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283 𓊢𓂝𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓉐𓂋𓏏𓂻𓀀𓂋𓆑𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐ꜥḥꜥ,w =f pri̯.{t}⟨n⟩ =j rf m-ẖnw
284 𓂝𓄚𓈖𓏌𓏏𓍘𓉐𓇓𓄟𓋴𓅱𓁒𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓈖𓂝𓏤𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥ꜥ-ẖnw,tj ms,w-n(j)swt.pl ḥr rdi̯.t n =⟨j⟩ ꜥ,w(j) =sn
285 𓈝𓅓𓂻𓈖𓏥𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓂋𓂋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓇯𓅨𓂋𓀗𓏏𓏭𓇯šmi̯.n m-ḫt r rw,tj-wr,tj
286 𓂋𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓉐𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓀀𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅓𓆑𓋴𓈎𓃀𓃀𓅱𓏭𓏁𓈗𓉐rdi̯.kw r pr zꜣ-n(j)swt špss.pl jm =f sqbb,wj
287 𓇋𓅓𓆑𓂝𓄡𓅓𓈒𓏥𓏌𓏤𓈌𓏏𓉐𓋨𓏏𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅓𓆑jm =f ꜥẖm.pl n,w ꜣḫ,t ḫtm,t.pl jm =f
288 𓈖𓏏𓉐𓌉𓉐𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓋳𓏥𓏌𓏤𓍱𓏤𓏛𓏥𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀭𓂝𓈖𓅂𓏊n,t pr-ḥḏ ḥbs.w.pl n,w šsr-n(j)swt ꜥntjw
289 𓁶𓏤𓊪𓏏𓏊𓏥𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀭𓋴𓂋𓅱𓀙𓀀𓏥𓌸𓂋𓏏𓀁𓆑𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐tp,t-n(j)swt sr.w.pl ⟨n,w⟩ mr(w),t =f m ꜥ,t
290 𓎟𓏏𓏊𓅱𓀀𓎟𓁷𓏤𓇋𓂋𓏏𓀹𓏛𓆑𓂋𓂝𓏴𓈐𓆴𓏏𓏥𓁷𓏤𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓀀nb.t wdp,w nb ḥr jr,t =f rdi̯ swꜣ rnp,t.pl ḥr ḥꜥ,w.pl =j
291 𓅷𓄿𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂝𓂝𓃀𓄏𓂝𓍲𓈖𓏌𓅱𓁸𓀀𓇋𓅱𓂋𓂝𓊄𓃀𓏏𓂻𓏛𓏥ṯꜣi̯.kw ꜥꜥb šnw =j jw rdi̯ zb,t
292 𓈖𓈉𓏏𓏤𓎛𓃀𓊃𓅱𓋳𓏤𓏥𓈖𓌰𓅓𓇋𓅱𓂢𓌙𓀀𓏥𓈙𓂝𓈒𓏥𓊃𓂧𓋳𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀n ḫꜣs,t ḥbs.w.pl n nmj.w.pl-šꜥ(j).pl sd.kw
293 𓅓𓆁𓈎𓏏𓀗𓋳𓏥𓎼𓊃𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅓𓁶𓏤𓊪𓏏𓏊𓏥𓊃𓇥𓂋⯑𓎡𓅱𓀀m pꜣq,t gs.kw m tp,t sḏr.kw
294 𓁷𓏤𓎛𓆰𓈖𓎡𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂢𓋳𓏤𓂞𓈖𓀀𓈙𓂝𓈒𓏥𓈖𓏶𓅓𓅱𓀀𓏥𓆑ḥr ḥnk,yt di̯.n =j šꜥ(y) n {jm,j.w}⟨nmj.w⟩.pl =f
295 𓌸𓂋𓎛𓏏𓏊𓏥𓈖𓆱𓏏𓏤𓈖𓅨𓂋𓎛𓏊𓇋𓅓𓋴𓇋𓅱𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓉐mrḥ,t-n-ḫt n wrḥ⟨.pl⟩ jm =s jw rdi̯ n =j pr
