Key to the exercises from Gardiner

II (a)

(1)
wbn ^ra m Axt
Re rises in the horizon.
(2)
Dd s gr st
when a man speaks, the woman is silent.
(3)
xd sS m dpt r niwt tn
the scribe fares downstream in a boat to this town.
(4)
sDm sS pn n ^ptH
this scribe hearkens to Ptah.
(5)
iw ra m pt Hna iaH
the sun is in the sky together with the moon.
(6)
xm sS ky sxr
the scribe does not know another plan.
(7)
hA dpt tn r S iw niwt m rSwt
when this boat goes down to the lake, the town is in joy.
(8)
sDm nDs pn rn
this poor man hears the name.
(9)
iw ky m pr pn
another [man] is in this house.

III (a)

(1)
Dd.Tn rn.Tn n sS pn
you say your name to this scribe.
(2)
mAA s sAt.f m pr.f iw.f m rSwt
when a man sees his daughter in his house, he is in joy.
(3)
DA ^ra pt m wiA.f
Re crosses the sky in his bark.
(4)
hAb it sA.f r niwt Dd.f sxr n sS
the father sends his son to the city that he may say the plan to the scribe.
(5)
ix sDm.k sStA pn
then thou shalt hear this secret.
(6)
rS TAty mAA.f Hr.s
the vizier rejoices, when he sees her face.
(7)
Dd ^ptH m r.f Ds.f
Ptah speaks with his own mouth.
(8)
iw.T m bAkt.i
thou art my maid-servant.
(9)
hAb.tw bAk r niwt Hr kAt tn
the man-servant is sent to the city concerning this work.

IV (a)

(1)
nfr sA sDm.f n it.f iw.f m Xrd di.f sxr pn m ib.f sxA.f sw ra nb mk tw Dd.tw r.f Sw sw m Dwt nbt
a son is good, if he hearkens to his father when he is a child, and if he places this counsel in his heart and remembers it every day; behold, one says concerning him: He is free from every evil [thing].
Note: For this meaning of preposition r, see § 163, 6. For direct speech, see § 224.
(2)
xa ra m Axt wbn.f m pt nfr ib nb mAA.sn sw
the sun appears in the horizon and it shines in the sky; every heart is happy when it sees it [lit. when they see it].
(3)
bin.wy itrw Sw m mw
how bad is a river free from water!
(4)
Dd.k st n ity ix Dd.f n bAk.f m mitt
if thou sayest it to the sovereign, then he will speak to his man-servant likewise.
(5)
aA.wy pr.k aSA sw m xt nbt nfrt
how great is your house! It is rich in every beautiful thing.
(6)
xm.f sxr pn iqr
he does not know this excellent plan.
(7)
hAb.sn dpt r niwt DA.f Tw im.s
they send a boat to the city that it may ferry thee across in it.

V (a)

(1)
iw grt rdi.n.i t n Hqr Hnqt n ib Hbs n HAy
now I gave bread to the hungry, beer to the thirsty and clothes to the naked.
(2)
hAb.n wi nb.i r ^kmt in.n.i n.f xt nbt nfrt im
my lord sent me to Egypt and I brought to him every good thing therefrom.
(3)
iw nsw m pr.f mi ^ra m pt
the king in his house is like Re in heaven.
(4)
ix di.T DA.n Tn r Xnw
then shalt thou cause us to ferry you across to the Residence.
(5)
ink snt.k Twt sn.i
I am thy sister, thou art my brother.
(6)
gm.n sw Hmt tn Hr wAt di.n.s n.f t Hnqt
this woman found him upon the road, and she gave to him bread and beer.
(7)
Dd n.n wab ib.f
the priest tells [lit. says] to us his wish.
(8)
iw in.n Hm aA di.n.f sw Hr sA.f
the slave brought the donkey, and he placed himself upon its back.
(9)
di.n.sn hA bAkt r itrw
they caused the maid-servant to go down to the river.

VI (a)

(1)
iw dbH.n.f n.f mw iw di.n.sn n.f irtt
he begged water for himself and they gave him milk.
(2)
iw xAswt nb(w)t Xr rdwy.f
all foreign countries are under his feet.
(3)
di.tw n.f a Hr wAwt imntwt
he is given a hand upon the western ways.
(4)
mH.n aAw.f r.sn m it
his donkeys filled their mouths with barley.
(5)
ntTn Xrdw.i
you are my children.
(6)
ix di nTr.i niwty Sm rdwy.i
then my local god will cause my feet to walk.
(7)
iw rmT(t) nbt Xr rSwt mAA.sn mr pn aA
all men are in [lit. under] joy when they see this great pyramid.
(8)
di.n TAty Dd.s imt ib.s nbt
the vizier caused her to say all that was in her heart [lit. all that-being-in her heart].
(9)
iw tAS.f iAbty r itrw imnty.f r niwt tn
his eastern boundary is at [lit. to] the river, his western is at this town.
(10)
iw nHH m Hr.f mi hrw
eternity is in his sight like a day [i.e. eternity seems to him like a day].
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 98:

VII (b)

(1)
iH di.Tn rn.i m r n Hmw.Tn sxAw.i xr msw nw msw.Tn
then you shall place my name in the mouth of your slaves, and my memory with the children of your children.
(2)
iw st.n.i mw n it.i mwt.i m niwt.sn nt nHH
I poured water for my father and my mother in their city of eternity.
(3)
i nTrw im(y)w dwAt ink mAa xrw Sw m isft
O gods who are in the netherworld, I am true of voice and free from wrongdoing.
(4)
iw Hswt.k m pr-nsw
your praises are in the palace.
(5)
di.n ^ra nxt ^kmt r tAw nb(w)
Re allowed Egypt to be victorious over all [other] lands.
Note: For this use of preposition r, see the last example of § 156.
(6)
pr.n sA nsw pn m sbA n pr.f
this son of the king went out of the door of his house.
(7)
mk n m bAkwt nt mwt.k
behold, we are maid-servants of your mother.
(8)
ir.n.f wi m TAty m niwt.f rsyt
he made me vizier in his southern city.

