Key to the exercises from Ockinga

§ 5

ir
regarding

Hna
with

^ptH
Ptah

im
there

ntk
you (independent pronoun)

Note: See p. 12.

^inpw
Anubis

Dd
to speak

§ 5&9

• (1)

  A.t
  moment

  fAi
  to carry

  ^ra.w
  Re

  Note: Entry missing from vocabulary, but see C1 in sign list.

  p.t
  heaven

  rx
  to know

  hp
  law

  Hb
  festival

  ix.t
  thing

• (2)

  xm
  to not know

  xr
  to fall

  xdi
  to travel downstream

  Xsi
  be miserable

  si
  man

  s.t
  woman

  sf
  yesterday

  rwi
  to remove

• (3)

  Sad
  to cut

  iAwi
  be old

  nh.t
  sycamore

  Tsm
  hound

  Hqr
  be hungry

  fd.t
  sweat

  ^kAS
  Kush

• (4)

  inr
  stone

  isf.t
  sin

  Apd
  bird

  Xrd
  child

  xtm
  to seal

  dp.t
  ship

• (5)

  hAb
  to send

  gr
  be silent

§ 6&9

• (1)

  Awi
  be long

  HfA.w
  snake

  Abw
  to tarry

  iwH
  to water

  imi
  to mourn

• (2)

  inb
  wall

  irw
  form

  ir.t
  eye

  isf.t
  sin

  aAg.t
  hoof

  aA
  door

  swAS
  to honour

• (3)

  wA.t
  road

  HwA
  to rot

  wa
  one

  wp.wt
  message

  Note: In vocabulary, transliteration given without t. I suspect this is a typo. Cf. transliteration on p. 50: wpw.t. See also Faulkner, Hannig and Zonhoven, who write wpwt.

  wnn
  to exist

  wn
  to open

  iwn
  colour

• (4)

  wnm
  to eat

  wr
  to be great

  wrD
  be tired

  bAk
  servant

  abA
  altar

  bHs
  calf

• (5)

  ^bHd.t
  Edfu

  XpA
  navel

  pri
  to go

  pH
  to reach

  mAi
  lion

  mAA
  to see

  mAX
  to burn

• (6)

  miw
  cat

  smi
  to report

  ^imn.w
  Amun

  mn
  to remain

  mnx
  potent

  smn
  goose

  mr.yt
  shore

  mr.wt
  love

• (7)

  mr.t
  serfs

  mr
  be sick

  mr
  pyramid

  mHy.t
  north wind

  mHi
  to swim

  mH
  to fill

• (8)

  msdm.t
  black eye-paint

  iwms
  lie

  wmt
  be thick

  xm.t
  3

  hnw
  jar

  mn.w
  monument

  wnw.t
  hour

• (9)

  nwH
  rope

  ^nw.t
  Nut

  nb
  every

  nbi
  to swim

  xnms
  friend

  nms.t
  jar

  ns.t
  throne

  Note: Entry missing from vocabulary, but see W11 in sign list.

  nD
  protect

  Note: Entry missing from vocabulary, but see W24 in sign list.

• (10)

  nDnD
  counsel

  Note: Entry missing from vocabulary. See Faulkner.

  i-t:r-rw-w-N2
  itrw
  river

  Note: For the translation "river" in the vocabulary, the determinative N2 in the exercise is inappropriate. This is probably a scribal error, or erratum of the author.

  mSrw
  evening

  HAw
  increase

  mkHA
  to neglect

• (11)

  Hm.t
  wife

  Hmsi
  to sit

  nHm
  to steal

  Hnsk.t
  lock of hair

  Hrr.t
  flower

  dHr
  leather

  Hsi
  to sing

• (12)

  HD
  be white

  xAi
  to measure

  mxA.t
  balance

  xai
  to appear

  xti
  to carve

  nxt
  strong

  Note: Translation taken from Faulkner, rather than the translation "victory" from the vocabulary for nxt.w.

  XAr.t
  widow

• (13)

  XA.t
  corpse

  Xnw
  palace

  mXn.t
  ferry

  Xni
  to row

  mXn.t
  ferry

  Xr
  under

  mXr
  store room

• (14)

  mXr.w
  requirements

  sAtw
  ground

  sAr.t
  wisdom

  sAi
  be wise

  bAgsw
  dagger

• (15)

  ^xnsw
  Khons

  sn
  brother

  sn.t
  sister

  stw.t
  rays

  sksk
  to destroy

  SAd
  to dig

• (16)

  SAwAb.ty
  shabti

  Swi
  be empty

  Sni
  to encircle

  Snb.t
  front of chest

  Ssr
  arrow

  iSs.t
  "what?"

• (17)

  sti
  smell

  qd
  to build

  sqdi
  to travel

  kA.t
  work

  kAmw
  vineyard

  mskA
  skin

  ikm
  shield

  Note: The word "Schild" in the vocabulary is erroneously the German translation. See Faulkner.

• (18)

  ^km.t
  Egypt

  gmH
  espy

  dgm
  castor-oil plant

  tAS
  border

  HntAsw
  lizard

• (19)

  iti.y
  sovereign

  aXnw.ty
  cabinet

  (^i)tm
  Atum

  TAi
  to take

  TnTA.t
  throne

  aDA
  guilt

• (20)

  DADA
  head

  wDA
  be hale

  AbDw
  Abydos

  Dw
  to be bad

  Dr.w
  border

  msDr
  ear

  nni
  be tired

§ 7,9&11

• (1)

  wAH
  set down

  aHa
  to stand

  anx
  to live

  Htp.t
  offering

  nfr
  perfect

  HqA
  ruler

  xpr
  to come into being

• (2)

  mH.tyw
  Northerners

§ 8

wAD
be green

HD
silver

pr.w-HD
treasury

iyi
to come

ini
to bring

iTi
to seize

§ 10 a)

• (1)

  pr.w
  house

  rA
  mouth

  ib
  heart

  Hr
  face

  tp
  head

  Dba
  finger

  tA
  land

  Si
  lake

  wp.t
  crown

  ir.t
  eye

• (2)

  X.t
  torso

  nw.t
  city

  wA.t
  road

  Dr.t
  hand

  mDA.t
  bookroll

  HA.t
  front

  xAs.t
  desert

  rnp.t
  year

§ 10 c)

• 1.

  Hb
  festival

  Xr.y-HAb
  lector priest

  mA
  see

  Note: Not infinitive verb form (see § 60 and following).

  AH.t
  field

  wD
  to command

  nHH
  eternity

  Note: Entry missing from vocabulary. See Faulkner.

• 2.

  Hm-nTr
  priest

  snTr
  incense

  mri.y As.t
  one beloved of Isis

  Note: Following Gardiner § 379.

• 3. a.

  iAm
  be pleasing

  swi
  to drink

  qAm
  to create

  dAi
  to control

• 3. b.

  HA.ty-a.w
  count

  nsw
  king

  Note: (3 times)

  di anx
  given life

  Note: Following Gardiner § 378.

  it
  father

  Note: The hieroglyphic writing here is given in Faulkner.

  Dd mdw
  to be recited

  Note: See the vocabulary of Gardiner under mdw.

  anx(.w) wDA(.w) snb(.w)
  May he live, prosper and be healthy!

  Note: As on p. 51.

  ^imn.w-Htp.w
  Amenhotep

  ^snfr.w
  Snofru

  ^xwi=f-wi
  Cheops

  ^xai=f-^ra.w
  Khephren

  ^ppy
  Pepi

  ^twt.w-anx.w-^imn.w
  Tutankhamun

  ^imn.w-m-HA.t
  Amenemhet

  ^ra.w-msi-sw
  Ramesses

  Note: Entry missing from vocabulary. See Gardiner (p. 435) who writes ^ra-ms-sw, "Ramesses".

  ^mn-xpr-^ra.w
  Menkheperre

  ^psmtk
  Psammeticus

§ 18&19

• (1)

  sxr nTr
  the plan of god

  Note: As on p. 24.

• (2)

  im.y-rA pr.w
  the overseer of the house

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 65:
  
  imy-r pr
  overseer of the house, i.e. steward.

• (3)

  Hm-nTr
  priest

• (4)

  HqA xAs.t
  ruler of the desert

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 5, 6:
  
  HqAw xAswt
  de heersers van de vreemde landen [Hyksos]

• (5)

  nb imAx
  possessor of veneration

  Note: Translation of nb following p. 32.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 65:
  
  nb imAx
  possessor of veneration, venerable.

• (6)

  nsw n.y ^km.t
  the king of Egypt

• (7)

  wr.w n.w AbDw
  the great ones of Abydos

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 66:
  
  wrw nw AbDw
  the great ones of Abydus.

• (8)

  nTr.w nb.w ^tA-mri
  gods, lords of Egypt

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 5, 37:
  
  nTrw nbw ^tA-mri iww nw wAD-wr
  de goden, de heren van Egypte en van de eilanden van de Grote-Groene [de zee]

• (9)

  iw.w n.w wAD-wr
  islands of the sea

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 5, 37:
  
  nTrw nbw ^tA-mri iww nw wAD-wr
  de goden, de heren van Egypte en van de eilanden van de Grote-Groene [de zee]

• (10)

  wr.w n.w ^rmnn
  the great ones of Lebanon

• (11)

  si n.y qnb.t
  a man of the council

• (12)

  rA-wA.t
  path

• (13)

  w n.y ^pr.w-^ffi
  the district of Per-Fefi

  Note: Entry for ^pr.w-^ffi missing from vocabulary. See Zonhoven, p. 240 and p. 271 (De Welsprekende Boer).

• (14)

  TAw n.y anx
  air of life

  Note: The translation of TAw as "breath" (see Faulkner) makes more sense here.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 5, 42:
  
  TAw n anx
  de adem van het leven

• (15)

  Xkr.yt n.t nb.t p.t
  ornament of the mistress of heaven

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 5, 43:
  
  Xkryt nt nbt-pt
  de versierselen van de meesteres van de hemel

§ 22

• (1)

  nTr nfr
  perfect god

• (2)

  tA.w rsy.w
  southern lands

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 6, 12:
  
  tAw rsyw
  de zuidelijke landen

• (3)

  qaH mH.ty n.y Hw.t-nTr
  northern corner of the temple

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 6, 25:
  
  qaH mHty n Hwt-nTr
  de noordelijke hoek van de tempel

• (4)

  sbH aA
  a great cry

• (5)

  wA.t nb.t im.yt p.t im.yt tA
  every road that is in heaven and that is on earth [lit. in the land]

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 6, 15:
  
  wAwt nbt imyt pt imyt tA
  alle wegen die in de hemel en die op aarde zijn

• (6)

  Hr.y-tp
  chief

• (7)

  s.t wr.t n.t Dam
  a great throne of electrum

  Note: As on p. 9.

• (8)

  ix.t nb(.t) nfr.t wab.t
  every good (and) pure thing

  Note: As on p. 11.

• (9)

  Xr.tyw-nTr
  stone-masons

• (10)

  ky rA
  other speech

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 7, 20:
  
  ky r
  een andere spreuk

• (11)

  k.t xAs.t
  other foreign land

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 7, 4:
  
  kt xAst
  een ander land

• (12)

  qAi sA
  arrogant

• (13)

  ^ptH nfr Hr
  Ptah, beautiful of face

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 6, 24:
  
  ^ptH nfr-Hr
  Ptah, schoon van gezicht

• (14)

  Awi ib
  long of heart

  Note: Faulkner translates Aw ib as "joyful".

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 6, 34:
  
  Aw ib
  lang van hart [= verheugd]

• (15)

  qAi.t rn
  high of name

§ 28

• (1)

  nTr=Tn
  your god

• (2)

  ib=i
  my heart

• (3)

  a.wwy=ky
  your two arms

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 7, 12:
  
  awy.ky
  Uw beide armen

• (4)

  smr.w n.w Hm=k
  Companions of your Majesty

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 7, 22:
  
  smrw nw Hm.k
  de hovelingen van Uwe Majesteit

• (5)

  im.yw Abd=sn
  those who are in their month

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 7, 7:
  
  imyw-Abd.sn
  zij die in hun maand zijn [= de dienstdoende priesters]

• (6)

  wa im.y=Tn nb
  everyone of you

  Note: See § 35 for the meanings of preposition m: "out of" > "of".

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 9, 4:
  
  wa im.Tn nb
  iedereen van jullie [niet: een van U allen]

• (7)

  rn=i Ds=i
  my own name

§ 29

• (1)

  mw.t=f tn
  this mother of his

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 8, 1:
  
  m(w)t.f tn
  deze moeder van hem

• (2)

  nn n.y nTr.w
  these gods

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 8, 2:
  
  nn n nTrw
  deze goden

• (3)

  a.wt=i iptn
  these bodily parts of mine

• (4)

  wa m nA n.y sx.ty
  one of these peasants

• (5)

  pAy=i nTr nw.ty
  my city god

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 8, 5:
  
  pAy.i nTr niwty
  mijn stadsgod

• (6)

  nAy=f n.y Xrd.w
  his children

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 8, 18:
  
  nAy.f n Xrdw
  deze kinderen van hem (of, simpel, zijn kinderen)

§ 42

• (1)

  rm.w im
  Fish was there.

