Key to § 76 from Ockinga

• (1)

  rDi.ntw=k r dnit n.y mAr
  That you were appointed was to a dam of the wretched.

  Note: Entry for dnit, "dam (n.)", is missing from vocabulary; see Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 24, 17:
  
  rdi.n.tw.k r dnit n mAr
  het is tot dam voor de ellendige dat U aangesteld bent

• (2)

  Sdi.ntw=f n=i Di.n(=i) wi Hr X.t=i
  That it was read to me, was after I had placed myself upon my belly [lit. torso].

  Note: The narrator lay down on the ground as a sign of respect.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 46:
  
  rdi.n.(i) wi Hr Xt.i
  I placed myself on my belly.
  • Callender, p. 89:
  
  Sd(y):n.t(w).f n.i rd(y):n.i wi Hr Xt.i
  When it was read to me, I placed myself on my stomach...

• (3)

  rDi.ntw=k r sDm md(w).t r wDa snw
  That you were appointed to hear the speech was to judge between contestants.

  Note: Entry for snw, "contestants", is missing from vocabulary; see Faulkner.

• (4)

  rDi.in TA.ty nis.tw nAy=f n.y Xrd.w m-xt arq=f sxr rmT
  Then the vizier caused that his children were called, after he had perceived the nature of the people.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 26, 11:
  
  rdi.in TAty nis.tw nAy.f Xrdw m-xt arq.f sxr rmT
  de vizier zorgde dat deze kinderen van hem (of, zijn) geroepen werden, nadat hij doorvorst had het plan van de mensen

• (5)

  imi ini.tw n=i wsr.w 20 n.y hbny
  Command that 20 oars of ebony are brought to me.

  Note: ini is Prospective/Future form, used as Subjunctive form; see "Note" on p. 44.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 3:
  
  imi in.tw n.i wsrw 20 n hbny
  zorg dat aan mij gebracht worden 20 roeispanen van ebbehout