VIII (a)

(1)
n nDnD.i Hna Dw qd
I did not converse together with one evil of character.
Note: See § 48, 3 for the use of adjectives as nouns. Translation of Dw qd by "der Bösartige" in Hannig.
(2)
mH.n Hmw.f Snwt m it aSA nn Dr
his slaves filled the granary with plentiful corn, without end.
(3)
iw rdi.n wi Hm n n-sw-bit ^sHtp-ib-^ra m HAty-a n niwt.i
the Majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Sehetepibre made me chief of my city.
Note: The proper noun ^sHtp-ib-^ra, "Sehetepibre", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 68.
(4)
wnn pt wnn mnw.i tp tA
so long as heaven shall exist, my monument shall exist upon the earth.
(5)
n sp ir.t(w) mitt in bityw Dr rk nTr
never had the like been done by the kings of Lower Egypt since the time of the god.
(6)
nn mhy.i Hr sxr nb n nb.i
I shall not be careless concerning any plan of my lord.
(7)
rdi.n.f pr.i r ^kAS r tnw rnpt n gm.n.tw sp.i im
he caused me to go up to Cush every year, and no fault of mine was found there.
(8)
iw in.n Hm-nTr pn sS m iqr bit nn wn mitw.f m tA pn r Dr.f
this priest brought the scribe, who was excellent of qualities; there was not his equal in this entire land.
Note: For mitw, see § 80.
(9)
rdi.n.sn n.s nhy n t Hnqt
they gave to her a little [of] bread and beer.

IX (b)

(1)
ntf HqA Dt nb nHH
he is ruler of the everlasting and lord of eternity.
(2)
Dd.Tn n.i rn n nTr pf aA imy pr pn
thou sayest to me the name of that great god who is in this house.
(3)
iw nn n aAw n imy-r pr wr
these donkeys belong to the high steward [lit. great overseer of the house].
Note: Translation of imy-r pr wr by "high steward" as on p. 312. (On p. 362 we find the translation "chief steward".)
(4)
iw di.n.f Dd st HAty-a n sAt nt TAty
he caused the mayor to say it to the daughter of the vizier.
(5)
nn n.k mw
thou hast no water.
(6)
Sm.n nAy.s n bAkw wa nb r st iry
her servants went, each one to the place thereof [i.e. each servant went to his assigned place].
(7)
ntf tAw nb n.f-imy pt
to him belong all the lands, to him belongs the sky.
(8)
iw in.n nA n wrw nw xAswt Xrdw.sn Hna.sn
the great ones of foreign countries brought their children [together] with them.
(9)
ntk nxt a n aHa.n ky m hAw.k
thou art mighty of arm; no other withstands you.
Note: Translation of aHa m-hAw by "stand in the neighbourhood of, withstand" in Faulkner (Faulkner writes erroneously HAw for hAw).

X (a)

(1)
iw Sms.n.i Hm.f Hr rdwy.i ti sw Hr xAst tn
I followed His Majesty upon my feet when he was in [lit. upon] this foreign country.
(2)
sb.k nHH m nDm-ib m Hswt nTr imy.k wnn HAty.k Hna.k nn bT.f tw
thou shalt pass eternity in happiness and in the praises of the god who is in you, thy heart shall be with thee, it will not forsake you.
(3)
mk niwt tn m Hb iw.k m nb.s
behold this city is in festival now that thou art its lord.
(4)
nn iw n nTr r.i
there is no crime to the god in respect of me [i.e. laid to my charge].
(5)
hnww n.k nb n r-pr pn
praises are to thee, lord of this temple.
(6)
iw Apd aA Hr xt pn qA
a great bird is upon this high tree.
(7)
iw km.n.i hrww aSA isT wi m wab imy Abd.f
I completed many days while I was the priest who is in his month.
(8)
m.k sy Hna.k
behold, she is with thee.
(9)
HA n.i nhy n t
would I had a little bread.
(10)
wnn Xrdw.Tn Hr nswt.Tn
your children shall be upon your seats.

XI (b)

(1)
spr.n Tsw pn gm.n.f s im Hr mryt ^imn-m-HAt rn.f sA s pw ^snb-sw-ma.i rn.f Dt pw nt TAty ^ptH-Htpw sA ^anxw
this commander approached, he found a man there upon the river-bank, his name was Amenemhet, he was the son of a man whose name was Senbsumai, a serf of the vizier Ankhu, son of Ptahhotpe.
(2)
iw nn m mAat
this is the truth.
(3)
ptr rf sw nTr pwy imy ^iwnw (^i)tm pw imy itn.f
who is he, this god who is in Heliopolis? He is Atum who is in his sun.
(4)
n rx.i sw n sn.i is pw
I do not know him, he is not my brother.
(5)
tA pw nfr ^kmt
Egypt is a beautiful land.
(6)
iw Ts.n.i mAat r qAw n pt spXr.n.i nfrw.s r wsx n tA
I raised up truth to the height of heaven, I caused its beauty to circulate about [lit. into] the breadth of the earth.
(7)
Dd.n Hm.f xr msw nsw iw.f r smr
His Majesty said to the Royal Children: He shall be a courtier.
Note: For msw nsw, "Royal Children", see Exerc. XIV (b) (6).

