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5.1 𓂜𓅠𓅓𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓈖𓆑𓍑𓄿𓍑𓁶𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓎛𓅱𓏭𓀁𓄿n gmi̯.n =j sj ḏd.jn n =f Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ ḥwj-ꜣ
5.2 𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡𓂋𓈙𓈇𓏤𓈖𓉐𓏤𓉻𓉐𓋹𓍑𓋴𓐢𓂋𓏛𓈖𓎡𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓊛𓏤wḏꜣ ḥm =k r š n(,j) pr-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) ꜥpr n =k bꜣw
5.3 𓅓𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓁐𓏥𓎟𓏏𓈖𓏏𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓉐𓉥𓂝𓉐𓎡𓄣𓏤𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡𓂋𓈎𓃀𓃀𓏁𓈗m nfr,t.pl nb.t n.t ẖnw ꜥḥ =k jb n(,j) ḥm =k r qbb
5.4 𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊛n mꜣꜣ ẖnn =sn ẖn,t m-ḫd m-ḫnt
5.5 𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓅹𓅱𓈇𓏥𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓈖𓈙𓈇𓏤𓎡𓇋𓅱𓎡𓁷𓏤jw =k ḥr mꜣꜣ zš.w.pl nfr.w.pl n(.w) š =k jw =k ḥr
5.6 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓇏𓏏𓈇𓏥𓆑𓐍𓆑𓄿𓄿𓏏𓏛𓏥𓆑𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓏛𓏥𓇋𓅱𓄣𓏤𓎡𓂋mꜣꜣ sḫ,t.pl =f ḫfꜣꜣ,t =f nfr.w.pl jw jb =k r
5.7 𓈎𓃀𓃀𓏁𓈗𓌨𓂋𓋴𓇋𓅱𓀀𓈞𓅓𓂡𓂋𓁹𓏏𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀qbb ẖr =s jw =j ḥm r jri̯.t ẖn,t =j jmi̯ jni̯(.t) =tw n =j
5.8 𓄊𓋴𓂋𓅱𓆱𓏥𓎆𓎆𓈖𓍁𓈖𓆭𓆱𓅡𓎡𓂡𓅓𓋞𓐍𓅓𓂝𓏏𓆱𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭wsr.w.pl 20 n(.w) hbnj bꜣk m nbw ḫmꜥ,t.pl jr,j
5.9 𓅓𓋴𓈎𓃀𓆭𓆱𓅡𓎡𓂡𓅓𓌀𓅓𓅱𓋞𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓊃𓏏𓁐𓈞𓏏𓁐𓏥𓎆𓎆m sqb bꜣk m ḏꜥmw jmi̯ jni̯(.t) =tw n =j z,t-ḥm,t.pl 20
5.10 𓅓𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓈖𓏏𓎛𓂝𓄹𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓃀𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂑𓄹𓏥𓎛𓆰𓈖𓋴𓎡𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏏𓁸𓏥m nfr,t.pl n.t ḥꜥ.pl =sn m bn,tt.pl ḥnsk,ytt.pl
5.11 𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂜𓄋𓊪𓏏𓏴𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅓𓄟𓋴𓏏𓀗𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓇋𓄿𓂧𓏏𓀗𓍢n,tj n wpi̯.t =sn m ms,(w)t ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t jni̯(.t) =tw n =j jꜣd,t
5.12 𓎆𓎆𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓇑𓇑𓇋𓄿𓂧𓏏𓀗𓍢𓏥𓂜𓇑𓇑𓈞𓏏𓁐𓏥𓎝𓎛𓏛𓎛𓃀𓋴𓅱𓋳𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥20 ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t nn jꜣd,t.pl n nn ḥm,t.pl wꜣḥ ḥbs.w.pl =sn
5.13 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓁹𓏇𓇋𓎗𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖[⯑]𓁷𓏤𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛ꜥḥꜥ.n jri̯ mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f ⸢wn⸣.jn =⸢s⸣[n] ḥr ẖni̯.t
5.14 𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓊛𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓄣𓏤𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑[⯑]𓂜m-ḫd m-ḫnt wn.jn jb n(,j) ḥm =f nf[r] n
5.15 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓌡𓂝𓏏𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏏𓂋𓈙𓅂𓆱𓏤𓎛𓏏𓁸𓂡𓈖𓋴 […]mꜣꜣ ẖnn =sn ꜥḥꜥ.n wꜥ.t n,tt r štj,w ḥt.n =s […]
5.16 𓅓𓎛𓆰𓈖𓋴𓎡𓏏𓁸𓋴𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈒𓏥m ḥnsk,t =s ꜥḥꜥ.n nḫꜣ,w ⸢n(,j)⸣ mfꜣk,t
5.17 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓎼𓂋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛mꜣ(w).t ḫr ḥr mw ꜥḥꜥ.n =s gr.tj nn ẖni̯.t
5.18 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓁐𓏥𓎼𓂋𓀁𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓂡𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑wn.jn pꜣy =s rmn gr nn ẖni̯.t ḏd.jn ḥm =f
5.19 𓇋𓈖𓂜𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓈖𓏏𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓏏𓄿𓇋𓇋𓈖𓏥[⯑]jn n ẖn{n}.n =tn ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =sn tꜣy =⸢n⸣ šty,t
5.20 [⯑]𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓈖𓊃𓍛𓏤𓅆𓍃𓅓𓏏[⯑]g[r].tj nn ẖni̯.t ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n n =s ḥm =[f] tm =⸢t⸣ ⸢ẖni̯⸣
5.21 [⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴[⯑][⯑][⯑][ḥr-m] [ꜥḥ]ꜥ.n ḏd.n =s ⸢nḫꜣ,w⸣ [pw] [n(,j)] [mfꜣk,t] mꜣ(w)[.t]
