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3.1 𓅓 […] 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂜𓅯𓄿𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓈖𓆑⸢m⸣ […] ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f sw n pꜣ [ḥr,j-pr] ḏd.n =f n =f
3.2 [⯑][⯑]𓉔𓄿𓅱𓂻𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓂋[⯑]𓈙𓈇𓏤[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓂝𓏤𓏛𓏥𓆑j[r] [m]-ḫt hꜣi̯.w nḏs r p[ꜣ] š m[j] n,t-ꜥ.pl =f
3.3 𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓎟𓎡𓄿𓀁𓎡𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡𓎡[⯑]n.t rꜥ nb kꜣ =k ḫꜣꜥ =k [pꜣ] [m]sḥ
3.4 𓂋𓐟𓏤𓆑𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓎁𓏏𓂡𓈖𓆑[n] [mnḥ] r-sꜣ =f šꜣs pw jri̯.n pꜣ [ḥr,j-pr] jṯi̯.n =f
3.5 𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓈖𓏠𓈖𓎛𓈒𓏥𓅓𓂝𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓏏𓄿[pꜣ] msḥ n(,j) mnḥ m ꜥ =f ꜥḥꜥ.n [hꜣ]b.n tꜣ
3.6 [⯑]𓍏𓊌𓀀𓈖𓅯𓄿𓁷𓂋𓏭𓉐𓏤𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓐟𓏤[⯑]𓂋𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝[ḥm,t] Wbꜣ-jnr n pꜣ ḥr,j-pr n,tj m-sꜣ p[ꜣ] [š] r-ḏd jmi̯
3.7 𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓏏𓅱𓏏𓄿𓊏𓊪𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓏏𓅓𓅯𓄿[⯑][⯑]𓎡𓅱𓀀[⯑]sspd =tw tꜣ šzp,t n,tt m pꜣ š m =k wj jy.kwj
3.8 𓂋𓈞𓊃𓏏𓀉𓇋𓅓𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓏏𓄿𓊏𓊪𓏏𓉐r ḥmsi̯.t jm =s ꜥḥꜥ.n s[s]pd tꜣ šzp,t
3.9 𓅓𓃀𓅱𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤⸢m⸣ bw-nb-nfr šꜣs pw jri̯.n =[sn] wn.jn =s[n] ḥr hrw
3.10 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓅓𓂝𓈙𓂋𓃭𓅱𓇰nfr ḥnꜥ pꜣ nḏs ḫr-m-ḫt mšr,w
3.11 𓆣𓂋𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓏇𓇋𓈖𓏏𓂝𓏤𓏛𓏥𓆑ḫpr jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n pꜣ nḏs mj n,t-ꜥ.pl =f
3.12 𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓏤𓎟𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆼𓄿𓂝𓂡𓈖𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓅯𓄿𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊n.t rꜥ nb ꜥḥꜥ.n ḫꜣꜥ.n pꜣ [ḥr],j-pr pꜣ msḥ
3.13 𓈖𓏠𓈖𓎛𓈒𓏥[⯑]𓆑𓂋𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆑𓅓𓅓𓋴𓎛𓆊𓈖𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤n(,j) mnḥ r-sꜣ =f r mw ꜥḥꜥ.n [ḫpr.n] =⸢f⸣ ⸢m⸣ msḥ n(,j) mḥ 7
3.14 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎔𓂡𓈖𓆑𓅓𓅯𓄿𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓁹𓎁𓈖[⯑]𓋴𓏠𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏛ꜥḥꜥ.n mḥ.n =f m pꜣ nḏs ⸢jri̯⸣ ⸢jṯi̯.n⸣ =[f] [sw] [j]st smnw
3.15 𓍏𓊌𓀀𓎛𓈖𓂝𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤[⯑][⯑]𓂜𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤Wbꜣ-jnr ḥnꜥ ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ [mꜣꜥ-ḫrw] n hrw.pl 7
3.16 [⯑]𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓅓[⯑] […] [⯑] […] 𓋴𓋴𓈖𓏏𓂉 […]p[ꜣ] nḏs m ḏꜣ⸢,t⸣ […] ḏꜣ⸢,t⸣ […] [nn] ⸢ss⸣n.t […]
3.17 [⯑]𓅯𓄿𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓆣𓂋𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱⸢ḫr⸣-m-ḫt pꜣ hrw 7 ḫpr wḏꜣ pw
3.18 𓁹𓈖𓇓𓆤𓎟𓂓𓏤𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁[⯑] […] 𓂋𓂝𓈖𓇓𓅱[⯑]jri̯.n nswt-bj,tj Nb-kꜣ mꜣꜥ-ḫrw s__ […] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] ⸢rḏi̯.n⸣ ⸢sw⸣ ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
3.19 𓍏𓊌𓀀𓅓𓂺𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖 […] 𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀀[⯑]Wbꜣ-jnr m-bꜣḥ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =[f] […] sḏd [n] =j wḏꜣ
3.20 [⯑]𓎡[⯑]𓎡𓏏𓄿[⯑][⯑]𓂋𓎡𓇳𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡 […]ḥm =k m[ꜣ]n =k tꜣ [bjꜣ,y]t ḫpr[.t] [m] rk ḥm =k […]
3.21 [⯑] […] 𓋴 […] [⯑][⯑] […] 𓍏𓊌𓀀[⯑][⯑]⸢n⸣[ḏ]⸢s⸣ […] s […] ⸮[nk]n? ꜥḥꜥ[.n] […] Wbꜣ-jnr ꜥḥꜥ.n [šdi̯.n]
3.22 [⯑]𓂋𓆓𓂧𓏎𓈖𓈖𓎡𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓅓[⯑][Wbꜣ-jnr] [pꜣ] [m]sḥ r-ḏd jni̯ n =k [pꜣ] nḏs ⸢m⸣ [ḏꜣ,t] [n.t] [pꜣ] [š] pr[i̯.t]
3.23 𓅯𓄿[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖[⯑][pw] [jri̯.n] ⸢pꜣ⸣ ⸢m⸣[s]⸢ḥ⸣ [m] [pꜣ] [š] [ḥnꜥ] [pꜣ] [nḏs] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] ḏd.n ẖr(,j)-ḥ[b-ḥr,j-tp]
3.24 𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓆑𓇓𓅱 […][Wbꜣ-jnr] [r-ḏd] [jmi̯] [n] =[k] ⸢sw⸣ [ꜥḥꜥ].n [šdi̯].n =f sw […]
