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Scribal Advice and Divine Favor
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10.1 𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓏥𓈖𓇉𓄿𓊪𓅱𓍱𓂡𓇋𓅱𓇉𓄿𓊪𓅱𓍱𓂡𓆑𓄡𓏏𓏤𓄹𓁹𓈖𓆑𓆑𓅓𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀗𓀁𓏥𓈖𓉐𓂋𓂻𓂝𓏤𓄣𓏤𓂡𓇋𓅱𓈞𓊃𓀔𓏏𓅱𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎡𓎡𓊃𓅓𓅱𓂢𓅪𓏥mdw,t n(.t) ḥꜣp.w jw ḥꜣp.w ={f} ẖ,t jri̯ =⟨f⟩ n =f ={f} ⟨jkm⟩ m ḏd{.t} mdw,t n(.t) pri̯-ꜥ-jb jw ḥmsi̯ =tw ḥnꜥ ={k} ksm
10.2 𓇋𓂋𓉐𓂋𓂻𓎡𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓋴𓃀𓇼𓄿𓂡𓉐𓐍𓂋𓋴𓏇𓇋𓀁𓏏𓅱𓈖𓎡𓂸𓏏𓂋𓏏𓇳𓏤𓁷𓏤𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓉔𓄿𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀤𓀁𓏥𓃛𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏏𓉐𓏥𓀀𓈖𓎡𓅓𓄖𓅱𓏭𓂻𓈖jr pri̯ =k m ꜥ,t-sbꜣ ḫr smj.tw n =k mtr,t ḥr šm(.t) hꜣnw ⟨m⟩ jwy,t ={j} ⟨ḏꜣjs⟩ n =k pḥ,wj n(,j)
10.3 𓃀𓅱𓈖𓊃𓋴𓏏𓇋𓂋𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓏏𓅱𓀙𓀀𓅓𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏴𓀁𓏥𓇋𓀁𓆓𓂧𓆑𓏇𓇋𓇋𓀁𓆓𓂧𓆑𓇓𓅱𓅓𓎁𓏏𓏏𓂡𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏏𓎛𓂋𓋴𓏏𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂻𓂡𓉔𓄿𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀤𓀁𓏥𓂜𓈖bw n ={s} =⟨k⟩ st jr hꜣb tw sr m wp,wt{.pl} j:ḏd =f mj j:ḏd =f sw m jṯi̯ m rḏi̯{.t} ḥr =st ḫꜣꜥ ={f} hꜣn,w nn
10.4 𓂋𓈖𓆑𓎝𓎛𓏛𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓃀𓇋𓄿𓏏𓎺𓄑𓀁𓏥𓆑𓎟𓏏𓂜𓈖𓃹𓈖𓇋𓏠𓈖𓀢𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓆑𓂜𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓆑𓊨𓏏𓉐𓆑𓎟𓏏𓅓𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓎼𓂋𓍅𓏛𓅪𓏥rn =f wꜣḥ jw =f ⟨ꜥrq⟩ m bjꜣ,t =f nb.t nn-wn jmn jr =f nn tni̯ =f ⟨r⟩ s,t =f nb.t m ḏd{.t} grg
10.5 𓂋𓅓𓏏𓏏𓁐𓆑𓂋𓍋𓃀𓅱𓀁𓏥𓀙𓀀𓊪𓈖𓇋𓂋𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓆣𓂋𓅱𓄿𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂝𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓆑𓏭𓏏𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓂋𓂝𓅱𓄣𓏤𓋴𓆑𓈖𓂧𓂉𓏤𓄹𓆑𓅓𓂋𓂝𓏏𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎡𓊃𓅓𓂢𓅱𓅪𓏥r mw,t ={f}⟨k⟩ r ꜣb.w sr pn jr m-ḫt ḫpr.w ꜣḫ,t ꜥ.wj.du =fj tw(t) rḏi̯.w jb {s}fn{d} =f m rḏi̯{.t} ḥr =st ḥnꜥ ksm
10.6 𓇋𓅱𓄡𓊃𓏭𓅪𓇓𓅱𓄡𓏏𓏤𓄹𓏥𓄔𓅓𓏛𓏏𓅱𓈖𓎡𓇋𓂋𓋴𓐟𓄿𓀁𓏏𓅱𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓈖𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂜𓈖𓇥𓂋𓅱𓈐jw ẖsj sw ⟨r⟩ ẖ,t{.pl} sḏm =tw n =k jr sꜣi̯ tw 3 n(,j) tʾ ⟨sꜥm⟩ ⟨m⟩ ⟨hnw⟩ 2 n(,j) ḥ(n)q,t nn ḏr,w
10.7 𓄡𓏏𓏤𓄹𓏥𓂚𓄿𓅱𓂡𓁷𓂋𓋴𓏏𓇋𓂋𓋴𓐟𓄿𓀁𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓅓𓊢𓂝𓂻[⯑]𓂋𓍿𓏏𓏤𓆱𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓎡𓆈𓏏𓏥[⯑]𓎡ẖ,t{.pl} ꜥḥꜣ ḥr =st jr sꜣi̯ ky m ꜥḥꜥ zꜣw{.pl} ⟨ṯzi̯.t⟩ r ṯ,t m =kı͗ ⟨nfr⟩ hꜣb =k ꜥšꜣ sḏm =k