  Note: See § 115 for the meaning of adverb im.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 52:
  
  rmw im Hna Apdw
  vissen waren daar, en vogels
  • Graefe, p. 47:
  
  rm(y.w).w im Hna Apd.w
  Fische gab es dort und Vögel

• (2)

  ^imn(.w)-m-Hb
  Amun is in the festival. [sentence name]

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 12, 3:
  
  ^imn-m-Hb
  Amon-is-in-feest [eigennaam]

• (3)

  iw m(w)t m Hr=i min mi sti antyw
  Death is in my face today like the smell of myrrh.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 12, 1:
  
  iw m(w)t m Hr.i min mi sTi antyw
  de dood is heden in mijn aangezicht als de geur van mirre

• (4)

  iw it=f m Xnw aH=f
  While his father was in the interior of his palace.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 53:
  
  iw it.f m-Xnw aH.f
  terwijl (daarentegen) zijn vader in zijn paleis was (achterbleef)

• (5)

  iw nA m sbA.yt
  This is a teaching.

  Note: The grammar in the book does not justify translating nA in the singular. See however p. 86 of Gardiner.

  Cf:

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

• (6)

  ti Hm=f Ds=f Hr xtm iAb.ty n dmi pn
  while his Majesty himself was upon the eastern gate of this town.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 96:
  
  ti Hm.f Ds.f Hr xtm iAbty
  lo, His Majesty was himself in the eastern fortress.

• (7)

  bA=i Hna=i ib=i m X.t=i XA.t=i m tA
  while my soul is with me, my heart is in my torso, and my corpse is in the ground [lit. in the land].

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 12, 4:
  
  bA.i Hna.i ib.i m Xt.i XAt.i m tA
  terwijl mijn ba-ziel met mij is, mijn hart in mijn lichaam is, en mijn lijk in de grond is

• (8)

  nn wn nx st m tA pf n ^nhrn
  There was no one who protected them in that land of Naharin.

  Note: Translation of st by "them" is not justified by the grammar in the book; see however § 46 of Gardiner. The form nx, "one who protects", is a participle; see § 102.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 35, 7:
  
  nn wn nx st m tA pf
  niet was er iemand die hen hielp in dat land

• (9)

  n is aba im
  and without boasting there.

  Note: The grammar in the book does not explain the negation by means of n or n is instead of nn, despite § 43b, which deals with personal pronouns. Gardiner (§ 120) translates n is before a sentence with adverbial predicate by "not indeed". Loprieno (section 5.7) argues that nj-js indicates contrariety; his examples on p. 128 suggest the translation above.

  Cf:

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

• (10)

  nn wi m Hr.y-ib=sn
  I was not in their midst.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 52:
  
  nn wi m-Hr-ib.sn
  ik was niet temidden van hen
  • Graefe, p. 52:
  
  nn wj m-Hr-jb=sn
  Ich war nicht in ihrer Mitte (d.h. bei ihnen)

• (11)

  iw it=i m waw n.y nsw bi.ty ^sqni-n-^ra.w
  while my father was officer of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Sekenenre.

  Note: For a translation of nsw bi.ty, see § 150.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 12, 5:
  
  iw it.i m waw n nsw-bity ^sqn-n-^ra
  mijn vader was soldaat van de koning van Boven- en Beneden-Egypte Sekenenre

• (12)

  isT wi m tp n.y mSa=n
  while I was head of our army.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 12, 2:
  
  isT wi m tpy n mSa.n
  ik nu was aanvoerder van ons leger

§ 48

• (1)

  bw.t=f grg
  His abomination is the lie.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 60:
  
  bwt.f grg
  zijn afschuw is de leugen

• (2)

  ^bAbA sA ^rA-int rn=f
  Baba, son of Ra-inet, is his name.

  Note: The two proper nouns are not in the vocabulary. See § 274 of Gardiner for the use of O50:Z4 to indicate that a series of consonants is to be duplicated.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 13, 14:
  
  ^bAbA sA ^r-int rn.f
  Baba zoon van Ra-inet is zijn naam

• (3)

  ntf nb igr.t
  He is lord of the cemetery. [subject is stressed]

• (4)

  ink ^ptH
  I am Ptah.

• (5)

  ink nb=Tn
  I am your lord. [subject is stressed]

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 13, 5:
  
  ink nb.Tn
  ik ben jullie heer

• (6)

  ntk it n.y nmH
  You are father of the orphan.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 100:
  
  ntk it n nmH
  thou art the father of the orphan.

• (7)

  ntf is ^ra.w smsw nTr.w
  but he is Re, eldest of the gods. [subject is stressed]

  Note: Entry for smsw missing from vocabulary, but see A19 in sign list.

• (8)

  ntTn Xrd.w=i
  You are my children.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 13, 2:
  
  ntTn Xrdw.i
  jullie zijn mijn kinderen

• (9)

  n ink tr smA.y=k
  I am truly not your comrade.

  Cf:

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

§ 53

• (1)

  sx.ty pw n.y sx.t-HmA.t
  It was a peasant of Wadi Natrun.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 57:
  
  sxty pw n sxt-HmAt
  het was een boer van de Wadi Natrun (Zoutveld)

• (2)

  Hwr.ww pw
  They are paupers.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 56:
  
  Hwrw pw
  het zijn ellendigen

• (3)

  Hm.t wab pw n.y ^ra.w
  It is the wife of a priest of Re.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 56:
  
  Hmt wab pw
  het is een priestervrouw

• (4)

  HqA pw n.y ^rTnw Hr.t
  It was the ruler of Upper Retenu.

  Note: The translation of Hr.t by "Upper" does not follow (trivially) from the vocabulary. See Hannig: ^rTnw Hrt, "Oberes Retschenu".

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 14, 2:
  
  HqA pw n ^rTnw-Hryt
  het was de heerser van Opper-Retjnoe

• (5)

  m pw
  Who is it?

• (6)

  ntk pw it=sn
  Their father are you.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 14, 3:
  
  ntk pw it.sn
  hun vader bent U

• (7)

  mn.w pw n.y si nfr.w=f
  His perfection is the monument of a man.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 104:
  
  mnw pw n s nfrw.f
  a man's goodness is his monument, lit. the monument it (is) of a man, (namely) his goodness.

• (8)

  ntf pw m mAa.t
  It is really him.

  Note: As on p. 30.

§ 56

• (1)

  nfr sy r Hm.t nb.t
  She is more beautiful than any woman.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 4:
  
  nfr sy r Hmt nbt
  zij is mooier dan elke vrouw

• (2)

  wr Hs.t=i m stp-sA
  My favour in the palace was great.

  Note: Faulkner also translates Hst by "praise", which makes more sense here.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 109:
  
  wr Hst.i m stp-sA r smr waty nb
  greater was my praise in the palace than (that of) any Unique Friend.

• (3)

  nfr st r ix.t nb.t
  It is more beautiful than anything.

  Note: As on p. 11, ix.t nb.t, with plural determinitive for ix.t, is translated by "everything" > "anything".

• (4)

  wr mn.w=k r nsw nb
  Your monument is greater than [that of] any king.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 1:
  
  wr mnw.k r nsw nb
  groter zijn Uw monumenten dan (die van) enige koning

• (5)

  dns Tw r=i
  You are heavier than I.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 2:
  
  dns Tw r.i
  jij bent zwaarder dan ik

• (6)

  nfr pr.w=i wsx s.t=i
  My house is beautiful and my place is wide.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 15:
  
  nfr pr.i wsx st.i
  goed is mijn huis en wijd is mijn plaats

• (7)

  twt.wy n=s st
  How much it resembles her!

  Note: Gardiner, in the vocabulary, translates twt by "(be) like, n (someone)".

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 109:
  
  twt.wy n.s st
  how like (to) her it is!

• (8)

  nfr.w(y) mn.w pn
  How beautiful is this monument!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 3:
  
  nfr.wy mnw pn nfr
  hoe mooi is dit mooie monument

• (9)

  Ax.w(y) sw nTr pn
  How beneficial is he, this god!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 5:
  
  Ax.wy sw nTr pn
  hoe glorieus is hij, deze god

• (10)

  nDm.wy imA.t=k
  How sweet is your grace!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 6:
  
  nDm.wy iAmwt.k
  hoe aangenaam zijn Uw charmes

§ 58

• (1)

  ^n.y-^mAa.t-^ra.w
  Ni-Maat-Re: The truth belongs to Re.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 67:
  
  ^ny-mAat-^ra
  toebehorend aan Re is de waarheid

• (2)

  n.y sy im.yw-xt ^ra.w
  She belongs to those that are in the following of Re.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 15, 11:
  
  ny-sy imyw-xt ^ra
  behorend is zij tot degenen die in het gevolg van Re zijn

• (3)

  n.y sw mH 30
  He measures 30 cubits.

  Note: Translation according to the grammar leads to "He belongs to 30 cubits", which is confirmed by Allen (§ 7.5 and Ex. 7, no. 20). One arrives at the preferred translation more conveniently however following Loprieno (section 5.5), who translates nj by "that-of".

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 89:
  
  n(y)-sw mH 30
  it (the snake) was of 30 cubits.
  • Loprieno, p. 119:
  
  n(j)-sw mH 30
  It (sw) was thirty cubits long (∗nj mH 30 that-of-thirty cubits).

• (4)

  n.y wi pr.w ^wsir
  I belong to the house of Osiris.

• (5)

  ntk nbw
  To you belongs gold.

• (6)

  ib=i n=i
  My heart is [i.e. belongs] to me.

  Note: On p. 37 a similar phrase ib=k n=k is translated by "your own heart", but justification for this translation is not provided.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 97:
  
  HAty.k n.k n imy-HAt
  thou shalt have thy former heart, lit. thy heart is to thee of being-in-front.

• (7)

  aA n=f ix.wt r mi.ty=f nb
  To him belongs greater property than [to] any of his equals.

  Note: Translation of ix.wt as "property" as on p. 39.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 11, 13:
  
  aA n.f xt r mity.f nb
  groter is voor hem bezit dan (voor) enige gelijke van hem

• (8)

  nnk anx m-xt iAwi n=k imy
  To me belongs life after the old age that belongs to you.

  Note: For iAwi the translation as "old age" is missing from the vocabulary; see however Faulkner. For the use of a phrase such as n=k imy as possessive adjective following the noun, see Gardiner § 113, 3.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 88:
  
  m-xt iAw n.k-imy
  after thy own old age.

§ 67

• (1)

  sDm.w rmT
  Listen, people!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 20, 1:
  
  sDm.w rmT
  luistert, mensen

• (2)

  wDA r=k r Xnw n.y pr.w=k
  Go to the interior of [i.e. Go inside] your house!

  Note: For the imperative, r=k can be used as r=f; see Gardiner § 252.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 20, 2:
  
  wDA r.k r Xnw n pr.k
  ga toch je huis binnen

• (3)

  isi ini n=i sw
  Go and bring him to me!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 20, 3:
  
  is in n.i sw
  ga en haal hem voor mij

• (4)

  imi n=n TAw=k nb=n
  Give us your breath [lit. air], our lord!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 20, 4:
  
  imi n.n TAw.k nb.n
  geef aan ons Uw adem, heer van ons

• (5)

  sDm.w ir=f Tn it.w-nTr n.w rA-pr.w pn wab.w Xr.yw-HAb im.yw-s.t-a.w Hnk.w n mr drp.w n abA smnx.w mn.ww n.w Hm dm.w rn=i sHA.w nxb.t=i imi.w Hkn.w n twt.w=i swAS.w Xn.ty Hm imi.w rn=i m rA n.y Hm.w=Tn sxA=i xr msi.w=Tn
  Hear, god's fathers of this temple, priests, lector priests, acolytes! Make an offering to the pyramid! Offer to the altar! Embellish the monuments of my Majesty! Pronounce my name! Remember my royal titulary! Give praise to my statue! Honour the statue of my Majesty! Place my name in the mouth of your servants! My memory will be with your children.

  Note: rDi can be translated as "to place" according to the entry for rdi in Faulkner. In the vocabulary, I take the w in the transliteration msi.w for the singular form as an error; this is confirmed by examples on p. 9 and p. 60, where ms.w refers to the plural form. (For the sake of consistency, the i in the transliteration in the vocabulary should also be omitted.)

• (6)

  iai Tw imi mw Hr Dba.w=k
  Wash you[r self], place water upon your fingers!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 20, 9:
  
  ia Tw imi mw Hr Dbaw.k
  was U, giet water op Uw vingers

§ 69 and 70

• (1)

  Dd=i wr.t Di=i sDm=Tn Di=i rx=Tn sxr n.y nHH
  I say something great as I let you hear and let you know the nature of eternity.

  Note: The grammar does not treat explicitly the phenomenon that from an adjective such as wr, "great", one can form a substantive such as wr.t, "something great". Entry for nHH, "eternity", is missing from vocabulary; see Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 1:
  
  Dd.i wrt di.i sDm.Tn di.i rx.Tn sxr n nHH
  ik zeg iets groots: ik zal zorgen dat jullie horen, ik zal zorgen dat jullie leren kennen het plan van de eeuwigheid

• (2)

  xdd=i Xr in.w=s n nsw Tnw rnp.t nb prr=i im m mAa-xrw
  That I travelled northwards was carrying her gift to the king each and every year, and that I came out there was being [one who is] triumphant.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 353:
  
  xdd.i Xr inw.s n nsw Tnw rnpt nb(t), prr.i im m mAa-xrw, n gm.n.tw DAt.i
  I used to sail down with its tribute to the king every year, and went forth thence vindicated, and no deficiency was found in (lit. of) me.