XII (a)

(1)
iw qsnt m st nbt dns rnpt tn r snf Hr nb Xr iw nn wn mAatyw HA n.i ib m iqr sxrw di.i gr(H) tA m mAiw.f
trouble is in every place, this year is more irksome than last year, everybody is under crime, there are no righteous, would that I had a heart that is excellent of counsels, that I might cause the land to cease from its misery.
Note: Translation of qsnt by "trouble" in Faulkner; see also § 51. For m iqr sxrw, a similar phrase can be found in the second example of § 95. Faulkner translates gr, not grH, by "cease"; however, Hannig has grH, "aufhören", consistent with Gardiner's vocabulary.
(2)
iw wn s im ^imn-nxt rn.f aSA n.f xt
a man was there whose name was Amennakht, he was rich in property.
Note: The proper noun ^imn-nxt, "Amennakht", is not included in the vocabulary; see however ^imn-Htp, "Amenhotpe", on pp. 268--269 and ^DHwty-nxt, "Djehutnakht", on p. 402.
(3)
bin.wy mdwt.k sn.i pw
how bad are thy words, thou my brother.
Note: For sn.i pw, see § 112.
(4)
ink aqA mity iwsw mty mAa mi ^DHwty
I am accurate like a balance, truly exact like Thoth.
Note: Translation of mAa by "truly" in Faulkner.
(5)
di.i qA st.k r nTr nb
I caused thy place to be higher than [that of] any god.
(6)
nfr is ib n nsw iw n.f mAat
the heart of the king is indeed happy when truth comes to it.
(7)
n ir.i iwyt n qA xrw.i m r-pr n nTr.i niwty
I did not do wrong[doing], I was not loud of [my] voice [i.e. my voice was not raised] in the temple of my local god.

XIII (b)

(1)
iw ir.n.i n.f Hwt-nTr tn m mAwt m inr HD nfr n rwdt aAw.s m aS mA n tp n xtyw nfr sy r wn.s m-HAt
I made this temple for him anew in beautiful white stone of hard stone, its doors being of new cedar from the top of the hill-side, it is more beautiful than it was before.
Note: Translation of tp by "Gipfel (Berg)" in Hannig.
(2)
ir mdt tn n sDm rmT mitt.s Dr pAt tA
as for this speech, people have not heard its like since the antiquity of the earth.
(3)
isT rf km.n.f rnpwt.f m nsw mnx ar.n.f r Axt.f r Htp.f im.s r Dt Hna nHH
now when he had completed his years as beneficent king, he ascended into his horizon that he might rest therein to everlasting and eternity.
(4)
ir wnn s m pr nb.f sDm.f mdwt.f m Xrt-hrw nt ra nb
if a man is in the house of his lord, he hears [i.e. listens to] his words in the daytime of every day.
(5)
ir ^wsir HqA pw n Dt nsw ntyw im
as for Osiris, he is ruler of eternity and king of those who are there.
Cf:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 6:
(6)
ir iqr.k iw.k r HAty-a m niwt.k
if thou art excellent, thou shalt be mayor in thy city.
Cf:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 12:

XV (b)

(1)
iw Hms.n mSa n Hm.i Hr dmi n ^SrHn iw DdH.n.i wrw nw xAst nbt m-Xnw.f snDt Hm.i xt ibw.sn iw inH.n.i st m xnt n qd.sn iw di.n Hm.i gA.sn m TAw n anx m bAw it ^imn
the army of My Majesty besieged the town of Sharuhen, I confined the great ones of every foreign land within it, the fear of My Majesty pervading their hearts, I enclosed them in a prison of their building, My Majesty caused them to be deprived of the breath of life by the might of my father Amun.
(2)
wr.wy iw ^kftiw Xr inw.sn n mrHt
how often do the Creten come carrying their tribute of oil.
(3)
ix di nTrw pr.k aq.k mi sxr.k n wn.k tp tA
then the gods shall cause thee to go forth and enter according to thy way of acting when thou wast on earth.
(4)
di.n wi Hm.f m iw.f-aA.f
His Majesty made me a crescit eundo.
(5)
qd.i pw nA n is aba im bit.i pw nA m wn mAa n wnt iw-ms im
this is my character, there is indeed no boasting therein, these are my qualities in reality, there is no misstatement therein.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 97:
- Gardiner, p. 97:
(6)
rx.n Hm.i ntt Axt pw ^ipt-swt
My Majesty knows that Most-select-of-Places is the horizon.
(7)
nfr mr sA mwt.f tr n wnn.s
it is good that a son should love his mother so long as she lives.

XVI (a)

(1)
fqA.n wi Hm.f n-aAt-n mnx.i Hr ib.f r smr nb nty m a-Xnwty
His Majesty rewarded me inasmuch as I was more excellent in his heart than any courtier who was in the audience-chamber.
(2)
ink rx n nty n rx.f sbA s r Axt n.f
I am one who knows for him who knows not, one who teaches a man concerning what is advantageous to him.
(3)
Dd.n.f bin.wy n.i m-a sxrw tA nn wn ib n.s rhn.tw Hr.f
he said: How miserable is it to me because of the state of the land, there is no heart of a man upon which one may lean.
(4)
iw wD.n Hm qd.sn mnw nty rn.f r ^mn-xpr-^ra dr SmAw
the majesty commanded them to build a fortress whose name should be Menkheperre-crushes-the-foreigners.
Note: The proper noun ^mn-xpr-^ra, "Menkheperre", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 72.
(5)
ir swi.tw pXrt tn in nty mrt m Xt.f snb.f Hr a mi nty n mr.f ir swt qAa.f st mwt.f pw
if this remedy is drunk by him in whose body the pains are, he will be healthy immediately like one who has not been ill; but if he spews it out, this means he shall die.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 151:
- Gardiner, p. 152:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 16:
(6)
ink nTr Sps iwty rx nTrw rn.f
I am a noble god whose name the gods do not know.
(7)
ir ntt nbt m sS Hr pA Sfdw di.i sDm.Tn st
as to all that is in writing upon this papyrus-roll, I will cause you to hear it.
Cf:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 7:
(8)
ntk pt n.k-imy tA wn n.k ^gb imyt.f
to thee belongs the sky, to thee belongs the earth, Geb opens to thee that which is in him.

