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The Journey Home
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238 𓏠𓈖𓏏𓅱𓅆𓎟𓌀𓏏𓊖𓋹𓈖𓐍𓆑𓆓𓏏𓇾𓂋𓂝𓏏𓁹𓇋𓇋𓀀𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓅓𓇋𓄿𓄿𓆰𓈉Mnt,w nb-wꜣs,t ꜥnḫ =f ḏ,t ⟨jwi̯.t⟩ ⟨pw⟩ ⟨jri̯.y⟩ ⟨r⟩ ⟨bꜣk-jm⟩ rdi̯⟨.jn⟩ =t(w) jri̯.y =j hrw 1 m Jꜣꜣ
239 𓁷𓏤𓋴𓎗𓆓𓏏𓏛𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓀀𓈖𓄟𓋴𓅱𓁑𓀀𓁐𓏥𓀀𓅭𓀀𓀀𓀗𓀀𓅓𓐟𓏤𓅱𓎛𓇋𓇋𓏏𓌙𓀀𓏥𓀀ḥr swḏ.t (j)ḫ,t.pl =j n ms,w.pl =j zꜣ =((j)) wr m-sꜣ wḥy,t =j
240 𓀀𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓀀𓎟𓏏𓅓𓂝𓆑𓆓𓏏𓇾𓀀𓁐𓏥𓀀𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓏏𓃙𓏥𓀀={j} (j)ḫ,t =j nb.t m-ꜥ =f ḏ,t.pl =j mnmn,t =j
241 𓎟𓏏𓂧𓈎𓂋𓂷𓈒𓏥𓀀𓆱𓏏𓏤𓀀𓎟𓃀𓈖𓂋𓇋𓇜𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓅡𓎡𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊛nb.t dqr.pl =j ḫt =j nb bn{r}j jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n bꜣk-jm m-ḫnt,yt
242 𓎛𓂧𓃀𓂻𓈖𓀀𓁷𓏤𓅃𓈐𓈉𓏥𓋭𓊃𓅱𓂡𓀀𓇋𓅓𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓐟𓏤𓄲𓏏𓏤𓂡𓀀𓏥ḥdb.n =j ḥr wꜣ,t-Ḥr,w.pl ṯ(ꜣ)z,w jm n,tj m-sꜣ pẖr,t
243 𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓆑𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓀁𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓂋𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓅱𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓆑hꜣb =f wpw,t r ẖnw r rdi̯.t rḫ =tw ⟨n,tt⟩ ⟨wj⟩ ⟨jji̯.kw⟩ rdi̯.jn ḥm =f
244 𓂻𓅱𓏏𓅓𓂋𓇏𓏏𓅂𓀀𓏥𓏠𓈖𓐍𓍊𓏛𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓉐𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏤𓏥𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓆑jwi̯.t (j)m(,j)-rʾ-sḫ,tjw.pl mnḫ n pr-n(j)swt ꜥḥꜥ.w.pl m-ḫt =f
245 𓌨𓂋𓄫𓅱𓏏𓂝𓏤𓈖𓏏𓇓𓏏𓈖𓐍𓂋𓈖𓋴𓄝𓅂𓌙𓀀𓏥𓂻𓅱𓀀𓏥𓅓𓐟𓏤𓀀𓁷𓏤𓊄𓃀𓏏𓂻𓀀𓂋𓅃𓈐𓏥⟨ꜣtp.w⟩ ẖr ꜣw,t-ꜥ⟨.pl⟩ n,t ḫr-n(j)swt ((n)) St,tjw.pl jwi̯.w m-sꜣ =j ḥr zbi̯.t =j r wꜣ,t-Ḥr,w.pl
246 𓂧𓅓𓌪𓀁𓈖𓀀𓌡𓅱𓂝𓀀𓇋𓅓𓎟𓅓𓂋𓈖𓆑𓆑𓊏𓊪𓂝𓈖𓀀𓀋𓂝𓈖𓀀dm.n =j wꜥ jm nb m rn =f ={f} šzp.n =j ⟨wꜣ,t⟩ fꜣi̯.n =j
247 𓊡𓅱𓈙𓃀𓃀𓏴𓂝𓂝𓏏𓐍𓂡𓁶𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓆀𓀀𓂋𓄖𓏏𓂻𓀀𓂧𓏇𓇋𓈇𓏤𓈖𓎁𓏏𓅱𓂡𓀗ṯꜣw ⟨nꜥi̯.t⟩ ⟨pw⟩ ⟨jri̯.n⟩ ⟨bꜣk-jm⟩ ⟨m-ḫnt,yt⟩ ⟨jw⟩ ⟨wdp,w⟩ ⟨nb⟩ ⟨ḥr⟩ ⟨jr,t⟩ =⟨f⟩ šbb ꜥtḫ tp-mꜣꜥ =j r pḥ.t =j dmj n Jti̯-⟨tꜣ.du⟩
248 𓌉𓆓𓇳𓈖𓂋𓆑𓇾𓈇𓏤𓇼𓄿𓇳𓊗𓏭𓇋𓅱𓂻𓅱𓇋𓄿𓈙𓀁𓈖𓀀𓊃𓀀𓎆𓅓𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊃𓀀𓎆𓅓ḥḏ.n rf tꜣ dwꜣ(,w) zp-sn,wj jw jwi̯ jꜣš n =j z 10 m jwi̯.t z 10 m
249 𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻𓁷𓏤𓍬𓂻𓀀𓂋𓂝𓉥𓉐𓂧𓉔𓁶𓏤𓈖𓀀𓇾𓈇𓏤𓏶𓅓𓏏𓊏𓊪𓅱𓀗𓂝šmi̯.t ḥr stꜣ =j r ꜥḥ dh⟨n⟩.n =j tꜣ jmj-t(w) šzp,w.pl
250 𓇓𓄟𓋴𓅱𓀔𓀀𓁐𓏥𓊢𓂝𓂻𓅓𓅱𓂸𓏥𓉐𓁷𓏤𓁹𓏏𓍙𓅱𓂻𓀀𓋴𓍋𓅓𓂋𓅱𓀻𓀀𓏥ms,w-n(j)swt.pl ꜥḥꜥ m wmt ḥr jri̯.t ḫsf,w =j smr.w
251 𓋴𓏏𓍔𓄿𓅱𓍬𓂻𓀀𓏥𓂋𓍯𓄿𓐍𓇇𓉐𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓀀𓁷𓏤𓈐𓏏𓏤𓂝𓄚𓈖𓏌𓏏𓍘𓉐stꜣ.w.pl ⟨wj⟩ r wꜣḫ⟨j⟩ ḥr rdi̯.t =j ḥr wꜣ,t ꜥ-ẖnw,tj
