Ancient Egyptian Dictionary – Bastet, Part 2: People and Questions
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This is the second part of the Bastet Dictionary. Part 1 collected words and short expressions; this part moves on to whole sentences taken from ancient Egyptian texts.
Each row gives the sentence in transliteration and hieroglyphs, with an English translation. Open Source under a row to see where it comes from. Where the original sentence contained a name or a long phrase, it is replaced here by (...) so that the pattern can be reused, and the original sentence is written in the source note.
The sentences are quoted from the cited sources (mainly Allen’s Middle Egyptian and the Thesaurus Linguae Aegyptiae, TLA). The hieroglyphs are a teaching spelling built word by word from standard dictionary writings; they are not a copy of the ancient writing. The last section is a practice passage from a literary text, made up mostly of words you have already met.
1. Arrivals and Welcomes
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| my rxw 𓏇𓇋𓇋𓆱𓏥 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §15.3; TTS II, pl. 7 | Come, friends! |
| mi mi (...) xnms.i 𓅓𓂝𓇋𓂻 𓅓𓂝𓇋𓂻 (...) 𓐍𓈖𓌱𓅓𓋴𓀙𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.12; Prophecy of Neferti 12-13Original: “Come now, Neferti, my friend!” | Come now, (...), my friend! |
| m.k wi ii.kw 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓎡𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §16.8; Papyrus Westcar 8, 12 | Look, I have arrived. |
| m.k wi m bAH.k 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓅓 𓃀𓄿𓎛𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.18; Sinuhe B 263 | Look, I am here before you. |
| m.k pH.n.n Xnw 𓅓𓂟 𓄖𓂻𓈖𓈖𓏥 𓄚𓏌𓉐 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.7; Shipwrecked Sailor 2-3 | Look, we have reached home. |
| Hna nD xrt (...) m anx wDA s(nb) 𓎛𓈖𓂝 𓐩𓏌𓀁 𓐍𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥 (...) 𓅓 𓋹 𓍑 𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 12 letter) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32197 (letter of Iri-persen) 2,11-12Original: “And greetings to the lady of the house Sat-tep-ihu, in life, prosperity, and health.” | And greetings to (...), in life, prosperity, and health. |
| nDm ib.k (...) 𓇛𓅓 𓄣𓏤𓎡 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,5Original: “May your heart be glad, Rawoser!” | May your heart be glad, (...)! |
2. Names, Identity and Family
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| ntf pw 𓈖𓏏𓆑𓈗 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.9; Sinuhe B 267-268 | It is him. |
| zA.i pw 𓅭𓏤𓀀 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.9; Sethe, Lesestucke, 84, 13 | This is my son. |
| zA pw mnx 𓅭𓏤 𓊪𓅱 𓏠𓈖𓐍𓍊 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.3; Beni Hasan tomb inscriptions I, pl. 26, 166-167 | He is a capable son. |
| snt.f pw (...) 𓌢𓏏𓁐𓆑 𓊪𓅱 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.10; Coffin Texts II, 22b, B1BoOriginal: “Tefnut is his sister.” | (...) is his sister. |
| miwt.i (...) 𓏇𓇋𓅱𓄜𓏏𓀀 (...) | My mother is (...). |
| rn n (i)t(i).s (...) 𓂋𓈖 𓈖 𓇋𓏏𓋴 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.7; Urk. IV, 1741, 12, GOriginal: “Her father's name is Yuya.” | Her father's name is (...). |
| rn n miwt.s (...) 𓂋𓈖 𓈖 𓏇𓇋𓅱𓄜𓏏𓋴 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.7; Urk. IV, 1741, 12Original: “Her mother's name is Tuya.” | Her mother's name is (...). |
| (...) zA (...) rn.f (...) 𓅭𓏤 (...) 𓂋𓈖𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.12; Urk. IV, 2, 11Original: “His name is Baba, son of Reinet.” | His name is (...), son of (...). |
| ntf zA (...) 𓈖𓏏𓆑𓈗 𓅭𓏤 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.25; Coffin Texts IV, 37fOriginal: “He is Osiris's son.” | He is (...)'s son. |