XVIII (a)

(1)
iw wD.n.f n pA Hry-pr r Dd ir m-xt hA pA nDs r pA S mi nt-a.f nt ra nb kA.k xAa.k pA msH n mnH r-sA.f r mw
he commanded this servant, saying: [as to] after this poor man goes down to this lake according to his habit of every day, then thou shalt throw this crocodile of wax after him [in]to the water.
(2)
m wi m ^mn-nfr m wi m st tn ntt Hnwt.i imyt ib.i
whether I am in Memphis, or whether I am in this place, thou art my mistress who is in my heart.
(3)
in nn di.k swA.n Hr wAt
wilt thou not let us pass upon the road?
(4)
n rx.Tn ntt sy im
you do not know that she is there.
(5)
xr.tw wrH.tw.f m mrHt pnw
then he shall be anointed with the oil of a mouse.
(6)
mtn is Sm nb qd m irtyw m-a xprt xt tA HA dp.tn m nhy n mAiw iry
behold ye indeed, the man of character goes in mourning because of what has happened throughout the land; would you might taste a little of the misery thereof!
(7)
n-m gm.f n.i hn pf StA imy ^iwnw
who will find for me that mysterious box which is in Heliopolis?

XIX (a)

(1)
iw di.n n.f nTrw nsyt wAHt Hr st ^Hr nt anxw rx.n.sn is ntt sar.f mAat n nb.s dr.f rqw-ib nty xt tA pn r Dr.f xsr.f kkw Hr ^kmt
the gods gave him lasting kingship upon the Horus throne of the living; they knew indeed that he would cause to mount up the truth to its lord, that he would quell the disaffected who were throughout this entire land, and that he would dispel darkness from Egypt.
(2)
mT grt in ^DHwty nD.f Tn m-a xftyw.T smAa.f xrw.T m-bAH psDt
behold now, it is Thoth who will protect thee from thy enemies and make thy voice true in the presence of the ennead.
(3)
ir mtwt tn Sn.tw.s irf m m
as to this poison, with what then shall it be exorcized?
(4)
ir sxA.f nn sA.i pw ms.tw.f n.i ir swt smx.f nn n sA.i is pw n ms.tw.f is n.i
if he remembers these things he is my son and was born to me, but if he forgets these things he is not my son and was not born to me.
(5)
nHmn wi mi aAm m-Xnw n ^kmt mi pDty m-Hr-ib rmT
assuredly I am like an Asiatic inside Egypt, like a foreigner in the midst of the people [of Egypt].

XXII (a)

(1)
dhn.kw r imy-r Snwty HAty-a m niwt imy-r kAt m ^ipt-swt
I was appointed to be overseer of the two granaries, mayor in the city, and overseer of works in Ipet-sut.
Note: Translation of imy-r kA(w)t by "overseer of works" in Faulkner.
(2)
iw gm.n.f Hmt tn Hms.ti tp.s Hr mAst.s
he found this woman sitting with her head upon her lap.
(3)
rx.kwi Tw rx.kwi rn.k
I know thee and I know thy name.
(4)
iw bAk im aA way Hna.k
this thy servant is here alone together with thee.
(5)
iw grt wD.n Hm.i pD Ss Hr Hwt-nTr Tn m mAwt saHa.t(i) m inr HD nfr n rwDt
now My Majesty commanded the stretching of cord upon this temple anew, it being erected in white beautiful sandstone.
(6)
rdi.kwi r iw pn in waw n ^wAD-wr
I was cast on this island by a wave of the sea.
Note: Translation of rdi r tA by "cast on the ground" in Faulkner.
(7)
Dd mdw in ^imn-^ra nb nswt tAwy ii.ti n.i Ha.ti n mA nfr.i sA.i nDty.i ^mn-xpr-^ra anx(w) Dt
words spoken by Amen-Re, lord of the Thrones of the Two Lands: Welcome to me, thou rejoicing at seeing my beauty, my son, my protector, Menkheperre, may he live eternally!
Note: The proper noun ^imn-^ra, "Amen-Re", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 163. The proper noun ^mn-xpr-^ra, "Menkheperre", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 72.
(8)
i mty mAa mi ^DHwty Hr.ti r irt isft
O truly exact like Thoth, beware of doing evil.
(9)
Dd mdw in nTrw mi qd.sn n ^imn wnn sAt.k Hr nst.k r nHH Htp.wyn Hr.s m anx Htp
words spoken by all the gods to Amun: Thy daughter shall be upon thy throne for eternity; we are pleased with her in life and peace.
(10)
in mA.n.k Xrd.i pn aHa(w) Hr rmt
didst thou see this child of mine standing and weeping?
Cf:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 37, 1:

XXIII (b)

