Ancient Egyptian Dictionary – Bastet, Part 3: Requests and Advice
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This is the third part of the Bastet Dictionary. Part 2 ended with a practice passage; this part continues with more sentences from ancient Egyptian texts, in the same layout.
As before, open Source under a row to see where the sentence comes from. Where the original contained a name or a long phrase, it is replaced here by (...) and the original sentence is written in the source note.
The hieroglyphs are a teaching spelling built word by word from standard dictionary writings, not a copy of the ancient writing. The last section is again a practice passage from a literary text.
1. Requests, Instructions and Invitations
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| ia tw; imi mw Hr Dbaw.k 𓇋𓂝𓈗𓏌 𓏏𓅱 𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝 𓈗 𓁷𓏤 𓂭𓂝𓅱𓅪𓏥𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §15.3; Shipwrecked Sailor 13-14 | Wash yourself; put water on your fingers. |
| imi n.n (...) 𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝 𓈖𓈖𓏥 (...) | Give us (...). |
| wDa tw Ds.k (...) 𓅱𓆓𓂝𓐣 𓏏𓅱 𓆓𓋴𓎡 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §15.3; Eloquent Peasant B2, 133Original: “Decide for yourself, Son of Meru.” | Decide for yourself, (...). |
| wDA Tn r (...) 𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻 𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓂋 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §15.3; Sinuhe B 282Original: “Go to the audience chamber, all of you.” | Go to (...), all of you. |
| di mi n.f sw 𓏙 𓏇𓇋 𓈖𓆑 𓇓𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.13; Heqanakht letters II, 34 (excerpt) | Please give it to him. |
| swri; m ir nDb; nn iw.i r wAH.T 𓋴𓅨𓂋 𓅓 𓇋𓂋 𓈖𓆓𓃀 𓂜𓈖 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓂋 𓎝𓎛𓏛𓍿 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.19; Tomb of Paheri pl. 7 | Drink; do not just sip; I will not stop you. |
| dgy n.Tn n m-xt 𓂧𓎼𓄿𓁹 𓈖𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓈖 𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.20; Siut tomb inscriptions III, 43; Kemi 3, 95 | Look ahead. |
| wD.tw n.f DbA st 𓎗𓅱𓏛𓏏𓅱 𓈖𓆑 𓌥𓃀𓏛 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.24; Eloquent Peasant B1, 79-80 | Tell him to replace it. |
| ink in.i sw; ink gm.i sw 𓏌𓎡 𓇋𓈖𓀀 𓇓𓅱 𓏌𓎡 𓅠𓅓𓏴𓂡𓀀 𓇓𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 23.15; Ebers Papyrus 58, 10-11 (excerpt) | I am the one who will fetch him; I am the one who will find him. |
| zbb.k n.i sw r sA skA 𓊃𓃀𓃀𓎡 𓈖𓀀 𓇓𓅱 𓂋 𓅭𓏤 𓋴𓂓𓄿𓍁 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 25.4; Heqanakht letters I, vo. 7 | Send him to me after the plowing. |
| imi sspd.tw (...) 𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝 𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛𓏏𓅱 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 3,6-7Original: “Have the pavilion which is in the garden prepared.” | Have (...) prepared. |
| ini n.k pAy.k 𓏎𓈖 𓈖𓎡 𓅮𓄿𓇋𓇋𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 4,6 | Take what is yours! |
| m.t ink DbA sw 𓅓𓏏 𓏌𓎡 𓌥𓃀𓏛 𓇓𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 6,6-7 | Look, I will replace it. |
| aHA tw m aq n.f r.s 𓂚𓄿𓀜 𓏏𓅱 𓅓𓂜 𓅧𓈎𓂻 𓈖𓆑 𓂋𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian – TLA; Papyri UC 32158 + 32150A + 32148B (Horus and Seth, Lahun) x+2,4 | Take care! Do not go along with him about it. |
| HA di.tn (...) aA m at xtm.ti r iwt.n Hr (...) 𓇉𓄿𓀁 𓏙𓏏𓈖 (...) 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓅓 𓂝𓏏𓉐 𓐍𓏏𓅓𓋩𓏏𓏭 𓂋 𓂻𓅱𓏏𓈖𓏥 𓁷𓏤 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,15-17Original: “Please leave the barley here in a locked room until we return from performing in the north.” | Please leave (...) here in a locked room until we return from (...). |
