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The Storm and the Island
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23 𓆓𓊃𓀀𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓃀𓇋𓈞𓄑𓈉ḏs =j šm.kw r bjꜣ
24 𓈖𓆊𓆊𓅆𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀n(,j) jtj hꜣi̯.kw
25 𓂋𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘𓅓𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛r wꜣḏ-wr m dp,t
26 𓈖𓏏𓎔𓂝𓍢𓎆𓎆𓅓𓄫𓅱𓋴𓎔𓂝𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓅓𓋴𓐍𓅱𓎺𓋴n.t mḥ 120 m ꜣw =s mḥ 40 m sḫw =s
27 𓋴𓐪𓂧⯑𓀀𓍢𓎆𓎆𓇋𓅓𓋴sqd 120 jm =s
28 𓅓𓍉𓏛𓈖𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓌳𓁹𓄿𓋴𓈖𓏥m stp n(,j) Km,t mꜣ =sn
29 𓊪𓏏𓇯𓌳𓁹𓄿𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓅓𓂝𓎡𓄿𓂝p,t mꜣ =sn tꜣ mꜥkꜣ
30 𓄣𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓌳𓁹𓄿𓅱𓄛𓏥𓊃𓂋𓃩𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥jb =sn r mꜣ(j).w.pl sr =sn
31 𓆓𓂝𓊡𓂜𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓈖𓈙𓈖𓏭𓃩𓂡ḏꜥ n jj.t nšnj
32 𓂜𓆣𓂋𓏏𓆑𓆓𓂝𓊡𓉐𓂋𓂻n ḫpr.t =f ḏꜥ pri̯
33 𓇋𓅱𓈖𓏥𓅓𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤jw =n m wꜣḏ-wr tp-ꜥ
34 𓃃𓏛𓈖𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓆑𓄿𓏏𓀋𓂝𓊡𓅱sꜣḥ =n tꜣ fꜣi̯.t ṯꜣw
35 𓁹𓆑𓄙𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀁𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈗jri̯ =f wḥmy,t nwy,t
36 𓇋𓅓𓆑𓈖𓏏𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓇋𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓎛𓎛𓀝𓂡jm =f n.t mḥ 8 jn ḫt ⸮ḥ{ḥ}⟨wi̯⟩?
37 𓈖𓀀𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛n =j ⸮s(j)? ꜥḥꜥ.n dp,t
38 𓅓𓏏𓀏𓈖𓏏𓅂𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗m(w)t(.tj) ntj.w jm =s n spi̯
39 𓌡𓅱𓂝𓀀𓏤𓇋𓅓𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀wꜥ jm ꜥḥꜥ.n =j rḏi̯.kw
40 𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓇋𓈖𓍯𓄿𓅱𓈗𓈖𓇅𓆓𓅨𓂋𓈘r jw jn wꜣw n(,j) wꜣḏ-wr
41 𓁹𓈖𓀀𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓏤𓏤𓌡𓅱𓂝𓏤𓅪𓎡𓅱𓀀jri̯.n =j hrw 3 wꜥi̯.kw
42 𓄣𓏤𓀀𓅓𓌢𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀀𓏤𓏤𓀀𓊃𓇥𓂋𓁀𓎡𓅱𓀀jb =j m sn,nw.du =j sḏr.kw
43 𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓎡𓄿𓊪𓐡𓉐m-ẖnw-n kꜣp
44 𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓈎𓈖𓇋𓂘𓂝𓈖𓀀𓆄𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏏𓇳n(,j) ḫt qnj.n =j šwy,t
45 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓃹𓈖𓂻𓈖𓀀𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂾𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n dwn.n =j rd.du =j
46 𓂋𓂋𓐍𓏛𓂝𓏏𓀀𓅓𓂋𓏤𓀀r rḫ ḏi̯.t =j m rʾ =j
47 𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓂧𓄿𓃀𓇭𓈒𓏥𓇋𓄿𓂋𓂋𓏏𓁺𓈒𓏥gmi̯.n =j dꜣb.pl jꜣrr,t.pl
48 𓇋𓅓𓇋𓄿𓈎𓏏𓆰𓏥𓎟𓏏𓀻𓋴𓏏𓏛jm jꜣq,t nb.t šps.t
49 𓎡𓄿𓅱𓈒𓏥𓇋𓅓𓎛𓈖𓂝𓈖𓈎𓅱𓏏𓈒𓏥kꜣ.w.pl jm ḥnꜥ nq,wt.pl
50 𓊏𓊪𓏏𓈒𓏥𓏇𓇋𓁹𓏏𓋴𓂋𓅓𓅱𓆟𓏥sšp,t.pl mj jri̯.t(w) =s rm.w.pl
51 𓇋𓅓𓎛𓈖𓂝𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅱𓅯𓏥𓂜𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏏jm ḥnꜥ ꜣpd.w.pl nn n,t.t
52 𓂜𓈖𓋴𓏏𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖nn st m-ẖnw =f ꜥḥꜥ.n
53 𓋴𓋴𓐟𓄿𓀁𓈖𓅱𓀀𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓇾𓈇𓏤ssꜣi̯.n =(j) wj rḏi̯.n =j r tꜣ
54 𓈖𓅨𓂋𓁷𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓄞𓂧𓏏𓂝𓀀𓍑𓄿𓏴𓆱n wr ḥr ꜥ.wj =j šd.t =j ḏꜣ
