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The Exile’s Prayer
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147 𓊢𓂝𓉴𓏛𓏥𓀀𓆈𓄿𓏥𓈖𓅓𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏏𓃒𓏥𓀀𓐍𓂋𓁹𓈖ꜥḥꜥ,w.pl =j ꜥšꜣ.n =(j) m mnmn,t =j ḫr jri̯.n
148 𓊹𓏤𓂋𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓈖𓍿𓊃𓍞𓏛𓈖𓆑𓇋𓅓𓆑𓏏𓉔𓂾𓂻𓈖𓆑𓂋nṯr ⟨nn⟩ r ḥtp n ṯzi̯.n =f jm =f thi̯.n =f r
149 𓎡𓏏𓈉𓏏𓏤𓇋𓅱𓏇𓈖𓇳𓄣𓏤𓆑𓇋𓂝𓈗𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓀀k(y).t ḫꜣs,t jw mjn jb =f jꜥi̯ wꜥr wꜥr
150 𓈖𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓆑𓇋𓅱𓂸𓂋𓏏𓂭𓂭𓏛𓏥𓀀𓅓𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐n hꜣw =f jw mtr =j m ẖnw
151 𓀸𓄿𓄿𓂻𓀸𓄿𓄿𓇋𓇋𓂻𓀀𓈖𓎛𓈎𓂋𓅪𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂞𓀀𓏐𓏒𓏥𓈖𓐛𓏤𓇋𓇋𓀀zꜣꜣ zꜣꜣ,y n ḥqr jw =j ((di̯)) =((j)) tʾ n gs,y
152 ⯑𓂋𓅱𓅱𓂻𓊃𓀀𓇾𓈇𓏤𓆑𓈖𓇉𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓋳𓏥rww z tꜣ =f n ḥꜣ,yt
153 𓏌𓎡𓀀𓌉𓆓𓇳𓋳𓏥𓆁𓈎𓏏𓀗𓋳𓏥jnk ḥḏ,t pꜣq,t
154 𓃀𓏏𓍔𓄿𓂾𓂻𓊃𓀀𓏤𓈖𓎼𓄿𓅱𓎣𓅪𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓆑𓏌𓎡𓀀btꜣ z n gꜣ,w hꜣb =f jnk
155 𓆈𓄿𓏥𓌸𓂋𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏥𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓉐𓀀𓅱𓊃𓐍𓎺𓏛𓊨𓏏𓉐𓀀ꜥšꜣ mr,t.pl nfr pr(,w) =j wsḫ s,t =j
156 𓋴𓆼𓄿𓅱𓇋𓇋𓀁𓀀𓅓𓂝𓉥𓉐𓊹𓏤𓏥𓎟𓆷𓄿𓏛𓅱𓂝𓂋𓏏𓂾𓂻𓏥sḫꜣ,w{y} =j m ꜥḥ nṯr{pl} nb šꜣ wꜥr,t
157 𓏏𓈖𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓎡𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓋴𓅓𓃹𓈖𓀁𓎡tn ḥtp =k di̯ =k wj r ẖnw smwn =k
158 𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓌳𓁹𓄿𓀀𓃀𓅱𓅨𓂋𓈙𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄣𓏤𓀀𓇋𓅓r rdi̯.t mꜣ =j bw wršu̯.w jb =j jm
159 𓊪𓏏𓂋𓆴𓅨𓂋𓏏𓂋𓂝𓃀𓏏𓄏𓏛𓆞𓄿𓏏𓐎𓏥𓀀𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓄟𓋴𓀔𓎡𓅱𓀀ptr wr.t r ꜥb,t-ẖꜣ,t =j m tꜣ msi̯.kw
160 𓇋𓅓𓆑𓅓𓂝𓇋𓂻𓅓𓐟𓏤𓊪𓅱𓆣𓂋𓊃𓊪𓊗𓄤𓆑𓂋𓂝𓈖𓀀jm =f mj-m-sꜣ pw ḫpr zp-nfr di̯ n =j
161 𓊹𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏛𓁹𓂋𓆑𓏇𓇋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂋𓋴𓏠𓈖𓐍𓍊𓏛𓄖𓅱𓏭𓈖𓊃𓆑𓈖𓅪𓈖𓆑nṯr ḥtp jrr =f mj-(j)ḫ,t r smnḫ pḥ,wy n sfn.n =f
162 𓄣𓏤𓆑𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅪𓈖𓂧𓈎𓂋𓂷𓂻𓈖𓆑𓂋𓋹𓈖𓐍𓁷𓏤𓈉𓏏𓏤𓇋𓈖𓏇𓈖𓇳jb =f mr n dqr.n =f r ꜥnḫ ḥr ḫꜣs,t jn mjn
163 𓂋𓆑𓈖𓏏𓏏𓆑𓎛𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏛𓄔𓅓𓆑𓈖𓅘𓎛𓀁𓈖𓍯𓄿𓈐𓅱𓂧𓃀𓄲𓂻𓆑𓂝𓏤𓂋rf n,tt =f ḥtp sḏm =f nḥ n wꜣi̯ wdb =f ꜥ r
164 𓎛𓀗𓂝𓈖𓆑𓇾𓈇𓏤𓇋𓅓𓆑𓂋𓃀𓅱𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓇋𓅓ḥwi̯.n =f tꜣ jm =f r bw jni̯.n =f sw jm
165 𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏛𓈖𓀀𓇓𓏏𓈖𓀭𓈖𓆎𓏏𓊖𓏏𓏤𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑ḥtp n =j n(j)swt n Km,t ꜥnḫ =j m ḥtp =f
166 𓈖𓆓𓐩𓏌𓀁𓀀𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓎛𓏌𓏏𓇾𓈇𓏤𓆗𓈖𓏏𓏏𓅓𓂝𓉥𓉐𓆑𓄔𓅓𓀀nḏ =j ḫr,t ḥn,wt-tꜣ n,t.t m ꜥḥ =f sḏm =j
167 𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓀁𓏥𓈖𓏏𓄡𓂋𓂧𓅱𓀁𓀀𓁐𓏥𓋴𓇋𓐍𓏛𓂋𓈖𓊪𓇋𓇋𓆳𓀻𓏛wp,wt.pl n,t ẖrd.w.pl =s jḫ rnpi̯.y
168 𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏏𓆑𓇋𓄿𓅱𓀗𓉔𓄿𓅱𓂻𓅱𓎤𓍱𓅪ḥꜥ.w.pl =j ⟨n⟩-n,tt ⟨r⟩f jꜣw hꜣi̯.w wgg
169 𓄿𓋴𓍬𓂻𓈖𓆑𓅱𓀀𓁹𓁹𓀀𓂧𓈖𓋴𓍖𓏛𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓀀𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓀔ꜣs.n =f wj jr,t.du =j dns ꜥ,wj =j nw
170 𓂾𓂾𓀀𓆑𓐍𓈖𓍼𓂻𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌞𓋴𓂻𓄣𓏤𓅨𓂋𓂧𓀉𓏏𓎡𓈖𓂻𓅱𓀀rd.du =j fḫ.n =sn šms jb wrd tkn wj
171 𓈖𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊄𓃀𓂻𓋴𓈖𓏥𓈖𓅱𓀀𓂋𓊖𓏏𓏤𓏥𓈖𓅘𓎛𓎛𓇳𓌞𓋴𓂻𓀀n wḏꜣ zbi̯ =sn {n}wj r nʾ,t{pl}-n,⟨t⟩-nḥḥ šms =j
172 𓎟𓏏𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆗𓇋𓐍𓏛𓆓𓂧𓋴𓈖𓀀𓄤𓂋𓈖𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓋴𓊄𓃀𓂻𓋴nb,t-r-ḏr jḫ ḏd =s n =j nfr n ms,w.pl =s zbi̯ =s
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).
147 my possessions, rich through my cattle. So it was god who did this,
