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10.1 𓅓[⯑]𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌨𓂋𓈎𓈖𓇋𓎅𓏤𓄭𓂋𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥m ḫ[n],yt.pl H̱nm,w ḥnꜥ =sn ⸢ẖr⸣ qnj spr pw jri̯.n =sn
10.2 𓂋𓉐𓏤𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀𓅠𓅓𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈀𓏤𓋳𓋴𓐍𓂧𓀡r pr ⸢Rꜥ⸣-wsr gmi̯.n =sn ⸢sw⸣ ꜥḥꜥ dꜣjw sḫd
10.3 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓆑𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏏𓋧𓋴𓈖𓏥𓌂𓏤𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥wn.jn =sn ḥr mz n =f mnj,t⟨.pl⟩ =sn sḫm.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =sn
10.4 𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓏥𓀀[⯑][⯑]𓊃𓏏𓁐𓊪𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏏𓁷𓏤𓏠𓈖𓅪𓊃𓌟𓈖𓅪𓄟𓋴𓀗𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥ḥnw,t.pl =j m =[t]n z,t pw n,t{j}⟨t⟩ ḥr mn =s qsn ms⟨s⟩ =s ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =sn
10.5 𓂞𓎡𓌳𓁹𓄿[⯑]𓋴𓏭𓅓𓂝𓎡𓈖𓏥𓂋𓐍𓏛𓅱𓏭𓈖𓏥𓋴𓄟𓋴𓏭𓀗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥ḏi̯ =k mꜣ(n) =⸢n⸣ sj m =k n rḫ.wjn smsi̯ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f n =sn
10.6 𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓏥𓅧𓈎𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓁶𓏤𓅓𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐wḏꜣ.pl ꜥq pw jri̯.n =sn tp-m R(w)d-ḏd,t
10.7 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓐍𓏏𓅓𓋨𓂡𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂝𓏏𓉐𓁷𓂋𓋴𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴 […] 𓁷𓂋𓋴𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓋴𓏭𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴ꜥḥꜥ.n ḫtm.n =sn ꜥ,t ḥr =s ḥnꜥ =s⟨n⟩ […] ⟨pr⟩-ḥr(,j) =s ḥnꜥ =s ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n sj ꜣs,t ḫft-ḥr =s
10.8 𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓇉𓄿𓁶𓋴𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓄟𓋴𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆Nb,t-ḥw,t ḥꜣ =s Ḥq,t ḥr sḫꜣḫ ms,wt ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n ꜣs,t
10.9 𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓅓𓂋𓈖𓀁𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓀀𓂋𓆑𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓇋𓈖jmi̯ =k wsr m ẖ,t =s m rn =k pwy n(,j) Wsr-r≡f wꜥr.jn
10.10 𓀔𓀀𓊪𓈖𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓋴𓏭𓅓𓀔𓀀𓈖𓎔𓂝𓏤𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓈖𓐍𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏛ẖrd pn tp ꜥ.wj =sj m ẖrd n(,j) mḥ 1 r(w)d qs.pl =f nḫb,t
10.11 𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓅓𓋞𓂝𓆑𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓇋𓂝𓈗𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓈙𓂝𓂧𓌪𓂡ꜥ,t.pl =f m nbw ꜥfn,t =f m ḫsbd mꜣꜥ jꜥi̯.jn =sn sw šꜥd
10.12 𓄡𓊪𓅯𓄿𓄹𓆑𓂋𓂝𓁷𓏤𓇋𓆑𓂧𓏭𓂢𓋳𓅓𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖ẖpꜣ =f rḏi̯ ḥr jfdj m ḏb,t ꜥḥꜥ.n mz.n
