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75 𓈖𓈉𓏏𓏤𓃹𓈖𓈖𓏏𓏭𓋴𓏭𓁷𓏤𓈗𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓆑𓐍𓏏𓆑𓀀𓐍𓂋n ḫꜣs,t wnn.tj =sj ḥr mw =f ḏd.jn =f ḫft =j ḫr
76 𓈞𓅓𓂝𓆎𓅓𓏏𓊖𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓈖𓏏𓏏𓋴𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓂋𓂧𓇜𓏛𓆑ḥm Km,t nfr.t(j) ⟨n⟩-n.tt =s rḫ.t(j) r(w)d =f
77 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓏏𓅱𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓃹𓈖𓈖𓎡𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀𓄤𓆑𓂋𓁹𓂋𓏏𓀀𓈖𓎡mk tw ꜥꜣ wnn =k ḥnꜥ =j nfr jrr.t =j n =k
78 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓅱𓀀𓅓𓄂𓏏𓏤𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓏠𓈖𓇋𓌙𓈖𓆑𓅱𓀀rdi̯.n =f wj m ḥꜣ,t {ẖrd.w}⟨wḥy,t⟩ =f m(j)nj.n =f wj
79 𓅓𓅭𓏏𓁐𓆑𓅨𓂋𓏏𓁐𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓋴𓏏𓊪𓍉𓏛𓀀𓈖𓀀𓅓𓈉𓏏𓏤𓆑𓆑m zꜣ,t =f wr.t rdi̯.n =f stp =j n =j m ḫꜣs,t =f
80 𓅓𓋴𓏏𓊪𓅱𓍉𓏛𓏥𓈖𓃹𓈖𓏏𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓁷𓏤𓏏𓍔𓄿𓈙𓏴𓈇𓆑𓈖m stp,w n wn.t ḥnꜥ =f ḥr tꜣš =f n
81 𓎡𓏏𓈉𓏏𓏤𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓅱𓄤𓆑𓂋𓇋𓄿𓄿𓆰𓈉𓂋𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅱𓂧𓄿𓃀𓇭𓈒𓏥k(j).t ḫꜣs,t tꜣ pw nfr Jꜣꜣ rn =f ⟨nn-wn⟩ ⟨mj,tt⟩ =⟨f⟩ ⟨m⟩ ⟨tꜣ⟩ jw dꜣb.pl
82 𓇋𓅓𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇋𓄿𓂋𓂋𓏏𓁺𓈒𓏥𓅨𓂋𓈖𓆑𓇋𓂋𓊪𓏌𓏥𓂋𓈗𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛jm =f ḥnꜥ jꜣrr,t.pl wr n =f jrp r mw ꜥꜣ
83 𓆤𓏏𓏊𓏥𓆑𓆈𓄿𓏥𓃀𓅡𓄿𓈎𓆭𓏌𓏥𓆑𓂧𓈎𓂋𓂷𓈒𓏥𓎟𓁷𓏤𓆱𓏏𓏤𓏥𓆑bj,t =f ꜥšꜣ bꜣq.pl =f dqr.pl nb ḥr ḫt.pl =f
84 𓇋𓅱𓌾𓏥𓇋𓅓𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇣𓂧𓏏𓌾𓏥𓂜𓈖𓇥𓂋𓃭𓅱𓈐𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏏𓃙𓏥jw jt jm =⟨f⟩ ḥnꜥ bd,t nn ḏr,w mnmn,t
85 𓎟𓏏𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓎼𓂋𓏏𓂧𓏇𓇋𓏏𓂢𓂋𓀀𓅓𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓌸𓂋𓏏𓀁𓀀nb.t ꜥꜣ gr,t dmj.t r =j m jji̯.⟨t⟩ n mr,wt =j
86 𓂋𓂝𓏏𓆑𓅱𓀀𓅓𓋾𓈎𓀀𓅱𓎛𓇋𓇋𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓅓𓍉𓏛rdi̯.{t}⟨n⟩ =f wj m ḥqꜣ wḥy,⟨t⟩ m stp⟨,w⟩
87 𓈖𓈉𓏏𓏤𓆑𓁹𓈖𓀀𓅧𓅱𓏛𓏥𓅓𓏇𓇋𓈖𓏏𓏌𓏥𓇋𓂋𓊪𓏌𓏥n {ḫꜣs,t}⟨wḥy,t⟩ =f ⟨jw⟩ jri̯ n =j ꜥq,w.pl m mjn,t jrp
88 𓅓𓌨𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓇋𓆑𓄹𓏥𓊪𓆑𓊃𓊮𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅬m ẖr,t-hrw j(w)f p{f}si̯ ꜣpd
89 𓅓𓄿𓈙𓂋𓊮𓁷𓂋𓅱𓐡𓈐𓂋𓋿𓅱𓏏𓃙𓏥𓈉𓏏𓏤𓇋𓅱𓎼𓂋𓍅𓍢𓂝𓏏m ꜣšr ḥrw-r ꜥw,t ḫꜣs,t jw grg =t(w)
90 𓈖𓀀𓇋𓅱𓎝𓎛𓂝𓏏𓈖𓀀𓁷𓂋𓂋𓅱𓈐𓂋𓏎𓏌𓏥𓈖𓍿𓊃𓅓𓅱𓄛𓏤𓏥𓀀n =j jw {wꜣḥ}⟨wḥꜥ⟩ =t(w) n =j ḥr{r}w-r jn,w n ṯzm.w.pl =j
