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7.1 𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓂋𓈖𓀁𓆑𓈞𓊃𓀉𓆑𓅓𓊽𓊽𓏛𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅱𓆑𓅓Ḏdj rn =f ḥmsi̯ =f m Ḏd-Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw jw =f m
7.2 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀𓈖𓆳𓏏𓍢𓎆𓇋𓅱𓆑𓁷𓏤𓇬𓅓𓀁𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓍢𓂋𓏠𓈖𓂢𓄹𓈖𓃒𓏤𓅓nḏs n(,j) rnp,t 110 jw =f ḥr wnm tʾ 500 rmn n(,j) jwꜣ m
7.3 𓇋𓅱𓆑𓄹𓏥𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓅨𓂋𓇋𓈗𓀁𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢𓂋𓏠𓈖𓏛𓅓𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤jwf ḥnꜥ swrj ḥ(n)q,t ds 100 r-mn-m hrw
7.4 𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏛𓋭𓊃𓍢𓂡𓁶𓏤𓎛𓋴𓈎𓏴𓂡𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏛𓂋𓂝𓏏𓈝𓅓𓂻pn jw =f rḫ ṯ(ꜣ)s tp ḥsq jw =f rḫ rḏi̯.t šm
7.5 𓌳𓄿𓇋𓄛𓏤𓁷𓏤𓐟𓏤𓆑𓍼𓏤𓆑𓁷𓏤𓇾𓈇𓏤𓇋𓅱𓆑𓂋𓐍𓏛𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓊒𓏏𓉐𓏥mꜣj ḥr-sꜣ =f sšd =f ḥr tꜣ jw =f rḫ tnw jp,t.pl
7.6 𓈖𓏏𓃹𓈖𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓅝𓅆𓇋𓋴𓏏𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁n.t wn,t n.t Ḏḥwtj jst wršu̯ ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
7.7 𓁷𓏤𓎛𓎛𓏭𓂻𓈖𓆑𓈖𓄿𓈖𓇋𓊪𓏏𓊒𓉐𓏥𓈖𓏏𓃹𓈖𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓅝𓅆𓂋𓁹𓏏𓈖𓆑𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛ḥr ḥḥj n =f nꜣ n(,j) jp,t.pl n.t wn,t n.t Ḏḥwtj r jri̯.t n =f mj,tt
7.8 𓇋𓂋𓏭𓂜𓈌𓏏𓉐𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓆓𓊃𓎡𓇋𓂋𓆑𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓅭𓅆𓀀𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓎡jr,j n ꜣḫ,t =f ḏd.jn ḥm =f ḏs =k jr =f Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr zꜣ =j jnt =k
7.9 𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓂜𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻n =j sw ꜥḥꜥ.n sspd ꜥḥꜥ.w.pl n zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr šꜣs
7.10 𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑𓅓𓏃𓈖𓏏𓄡𓍘𓇋𓇋𓏏𓊛𓂋𓊽𓊽𓏛𓋴𓄤𓆑𓂋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁pw jri̯.n =f m ḫnt(,j)-ẖty,t r Ḏd-Snfr,w mꜣꜥ-ḫrw
7.11 𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓈖𓄿𓈖𓊢𓂝𓅱𓊛𓏥𓏠𓈖𓇋𓐪𓊛𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓊪𓅱ḫr-m-ḫt nꜣ n(,j) ꜥḥꜥ.w.pl mnj r mr,yt šꜣs pw
7.12 𓁹𓈖𓆑𓅓𓁷𓂋𓏏𓏭𓂻𓋴𓇛𓅓𓏛𓈖𓆑𓅓𓈎𓈖𓇋𓅱𓂘𓆱𓈖𓍁𓈖𓏭𓆭𓆱𓈖𓃀𓅡𓄿𓅱𓆱𓏥jri̯.n =f m ḥrtj snḏm.n =f m qnj,w n(,j) hbnj nbꜣ.w.pl
7.13 𓅓𓋴𓋴𓇛𓅓𓆭𓆱𓎼𓈖𓄡𓈔𓂋𓆑𓅓𓋞𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓊽𓊽𓏛𓀀m ssnḏm gnẖ r =f m nbw ḫr-m-ḫt spr =f r Ḏd(j)
