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The Flight
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1 𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓌡𓅱𓂝𓏤𓀀𓇋𓅓𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅱[⯑]𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀[⯑]𓆑njs.n =tw n wꜥ jm ⸢jst⸣ ⸢w(j)⸣ ⸢ꜥḥꜥ⸣.kw sḏm.n =j ⸢ḫrw⸣ =f
2 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷𓏤𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓇋𓅱𓀀𓅓𓂝𓂋𓈐𓍯𓄿𓈐𓊪𓊃𓐍𓏴𓄣𓏤𓀀jw =f ḥr mdwi̯.t jw =j m-ꜥr(,w) wꜣ(.w) pzḫ jb =j
3 𓊃𓈙𓂻𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓊃𓂧𓄿𓅯𓅪𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓂝𓏏𓄹𓎟𓏏𓈖𓆑𓂝𓂻𓀀zš ꜥ.wj =j sdꜣ ḫr m ꜥ,t =⟨j⟩ nb.t nfꜥ⟨.n⟩ =j
4 𓂋𓅱𓀀𓅓𓈖𓆑𓏏𓈖𓆑𓏏𓂻𓂋𓎛𓎛𓂻𓈖𓀀𓊨𓏏𓉐𓂧𓎼𓀉𓂋𓂝𓏏{r}wj m nftft r ḥḥ n =j s,t dgi̯ rdi̯.{t}⟨n⟩ =⟨j⟩
5 𓅱𓀀𓏶𓅓𓏏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏏𓏭𓆰𓂋𓁹𓂋𓏏𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐𓈝𓅓𓅱𓂻𓋴𓁹𓏏𓀀wj jm,j-t⟨w⟩ bꜣ,tj r jri̯.t wꜣ,t šm.w ⟨ḥr⟩ =s jri̯.t =j
6 𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊛𓂜𓎡𓄿𓀁𓄭𓂋𓂻𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓊖šmi̯.t m-ḫnt,yt n kꜣi̯ =⟨j⟩ spr r ẖnw
7 𓊪𓈖𓐍𓂸𓏏𓏥𓈖𓀀𓆣𓂋𓇉𓄿𓂝𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂡𓂜𓆓𓂧𓀀𓋹𓈖𓐍𓂋𓐟𓏤𓆑pn ḫmt.n =j ḫpr ḥꜣꜥ,yt n ḏd =j ꜥnḫ r-sꜣ =f
8 𓈖𓌰𓅓𓇋𓂢𓈖𓀀𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓏭𓈙𓀀𓅓𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭𓉐nmj.n =j Mꜣꜥ,tj ={j} m-hꜣw Nh,t
9 𓄥𓏛𓈖𓀀𓅓𓈀𓈇𓏤𓋴𓄤𓅱𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓏤𓈖𓀀𓅓𓐖𓆓𓈇𓏤𓈖zmꜣ.n =j m Jw-Snfrw wrš.n =j ⟨jm⟩ m ꜥḏ n
10 𓇏𓏏𓈇𓎗𓆓𓇳𓂻𓈖𓀀𓃹𓈖𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓐍𓊪𓂻𓈖𓀀𓊃𓀀𓏤𓊢𓂝𓂻sḫ,t wḏi̯.n =j wn hrw ḫpi̯.n =j z ꜥḥꜥ
11 𓅓𓂋𓏤𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐𓏏𓂋𓆴𓏛𓈖𓆑𓅱𓀀𓅾𓀁𓈖𓆑𓆣𓂋𓈖m rʾ-wꜣ,t tr(j).n =f wj snḏ =⟨j⟩ n =f ḫpr.n
12 𓏏𓂋𓆴𓇳𓏤𓈖𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏒𓏥𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓈖𓀀𓂋𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤𓈖⸢tr⸣ n ms,yt sꜣḥ.n =j r dmj n
13 [⯑]𓍑𓄿𓏴𓊛𓈖𓀀𓅓𓅱𓋴𓐍𓏏𓎺𓊛𓂜𓈖𓈞𓅓𓊦𓋴⸢Gꜣw⸣ ḏꜣi̯.n =j m wsḫ,t nn ḥm(w) =s
14 [⯑]𓈖𓋀𓏏𓏭𓊡𓏴𓈐𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓋁𓃀𓏏𓅂𓈇𓏤[⯑][m] ⸢swt⸣ n jmn,tj ⸢swꜣ⸣.n =j ḥr jꜣb,tjw J(ꜣ)kw
15 [⯑][⯑]𓂋𓂝𓏏𓀀[m-ḥr,yt] [Nb,t]-ḏw-dšr rdi̯.{t}⟨n⟩ =j
16 𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐𓈖𓂋𓂧𓇋𓇋𓂾𓂾𓀀𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓂧𓏇𓇋𓂢𓈖𓀀wꜣ,t n rd,y.du =j m-ḫd dmj.n =j