10.8 𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓀙𓅱𓀀𓏥𓇋𓐍𓏛𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓅓𓐪𓂧𓏌𓅱𓏛𓎡𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏞𓀀𓏥mdw,t.pl sr.w.pl jḫ jri̯.y ={j} =⟨k⟩ {m-}qd ={k} ms.w.pl r(m)ṯ jw =k ḥr šm.t ⟨r⟩ ⟨nmt.t⟩ =⟨sn⟩ mꜣꜣ{.n} =tw zẖꜣ,w{.pl}
10.9 𓄔𓅓𓏛𓆣𓂋𓅱𓄔𓅓𓏛𓉐𓂋𓂻𓂝𓏤𓄣𓏤𓂡𓀀𓏥𓂚𓄿𓂡𓎡𓅱𓀀𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂋𓊃𓋴𓏏𓄿𓋴𓏏𓍬𓂻𓐎𓏥𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂾𓄹𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓂜𓈖sḏm ḫpr sḏm ⟨m⟩ pri̯-ꜥ-jb{.pl} ꜥḥꜣ =kw mdw,t.pl n.tt r =sst ꜣs{t} rd.du =k jw =k ḥr šm.t nn
11.1 𓎡𓆑𓄿𓅱𓄖𓏛𓄣𓏤𓎡𓄥𓄿𓅓𓏛𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏥𓂋𓊃𓋴𓏏𓐍𓈖𓅓𓅓𓋴𓀛𓅯𓏛𓏥𓊃𓀀𓏤𓍑𓄿𓅓𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓂋𓈖𓈖𓏏𓆇𓆗𓁷𓏤𓈐𓏏𓏤kfꜣ jb =k zmꜣm m{ꜥ} tn.w r ={sst} =⟨k⟩ ḫnms{.pl} z ⟨n(,j)⟩ ḏꜣm =k m =kı͗ Rnn,t ḥr wꜣ,t
11.2 𓊹𓅆𓂋𓈖𓈖𓏏𓆇𓆗𓏞𓀀𓁷𓏤𓈎𓂝𓎛𓂢𓏏𓏤𓄹𓆑𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓈖𓆑 […] 𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓏏𓄿𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥𓁹𓈖𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛nṯr Rnn,t zẖꜣ,w ḥr qꜥḥ{,t} =f hrw n(,j) ={f} ⟨msi̯.tw⟩ =⟨f⟩ […] ⟨ms,wt⟩ =⟨f⟩ spr =f r ⟨ꜥrr,yt⟩{.pl} tꜣ qnb,t jri̯ n r(m)ṯ m =kı͗
11.3 𓂜𓈖𓏞𓅱𓀀𓏥𓆄𓅱𓏴𓅪𓏥𓏶𓅓𓅱𓀁𓏥𓄿𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓉐𓏤𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓆗𓏞𓀀𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥𓌨𓂋𓏭𓏛𓄂𓏏𓏤𓊋𓏏𓀗𓀀𓏥nn zẖꜣ,w{.pl} šwi̯ ⟨m⟩ wnm ⟨m⟩ ꜣḫ,t n.tj pr-nsw ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) Msḫn,t ⟨wḏ.t⟩ ⟨n⟩ zẖꜣ,w ḏḏ{.yw.pl} =⟨st⟩ ⟨sw⟩ ẖr-ḥꜣ,t qnb,t
11.4 𓊹𓅆𓇋𓏏𓆑𓀀𓅐𓏏𓁐𓆑𓂞𓂞𓇋𓇋𓅱𓀀𓏥𓁷𓏤𓈐𓏏𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏏𓋹𓈖𓐍𓅱𓀀𓏥𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏭𓏛𓇑𓇑𓈖𓈖𓀀𓅓𓁷𓂋𓏤𓎡𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈖𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓁐𓏥⟨dwꜣ⟩ nṯr ⟨n⟩ jt =⟨k⟩ mw,t ={f} =⟨k⟩ ḏḏ{.yw.pl} ⟨tw⟩ ḥr wꜣ,t n.t{t} ꜥnḫ.w.pl m =kı͗ nn ={j} ⟨rḏi̯.n⟩ =⟨j⟩ m-ḥr =k ⟨n⟩ ms.w.pl n(.w) ms.w.pl =⟨k⟩
11.5 𓂻𓅱𓋴𓊪𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏛𓇋𓈖𓎛𓎿𓋴𓏛𓀁𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛𓄤𓆑𓂋[⯑]𓏞𓉐𓌉𓉐𓈎𓄿𓀠𓏛𓎼𓄿𓃀𓅱𓂢𓏏𓏤𓀀𓈖𓉐𓌉𓉐𓈖𓉻𓉐𓉐𓏤 […]jwi̯ =s pw nfr m-ḥtp jn ⟨kꜣ⟩ ⟨n(,j)⟩ ḥsi̯ jqr nfr b[j]ꜣ,t zẖꜣ,w-pr-ḥḏ Qꜣi̯-gꜣb.w n(,j) pr-ḥḏ n(,j) pr-ꜥꜣ […]
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).