(1)
iw in.n Hm.f msw wrw snw.sn r wnn m nxtw Hr ^kmt ist ir pA nty nb Hr mwt m nn n wrw xr di Hm.f Sm sA.f r aHa Hr st.f
His Majesty brought the children of the chieftains and their brothers to be hostages in Egypt; lo, as for any one who dies from these chieftains, His Majesty shall cause his son to go to stand in his place.
(2)
iw.i Hr xrp kAt nbt ib.i Ax(w) n nTr ity Hr Hst.i
I was at the head of every construction, my heart being beneficial to the god, and the sovereign praising me.
(3)
swDA ib pw n nb anx wDA snb r-ntt wi spr.kwi r dmi n ^gbtyw Hr tr n dwA
this is a communication to [my] lord (l.p.h.) to the effect that I approached the town of Coptus at the time of morning.
(4)
Dd.i n m min awn ibw s nb Hr itt xt sn-nw.fy
to whom shall I speak today? Hearts are rapacious, every man is stealing the property of his companion.
Note: Translation of snw by "companion" in Faulkner.
(5)
mk Hm.f pr(w) Hna mSa.f n nxtw r swsx tASw nw ^kmt
behold, His Majesty went forth together with his victorious army [lit. army of victory] to widen the boundaries of Egypt.
(6)
in iw.tn hr.tiwny Hr nn n mdwt
are you satisfied with these words?
(7)
ir.n.f nw sk sw anx(w) tp tA
he did this while he was living on earth.
(8)
smi.k n.n nty nb r iit
thou shalt report to us everyone who shall come.

XXIV (b)

(1)
Dd mdw in ^iwn-mwt.f Dd.f ii.i xr.tn DADAt aAt imyw pt tA Xr(t)-nTr in.n.i n.tn ^wsir ^Any nn btA(w).f xr nTrw nbw imi wn.f Hna.tn ra nb
words spoken by Pillar-of-his-Mother, he says: I am come to you, great assessors who are in heaven, earth and the necropolis. I have brought to you the Osiris Any. There is not his wrong against any god, let him be with you every day.
(2)
m awn Hwrw Hr xt.f
do not defraud the poor man of his property.
(3)
grg(w) Tn sspd xaw.Tn r-ntt iw.tw r aHA m dwA
prepare [lit. establish] yourselves, make ready your weapons, inasmuch as one will fight in the morning.
(4)
tm.k sDm n.i Hr m
why dost thou not obey me?
(5)
mi m(y) ib.i mdw.i n.k wSb.k n.i Tsw.i wHa.k nA nty xt tA
pray come, O my heart, that I may speak to thee and thou answer me my utterances and explain these things which are throughout the land.
(6)
i ^DHwty smAa xrw ^imn-Htp mi smAa.k xrw ^wsir grH pwy n sDr ^Ast rs.ti Hr irt ikbw Hr sn.s ^wsir
O Thoth, make true the voice of Amenhotpe, like thou madest true the voice of Osiris, that night of Isis' lying wakeful mourning [lit. making mournings] for her brother Osiris.
Note: The proper noun ^imn-Htp is not included in the vocabulary; see occurrences however on p. 74 and p. 269, where in the translation we find "Amenophis" and "Amenhotpe", respectively.
(7)
imi sxpr ib.i pn Dbaw pn Dw r.i
let not this heart of mine create this evil accusation against me.

XXV (b)

(1)
Ha.wy tAwy m pHty.k mk.n.k inbw.sn
how joyful [lit. rejoicing] are the two lands at thy strength, for thou hast protected their walls.
(2)
mry nb.f mAa n st-ib.f imy-r pr-HD ^snbbw ir n ^intf-iqr ms n ^it
truly beloved of his lord, belonging to his affection, the overseer of the treasury Senbebu, engendered by Entefiker, born to It.
Note: For mry nb.f, transposition with honorific intent (§ 57). The proper noun ^intf-iqr is not included in the vocabulary; see occurrences however of the proper noun ^intf on p. 295 and p. 413, where in the translations we find "Entef" and "Antef", respectively.
(3)
i anxw iwt(y).sn r xAst tn mrrw hAt r ^Smaw Xr inw.sn n nb.sn Dd.tn xA m xt nbt nfrt n sDAwty bity smr waty Xry-Hb(t) ^SmAy
O the living, who shall come to this foreign land and who wish to go down to Upper Egypt carrying their tribute for their lord, may you say a thousand of every good thing for the treasurer of the king of Lower Egypt, the unique friend, the lector-priest Shmay.
(4)
mtn is wn m wr irr.f ipt.f Ds.f wn m ipwty Hr hAb ky
behold indeed, he who was a prince does his own message, and he who was a messenger is sending another.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 314:
(5)
iw nA n AHt n Xrdw msy n.i in sAt imy-sA ^tti ^nfrt
these fields are for the children born to me by the daughter of the attendant Teti, Nofret.
Note: The proper noun ^tti, "Teti", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 411. I write AHt instead of AHwt, consistent with occurrences on e.g. pp. 146, 340 and 392, despite the determinative of plurality and the plural form in the translation; the reason for this however is unclear.
(6)
rs(w) tpw.tn Hr irt.Tn m bg Hr nt-a.Tn nb
be ye vigilant concerning your duty, be not slack concerning all your observances.
(7)
mAAw pw sA sDmw m sA iqr
an obedient son is one who is seen as an excellent son.
Cf:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 29, 17:
(8)
ir wnnt nbt m ib.f nn ky rx st wpw-Hr.i wa.kwi
as to all that is in his heart, there is no other who knows it but me, alone.