5.22 𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖[⯑]𓆑[⯑]𓈖𓊃𓌸𓂋⸢ḫr⸣ ḥr mw ⸢ꜥḥꜥ.n⸣ ⸢r⸣[ḏi̯.n] =f s[j] [r] [štj,w] [ḏd.jn] [ḥm] =[f] n =s ⸮mri̯? =[j]
5.23 𓆑[⯑][⯑][⯑]𓀀[⯑][rḏi̯.t] [n] =[t] [sn,tj] =f ⟨r⟩ ḏb[ꜣ,w] ꜥḥꜥ.n [ḏd.n] =[s] [mr]i̯ =j ḥnw =[j]
5.24 𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[⯑][r] [sn,tj] =f ḏd.jn [ḥm] =[f] [jz] [jni̯] [n] =[j] ẖr(,j)-ḥb-[ḥr,j-tp]
5.25 [⯑]𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥ]n[ḫ] [jni̯.jn.tw] =[f] [n] =[f] [ḥr-ꜥ.wj] ḏd.jn
Musean translation
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5.1 But I did not find it.” Djadjaemanch said to him, “May
5.2 your majesty go to the palace lake, life, prosperity, and health. Let a boat be fitted out for you
5.3 with all the lovely young women from the inner court of your palace. Your majesty’s heart will find refreshment
5.4 in watching them row downstream and upstream.
5.5 You will see the beautiful marshes of your lake; you will
5.6 see its meadows and its lovely shores. Your heart will
5.7 be refreshed by them.” “Indeed, I shall take my pleasure voyage. Have brought to me
5.8 20 oars of ebony worked with gold, their handles
5.9 of sqb-wood worked with white gold. Have brought to me 20 women
5.10 beautiful of body, with breasts and braided hair,
5.11 who have never been opened in childbirth; and have brought to me nets,
5.12 20 of them. Give these nets to these women after their clothes have been removed.”
5.13 Everything his majesty commanded was done. They began to row
5.14 downstream and upstream, and his majesty’s heart was glad
5.15 at the sight of their rowing. Then one woman at the stroke of the oar ran […]
5.16 through her braid. A fish-shaped pendant of fresh malachite
5.17 fell into the water. She fell silent and stopped rowing.
5.18 Her whole row fell silent and stopped rowing. His majesty said,
5.19 “Why have you stopped rowing?” They answered, “Our stroke leader
5.20 is silent and does not row.” His majesty said to her, “Why have you stopped rowing?”
5.21 She replied, “It is my fish-shaped pendant of fresh malachite:
5.22 it fell into the water.” He set her back at the oar. His majesty said to her, “I would
5.23 give you its twin in exchange.” She replied, “I would rather have what is mine
5.24 than its twin.” His majesty said, “Go, bring me the chief lector priest
5.25 Djadjaemanch.” He was brought before him at once. His majesty said:
Plain English translation
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5.1 but I cannot find it.” Djadjaemanch said to him, “Let
5.2 Your Majesty go to the palace lake, may it live, prosper, and be healthy. Have a boat prepared for you
5.3 with all the beautiful young women from inside your palace. Your Majesty will feel refreshed
5.4 watching them row downstream and upstream.
5.5 You can see the lovely bird marshes of your lake and
5.6 its beautiful fields and shores. This too will cheer you.”
5.7 “I will indeed take my boat ride. Have brought to me
5.8 20 ebony oars covered in gold, with handles
5.9 of light-colored wood covered in white gold. Bring me 20 women
5.10 with beautiful bodies, breasts, and braided hair,
5.11 who have not given birth. Also have brought me
5.12 20 nets. Give these nets to the women after they take off their clothes.”
5.13 Everything his Majesty ordered was done. They rowed
5.14 downstream and upstream, and his Majesty was delighted
5.15 watching them row. Then one woman holding a steering oar touched […]
5.16 with her braid. A fish-shaped amulet of
5.17 fresh malachite fell into the water. She stopped rowing and fell silent.
5.18 Her whole row stopped too. His Majesty asked,
5.19 “Why aren’t you rowing?” They answered, “Our lead rower
5.20 has stopped rowing.” His Majesty asked her, “You’ve stopped rowing.
5.21 Why?” She answered, “My fish-shaped amulet of fresh malachite
5.22 fell into the water.” He sent her back to the oar and said, “I would like
5.23 to give you a copy of it as a replacement.” She answered, “I want my own thing
5.24 rather than a copy of it.” His Majesty said, “Go and bring me the chief lector priest
5.25 Djadjaemanch.” He was brought to him at once. His Majesty said,