296 𓈖𓎟𓈙𓀀𓅓𓃹𓈖𓅓𓂝𓋴𓍋𓅓𓂋𓀭𓀀𓇋𓅱𓍍𓀀𓏥𓆈𓄿𓏥n nb-š m wn⟨.t⟩ m-ꜥ smr jw ḥmw,w.pl ꜥšꜣ.pl
297 𓁷𓏤𓊅𓀢𓂝𓆑𓆱𓏏𓏤𓆑𓎟𓋴𓇝𓂋𓂧𓏛𓅓𓌳𓅱𓏏𓏛𓇋𓅱𓏎𓈖𓈖𓈖𓀀ḥr qd =f ḫt =f nb s((rd)) m-mꜣw,t jw jn{n}i̯ n =j
298 𓆷𓄿𓃀𓇭𓈒𓏥𓅓𓂝𓉥𓉐𓊃𓊪𓊗𓏤𓏤𓏤𓊃𓊪𓊗𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤šꜣb(,w).pl m ꜥḥ zp-3 zp-4 n hrw
299 𓎛𓁷𓂋𓅱𓐡𓈐𓂋𓂝𓂝𓏏𓇓𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓂜𓈖𓄿𓏏𓀗𓇳𓈖𓏏𓁹𓏏𓍋𓃀𓅱𓂻ḥrw-r dd.t ⟨n⟩ =⟨j⟩ ms,w-n(j)swt nn ꜣ,t n,t jri̯.t ꜣb,w
300 𓇋𓅱𓐍𓂝𓋴𓅱𓂝𓈖𓀀𓍋𓅓𓂋𓉴𓅓𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌𓅓𓈎𓄿𓃀𓄲𓏛jw ḫwzi̯.w n =j mr m jnr m-qꜣb
301 𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅱𓉴𓏥𓍿𓏏𓎛𓅱𓀗𓂝𓀀𓏥𓍋𓂋𓀗𓁷𓏤𓊏𓊪𓂝mr.w.pl ⟨ẖr,tjw-nṯr.pl⟩ {jtḥ.w}⟨mḏḥ.w⟩.pl mr ḥr {šzp}⟨psš⟩
302 𓊃𓅭𓄿𓏏𓅱𓈇𓏤𓆑𓅓𓂋𓋨𓏏𓅂𓀀𓏥𓁷𓏤𓏞𓏛𓊹𓏏𓏭𓅂𓀀𓏥zꜣt,w =f (j)m,(j)-rʾ-{ḫtm,tjw}⟨zẖꜣ,w-qd,wt⟩.pl ḥr zẖꜣ ⟨jm⟩ =⟨f⟩ ⟨(j)m,(j)-rʾ⟩-{nṯr}⟨qs,tjw⟩.pl
303 𓁷𓏤𓆱𓐍𓏏𓏏𓌪𓂝𓅓𓂋𓂓𓏏𓀋𓀀𓏥𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅂𓏥𓁷𓏤𓁷𓂋𓏏𓇯𓈉ḥr ḫti̯.t ⟨jm⟩ =⟨f⟩ (j)m,(j)-rʾ-kꜣ,t.pl n,tjw.pl ḥr ḥr,t
304 𓁷𓏤𓍑𓄿𓏏𓏴𓇾𓈇𓏤𓂋𓋴𓈍𓂝𓅱𓏛𓏥𓎟𓂝𓂝𓅱𓂋𓂋𓅱𓂧𓌗𓉐ḥr ḏꜣi̯.t-tꜣ r ={s}⟨f⟩ ḫꜥ,w nb dd.w r rwd
305 𓁹𓌨𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓇋𓅓𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀⯑𓀀𓁐𓏥𓁹𓈖𓀀𓈙𓈇𓁷𓂋𓏏𓇯jri̯ ẖr,t =f jm rdi̯ n =j ḥm-kꜣ.pl jri̯ n =j š-ḥr,t
306 𓄿𓎛𓏏𓈇𓏥𓇋𓅓𓆑𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓂉𓂋𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤ꜣḥ,t.pl jm =f m ḫnt-⟨š⟩ r dmj =⟨s⟩
307 𓏇𓇋𓁹𓂋𓏏𓈖𓋴𓍋𓅓𓂋𓀙𓀀𓁶𓏤𓊪𓇋𓅱𓏏𓅱𓏏𓀾𓀀𓋴𓄡𓂋𓌕𓂝mj jrr.t n smr tp(.j) jw twt =j sẖr
308 𓅓𓋞𓈒𓏥𓋯𓆑𓅓𓌀𓅓𓋞𓈒𓏥𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓆑𓂋𓂝𓁹𓏏𓆑m nbw šnḏ,wt =f m ḏꜥm jn ḥm =f rdi̯ jri̯.t(w) =f
309 𓂜𓈖𓈙𓍯𓄿𓅱𓅪𓀀𓏥𓁹𓇋𓇋𓈖𓆑𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓇋𓅱𓀀𓌨𓂋nn šwꜣ,w{pl} jri̯.y n =f mj,tt jw =j ẖr
310 𓎿𓋴𓏏𓀁𓏥𓈖𓏏𓇓𓏏𓈖𓐍𓂋𓂋𓂻𓅱𓏏𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓈖𓏠𓈖𓇋𓊧𓀏ḥz,wt n,t ḫr-n(j)swt r jwi̯.t hrw n m(j)nj
311 𓂻𓅱𓆑𓊪𓅱𓄂𓏏𓏤𓆑𓂋𓄖𓆑𓏭𓏇𓇋𓅠𓅓𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅓𓏞𓏛jwi̯ =f pw ḥꜣ,t =f r pḥ(,wj) =fj mj gmi̯.yt m zẖꜣ,w
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).