91 𓇋𓅱𓁹𓏏𓈖𓀀𓆈𓄿𓅱𓏥𓇋𓁹𓏏𓏏𓏊𓏤𓏥𓅓jw jri̯ =t(w) n =j ⟨bnj,t.pl⟩ ꜥšꜣ.w jrt,t m
92 𓊪𓆑𓋴𓏏𓊮𓎟𓏏𓁹𓈖𓀀𓆳𓏏𓏤𓏥𓆈𓄿𓏏𓏥𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏥𓀀p{f}s,t nb.t jri̯.n =j rnp,t.pl ꜥšꜣ.t.pl ⟨jm⟩ ẖrd.w.pl =j
93 𓆣𓂋𓅓𓈖𓆱𓐍𓏏𓅱𓂡𓀀𓏥𓊃𓀀𓏤𓎟𓅓𓂧𓄿𓇋𓂋𓌗𓂝𓂡ḫpr m nḫt.w.pl z-nb m dꜣ{j}r
94 𓅱𓎛𓇋𓇋𓏏𓌙𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓄋𓊪𓏏𓏭𓂻𓀀𓐍𓂧𓂧𓊛𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊛𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐wḥy,t =f wpw,tj ḫdd ḫnti̯ r ẖnw
95 𓍋𓃀𓂻𓆑𓁷𓂋𓏤𓂋𓀀𓇋𓅱𓊃𓍋𓃀𓏛𓀀𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏥𓎟𓏏ꜣb =f ḥr{r} =j jw sꜣb =j r(m)ṯ.pl-nb.t ⟨ḥr⟩ =⟨j⟩
96 𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂝𓀀𓈗𓈖𓇋𓃀𓃙𓀁𓀀𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀𓏏𓈖𓌰𓅓𓂻𓀀jw =j di̯ =j mw n jbi̯ rdi̯.n =j tnm
97 𓁷𓏤𓍯𓄿𓏏𓈐𓈖𓈞𓅓𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂝𓍯𓄿𓂝𓀀𓋴𓏏𓄝𓅂𓌙𓀀𓏥ḥr wꜣ,t nḥm.n =j ꜥwꜣi̯ St,tjw.pl
98 𓍯𓄿𓈐𓂋𓈙𓍃𓅓𓂡𓂋𓋴𓍙𓂝𓂝𓏤𓋾𓈎𓄿𓅱𓀀𓏥𓈉𓏏𓏤𓏥wꜣi̯ r štm r ⟨ḫ⟩sf-ꜥ ḥqꜣ.w.pl ḫꜣs,t.pl
99 𓍑𓄿𓋴𓇋𓀁𓈖𓀀𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇋𓅱𓋾𓈎𓄿𓀀𓊪𓈖𓈖{ḏꜣsj}⟨ḏꜣjs⟩.n =j šm,t =sn jw ḥqꜣ pn n
100 𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓈉𓂝𓆑𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓆳𓏏𓏤𓏥𓆈𓄿𓏥𓅓𓋭𓊃𓅱𓍢𓂝𓀀(R)tnw di̯ =f jri̯.y =j {rnp,t}⟨wpw,t⟩.pl ꜥšꜣ.⟨t⟩.pl m ṯ(ꜣ)z,w
101 𓈖𓀎𓀀𓏥𓆑𓈉𓏏𓏤𓎟𓏏𓂋𓅱𓏏𓂻𓈖𓀀𓂋𓋴𓁹𓈖𓀀𓀀𓉔𓂧𓂝𓀀n mšꜥ =f ḫꜣs,t nb.t rwi̯.t.n =j r =s jri̯.n =j hd =j
102 𓇋𓅱𓋴𓂧𓂧𓏏𓂡𓁷𓏤𓋴𓄦𓅓𓅱𓆰𓏥𓎸𓅓𓏏𓈙𓏥𓋴jm =s d{d}⟨r⟩.t(j) ḥr sm,w.pl =⟨s⟩ ẖnm,t.pl =s
103 𓇉𓄿𓈎𓂝𓈖𓀀𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏏𓃙𓏥𓋴𓏎𓈖𓀀𓌨𓂋𓀀𓁐𓏥𓋴ḥꜣq.n =j mnmn,t =s jni̯.⟨n⟩ =j ẖr,(w).pl =s
104 𓈖𓈞𓐛𓂝𓏶𓏏𓀁𓏐𓏒𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓋴𓌳𓄿𓅓𓌪𓂝𓈖𓀀𓂋𓍿𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓅓𓋴nḥm.⟨n⟩ =⟨j⟩ wnm,t.pl =sn smꜣ.n =j r(m)ṯ.pl jm =s
105 𓅓𓐍𓊪𓈙𓄗𓂡𓀀𓅓𓌒𓏏𓏤𓆱𓀀𓅓𓂻𓏏𓏤𓏥𓀀𓅓m ḫpš =j m pḏ,t =j m nmt,t.pl =j m
106 𓊃𓐍𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓀀𓇋𓈎𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓅜𓐍𓏛𓈖𓅓𓄣𓏤𓆑sḫr.w.pl =j jqr.w.pl ꜣḫ.n =(j) m jb =f
107 𓌸𓂋𓀁𓈖𓆑𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓆑𓈎𓈖𓂡𓈖𓀀𓂋𓂝𓏏𓆑𓅱𓀀mri̯.n =f wj rḫ.n =f qnn =j rdi̯.{t}⟨n⟩ =f wj
108 𓅓𓄂𓏏𓏤𓀀𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓆑𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓆑𓂋𓂧𓇝𓏛m ḥꜣ,t ={j} ẖrd.w.pl =f mꜣ.n =f r(w)d
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).
