Key to the exercises from Graefe

I

• 1

  jmn.w-m-HA.t
  

  pjpj
  

  Note: Following Hannig, p. 1258.

  xnDr
  

  Note: Following Hannig, p. 1265.

  mnTw-Htp
  

  Note: Following Hannig, p. 1261.

• 2

  Aw
  

  mnx
  

  pA
  

  Hn
  

  SA
  

  xA
  

  mt
  

  tj
  

  ns
  

  Dw
  

• 3

  xa
  

  wp
  

  wa
  

  wr
  

  nDs
  

  bH / Hw
  

  rw
  

  tm
  

  mn
  

• 4

  mr
  

  jn
  

  jm
  

  aA
  

  aA
  

  pH
  

  jw
  

  jm / m
  

  wn
  

• 10

  jr
  wenn

  stS
  Seth

II

• 1

  nsw
  König

  Note: 3 times

  wsjr
  Osiris

  Note: 2 times

  mAa-xrw
  selig

  Hm-nTr
  Priester

  zA-nsw
  Sohn des Königs

• 2

  jr.t Hr.w
  das Auge von Horus

  wp.t HqA
  Richtspruch des Herrschers

  Hw.t-nTr
  der Tempel

  Note: See p. 29.

  stp-zA
  Palast

  pr-nsw
  Königshaus

  HqA.w xAs.wt
  die Herrscher der Fremdländer

• 3

  sxr nTr
  Plan des Gottes

  sbA.w nw jmn.t
  Die Tore des Westens

  nsw n km.t
  König von Ägypten

  mj.t n wD
  Abschrift des Befehls

• 4

  nsy.t n(j).t tA
  Königstum

  Hbsw nj.w Ss-nsw
  Kleider aus Königsleinen

  pr-nsw
  Königshaus

• 5

  n?.wt nHH
  Stätten der Ewigkeit

  wsr.w nw hbnj
  die Ruder aus Ebenholz

  pr.w.wj-HD
  die beiden Silberhäuser

  Ha.w-nTr
  Gottesleib

  rd nTr aA
  Treppe des grossen Gottes

• 6

  hj n xAr.t
  Ehemann für die Witwe

  ms.w-nsw
  Königskinder

  bA.tj
  zwei Büsche

• 7

  jw snfr-w(j)
  Insel des Snofru

  Note: Twice. For the second writing, see §8.VIII.c).

  bA.w n(j) wr.t
  Macht der Großen

  Note: bA.w is not plural; cf. §10.

  zA Hm-nTr
  Sohn des Priesters

• 8

  wD pn n(j) nsw
  dieser Befehl des Königs

  Note: Pronomina are discussed from p. 28.

  nb.t p.t
  Herrin des Himmels

  rmT km.t
  die Menschen Ägyptens (die Ägypter)

  Note: Or less likely: "Ein Mensch Ägyptens", "ein Ägypter". The plural determinative does in any case not signify grammatical plural here; cf. the writing of rmT on p. 9.

  Hm.wt n(j.w)t wr.w
  die Frauen der Häuptlinge

  Note: As on p. 22.

• 9

  Hm.w-kA
  die Ka-Diener

  smr.w nj.w stp-zA
  die Freunde des Palastes

  qnb.t nj.t Hw.t-nTr
  Kollegium des Tempels

  dp.t nTr.w
  Schiff der Götter

• 10

  (j)x.t pr HAt(.j)-a.w
  Eigentum des Hauses des Grafen

  wp.t nj.t Dw
  Spitze des Bergs

  wnw.t Hw.t-nTr nj.t wp(j)-wA(j).wt nb zAw(w).t(j)
  Stundenpriesterschaft des Tempels von Upuaut, Herr von Siut

• 11

  a.w.wj tAy.t
  die Arme von Tait

  jnb.w HqA
  die Mauer des Herrschers

  mnTw nb wAs.t
  Monthu, Herr von Theben

  nTr.w tA-mrj
  die Götter Ägyptens

III

• 1

  jm.jw nw.w
  die in Nun befindlichen (die Bewohner des Nun)

• 2

  Ax.t jAb.t.jt nj.t p.t
  östlicher Horizont des Himmels

• 3

  Hm.t tn
  diese Frau

• 4

  jr.jw aA nj(.w) sbA.w dwA.t
  die Türhüter der Tore der Unterwelt

  Note: One should not read aA.w nor dwA.wt. The first occurrence of A40 and the determinative of plurality following it concern the whole noun phrase jr.jw aA. Similarly, the second occurrence of A40 and the determinative of plurality following it concern the whole noun phrase jr.jw aA nj(.w) sbA.w dwA.t.

