Key to XII (a) from Gardiner

• (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.