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8.1 𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓊪𓅱𓊢𓂝𓈖𓄫𓅱𓂡𓈖𓈖𓆑𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓂝𓏤𓅱𓏭𓆑𓏭𓊢𓂝𓈖zꜣ-nswt pw ꜥḥꜥ.n ꜣwi̯.n n =f zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr ꜥ.du =fj ꜥḥꜥ.n
8.2 𓋴𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓆑𓇓𓅱𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓆑𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓂋𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇𓏤𓁷𓏤𓂋𓂝𓏏𓈖𓆑𓂝𓏤𓆑sꜥḥꜥ.n =f sw wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n =f ḥnꜥ =f r mr,yt ḥr rḏi̯.t n =f ꜥ =f
8.3 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓈖𓈎𓄿𓈎𓄿𓅱𓊛𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓆑𓈖𓀀𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n Ḏdj jmi̯ ḏi̯ n =j wꜥ n(,j) qꜣqꜣ,w jnt.(t)w =f n =j ẖrd.w.pl =⟨j⟩
8.4 𓁷𓏤𓏞𓏛𓏥𓀀𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓆑𓊛𓏤𓏤𓎛𓈖𓂝𓇩𓏏𓏤𓀀𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂻𓅱𓏏𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖ḥr zẖꜣ.pl =j ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯ ꜥḥꜥ n =f qꜣqꜣ,w 2 ḥnꜥ jz,t =sn jwi̯.t pw jri̯.n
8.5 𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓏥𓅓𓐍𓂧𓊛𓅓𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺𓊛𓈖𓏏𓏭𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓇋𓅓𓆑𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻Ḏdj m-ḫd m wsḫ n,tj zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr jm =f ḫr-m-ḫt
8.6 𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓂋𓄚𓈖𓏌𓅱𓊖𓅧𓈎𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻spr =f r ẖnw ꜥq pw jri̯.n zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr
8.7 𓂋𓋴𓏇𓇋𓏏𓀁𓂜𓍛𓏤𓈖𓇓𓆤𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭r smj.t n ḥm n(,j) nswt-bj,tj Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw ḏd.jn zꜣ-nswt
8.8 𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓇋𓅱𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j jw jni̯.n =j Ḏdj ḏd.jn
8.9 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓊄𓂻𓏎𓈖𓈖𓀀𓇓𓅱𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓂋𓍯𓄿𓐍𓏭𓇇𓉐𓈖ḥm =f jzi̯ jni̯ n =j sw wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n ḥm =f r wꜣḫj n(,j)
8.10 𓉐𓏤𓉻𓉐𓋹𓍑𓋴𓍬𓂻𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁𓋴𓏏𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀pr-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) sṯꜣ.jn.tw n =f Ḏdj ḏd.jn ḥm =f ptj st Ḏdj
8.11 𓍃𓅓𓂋𓂝𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓀀𓏏𓅱𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓈖𓇋𓋴𓅱𓀁𓊪𓅱𓇍𓇋𓇋𓂻tm rḏi̯ mꜣn =j tw ḏd.jn Ḏdj njs.w pw jy.y
8.12 𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀁𓂋𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓅱𓀀𓇍𓏭𓂻𓎡𓅱𓀀𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓈖j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) njs r =j m =k wj jy.kwj ḏd.jn ḥm =f jn
8.13 𓇋𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓊪𓅱𓅯𓄿𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅱𓎡𓂋𓐍𓏛𓍘𓇋𓋭𓊃𓍢𓂡𓁶𓏤𓎛𓋴𓈎𓏴𓂡jw mꜣꜥ,t pw pꜣ ḏd jw =k rḫ.tj ṯ(ꜣ)s tp ḥsq
8.14 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓍘𓅱𓀁𓇋𓅱𓀀𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀ḏd.jn Ḏdj tjw jw =j rḫ.kwj j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j
8.15 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓀀𓐍𓈖𓂋𓇋𓍕𓅪𓀀𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓍕𓏏𓉐𓅱𓂧𓏴𓂡ḏd.jn ḥm =f jmi̯ jnt.(t)w n =j ḫnrj n,tj m ḫnr,t wdi̯
8.16 𓈖𓎡𓈖𓂿𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓂜𓇋𓋴𓂜𓂋𓏏𓀀𓁐𓏥𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀nkn =f ḏd.jn Ḏdj n-js n r(m)t.pl j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =⸢j⸣
8.17 𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂜𓎗𓅱𓏛𓏏𓅱𓁹𓏏𓏠𓈖𓏏𓏛𓇋𓂋𓏭𓂜𓏏𓄿𓋿𓅱𓏏𓃙𓏥𓀻𓋴𓏏𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖m =k n wḏ.tw jri̯.t mn,t jr,j n tꜣ ꜥw,t šps.t ꜥḥꜥ.n
8.18 𓏎𓈖𓈖𓆑𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣𓂡𓁶𓏤𓆑𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓅯𓄿𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓂋𓎼𓃀𓅡𓄿𓂢𓈇𓏤jni̯ n =f smn wḏꜥ tp =f ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯ pꜣ smn r gbꜣ
8.19 𓋀𓏏𓏭𓈇𓈖𓍯𓄿𓐍𓏭𓇇𓉐𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂋𓎼𓃀𓅡𓄿𓂢𓈇𓏤jmn,tj n(,j) wꜣḫj ḏꜣḏꜣ =f r gbꜣ
8.20 𓋁𓃀𓏏𓏭𓈇𓈖𓍯𓄿𓐍𓏭𓇇𓉐𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥jꜣb,tj n(,j) wꜣḫj ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n Ḏdj ḏd.t.pl =f m ḥkꜣ.pl
8.21 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓅯𓄿𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓎛𓃀𓅡𓄿𓃀𓅡𓄿𓂻𓍑𓄿𓍑𓄿𓁶𓆑wn.jn pꜣ smn ꜥḥꜥ ḥr ḥbꜣbꜣ ḏꜣḏꜣ =f
8.22 𓅓𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓐍𓂋𓀒𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻𓄭𓂋𓂻𓆑𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓂋𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤m-mj,tt ḫr-m-ḫt spr =f wꜥ r wꜥ