2. Warnings and Everyday Advice
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| m aA ib.k Hr rx.k 𓅓𓂜 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §15.4; Instruction of Ptahhotep 52 | Do not be arrogant about what you know. |
| m qA xrw.k (...) 𓅓𓂜 𓈎𓄿𓀠 𓊤𓅱𓀁𓎡 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.3; Eloquent Peasant B1, 57Original: “Do not raise your voice, peasant.” | Do not raise your voice, (...). |
| m Dd grgw 𓅓𓂜 𓆓𓂧 𓎼𓂋𓎼𓍅𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.5; Eloquent Peasant R 25, 4 | Do not tell lies. |
| m awn ib.k Hr pSSt 𓅓𓂜 𓂝𓃹𓈖𓀜 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓊪𓈙𓈙𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.15; Instruction of Ptahhotep 316 | Do not be greedy when things are shared out. |
| m wSb nfrt m bint 𓅓𓂜 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁 𓄤𓆑𓂋𓏏 𓅓 𓃀𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅪 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.17; Eloquent Peasant B1, 182-183 (excerpt) | Do not repay good with evil. |
| m rdi kt m ist kt 𓅓𓂜 𓂋𓏙 𓎡𓇋𓀁𓏏 𓅓 𓇋𓋴𓏏 𓎡𓇋𓀁𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.17; Eloquent Peasant B1, 182-183 (excerpt) | Do not put one in the other's place. |
| zA.ti Hr xsf m nf 𓅭𓏤𓏏𓏭 𓁷𓏤 𓍙𓆑𓀜 𓅓 𓈖𓆑𓅪 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §16.6; Teaching for Merikare 5, 2 | Beware of punishing wrongly. |
| Hr.t(i) r irt iyt 𓁷𓏤𓏏𓏭 𓂋 𓁹𓏏 𓇍𓇋𓇋𓏏𓅪𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.14; Eloquent Peasant B1, 337 | Keep away from wrongdoing. |
| im.k wHm mski 𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡 𓄙𓅓 𓄟𓋴𓎡𓇋𓀁 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.8; Instruction of Ptahhotep 350 | Do not repeat gossip. |
| m Haw n ntt ni xprt 𓅓𓂜 𓎛𓂝𓅱𓀢 𓈖 𓈖𓏏𓏏 𓈖 𓆣𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 19.10; Eloquent Peasant B2, 27-28 | Do not get excited about what has not happened yet. |
| m grg dwA(w) ni iit.f 𓅓𓂜 𓎼𓂋𓎼𓍅 𓇼𓄿𓅱𓇳 𓈖 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓏏𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 19.15; Eloquent Peasant B1, 214 | Do not arrange tomorrow before it comes. |
| m fx ib.k Hr Ddti.i n.k 𓅓𓂜 𓆑𓐍𓍼𓂻 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓆓𓂧𓏏𓀀 𓈖𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.22; Teaching of Djedefhor (Helck) 29 | Do not lose heart over what I will tell you. |
| m pH nti ni pH.n.f 𓅓𓂜 𓄖𓂻 𓈖𓏏𓏭 𓈖 𓄖𓂻𓈖𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.10; Eloquent Peasant B1, 347 | Do not attack someone who is not attacking. |
| wHm mdt mA ni sDm 𓄙𓅓 𓅓𓂞𓏏 𓌳𓏤 𓈖 𓄔𓅓 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 24.7; Instruction of Ptahhotep 353 | Repeat what was seen, not what was merely heard. |
| Ad.k Hr Adt Hr.s 𓄿𓂧𓆊𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓄿𓂧𓏏 𓁷𓏤𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 24.20; Urk. IV, 1091, 3 | Get angry only about something worth getting angry about. |
| ir in.k imi n sn.k 𓇋𓂋 𓇋𓈖𓎡 𓇋𓐛𓅓𓂝 𓈖 𓌢𓀀𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.23; Eloquent Peasant B2, 5-6 | When you get something, give to your brother. |
| ir gr.k xpr n.k pHw 𓇋𓂋 𓎼𓂋𓀁𓎡 𓆣𓂋 𓈖𓎡 𓊪𓎛𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.10; Teaching of Djedefhor (Helck) 66 | If you remain quiet, you will get results. |
| im.k xsf wi 𓇋𓅓𓂜𓎡 𓐍𓋴𓍙𓆑𓀜 𓅱𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 128, ex. 9.105; Coffin Texts VI, 108b | Do not block my way. |