• (3)

  irr Hm=k m mrr=f
  That your Majesty acts [lit. does] is as he desires.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 354:
  
  irr Hm.k m mrr.f
  may Thy Majesty do as he wills.

• (4)

  hAA=sn r tA m HfA.ww hAA=i m qAb.w=sn prr=sn r p.t m bik.w prr=i Hr DnH=sn
  If they descend to the earth [lit. land] as snakes, I descend in their coils. If they come out to heaven as falcons, I come out on their wings.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 23, 1:
  
  hAA.sn r tA m HfAw hAA.i m qAbw.sn prr.sn r pt m bikw prr.i Hr DnHw.sn
  dat zij afdalen in de aarde als slangen is dat ik (mee) afdaal in hun kronkelingen; dat zij uitgaan naar de hemel als valken is dat ik (mee) uitga op hun vleugels

• (5)

  sqdd tA xft wD=k
  That the land fares [lit. travels] is in accordance with your command.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 352:
  
  sqdd tA xft wD.k
  [Thou art the rudder of the entire land,] the land sails in accordance with thy commmand.
  • Zonhoven, p. 111:
  
  sqdd tA xft wD.k
  het is volgens Uw bevel, dat het land vaart

• (6)

  Hw=k wi awA=k Hnw.w=i nHm=k r=f nxw.t m rA=i
  You beat me and you steal my possessions, while you even take away the complaint out of my mouth.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 7:
  
  Hw.k wi awA.k Hnw.i nHm.k rf nxwt m r.i
  U slaat mij, U rooft mijn spullen, en nu neemt U zelfs de klacht uit mijn mond weg

• (7)

  grg=k pr.w=k mr=k Hm.t=k
  May you settle your house and may you love your wife!

  Note: I assume the Subjunctive form (§ 75).

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 5:
  
  grg.k pr.k mr.k Hmt.k
  moge je je huis stichten en je vrouw liefhebben

• (8)

  mrr sw nw.t=f r Haw=sn
  That his city [i.e. the people in his city] loves him, is more than [they love] themselves.

  Note: As an alternative to assuming the Aorist form here for mr(r), one could well consider the Circumstantial form ("while his city loves him more than themselves").

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 6:
  
  mr sw niwt.f r Haw.sn
  zijn stad houdt meer van hem dan (van) zichzelf

• (9)

  sDm=f spr.ty nb xft hp pn
  That he hears every petitioner is in accordance with this law.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 23, 2:
  
  sDm.f sprty nb xft hp pn
  het is volgens deze wet dat hij elke smekeling aanhoort

§ 71

• (1)

  iyi.n=i aA r nis r=k m wp.wt n.t it=i ^xwi=f-wi
  That I came here is to call to you with a message of my father Cheops.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 118:
  
  iy.n.i aA r nis r.k
  het is om te roepen om U, dat ik hier gekomen ben

• (2)

  pH.n=k nn Hr sy iSst
  Why have you attacked it?

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 329:
  
  pH.n.k nn Hr m
  how hast thou come to this pass? Lit. on account of what hast thou reached this?

• (3)

  Dd.n=f nn rx.n=f qd=i sDm.n=f SsA=i
  He said this after he had learned [about] my character and after he had heard [about] my wisdom.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 116:
  
  Dd.n.f nn rx.n.f qd.i sDm.n.f SsA.i
  het was nadat hij mijn karakter had leren kennen en nadat hij van mijn wijsheid had gehoord dat hij dit zei
  • Graefe, p. 89:
  
  Dd.n=f nn rx.n=f qd=j sDm.n=f SsA=j
  Daß er dies sagte, (war,) weil er meinen Charakter erkannt und gehört hatte, daß ich kundig sei, d.h., weil er mich erkannt und er gehört hatte, daß ich kundig sei, sagte er dies

• (4)

  iw m(w)t m Hr=i mi Abb si mAA pr.w=sn (sic!, read =f) iri.n=f rnp.wt aSA.wt m nDr.t
  Death is in my face as a man desires to see his house after he spent [lit. did] many years in imprisonment.

  Note: mAA is the infinitive form; see § 85.

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 90:
  
  jw m(w).t m Hr=j mjn mj Abb z(.j) mAA pr.w=sn (sic!, lies =f) jr(j).n=f rnp.wt aSA.wt jT(j)(.w) m nDr.t
  Der Tod ist heute vor mir wie daß ein Mann wünscht, sein Haus (wieder)zusehen, nachdem er viele Jahre verbracht hat, indem er gefangen war
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 23, 7:
  
  iw m(w)t m Hr.i min mi Abb s mAA pr.sn
  de dood is heden in mijn aangezicht zoals man(nen) verlangen hun huis te zien

• (5)

  iri.n=i mn.w n nTr.w sDsr.n=i xm.w=sn n m-xt smn.n=i rA.w-pr.w=sn Di=i rx wab.w iri.wt=sn Di=i wn ^km.t m Hr.yt-tp tA nb m mr.t=s
  I built [lit. did] a monument to the gods after I had consecrated their sanctuaries for the future and had established their temples, while I caused that the priests knew their duties and while I caused that Egypt was chieftainess and that every land was her serf[s].

  Note: Translation of Hrt-tp by "chieftainess" in Faulkner.

• (6)

  iyi.n=i m nw.t=i hA.n=i m spA.t=i iri.n=i mAa.t n nb=s sHtp.n=i nTr m mrr.t=f
  I came to my town and I descended to my nome, after I had done right to her lord and after I had pleased the god with that which he loves.

• (7)

  rDi.n=i n XAr.t mi nb.t h(A)y
  That I gave to the widow was like [I gave to] a possessor of a husband.

• (8)

  Smsi.n=i twt.ww=i r Hw.t-nTr smAa.n=i n=sn pA.t=sn
  I brought my statues to the temple, after I had presented to them their bread.

  Note: Translation of Sms by "bring" in Faulkner; translation of Sms.n=j twtw=j r Hwt-nTr by "ich brachte meine Statuen dem Tempel dar" in Hannig. Translation of smAa by "present" in Faulkner.

• (9)

  xdi.n Hm=f Hr iw pn smA.n=f xft.yw=f
  His Majesty travelled downstream upon this island after he had killed his enemies.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 25, 7:
  
  xd.n.f Hr.f ib.f Aw.w smA.n.f xftyw.f
  het was verheugd van hart, nadat hij zijn vijanden gedood had, dat hij erop noordwaarts voer

• (10)

  iw ir.n=i im.y-rA kA.w im.y-rA aw.t im.y-rA aA.w im.y-rA sr.w im.y-rA rri.w xrp.n=i Hbs.w r pr.w-HD
  I exercised the office of overseer of bulls, of overseer of small cattle, of overseer of donkeys, of overseer of rams, of overseer of pigs, I provided clothing to the treasury.

  Note: xrp translated by "to provide" (see Faulkner) rather than by the translation from the vocabulary.

§ 72

• (1)

  rDi wi Hm=f r sS TmA
  His Majesty appointed me as scribe of the cadaster.

  Note: Translation of TmA by "cadaster" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Callender, p. 40:
  
  rd(y): wi Hm.f r sXA n(y) tmA Hs(y): wi Hm.f r aAt wrt
  His Majesty appointed me scribe of the cadaster, and His Majesty showed me great favor.

• (2)

  Hsi wi Hm=f Hr=f r aA.t wr.t
  His Majesty praised me regarding it very greatly.

  Note: See § 115 for r aA.t wr.t.

§ 73

• (1)

  sr=sn nSni n xpr.t=f
  They foretold a storm before it came into being.

  Note: Entry for nSni, "storm", is missing from vocabulary; see Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 317:
  
  sr.sn Da n iit, nSny n xprt.f
  they could foretell a storm before (it) came, and a tempest before it happened.

• (2)

  xpr.n=k n msi.yt rmT n xpr.t nTr.w
  You came into being before men were born, before the gods came into being.

  Note: As on p. 46. As explained in § 78, msi.yt is a passive sDm.t=f form.

§ 74

• (1)

  spr=k r=sn DAi.n=k mw pXr-wr ^nhrn
  You will reach them, after you have crossed the Euphrates of Naharin.

  Note: Translation for DAi by "to cross", as in Faulkner, rather than by "to ferry" from the vocabulary. The latter translation leads to difficulties, since "to ferry" demands a logical object.

• (2)

  rx.n=f xrp=i n=f st
  He knew that I will govern it for him.

  Note: As on p. 43.

• (3)

  dg.y=k ^ra.w m Ax.t n.t p.t
  You will see Re at [lit. in] the horizon of the sky.

  Note: Entry for Ax.t, "horizon", missing from vocabulary, but see N27 in sign list.

• (4)

  msi=s m Abd 1 pr.t sw 15
  She will give birth in the first month of the harvest, day 15.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 367:
  
  ms.s m Abd 1 (n) prt, sw 15
  she will give birth on the fifteenth day of the first month of winter.

§ 75

• (1)

  int n=f ^Hapy Htp.t=f wnm=f m rA=f mA=f m ir.ty=f
  May the Nile bring him his offering, may he eat with his mouth, may he see with his eyes!

  Note: Entry for ^Hapy, "Nile", is missing from vocabulary; see Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 368:
  
  int n.f ^Hp Htpt.f, wnm.f m r.f, mA.f m irty.f
  may the Inundation god bring him his offering, may he eat with his mouth, may he see with his eyes.

• (2)

  kA mAn=i tA Hw.t-nTr n.t ^ra.w
  May I see this temple of Re!

• (3)

  ix iri=n dmi n.y sp
  May we make [lit. do] a resting place.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 368:
  
  ix ir.n dmi n sp
  then let us make a habitation together.
  • Zonhoven, p. 104:
  
  ix ir.n dmi n sp
  dan zullen we samen een woonplek maken

• (4)

  Hw iri.y=k xft Dd=i
  May you act [lit. do] in accordance with what I said.

  Note: Next to the prepositions mentioned on p. 41, also xft may be used with the (Historic) Perfect, as stated by Graefe (p. 101).

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 368:
  
  Hw iry.k xft Dd.i
  O that thou mayst act according as I say.
  • Graefe, p. 101:
  
  ir(j).n=t(w) aHA.t-nTr.w xft Dd=j
  man baute ein Götter-Kampfschiff wie ich (es) gesagt hatte

• (5)

  imi iri.y=i rn=k m tA pn r hp nb nfr
  Let me make your fair name in this land concerning every perfect law.

  Note: For iri, Faulkner has "make a (fair) name".

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 241:
  
  imi rn.i nfr(w) m niwt.k
  cause my name to be fair in thy city.

• (6)

  Dd.n=f sbi=f r ^ra.w iri=f awAi r=f
  He said he would rebel against Re, and that he would do stealing against him.

  Note: awAi is infinitive (§ 82).

• (7)

  iyi.n=i xr=Tn sD=i pAs.w=Tn gmgm=i wDa(y).wt=Tn
  I have come to you, that I may break your (scribe's) water pots, and that I may break your shells.

  Note: I assume that the hieroglyphic writing in the vocabulary at pAs and wDa(y) are erroneously in the plural.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 329:
  
  i.n.i xr.Tn sD.i pAsw.Tn
  I have come to you in order that I may break your water-pots.

• (8)

  rDi.n=f hAi.y=i r iAw.t tn n ikr n sxr m ib=f
  That he let me accede to this office was on account of the excellence of the plan in his heart.

  Note: Translation for hAi by "to accede", as in Faulkner, rather than by "to descend" from the vocabulary.

• (9)

  Di=k msi=i mAa.t=i n ^ra.w
  May you let me present my divine order to Re!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 10:
  
  di.k ms.i mAat.i n ^ra
  moge U geven dat ik mijn Ma'at aan Re brenge

• (10)

  mri.y=f Hw.t n.t it=i mAa tri.y=f sw m s.t sgr
  May he love the house of my true father, may he worship him in the place of silence [lit. silencing]!

  Note: Entry for Hw.t, "house", missing from vocabulary, but see O6 in sign list.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 12:
  
  mr.y.f Hwt nt it.i mAa tr.y.f sw m st sgr
  moge hij de tempel van mijn ware vader liefhebben, moge hij hem respecteren in de plaats van de stilte

• (11)

  Note: Same as (9) of Exercise § 69 and 70.

§ 76

• (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

§ 77

• (1)

  m=k msi(.w) n=k xrd.w 3
  Behold, three children have been born to you.

  Note: As on p. 60.

• (2)

  Sdi nsw in Hwr.ww
  The king was rescued by paupers.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 26, 2:
  
  Sd.w nsw in Hwrww
  de koning werd gered door armelui

• (3)

  msi=i m rk Hm n.y nsw bi.ty ^sHtp-ib-^ra.w
  I was born in the time of the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Amenemhet I.

  Note: Entry for rk is missing from vocabulary; see Faulkner.

• (4)

  iw xwsi.w n=i mr m inr
  A pyramid of stone was built for me.

