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The Death of the King
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1 𓂋𓊪𓂝𓏏𓄂𓂝[⯑](j)r,(j)-pꜥ,t ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ ⟨ḫtm,tj-bj,tj⟩ ⟨smr-wꜥ,tj⟩ zꜣb-ꜥḏ-mr-spꜣ,t.pl-jty.du-m-tꜣ.pl-Stj[.pl]
2 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛[⯑]𓆑[⯑][⯑]𓆓𓂧𓆑𓏌𓎡𓀀𓌞𓅱𓀀rḫ-n(j)swt-mꜣꜥ mri̯.y =f ⸢šms,w⸣ Zꜣ-nh,t ḏd =f jnk šms,w
3 𓌞𓋴𓂻𓎟𓀀𓆑𓅡𓎡𓀀𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓊒𓏏𓉐[⯑]𓅨𓂋𓏏𓎛𓎿𓊃𓅱𓏏𓀁𓏥⯑šms nb =f bꜣk n jp,t-n(j)swt ⸢(j)r,(j)t-pꜥ,t⸣ wr.t-ḥz,wt
4 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓈞𓏏𓄊𓋴𓂋𓏏𓊃𓈖⯑𓅓[⯑]𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓏏[⯑]ḥm,t-n(j)swt Z-n-wsr,t m ⸢H̱nm.t-s,tpl⸣ zꜣ,t-n(j)swt Jmn-m-ḥꜣ,t
5 𓅓𓀠𓄤𓏤𓏥𓊖𓄤𓄤𓄤⯑[⯑]𓆳𓏏𓊗𓎆𓎆𓎆𓇹𓏥𓆷𓐍𓏏𓇳𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤m Qꜣi̯-nfr,w Nfr,w nb,t-jmꜣḫ rnp,t-zp 30 ꜣbd 3 ꜣḫ,t sw 7
6 𓂝𓂋𓈐𓊹𓏤𓂋𓈌𓏏𓉐𓆑𓇓𓏏𓆤𓏏𓇳𓋴𓊵𓏏𓊪𓄣𓏤ꜥr nṯr r ꜣḫ,t =f n(j)swt-bj,tj Sḥtp-jb-rꜥ(w)
7 𓋴𓁷𓂋𓇯𓆑𓂋𓊪𓏏𓇯𓎸𓅓𓏛𓅓𓇋𓏏𓈖𓇳𓎛𓂝𓄹𓊹sḥri̯ =f r p,t ẖnm m jtn ḥꜥ nṯr
8 𓍋𓃀𓐍𓏴𓏛𓅓𓁹𓇓𓅱𓇋𓅱𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊖𓅓𓋴𓎼𓂋𓀁ꜣbḫ m jri̯ sw jw ẖnw m sgr
9 𓄣𓏥𓅓𓅠𓅓𓅱𓅪𓏥𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓅨𓂋𓏏𓏭𓇯[⯑]jb.pl m gm,w rw,tj-wr,tj ⸢ḫtm⸣
10 [⯑]𓅓[⯑]𓊪𓂝𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏥[šny,t] m ⸢tp-ḥr-mꜣs,t⸣ pꜥ,t.pl
11 𓅓[⯑]𓇋𓋴𓏏𓂋𓆑𓊄𓃀𓂻𓈖[⯑]𓆑𓀎𓀀𓏥m jm,w jst rf zbi̯.n ḥm =f mšꜥ
12 𓂋[⯑]𓍘𓅓𓎛𓇋𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈉𓅭𓆑𓀗𓀀r tꜣ tjmḥj.pl zꜣ =f sms,w
13 𓅓𓁷𓂋𓏭𓇯𓇋𓂋𓏭𓊹𓄤𓄊𓋴𓂋𓏏𓊃𓈖𓍘𓇓𓅱𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻m ḥr,j jr,j nṯr-nfr Z-n-wsr,t tj sw hꜣb
14 𓂋𓎛𓀗𓂡𓏏𓂝𓈉𓏏𓏥𓂋𓋴𓈎𓂋𓌪𓂝[⯑]𓋣𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓈉r ḥ(w)i̯.t ḫꜣs,t.pl r sqr ⸢jm,(j)w.pl⸣ ṯḥnw.pl
15 𓍘𓇓𓅱𓈞𓅓𓂝𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻𓆑𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓋴𓈎𓂋𓌪𓂝𓋹𓈖𓐍𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥tj sw ḥm jji̯.y =f jni̯.n =f sqr-ꜥnḫ.pl
16 𓈖𓋣𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏏𓃒𓏥𓎟𓏏𓂜𓈖𓇥𓂋𓅱𓈐𓏥𓋴n ṯḥnw.pl mnmn,t nb.t nn ḏr,w =s
17 𓋴𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅱𓀙𓀀𓏥𓏌𓏤𓍉𓊃𓉐𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓐛𓏤smr.w.pl n.w stp-zꜣ hꜣb =sn ⸢r⸣ ⸢gs⸣
18 𓋀𓏏𓏭𓈉𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓀀𓋴𓌫𓅓𓏛𓏥𓆣𓂋jmn.tj r rdi̯.t rḫ zꜣ-n(j)swt sšm,w ḫpr
19 𓅓𓂝𓄚𓈖𓏌𓍘𓏏𓏭𓉐𓅠𓅓𓈖𓇓𓅱𓄋𓊪𓅱𓅂𓂻𓀀𓏥𓁷𓏤𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐m ꜥ-ẖnw,tj gmi̯.n sw wpw,tjw.pl ḥr wꜣ,t
20 𓄖𓂻𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓂋𓏏𓂋𓆴𓇳𓈖𓆼𓄿𓅱𓏭𓇰𓂜𓊃𓊪𓊗⯑pḥ.n =sn sw r tr n ḫꜣwy n-zp
21 𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓈖𓂻𓆑𓂋𓋴𓋴𓏭𓈐𓃀𓇋𓎡𓅄𓂝𓄡𓆃𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝sjni̯{n} =f rssy bjk ꜥẖi̯ =f ḥnꜥ
22 [⯑]𓆑𓂜𓈖𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓋴𓏏𓀎𓀀𓏥𓆑𓇋𓋴𓏏𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻⸢šms,w.pl⸣ =f nn rdi̯.t rḫ st mšꜥ =f jst hꜣb
23 𓂋[⯑]𓃹𓈖𓅱𓏥𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓆑𓀎𓀀𓏥𓊪𓈖r ms.w-⸢n(j)swt⸣.pl wn.w.pl m-ḫt =f [m] mšꜥ pn
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering all 334 papyrus lines: the opening from Papyrus Ramesseum (R 1–23), where Papyrus Berlin 3022 is lost, then the whole of Papyrus Berlin 3022 (B 1–311), 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).
