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9.1 𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊢𓂝𓈖𓆓𓂧𓈖𓅯𓄿𓇓𓏏𓈖𓐍𓆑𓅱𓌳𓐙𓂝𓊤𓅱𓀁𓅯𓄿𓇋𓂋𓆑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓅱𓎡𓂋𓐍𓏛𓍘𓇋tꜣ ꜥḥꜥ.n ḏd.n pꜣ ⸢nswt⸣ Ḫ(w)fw mꜣꜥ-ḫrw pꜣ j⸮r? =f ḏd jw =k rḫ.tj
9.2 𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓈖𓄿𓈖[⯑]𓈖𓏏𓃹𓈖𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓎛𓎿𓊃𓀁𓍘𓇋tnw nꜣ n(,j) [j]p[,t].pl n.t ⸢wn⸣,t n.t [Ḏḥwtj] ḏd.jn Ḏdj ḥsi̯.tj
9.3 𓂜𓂋𓐍𓏛𓀀𓏏𓈖𓏌𓅱𓌙𓅯𓏛𓏥𓇋𓂋𓏭𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓇋𓅱𓀀𓇓𓅱𓏏𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓀀𓃀𓅱𓈖𓏏𓏭n rḫ =j tnw jr,j j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =⸢j⸣ jw =j swt rḫ.kwj bw n,tj
9.4 𓋴𓏏𓇋𓅓𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅱𓇋𓂋𓆑𓏏𓈖𓌙𓅯𓈐[⯑]𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓊪𓈖𓇋𓅱𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏏𓈇𓇋𓅓st jm ḏd.jn ḥm =f jw jr =f tn ḏd.j[n] Ḏdj pn jw ꜥfd,t jm
9.5 𓈖𓏏𓂧𓊃𓌪𓅓𓂝𓏏𓉐𓋴𓇋𓊪𓏏𓏭𓏛𓂋𓈖𓀁𓋴𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊌𓅓𓏏𓄿𓂝𓆑𓂧𓏏𓊌𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖[⯑]n.t ds m ꜥ,t sjp.tj rn =s m Jwn,w ⟨m⟩ =⟨k⟩ ⟨st⟩ m tꜣ ꜥfd,t ḏd.jn Ḏdj
9.6 𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓅓𓂝𓎡𓂜𓈖𓏌𓎡𓀀𓇋𓋴𓏎𓈖𓈖𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓈖𓅓𓂝𓇋𓂋𓆑j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j m =k nn jnk js jnn n =k s⸢j⸣ ḏd.jn ḥm =f jn-m ⸢j⸣r =f
9.7 𓏎𓈖𓆑𓈖𓀀𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓇋𓈖𓀗𓀀𓈖𓅯𓄿𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐jni̯ =f n =j sj ḏd.jn Ḏdj jn smsw n(,j) pꜣ ẖrd.w.pl 3 n,tj m ẖ,t n(.t) R(w)d-ḏd,t
9.8 𓏎𓈖𓆑𓈖𓎡𓋴𓏭𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓌸𓂋𓀁𓀀𓇋𓋴𓋴𓏏𓈖𓄿𓆓𓂧𓇋𓇋𓎡𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁jni̯ =f n =k sj ḏd.jn ḥm =f mri̯ =j js st n⸢ꜣ⸣ ḏd.y =k ptj
9.9 𓋴𓏭𓏏𓄿𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓈞𓏏𓁐𓃂𓈗𓀀𓊪𓅱𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖sj tꜣ R(w)d-ḏd,t ḏd.jn Ḏdj ḥm,t wꜥb pw n(,j) Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖb,w