  Note: The translation for xwsi by "to build", as in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 111:
  
  jw xws.w n=j mr m jnr
  Es wurde mir eine «Pyramide» aus Stein erbaut

• (5)

  isT ini msi.w iAw.w sn.w=sn r wnn m nxt.w Hr ^km.t
  Now, children, old men and their brothers were brought to be hostages for Egypt.

  Note: The translation for iAw by "old man", as in Faulkner. wnn is infinitive (§ 82).

• (6)

  iw Di.n wi Hm=f r rd.wi=f m nxn dm rn=i xnt mi.tyw=i
  His Majesty placed me near his feet as child, and my name was pronounced in front of my equals.

  Note: Translation of rdi by "to place" in Faulkner.

• (7)

  gmgm hnw n.w hbny
  The jar of ebony is broken.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 26, 1:
  
  gmgm.w hnw n(w) hbny
  het kistje van ebbehout is gebroken

§ 80

• (1)

  Dd.in sx.ty pn n Hm.t=f
  Then this peasant spoke to his wife.

• (2)

  Dd.in Hm=f n wa m nn n smr.w
  Then his Majesty spoke to one of these Companions.

• (3)

  HwA.xr=s m X.t
  then it rots in the torso.

• (4)

  xr rwD=f aA m tA s.t
  then he will prosper here in this place.

  Note: It is not mentioned in § 80 that there is a xr sDm=f construction next to the xr=f sDm=f construction. Cf. the kA=f sDm=f/kA sDm=f constructions. See Gardiner § 239.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 26, 13:
  
  xr rwD.f aA m tA st
  dan zal hij (vanzelfsprekend) floreren hier op deze plaats

• (5)

  nHm.kAtw stp.wt Hr xAw.wt nTr.w
  Then the choice cuts of meat are taken away from [lit. upon] the offering tables of the gods.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 347:
  
  nHm.kA.t(w) sTp(w)t Hr xAwt nTrw
  then the choice joints shall be removed from the altars of the gods.

§ 81

• (1)

  gmi.ntw nAy=sn irp wAH.w m nAy=sn nm.w mi xdd mw
  Their wine was found having been laid down in their vats as water flows.

  Note: For translation of xdi by "flow, of water" see Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 241:
  
  gm.n.tw nAy.sn irp wAHw m nAy.sn nmw
  their wine was found lying (lit. placed) in their presses.
  • Gardiner, p. 357:
  
  mi xdd mw
  [They found their wine lying in their vats] as when water flows. I.e., their wine was as abundant as ever-flowing water.

• (2)

  Di=i ini.tw n=k Haw.w Atp.w Xr Spss nb n.y ^km.t
  while I caused that to you were brought ships loaded with all wealth of Egypt.

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

• (3)

  rDi.kwi r pr.w sA nsw
  I was appointed to the house of the son of the king.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 17, 1:
  
  rdi.kwi r pr sA-nsw
  ik werd aangesteld in het huis van de koningszoon

• (4)

  gmi.n=f ^rwD-Dd.t Hmsi.ti tp=s Hr mAs.t=s
  He found Rudj-djedet while she was sitting [with] her head on her knee.

• (5)

  wrr.yt bAk.ti m nbw
  a chariot inlaid with gold

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 241:
  
  wrrt bAk.ti m nbw
  a chariot wrought in gold.

• (6)

  nTr.w Hri.tiwny r=i ink ^ra.w
  Gods, may you be distant from me, I am Re.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 17, 2:
  
  nTrw Hr.tywny r.i ink ^ra
  goden, blijft verre van mij; ik ben Re

• (7)

  iri.n=i n=i maHa.t tw sAx.ti smnx s.t=s r rd nTr aA
  I made myself this tomb, it being made beneficial, while its place had been embellished at the stairway of the great god.

  Note: See § 61 for derivation of sAx from Ax. smnx is Perfective Passive.

  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.

§ 82-85

• (1)

  m=k nfr sDm n rmT
  Behold, obeying is perfect for people.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 16, 3:
  
  mk nfr sDm n rmT
  zie, luisteren is goed voor de mensen

• (2)

  m Hs.t n.t ^ra.w
  in the favour of Re.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 223:
  
  m Hst nt ^skry
  in the favour of Sokar!

• (3)

  iyi.t m Htp in HA.ty-a.w n.y nw.t rsy ^sn-nfr mAa-xrw Hr Smsi nTr pn Sps
  Coming in peace by the count of the southern city, Sennefer, justified, while following this noble god.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 16, 4:
  
  iyt m Htp in HAty-a n niwt rsyt ^sn-nfr mAa-xrw
  komen in vrede door de burgemeester van de zuidelijke stad Sennefer, waar van stem

• (4)

  Hmsi.t m sH n.y sxmx ib iri.t hrw.w nfr Hna sn=f
  Sitting in the hall of distracting the heart, spending [lit. doing] a perfect day with his brother.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 16, 1:
  
  Hmst m sH n sxmx-ib irt hrw nfr Hna sn.f
  zitten in de hal van het verstrooien van het hart, het doorbrengen van een goede dag samen met zijn broer

• (5)

  wD Hm=f SAd pn
  His Majesty commanded this digging.

• (6)

  wDi Hm=f m nxt.w r sxr.t xr pf Xsi r swsx tAS.w ^km.t
  His Majesty departed in victory to overthrow that miserable enemy, to widen the borders of Egypt.

• (7)

  gmi.t=f in Hm=f
  Finding of him by his Majesty.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 225:
  
  gmt.f in Hm.f
  finding him by His Majesty, i.e. His Majesty found him.

• (8)

  nn Sna=i in ir.yw aA
  without detaining of me by the door-keepers [lit. those belonging to the door].

  Note: For translation of iry-aA by "door-keeper" see Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 35, 4:
  
  nn Sna.i in iryw-aA
  niet is afweren van mij door de deurwachters

• (9)

  pri=k aq=k nn Sna=k Hr sbA n.y dA.t
  May you come out and enter without detaining of you upon the gate of the netherworld.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 231:
  
  pr.k aq.k, nn HnHn.k, nn Sna.k Hr sbA n dwAt
  mayst thou go out and in, without being driven back, and without being turned away from the door of the netherworld. Lit. there is not the driving back of thee, etc.
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 34, 6:
  
  pr.k aq.k nn Sna.k Hr sbA n dwAt
  moge jij uit- en binnengaan, zonder het afweren van jou bij de poort van de onderwereld

§ 86

• (1)

  ist wi aHa.kwi sDm.n=i xrw=f iw=f Hr mdw.t [Var.: iw=f mdw=f]
  Now, I stood while I heard his voice; he was speaking.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 248:
  
  ist wi aHa.kwi sDm.n.i
  lo, I was standing and I heard; or, as I was standing, I heard.
  • Graefe, p. 69:
  
  jsT wj aHa.kw sDm.n=j xr.w=f jw=f Hr mdw(j).t jw=j m ar wA.w
  Nun stand ich da, hörte seine Stimme. Er redete, und ich war in der Nähe einer Verschwörung

• (2)

  si nb Hr Hpt sn.w=f
  Every man embraced his brothers.

• (3)

  iw snD Hm=k aq.w m X.wt=sn
  The fear of your Majesty has entered in their torsos.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 19, 1:
  
  iw snD Hm.k aq.w
  de vrees voor Uwe Majesteit is binnengedrongen

• (4)

  m=k wi r nHm aA=k sx.ty
  Behold, I will take away your donkey, peasant.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 67:
  
  mk wi r nHm aA.k, sxty, Hr wnm.f Sma.i
  I will take away thy ass, peasant, because it is eating my corn.
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 34, 16:
  
  mk wi r nHm aA.k sxty Hr wnm.f Sma.i
  zie, ik zal je ezel afnemen, boer, omdat hij mijn Boven-Egyptisch koren opeet

• (5)

  iw dp.t r iyi.t m Xnw
  A ship will come from the residence.

  Note: As on p. 58.

• (6)

  gm.n=i HfA.w pw iw=f m iyi.t
  I found it was a snake which was coming.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 253:
  
  gm.n.i HfAw pw iw.f m iit
  I found it was a serpent which was coming, lit. it was in coming.
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 18, 4:
  
  HfAw pw iw.f m iyt
  het was een slang, terwijl hij aan het komen was

• (7)

  iw=i r Sm.t
  I will go.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 18, 7:
  
  iw.i r Smt
  ik zal weggaan

• (8)

  ib n.y Hm=k r qbb n mAA Xnn=sn Xni.t m xd m xnti iw=k Hr mAA sS.w nfr.w n.y Si=k
  The heart of your Majesty will be happy because of seeing their rowing a rowing, travelling northwards and travelling southwards, while you see beautiful nests of your lake.

  Note: See Gardiner p. 233 for the translation of Xnn.sn Xnt by "they row a rowing".

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 253:
  
  ib n Hm.k r qbb n mAA
  the heart of Thy Majesty will be refreshed at seeing.
  • Zonhoven, p. 92:
  
  ib n Hm.k r qbb n mAA
  het hart van Uwe Majesteit zal zich verkwikken bij het zien

• (9)

  wnn.tw Hr iri.t spr.ty nb m sS
  One will put [lit. do] every plea in[to] writing [lit. script].

  Note: Translation of ir m sS by "put into writing" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 23, 18:
  
  wnn.tw Hr irt sprty nb m sS
  het is op schrift dat men elke smeekbede moet stellen

• (10)

  iw tw r rDi.t arq pA si m Dd iw=n hrw.wy n
  One will cause that this man swears by saying: how satisfied are we!

  Note: See § 76 for the indefinite pronoun tw, "one".

• (11)

  iw=i Hr mHi.t wrD.kwi wr.t
  I was swimming, being very tired.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 18, 3:
  
  iw.i Hr mHt wrD.kwi wrt
  ik was aan het zwemmen, zeer vermoeid zijnde

• (12)

  wnn=k Hr rDi.t Di.tw n=f aq.w nn rDi.t rx=f
  You will cause that provisions are given to him without causing that he knows [i.e. causing that he does not know].

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 249:
  
  wnn.k Hr rdit di.tw n.f aqw
  thou shalt cause (lit. shalt be on causing) provisions to be given to him.
  • Zonhoven, p. 112:
  
  wnn.k Hr rdit di.tw n.f aqw nn rdit rx.f
  het is zonder te zorgen dat hij op de hoogte is dat jij moet zorgen dat aan hem voedsel gegeven wordt

• (13)

  wnn=i wDa.kwi Hna=f
  I will be judged with him.

  Note: As on p. 56.

§ 91 a

• (1)

  iw gmi.n=i wa m nn n.y sx.ty
  I found one among [lit. out of] these peasants.

• (2)

  iw mAA(=i) n=i nxt.w Hm=f
  I saw [to me] the victory of his Majesty.

  Note: Given the verb forms in § 71, we cannot read mAA.n=i here.

• (3)

  iw rDi.n=i t n Hqr Hbs.w n HAy
  I have given bread to the hungry and clothing to the naked.

  Note: See example on p. 56, below.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 25, 1:
  
  iw rdi.n.i t n Hqr Hbsw n HAy
  ik gaf brood aan de hongerige en kleding aan de naakte

• (4)

  iw Smsi.n=i HqA r nmt.t=f
  I followed the ruler at his journeys.

• (5)

  iw grt rDi.n n=i Hm=f AH.t 2
  Now, his Majesty gave me 2 fields.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 25, 5:
  
  iw grt rdi.n n.i Hm.f AHt 2
  Zijne Majesteit gaf nu aan mij twee velden

§ 91 b

• (1)

  iw rDi n=i pr.w
  A house was given to me.

§ 91 c

• (1)

  iw=i bs.kwi r sDm sDm.t
  I was introduced to hear that which is heard.

§ 92

• (1)

  dgi md.t nfr.t r wAD iw gmi.tw=s m-a.w Hm.wt Hr bnw.wt
  A perfect word is more hidden [lit. hides more] than green semi-precious stone, [and yet] it is found with female servants upon mill stones.

  Note: Translation of dgj by "verborgen sein" in Hannig.

  Cf:

  • Callender, p. 111:
  
  iw gm(y)=tw.s m-a Hjmwt Hr bnwt
  [Eloquence is more hidden than the emerald,] although it is found with slave-girls at the mill-stones.
  • Gardiner, p. 385:
  
  iw gm.t(w).s m-a Hmwt Hr bnwt
  (but) it is found with handmaidens at (their) mill-stones.

• (2)

  iw awn ib=k
  Your heart is greedy.

• (3)

  iw Hmsi.tw Hr dmi n.y Hw.t-war.t
  The town of Avaris was besieged.

  Note: Translation of Hms Hr by "'besiege' town" in Faulkner.

• (4)

  iw=i sxA=i spr r nTr pf n.y mni
  I remembered to plead to that god of dying.

  Note: Next to those mentioned in § 85, also the verb sxA can have an infinitive as object (see Gardiner § 303).

• (5)

  iw=f mAA=f ^wsir ra.w nb Hna ^DHw.ty
  He sees Osiris every day with Thoth.

  Note: Entry for ra.w missing from vocabulary, but see N5 in sign list.