• 5

  nTr nb
  jeder Gott

• 6

  k(j).t(j) xAs.t Xz.t
  anderes schwaches Fremdland

• 7

  sr(j.w) nb n(j) zAw(w).t(j)
  jeder Beamter von Siut

• 8

  jnw nb nfr n(j) sx.t HmA.t
  alle gute Produkte aus 'Natronfeld' (= Wadi Natrun)

  Note: The transliteration jnw as masculine-singular seems more appropriate than jn.w, in the light of the masculine-singular n(j).

• 9

  wpw.t.jw xAs.wt nb(.wt)
  Boten von allen Fremdländern

• 10

  HqA n(j) xAs.t nb.t
  der Herrscher jedes Fremdlandes

• 11

  nb.t pr.w
  Herrin des Hauses

• 12

  xft.jw nj.w nb(.w)-r-Dr
  Feinde des Herrn über Alles

• 13

  jm.j-r? sx.t.jw mnx n(j) pr.w-nsw
  der vortreffliche Vorsteher der Bauer des Königshauses

  Note: Not "vortreffliche Bauer"; see page 25 at f).

• 14

  aSA wr.t r (j)x.t nb.t
  sehr viel mehr als alles

• 15

  kj.wj xAs.t.j.w nj.w (j)Ab.t.t
  andere Fremdlandbewohner des Ostens

• 16

  qA sA
  mit hohem Rücken (= anmaßend)

  Note: See page 25 at number 2.

• 17

  Tbn r Tzm xAx r Sw.t
  schneller als ein Windhund, geschwinder als ein Schatten

• 18

  aA mrw.t
  groß an Liebe

• 19

  jqr sxr.w
  mit ausgezeichneten Plänen

• 20

  nb nTr.w nb.w
  Herr aller Götter

• 21

  aA bnr.t
  groß an Süsse

• 22

  StA.w Hr.w jm.jw Hw.t xpr.j
  die geheimnisvollen vom Gesicht im Gehöft von Cheperi

• 23

  ptH nfr Hr
  Ptah, mit schönem Gesicht

• 24

  sx.t.j pn mnx
  dieser vortreffliche Bauer

• 25

  tAy=s Hr(.j)t
  ihre Vorgesetzte

• 26

  wr wr.w
  Größte der Großen

• 27

  wr n(j) wr.w
  Größte der Großen

• 28

  aSA mr.t
  zahlreich an Hörigenschaft

• 29

  nb.t p.t
  Herrin des Himmels

• 30

  sxr.w jqr.w nfr.w
  vortreffliche und schöne Pläne

• 31

  sxr nb n(j) nb tA-mrj
  jedes Plan des Herrn von Ägypten

IV

• 1

  jb=f
  sein Herz

• 2

  r?=s
  ihr Mund

• 3

  rd.wj=fj
  seine beiden Beine

• 4

  nTr=sn n?.t.j
  ihr zur Stadt gehöriger Gott

• 5

  ntf nb=sn
  er ist ihr Herr

  Note: See §17.

• 6

  jm.jw-Abd=sn
  die in ihrem Monat befindlichen (= die monatsdienstleistenden Priester)