3. Seeing, Knowing, Hearing and Speaking
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| ink pw mdw 𓏌𓎡 𓊪𓅱 𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.32; Eloquent Peasant B1, 51-52 | I am the one speaking. |
| m.k wi Hr mA.f 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓌳𓏤𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 14.15; Coffin Texts II, 338a | Look, I can see it. |
| iw.i rx.kw Tn rx.kw rnw.Tn 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱 𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱 𓂋𓈖𓅱𓍿𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §16.10; Coffin Texts III, 4e-f, G1T | I know you and I know your names. |
| m.k mdwt.sn mn.(w) m zXAw 𓅓𓂟 𓌃𓂧𓏏𓀁𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓏠𓈖 𓅓 𓏞𓏛 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.24; Teaching for Merikare 3, 11 | Look, their words are recorded in writing. |
| iw.i grt rx.kw nb n spAt tn 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓎼𓂋𓏏 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱 𓎟 𓈖 𓋴𓊪𓏏𓈈 𓏏𓈖 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.12; Eloquent Peasant B1, 46-47 | I know the owner of this estate. |
| mA.n.i (...) rx.n.i imt.s 𓌳𓏤𓈖𓀀 (...) 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓀀 𓇋𓅓𓏏𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.10; Coffin Texts I, 160b-cOriginal: “I have seen the box of Sia and know what is inside it.” | I have seen (...) and know what is inside it. |
| m.k wi Hr spr n.k ni sDm.n.k st 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓄭𓂋𓀁 𓈖𓎡 𓈖 𓄔𓅓𓈖𓎡 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.11; Eloquent Peasant B2, 113-114 | I am appealing to you, but you are not listening. |
| ni rx.n.tw mAat r grgw 𓈖 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓈖𓏏𓅱 𓌳𓐙𓂝𓏏𓏛 𓂋 𓎼𓂋𓎼𓍅𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 17.11; Papyrus Westcar 6, 23-24 | One cannot distinguish truth from lies. |
| sDm.n.i xrw.f iw.f Hr mdt 𓄔𓅓𓈖𓀀 𓊤𓅱𓀁𓆑 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓁷𓏤 𓅓𓂞𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §20.7; Sinuhe B 1-2 | I heard his voice while he was speaking. |
| sDd.i (...) n (...) 𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀁𓀀 (...) 𓈖 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.7; Exercise 21.5; Shipwrecked Sailor 139-140Original: “I will tell the king about your impressiveness.” | I will tell (...) about (...). |
| m.k hAb.n.i Hr Hn.k n (...) 𓅓𓂟 𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓈖𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓎛𓆰𓈖𓎨𓏛𓎡 𓈖 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 17.2; Kahun Papyri 31, 19-20Original: “Look, I have written to the steward Hetu recommending you.” | Look, I have written to (...) recommending you. |
| iw Ab.n ib.i mAA (...) 𓇋𓅱 𓄿𓃀𓈖 𓄣𓏤𓀀 𓌳𓁹𓄿𓄿 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 17.4; Helck, HBT, 21Original: “I have wanted to see the writings of the earliest times.” | I have wanted to see (...). |
| wn.i wSd.i Hmwt Hr.s 𓃹𓈖𓀀 𓅱𓄞𓂧𓀁𓀀 𓈟𓏏𓍎𓀀 𓁷𓏤𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.9; Sinai inscriptions 90, 8 | I used to discuss it with the craftsmen. |
| ni ink is Dd n.k nw 𓈖 𓏌𓎡 𓇋𓋴 𓆓𓂧 𓈖𓎡 𓈖𓍇𓏌𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 23.13; Coffin Texts I, 312e-f (excerpt) | I am not the one who said that to you. |
| Dd.n.i nn xft mA.n.i 𓆓𓂧𓈖𓀀 𓇑𓇑 𓐍𓆑𓏏 𓌳𓏤𓈖𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 25.8; Lamentations of Khakheperre-seneb 6 | What I have said follows what I have seen. |
| iry.i m.k wi 𓁹𓇌𓀀 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 19.18; Book of the Dead 6, Nu (excerpt) | I will do it; here I am. |