§ 94

• (1)

  iw=sn r Dd mAa.t pw iw Xrd.w=sn r Dd n Xrd.w mAa.t pw
  They will say: it is the truth, their children will say to the children: it is the truth.

• (2)

  iw=i r Sm.t spr=i Hr=k n ^inpw
  I will go so that I may plead for you to Anubis.

§ 95

• (1)

  aHa.n sbt.n=f im=i
  Then he laughed at me.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 392:
  
  aHa.n sbt.n.f im.i
  then he laughed at me.

• (2)

  aHa.n sbi.n Hm=f mSa aSA r ^tA-sty
  Then his Majesty sent a plentiful army to Nubia.

  Note: Translation of sbi by "send" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 25, 2:
  
  aHa.n sb.n Hm.f mSa aSA r ^tA-^sty
  toen zond Zijne Majesteit een talrijk leger naar Nubië

• (3)

  aHa.n mSa pn n.y Hm=f spr(.w) r ^kAS Xs.t
  Then this army of his Majesty reached miserable Kush.

  Note: This is an instance of the pseudo-verbal construction with aHa.n=f, not discussed explicitly in the book. See Gardiner § 482.

• (4)

  aHa.n ini.n=f smn
  Then he fetched a goose.

• (5)

  aHa.n=i Sm.kwi r smi.t st
  Then I went to report it.

• (6)

  aHa.n sgr.ti nn Xni.t
  Then she was silenced, without rowing.

• (7)

  aHa.n=i Sm.kwi Hna sA nsw
  Then I went with the son of the king.

• (8)

  aHa.n rDi.kwi r iw in wAw wAD-wr
  Then I was put on [lit. towards] an island by a wave of the sea.

  Note: Translation of rdi by "put" in Faulkner.

§ 96

• (1)

  wn.in Hm=f wSd=f wi
  Then his Majesty greeted me.

• (2)

  wn.in tw Hr rDi.t n=i nbw
  Then one gave me gold. [or: Then I was given gold.]

  Note: This is an instance of wn.in=f in the pseudo-verbal construction, not discussed explicitly in the book. See Gardiner § 470.

• (3)

  wn.in tw Hr aHA Hr mw
  Then people were [lit. one was] fighting for water.

§ 97

• (1)

  m=k hAb.n=i Hr Hn=k n im.y-rA pr.w
  Behold, I have written [regarding] commending you to the overseer of the house.

  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.

• (2)

  m=k pH.n=n Xnw is.wt=n iyi.ti wDA.t
  Behold, we reached the palace, our crew having come uninjured.

  Note: The w in the singular noun is.wt and the double writing of the t are due to the status pronominalis (Gardiner § 78).

• (3)

  ist iri nA n.y AH.wt m aH.wt
  Now these fields had been made in[to] farm-land.

  Note: Translation of iri by "make" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 340:
  
  ist ir nA n AHt m iHwt
  now these fields had been made into plough-lands.

• (4)

  isT wi xdi=i ... r Xnw pf wr n.y Hm=f sDAw.tyw n.ty(w) m pr.w nsw ... Hr mAA sTA=i r pr.w nsw
  When I travelled downstream ... to that great palace of his Majesty, sealbearers who were in the palace ... were seeing my admission [lit. bringing] to[wards] the palace.

  Note: n.ty(w) is a relative adjective (§ 148). Translation of sTA by "admit" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 161:
  
  isT wi xd.i ...... sDAwtyw(?) ...... Hr mAA stA.i
  when I sailed down (to do homage) ..... the treasurers ........ witnessed my introduction.

§ 98

• (1)

  ink mH ib n.y nsw m tA r-Dr=f ir Ax.t Hr ib nb=f aq Xr nfr.t pri Hsi.w
  I am one who filled the heart of the king in the entire land, who did that which is useful in the heart of his lord, who entered with that which is perfect, who came out being praised.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 28, 11:
  
  ink mH-ib n nsw m tA r-Dr.f ir Axt Hr ib nb.f aq Xr nfrt pr Hs.w
  ik ben iemand die het hart van de koning vult [vertrouwelijk] in het hele land, die doet wat nuttig is in het hart van zijn heer, die binnentreedt met goeds en die naar buiten gaat, terwijl geprezen

• (2)

  rx sw kA.t nb.t n.t ^mntw
  He is one who knows every work of Month.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 28, 12:
  
  rx sw kAt nbt nt ^mnTw
  een kennende (kundige in) alle werk van Montoe is hij

• (3)

  i mrr.w anx msDD.w m(w)t
  Oh, ones who love life and ones who hate death.

  Cf:

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

• (4)

  isT hAb r msi.w nsw wn.w m-xt=f
  Now they sent for the children of the king who were with [lit. behind] him.

  Note: Translation of hAb r by "send for" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 28, 10:
  
  isT hAb.w r msw-nsw wnw m-xt.f
  toen werd er gezonden om de koningskinderen die in zijn gevolg waren

• (5)

  Ax st n irr r irr.w n=f
  It is more useful for one who does [it] than [for] one for whom [it] is done.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 273:
  
  Ax n irr r irrw n.f
  (it is) more useful for him who does (it) than him for whom (it) is done, lit. than (the one) done for him.
  • Graefe, p. 122:
  
  Ax n jrr (j)r jrr.w n=f
  Es ist nützlicher für den, der (es) tut, als für den, für den es getan wird

• (6)

  nTr wa anx.w Xr sSm=f
  only god under whose guidance one lives

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 29, 2:
  
  nTr wa anxw Xr sSm.f
  de unieke god, onder wiens leiding er geleefd wordt

• (7)

  ^intf Dd.w n=f ^iw-snb
  Intef, called Iuseneb

  Note: Translation of Ddw n.f by "called, introducing second personal name" in Faulkner.

• (8)

  rx.t in.w ini.y n Hm=f in wr.w n.w xAs.wt nb.(w)t
  A list of gift[s] brought to his Majesty by the great ones of every foreign land.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 29, 4:
  
  rxt inw iny n Hm.f in wrw nw xAswt nbt
  het aantal van het tribuut dat gebracht is aan Zijne Majesteit door de groten van alle vreemde landen

• (9)

  ^intf Dd.w n=f md.t HAp.t
  Intef, to whom the word is spoken that is hidden.

• (10)

  sDm n Dd.ti n=k
  Listen to what will be said to you.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 29, 5:
  
  sDm n Ddti n.k
  luister naar wat tot je gezegd zal worden

• (11)

  HA Di=Tn pA iti aA m a.t xtm.ti
  Would that you place this barley here in the chamber that will be sealed.

  Note: xtm.ti can also be an instance of the Old Perfective, as argued by Graefe, instead of a Prospective Participle.

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 67:
  
  m aw.t xtm.tj
  in die Kammer, die verschlossen war (in die verschlossene Kammer, d.h. eine solche, die verschließbar war; wörtlich: in die Kammer, indem sie verschließbar war
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 29, 6:
  
  HA di.Tn pA it aA m at xtmti
  och, wilt U toch deze gerst hier plaatsen in een kamer die afgesloten kan worden

• (12)

  iw=f mHi=f Hr xpr.ti m tA
  He is concerned regarding what will happen [lit. come into being] in the land.

• (13)

  wn=i wn.ti xtm=i xtm.ti
  I will open what is to be opened. I will seal what is to be sealed.

§ 105

• (1)

  sA=f mri.y=f
  his son who is loved by [lit. of] him

  Note: Here mri.y=f is seen as passive perfective participle followed by a direct genitive. This construction is not treated in the book; see however Gardiner § 379. Assuming the prospective relative form instead leads to "his son whom he will love", which is an implausible translation.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 296:
  
  sA.f mry.f
  his son who is beloved of him.
  • Zonhoven, p. 135:
  
  sA.f mry.f
  letterlijk "zijn zoon, zijn geliefde" → "zijn geliefde zoon"

• (2)

  ink mri.y nsw mrr.w nw.t=f Hss.w nTr.w=s nb.w
  I am one who is loved by [lit. of] the king, one whom his city loves, one whom all her gods praise.

  Note: "her" refers to "city".

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 1:
  
  ink mry nsw mrrw niwt.f Hssw nTrw.s nbw
  ik ben iemand die geliefd is door (letterlijk, van) de koning, die zijn stad(sbewoners) liefhebben en die al haar [= stad] goden prijzen

• (3)

  smr hrr.w nsw Hr tp.t-rA=f
  a Companion regarding whose utterance the king is satisfied

• (4)

  Sm=i Hr wA.t tw Sm.t=Tn Hr=s
  I go upon this road upon which you have gone.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 3:
  
  Sm.i Hr wAt tw Smt.Tn Hr.s
  ik ga heen over deze weg waarop jullie weggegaan zijn

• (5)

  wbn.t Sw Hr=s
  that, upon which the sun shines

  Note: Translation of wbn by "shine" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 4:
  
  wbnt ^Sw Hr.s
  datgene waarover Sjoe schijnt

• (6)

  nn n.y ix.t rDi.n=i n nn n.y wab.w m isw
  these things that I gave to these priests in exchange

  Note: The plural form of ix.t can be treated as masculine or feminine; see Gardiner § 92.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 307:
  
  nn n xt rdi(w).n.i n nn n wabw
  these things which I have given to these priests.
  • Graefe, p. 131:
  
  nn n (j)x.t rD(j).n=j n nn n(j) wab.w
  Dieser Besitz, den ich diesen Webpriestern gegeben habe

• (7)

  nn n.y ix.t rDi.n=s n=i
  these things that they gave to me

• (8)

  anx=i m anx.t=sn im
  I live from that from which they live.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 5:
  
  anx.i m anxt.sn im
  ik leef van datgene waarvan zij leven

• (9)

  t HD DD.w=sn n=i
  white bread that they give me

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 6:
  
  t-HD didiw.sn n.i
  wittebrood dat zij mij geven

• (10)

  iw n=s tA.w n=s im(y) Hbs.t nb.t p.t Snn.t nb.t wAD-wr
  To her belong the lands, to her belongs everything that heaven covers [lit. hides] and everything that the sea surrounds.

  Note: Translation of Hbs by "cover up" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 7:
  
  iw n.s tAw n.s.imy Hbst nbt pt Snnt nbt wAD-wr
  voor haar zijn de landen, aan haar toebehorend is alwat de hemel bedekt en alwat de zee omcirkelt

• (11)

  wr iri.tn=f r Ddd.t n=f
  That which he has done is greater than that which has been said to him.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 8:
  
  nfr.wy sbA.n it.f wr irt.n.f r Dddt n.f
  hoe goed is iemand die [object] zijn vader onderwezen heeft; groter is wat hij gedaan heeft dan wat aan hem gezegd is

• (12)

  ink iyi.w n=f wr.w m ksw
  I am one to whom the great ones came, bowing down.

• (13)

  sHtp.n=i nTr m mrr.t=f
  That I pleased the god was with that which he loves.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 10:
  
  sHtp.n.i nTr m mrrt.f
  het is met wat hij graag wil dat ik de god tevreden gesteld heb

• (14)

  DD.w n=f nTr.w iAw
  one to whom the gods give praise

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 11:
  
  didiw n.f nTrw iAw
  iemand aan wie de goden lof brengen

• (15)

  Ssp Di.t=f n=k
  Receive that which he will give to you!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 2:
  
  Ssp dit.f n.k
  neem aan wat hij jou gegeven heeft

• (16)

  gmi=k xni.t=k Hr=s
  May you find that on which you can rest [lit. land].

  Note: Translation of xni Hr by "rest on" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 306:
  
  nn gm.k xnt.k hr.s [note: hr.s should be Hr.s]
  thou wilt not find (anything) whereon thou mayst rest.

• (17)

  xpr.w mri.y=f xpr im=f
  all forms that he will want to become

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 307:
  
  irt xrpw nb mry.f xpr im.f [note: xrpw should be xprw]
  the making of all changes into which he may wish to change.

• (18)

  ink iri Hsi.ti nTr=f
  I am one who does that which his god will praise.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 12:
  
  ink ir Hsti nTr.f
  ik ben iemand die doet wat zijn god zal prijzen

• (19)

  sDm n Dd.ti=i n=k
  Listen to that which I will say to you.

• (20)

  pti iri.tn=i n=Tn
  What is it that I did to you?

• (21)

  ix.t nb.t nfr.t wab.t
  every perfect and pure thing

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 16:
  
  xt nbt nfrt wabt anxti nTr im
  alle goede en reine dingen waarvan een god wil leven

• (22)

  mri.ti kA=f pw iri.ti
  That which will be done is that which his soul will wish.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 30, 17:
  
  mrti kA.f pw irti
  wat gedaan zal worden is wat zij ka-ziel zal willen

• (23)

  pw tr iri.ti=n
  What shall we do?

• (24)

  nn isf.t pri.t m rA=i nn Dw.t iri.tn a.wwy=i
  There is no sin that came out of my mouth, there is no evil that my arms did.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 35, 8:
  
  nn isft prt m r.i nn Dwt irt.n awy.i
  niet is er kwaad dat uit mijn mond voortgekomen is; niet is er kwaad dat mijn beide armen gedaan hebben

• (25)

  nn wn xm.tn=f
  There was not that which he did not know. [I.e. There was nothing he did not know.]