| Himt (...) pw 𓈟𓏏𓁐 (...) 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §7.9; Papyrus Westcar 9, 9Original: “She is the priest's wife.” | She is (...)'s wife. |
| sxti pw n (...) 𓇏𓏏𓏭𓀀 𓊪𓅱 𓈖 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.9; Eloquent Peasant R 1, 1Original: “He is a farmer from the Wadi Natrun.” | He is a farmer from (...). |
| ink (...) iqr 𓏌𓎡 (...) 𓇋𓈎𓂋𓏛 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.6; Hatnub inscriptions 14, 9Original: “I am a capable herald.” | I am a capable (...). |
| Hmwt(i)w pw 𓈟𓏏𓍎𓀀𓏥 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.38; Eloquent Peasant B1, 320 | They are craftsmen. |
| iw it(i).i m waw 𓇋𓅱 𓇋𓏏𓀀 𓅓 𓅱𓂝𓅱𓂡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.8; Urk. IV, 2, 10 | My father was a soldier. |
| ink nb kAw 𓏌𓎡 𓎟 𓂓𓅱𓃒𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.9; Sethe, Lesestucke, 79, 20-21 | I own cattle. |
| ni zA.i is 𓈖 𓅭𓏤𓀀 𓇋𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.5; Sethe, Lesestucke, 84, 16 | He is not my son. |
| nn zA.k is pw 𓂜𓈖 𓅭𓏤𓎡 𓇋𓋴 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.5; Instruction of Ptahhotep 213, L2 | He is not your son. |
| pr.f pr (i)t(i).f 𓉐𓏤𓆑 𓉐𓏤 𓇋𓏏𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.27; Bersheh tomb inscriptions I, pl. 15 | His house is his father's house. |
| (...) pw Hna (...) (...) 𓊪𓅱 𓎛𓈖𓂝 (...) | It is (...) and (...). |
| iw wn (...) (...) rn.f Hms.f m (...) 𓇋𓅱 𓃹𓈖 (...) (...) 𓂋𓈖𓆑 𓈟𓋴𓀂𓆑 𓅓 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.15; Papyrus Westcar 6, 26-7, 1Original: “There is a commoner named Djedi who lives in Djed-Snefru.” | There is an (...) named (...) who lives in (...). |
| iw.f m nDs n rnpt (...) 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓅓 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀 𓈖 𓆳𓏏𓏤 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 7,1-2Original: “He is a man of 110 years of age.” | He is a man of (...) years of age. |
| m.k msi n.k Xrdw 3 𓅓𓂟 𓄟𓋴 𓈖𓎡 𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓏪 𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,5-6 | Look, three children have been born to you. |
3. Questions
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| ptr sw 𓊪𓅱𓏏𓂋 𓇓𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.4; Coffin Texts IV, 200b | Who is he? |
| ntk zy 𓈖𓏏𓎡 𓊄𓇋𓇋 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.13; Book of the Dead 122, Nu | Which one are you? |
| pti si tA (...) 𓊪𓏏𓇯 𓋴𓏭 𓏏𓄿 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §7.13; Papyrus Westcar 9, 8-9Original: “Who is she, this Ruddjedet?” | Who is she, this (...)? |
| isst pw nti im 𓇋𓋴𓋴𓏏 𓊪𓅱 𓈖𓏏𓏭 𓇋𓅓 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.7; Eloquent Peasant B1, 160 | What is that there? |
| Tn(i) sw 𓍿𓈖𓌙𓅯𓈐 𓇓𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.21; Coffin Texts II, 292a | Where is he? |
| iw ir.f Tni 𓇋𓅱 𓇋𓂋𓆑 𓍿𓈖𓌙𓅯𓈐 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §10.10; Papyrus Westcar 9, 4 | So where is it? |
| sw mi ix 𓇓𓅱 𓏇𓇋 𓇋𓐍𓏛 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.10; Urk. IV, 649, 15 | What is it like? |
| in iw pA pr sspd.(w) 𓇋𓈖 𓇋𓅱 𓅮𓄿 𓉐𓏤 𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.18; Papyrus Westcar 11, 19-20 | Is the house ready? |
| in iw wn xprt m Xnw 𓇋𓈖 𓇋𓅱 𓃹𓈖 𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥 𓅓 𓄚𓏌𓉐 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.13; Exercise 23.16; Sinuhe B 35-36 | Has something happened at home? |
| in xnd.k Hr Hbsw.i 𓇋𓈖 𓐍𓈖𓂧𓂾𓂻𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓎛𓃀𓋴𓋳𓏥𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.2; Eloquent Peasant R 8, 5 | Would you tread on my clothes? |
| pw-tri irt.n r.s 𓊪𓅱𓏏𓂋 𓁹𓏏𓈖𓏥 𓂋𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.16; Admonitions of Ipuwer 3, 13 | What can we do about it? |
