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6.1 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓌢𓀀𓀀𓇋𓅱𓁹𓈖𓀀𓏇𓇋𓈖𓄿[⯑]𓎡𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓄣𓏤𓈖ḥm =f Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ sn =j jw jri̯.n =j mj nꜣ ḏd[.n] =k wn.jn jb n(,j)
6.2 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓈎𓃀𓏁𓈗𓂜𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿𓂙𓈖𓈖𓊛𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝𓈖𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈒𓏥ḥm =f qb n mꜣꜣ ẖnn =sn ꜥḥꜥ.n nḫꜣ,w n(,j) mfꜣk,t
6.3 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓈖𓏏𓌡𓂝𓏏𓏤𓁐𓈖𓏏𓈙𓏏𓍘𓇋𓇋𓏏𓁐𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴[⯑]mꜣ(w).t n.t wꜥ.t n.t šty,t ḫr ḥr mw ꜥḥꜥ.n =s gr.[t]j
6.4 𓂜𓈖𓂙𓈖𓏏𓊛𓂡𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓌉𓆓𓏴𓅪𓈖𓋴𓅯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓋴𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓁐𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓈖𓋴nn ẖni̯.t jyi̯.n ḥḏi̯.n =s pꜣy =s rmn ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =j n =s
6.5 𓍃𓅓𓏏𓂙𓈖𓊛𓂡𓁷𓏤𓅓𓂝𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓀀𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝𓊪𓅱𓈖𓅓𓂝𓆑𓄿𓎡𓏏𓈒𓏥tm =⸢t⸣ ẖni̯ ḥr-m ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s n =j nḫꜣ,w pw n(,j) mfꜣk,t
6.6 𓌳𓄿𓏏𓏛𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁷𓏤𓈗𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓈖𓋴𓂙𓈖𓊛𓅓𓂝𓏏𓏌𓎡𓀀[⯑]mꜣ(w).t ḫr ḥr mw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =j n =s ẖni̯ m =t jnk ḏbꜣ
6.7 𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓋴𓈖𓀀𓌸𓂋𓀁𓀀𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏤𓀀𓂋𓊃𓈖𓏏𓏭𓀗𓏛𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤sw ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =s n =j mri̯ =j ḥnw =j r sn,tj =f ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
6.8 𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ ḏd.t.n =f m ḥkꜣ.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f
6.9 𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓈇𓈖𓈗𓈖𓅯𓄿𓈙𓈇𓏤𓁷𓏤𓌡𓂝𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑𓅯𓄿𓈖𓐍𓆼𓄿𓅱𓆝rmn n(,j) mw n(,j) pꜣ š ḥr wꜥ =sn gmi̯.n =f pꜣ nḫꜣ,w
6.10 𓎝𓎛𓏛𓁷𓏤𓅯𓄿𓈎𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊌 […] 𓅯𓄿𓈎𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊌𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓂋𓂝𓂜𓎛𓏌𓏏𓁐𓆑𓇋𓋴𓏏𓂋𓆑𓇋𓂋wꜣḥ ḥr pꜣq,yt […] pꜣq,yt ꜥḥꜥ.n jni̯.n =f sw rḏi̯ n ḥnw,t =f jst r =f jr
6.11 𓅯𓄿𓈗𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓𓎔𓂝𓎆𓏤𓏤𓁷𓏤𓇋𓄿𓏏𓄦𓆑𓇥𓂋𓇋𓈖𓆑𓎔𓂝𓎆𓎆𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓂋𓐟𓏤𓅱𓂧𓃀𓄲𓂻𓆑pꜣ mw jw =f m mḥ 12 ḥr jꜣ,t =f ḏr.jn =f mḥ ⸢2⸣4 r-sꜣ wd⸢b⸣ =f
6.12 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥𓊢𓂝𓈖𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓈖𓄿𓈖𓈗𓈖𓅯𓄿ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n =f ḏd.t.n =f m ḥkꜣ.pl ꜥḥꜥ.n jni̯.n =f nꜣ n(,j) mw n(,j) pꜣ
6.13 𓈙𓈇𓏤𓂋𓊢𓂝𓅱𓂻𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓁷𓏤𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓎛𓈖𓂝š r ꜥḥꜥ,w =sn wršu̯.n ḥm =f ḥr hrw nfr ḥnꜥ
6.14 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓉐𓏤𓋹𓍑𓋴𓏇𓇋𓈎𓇋𓀾𓏛𓆑𓉐𓂋𓂻𓈖𓆑𓈎𓄿𓈀𓏛𓈖𓆑𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤pr-nswt ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) mj-qj =f pri̯.n fqꜣ.n =f ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