148 to show favor again to the one he had rebuked, the one he led astray
149 into another land. Today his heart is satisfied. A fugitive flees
150 because his times are hard; yet my name is honored in the Residence.
151 A wanderer slips away for hunger; yet I give bread to my neighbor.
152 A man leaves his country for want of clothes;
153 yet I have white garments and fine linen.
154 A man runs away for lack of anyone to send on his errands; yet I
155 have servants in abundance. My house is beautiful; my dwelling spacious.
156 I am remembered in the palace. O god who ordained this flight,
157 be gracious; bring me back to the Residence. Surely you will let me
158 see the place where my heart already spends its days.
159 What matters more than laying my body to rest in the land where I was born?
160 Come to my aid; let good come about, let god grant me grace!
161 Does he do this to make an honorable end for the one he cast away?
162 Does his heart ache for one he transplanted to live in a foreign land?
163 Is he gracious today, hearing the plea of one far away? Will he turn his hand again
164 toward the one with whom he shook the land, toward the place where he brought him?
165 May the king of Egypt favor me; may I live in his favor
166 and greet the mistress of the land in his palace; may I hear the news
167 of her children. If only my limbs might grow young again!
168 Old age has come down upon me; weakness
169 has overtaken me. My eyes grow heavy; my arms are weak.
170 My feet no longer follow; my heart is tired; I draw near
171 to death. Let them lead me to the place of eternity, so I may follow
172 the Mistress of All. May she tell me that her children thrive; may she pass eternity above me!
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).
147 in goods, and I grew rich in cattle. So it was that God had done this:
148 to be gracious to the man he had been angry with, the man he had led astray into
149 another land. Today his heart is content.
150 A fugitive flees because of his hard times; but my name stands in the Residence.
151 The hungry man creeps away; but I give bread to my neighbor.
152 A man leaves his land because of nakedness; but I
153 have white linen, fine linen.
154 A man runs away for want of a messenger to send; but I am rich
155 in servants. My house is fine, and my place is wide.
156 My memory is in the palace. "Every god who ordained this flight,
157 may you be gracious: bring me back to the Residence. You will surely
158 let me see the place where my heart has been staying.
159 What is greater than my burial in the land where I was born?
160 Here is a cry for help, that good may come about and be given me.
161 May God be kind, and so bring the end of the man he has cast out to a good close —
162 does his heart ache for the man he transplanted to live in a foreign land? Is it so today?
163 Yes: when he is gracious he hears the prayer of the one far away, and he turns his hand
164 to the man through whom the land had been shaken, back to the place where he had brought him.
165 May the king of Egypt be kind to me, that I may live in his kindness.
166 May I greet the lady of the land who is in his palace; may I hear
167 the messages of her children — oh, to grow young again!
168 My limbs: age has come down on them, and weakness
169 has seized me. My eyes are heavy; my arms are weak.
170 my feet no longer follow; my heart is weary; I am near
171 to passing away. May they carry me to the place of eternity, so that I may follow
172 the Lady of All. May she tell me that her children are well; may she spend eternity over me."