| in pA pw Ddw r(m)T 𓇋𓈖 𓅮𓄿 𓊪𓅱 𓆓𓂧𓅱 𓂋𓍿𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.18; Eloquent Peasant R 10, 6 | Is that what people say? |
| ptr Ddt n.i (...) 𓊪𓅱𓏏𓂋 𓆓𓂧𓏏 𓈖𓀀 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.31; Sinuhe B 261Original: “What is my lord saying to me?” | What is (...) saying to me? |
| (...) pti irt.i n.Tn (...) 𓊪𓏏𓇯 𓁹𓏏𓀀 𓈖𓍿𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 107, ex. 9.15; Papyrus Westcar 11, 6-7Original: “My mistresses, what can I do for you?” | (...), what can I do for you? |
| ptr irt.n.k 𓊪𓅱𓏏𓂋 𓁹𓏏𓈖𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 108, ex. 9.20; Sinuhe B 183 | What have you done? |
| ir.t r tni (...) 𓇋𓂋𓏏 𓂋 𓏏𓈖𓇋𓀗 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,14Original: “Where are you going, little girl?” | Where are you going, (...)? |
| in iw mAat pw pA Dd (...) 𓇋𓈖 𓇋𓅱 𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓏛 𓊪𓅱 𓅮𓄿 𓆓𓂧 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 8,12-13Original: “Is the claim that you know how to reattach a severed head true?” | Is the claim that (...) true? |
| tiw iw.i rx.kwi 𓍘𓅱 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓏭 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 8,14 (excerpt) | Yes, I can do it. |
| msi.s ir.f zi nw (...) 𓄟𓋴𓋴 𓇋𓂋𓆑 𓊄 𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 9,15Original: “When will Ruddjedet give birth, then?” | When will (...) give birth, then? |
| msi.s m (...) 𓄟𓋴𓋴 𓅓 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 9,15Original: “She will give birth on day 15 of the first month of Peret.” | She will give birth on (...). |
4. Where Things Are and Who Owns Them
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| m.k wi r gs.k 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓂋 𓎼𓋴𓐝𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.4; Shipwrecked Sailor 108 | Look, I am beside you. |
| m.k sw aA ma.i 𓅓𓂟 𓇓𓅱 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓅓𓂝𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.4; Helck, HBT, 94 | Look, I have him here. |
| iw.f m at 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓅓 𓂝𓏏𓉐 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §10.3; Papyrus Westcar 11, 24 | It is in a room. |
| nn miwt.k Hna.k 𓂜𓈖 𓏇𓇋𓅱𓄜𓏏𓎡 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.4; MuK., vo. 2, 3 | Your mother is not with you. |
| sw r.i iw.i r.f 𓇓𓅱 𓂋𓀀 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓂋𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.8; Heqanakht letters II, 41 | He is against me, and I am against him. |
| n(i) ntk (...) 𓈖 𓈖𓏏𓎡 (...) | (...) belongs to you. |
| nnk (...); nnk (...) 𓈖𓈖𓎡 (...) 𓈖𓈖𓎡 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.8; Coffin Texts VI, 240fOriginal: “The sky is mine; the earth is mine.” | (...) is mine; (...) is mine. |
| xt.i pw 𓐍𓏏𓏛𓀀 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.5; Siut tomb inscriptions I, 288 | It is my property. |
| n.k im s(i) 𓈖𓎡 𓇋𓅓 𓋴𓏭 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.9; Sinuhe B 222 | It belongs to you. |
| iw it(i).f m Xnw (...) 𓇋𓅱 𓇋𓏏𓆑 𓅓 𓄚𓏌𓉐 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.1; Sinuhe B 50Original: “His father is inside his palace.” | His father is inside (...). |
| nn wi m Hr(i)-ib.sn 𓂜𓈖 𓅱𓀀 𓅓 𓁷𓄣𓋴𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.4; Shipwrecked Sailor 131 | I was not among them. |
| nn sw m ist.f 𓂜𓈖 𓇓𓅱 𓅓 𓇋𓋴𓏏𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.10; Ebers Papyrus 101, 15 | It is not in its proper place. |
| zA.i smsw.i m sA (...) 𓅭𓏤𓀀 𓋴𓅓𓋴𓅱𓀗𓀀 𓅓 𓅭𓏤 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.16; Sinuhe B 239-240Original: “My eldest son is in charge of my tribe.” | My eldest son is in charge of (...). |