6.15 𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓅓𓃀𓅱𓎟𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅓𓂝𓎡𓃀𓇋𓎺𓄑𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓆣𓂋𓏏Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ m bw-nb-nfr m =k bj(ꜣ),yt ḫpr.t
6.16 𓅓𓂋𓎡𓇳𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓎡𓇓𓆤𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅓𓁹𓇋𓇋𓏏𓏥m rk jt =k nswt-bj,tj Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw m jri̯.yt
6.17 𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤𓏞𓀀𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp zẖꜣ,w-mḏꜣ,t Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j)
6.18 𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏛𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓆼𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw jmi̯ ḏi̯ =tw mꜣꜥ tʾ 1000 ḥ(n)q,t ds 100
6.19 𓇋𓍯𓄿𓃒𓏤𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓈒𓏥𓅯𓄿𓂧𓈒𓏤𓏤𓂜𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁jwꜣ 1 sntr pꜣd 2 n ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
6.20 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓂋𓂝𓏏𓂞𓏏𓅱𓍲𓈖𓋴𓈀𓏤𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓈋𓅱𓇋𓅱𓏊𓏤𓊹𓌢𓏏𓂋𓈒𓏥𓅯𓄿𓂧𓈒𓂜𓎛𓌨𓂋𓃀𓎱𓀀𓁷𓂋𓏭𓁶𓏤ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t ḏi̯ =tw šns 1 ḥ(n)q,t ḏwj,w 1 sntr pꜣd n ẖr(,j)-ḥb-ḥr,j-tp
6.21 𓏞𓀀𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼𓏤𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓅓𓋹𓈖𓐍𓀀𓇋𓅱𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓀀𓊃𓊪𓊗𓆑𓈖𓂋𓐍𓏛zẖꜣ,w-mḏꜣ,t Ḏꜣḏꜣ-m-ꜥnḫ jw mꜣ.n =j sp =f n(,j) rḫ
6.22 𓁹𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏇𓇋[⯑]𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑[⯑][⯑]𓁹𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓂋jri̯.jn =tw mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f ꜥḥꜥ p[w] jri̯.n zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr r
6.23 𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓆓𓂧𓆑𓈖[⯑]𓅓𓂋𓐍𓏏𓏛𓈖𓈖𓏏𓅂𓏥𓏴𓂻𓂜mdwi̯.t ḏd =f [mdw,t] n(,j) ⸢sp⸣ [pw] [n(,j)] [bj(ꜣ),yt] [swꜣ.tj] m rḫ.t.n n,tj.w swꜣ ⸢n⸣
6.24 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓏏𓅱[⯑]𓎼𓂋𓍅𓅪𓏥𓍛𓏤𓅆𓎡𓅓𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓎡𓆓𓊃𓎡rḫ.n =tw mꜣꜥ[,t] [r] ⸢grg⸣ [jw] [wn] [ḫr] ḥm =k m hꜣw =k ḏs =k
6.25 𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓍱𓊃𓏏𓀁n rḫ.n =[tw] [jn] [rḫ] [ḏḏ] [rḫ] [ḫm] ḏd.jn ḥm =f jšs.t [pw]
6.26 [⯑][⯑]𓇋𓅱𓃹𓈖[⯑][Ḏḏ≡f]-Ḥr [zꜣ] =[j] [ḏd.jn] [zꜣ-nswt] Ḏḏ≡f-[Ḥr] jw wn nḏ[s]
Musean translation
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6.1 His majesty said: “Djadjaemanch, my brother, I did as you said; and the heart
6.2 of my majesty was refreshed at the sight of their rowing. Then a fish-shaped pendant of
6.3 fresh malachite, belonging to one of the stroke leaders, fell into the water. She fell silent,
6.4 ceasing to row, and disrupted her row. I said to her,
6.5 ‘Why have you stopped rowing?’ She answered, ‘My fish-shaped pendant of fresh malachite
6.6 fell into the water.’ I said to her, ‘Row! I shall replace
6.7 it.’ She answered, ‘I would rather have my own than its twin.’” Then the chief lector priest
6.8 Djadjaemanch spoke his words of magic. He laid
6.9 one half of the lake’s water upon the other, and found the pendant
6.10 resting on a potsherd […] a rise. He fetched it, and it was given to its owner. Now as for
6.11 the water: it had been 12 cubits deep at its surface, but reached 24 cubits after it was turned over.
