𓈇𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥𓇓𓅱𓁷𓏤𓈐𓏏𓏤𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓅓𓆷𓈇𓏤𓆰𓏥r ḫꜣs,t jw wr ḏḏ.yw =f ⟨n⟩ nꜣ ꜥꜣ,t.pl jw wr ḏḏ.yw =f ⟨n⟩ nꜣ jm,j{t}⟨.pl⟩-šꜣ ḏḏ.yw.pl sw ḥr wꜣ,t spr =f jm m šꜣ
7.6 𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓉐𓏤𓆑𓄿𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓇰𓇳𓏤𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓈖𓇓𓅱𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓋴𓐍𓐍𓏏𓏭𓂿𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓁷𓏤𓉐𓂋𓂻𓂋𓈉𓏏𓏤𓄿𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓏏𓅱𓆑spr =f r pr =f ⟨m⟩ {ꜣ}⟨m⟩šr,w wḏꜥ{.pl}.n sw šm.t sḫḫ,tj{.pl} ḥr pri̯ r ḫꜣs,t ⟨swḏ⟩ ꜣḫ,t.ṱ =f
7.7 𓈖𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓋴𓈖𓂧𓅱𓅾𓀁𓏥𓅓𓌳𓄿𓇋𓅱𓄛𓏥𓎛𓈖𓂝𓌙𓅓𓅱𓏛𓂡𓇓𓅱𓂋𓆑𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷𓏤𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓆷𓈇𓏤𓆰𓏥𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑n ms.w.pl =f snd,w m mꜣj.w.pl ḥnꜥ ꜥꜣm.w⟨.pl⟩ ⟨rḫ⟩ =⟨f⟩ sw r =f jw =f ḥr Km,t spr =f jm m šꜣ spr =f
7.8 𓂋𓉐𓏤𓆑𓄿𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓇰𓇳𓏤𓅱𓆓𓂝𓂭𓐣𓏛𓂡𓀀𓏥𓈖𓇓𓅱𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓇋𓅱𓆑𓉐𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂻𓆑𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓆑𓂧𓄿𓇋𓅱𓏳𓏤𓍱𓂧𓃀𓏏𓊌𓇍𓇋𓇋𓏭𓂻𓆑𓋴𓇛𓅓𓏛𓄣𓏤r pr =f ⟨m⟩ {ꜣ}⟨m⟩šr,w wḏꜥ{.pl}.n sw šm.t jw =f pri̯{.y} =f pꜣy =f dꜣjw ⟨m⟩ db,t ⟨nn⟩ jy =f snḏm jb
7.9 𓋴𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓅱𓐎𓂡𓀀𓏥𓂭𓂭𓂭𓆑𓏭𓎛𓍯𓄿𓅱𓐎𓏥𓋴𓏏𓏭𓐎𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭𓀸𓏛𓀀𓅓𓂝𓆞𓄿𓅱𓄓𓏥𓁹𓁹𓆑𓏭𓅱𓂝𓄿𓏛𓂡𓅓𓂝𓎛𓅨𓂋𓅱𓀔𓅪𓈖𓀀stn.yw{.pl} ḏbꜥ.pl =fj ḥwꜣ stj jr,j m{ꜥ} ẖꜣ,wt.pl jr,t.du =fj wꜥw⟨ꜥ⟩ m-ꜥ ḥwrw{.n} ={j}
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).
7.1 in rags. He survives among lions; the hippopotamus is savage toward him. His shelter stands amid them when he reaches the marsh.
7.2 When he reaches home in the evening, walking has worn him out. The weaver in his workshop fares worse than a woman.
7.3 His knees are pressed against his belly; he cannot breathe. If a day passes without weaving, he must pull a lotus from the pool.
7.4 He gives food to the doorkeepers so that he may see the daylight. The arrow-maker is deeply miserable when he goes out
7.5 into the desert: great is what he gives the donkeys, great what he gives the marsh dwellers who guide him along the road. He arrives there in the marsh;
7.6 when he reaches home in the evening, walking has worn him out. The messenger goes out into the desert after leaving his property
7.7 to his children. Afraid of lions and Asiatics, he knows himself again only when he is back in Egypt. He arrives there in the marsh; when he reaches
7.8 home in the evening, walking has worn him out. He leaves with his linen kilt tied up in a bundle; he will not return with a glad heart.
7.9 The charcoal burner’s fingers are decayed; their smell is the smell of corpses. His eyes are narrowed by his wretchedness.
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.
7.1 If he escapes the lions unharmed, the hippopotamus is still a danger to him. His shelter is among them when he reaches the marsh.
7.2 When he reaches home in the evening, the walking has worn him out. The weaver at the loom is worse off than a woman about to give birth.
7.3 His knees are pressed against his stomach. He cannot breathe. If he wastes a day without weaving, he pulls a lotus from the pond.
7.4 He gives the gatekeepers food so that he can see daylight. The arrow maker is very miserable when he goes out
7.5 into the desert. He gives a great deal to the female donkeys and to the marsh people who show him the way when he reaches the marsh.
7.6 When he reaches home in the evening, the walking has worn him out. The courier goes into the desert after handing over his property
7.7 to his children. He fears lions and foreigners. He only feels himself again when he is back in Egypt, reaching the marsh there. When he reaches
7.8 home in the evening, the walking has worn him out. He goes out with his linen kilt bundled up. He does not return happy.
7.9 The charcoal burner’s fingers are decaying. He smells like corpses. His eyes are narrowed from his miserable condition.