10.13 𓋴𓏭𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓂋𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓁹𓏏𓆑𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖sj Msḫn,t r =f ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s nswt jri̯.t(j) =fj nsw,yt m tꜣ pn
10.14 𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓆑𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓋴𓏭𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴r-ḏr =f H̱nm,w ḥr swḏꜣ ḥꜥ.pl =f rḏi̯.jn sj ꜣs,t ḫft-ḥr =s
10.15 𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓆼𓄿𓁶𓋴𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓄟𓋴𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥Nb,t-ḥw,t ḥꜣ =s Ḥq,t ḥr sḫꜣḫ ms,wt
10.16 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓅓𓂋𓈖𓀁𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋ḏd.jn ꜣs,t jmi̯ =k sꜣḥ m ẖ,t =s m rn =k pwy
10.17 𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓋴𓐟𓄿𓎛𓃃𓂻𓀀𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓇋𓈖𓀔𓀀𓊪𓈖𓁶𓏤𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓋴𓏭n(,j) Sꜣḥ-Rꜥ wꜥr.jn ẖrd pn tp ꜥ.wj =sj
10.18 𓅓𓀔𓀀𓈖𓎔𓂝𓏤𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓈖𓐍𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓂝𓆑𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥m ẖrd n(,j) mḥ 1 r(w)d qs.pl =f nḫb,t ꜥ,t.pl =f ⟨m⟩ ⟨nbw⟩ ꜥfn,t =f m ḫsbd
10.19 𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓇋𓂝𓈗𓇋𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓇓𓅱𓈙𓂝𓂧𓌪𓂡𓄡𓊪𓅯𓄿𓄹𓆑𓂋𓂝𓁷𓏤mꜣꜥ jꜥi̯.jn =sn sw šꜥd ẖpꜣ =f rḏi̯ ḥr
10.20 𓇋𓆑𓂧𓏭𓂢𓋳𓅓𓅙𓃀𓏏𓊌𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓋴𓏭𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓂋𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖jfdj m ḏb,t ꜥḥꜥ.n mz.n sj Msḫn,t r =f ꜥḥꜥ.n
10.21 𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓁹𓏏𓆑𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓁷𓏤ḏd.n =s nswt jri̯.t(j) =fj nsw,yt m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f wn.jn H̱nm,w ḥr
10.22 𓋴𓅱𓍑𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓂋𓂝𓇋𓈖𓋴𓏭𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓐍𓆑𓏏𓁷𓏤𓋴𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓇉𓄿𓁶𓋴swḏꜣ ꜥ,t.pl =f rḏi̯.jn sj ꜣs,t ḫft-ḥr =s Nb,t-ḥw,t ḥꜣ =s
10.23 𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓁷𓏤𓋴𓐍𓆼𓄿𓐍𓂻𓄟𓋴𓅱𓏏𓀗𓏥𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡𓎡𓎡𓅱𓇰Ḥq,t ḥr sḫꜣḫ ms,wt ḏd.jn ꜣs,t jmi̯ =k kkw
10.24 𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓅓𓂋𓈖𓀀𓎡𓊪𓅱𓇋𓇋𓈖𓎡𓎡𓅱𓀀𓅱𓂝𓂋𓂾𓂻𓇋𓈖𓀔𓀀𓊪𓈖𓁶𓏤m ẖ,t =s m rn =k pwy n(,j) Kkw wꜥr.jn ẖrd pn tp
10.25 𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓋴𓏭𓅓𓀔𓀀𓈖𓎔𓂣𓏤𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓌟𓏤𓏥𓆑𓈖𓐍𓃀𓏏𓏴𓏛𓂝𓏏𓄹𓏥𓆑𓅓𓋞ꜥ.wj =sj m ẖrd n(,j) mḥ 1 r(w)d qs.pl =f nḫb,t ꜥ,t.pl =f m nbw
10.26 𓂝𓆑𓈖𓏏𓀗𓆑𓅓𓐍𓊃𓃀𓂧𓈒𓏥𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓊄𓂻𓈖𓋴𓏭𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓂋𓆑ꜥfn,t =f m ḫsbd mꜣꜥ ꜥḥꜥ.n mz.n sj Msḫn,t r =f
Musean translation
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10.1 as dancing musicians. Khnum went with them bearing the baggage. They came
10.2 to Rawoser's house and found him standing with his robe over his head.