75 for a foreign land loyal to him.” Then he answered me, “Surely
76 Egypt prospers, knowing his strength.
77 But here you are; stay with me, and I will treat you well.”
78 He placed me at the head of his tribe and married me
79 to his eldest daughter. He let me choose for myself from his land,
80 from the choicest territory he owned on the border
81 of another country. It was a fine land called Yaa, without equal on earth. Figs
82 and grapes grew there; it had more wine than water,
83 abundant honey, many moringa trees, and every fruit upon its trees.
84 There was barley and emmer, and cattle of every kind without end.
85 Much also came to me, added to all that arrived because I was loved.
86 He made me ruler of a tribe, with the chosen men
87 of his own tribe. Bread was prepared for me each day, wine
88 for daily drinking, boiled meat and fowl
89 roasted on the fire, along with game from the hills. They hunted
90 and fished and caught birds for me, besides the prey of my grayhounds.
91 Sweets were often made for me; milk accompanied
92 every cooked dish. I spent many years there; my children
93 became warriors, each a leader
94 of his tribe. The messenger traveling north or south to the Residence
95 stayed with me. I gave lodging to everyone
96 and water to those who thirsted; I set the wanderer
97 on the road and rescued the robbed. When the Sand-dwellers
98 prepared to attack the rulers of foreign lands,
99 I counseled their advance. For that ruler of
100 Retjenu sent me on many missions as commander
101 of his army. Every foreign land I marched against, I advanced into it
102 and drove it from its pastures and wells.
103 I seized its herds and brought away its clans;
104 I took their stores and killed its people
105 by my strength, my bow, my marching feet,
106 and my excellent plans. I gained glory in his heart;
107 he loved me, having seen my prowess. He placed me
108 at the head of his children, having seen the strength of my arms.
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).
75 He said to me: "It is not a foreign land; it is a land that sits on its own water.
76 Surely Egypt is good, because it knows his excellence.
77 But look: you are here; you will stay with me, and I will do good to you."
78 He set me at the head of his tribe. He joined me
79 to his eldest daughter. He let me choose for myself from his land,
80 from the best of what he had along his border toward
81 another land. It is a good land: Yaa is its name. There is not its like in all the land.
82 Figs are in it, and grapes; its wine is more plentiful than its water. Plenteous
83 is its honey, many are its oil trees, and every kind of fruit is on its trees.
84 Barley is there, and emmer; there is no end of all its cattle.
85 Great too was what came to me along with what arrived out of love for me.
86 He made me a chief of a tribe, among the chosen of
87 his tribe. Bread was made for me as daily food, and wine
88 as my daily portion: boiled meat, roast fowl,
89 and roast beside the game of the hill land, which was hunted
90 for me; fish and birds were caught for me too, beside the catch of my grayhounds.
91 Sweet things were made for me again and again, and milk
92 was in every dish of cooked food. I passed many years there, and my children grew
93 into strong men, every one of them a chief
94 of his tribe. The messenger who went north and the one who went south to the Residence
95 stopped with me. I gave all people a place with me:
96 I gave water to the one who thirsted; I set the wanderer on his way.
97 On the road I rescued the man who had been robbed. The Asiatics who made ready for attack,
98 to drive back the chiefs of the foreign lands:
99 I advised their march. This ruler of
100 Retjenu had me carry out many missions as commander of
101 his army. Every land I went against, I made my raid into it,
102 and it was driven from its pastures and its wells.
103 I carried off its cattle and took away its clans.
104 I took their food stores, and I killed the people in it.
105 It was by my strong arm, by my bow, by my marching,
106 by my excellent plans that I stood high in his heart.
107 He loved me, for he had come to know my worth; he set me
108 at the head of his children, for he had seen my ability.