3.25 𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑][⯑]𓇓𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖[⯑]ꜥḥꜥ.n [r]ḏi̯.n =[f] [sw] [n] [Wbꜣ-jnr] [ꜥḥꜥ.n] [jṯi̯].n sw [Wbꜣ-jnr] ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj
Musean translation
Mouseia’s complete machine-assisted Musean translation, made directly from the Egyptian, line for line, covering the whole surviving text of Papyrus Westcar (Berlin P 3033), columns 1–12, from line 1.12 to the end of column 12, 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).
3.1 […] Then he gave it to the steward and said to him:
3.2 “When the commoner goes down to the garden pool, as is his custom
3.3 every day, throw the crocodile
3.4 of wax behind him.” The steward went, taking
3.5 the wax crocodile from his hand. Then Ubainer’s wife sent word
3.6 to the steward who cared for the garden pool: “Have
3.7 the pavilion in the garden pool prepared. I have come
3.8 to sit in it.” The pavilion was prepared
3.9 with every good thing. They went there and spent
3.10 a lovely day with the commoner. When evening
3.11 came, the commoner came, as was his custom
3.12 every day. Then the steward threw the crocodile
3.13 of wax into the water behind him. It became a crocodile seven cubits long,
3.14 seized the commoner who had committed the deed, and held him fast. Meanwhile Ubainer stayed
3.15 with the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, justified, for seven days,
3.16 while the commoner was in the depths […] for his offense […] unable to breathe […].
3.17 When the seventh day came, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Nebka, justified, went
3.18 […] Then the chief lector priest Ubainer stood
3.19 before him and said, “[…] has been told to me. May
3.20 your majesty go and see the wonder that has happened in your own time […].
3.21 A commoner […] a violation […].” Then […] Ubainer. Then Ubainer conjured
3.22 the crocodile, saying, “Bring the commoner up from the depths of the pool!” The crocodile emerged
3.23 from the pool with the commoner. Then the chief lector priest
3.24 Ubainer said, “Give him up!” Then he conjured it […].
3.25 It gave him to Ubainer, and Ubainer seized him. Then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt said:
Plain English translation
Mouseia’s complete Plain English edition, made independently and directly from the same Egyptian text, line for line, covering the whole surviving text of Papyrus Westcar (Berlin P 3033), columns 1–12, from line 1.12 to the end of column 12.
3.1 […] Then he gave it to the caretaker and told him,
3.2 “When the man goes down to the lake, as he does
3.3 every day, throw the wax crocodile into the water behind him.”
3.4 The caretaker went, taking the wax crocodile
3.5 from his hand. Then Ubainer’s wife sent word
3.6 to the caretaker of the lake: “Have
3.7 the pavilion in the lake prepared. I have come
3.8 to sit there.” Then the pavilion was prepared
3.9 with all good things. They went there and spent
3.10 a pleasant day with the man. When evening
3.11 came, the man went out, as he did
3.12 every day. Then the caretaker threw the wax crocodile
3.13 into the water behind him. It became a crocodile seven cubits long.
3.14 It seized the man who had committed the offense and held him. Meanwhile,
3.15 Ubainer stayed with King Nebka of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, for seven days.
3.16 The man was in the depths […] without breathing […].
3.17 When the seventh day came, King Nebka
3.18 went […]. Then the chief lector priest
3.19 Ubainer came before him. He said, “[…] has been reported to me.
3.20 Come, Your Majesty, and see the wonder that has happened in your own time […].”
3.21 A man […] adultery […]. Then Ubainer […]. He called the crocodile:
3.22 “Bring the man up from the depths of the lake!” The crocodile came up
3.23 out of the lake with the man. Then the chief lector priest
3.24 Ubainer said, “Give him to me!” Then he recited a spell over it […].
3.25 It gave him to Ubainer, who took him. Then King Nebka of Upper and Lower Egypt said,