10.3 They held out their menat necklaces and sistra to him. He said to them,
10.4 “My ladies, [look]: a woman here is in pain; her labor is hard.” They said,
10.5 “Let us see her. We know how to deliver a child.” He said to them,
10.6 “Come in!” They went straight to Ruddedet.
10.7 They closed the upper chamber with her inside […]. Isis took her place before her,
10.8 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet hastened the birth. Isis said,
10.9 “May you not be strong in her womb, in this name of yours, Userref!” The child rushed
10.10 into her arms, a child one cubit long. His bones were firm; the adornment
10.11 of his limbs was gold, his headcloth genuine lapis lazuli. They washed him after
10.12 his umbilical cord was cut and laid him on a linen cloth in a brick birth-bed. Then
10.13 Mesechenet approached him and said, “A king who shall rule this entire land!”
10.14 Khnum made his body sound. Isis again took her place before Ruddedet,
10.15 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet hastened the birth.
10.16 Isis said, “May you no longer kick inside her womb, in this name of yours,
10.17 Sahure!” The child rushed into her arms
10.18 one cubit long. His bones were firm, the adornment of his limbs [gold], his headcloth lapis
10.19 lazuli of the purest kind. They washed him after severing his umbilical cord and laid him on
10.20 a linen cloth in a brick birth-bed. Mesechenet approached him and
10.21 said, “A king who shall rule this entire land!” Khnum
10.22 made his limbs sound. Isis again took her place before Ruddedet, Nephthys behind her,
10.23 and Heqet hastened the birth. Isis said, “May you not remain blind
10.24 in her womb, in this name of yours, Keku!” The child rushed
10.25 into her arms, one cubit long. His bones were firm; the adornment of his limbs was gold,
10.26 his headcloth genuine lapis lazuli. Mesechenet approached him.
Plain English translation
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10.1 into the form of women who played music, with Khnum carrying their luggage. They arrived
10.2 at Rawoser's house and found him standing there with his garment upside down over his head.
10.3 They held out their menat necklaces and rattles to him. He said to them,
10.4 “My ladies, there is a woman here in labor. Her delivery is difficult.” They said,
10.5 “Let us see her. We know how to help with a birth.” He told them,
10.6 “Go in.” They entered and went straight to Ruddedet.
10.7 They shut the room around her […] with her in her upstairs room. Isis took her place in front of her,
10.8 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet helped speed the birth. Isis said,
10.9 “Do not be strong in her womb any longer, in this name of yours, Userref.” Then
10.10 the child hurried into her arms, a baby 1 cubit long. His bones were firm, and
10.11 his limbs looked like gold. His headcloth was genuine lapis lazuli. They washed him after
10.12 his cord was cut, and laid him on a square linen cloth on a brick bed. Then
10.13 Mesechenet went up to him and said, “He is a king who will rule this
10.14 whole land.” Khnum made his body healthy. Isis took her place in front of Ruddedet again,
10.15 Nephthys behind her, and Heqet sped up the birth.
10.16 Isis said, “Do not kick in her womb any longer, in this name of yours,
10.17 Sahure.” The child hurried out into her arms,
10.18 a baby 1 cubit long. His bones were firm. His limbs looked like gold, and his headcloth was genuine lapis
10.19 lazuli. They washed him after his cord was cut and laid him on
10.20 a square linen cloth on a brick bed. Mesechenet went to him and
10.21 said, “He is a king who will rule this whole land.” Khnum
10.22 made his limbs healthy. Isis took her place in front of Ruddedet, and Nephthys behind her.
10.23 Heqet sped up the birth. Isis said, “Do not remain in darkness
10.24 in her womb any longer, in this name of yours, Keku.” The child hurried out into
10.25 her arms, a baby 1 cubit long. His bones were firm and his limbs looked like gold.
10.26 His headcloth was genuine lapis lazuli. Mesechenet went to him.