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The Lord of Punt and the Homecoming
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149 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓃀𓏏𓄑𓀁𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅓𓀀𓅓𓇑𓇑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓅓𓈖𓆑𓅪𓅓𓄣𓏤𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n sbt.n =f jm =j m nn ḏd.n =j m nf m jb =f
150 𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈖𓀀𓂜𓅨𓂋𓈖𓎡𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥𓆣𓂋𓏏𓎟𓊹𓌢𓈖𓏏𓂋𓆴𓈒𓏥ḏd =f n =j n wr n =k ꜥntjw.pl ḫpr.⸮t(j)? nb sntr.pl
151 𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇋𓋴𓋾𓈎𓄿𓅆𓊪𓃹𓈖𓏏𓈉𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅓𓇓𓅱jnk js ḥqꜣ Pwn,t ꜥntjw.pl n =j jm,(j) sw
152 𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓈒𓏥𓊪𓆑𓆓𓂧𓈖𓎡𓏎𓈖𓏏𓆑𓃀𓅱𓊪𓅱𓅨𓂋𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖ḥknw.pl pf ḏd.n =k jni̯.t =f bw pw wr n(,j) jw pn
153 𓆣𓂋𓇋𓋴𓃛𓅱𓂧𓂻𓎡𓏏𓅱𓂋𓊨𓏏𓉐𓏏𓈖𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗ḫpr js jwd =k tw r s,t tn n-sp
154 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓎡𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓆣𓂋𓅓𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓆑mꜣ =k jw pn ḫpr(.w) m nw,y ꜥḥꜥ.n dp,t tf
155 𓇍𓇋𓏏𓂻𓏇𓇋𓊃𓂋𓏏𓃩𓀁𓈖𓆑𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀jy.t(j) mj sr.t.n =f ḫnt(,w) ꜥḥꜥ.n =j šm.kw
156 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓆱𓏏𓏤𓈎𓄿𓀠𓋷𓀁𓈖𓀀𓈖𓏏𓅂𓀀𓏥𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓋴rḏi̯.n =⟨j⟩ wj ḥr ḫt qꜣi̯ sjꜣ.n =j n,tj.pl m-ẖnw =s
157 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓋴𓏇𓇋𓏏𓀁𓋴𓏏𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓂋𓐍𓏛𓋴𓏏ꜥḥꜥ.n =⟨j⟩ šm.kw r smj.t st gmi̯.n =j sw rḫ st
158 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓋴𓈖𓃀𓏏𓊗𓏤𓏤𓈖𓆓𓊃𓅪𓀀𓂋𓉐𓏤𓎡𓌳𓁹𓄿𓎡ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =j snb.t(j) zp-2 nḏs r pr =k mꜣ =k
159 𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝𓂋𓈖𓀀𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓊖𓏏𓏤𓎡𓅓𓂝𓎡𓌨𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓀀ẖrd.pl =k jmi̯ rn =j nfr m nʾ,t =k m =k ẖr,t.pl =j
160 𓊪𓅱𓇋𓅓𓎡pw jm =k
161 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓆼𓄿𓅓𓂡𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎛𓂺𓏛𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =(j) wj ḥr ẖ,t =j ꜥ.wj =j ḫꜣm(.w) m-bꜣḥ =f
162 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓊄𓃀𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊𓏥𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓈒𓏥𓂻𓅱𓂧𓈖𓃀𓈒𓏥ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f n =j zb,t.pl m ꜥntjw.pl ḥknw.pl jwdnb.pl
163 𓄡𓊃𓐟𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈒𓏥𓍘𓀻𓋴𓈒𓏥𓆷𓄿𓂝𓊃𓐍𓄟𓋴𓂧𓅓𓏏𓈒𓏥𓋴𓂧𓅱𓄢𓏥ẖsꜣj,t.pl tjšps.pl šꜣꜥsḫ msdm,t.pl sd.w.pl
164 𓏌𓏤𓅓𓂝𓅓𓂝𓄛𓌸𓂋𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏳𓏥𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏏𓏛𓈖𓏏𓊹𓌢𓈖𓏏𓂋𓆴𓈒𓏥𓈖𓆓𓎛𓇋𓇋𓏏𓄑𓏥n.w mꜥmꜥ(j) mrry,t.pl ꜥꜣ.t n.t sntr.pl nḏḥy.t.pl
165 𓈖𓏏𓍋𓃀𓅱𓌟𓍿𓊃𓅓𓅱⯑𓏥𓎼𓅱𓆑𓃷𓏥𓎡𓇋𓇋𓅱𓃷𓏥𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓏥𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋n.t ꜣbw ṯzm.w.pl gwf.pl ky.w.pl špss.pl nb nfr
166 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄿𓏏𓊪𓀋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏏𓂋𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓈖𓆣𓂋𓈖𓂋𓂝𓏏𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣtp.n =j st r dp,t tn ḫpr.n rḏi̯.tw =j ḥr ẖ,t =j
167 𓂋𓇼𓄿𓀢𓈖𓆑𓊹𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓅱𓂋𓄭𓂋𓂻𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐r dwꜣ n =f nṯr ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =j m =k tw r spr r ẖnw
168 𓈖𓇹𓂧𓇳𓏤𓏤𓎔𓏛𓎡𓈎𓈖𓇋𓂘𓎡𓅓𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓎡𓂋𓈖𓊪𓇋𓇋𓆳𓎡n ꜣbd 2 mḥ =k qnj =k m ẖrd.w.pl =k rnpi̯.y =k
169 𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈎𓂋𓋴𓏏𓊭𓂝𓎡𓊢𓂝𓈖𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤m ẖnw ⸮⟨r⟩? qrs.t =k ꜥḥꜥ.n hꜣi̯.kw r mry,t
170 𓅓𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓈖𓊢𓂝𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓇋𓄿𓈙𓀁𓈖𓀎𓀀𓏥m-hꜣw.pl dp,t tn ꜥḥꜥ.n =j ḥr jꜣš n mšꜥ.pl
171 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓂧𓊪𓏏𓊛𓏏𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓎛𓎡𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓁷𓏤𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓈖𓎟𓅆𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖n,tj m dp,t tn rḏi̯.n =j ḥkn,w ḥr mry,t n nb n(,j) jw pn
172 𓈖𓏏𓅂𓀀𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴𓂋𓏇𓇋𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓈖𓂝𓏏𓊛𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓈖𓏥𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛n,tj.w.pl jm =s r-mj,tt-jr,j nꜥi̯.t pw jri̯.n =n m-ḫd
173 𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓆊𓆊𓅆𓄭𓂋𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐r ẖnw n(,j) jtj spr.n =n r ẖnw