  Note: The plural determinative refers to plural jm.jw

• 7

  a.w.wj=sj
  ihre beiden Arme

• 8

  jw=n
  unsere Insel

• 9

  ntsn
  sie

  Note: Unabhängiger Personalpronomen 3. Person Plural

• 10

  pr.w=Tn pn
  dieses Haus von euch

• 11

  mdw=f
  sein Wort

• 12

  jr.t=f
  sein Auge

• 13

  pAy=s nb
  ihr Herr

• 14

  nb jr.j
  der Herr davon

• 15

  Dw.t nb.t jr.jt=j
  alles Böse das zu mir gehoert

• 16

  pA z(.j)
  dieser Man

• 17

  Hr=Tn
  euer Gesicht

• 18

  nTr.w jpw Ds=sn
  diese Götter selbst

• 19

  mw=j
  mein Wasser

• 20

  nHb.t=s
  ihr Nacken

• 21

  xr.w pf Xz nj k(A)S
  jener schwache Feind von Kusch

• 22

  ky r? jr.j
  ein anderer Spruch diesbezüglich

• 23

  s.t=f
  sein Thron

• 24

  wA(j).t=Tn
  euer Weg

• 25

  rn=f pn nfr
  dieser schöne Name von ihm

• 26

  s.t tn nj.t Hr.w nj anx.w.w
  dieser Thron von Horus der Menschen

  Note: One might expect nj.t instead of nj, as in st-Hr nt anxw, "Horusthron der Lebenden"; cf. Hannig, p. 650.

V

• 1

  jnk js HqA pwn.t
  Ich bin wirklich Herrscher von Punt.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 103:
  
  ink is HqA ^pwnt
  it is I (who am) the ruler of Pwenet.

• 2

  pA pw wsjr
  Osiris ist dieser.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 86:
  
  pA pw ^wsir
  such is Osiris, lit. this is he, (namely) Osiris.

• 3

  jnk wab a.w
  Ich habe reine Arme. [Ich bin einer der rein vom Arm ist.]

• 4

  wA.t DHwtj nw r pr.w mAat
  Dieser ist der Weg von Thoth zum Haus von Maat.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 102:
  
  wAt ^DHwty nw r pr ^mAat
  this is the road of Thoth to the house of Maet.

• 5

  jnk nfr (w)Ha.w
  Ich habe schöne Fischerboote.

• 6

  jSst tr (j)x.t jr(j).t.n=k n=s
  Was ist denn die Sache, die du damit gemacht hast?

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 102:
  
  iSst tr ixt irt.n.k n.s
  what is, pray, the thing which thou hast done to it ?

• 7

  ptr r=f sw
  Wer ist er denn?

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 102:
  
  ptr rf sw
  who is he ?

• 8

  Hm.t wab pw nj ra.w
  Sie ist die Frau eines Priester des Re.

• 9

  sx.t.j pw n sx.t HmA.t
  Er war ein Bauer aus 'Natronfeld' [= Wadi Natrun].

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 103:
  
  sxty pw n ^sxt-HmAt
  he was a peasant of the Wady Natrun.

• 10

  jsT zA pw mnx
  Er ist ein vortrefflicher Sohn.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 105:
  
  isT sA pw mnx
  lo, he was a beneficent son.

• 11

  Sa.t=k pw jr.t Hr.w wDA.t
  Das heile Auge von Horus ist dein Schrecken.

• 12

  nw pw jAT a.t
  Dies ist eine Verletzung eines Körperteils.

• 13

  Sms.w Sms.w Hr.w
  Das Gefolge ist das Gefolge von Horus.

• 14

  NN pw Tw Twt pw NN
  Du bist NN, NN bist du.

• 15

  bj.t=j pw nA m wn-mAa
  Das ist wirklich mein Charakter.

• 16

  rn nj mw.t=s TwjA
  Der Name ihrer Mutter ist Tjuia.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 100:
  
  rn n mwt.s ^TwiA
  the name of her mother is Tjuia.

• 17

  ntk jt nj nmH
  Du bist ein Vater zum Waisen.

• 18

  swt nb=n
  Er ist unser Herr.

• 19

  zy pw nTr ms(j).y m mjn
  Wer ist der Gott, der heute geboren wurde?

• 20

  kA pw nsw
  Der König ist eine Ka-Seele.

• 21

  pr.w=f pr.w jt=j
  Sein Haus ist das Hauser meines Vaters.

VI

• 4

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 121:
  
  wa im nb
  every one thereof

• 6

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 46:
  
  mk wi m-bAH.k
  behold, I am before thee.

• 7

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 197:
  
  ir hrw n Hwt-nTr r-360 pw xnt rnpt
  as for a temple day, it is the three hundred and sixtieth part of (lit. out of) the year.