9.10 𓃛𓅱𓅨𓂋𓁒𓍘𓇋𓅓𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖[⯑]𓆓𓂧𓈖𓆑𓂋𓊃𓇋𓅱𓋴𓈖𓏥jwr.tj m ẖrd.w.pl 3 n(,j) Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖb,w j[w] ḏd.n =f r =s jw =sn
9.11 𓂋𓁹𓏏𓇋𓄿𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥𓏏𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏠𓈖𓍊𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓇋𓅱𓀗𓀀𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥r jri̯.t jꜣ,t twy mnḫ.t m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f jw smsw n =sn
9.12 𓇋𓅓𓇋𓇋𓂋𓁹𓏏𓅨𓂋𓌳𓏥𓀀𓅓𓉺𓏌𓊖𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓄣𓏤𓆑𓈐𓂋𓈋𓅱𓏏𓅪𓏥𓁷𓂋𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖jm,y r jri̯.t wr-mꜣ.pl m Jwn,w wn.jn ḥm =f jb =f wꜣi̯ r ḏw,t ḥr =s ḏd.jn
9.13 𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓊪𓏏𓏭𓆴𓀁𓇋𓂋𓆑𓅯𓄿𓄣𓏤𓇋𓀁𓍘𓇋𓇋𓅆𓋹𓍑𓋴𓎟𓅆𓀀𓇋𓈖𓁹𓏏𓅱𓁷𓏤𓅯𓄿Ḏdj ptj jr =f pꜣ jb j (j)ty ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) nb =j jn jri̯.tw ḥr pꜣ
9.14 𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀𓎡𓀁𓅭𓀀𓎡𓎡𓄿𓀁𓅭𓀀𓆑𓎡𓄿𓀁𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓇋𓅓𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑ẖrd.w.pl 3 ḏd.n =j kꜣ zꜣ =k kꜣ zꜣ =f kꜣ wꜥ jm =s ḏd.jn ḥm =f
9.15 𓄟𓋴𓀗𓋴𓇋𓂋𓆑𓊄𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱𓇳𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓄟𓋴𓁒𓋴𓅓𓇹𓏤𓉐𓂋𓏏𓇳𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓎆𓏥⯑𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖msi̯ =s jr =f zj-nw R(w)d-ḏd,t ⟨ḏd.jn⟩ ⟨Ḏdj⟩ msi̯ =s m ꜣbd 1 pr,t sw 15 ḏd.jn
9.16 𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅱𓋴𓍘𓇋𓋭𓊃𓅱𓈇𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆝𓆝𓊾𓈘𓈇𓎛𓋴𓈎𓏛𓅡𓎡𓀀𓄿𓂾𓈖𓋴𓏏𓆓𓊃𓀀𓎡𓄿𓀁ḥm =f jw =s tj ṯs.w.pl n.w ⸮ꜥꜣḏ.du? ḥsq bꜣk =j ꜣ n =st ḏs =j kꜣ
9.17 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓈖𓀀𓏏𓄿𓊹𓉗𓏏𓉐𓈖𓏏𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓎡𓄿𓀁𓂋𓂝𓀀mꜣn =j tꜣ ḥw,t-nṯr n.t Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖb,w ḏd.jn Ḏdj kꜣ rḏi̯ =j
9.18 𓆣𓂋𓈗𓏌𓏤𓎔𓂝𓏤𓏤𓏤𓏤𓁷𓏤𓋭𓊃𓅱𓈇𓏥𓏌𓏤𓆝𓆝𓊾𓈘𓈇𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓂋𓉥𓂝𓉐𓆑ḫpr mw n.w mḥ 4 ḥr ṯs.w.pl n.w ⸮ꜥꜣḏ.du? wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n ḥm =f r ꜥḥ =f