XXVI (b)

(1)
rS.wy Dddy n.f nn
how joyful is he to whom this has been said.
(2)
TAw n r Ax(w) n saH nn nw m wrdt Xr.s ink saH n sDm n.f
the breath of the mouth is beneficial to the nobleman, it is not something of [lit. under] which one is weary; I am a nobleman to be obeyed.
Note: In the vocabulary on p. 588 we find the erroneous transliteration sAH for saH.
(3)
n-sw-bit ^mAat-kA-^ra Tit Dsrt nt ^imn mrt.n.f wn.s Hr nst.f swAD.n.f n.s iwat tAwy nsyt ^Smaw ^tA-mHw di.n.f n.s Snnt iTn arft ^gb ^nwt nn rqww.s m-m rsyw nn iTnw.s m mHtyw pt xAswt nbt qmAt.n nTr bAk.sn n.s mi qd iw.sn n.s m ib snD(w) Hryw-tp.sn m wAH tp mAaw.sn Hr psdw.sn Hnk.sn n.s m msw.sn sb-tw rdit n.sn TAw n anx n aAt bAw it.s ^imn rdi tAw nbw Xr Tbty.s
the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Makare, the holy image of Amun whom he wished to be upon his seat, he has made to flourish [lit. has made green] for her the inheritance of the two lands, the kingship of Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt, he has given to her that which the sun encircles and that which Geb and Nut envelop; there are no enemies of hers among the southeners, there are no opponents of hers with the northerners; the heaven and all foreign lands created by the god, they serve her wholly, they come to her with fearing hearts, their chiefs are bowing the head, their tribute on their backs, they present [some] from their children to her, seeking that might be given to them of the breath of life through the greatness of the might of her father Amun, who has placed all lands under her soles.
Note: The proper noun ^mAat-kA-^ra, "Makare", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 412. Translation of swAD by "make to flourish" in Faulkner. For sb-tw ..., see p. 136, last example but one.
(4)
ink hrr Hr prw n r.f rx.n nb.f iqr sxrw.f
I am one with whose utterance one is pleased, one whose lord knows that his counsels are excellent.
(5)
ntf di.f n.i st r-sA ir.f irt.f im
it is he who shall give it to me after he has done what he has to do with it.
(6)
mi r.k r Hwt-aAt sA(.i) mr(y) ^mn-xpr-^ra mAn.k it.k ^imn-^ra mi wD.f n.k Hbw-sd m-isw mnw pn nfr ir.n.k n.f ir.k anx.t(i) Dt
come thou to the temple (my) beloved son Menkheperre, so thou mayst see thy father Amen-Re, according as he decrees to thee jubilees in return for this beautiful monument which thou madest for him, mayst thou make `thou-livest-eternally'.
Note: The proper noun ^mn-xpr-^ra, "Menkheperre", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 72. The proper noun ^imn-^ra, "Amen-Re", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 163. Translation of wD by "decree" in Faulkner.
(7)
nn wn nHm.n.i xt.f
there is no one whose property I have taken away.
(8)
ink sxAw Hr spw.f mar
I am one who is remembered on account of his successful deeds.
Note: Translation of sp by "deed" in Faulkner.

XXVII (b)

(1)
kt pXrt nt dr mrt wnnt m-Xnw Haw Satt Ami.ti Hr mstA m-xt prt.s m xt wt mnt Hr.s
another remedy for driving out a disease which is in the members: cake mixed with `liquid' after it has come out from the fire; that which is ill is to be bandaged upon.
(2)
ink tm Tn xm.n.f r rx.n.f
I am one who does not distinguish him whom he does not know from him whom he knows.
Cf:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 36, 10:
(3)
m grg dwA n iit.f n rx.n.tw iyt im.f
provide not for to-morrow before it has come, one does not know the harm in it.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 317:
(4)
wDA pw ir.n Hm.f r Xnw m iit.f Hr sxrt tAw ^fnxw wnn wA r tkk tASw.f
His Majesty proceeded to the Residence when he had come from overthrowing the lands of the Syrians, who had fallen to violating his boundaries.
(5)
nn imy-r mSa ir irt.n.i
there is no overseer of the army who did what I have done.
Note: Translation of imy-r mSa by "general" in Faulkner.
(6)
mk tw r irt Abd Hr Abd r kmt.k Abd 4 m-Xnw n iw pn iw dpt r iit sqdw im.s rx.n.k Sm.k Hna.sn r Xnw m(w)t.k n niwt.k
behold thou shalt spend month after month until thou hast completed 4 months in this island, then a boat shall come with sailors in it whom thou knowest, thou shalt depart together with them to the Residence and shalt die in thy city.
Note: Translation of iri by "spend" in Faulkner.

XXVIII (b)