• 8

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 95:
  
  behold I am in thy company, lit. at thy side.

• 10

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 88:
  
  nn is n sbi Hr Hm.f
  there is no tomb for him-who-rebels against his Majesty, i.e. the rebel shall have no tomb.

• 13

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 79:
  
  no one has a heart, lit. not is a heart to a man.

• 14

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 93:
  
  iw nA m sbAyt
  this is an (lit. as an) instruction.

• 16

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 89:
  
  mk tw m niwt, nn HqA-Hwt.s
  behold, thou art a city without a ruler, lit. as a city, not is a ruler of it.

VII

• 1

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 258:
  
  go fetch me a cloth from my house.

• 3

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 258:
  
  give judgment thou thyself.

• 4

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 258:
  
  As tw
  haste thee

• 5

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 259:
  
  sA r.k
  tarry thou.

• 7

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 260:
  
  do not put one thing in the place of another.

• 9

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 258:
  
  come, ye gods, and give him protection, lit. make his protection.

• 10

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 258:
  
  equip for thyself a bark with all the fair ones of the Residence.

VIII

• 11

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 127:
  
  n Abd 2
  within two months.

• 14

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 246:
  
  the trees cracked and the earth shook.

IX

• 1

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 239:
  
  ii.ti n.i
  welcome to me ! Lit. thou art come to me.

• 2

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 239:
  
  Hr.tiwny r wnm adw
  beware of (lit. be ye far from) eating the adu-fish.

X

• 3

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 230:
  
  rdit.f wi m-HAt Xrdw.f
  he placed me in front of his children.

• 7

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 111:
  
  di.i sSA.f m aA.k
  I will cause him to become acquainted with thy greatness.

• 13

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 357:
  
  he is stout of heart when he sees a multitude.

• 16

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 68:
  
  nHmn zA=f aq(.w) r aH
  Wahrlich, sein Sohn ist in den Palast eingezogen

• 21

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 356:
  
  r tr n nSnn pt
  whenever heaven rages. Lit. at the season of heaven-rages.

• 25

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 356:
  
  it.n.i rnpt 110 m anx n dd n.i nsw
  I spent 110 years of life which (lit. of) the king gave to me.

• 28

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 355:
  
  as ye wish that honour for you should be with Osiris.

• 29

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 356:
  
  as to (the phrase) `his heart is drowned' this means that his heart is forgetful.
  • Gardiner, p. 251:
  
  like one who is thinking of something else, lit. who is on recalling another saying.

• 33

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 386:
  
  this prince of <Re>tjnu caused me to spend many years as commander of his army.

• 34

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 330:
  
  mk hAb.n.i Hr Hn.k n imy-r pr
  behold, I have written (lit. sent) commending thee to the steward.

XI

• 8

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 339:
  
  one hundred persons were given to me as reward.

• 10

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 341:
  
  ir.n.i n.i miHat tw sAx.ti, smnx st.s r rwd nTr aA
  I made for myself this tomb, it being consecrated and its place being embellished at the staircase of the great god.

• 15

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 343:
  
  n nHmn tp.f m-a.f
  his head is not (or has not been) taken away from him.

XII

Note: See Gardiner pp. 201-202.

XIII

• 1

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 282:
  
  the Asiatics who had come in my company.

• 3

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 283:
  
  i mrrw anx, msDDw mwt
  O ye who love life and hate death.

• 4

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 307:
  
  sqdw im.s rx(w).n.k
  sailors being in it whom thou knowest.

• 6

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 298:
  
  rdit.n.f n.i nbt
  all that he gave to me.

• 8

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 296:
  
  Hsyt nt ^Ht-Hr
  praised of Hathor

• 9

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 283:
  
  sA.i nb srwdty.fy tAS pn
  every son of mine who shall strengthen this boundary.
  • Gardiner, p. 315:
  
  ir grt fxty.fy sw, tmt(y).f(y) aHA Hr.f
  now as for him who shall lose it (this boundary) and shall not fight on behalf of it.

• 10

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 299:
  
  Dd.n nb (a.w.s.): ink rdi.i ir.tw.f n.k
  of which (my) lord (l. p. h.) said: I will cause it to be made for thee.