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).
238 by Montu, lord of Thebes, live forever.” Then they came for this servant; I was allowed one day in Yaa
239 to pass my property to my children. My eldest son took charge of my tribe;
240 all my possessions were in his hands: my servants, all my cattle,
241 my fruit and every fruit-bearing tree. Then this servant traveled south.
242 I stopped at the Ways of Horus. The officer there, who commanded the border patrol,
243 sent a message to the Residence to announce my arrival. Then His Majesty summoned
244 a worthy overseer of the royal fieldworkers. Ships followed him,
245 laden with royal gifts for the Sand-dwellers who had accompanied me to the Ways of Horus.
246 I presented each of them by name. Then I set out and hoisted
247 the sail to the wind. This servant sailed south. Every attendant was at his task; brewing and straining were provided beside me until I reached the harbor of Itjtawy.
248 At first light, very early in the morning, I was summoned: ten men came, ten men went
249 to lead me into the palace. I touched my forehead to the ground between the statues.
250 The royal children standing in the gateway came forward to greet me. Courtiers
251 led me into the columned hall and guided me toward the audience chamber.
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).
238 Montu, lord of Thebes, may he live forever: then a visit came to this servant, and I was given one day in Yaa
239 to hand on my goods to my children. My eldest son took charge
240 of my tribe. All my goods were in his hand: my servants, my cattle,
241 all my fruit trees, every sweet tree of mine. Then this servant went south.
242 I stopped at the Ways of Horus. The officer there who had charge of the border watch
243 sent a message to the Residence, to let them know that I had come. His Majesty
244 sent the overseer of the palace field workers, a tried man of the royal estate; ships came after him,
245 loaded with gifts of the king's bounty for the Asiatics who had come with me, to see me to the Ways of Horus.
246 I named every one of them by his name. Then I took the road and set sail.
247 South by sail went this servant. Every cupbearer was at his task, and beer was mashed and strained beside me, until I reached the harbor of Itj-tawi.
248 The land grew light, very early in the morning, and a call came to me:
249 ten men coming, ten men going, to lead me into the palace. I touched the ground
250 between the statues. The royal children stood in the corridor, ready for my coming, and the courtiers
251 led me on into the colonnade, setting me on the way to the audience hall.