9.19 𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓇋𓅓𓅓𓂝𓂞𓏏𓅱𓅓𓁷𓏤𓈖𓊽𓊽𓇋𓏛𓀀𓂋𓉐𓏤𓇓𓏏𓈖𓅭𓅃𓂞𓂞𓆑𓀻𓈞𓊃𓀉𓆑ḏd.jn ḥm =f jmi̯ ḏi̯.tw m ḥr n Ḏdj r pr zꜣ-nswt Ḏḏ≡f-Ḥr ḥmsi̯ =f
9.20 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓆑𓁹𓅧𓈎𓅱𓈀𓏥𓆑𓅓𓏏𓏐𓈀𓏥𓆼𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓏥𓂧𓊃𓏊𓍢𓇋𓍯𓄿𓃒𓏤[⯑]ḥnꜥ =f jri̯ ꜥq,w =f m tʾ 1000 ḥ(n)q,t ds 100 jwꜣ 1 jꜣq,t
9.21 𓐍𓂋𓈙𓍢𓏥𓍢𓁹𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱𓏇𓇋𓎗𓅱𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎟𓏏𓍛𓏤𓅆𓆑𓌡𓂝𓅱𓏤𓅓𓇑𓇑𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤𓆣𓂋𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖ḫrš 100 jri̯.jn =tw mj wḏ.t.pl nb.t ḥm =f wꜥ m nn hrw ḫpr wn.jn
9.22 𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓁷𓏤𓍲𓈖𓏏𓅪𓋴𓌟𓈖𓅪𓄟𓋴𓋴𓀗𓋴𓆓𓂧𓇋𓈖𓍛𓏤𓈖𓂋𓂝𓇳𓅆𓎟𓐟𓏤𓄡𓃀𓅱𓊖R(w)d-ḏd,t ḥr šni̯.t =s qsn mss =s ḏd.jn ḥm n(,j) Rꜥ nb-Sꜣẖbw
9.23 𓂜𓊨𓏏𓀗𓅆𓎟𓏏𓉗𓏏𓉐𓅆𓄟𓋴𓐍𓈖𓏏𓊌𓅆𓎛𓈎𓏏𓀗𓅆𓎸𓅓𓅱𓅆𓎛𓅱𓏭𓀁𓄿𓆷𓄿𓊃𓂻𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓄟𓋴𓇋𓇋𓀗𓏏𓈖𓏥n ꜣs,t Nb,t-ḥw,t Msḫn,t Ḥq,t H̱nm,w ḥwj ꜣ šꜣs =tn smsi̯.y =tn
9.24 𓂋𓂧𓌗𓏛𓊽𓂧𓏏𓁐𓅓𓅯𓄿𓀔𓅱𓀀𓏥𓏤𓏤𓏤𓈖𓏏𓏭𓅓𓄡𓏏𓏤𓋴𓈖𓏏𓏭𓂋𓁹𓏏𓇋𓄿𓏏𓀗𓏛𓏥R(w)d-ḏd,t m pꜣ ẖrd.w.pl 3 n,tj m ẖ,t =s n,tj r jri̯.t jꜣ,t
9.25 𓏏𓅱𓇋𓇋𓏠𓈖𓐍𓏏𓍊𓏛𓏥𓅓𓇾𓈇𓏤𓊪𓈖𓂋𓇥𓂋𓆑𓀨𓂡𓋴𓈖𓏥𓂋𓏤𓏥𓉐𓏤𓏥𓊖𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥twy mnḫ.t m tꜣ pn r-ḏr =f qd =sn rʾ.pl-pr.pl =tn
9.26 𓋴𓆓𓆑𓄿𓇋𓇋𓅯𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆼𓄿𓅱𓏏𓊯𓈇𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓇅𓆓𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥𓎗𓎛𓅱𓏊𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓋴𓉻𓂝𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏛𓋴𓈖𓏥sḏfꜣ.y =sn ḫꜣw,t.pl =tn swꜣḏ =sn wḏḥw.pl =tn sꜥꜣi̯.y =sn
9.27 𓊹𓊵𓏏𓊪𓅱𓈀𓏥𓏏𓈖𓏥𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓊪𓅱𓁹𓈖𓇑𓇑𓊹𓊹𓊹𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥𓆣𓂋𓅱𓀾𓏛𓏥𓋴𓈖𓏥 […]ḥtp,w-nṯr =tn wḏꜣ pw jri̯.n nn nṯr.pl jri̯.n =sn ḫpr,w.pl =sn […]
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9.1 the ground. Then King Khufu, justified, said, “And what of this claim—that you know
9.2 the number of the [iput] chambers of [Thoth's] sanctuary of Wenet?” Djedi answered, “Praise to you!