283 When I came out of the audience hall, the royal children
284 in the audience hall reached out to me and gave me their hands.
285 We went then to the great double gates.
286 I was taken to a royal son's house. Splendors filled it: a bathing room,
287 images of the horizon, and treasures
288 from the treasury, garments of royal linen, myrrh,
289 and the finest royal oil. Officials favored by the king occupied every room;
290 every attendant was at his task. The years were made to fall away from my limbs.
291 I was dressed, my hair was washed. What belonged to the past was given back
292 to the desert; the desert clothes to those who tread the sands. I was clothed
293 in fine linen, anointed with the finest oil, and slept
294 on a bed. I gave the sand to those who cross it,
295 and the tree oil to those who rub themselves with it. I was given the house
296 of an estate owner, with all that belongs to a courtier. Many craftsmen
297 built it; all its trees were newly planted. Meals came to me
298 from the palace three or four times a day,
299 apart from what the royal children gave me. There was never a time when it ceased.
300 A stone pyramid was built for me among the pyramids.
301 The necropolis masons laid out its foundations;
302 the master draftsmen drew within it; the master sculptors
303 carved its reliefs; the overseers of works in the necropolis
304 took pains over it. Every furnishing destined for the burial shaft
305 was provided. Funerary priests were appointed for me, and a tomb estate was established,
306 with fields to endow it in its proper place,
307 as is done for a courtier of the highest rank. My statue was covered
308 with gold, its kilt with electrum. His Majesty himself had it made so;
309 nothing like it was ever done for a poor man. I remained under
310 the favor of the king until the day of landing came.
311 So it came, from beginning to end, as found in the written record.
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).
283 After his array had been attended to, I then went out from the audience hall,
284 and there the royal children held out their hands to me.
285 After that we went on to the great double gate.
286 I was taken to the house of a king's son. Splendid things were in it: a bathing room
287 was there, and statues of the horizon; sealed treasures were in it
288 from the treasury: garments of royal linen, myrrh,
289 and the finest royal oil. Nobles of his favor were in every room.
290 Every cupbearer was at his post, and the years were made to slip away from my body:
291 I was dressed, and my hair was washed; the cast-offs were given
292 to the desert, the clothes to the Sand-dwellers. I was dressed
293 in fine linen, and anointed with the first oil; I slept
294 on a bed. I gave the sand back to those who tread it,
295 and the tree oil to those who anoint themselves with it. A house was given me
296 of a landowner, with all that a courtier possesses; and many craftsmen
297 went on building it. Every tree in it was newly planted, and there was brought to me
298 food from the palace, three times, four times a day.
299 Apart from what the royal children gave, there was no moment when it stopped.
300 A pyramid of stone was built for me, among
301 the pyramids. The necropolis workers worked the pyramid, laying out
302 its ground plan. The chief draftsmen drew on it, and the chief sculptors
303 carved in it. The masters of the works who are in the necropolis took pains over it.
304 Every piece of burial gear that is given into the shaft was furnished for it;
305 its offerings were provided. Mortuary priests were given me, and a funerary estate was made for me,
306 with fields in it as an endowment, each at its place,
307 as is done for a courtier of the first rank. My statue was overlaid
308 with gold, its kilt in electrum: it was his Majesty who had it made.
309 There is no poor man for whom the like was done. I was under
310 the favor of the king's gifts until the day of mooring came,
311 and it ran from its beginning to its end just as it is found set down in writing.