The Eloquent Peasant (15)

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Carrington(B1)
(79)
H (V28)
n (N35)
a (D36)
n (N35)
h (O4)
G37
N33
Z2
n (N35)
H (V28)
U2
A (G1)
t (X1)
U32
N33
Z2
H_SPACE
wD (V24)
Z7
Y1
t (X1)
Z7
n (N35)
f (I9)
d (D46)
b (D58)
bA (G29)
A (G1)
Carrington(B1) (79)Hna nhy n HmA.t wD.tw n=f dbA
Carrington(B1) (79) and a little salt? If he is commanded to restore
Colburn(B1) (79) Hna nh(y).w n HmA.t wD.w.tw n=f dbA
Colburn(B1) (79) and a little salt? 1 (If) it is ordered to him to replace
1 There is no interrogative marker on this sentence, but a rhetorical question rather than a statement seems to be the sense of it.

 
Carrington(B1)
(80)
T25
Y1
s (S29)
t (X1)
d (D46)
b (D58)
bA (G29)
A (G1)
T25
Y1
f (I9)
s (S29)
t (X1)
H_SPACE
g (W11)
r (D21)
A2
p (Q3)
Z7
ir (D4)
n (N35)
Carrington(B1) (80) st dbA=f st gr pw ir.n
Carrington(B1) (80) it, he will restore it.
Colburn(B1) (80) s.t dbA=f s.t gr pw ir.n
Colburn(B1) (80) it, he replaces it." Being silent is what the

 
Carrington(B1)
(81)
m (G17)
r (D21)
pr (O1)
A19
U7
r (D21)
w (G43)
H8
r (D21)
n (N35)
s (S29)
y (Z4)
A1
H_SPACE
D35
w (G43)
S (N37)
b (D58)
Z9
A2
f (I9)
Carrington(B1) (81) imy-r pr mrw sA rnsy n wSb=f
Carrington(B1) (81) The Overseer of the House, Meru's son Rensy, remained silent 1 He did not answer
Colburn(B1) (81) imy-rA pr mrw-sA rnsy n wSb=f
Colburn(B1) (81) overseer of the house, Meru's son Rensy, did. 2 He did not answer
1 Literally: It is silence (he) made.
2 This is the first time in this text that we see the (infinitive pw ir.n subject) construction with a verb that is not a verb of motion.

 
Carrington(B1)
(82)
n (N35)
M22
M22
n (N35)
s (S29)
r (D21)
w (G43)
A17
A1
Z2
D35
n (N35)
w (G43)
S (N37)
b (D58)
Z9
A2
f (I9)
n (N35)
sxt (M20)
t (X1)
y (Z4)
A1
p (Q3)
n (N35)
Carrington(B1) (82) n nn srw nn wSb=f n sxty pn
Carrington(B1) (82) to these officials, nor did he answer to this peasant.
Colburn(B1) (82) n nn n srw.w nn wSb=f n sx.ty pn
Colburn(B1) (82) to these dignitaries, he would not answer to this peasant.

 
Carrington(B1)
(83)
D54
Z7
i (M17)
n (N35)
r (D21)
f (I9)
sxt (M20)
t (X1)
y (Z4)
A1
p (Q3)
n (N35)
r (D21)
F42
r (D21)
A2
n (N35)
m (G17)
r (D21)
pr (O1)
A19
U7
r (D21)
w (G43)
H8
Colburn(B1) (83) iw.in rf sx.ty pn r spr n imy-rA pr mrw-sA
Colburn(B1) (83) And this peasant, moreover, came to plead to the overseer of the house, Meru's son
Vygus(B1) (83) iw in rf sxty pn r spr n =f imy-r pr-wr mrw swHt
Vygus(B1) (83) Now, this peasant came in order for him to petition the High Steward, Meru's son

 

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