17 𓊅𓏤𓏥𓋾𓈎𓅆𓁹𓇋𓇋𓂋𓐍𓋴𓆑𓍙𓂡𓋴𓏏𓄝𓅂𓌙𓀀𓏥𓊏𓊪𓂝𓈖𓀀Jnb.pl-ḥqꜣ jri̯.y r ḫsf St,tjw.pl šzp.n =j
18 𓎡𓋴𓅱𓀗𓀀𓅓𓃀𓅡𓄿𓏏𓆰𓅓𓅾𓀁𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿ksw =j m bꜣ,t m snḏ mꜣꜣ ⟨wj⟩
19 𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇋𓇋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓀀𓏥𓁶𓏤𓉗𓏏𓉐𓏶𓅓𓏏𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓋴𓁹𓀀𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻wrš.yw tp ḥ(w),t jm,(j)t hrw =((s)) jri̯.⟨t⟩ =j šmi̯.t
20 𓏏𓂋𓆴𓇳𓏤𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓇰𓌉𓆓𓇳𓈖𓇾𓈇𓏤𓄖𓂻𓈖𓀀𓊪𓏏𓈖𓈉⟨r⟩ tr n ḫꜣw⟨y⟩ ḥḏ.n tꜣ pḥ.n =j Ptn
21 𓐍𓈖𓅯𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓈀𓈇𓏤𓈖𓆎𓅓𓅨𓂋𓈉𓐍𓂋𓀒𓈖𓇋𓃀𓃙𓏏𓀁ḫni̯.kw r jw n Km-wr ḫr n jb,t
22 𓄿𓋴𓍬𓂻𓈖𓆑𓅱𓈖𓏏𓃀𓄓𓎡𓅱𓀀𓐍𓐍𓄈𓀀𓐍𓅓𓅱𓊡ꜣs.n =f w(j) ntb.kw ḫḫ =j ḫm.w
23 𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓂧𓊪𓏏𓄓𓀁𓅓𓏏𓀏𓇑𓇑𓍿𓊃𓏏𓍞𓏛𓀀𓄣𓏤𓀀𓋴𓐟𓄿𓈎𓏏𓆌𓏛𓀀ḏd.n =j dp,t m(w)t nn ṯzi̯.{t}⟨n⟩ =j jb =j sꜣq.⟨n⟩ =j
24 𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓀀𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀𓊤𓅱𓀁𓈖𓌰𓅓𓇋𓀁𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏏𓃙𓏥ḥꜥ(w).pl =j sḏm.n =j ḫrw nmj n mnmn,t
25 𓅠𓅓𓎛𓁹𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏏𓄝𓅂𓌙𓀀𓏥𓋴𓐟𓄿𓇋𓋷𓀁𓈖𓅱𓀀gmḥ.n ⟨w⟩j St,tjw.pl {sꜣj}⟨sjꜣ⟩.n wj
26 𓅓𓂝𓏏𓈖𓌙𓅮𓏛𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅮𓄿𓃹𓈖𓈖𓁷𓏤𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓊢𓂝𓈖mꜥtn jm pꜣu̯ wnn ḥr Km,t ꜥḥꜥ.n
27 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓈗𓊪𓊃𓆑𓊮𓈖𓀀𓇋𓁹𓏏𓏏𓏊𓈝𓅓𓂻𓈖𓀀rdi̯.n =f n =j mw {pzf}⟨psi̯.n⟩ =⟨f⟩ n =j jrt,t šmi̯.n =j
28 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓈖𓅱𓎛𓅱𓅱𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓄤𓆑𓂋𓁹𓂋𓏏𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓂝𓈖𓅱𓀀𓈉𓏏𓏤𓈖ḥnꜥ =f n wḥ{w}⟨y,t⟩ =f nfr jr{r}i̯.t.n =sn ⟨n⟩ =⟨j⟩ rdi̯.n wj ḫꜣs,t n
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 Someone called to one of them while I stood nearby. I heard his voice
2 as he spoke, though I was some distance away. My heart reeled;
3 my arms went limp; trembling took hold of every limb. I fled
4 in leaps, seeking a place to hide. I slipped
5 between the bushes to clear a path for anyone passing there. I made
6 my way southward. I did not intend to reach the Residence,
7 for I thought an uprising would come; I did not expect to live after him.