55 𓋴𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀𓐍𓏏𓊮𓁹𓈖𓀀sḫpr.n =j ḫ,t jri̯.n =j
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 189 lines of Papyrus Hermitage 1115, the only surviving copy, 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).
23 I myself had gone down to the mine
24 of the Sovereign; I had gone down
25 to the sea in a ship
26 of 120 cubits in its length and 40 cubits in its width.
27 There were 120 sailors in her,
28 the pick of Egypt. Whether they looked
29 to the sky or looked to the land, their hearts were bolder
30 than lions', and they could foretell
31 the storm before it came, the tempest
32 before it broke loose, the storm wind bursting out.
33 We were out on the sea before
34 we made land, and the wind lifted and blew
35 again and again, and a wave
36 rose in her, 8 cubits high. It was the mast that broke
37 it for me. Then the ship
38 went down, and of those who were in her not one
39 was left; I alone was set
40 down on an island by a wave of the sea.
41 I spent 3 days alone,
42 with my heart as my only companion, and I slept
43 in the shelter
44 of a tree, for I had embraced its shade.
45 Then I stretched out my legs
46 to learn what I could put in my mouth.
47 I found figs and grapes there,
48 every kind of splendid vegetable,
49 uncut sycamore figs and cut, ripe ones,
50 cucumbers as if they had been planted. There were fish
51 there, with birds; there was nothing
52 that was not upon the island. Then I ate my fill
53 and laid the surplus on the ground,
54 for there was more than my arms could hold. Then I took the fire-drill,
55 brought forth fire, and made
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 189 lines of Papyrus Hermitage 1115, the only surviving copy.
23 It was I myself who had gone to the mine
24 of the Sovereign, and had gone down to the sea
25 in a ship that measured
26 120 cubits long and 40 cubits wide.
27 There were 120 sailors on board,
28 all picked men of Egypt. Whether they looked at the sky
29 or looked at the land, their hearts were bolder
30 than a lion's. They could tell a storm was coming
31 before it came, and a fury before it
32 broke out. The storm hit us while we were still on the sea,
33 before we could reach land. Then the wind rose,
34 and it blew again and again.
35 A wave rose with it, and in that wave
36 there were eight cubits of water. Only the mast broke it.
37 Then the ship went down under me.
38 Of all the people on her, not one was left.
39 One man only: I was set down
40 on an island by a wave of the sea.
41 I spent three days alone,
42 with only my heart for company. I slept
43 in the shelter
44 of a tree, hugging its shade.
45 Then I stretched out my legs, to learn
46 what I could put in my mouth.
47 I found figs and grapes,
48 and every kind of fine vegetable there.
49 There were uncut sycamore figs there, and cut ripe ones,
50 and cucumbers as if they had been planted. Fish were there,
51 and birds as well. There was not one thing
52 that was not on that island. Then
53 I ate my fill, and I laid the rest
54 on the ground, for my arms were too full. I took out the fire drill
55 and made a fire, and I made