6.12 He spoke his words of magic again and returned the waters of the
6.13 lake to their places. His majesty spent a lovely day with
6.14 the entire palace, life, prosperity, and health. He rewarded the chief lector priest
6.15 Djadjaemanch with every good thing. Behold the wonder that happened
6.16 in the time of your father, the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, justified, through the deed of
6.17 the chief lector priest and document scribe Djadjaemanch. Then the majesty of
6.18 the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, justified, said: “Have an offering presented: 1,000 loaves of bread, 100 ds-jars of beer,
6.19 one longhorn ox and two balls of incense for the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, justified;
6.20 and have presented one shens-cake, one dwjw-jar of beer and one ball of incense for the chief lector priest
6.21 and document scribe Djadjaemanch. I have seen a demonstration of his knowledge.”
6.22 Everything his majesty commanded was done. The king’s son Djedefhor rose
6.23 to speak: “These are tales of wonders long past, known only to those who lived in the past.
6.24 No one can distinguish truth from falsehood in them. Yet in your majesty’s own time there is one
6.25 whom no one knows: only one who knows can teach one who does not know.” His majesty said, “What do you mean,
6.26 Djedefhor, my son?” The king’s son Djedefhor said, “There is a common man
Plain English translation
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6.1 “Djadjaemanch, my brother, I did what you said. His Majesty felt
6.2 refreshed watching them row. Then a fish-shaped amulet of
6.3 fresh malachite belonging to one of the lead rowers fell into the water. She stopped
6.4 rowing and disturbed her whole row. I asked her,
6.5 ‘Why have you stopped rowing?’ She answered, ‘It is my fish-shaped amulet of
6.6 fresh malachite that fell into the water.’ I told her, ‘Row! I will replace
6.7 it.’ She answered, ‘I want my own thing rather than a copy of it.’” Then the chief lector priest
6.8 Djadjaemanch spoke his usual magic words. Then he placed
6.9 one half of the lake’s water on top of the other half, and found the amulet
6.10 lying on a piece of pottery […] a raised place. He fetched it and gave it to its owner. As for
6.11 the water, it had been 12 cubits deep at its upper edge; after he turned it over, it was 24 cubits deep.
6.12 Then he spoke his usual magic words again. He brought the lake’s waters
6.13 back to their places. His Majesty spent a pleasant day with
6.14 the whole royal household, may it live, prosper, and be healthy. He rewarded the chief lector priest
6.15 Djadjaemanch with all kinds of good things. “This was a wonder that happened
6.16 in the time of your father, King Snofru of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, through the work of
6.17 the chief lector priest and record keeper Djadjaemanch.” Then King
6.18 Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead, said, “Have an offering made: 1,000 loaves of bread and 100 jars of beer,
6.19 one ox and two balls of incense for King Snofru of Upper and Lower Egypt, now dead.
6.20 Also give one cake, one jar of beer, and one ball of incense to the chief lector priest
6.21 and record keeper Djadjaemanch. I have seen proof of his knowledge.”
6.22 Everything his Majesty ordered was done. Then the king’s son Djedefhor stood up
6.23 to speak. He said, “These are only accounts of wonders from the past, known to people who lived long ago.
6.24 No one can tell truth from lies in them. But there is someone under Your Majesty, in your own time,
6.25 whom no one knows. Only someone with knowledge can teach someone who knows nothing.” His Majesty said, “What do you mean,
6.26 Djedefhor, my son?” The king’s son Djedefhor said, “There is an ordinary man