(1)
wp.n ^Hr r n ^wsir ^rx-mi-^ra m wpt.n.f r n it.f im m wpt.n.f r n ^wsir im m biA pr m ^sty msxtyw biA wp r n nTrw im.f
Horus opened the mouth of the Osiris Rekhmere with that with which he opened the mouth of his father, with that with which he opened the mouth of Osiris, with the copper which came forth from Seth, the adze of copper with which the mouth[s] of the gods were opened.
Note: The proper noun ^rx-mi-^ra, "Rekhmere", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 229.
(2)
ii.n.i di.i titi.k imyw nbwt.sn tAw nw ^mTn sdA Xr snd.k di.i mA.sn Hm.k m dpy nb snd m-m mw n tkn.n.tw.f
I am come to cause thee to trample down those that are in their island-homes and the lands of Mitanni which are trempling in fear of thee, I cause them to see Thy Majesty as a crocodile, the lord of fear, in the water, who is not approached.
Note: In Faulkner, nbwt is translated by "the isles of the Aegean", and imyw nbwt.sn by "the islanders".
(3)
iw wHm.n n.i nb.i Hswt n-sw-bit ^mn-xpr-^ra di anx rdi.n.f wi r imy-r Haw nb n nsw n iw sp.i n xpr.i m sn-nw btA iw pH.n.i imAxy iw.i m Hst nt xr nsw
My lord repeated to me the favours of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menkheperre, given life; he appointed me as overseer of all the ships of the king, no blameworthy action of mine came, I did not become a counterpart of the wrong-doer, I achieved becoming [lit. I reached] a revered, being in favour from the king.
Note: The proper noun ^mn-xpr-^ra, "Menkheperre", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 72. Translation of rdi by "appoint as" in Faulkner. Translation of snnw by "counterpart" in Faulkner.
(4)
gm.n.i sn ir.sn Hbw.sn Asx.sn bty.sn
I found them making their feasts and reaping their emmer.
(5)
Dd n.i iit.n.k Hr.s ii.n.i mA.i ^wp-wAwt m prt.f xft wDA.f r nD it.f ^wsir
tell me on account of which thou hast come. I have come to see Wepwawet at his going forth when he proceeds to save his father Osiris.
(6)
Smt pw ir.n Hm n nTr pn r Xnw n aH.f gm.n.f st xpr mi Ddt.n.sn nbt iw ib.f Dw r aAt wrt Hr nn n iryt r.f in nA n sbiw
then the majesty of this god went into [lit. to the interior of] his palace, he found that it had happened as all that they had said. His heart was sad very greatly on account of what had been done to him by these rebels.
Note: Translation of r-Xnw (n) by "into" in Faulkner.
(7)
xa.k nfr m Axt nt pt pA ^itn anx iw.k wbn.ti m Axt iAbtt sHD.n.k tA nb m nfr.k Htp.k m Axt imntt tA m kkw m sxr n m(w)t
thou shinest beautifully in the horizon of the sky, thou living sun, thou risest in the eastern horizon and hast illuminated all the land with thy beauty, and thou settest in the western horizon, the land being in darkness and in state of death.
(8)
HA n HAk.sn dmi pn
would that they had not plundered this town.

XXIX (b)

(1)
kt (pXrt) nt dr HkAw m Xt nt s st r-pw DAis 1 prt-Sny 1 xpr-Ds.f n bit 1 Hsmn ir m xt wat sdb in s st r-pw
another (remedy) for driving out magic from the body of a man or a woman: DAis-plant 1 (portion), `hair-fruit' 1 (portion), ferment of honey 1 (portion), natron; it is to be mixed together and swallowed by a man or a woman.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 340:
(2)
prt r pt r bw nt(y) ^ra im ii nTr m Htp in.sn imyw iaH wr rdi.n.sn n.i xaw Hna ^ra
going up to heaven, to the place in which Re is; may the god come in peace, say they who are in the great moon; they have given me appearance in glory with Re.
(3)
ir m-aAt-n Hss wi Hm.f r HAty-a nb xpr m ^AbDw Dr pAwt.s rdy twtw.i m Hwt-nTr m Sms(w) n nTr aA smn n.sn wabyt smnx pAwt.sn m sS
[as to] inasmuch as His Majesty used to favour me more than any mayor who had been in Abydus since its antiquity, my statues were placed in the temple in the following of the great god, meat being established for them, their bread-offerings being confirmed in writing.
Note: For Hss, see § 440, 2. Translation of xpr by "be" in Faulkner. Faulkner has pAwt instead of pAt on p. 565. Hannig offers wabyt as alternative to the transliteration wabt that is given on p. 348. In Faulkner, we find under smnx: "confirm in writing".
Cf:
- Ockinga, p. 46:
- Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 1:
(4)
xb.xr.k r-9 n 10 m 1 r-9 DAt m 8 rwy r-6 r-18
thou shalt subtract the ninth of 10, namely 1 1/9, the remainder is 8 + 2/3 + 1/6 + 1/18.
(5)
iw nst.k n sA.k ^Hr xr(y).fy sw ^itm
thy seat shall be for thy son Horus, says he, namely Atum.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 348:
(6)
iw xwsw n.i mr m inr HD Hr imntt niwt.i
a pyramid was built for me in white stone to the west of my city.
Cf:
- Graefe, p. 111:

XXXI (b)

(1)
it-nTr tpy n ^imn ^imn-m-HAt Dd.f m sbAyt xr msw.f Dd.i swt di.i sDm.tn xprt xr.i Dr prt.i m warty mwt.i wn.kw m wab mdw n iAw m-a it.(i) m wn.f tp tA pr.i hA.i Xr wD.f n th.i prw n r.f n HD.i SAt.n.f xr.i n mkHA.i Hr wddt m Hr.i n st.i sw m gmH aSA Hr.i m Xrw mdw.f xr.i
the first god's father of Amun, Amenemhet, says as instruction to his children: I speak, I cause you to hear what has happened to me since my going forth from the legs of my mother; I was a priest, the staff of old age beside [lit. in the hand of] my father when he was upon earth; I went forth and I went down under his command; I did not transgress his utterance; I did not destroy what he had appointed to me; I was not neglectful concerning what was ordered in my sight; I did not transfix him with much looking at, my face being downcast when he spoke to me.
Note: The proper noun ^imn-m-HAt, "Amenemhet", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 70. In Faulkner, we find sti m gmH aSA translated by "pierce (s'one) with much staring".
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 188:
(2)
ir Xs.k Sms.k s iqr m rx.n.k nDsw.f Dr-a im(i).k fA ib.k r.f Hr rxt.n.k im.f xnt snD n.f xft xprt n.f n ii.n is xt Ds.s
if thou art weak and followest an excellent man, whose poverty thou hast known long ago, lift not thy heart against him on account of what thou knowest of him before; respect him in accordance with what has accrued to him, [for] wealth does not indeed come of itself.
Note: Translation of snD by "respect" in Faulkner. Translation of xpr n by "accrue to" in Faulkner.
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 184:
(3)
m rdi iT.tw sS.k pn in ky ipwty
do not let this letter of yours be taken away by another messenger.
(4)
ii.n mSa pn n m(w)t wa im
this army returned, not one thereof had died.
Note: Translation of iw by "return" in Faulkner.
(5)
xntS.k m awt.k nbt sip.k Haw.k tm wDA nn Dwt irt.k r-sy ib.k m-a.k n wn mAa HAty.k n imy-HAt ii.ti m qmA.k n pHty.k m Hwn.k n wn.k im.f
mayst thou take pleasure in all thy members, mayst thou examine thy flesh complete and sound, there being no evil related to thee at all, thy heart being with thee in reality, thy former heart, thou being come in thy form of thy strength, in thy youth in which thou wast.
Note: For the translation of HAty.k n imy-HAt, "thy former heart", see Faulkner under imy-HAt.