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 313:
  
  nn wn xmt.n.f r-sy
  there is nothing at all which he does not know.
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 35, 5:
  
  nn wn xmt.n.f
  niet bestond er iets dat hij niet wist

§ 112

• (1)

  rn=i nfr(.w) xr rmT iwi.ty=sn m-xt rnp.wt
  My name is beautiful to the people who will come after years.

  Note: Graphic transposition of t and w in iwi.ty=sn; see § 10 c).

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 28, 1:
  
  rn.i nfr.w xr rmT iw.ty.sn m-xt rnpwt
  terwijl mijn naam goed is bij de mensen die zullen komen door de jaren heen

• (2)

  anx.w nb n.y nw.t tn si nb xpr.ty=fy m Hw.t-nTr tn swAi.ty=sn Hr maHa.t tn Sdi.ty=sn wD pn Dd=Tn m tp.t-rA=Tn
  Every living person of this town, every man who will arrive in this temple, they who will pass this tomb, they who will read this stele, may you speak with your utterance.

  Note: Translation of xpr m by "in (einen Ort) gelangen" in Hannig.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 28, 2:
  
  anx nb n niwt tn s nb xpr.ty.fy m Hwt-nTr tn swA.ty.sn Hr maHat tn Sd.ty.sn wD pn Dd.Tn m tpt-r.Tn
  elke levende van deze stad, iedere man die zal optreden in deze tempel, jullie die zullen passeren langs dit schijngraf en die zullen lezen deze stele, mogen jullie spreken met jullie uitspraak

§ 113

• (1)

  pri.t pw iri.n nn nTr.w smsi.n=sn ^rwD-Dd.t
  Then these gods went out and made Rudj-djedet give birth.

• (2)

  aHa pw iri.n=f r wSd=f
  Then he stood up in order to greet him.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 32, 3:
  
  aHa pw ir.n.f r wSd.f
  toen stond hij op om hem aan te spreken

• (3)

  pri.t pw iri.n=f r-Hrw
  Then he went [out] upwards.

• (4)

  wDA pw iri.n nn nTr.w
  Then these gods went.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 32, 4:
  
  wDA pw ir.n nn nTrw
  toen gingen deze goden voort

• (5)

  Sm.t pw iri.n sx.ty pn m xnti.yt r ^nn-nsw r spr Hr=s n im.y-rA pr.w ^mrw sA ^rnsi gmi.n=f sw Hr pri.t m sbA n.y pr.w=f
  Then this peasant went travelling southwards to Herakleopolis to plead regarding it to the overseer of the house, Meru's son Rensi. That he found him was while leaving [i.e. while Meru's son Rensi was leaving] through the gate of his house.

  Note: For the infinitive form xnti.yt, see Gardiner § 299. For filiation expressed in the form of ^mrw sA ^rnsi, "Meru's son Rensi", see Gardiner § 85.

§ 114

• (1)

  n-sp pAi.t(w) iri.t st Dr hAw nsw bi.ty ^snfr.w mAa-xrw
  Never has it been done since the time of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Snofru, justified.

  Note: Translation of hAw by "time" in Faulkner.

  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.

• (2)

  nfr st r pAi.yt xpr
  It was more beautiful than what had come into being [before].

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 395:
  
  nfr st r pAyt xpr
  they were more beautiful than that which had existed formerly, lit. that which had-done (perf. act. part.) exist.

• (3)

  im.yw-HA.t pAi.w sDm n nTr.w
  ancestors who have obeyed to the gods

§ 119

• (1)

  in sA=sn ^imn.w-m-HA.t sanx rn=sn
  It is their son, Amenemhet, who has caused that their name lives.

• (2)

  in ib=i sxnti s.t=i
  It is my heart that advanced my position [lit. place].

  Note: Translation of s.t by "position" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 32, 16:
  
  in ib.i sxnt st.i
  het was mijn verstand dat mijn positie bevorderd heeft

• (3)

  ntf DD tp-rd
  It is he who gives instructions.

• (4)

  in Hm=i rDi wsr=f
  It is my Majesty who caused that he is strong.

• (5)

  ink grt wpi wA.t=k sxr n=k xft.y=k
  But it is I who opened your road and cast down for you your enemies.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 32, 17:
  
  ink grt wp wAt.k sxr n.k xfty.k
  ik was het immers die Uw weg openlegde en die voor U Uw vijanden neervelde

• (6)

  ntf iri=f n=i pA t Hnk.t
  It is he who will prepare for me this bread and beer.

  Note: Translation of iri by "prepare food and drink" in Faulkner.

• (7)

  in nTr DD sxr pn m ib=f
  It is the god who placed this plan in his heart.

  Note: Translation of rdi m ib by "place in o's heart" in Faulkner.

• (8)

  in-m ir=f sAw.y=f dp.t tn
  Who is it, who will protect this ship?

• (9)

  nm Dd=f rn=k Hr nTr Spsi
  Who is it, who will say your name for the noble god?

• (10)

  nm ini Tw r iw pn
  Who is it, who brought you to this island?

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 176:
  
  n-m in tw
  who is it that has brought thee ?
  • Zonhoven, p. 173:
  
  (i)n-m in Tw
  wie is degene die je gebracht heeft?

• (11)

  in nA n.y wHa.w Abw SAd=sn mr pn Tnw rnp.t
  It is these fishermen of Elephantine who will dig this canal every year.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 32, 15:
  
  in nA n wHaw Abw Sd.sn mr pn Tnw rnpt
  het zijn deze vissers van Elephantine die dit kanaal elk jaar moeten uitgraven

§ 121

• (1)

  ink pri.n=i
  I, I went out.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, p. 147:
  
  ink pr.n.i
  ik nu, ik ben uitgegaan

• (2)

  tA=n pH=n sw
  Our land, we have reached it.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 2:
  
  tA.n pH.n sw
  ons land, we hebben het bereikt

• (3)

  m=k nTr rDi.n=f anx=k
  Behold, the god, he let you live.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 115:
  
  mk nTr rdi.n.f anx.k
  behold, god has caused thee to live.

• (4)

  a.wt=k sDm=sn xr=k
  Your bodily parts, may they obey to you!

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 3:
  
  awt.k sDm.sn xr.k
  je ledematen, mogen ze naar je luisteren

• (5)

  iw rA n(.y) si nHm=f sw
  The mouth [i.e. the words] of a man rescue him.

  Note: As on p. 57.

• (6)

  antyw n=i imy sw
  Myrrh, it belongs to me.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 114:
  
  antyw n.i-im sw
  the incense, it belongs to me.
  • Zonhoven, p. 147:
  
  antyw n.i.imy sw
  de mirre, hij behoort aan mij toe

• (7)

  mnx=i rx.n st nsw
  My excellence, the king knew it.

• (8)

  bw.t=f pw n wnm=f st
  It was his abomination, he did not eat it.

§ 125

• (1)

  ir m aA.t n.t Hss wi Hm=f r HA.ty-a.w nb xpr m AbDw Dr pAw.t=s rDi.y twt.ww=i m Hw.t-nTr
  Inasmuch as his Majesty praised me more than any count who had come into being in Abydos since her primeval time, my statues were placed in the temple.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 1:
  
  ir m-aAt-n Hss wi Hm.f r HAty-a nb xpr m AbDw Dr pAwt.s rdi.y twwt.i m Hwt-nTr m Sms n nTr aA smn.w n.sn wabyt smnx.w pAwt.sn m sS
  wat betreft omdat Zijne Majesteit mij zozeer prees meer dan enige erfprins die er geweest is in Abydos sinds haar oertijd, werden mijn beelden geplaatst in de tempel in het gevolg van de grote god, werden voor hen vleesoffers vastgesteld, en werden hun offerbroden vastgelegd op schrift

• (2)

  ir grt sr nb rDi.ty=fy iri.t n=f HA.t m Xnw tA s.t Dsr.t smi.tw=f wdi pA hp Xr=f
  Now, as for every official who will cause the making for him of a tomb in the interior of this holy place, he will be reported and this law will be applied with him.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 4:
  
  ir grt sr nb rdi.ty.fy irt n.f HAt m-Xnw tA st Dsrt smi.tw.f wd.(t)w pA hp Xr.f
  wat betreft nu elke ambtenaar die zal zorgen voor zich te maken een graf op deze heilige plaats, hij worde aangebracht en deze wet worde op hem toegepast

• (3)

  ir ^wsir HqA pw n.y D.t nsw n.tyw im
  As for Osiris, he is the ruler of eternity and king of those who are there.

  Note: n.tyw is a relative adjective (§ 148).

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 6:
  
  ir ^wsir HqA pw n Dt nsw ntyw-im
  wat betreft Osiris, hij is de heerser van de eeuwigheid, de koning van degenen-die-daar-zijn [de doden]

• (4)

  ir n.tt nb.t m sS Hr pA Sfdw Di=i sDm=Tn st
  As for everything in writing upon this papyrus roll, I will cause that you hear it.

  Note: n.tt is a relative adjective (§ 148). Di is Subjunctive form, used as Prospective/Future form; see "Note" on p. 44.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 7:
  
  ir ntt nbt m sS Hr pA Sfdw di.i sDm.Tn st
  wat betreft alwat op schrift staat op deze boekrol, zal ik zorgen dat jullie het horen

§ 129

• (1)

  ir iqr=k grg=k pr.w=k
  If you are excellent, then you will found your house.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 117:
  
  ir iqr.k, grg.k pr.k
  if thou art well-to-do, thou shalt found thy house.

• (2)

  ir sDm=k nn Dd.n=i n=k wnn sxr=k nb r HA.t
  If you obey these [words] that I have said to you, every plan of yours will be towards the front [i.e. make progress].

  Note: Translation of r-HAt by "vorwärts" in Hannig.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 116:
  
  ir sDm.k nn Dd.n.i n.k, wnn sxr.k nb r HAt
  if thou harkenest to this that I have said to thee, every plan of thine will go forward, lit. will be to the front.
  • Graefe, p. 152:
  
  jr sDm=k nn Dd.n=j n=k wnn sxr=k nb r HA.t
  Wenn du auf das hörst (oder: hören wirst), was ich dir gesagt habe, gelingt jede Absicht von dir (oder: wird jede Absicht von dir gelingen) (wörtlich: ist/wird ... an der Spitze (sein) )

• (3)

  ir iqr=k iw=k r HA.ty-a.w m nw.t=k
  If you are excellent, you will be count in your city.

  Note: Before a noun, the preposition r can be used to indicate a future condition; see Gardiner § 122.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 12:
  
  ir iqr.k iw.k r HAty-a m niwt.k
  als je bekwaam bent, zul je erfprins zijn in je stad

• (4)

  ir sxA=f nn sA=i pw msi.tw=f n=i
  If he remembers this, then he is my son and he was born to me.

• (5)

  ir gmi=k qs=f wDA(.w) ... Dd.in=k ...
  If you find his bone uninjured ... then you say ...

§ 130

• (1)

  gmm=k gmA=f wDA(.w) ... Dd.in=k (i)r=f ...
  If you find his temple uninjured ... then you say ...

  Note: gmm=k should be identified as the Aorist form, based on Graefe § 40 II and § 63 II.

• (2)

  mri=Tn Hsi Tn nTr=Tn Dd=Tn ...
  If you desire that your god praises you, you will say ...

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 14:
  
  mr.Tn Hs Tn nTrw.Tn Dd.Tn Htp-di-nsw n ^wAH-kA mAa-xrw
  als jullie willen dat jullie goden jullie prijzen, dan moeten jullie zeggen: een-offer-dat-de-koning-geeft voor Wah-ka, waar van stem

• (3)

  xr HA.t=i r tA xr HA.t ^nw.t r tA
  If my face falls on [lit. towards] the ground [lit. the land], then the face of Nut falls on the ground.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 163:
  
  xr HAt nt ^n pn r tA, xr ^nwt r tA
  if the face of this ^n (= an Eg. personal name) fall to the ground, Nut will fall to the ground.

• (4)

  ir wab nb Xr.y-HAb nb sS nb swAi.ty=fy Hr aHa.w pn m xdi m xsfy.t m mrr=Tn nsw=Tn Hss=Tn nTr.w=Tn sbi=Tn r imAx m-m imAx.yw Dd=Tn Htp-di-nsw
  As for any priest, any lector priest or any scribe who will pass this tomb, travelling downstream or travelling upstream, as you love your king and praise your gods that you may attain honour among the revered ones, may you say `an offering which the king gives'.

  Note: Translation of imAxy by "revered" in Gardiner. Translation of sbi r by "attain to" in Faulkner.

§ 133

• (1)

  m aA ib=k Hr rx=k
  No not be great of your heart [i.e. do not be arrogant] regarding that which you know!

  Note: Adjectives usually have a corresponding adjective-verb (Gardiner § 135); here the adjective-verb aA means "be great". Translation of aA ib by "be arrogant" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 260:
  
  m aA ib.k Hr rx.k
  do not be puffed up (lit. great as to thy heart) on account of thy knowledge.

• (2)

  m rDi Sm=n Hr mTn pf StA
  Let us not go [lit. do not cause that we go] upon that secret road!

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 260:
  
  m rdi Sm.n Hr mTn pf StA
  let us not go upon that difficult road.