8.23 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓎼𓄿𓎼𓄿𓀁𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓆑𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱ꜥḥꜥ.n pꜣ smn ꜥḥꜥ ḥr gꜣgꜣ ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n =f jni̯(.t).tw
8.24 𓈖𓆑𓆱𓉻𓅬𓁹𓈖𓏏𓅱𓂋𓆑𓅓𓏇𓏏𓏏𓏛𓊢𓂝𓈖𓂋𓂝𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓏎𓈖𓏏𓅱𓈖𓆑𓃒𓏤n =f ḫt-ꜥꜣ jri̯.n =tw r =f m-mj,tt ꜥḥꜥ.n rḏi̯.n ḥm =f jnt.(t)w n =f jwꜣ
8.25 𓋴𓐍𓂋𓀒𓁶𓏤𓆑𓂋𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓆓𓂧𓏏𓏥𓆑𓅓𓎛𓂓𓄿𓀁𓏥sḫr tp =f r tꜣ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n Ḏdj ḏd.t.n =f m ḥkꜣ.pl
8.26 𓊢𓂝𓈖𓅯𓄿𓃒𓏤𓊢𓂝𓂻𓁷𓏤𓐟𓏤𓆑𓍼𓏤𓆑𓐍𓂋𓀒𓂋ꜥḥꜥ.n pꜣ jwꜣ ꜥḥꜥ ḥr-sꜣ =f sšd =f ḫr r
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).
8.1 The king's son Djedefhor extended both arms to him,
8.2 raised him up, and walked beside him to the quay, giving him his arm.
8.3 Djedi said, “Have a small riverboat provided for me; bring me my children
8.4 and my books.” Two boats and their crews were made ready for him. Djedi traveled
8.5 downriver in the transport vessel with the king's son Djedefhor. On reaching
8.6 the royal residence, Djedefhor entered
8.7 to report to His Majesty King Khufu of Upper and Lower Egypt, justified. The king's son
8.8 Djedefhor said, “O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health to you, my lord! I have brought Djedi.”
8.9 His Majesty said, “Go, bring him to me!” His Majesty proceeded to the audience hall
8.10 of the palace, life, prosperity, and health. Djedi was led before him. His Majesty said, “Why is it, Djedi,
8.11 that I have not been allowed to see you?” Djedi replied, “Only one who is summoned comes,
8.12 O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health. You summoned me, and here I am.” His Majesty said, “Is it
8.13 true, what is said of you—that you can rejoin a severed head?”
8.14 Djedi answered, “Yes, I can, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord!”
8.15 His Majesty said, “Have a prisoner brought to me from the prison, so that
8.16 he may be executed.” Djedi said, “Not to a human being, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord!
8.17 You know such a thing has not been permitted to be done to the noble flock.” A goose was brought to him
8.18 and its head cut off. The goose's body was placed at the western side
8.19 of the audience hall and its head at the eastern side
8.20 of the hall. Djedi spoke his customary spells.
8.21 The goose stood up and began to waddle; its head
8.22 did likewise. Once one had reached the other,
8.23 the goose stood whole again and began to honk. Then he had
8.24 a khet-aa bird brought to him, and the same was done to it. His Majesty had an ox brought,
8.25 and its head was thrown to the ground. Djedi spoke his customary spells.
8.26 The ox stood up behind him, its tether lying on
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.
8.1 This was his greeting to the king's son. Then the king's son Djedefhor held out both hands to Djedi
8.2 and helped him up. He walked with Djedi to the harbor, giving him his arm.
8.3 Djedi said, “Have a small riverboat provided for me. Have my children
8.4 and my writings brought to me as well.” Two riverboats and their crews were made ready for him. Djedi traveled
8.5 downstream in the cargo boat that carried the king's son Djedefhor. When
8.6 he arrived at the royal residence, the king's son Djedefhor went inside
8.7 to report to His Majesty Khufu, king of Upper and Lower Egypt, who has been declared righteous. The king's son
8.8 Djedefhor said, “O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord. I have brought Djedi.”
8.9 His Majesty said, “Go and bring him to me.” His Majesty went to the reception hall
8.10 of the palace, may it prosper and be healthy. Djedi was brought to him. His Majesty said, “Djedi, what has
8.11 kept me from seeing you before?” Djedi said, “Only someone who is called can come,
8.12 O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy. I was called, and here I am.” His Majesty said, “Is
8.13 it true that you can put a severed head back on?”
8.14 Djedi said, “Yes, I can, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord.”
8.15 His Majesty said, “Have a prisoner from the prison brought to me, so his execution
8.16 can be carried out.” Djedi said, “Not on a person, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord!
8.17 Such a thing has never been permitted against the noble livestock.” A Nile goose was
8.18 brought to him and its head was cut off. The goose's body was put at the western side
8.19 of the reception hall, and its head at the eastern side
8.20 of the hall. Djedi spoke his magic words.
8.21 The goose stood up and began to waddle. Its head did the same.
8.22 When one reached the other,
8.23 the goose stood up whole and began to honk. He then had a duck brought
8.24 to him, and the same was done to it. His Majesty then had an ox brought to him,
8.25 and its head was thrown to the ground. Djedi spoke his magic words.
8.26 The ox stood up behind him, its rope falling to the ground.