174 𓁷𓏤𓇹𓇼𓂧𓇳𓏤𓏤𓏇𓇋𓆓𓂧𓏏𓈖𓆑𓎟𓏏𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅧𓈎𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓁷𓏤𓆊𓆊𓅆ḥr ꜣbd 2 mj ḏd.t.n =f nb.t ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜥq.kw ḥr jtj
175 𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓀀𓈖𓆑𓏎𓏌𓏥𓊪𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓈖𓈀𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖mz.n =j n =f jnw.pl pn jni̯.n =j m-ẖnw-n jw pn
176 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓇼𓄿𓀢𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓊹𓐍𓏏𓆑𓁷𓏤𓈎𓈖𓃀𓏏𓊋𓀀𓏥𓇾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n dwꜣ.n =f n =j nṯr ḫft-ḥr qnb,t.pl tꜣ r-ḏr =f
177 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓌞𓅱𓀀ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.kw r šms,w
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).
149 Then it laughed at me for what I had said, counting it foolishness in its heart.
150 It said to me: "You are not richly supplied with myrrh, though you own frankincense.
151 I am the Ruler of Punt; the myrrh belongs to me.
152 That holy oil you spoke of bringing—it is the chief product of this island.
153 And it shall happen that once you are parted from this place, never
154 will you see this island again, for it will have turned to water." Then that ship
155 came, just as it had foretold. Then I went
156 and set myself on a tall tree, and I recognized those who were in her.
157 I went to report it to them, but I found they knew it already.
158 Then it said to me: "Be well, be well, little one, on your way home; you shall see
159 your children. Make my name good in your town—see, this is the claim
160 I lay upon you."
161 Then I threw myself down on my belly, my arms bent before it.
162 Then it gave me a cargo of myrrh, of holy oil, of incense,
163 of balsam, of ti-shepes wood, of shasakh, of eye-paint, of tails
164 of giraffes, of great lumps of frankincense, of tusks
165 of elephants, of hounds, of monkeys and of apes—every splendid treasure there is.
166 Then I loaded it all onto this ship, and I found myself bowed down
167 on my belly, to praise God for it. Then it said to me: "You will reach the Residence
168 in 2 months, and you will fill your embrace with your children, and be young again
169 in the Residence, until you are buried there." Then I went down to the shore
170 beside this ship, and I called out to the troop
171 that was in her; and on the shore I gave praise to the lord of this island,
172 and those who were in her did the same. We sailed north
173 to the Residence of the Sovereign; we reached the Residence
174 in 2 months, just as it had said, and I went in to the Sovereign
175 and presented to him these gifts I had brought from that island,
176 and he praised God for me before the council of the whole land.
177 Then I was made a follower
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.
149 Then it laughed at me for what I had said, taking it for simple talk.
150 It said to me: "It is not much myrrh you have, though you do own frankincense.
151 I am the Ruler of Punt, and the myrrh belongs to me;
152 that holy oil you spoke of bringing is the great wealth of this island.
153 But once you leave this place, you will never see this island again:
154 it will have turned to water." Then that ship came,
155 just as it had foretold. So I went
156 and sat myself in a tall tree, and I recognized the men on it.
157 I went to report it, but I found it already knew.
158 It said to me: "Be well, be well, little one, till you reach your house.
159 You will see your children. Spread my good name in your town.
160 That is what I ask of you."
161 Then I bowed down on my belly before it, my arms bent in respect.
162 Then it gave me a cargo: myrrh, holy oil, and incense,
163 balsam, ti-shepes wood, a fragrant Punt plant (?), eye paint,
164 giraffe tails, big lumps of frankincense, and elephant tusks,
165 hunting dogs, monkeys, and apes, every kind of fine treasure.
166 I loaded all of it onto that ship. Then I was set on my belly again
167 to praise God for it. Then it said to me: "Look, you will reach the Residence
168 within two months. You will fill your arms with your children and grow young again
169 in the Residence, until you are buried there." Then I went down to the shore
170 beside that ship, and I called out to the crew
171 that was on board. On the shore I gave praise to the lord of this island,
172 and those on board did the same. Then we sailed north
173 toward the Residence of the Sovereign, and we reached the Residence
174 in two months, just as it had said. Then I went in to the Sovereign
175 and presented to him these gifts that I had brought from that island.
176 Then he praised God for me before the council of the whole land.
177 And I was made a follower.