1 The hereditary prince and count, the royal seal-bearer and sole companion, governor of the Sand-dwellers' lands,
2 true acquaintance of the king, whom he loved: the attendant Sinuhe speaks: “I was an attendant
3 who followed his lord, a servant of the royal women's quarters to the princess, rich in favor,
4 the wife of King Senwosret in Khnumet-sut, daughter of King Amenemhat
5 in Qa-neferu, the honored Nefru. In regnal year 30, third month of the Flood, day 7,
6 the god entered his horizon. King Sehetepibre of Upper and Lower Egypt
7 rose to the sky and joined the sun disk; the body of the god
8 merged with its maker. The Residence fell silent;
9 hearts were bowed with grief; the great double gates were shut;
10 the court bent heads to knees in mourning; the nobles
11 lamented. Now His Majesty had sent an army
12 against the land of the Tjemehu; his eldest son,
13 the perfect god Senwosret, commanded it. He had been sent
14 to strike the foreign lands, to crush the Tjehenu who lived there.
15 Now he was returning, bringing prisoners
16 from the Tjehenu and cattle of every kind without number.
17 The courtiers of the private chambers sent word westward
18 to tell the king's son what had happened
19 in the audience hall. The messengers found him on the road;
20 they reached him at evening. He did not
21 wait at all: the falcon flew away with
22 his retinue, without telling his army. But word had also been sent
23 to the royal children who followed him in that army.”
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering all 334 papyrus lines: the opening from Papyrus Ramesseum (R 1–23), where Papyrus Berlin 3022 is lost, then the whole of Papyrus Berlin 3022 (B 1–311).
1 A prince and a count, a seal bearer of the king of Lower Egypt, a sole companion, and governor of the ruler's lands in the countries of the Sand-dwellers.
2 A true royal acquaintance, his beloved: the follower Sinuhe. He says: I was a follower
3 who followed his lord, a servant of the king's harem,
4 of the princess, greatly favored: the king's wife of Senwosret, in Khnemetsut; the king's daughter of Amenemhat
5 at Qaneferu — Nefru the revered. Year 30, month 3 of the flood season, day 7.
6 The god went to his horizon: the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Sehetepibre.
7 He rose to the sky and joined the sun disk. The god's body
8 merged with the one who had created him. The Residence was silent.
9 Hearts were in mourning. The great double gate was shut.
10 The court sat in the mourning posture, head on the knees. The nobles were grieving.
11 There was wailing. Now his Majesty had sent out an army
12 against the land of the Tjemehu. His eldest son,
13 the good god Senwosret, was its commander. He had been sent
14 to strike the foreign lands and to crush the dwellers of the Tjehenu.
15 He came back again, and he brought living captives
16 of the Tjehenu, and cattle without end.
17 The courtiers of the king's private rooms sent word westward,
18 to let the king's son know what had happened
19 in the audience hall. They found him on the march,
20 and caught up with him at the hour of evening. Not once
21 did he wait: the falcon flew off with
22 his followers, without letting his army know. Word had been sent too
23 to the royal children who marched behind him in this army.