8 I crossed the Maaty canal near the Sycamore
9 and reached the Island of Sneferu. There I spent the day at the edge
10 of the fields. I left while it was still daylight and met a man standing
11 at a crossroads. Though I feared him, he greeted me with respect. When
12 it was time for supper, I reached the harbor of
13 Gu. I crossed in a broad boat without a rudder,
14 borne by a gust of the west wind. I passed east of Iaku,
15 above the Lady of the Red Mountain. I gave
16 my feet the northward road and came upon
17 the Walls of the Ruler, built to repel the Sand-dwellers. I crouched
18 in a bush, afraid that the guard on duty
19 at the watch house might see me. Then I made my way
20 by night. At dawn I reached Peten
21 and rested on an island of Kem-wer. An assault of thirst
22 overtook me. I was parched; my throat was dust-dry.
23 I said, “This is the taste of death.” But I raised my heart and gathered
24 my limbs together when I heard the bellowing of cattle.
25 The Sand-dwellers saw me; their leader recognized me,
26 for he had been in Egypt. Then
27 he gave me water and warmed milk for me. I went
28 with him to his tribe, and they treated me well. Foreign land passed me on to foreign land,
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 One man was called for from among them, and I was standing by. I heard his voice
2 as he spoke, though I stood some way off. My mind spun.
3 My arms spread out. Trembling fell on every limb of mine; I slipped away
4 at a run, to look for a hiding place for myself. I set myself
5 between two bushes, to make a path and travel on it. My going
6 was southward. I did not mean to reach the Residence.
7 This I suspected: a rebellion was going to break out. I did not expect to live after him.
8 I crossed the Maaty canal near the Sycamore.
9 I joined myself to the Island of Sneferu, and I spent the day there at the edge
10 of the fields. I set out while it was still day, and I met a man standing
11 at the mouth of the road. He showed me respect; but I was afraid of him.
12 Then, at the hour of the evening meal, I reached the harbor town
13 of Gu. I crossed over in a broad barge with no steering oar on her,
14 driven by a gust of the west wind. I passed by the east side of Iaku,
15 above the Lady of the Red Mountain. I gave
16 my two feet the road north, and I reached
17 the Walls of the Ruler, which were built to keep out the Asiatics. I took up
18 a bent position in a bush, out of fear of being seen
19 by the watchman on the watch tower who was on duty that day. I made my going
20 at the hour of night. When the land grew light, I reached Peten.
21 I settled myself on an island of Kem-wer, and thirst fell upon me:
22 it seized me, and I was parched, my throat dry as dust.
23 I said: this is the taste of death. Then I lifted up my heart and pulled myself together.
24 My limbs heard the roaring voice of cattle.
25 The Asiatics caught sight of me, and one of them recognized me:
26 a leader among them who had been in Egypt.
27 He gave me water, and he warmed milk for me. I went
28 on with him to his tribe. Good was what they did for me.