§ 134

• (1)

  ir Ax nb irr.w n=f nn iw=f m-m anx.ww n ski.n=f wnn=f m nTr Dsr n xm.n sw ix.t nb.t Dw.t wnn=f m Ax mnx m imn.t n m(w)t.n=f m wHm
  As for any spirit for whom this is done, he is among the living, he does not perish, he will be with the holy god, anything bad does not strike him, he will be an effective spirit in the west, he does not die again.

§ 135

• (1)

  iw=sn mn(.w) Hr hrw.yt pr.w nsw anx(.w) wDA(.w) snb(.w) tm.tw rDi.t rx.t=sn Hr wD pn r tm saSA md(w).wt
  They remain in the journal of the palace (may he [i.e. the king in the palace] live, prosper and be healthy!) so that their list is not placed [i.e. need not be placed] upon this stele to not multiply the words [i.e. to avoid that there would be too many words on the stele].

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 264:
  
  tm.tw rdit rxt.sn Hr wD pn r tm saSA mdwt
  the number of them has not been put upon this record in order not to multiply words. Or, that the number has not been put ... is in order not, etc.
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 36, 7:
  
  iw.sn mn.w Hr hrwyt pr-nsw a.w.s tm.tw rdit rxt.sn Hr wD pn r tm saSA mdwt
  ze zijn vastgelegd in het dagboek van het paleis -leven, voorspoed, gezondheid-, opdat hun aantal niet gezet hoeft te worden op deze stele, om de woorden niet teveel te maken

§ 136

• (1)

  n rx=i ini wi r xAs.t tn
  I do not know him who brought me towards this foreign land.

  Note: Literally, n rx=i means "I have not learned" > "I do not know", hence present tense; see Gardiner § 414.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 376:
  
  n rx.i in wi r xAst tn
  I do not know who (lit. him who) brought me to this country.

• (2)

  iw Smsi.n(=i) nb aA Smsi.n(=i) nb nDs n iwi ix.t im
  I followed a great lord, I followed a small lord, nothing occurred.

• (3)

  n sDm.tw rn=i m rA wHm.w=i
  my name was not heard in the mouth of my herald.

§ 137

• (1)

  nn tm(.w)=f iri(.w) bw nfr n xAs.t wnn.ty=sy Hr mw=f
  He will not fail to do good to the foreign land that will be in his wake.

  Note: For the construction nn sDm=f in a main clause, see § 140. Gardiner (§ 346) states that in the case of a double negative, tm is best translated as "fail".

  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.

§ 138

• (1)

  imi mAA rmT
  Let people not see.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 263:
  
  im(i) mAA rmT
  let not men see.

• (2)

  imi=k iri(.w) ix.t r=s
  May you not do anything concerning it.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 264:
  
  im(i).k ir xt r.s
  thou shalt do nothing concerning it.

§ 140

• (1)

  n nmH=i nmH m ix.wt=f n iri=i bw.wt nTr.w
  I did not deprive the orphan of his things, I did not do the abominations of the gods.

  Note: Translation of nmH m by "deprive of" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 21, 17:
  
  n nmH.i nmH m xt.f n ir.i bwt nTrw n sDwy.i Hm n Hry-tp.f
  niet heb ik de arme beroofd van zijn bezittingen, niet heb ik de afschuw van de goden begaan, niet heb ik een dienaar belasterd bij zijn superieur

• (2)

  n-sp iri.y=i ix.t nb.t Dw.t r rmT nb
  Never did I do any evil thing towards any person.

  Note: For n-sp, see § 75 and § 114.

• (3)

  n-sp xpr mi.tt xr nTr.w im.yw-bAH Dr pAw.t tA
  Never did the like happen with the gods who were before, since the primeval time of the land.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 35, 9:
  
  n-sp xpr mitt xr nTrw imyw-bAH Dr pAt tA
  nooit was het gelijke gebeurd bij de goden die van vroeger zijn, sinds de oertijd van het land

• (4)

  ir xm nb rA pn n aq.n=f
  As for every one who does not know this speech, he does not enter.

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 116:
  
  ir xm nb r pn, n aq.n.f
  as to anyone who does not know this spell, he shall never enter.

• (5)

  ir sqdd Xr=f n sAH.n=f tA n mni.n dp.wt=f r dmi=s
  As for one who travels carrying it, he does not reach land, his ship does not land at her town.

  Note: The w in dp.wt=f is due to the status pronominalis (Gardiner § 78).

  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.

• (6)

  rA gr(.w) n mdw.n=f
  The mouth is silent, it does not speak.

• (7)

  iri.n st Hm=i m iA.wt nn xpr grg st
  My Majesty changed it into ruins, its resettlement [lit. the settling of it] will not come into being.

  Note: Translation of ir m by "change into" in Faulkner.

• (8)

  nn wn=i n=k nn Di=i aq=k Hr=i
  I will not open [the door] for you, I will not allow that you enter [lit. I will not cause] past [lit. through] me.

  Note: Translation of Hr by "through" in Faulkner.

§ 141

• (1)

  k.t nt tm rDi xpr skm
  Other [remedy] of not allowing that becoming grey comes into being. [Another remedy to avoid that the hair starts to become grey.]

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 160:
  
  k(j).t(j) (pXr.t) n(j).t tm rD(j)(.w) xpr skm
  Ein anderes (Heilmittel) für das Nicht-Zulassen, daß Ergrauen (des Haares) entsteht

• (2)

  rA n tm HwA m Xr.t-nTr
  Spell of not rotting in the necropolis.

  Note: Translation of r by "spell" in the vocabulary of Gardiner.

• (3)

  rm iri kA.wt
  Not to do work.

• (4)

  rm rDi mAn=i Tw
  not allowing me to see you?

• (5)

  nn swt rDi.t swAi kAi n.y ^nHsy.w m xdi Hr ^HH r nHH
  but without ever allowing to pass a ship of the Nubians travelling downstream from Heh.

  Note: Translation of Hr by "from" in Faulkner. Translation of nn ... r nHH by "niemals" in Hannig.

§ 142

• (1)

  tm(.w) iri.t n=f Tb.ty m nb aHa.w
  One who did not make a pair of sandals for him[self] [i.e. someone so poor he could not make himself a pair of sandals] is [now] owner of treasures.

  Note: Translation of iri by "make" in Faulkner. Entry for Tb.t missing from vocabulary, but see S33 in sign list.

• (2)

  wA.wt tmm(.w) xnd(.w) st in ky.wy
  roads which have never been trodden by others.

• (3)

  ink tm(.w) Tn(.w) 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:
  
  ink tm Tn.w xm.n.f r rx.n.f
  ik ben iemand die niet onderscheidde tussen iemand die hij niet kent en iemand die hij wel kent

§ 143

• (1)

  tm.n whi(.w) sxr=f
  whose plan does not fail.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 36, 13:
  
  tm.n wh.w sxrw.f
  iemand wiens plannen niet teloorgingen

§ 144

• (1)

  tm.t(y)=sn iri(.w) xft wD pn n.y Hm=i tm.t(y)=sn sar.w wi n nTr pn Spsy
  they who do not act in accordance with this decree of my Majesty, they who do not cause me to ascend to this noble god.

  Note: We find here the form Spsy as in Faulkner, not Spsi as in the vocabulary.

§ 145

• (1)

  in iw hAi.n=Tn Hr wA.wt Hr.(yw)t
  Did you descend upon the upper roads?

  Note: Translation of Hry by "upper" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 37, 5:
  
  in-iw hA.n.Tn Hr wAwt Hryt
  is het over de bovenwegen dat jullie afgedaald zijn?

• (2)

  in iw=k apr.ti iw=i apr.kwi
  Are you equipped? [Then] I am equipped [as well].

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 37, 2:
  
  in iw.k apr.ti iw.i apr.kwi
  bent U toegerust?; dan ben ik (ook) toegerust

• (3)

  in iw mAa.t pw pA Dd
  Is this saying the truth?

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 403:
  
  in iw mAat pw pA Dd
  is the saying true, lit. truth?
  • Graefe, p. 149:
  
  jn-jw mAa.t pw pA Dd jw=k rx.tj TAz tp Hsq(.w)
  Ist Wahrheit das Reden: Du weißt einen abgeschnittenen Kopf (wieder)anzufügen?

• (4)

  in awAi.tw=i m DAt.t=f
  Shall I be robbed on [lit. in] his estate?

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 37, 6:
  
  in awA.tw.i m DAtt.f
  zal ik dan beroofd worden in zijn district?

§ 147

• (1)

  ir swj.tw pXr.t tn in n.ty mr.t m X.t=f snb=f Hr-a.w mi n.ty n mr=f
  If this prescription is drunk by one in whose torso there is sickness, then he will be healthy immediately, like one who was not sick.

  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.
  • Gardiner, p. 152:
  
  mi nty n mr.f
  like one who has not been ill.
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 33, 16:
  
  ir swr.tw pXrt tn in nty mrwt m Xt.f snb.f Hr-a mi nty n mr.f ir swt qAa.f st m(w)t.f pw
  als dit geneesmiddel gedronken wordt door iemand in wiens buik pijn is, dan zal hij onmiddellijk weer beter zijn zoals iemand die niet ziek is geweest; maar als hij het uitspuwt, betekent het dat hij zal sterven

• (2)

  nfr sDm r n.t(y)t nb.t
  Listening is more perfect than anything [that is].

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 31, 8:
  
  nfr sDm r ntt nbt
  luisteren is beter dan wat-bestaat

• (3)

  ir n.tyt nb.t m sS Hr pA Sfdw sDm st mi Dd st
  As for everything in writing upon this papyrus roll, hear it as I say it [i.e. as I read it aloud to you].

  Cf:

  • Gardiner, p. 116:
  
  ir ntt nbt m sS Hr pA Sfdw sDm st
  as to all which is in writing on the papyrus-roll, hear it.

• (4)

  rx.kwi bw n.ty st im
  I know the place where it is.

• (5)

  nTr pn n.ty Tn m-xt=f
  this god whom you are accompanying.

  Note: Translation of m-xt by "accompanying" in Faulkner.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 31, 5:
  
  nTr pn nty Tn m-xt.f
  deze god in wiens gevolg jullie zijn

• (6)

  pti nA n.t(y)t n iyi.wyn r=s
  What is that concerning which we have come?

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 37, 18:
  
  pty nA ntt n iy.wyn r.s
  wat is datgene waarom wij gekomen zijn?

• (7)

  ink Dd.w n=f n.t(y)t m ib
  I am one to whom is said that which is in the heart [i.e. I am one to whom people are frank].

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 31, 3:
  
  ink Ddw n.f ntt m ib smiw n.f ntt iwtt
  ik ben iemand tot wie wat in het hart is gezegd wordt en aan wie gemeld wordt wat-bestaat en wat-niet-bestaat [= alles]

• (8)

  smi.w n=f n.tyt iw.tyt
  one to whom everything is reported.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 31, 3:
  
  ink Ddw n.f ntt m ib smiw n.f ntt iwtt
  ik ben iemand tot wie wat in het hart is gezegd wordt en aan wie gemeld wordt wat-bestaat en wat-niet-bestaat [= alles]

• (9)

  iww n=f n.tyt iw.tyt
  it is to him that everyone [lit. everything] comes.

• (10)

  n.ty nb rn=f Hr wD pn
  everyone whose name is upon this stele.

  Cf:

  • Graefe, p. 134:
  
  ntj nb rn=f Hr wD(w).w pn
  Jeder, dessen Name auf dieser Stele ist

• (11)

  iw.ty rx nTr.w rn=f
  one whose name the gods do not know.

• (12)

  iw.ty thh=f rDi.yt m Hr=f tm bAgi(.w) Hr rDi.yt m Hr=f iw.ty qdd=f m grH
  one who does not transgress that which was commanded to him, one who is not weary regarding that which was commanded to him, one who does not sleep in the night.

  Cf:

  • Zonhoven, Oefening 31, 14:
  
  iwty thh.f rdyt m Hr.f
  iemand die niet overtreedt wat aan hem opgedragen is
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 36, 17:
  
  tm bg.w Hr rdyt m Hr.f
  iemand die niet nalatig was aangaande wat aan hem opgedragen was
  • Zonhoven, Oefening 31, 15:
  
  iwty qdd.f m grH
  iemand die niet slaapt in de nacht

Reading Exercise 1

Note: For published translations, see Rowe nr. 538 (pp. 128-129).

Hm.t nsw wr.t ^ty anx.ti rn n.y it=s ^ywiA rn n.y mw.t=s ^TwiA
The great wife of the king Tiy (may she live!); the name of her father is Yuya and the name of her mother is Tjuia.

Hm.t pw n.t nsw nxt
She is the wife of a strong king.

Note: Translation of nxt by "strong" in Faulkner.

tAS=f rsy r ^kry mH.ty r ^nhrn
His southern border reaches to Kry, and the northern [border] to Naharin.