9.3 I do not know their number, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord; but I know where
9.4 they are.” His Majesty said, “Where?” Djedi said, “There is a chest
9.5 of flint in a chamber called the Archive in Heliopolis. They are in that chest.” Djedi added,
9.6 “O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord, it is not I who can bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “Who, then,
9.7 will bring it to me?” Djedi replied, “The eldest of the three children in Ruddedet's womb
9.8 will bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “I would very much wish for what you say. Who
9.9 is this Ruddedet?” Djedi answered, “She is the wife of a priest of Re, lord of Sakhbu,
9.10 pregnant with three children of Re, lord of Sakhbu. He has declared of them that they
9.11 will exercise this noble office throughout this whole land, and their eldest
9.12 will serve as high priest in Heliopolis.” His Majesty's heart grew deeply troubled at this. Then
9.13 Djedi said, “Why this troubled heart, O sovereign, life, prosperity, and health, my lord? Is it because of the
9.14 three children I spoke of? First you, then your son, then his son, and only then one of them.” His Majesty asked,
9.15 “When will Ruddedet give birth?” Djedi answered, “In the first month of Peret, on day 15.” His Majesty said,
9.16 “That is when the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullets are cut off. I myself would undertake the effort of crossing them,
9.17 and see the temple of Re, lord of Sakhbu.” Djedi said, “Then I shall cause
9.18 four cubits of water to appear over the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullets.” His Majesty went to his palace
9.19 and said, “Have Djedi assigned to the house of the king's son Djedefhor, to live
9.20 with him. Set his daily provisions at 1,000 loaves, 100 ds-jars of beer, one ox, and
9.21 100 bundles of leeks.” All His Majesty's commands were carried out. One day,
9.22 Ruddedet felt the pangs of labor; her delivery was difficult. Then the Majesty of Re, lord of Sakhbu, said
9.23 to Isis, Nephthys, Mesechenet, Heqet, and Khnum, “Go and deliver
9.24 Ruddedet of the three children in her womb, who will hold
9.25 this noble office throughout the land. They shall build your temples,
9.26 provide for your offering tables, keep your libation tables flourishing, and increase
9.27 your divine offerings.” The gods set out, taking on the forms of […]
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9.1 on the ground. Then King Khufu, who has been declared righteous, said, “What about the claim that you know
9.2 the number of sealed chambers in Thoth's sanctuary?” Djedi said, “May you be praised.
9.3 I do not know their number, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord. But I know where
9.4 it is kept.” His Majesty asked, “Where?” Djedi said, “There is a box
9.5 made of flint in a room called the Archive in Heliopolis. It is in that box.” Djedi continued,
9.6 “O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord, I am not the one who can bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “Who, then,
9.7 will bring it to me?” Djedi said, “The eldest of the 3 children in Ruddedet's womb
9.8 will bring it to you.” His Majesty said, “I certainly want what you speak of. Who
9.9 is this Ruddedet?” Djedi said, “She is the wife of a purification priest of Re, lord of Sakhbu.
9.10 She is pregnant with 3 children of Re, lord of Sakhbu. He has said of her, ‘They
9.11 will hold this great office throughout this whole land. The eldest of them
9.12 will serve as high priest in Heliopolis.’” His Majesty was deeply upset by this. Djedi said,
9.13 “Why are you upset, O ruler, may you live, prosper, and be healthy, my lord? Is it because of the
9.14 3 children I mentioned? First you, then your son, then his son, and only then one of her children.” His Majesty said,
9.15 “When will Ruddedet give birth?” Djedi said, “She will give birth on day 15 of the first month of the Peret season.” His Majesty said,
9.16 “That is when the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullet are cut off. I would take the trouble to cross them myself, so
9.17 I could see the temple of Re, lord of Sakhbu.” Djedi said, “Then I will cause
9.18 water 4 cubits deep to cover the shallows of the Canal of the Two Mullet.” His Majesty went to his palace.
9.19 His Majesty said, “Have Djedi placed in the care of the king's son Djedefhor, to live
9.20 with him. Set his provisions at 1000 loaves of bread, 100 jars of beer, 1 ox, and
9.21 100 bundles of vegetables.” Everything His Majesty ordered was done. One day,
9.22 Ruddedet went into painful labor. Her delivery was difficult. Then Re, lord of Sakhbu, said
9.23 to Isis, Nephthys, Mesechenet, Heqet, and Khnum, “Go and help Ruddedet give birth
9.24 to the 3 children in her womb. They will hold this great office
9.25 throughout this whole land. They will build your temples,
9.26 provide for your altars, make your offering tables flourish, and increase
9.27 your divine offerings.” The gods set off, having changed their forms […].