| xwt.i nbt ma.f 𓆱𓏤𓏥𓀀 𓎟𓏏 𓅓𓂝𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.17; Sinuhe B 240 | He has all my belongings. |
| nn st m Xnw.f 𓂜𓈖 𓋴𓏏 𓅓 𓄚𓏌𓉐𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.22; Shipwrecked Sailor 52 | It is not inside it. |
| nn n.k st 𓂜𓈖 𓈖𓎡 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.25; Eloquent Peasant B1, 323 | It is not for you. |
| iw.f n nAy.i n Xrdww 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓈖 𓈖𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀀 𓈖 𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓏪 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.26; Kahun Papyri 11, 21-22 | It is for my children. |
| wn.i im.f Hna snw.i 𓃹𓈖𓀀 𓇋𓅓𓆑 𓎛𓈖𓂝 𓌢𓈖𓏌𓀀𓁐𓏪𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.16; Shipwrecked Sailor 126 | I was there with my siblings. |
5. Describing Things and Feelings
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| tA pw nfr 𓇾 𓊪𓅱 𓄤𓆑𓂋 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.9; Sinuhe B 81 | It is a good country. |
| Hns pw 𓎛𓆰𓈖𓋴𓅪 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.15; Eloquent Peasant B1, 25 | It is a narrow one. |
| nfr pr.i; wsx ist.i 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓉐𓏤𓀀 𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺 𓇋𓋴𓏏𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.6; Sinuhe B 155 | My house is good; my place is spacious. |
| ink wab a 𓏌𓎡 𓃂𓈗 𓂝𓏤 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.26; Sethe, Lesestucke, 71, 11 | My hands are clean. |
| nfr miTn.i 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓅓𓇋𓍿𓈖𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.31; Eloquent Peasant R 8, 6 | My path is good. |
| iw nfr sw m hrw r sf 𓇋𓅱 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓇓𓅱 𓅓 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤 𓂋 𓋴𓆑𓇳 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.3; TTS III, pl. 26, 15 | He is better today than yesterday. |
| nn m iwms 𓂜𓈖 𓅓 𓇋𓅱𓄟𓋴𓀁 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.9; Urk. IV, 101, 12 | That is no exaggeration. |
| ni xt pw 𓈖 𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.7; Edwin Smith Papyrus 15, 15 | It is nothing. |
| nn Atpw pw Hr rmnwi.Tn 𓂜𓈖 𓄿𓏏𓊪𓅱 𓊪𓅱 𓁷𓏤 𓂋𓅓𓈖𓅱𓇋𓍿𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.5; CG 20530, 7 | It is no burden on your shoulders. |
| ni ink is qA sA 𓈖 𓏌𓎡 𓇋𓋴 𓈎𓄿𓀠 𓅭𓏤 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 11.2; Sinuhe B 230 | I am not arrogant. |
| nn Ax n.k 𓂜𓈖 𓅜𓐍 𓈖𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 11.6; Eloquent Peasant B2, 55 | It is no use to you. |
| m.k wi m nhw 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓅓 𓈖𓉔𓅱𓅪 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.6; Eloquent Peasant B1, 102 | Look, I am suffering a loss. |
| m.k wi Atp.kw m ianw 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓄿𓏏𓊪𓎡𓅱 𓅓 𓇋𓂝𓈖𓏌𓅱𓀁𓏪 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §16.7; Eloquent Peasant R 26, 4-5 | Look, I am weighed down with grief. |
| wn.in ib.f nfr.(w) r xt nbt 𓃹𓈖𓉿𓇋𓈖 𓄣𓏤𓆑 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓂋 𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻 𓎟𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §16.9; Papyrus Westcar 12, 7-8 | Then he was happier than anything. |
| ib.i Hr xrp.i 𓄣𓏤𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓐍𓂋𓊪𓂥𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 14.18; Sinuhe B 229 | My feelings were guiding me. |
| HA n.i (...) 𓇉𓄿𓀁 𓈖𓀀 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.7; Eloquent Peasant Bt 25 | I wish I had (...). |
| HA r.f ir.n.i xrw.i m tA At 𓇉𓄿𓀁 𓂋𓆑 𓁹𓈖𓀀 𓊤𓅱𓀁𓀀 𓅓 𓏏𓄿 𓄿𓏏𓄁𓇳 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.8; Admonitions of Ipuwer 6, 5 | If only I had spoken up at that moment! |