7.14 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓎝𓎛𓏛𓅯𓄿𓈎𓈖𓇋𓅱𓂘𓆱𓊢𓂝𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑𓂋𓅱𓄞𓂧𓀁𓆑𓅠𓅓𓈖𓆑ꜥḥꜥ.n wꜣḥ pꜣ qnj,w ⸢ꜥḥꜥ⸣ pw jri̯.n =f r wšd =f gmi̯.n =f
7.15 𓇓𓅱𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓁷𓏤[⯑]𓏤𓅓𓊃𓈙𓏴𓉐𓈖[⯑]𓆑𓍛𓅱𓀀𓌨𓂋𓁶𓏤𓆑sw sḏr ḥr [t]mꜣm 1 m sš n(,j) [⸮s,t?] =f ḥm,w ẖr tp =f
7.16 𓁷𓏤𓂝𓅓𓂝𓅓𓂷𓂡𓈖𓆑𓎡𓇋𓇋𓀀𓁷𓏤𓋴𓇋𓆛𓈖𓏊𓂡𓂾𓂾𓆑𓏭𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭ḥr ꜥmꜥm n =f ky ḥr sjn rd.du =fj ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n zꜣ-nswt
7.17 [⯑]𓇋𓅱𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎡𓏇𓇋𓋹𓈖𓐍𓁶𓏤𓅓[⯑]𓐍𓂋𓇋𓄿𓅱𓏏𓀗Ḏ[ḏ]≡f-Ḥr jw ḫr,t =k mj ꜥnḫ tp-m tnj ḫr jꜣw,t
7.18 𓊨𓏏𓉐𓏠𓈖𓇋𓏭𓐪𓀏𓊨𓏏𓉐𓈎𓂋𓋴𓊭𓂝𓊨𓏏𓉐𓄥𓄿𓏛𓇾𓈇𓏤𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓂋𓊏𓊪𓇳s,t mnj s,t qrs s,t zmꜣ-tꜣ sḏr r sšp
7.19 𓆄𓅱𓅪𓅓𓆼𓄿𓏏𓐎𓅪𓏥𓂜𓈖𓎡𓎛𓎡𓎛𓏏𓀁𓈖𓏏𓋴𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓀁𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥šwi̯ m ḫꜣ,t nn kḥkḥ,t-n.t-sry,t nḏ ḫr,t
7.20 𓇋𓌳𓐍𓇋𓇋𓄪𓏴𓏛𓀀𓊪𓅱𓇍𓇋𓂻𓈖𓀀𓉻𓂝𓄿𓈐𓂋𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓂋𓎡𓅓𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓏴𓀁jmꜣḫ,y pw jyi̯.n =⸢j⸣ ꜥꜣ r njs r =k m wpw,t
7.21 𓈖𓏏𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓀀𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓇬𓅓𓀁𓎡𓀻𓋴𓋴𓏛𓏥𓈖𓂞𓂞𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅆𓆓𓆑𓄿𓅱𓅰𓏛𓏥n.t jt =j Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw wnm =k špss n(,j) ḏḏ nswt ḏfꜣ,w
7.22 𓈖𓏶𓅓𓅱𓏥𓌞𓋴𓅱𓂻𓀀𓏥𓆑𓊄𓃀𓂻𓆑𓏏𓅱𓅓𓊢𓂝𓅱𓇳𓏤𓄤𓆑𓂋𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅱𓅆𓏥𓎡n(,j) jm,j.w.pl-šms,w =f zbi̯ =f tw m ꜥḥꜥ,w nfr n jt.w.pl =k
7.23 𓏶𓅓𓅱𓏥𓊹𓌨𓂋𓈉𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓏥𓊪𓈖𓅓𓊵𓏏𓊪𓊗𓏭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭jm,j.w.pl ẖr(,t)-nṯr ḏd.jn Ḏdj pn m-ḥtp zp-2 Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr zꜣ-nswt
7.24 [⯑]𓈖𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓆑𓎛𓎿𓊃𓀁𓏏𓅱𓇋𓏏𓆑𓅆𓎡𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓋴𓏃𓈖𓏏𓂉𓏛𓆑[mri̯].y n jt =f ḥsi̯ tw jt =k Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw sḫnti̯ =f
7.25 𓊨𓏏𓉐𓎡𓅓𓇋𓄿𓅱𓀗𓀀𓏥𓍲𓈖𓏏𓍢𓀁𓂓𓏤𓎡𓐍𓏏𓏛𓏥𓂋𓐍𓆑𓏏𓎡𓀏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓊸𓅡𓏤𓀏𓎡⸢s,t⸣ =k m jꜣw.pl šnt kꜣ =k ḫ,t r ⸢ḫft,j⸣ rḫ bꜣ =k
7.26 𓈐𓏏𓏥𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏏𓏛𓂋𓋴𓃀𓐍𓏏𓊀𓉐𓈖𓏏𓎛𓃀𓋴𓋳𓂡𓃀𓅡𓄿𓎼𓁹𓐩𓏌𓀁𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥wꜣ,t.pl ꜥfd.t r s⸢b⸣ḫ,t n.t ḥbs ⸢bꜣ⸣gi̯ nḏ ḫr,t
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).