XXXII (b)

(1)
iw grt qd.n.(i) Hwwt-nTr.sn sqAHw rwdw.sn srwD arrwwt.sn
I built their temples, their stairways being plastered, and their gates being made to flourish.
(2)
iw di.n wi Hm.f r rdwy.f m nxnt dm rn.i xnt mitw.i wn.in Hm.f wSd.f wi aD.f bit.(i) nt ra nb wn.k rf m iw.f-aA.f Hsw m hrw pn r sf
His Majesty placed me at his feet in [my] youth, my name was pronounced in front of my peers; then His Majesty kept addressing me and perceiving my character of every day; now I was a crescit eundo, more praised to-day than yesterday.
Note: Translation of hrw pn by "to-day" as on p. 425.
(3)
mty n sA n ^AbDw ^imny-snb mAa-xrw Dd.f iwt sS n TAt(y) ^snb sA TAt(y) r iAS n.i m ipwt TAt(y) aHa.n.i Sm.kwi Hna.f gm.n.i imy-r niwt TAt(y) ^anxw m xA.f aHa.n rdi.n sr pn wDt m Hr.i m Dd mk wD swab.k pA r-pr n ^AbDw
the controller of the phyle of Abydus Imenysonb, true of voice, says: The scribe of the vizier, Sonb, son of the vizier, came to call me with a message of the vizier. Then I went with him, and found the overseer of the city, the vizier Ankhu, in his office. Thereupon this official placed a command before me [lit. in my sight], saying: Behold, it has been commanded that thou cleanse this temple of Abydus.
Note: The proper noun ^snb is not included in the vocabulary; see however ^iw-snb, "Yewsonb", on p. 295. Faulkner writes wpwt instead of ipt, "message".
Cf:
- Gardiner, p. 174:
(4)
HAq.n.i Hmwt nt nn n xAswt in.n.i Xryw.sn pr(.n.i) r Xnmwt.sn Hw(.n.i) kAw.sn wHA(.n.i) it.sn rdi(.n.i) sDt im anx n.i it.i Dd.i m mAat
I captured the women of these foreign lands, I fetched their inhabitants, I went forth to their wells, I smited their oxen, I pulled up their barley, I set fire to it, as my father lives for me, I speak in truth.
Note: Translation of HAq by "erbeuten" in Hannig. Translation of rdi sDt m by "set fire to" in Faulkner.
(5)
aHa.n saHa Hm n n-sw-bit ^snfrw m nsw mnx m tA pn r Dr.f aHa.n rdi ^kA-gm.n.i r imy-r niwt TAt(y)
then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, was installed as beneficent king in this entire land; then Kagemni was appointed as overseer of the city and vizier.
Note: The proper noun ^snfrw, "Snofru", is not included in the vocabulary; see an occurrence however on p. 149. Faulkner mentions "instal king" under saHa. Translation of rdi r by "appoint as" in Faulkner.
(6)
iw nD.tw xrt.i m snb anx m Dd Hm.f Ds.f n-mrwt.i
my state in health and life was inquired after in the words [lit. through the saying] of His Majesty himself, through love of me.
Note: Translation of xrt by "state" in Faulkner.

XXXIII (b)

(1)
Hsw ^Tni-aA Dd.f mn[t].wy tw m st.k nt nHH m miHat.k nt Dt iw.s mH.ti Xr Htpt-DfA arf.n.s bw nb nfr kA.k Hna.k n tS.f ir.k sDAwty bity imy-r pr wr ^nb-anx iw n.k TAw nDm n mHyt in Hsw.f sanx rn.f imAxy Hsw ^Tni-aA mr.n.f Hs(y) n kA.f ra nb
the singer Tjeniaa says: How firm art thou in thy seat of eternity, in thy tomb of eternity; it is filled with food-offerings, it has enveloped all good [things]; thy ka is with thee, it has not strayed from thee; the treasurer of the King of Lower Egypt, the high steward Nebankh, thou shalt have the sweet [wind of the] north wind, it is his singer who perpetuates his name, the honoured one, the singer Tjeniaa, whom he has wished to sing to his ka every day.
Note: Translation of arf by "[fig] in sich vereinigen" in Hannig. Under entry xtmw-bjtj in Hannig, we find sDAwtj-bjtj, "Siegelbewahrer des Königs von Unterägypten". Translation of sanx by "perpetuate" in Faulkner. For the exceptional infinitive Hsy, see p. 224.
(2)
As tw m ir aSA-r
haste thee, do not chatter.

Key to the exercises from Gardiner

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