| Hw iry.k xft Dd.i 𓎛𓅱𓀁 𓁹𓇌𓎡 𓐍𓆑𓏏 𓆓𓂧𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.11; Urk. IV, 1074, 14-15 | If only you would do as I say! |
| ni wsx is pw 𓈖 𓅱𓋴𓐍𓎺 𓇋𓋴 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 237; Eloquent Peasant Bt 28-29 (excerpt) | It is not wide. |
| nfr irt.n.sn 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓁹𓏏𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 108, ex. 9.21; Sinuhe B 27-28 (excerpt) | What they did was good. |
| nDm sw aA wr 𓇛𓅓 𓇓𓅱 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓅨𓂋 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 20 copy) – TLA; Writing board tDeM 1214 verso, verso x+4 | It is extremely pleasant. |
| iw ib.k r qbb Xr.s 𓇋𓅱 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓂋 𓈎𓃀𓏁 𓌨𓂋𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 5,6-7 | You will feel refreshed by it. |
| mri.i is st 𓌸𓂋𓀁𓀀 𓇋𓋴 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 9,8 (excerpt) | I really want it. |
| mri.i Hnw.i r snti.f 𓌸𓂋𓀁𓀀 𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏤𓀀 𓂋 𓌢𓈖𓏏𓁐𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 6,7 | I prefer my own property to a replacement for it. |
| Ax.wi r.t 𓅜𓐍𓅱𓏭 𓂋𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 18/19 copy) – TLA; Moscow papyri A 8 (excerpt) | How helpful your words are! |
| ix tm.i mAA xpr.t(i).si 𓇋𓐍𓏛 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓀀 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿 𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏭𓋴𓇋 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasties 12–13 papyrus) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32107A, recto, 7 | I do not want to see what will happen. |
6. Practice: the Dialogue of a Man with His Ba
The Dialogue of a Man with His Ba is a Middle Kingdom text in which a man talks with his ba, a part of his own being usually translated “soul”. The lines below come from different places in the dialogue, in the order in which they occur; the line numbers are in the source notes. Most of the words have appeared in Part 1 or in the sections above, and the few new ones are listed below, so try reading the Egyptian before looking at the English. Another passage of the same text is in the Harper’s Songs article.
New words here: qsnt difficult · Sms to follow (Sms hrw nfr: to enjoy a happy day) · SSA to plead.
| Hieroglyphs | Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 𓇋𓅱 𓈖𓄿 𓅨𓂋 𓂋𓀀 𓅓 𓏇𓈖𓇳 | iw nA wr.(w) r.i m minSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.23; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 5 | This is too much for me now. |
| 𓇋𓈖 𓇋𓅱 𓈎𓋴𓌠𓈖𓏏𓅪𓏥 𓊪𓅱 | in iw qsnt pwSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §11.11; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 20 | Is it difficult? |
| 𓈎𓋴𓌠𓈖𓏏𓅪𓏥 𓊪𓅱 | qsnt pwSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.13; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 20 | It is difficult. |
| 𓄔𓅓 𓂋𓎡 𓈖𓀀 | sDm r.k n.iSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.7; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 67-68 (excerpt) | Listen to me. |
| 𓌞𓋴𓂻 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤 𓄤𓆑𓂋 | Sms hrw nfrSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.7; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 67-68 (excerpt) | Enjoy a happy day. |
| 𓈟𓏏𓁐𓆑 𓁷𓏤 𓈙𓈙𓄿 𓈖𓆑 𓈖 𓄔𓅓𓈖𓆑 𓈖𓋴 | Himt.f Hr SSA n.f ni sDm.n.f n.sSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 17.14; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 83-84 | His wife was pleading with him, but he would not listen to her. |
| 𓆓𓂧𓀀 𓈖 𓏇𓇋 𓏇𓈖𓇳 | Dd.i n mi minSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 25.9; Dialogue of a Man with His Ba 116-118 (excerpt) | To whom can I speak today? |
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