7.1 His name is Djedi; he lives at Djed-Snofru, justified. He is
7.2 a common man, 110 years old. To this day he eats 500 loaves, half an ox
7.3 in meat, and drinks 100 ds-jars of beer.
7.4 He knows how to rejoin a severed head. He knows how to make
7.5 a lion follow him, its leash trailing on the ground; and he knows the number of the iput chambers
7.6 of Thoth's sanctuary of Wenet.” Now His Majesty King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, justified,
7.7 had spent his time seeking those iput chambers of Thoth's sanctuary of Wenet, to make for himself their likeness
7.8 for his own horizon. His Majesty said, “You yourself, Djedefhor, my son, bring him
7.9 to me!” Ships were then outfitted for the king's son Djedefhor. He journeyed
7.10 in the month of Khenti-khety, the first of Shemu, to Djed-Snofru, justified.
7.11 When the ships had moored at the quay, he continued his journey
7.12 by land, reclining in an ebony carrying chair, its poles
7.13 of sesnedjem wood, plated with gold. When he reached Djedi,
7.14 the chair was set down. He rose to greet him and found him
7.15 lying on a mat at the doorway of his [dwelling], a servant holding his head
7.16 and massaging it for him, another rubbing his feet. Then the king's son
7.17 Djedefhor said, “May you be as one alive before old age—for old age is
7.18 the time of dying, the time of preparing for burial, the time of burial—and sleep through the night until dawn,
7.19 free of sickness and the rasp of an old man's cough.” This is how one asks after a revered elder.
7.20 “I have come here to summon you at the command
7.21 of my father Khufu, justified, so that you may eat the delicacies the king bestows, the fare
7.22 of his attendants, and so that after a full life he may lead you to your forebears
7.23 in the necropolis.” Djedi said, “Welcome, twice welcome, Djedefhor, king's son,
7.24 beloved of his father! May your father Khufu, justified, praise you, and give you [a place] foremost
7.25 among the elders. May your ka prevail against an enemy in every cause, and may your ba know
7.26 the paths to the gate of the one who shrouds the dead.” This is how one asks after a king's son.
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.
7.1 His name is Djedi. He lives in Djedsneferu, the city of Snofru, who has been declared righteous. He is a common man,
7.2 110 years old. He eats 500 loaves of bread and half an ox
7.3 in meat, and drinks 100 jars of beer, even today.
7.4 He can put a severed head back on. He can make
7.5 a lion walk behind him with its leash trailing on the ground. He knows the number of the sealed chambers
7.6 in the sanctuary of Thoth. Now the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Khufu, who has been declared righteous, spent his time
7.7 looking for the sealed chambers in Thoth's sanctuary, so he could make something like them
7.8 for his own monument. His Majesty said, “You yourself, my son Djedefhor, bring him
7.9 to me.” Ships were equipped for the king's son Djedefhor. He traveled
7.10 at the festival in the first month of the Shemu season to Djedsneferu, the city of Snofru, who has been declared righteous.
7.11 After the ships landed at the harbor, he traveled
7.12 by land, seated comfortably in an ebony carrying chair. Its carrying poles
7.13 were made of precious sesendjem wood, and it was covered with gold. When he reached Djedi,
7.14 the chair was set down. He got up to greet him. He found
7.15 Djedi lying on a mat at the doorway of his home. One servant held his head
7.16 and massaged it for him. Another rubbed both his feet. Then the king's son
7.17 Djedefhor said, “May you be as well as someone who lives before old age comes. For old age means
7.18 the time of dying, the time of preparing for burial, the time of burial. May you sleep until dawn
7.19 free of illness and without the cough of old age.” This was his greeting to a respected man.
7.20 “I've come here to summon you on behalf
7.21 of my father Khufu, who has been declared righteous. You will eat the fine food given by the king, the food
7.22 of his attendants. May he guide you, after a good, full life, to your ancestors
7.23 who are in the cemetery.” Djedi said, “Welcome, welcome, Djedefhor, king's son,
7.24 beloved of his father! May your father Khufu, who has been declared righteous, praise you. May he place
7.25 you at the front among the honored elders. May your life force defend your interests against an enemy. May your soul know
7.26 the paths that lead to the gate where the dead are wrapped.” This was his greeting to the king's son.