Reading Exercise 2

Note: For published translations, see Brack (p. 47); for a picture of the original, see Tafel 41 thereof.

iw Smsi.n=i nTr nfr HqA mAa.t nsw bi.ty ^mn-xpr-^ra.w
I followed the perfect god, ruler of the divine order, the King of Upper and Lower Egypt Menkheperre.

iw mAA.n=i nxt.w nsw iri.tn=f Hr xAs.wt nb.t
I saw the victory of the king and what he did in all foreign lands,

ini.n=f wr.w n.w ^DAhy m sqr-anx r ^tA-mri
when he fetched the princes of Syria as prisoner[s] to Egypt,

HAq.n=f dmi.w=sn nb.w Sad.n=f mnw=sn
when he plundered all their towns, and when he cut [down] their trees.

nn xAs.t aHa.t xft-Hr=f
There was no foreign land that stood up in front of him.

ink smn pA nxt.w iri.tn=f Hr xAs.t nb.t
It was I who perpetuated this victory and what he did in every foreign land,

iri.w m sS mi iri.ywt
by putting in writing [as] what had been done.

Note: iri.w is old perfective, in sg.3.m. due to smn, which literally means "he who perpetuated".

Reading Exercise 3

Note: For the complete text, see Helck17-19 nr. 374 (pp. 1287-1299); the exercise is an excerpt from p. 1296 thereof. For published translations, see Helck17-22 p. 31 after 1296.

aHa.n rDi.n Hm=f iri.tw wD pn
Then his Majesty commanded that this stele be created,

smn.w m rA-pr.w pn m s.t aHa.w n.y nb
established in this temple, at the place of the stations of the lord

Note: Translation of aHaw by "ceremonial stations of persons" in Faulkner.

anx(.w) wDA(.w) snb(.w)
(may he live, prosper and be healthy!),

xti.w m rn wr n.y nb tA.wy
and engraved with the great name of the lord of the two lands,

sA ^ra.w ^imn.w-Htp.w-nTr-HqA-^iwnw
the son of Re, Amenhotep-god-ruler-of-Heliopolis,

m-xt iyi.t Hm=f m ^rTnw Hr.t
after the coming [i.e. the return] of his Majesty from Upper Retenu

sxr.n=f rqy.w nb.w Hr swsx tAS.w ^km.t
and after he had overthrown all the enemies while widening the borders of Egypt.

Reading Exercise 4a

Note: For published translations, see BreastedI § 647 (p. 292).

HA.t-sp 8 xr Hm n.y nsw bi.ty ^xai-kA.w-^ra.w anx(.w) D.t
Year 8 under the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Sesostris III; may he live eternally!

wD Hm=f iri.t mr m mAw.t
His Majesty commanded the creation of a canal anew,

rn n.y mr pn nfr wA.wt ^xai-kA.w-^ra.w D.t
the name of this canal being ``Good are the ways of Sesostris III eternally'',

m-xt wDA Hm=f m xnti r sxr.t ^kAS Xsi.t
after his Majesty had gone southwards to overthrow miserable Kush.

Awi n.y mr pn mH 150 wsx.w 20 mDw.t 15
The length of this canal was 150 cubit, the width 20 [cubit], and the depth 15 [cubit].

Reading Exercise 4b

Note: For published translations, see Gardiner (pp. 335-336).

HA.t-sp 50 tp.y Sm.w 22 xr Hm n.y nsw bi.ty ^mn-xpr-^ra.w Di anx
Year 50, first month of the summer, day 22, under the majesty of the King of Upper and Lower Egypt, Menkheperre, given life.

wD Hm=f SAd mr pn m-xt gm.t=f sw DbA.w m inrw
His Majesty commanded the digging of this canal, after his finding it blocked up with stones;

Note: In DbA.w, read O36 for Y5.

n sqdi.n dp.t Hr=f
a ship could not travel through it.

xdi.n=f Hr=f ib=f Awi.w smA.n=f xft.yw=f
He travelled downstream on it, his heart being joyful, after he had killed his enemies.

Note: Faulkner translates Aw ib as "joyful".

rn n.y mr pn wn tA wA.t m nfr.t ^mn-xpr-^ra.w anx(.w) D.t
The name of this canal was: ``Menkheperre (may he live eternally!) is the one who opens the road as something perfect''.

in nA n.y wHa.w Abw Sdi=sn mr pn Tnw rnp.t
It are the fishermen of Elephantine who dig (out) this canal every year.

Note: Sdi is to be read as removing silt from an existing canal. Cf. Hannig: SAd, "schiffbar machen (verstopften Kanal)".

Reading Exercise 5

imAx ^HqA-ib msi n ^ipt Dd
The honoured Hekaib, born to Ipet, says:

ink si n.y m-xt mri.yn HqA=f Hsi=f m Xr.t hrw.w n.t ra.w nb
I am a man of after what his ruler desires, and whom he praises in the course of every day,

Dd nfr.t wHm mrr.t Swi.y m Dd bin
one who says what is good, and repeats what is liked, free of [lit. empty of] saying evil,

Cf:

• Allen, p. 331:

jnk Dd nfrt wHm mrrt
I am one who says what is good and repeats what is loved.

Hsi.y n.y nTr nw.ty=f mri.y n.y spA.t=f
praised of his city-god, beloved of his nome.

Reading Exercise 7

Note: For the complete text, see Helck17-19 nr. 365 (pp. 1227-1243); the exercise is an excerpt from pp. 1231-1234 thereof. For published translations, see Helck17-22 pp. 7-8 from 1231 to a few lines after 1234.

nsw pw qni mi ^mntw
He is a king, strong like Month,

iTi n iTi.tw m-a.w=f
who robs but one has not robbed from him,

ptpt xAs.w(t) nb bST.wt
who tramples all foreign lands that rebel,

nn wn nx st m tA pf n.y ^nhrn
without one who could protect them [i.e. the inhabitants of the foreign lands] in that land of Naharin

xAa.n nb=f n snD
that his lord had left for fear.

xbA.n=i nw.wt=f wHy.wt=f Di.n=i sD.t im=sn
I destroyed his cities and his settlements and I set fire to them.

iri.n st Hm=i m iA.wt
My Majesty turned them into ruins,

nn xpr grg st
without the (re)creation of them coming into being [i.e. so that they could not be recreated].

HAq.n=i rmT.t=sn nb.t ini(.w) m sqr.w-anx
I captured all their people, who were fetched as prisoners,

mnmn.t ir.y nn Dr.w ix.wt=sn r mi.tt
and the cattle thereof without bound, and likewise their property.

Note: Translation of ix.wt as "property" as on p. 39. Faulkner translates r mitt as "likewise"; see also m mi.tt, "likewise" on p. 69.

Sa.n=i mnw=sn xt.w=sn nb bnr
I cut [down] their trees and all their fruit-trees.

Note: Faulkner translates xt bnr as "fruit-tree".

isT DAi.n Hm=i r pH.ww n.w ^sT.t
And my Majesty ferried to the marshlands of Asia.

iw rDi.n=i mDH.tw aHa.ww aSA n.w aS
I ordered that many ships of cedar be hewn

Note: The sign T7, used in the spelling of mDH.tw, is missing from the sign list; cf. Gardiner.

Hr Dw.w n.w ^tA nTr
on the mountains of God's-land

Note: Faulkner states that ^tA-nTr often refers to Pwenet, but context shows that it must here refer to Libanon.

m hAw tA nb.t ^kpny
in the vicinity of the mistress of Byblos,

rDi Hr wrr.ywt kA.w Hr sTA
which [i.e. the cedar] was placed on wagons towed by bulls [lit. and bulls were towing].

sqdi=sn Xr-HA.t Hm=i r DAi.t itrw pf im.ytw xAs.t tn r ^nhrn
They travelled in front of my Majesty to ferry across that river that is between this foreign land and Naharin --

nsw swt n.y swhi n=f
a king of boasting of him [i.e. a king whom one praises].

rA-DAw.t a.wwy=fy m rA-DAy.w
because of his two arms in melee,

Note: Faulkner translates r-DAwt as "because of". Faulkner translates r-DAw as "mellay", i.e. "melee".

DAi ^pXr-wr Hr-sA pH sw
and who ferried over the Euphrates behind [i.e. chasing] them who had attacked him,

m tp.y n.y mSa=f Hr HHi xrw pf Xsi
as the first of his army while seeking that miserable enemy

Note: xrw is singular, despite what the vocabulary suggests; cf. Faulkner.

m xAs.wt ^mTn
in the foreign lands of Mitanni,

isT sw wtx.w Xr-HAt Hm=f r ky tA bw wAi n snD
while he fled for his Majesty in another land, a far place, for fear.

aHa.n smn.n Hm=i wD=i Hr Dw pf n.y ^nhrn
Then my Majesty established [i.e. put up] my stele on that mountain of Naharin,

Note: In the spelling of Dw, N25 is an erratum; read N26.

m Sdi m Dw Hr gs imn.ti ^pXr-wr
as one cut out from the mountain on the western side of the Euphrates.

ky sp gr n.y nxt.w wD.n ^ra.w xr=i
Another occasion now of victory that Re had commanded for me:

wHm.n=f n=i qni.t aA.t
He repeated for me something very brave [i.e. he made me again perform an heroic act],

m ym n.y ^ny
at the sea of Ny.

rDi.n=f iri.y=i sAw m Ab.w
He made me run across [lit. make] a troop of elephants.

Note: The sign E26 for "elephant" is missing from the sign list; cf. Gardiner.

aHA.n st Hm=i m idr n.y 120
My Majesty hunted [lit. fought] them, they being [lit. as] a herd of 120 [animals].

n-sp iri.tw mi.tt in nsw
Never had the like been done by a king

Dr nTr pAi.yw Ssp HD.t
since the god who had [in the past] received the white crown of Upper Egypt.

Dd.n=i nn nn aba im nn wn iwms m-m
I said this without boasting there, and without lie therein.

Note: Faulkner translates m-m as "therein".

iri.n(=i) st xft wD n=i it=i ^imn.w-^ra.w nb ns.wt tA.wy
I did it according as my father, Amun-Re, lord of the thrones of the two lands, commanded to me,

Note: Entry for ns.t missing from vocabulary, but see W11 in sign list.

sSm Hm=i Hr mTn nfr m sxr.w=f mnx.w
who guided my Majesty on the good path by his effective plans.

smA.n=f n=i ^km.t dSr.t
He united for me Egypt [lit. the black land] and the red land,

Sni.tn itn m xfa=i
and that which the sun surrounds is in my grasp.

Reading Exercise 8

Note: For the complete text, see Helck17-19 nr. 457 (pp. 1480-1481). For published translations, see Helck17-22 pp. 118-119 starting from just after ``Inschrift''.

ir.y-pa.t HA.ty-a.w sDAw.ty bi.ty
The prince, the count, the sealbearer of the King of Lower Egypt,

tkn m nsw wa rs-tp Hr nb m bAgi
who approaches [i.e. who is allowed to approach] the king, the one person who is watchful, when everyone is tired,

Hr HHi Ax.t n nb=f
while seeking something useful for his lord,

dhn.n nsw Hr mnx ib=f
whom the king had promoted because of the excellence of his heart

r iri.t mXr.w Ts.wt=f
for doing the requirements of his taxes,

im.y-rA pr.w wr dwAwy-r-nHH mAa-xrw
the great overseer of the house Duawy-er-neheh, justified.

Dd=f xr rmT wnnyw
He speaks to the people who are [alive].

Dd=i n=Tn xpr.t n=i Hr irr.tw n=i
I will tell you what happened at what was done to me,

m Smsi iti.y
while following the sovereign.

Smsi.n=i sw Hr mw Hr tA xt xAs.t rsy.t mH.tt
I followed him on water and on land, through southern and northern foreign land.

n iwi sp=i m stp-sA
Never came my fault [a complaint about any wrongdoing] in the palace.

Note: Faulkner translates sp as "fault".

iri.n=i Dd.tn=f mnx.w
I did what he said, being effective.

sxnti.kwi r mi.ty=i nb
I was more promoted than any equal of mine,

rdi.kwi m HA.t smr.w=f
and I was placed at the front of his Companions.

iyi.n=i aA r nw.t n.t nHH
I came here, to the city of eternity

Note: Faulkner translates nHH as "eternity", and niwt nt nHH as "necropolis".

iri.n=i mrr.t rmT.w Hss.t nTr.w
after I had done what people desire and gods praise.

smA.n=i tA m saH nb Hsyw n.y nTr nfr
I was buried as dignitary, lord of praised ones of the perfect god,

Note: Faulkner translates saH as "dignitary".

qaH.n=i Dr.t Hr rn=sn
after I bent the hand [gesture made when bringing a sacrifice] for their name.

iri n=i Htp-di-nsw mi nw iri.n=i tp tA
Do for me an-offering-which-the-king-gives as [at] the time that I did [it] on earth.

Note: In the spelling of nw, U21 is an erratum; read U19.

ink saH n iri.tn=f
I am a dignitary because of what he [i.e. I] did,

Dd nfr.t wHm mrr.t
who said what was good, and who repeated what was desired.

nfr pw iri.t Hr iri.ywt
It is good to do concerning what has been done. [I.e. the visitor should speak the offering formula, just as the deceased has.]

other reading exercises

• 6.

  Note: For translations, see Parkinson'97 (pp. 92-98), LichtheimI (pp. 212-215), Simpson (pp. 50-56), or Zonhoven (pp. 225-235 and 268-270).

• 9.

  Note: For translations, see Parkinson'97 (pp. 134-139), LichtheimI (pp. 140-144), Simpson (pp. 235-240), or Zonhoven (pp. 237-239 and 270-271).