10.1 The man whose body is concealed makes himself a shield. Speak no impulsive word when you sit beside a stubborn man.
10.2 When you leave the schoolroom, the midday hour will be announced to you amid the uproar of celebration in the streets. Consider the end of the passage
10.3 you have reached. If an official sends you with a message, say it exactly as he said it: take nothing away, add nothing. The man who abandons rejoicing has no name
10.4 that endures. He is accomplished in all his conduct; nothing is hidden from him, and he will not be removed from any of his posts. Speak no lie
10.5 to your mother at the bidding of that official! When a thing has happened, his two arms are joined, while his heart leaves him wretched. Do not add to it or be defiant:
10.6 he is more miserable than the belly when one listens to you. If three loaves satisfy you, washed down with two hin-measures of beer, there is no limit
10.7 to the belly: fight against it. When another eats his fill, do not stand up. Beware of approaching the table! Look, it is good to be sent often, so that you hear
10.8 the words of the officials. May you take on the bearing of the children of eminent men, walking in their footsteps. A scribe who listens is recognized:
10.9 listening turns into valor. Fight against words raised in opposition. Urge your feet onward when you walk; do not be too trusting.
11.1 Keep your heart trustworthy. Join yourself to one greater than you. Befriend a man of your own generation. Look, Renenet is on the road
11.2 of the god. The scribe’s Renenet rests upon his shoulder on the day he was born […] at his birth. When he reaches the gatehouse, the council […]
11.3 No scribe goes without food from the goods of the royal palace—life, prosperity, and health! Meskhenet, assigned to the scribe, places him at the head of the council.
11.4 Praise the god for your father and mother, who set you upon the path of the living. Look: what I have entrusted to you is for your children’s children.
11.5 It has come to a good and peaceful end, for the ka of the worthy and accomplished praised one, Qagabu, scribe of the treasury of Pharaoh’s treasury. […]
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.
10.1 anything that should be kept hidden. A man who covers his body makes a shield for himself. Do not speak impatiently when you sit with someone who is hostile.
10.2 When you come out of school, they tell you it is midday while people are shouting happily in the neighborhood. Think over where you have ended up.
10.3 If a high official sends you with a message, repeat it exactly as he said it. Do not take anything away or add anything. The person who leaves out the cheering has no
10.4 lasting name. He is sound in all his conduct. Nothing is hidden from him. He is not removed from any of his posts. Do not lie
10.5 to your mother to please that high official. Once something has happened, his arms come together and his heart makes him weak. Do not add to it or act defiantly,
10.6 for he is worse off than a hungry belly when people listen to you. If three loaves fill you up, washed down with 2 hin-measures of beer, the stomach has no limit.
10.7 Pay attention to it. If another person has enough to eat, do not stand there. Do not go up to the table. It is good for you to be sent out often, so that you hear
10.8 the words of high officials. May you become like the children of important people, following in their footsteps. People recognize a scribe who listens: listening turns into courage.
10.9 Stand against words that oppose it. Move your feet quickly when you go, without trusting too easily.
11.1 Join someone who is better than you. Befriend a man of your own generation. Look, Renenet, the goddess of good fortune, is on the road
11.2 of the god. A scribe's Renenet rests on his shoulder from the day of his birth. […] When he reaches the gates, the court deals with people. Look,
11.3 no scribe goes without food from the palace's supplies—may it live, prosper, and be healthy. Meskhenet, the birth goddess assigned to the scribe, places him at the head of the court.
11.4 Praise the god for your father and mother, who set you on the path of the living. Look, what I have taught you is for your children's children.
11.5 It has ended well and peacefully, for the ka, the life force, of the praised and capable man of good conduct, the treasury scribe Qagabu, of the treasury of the king. […]