• 13

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 295:
  
  ir grt Sdd sw nb Hr.f ra nb
  but as to everyone over whom it (this spell) is read every day. Lit. every read-it-over-him.

• 14

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 297:
  
  sDmw n.f sDmw
  one to whom (lit. to him) judges listen.

• 16

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 298:
  
  ir.n.(i) mrrt rmT, Hsst nTrw
  I did what men love and what the gods praise. Or, I did what is loved of men and what is praised of the gods.

• 19

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 284:
  
  he is a mighty man, achieving with his strong arm.

• 20

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 286:
  
  mk fA pw n iTA iry.k
  behold, it is the supporting of the chief which is done by thee.

• 21

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 289:
  
  he rejoices (lit. is one-rejoicing) thereat more than any petitioner.

• 23

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 284:
  
  always going forth praised and loved.

• 25

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 286:
  
  list of officials to whom things were brought (lit. who were brought-to-them) on this day.

XIV

• 1

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 149:
  
  an ear whose hearing is poor, lit. poor is its hearing.

• 7

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 393:
  
  then two boats were caused to wait upon him. Lit. (it) was caused that, etc.

• 8

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 232:
  
  iwt(y) rx rn.f
  whose name is not known.

• 9

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 249:
  
  nay, but he who is yonder shall stand in the bark (of the sun-god).

• 11

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 392:
  
  aHa.n pH.n.(i) ^wAD-wr
  then I reached the Red Sea.

• 13

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 82:
  
  HD.n.i, wn hrw
  I set out early, (when) it was day, lit. (when) day was.

• 14

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 314:
  
  wn m ipwty Hr hAb ky
  he who was (formerly) a messenger (now) sends another.

• 15

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 116:
  
  if he be a big child, he shall swallow it down, lit. swallow it with a swallowing.

• 16

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 250:
  
  wn.ki rf dwn.kwi Hr Xt.i
  now (while) I was stretched on my belly.

• 20

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 391:
  
  wn.in Hm.f hAb.f n.i Xr Awt-a
  thereupon His Majesty kept sending to me with presents.
  • Gardiner, p. 121:
  
  Hswt.i nt xr nsw
  my favours from (lit. of with) the king.

• 22

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 395:
  
  n sp pA.t(w) irt st Dr hAw n-sw-bit ^snfrw, mAa-xrw
  never had it been done (lit. not occurred that one did the making of it) since the time of king Snofru, the justified.

• 23

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 151:
  
  in nty mrt m Xt.f
  by him in whose body the pains are, lit. by him who the pains are in his body.

XV

• 2

  zy pw nTr pw rx wj
  Wer ist dieser Gott, der mich kennt?

XVI

• 2

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 375:
  
  behold, one has never (lit. not) commanded to do the like thereof.

• 3

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 375:
  
  n sxs.t(w) m-sA.i
  no one had run after me.

• 5

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 264:
  
  nn tm.f ir bw nfr n xAst wnnty.sy Hr mw.f
  he will not fail to do good to the land which will be loyal to him, lit. be on his water.

• 6

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 375:
  
  n mA.i mity srw pn
  I have never (lit. not) seen the like of this goose.

• 8

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 321:
  
  do not speak to him until he has invited.

• 10

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 333:
  
  ir sqdd Xr.f, n sAH.n.f tA
  as for him who sails with falsehood for a cargo (lit. under it (grg)), he does not reach land.

• 12

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 317:
  
  now his eye had not yet been ill.

• 13

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 317:
  
  m grg dwA n iit.f
  provide not for to-morrow before it has come.

• 14

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 377:
  
  she will never give birth.

• 15

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 106:
  
  n ink tr smA.f
  I am not, forsooth, a confederate of his.

• 20

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 153:
  
  do not beg from (lit. to) him who has no property.

• 21

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 405:
  
  wherefore, pray, dost thou not hearken ?

• 22

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 162:
  
  Einer, dessen Name nicht bekannt ist

• 24

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 264:
  
  why, pray, have not vessels (with grain) been brought ?

• 25

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 97:
  
  n is aba im
  there is indeed no boasting therein.