| n gm.n.i si 𓈖 𓅠𓅓𓏴𓂡𓈖𓀀 𓋴𓏭 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 5,1 | I cannot find it. |
| iw.i swt rx.kwi bw nti st im 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓇓𓅱𓏏 𓂋𓐍𓏛𓎡𓅱𓏭 𓃀𓅱 𓈖𓏏𓏭 𓋴𓏏 𓇋𓅓 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 9,3-4 | But I know where it is. |
| iw bAk-im aA wa.y 𓇋𓅱 𓅡𓎡𓀀𓇋𓅓 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓌡𓂝𓏤𓇌 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 12 letter) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32197 (letter of Iri-persen) 1,10 (excerpt) | Your servant is here alone. |
| swDA-ib pw Hr.s 𓋴𓅱𓍑𓄿𓏛𓄣𓏤 𓊪𓅱 𓁷𓏤𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 12 letter) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32197 (letter of Iri-persen) 1,14 | This is a report about it. |
| m.k in bnrt rdi iri.i st 𓅓𓂟 𓇋𓈖 𓃀𓈖𓂋𓅱𓉐𓏏 𓂋𓏙 𓁹𓀀 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 12 letter) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32124 (report) II,10 (excerpt) | Look, it was the sweetness that made me do it. |
| m-a ntt (...) ngA.ti 𓅓𓂝 𓈖𓏏𓏏 (...) 𓈖𓎼𓄿𓏴𓅪𓏏𓏭 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 12 letter) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32197 (letter of Iri-persen) 2,9-10Original: “Because the green stone is missing.” | Because (...) is missing. |
| iw.i r Smt wTs.i 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓂋 𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻 𓅱𓍿𓋴𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,23 | I am going to go and report it. |
| wn.in.s Hr wHm sDmt.n.s nbt n (...) 𓃹𓈖𓉿𓇋𓈖𓋴 𓁷𓏤 𓄙𓅓 𓄔𓅓𓏏𓈖𓋴 𓎟𓏏 𓈖 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,2-3Original: “She told Ruddjedet everything she had heard.” | She told (...) everything she had heard. |
4. Disputes, Complaints and Appeals
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| iry.i Hzt.k 𓁹𓇌𓀀 𓎛𓋴𓏏𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 240-241; Eloquent Peasant B1 33-35 (excerpt) | I will do what you approve of. |
| in nn r.f di.k swA.n Hr wAt 𓇋𓈖 𓂜𓈖 𓂋𓆑 𓏙𓎡 𓋴𓅱𓄿𓈖𓏥 𓁷𓏤 𓍯𓏏𓈐 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 240-241; Eloquent Peasant B1 37-40 (excerpt) | So, will you not let us pass along the path? |
| Hw.k wi awA.k Hnw.i 𓎛𓅱𓀁𓎡 𓅱𓀀 𓂝𓍯𓄿𓀜𓎡 𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏤𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 245; Eloquent Peasant B1 58-60 (excerpt) | You hit me and take my belongings! |
| (...) di.k r.k n.i xwt.i (...) 𓏙𓎡 𓂋𓎡 𓈖𓀀 𓆱𓏤𓏥𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 245-246; Eloquent Peasant B1 60-61Original: “Lord of Silencing, you should give me back my belongings.” | (...), you should give me back my belongings. |
| HA rdi.t(w) swDA.i ib.k Hr pA xn n mdt 𓇉𓄿𓀁 𓂋𓏙𓏏𓅱 𓋴𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻𓀀 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓅮𓄿 𓐍𓈖𓅯𓀁 𓈖 𓅓𓂞𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 247-248; Eloquent Peasant B1 67-68 (excerpt) | I wish I could tell you about this matter. |
| mi.k irrt.sn pw 𓅓𓂟 𓁹𓂋𓏏𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 249-250; Eloquent Peasant B1 76-77 (excerpt) | Look, that is what they do. |
| awA Hnw.f 𓂝𓍯𓄿𓀜 𓎛𓆰𓈖𓏌𓅱𓏊𓏤𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 255-256; Eloquent Peasant B1 107-108 (excerpt) | His possessions were stolen. |
| mi.k nn km n Dd n.k st 𓅓𓂟 𓂜𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏛 𓈖 𓆓𓂧 𓈖𓎡 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 287; Eloquent Peasant B1 234-236 (excerpt) | Look, the person who tells you this gains nothing. |
| in r.f wrS.i r.f 𓇋𓈖 𓂋𓆑 𓅨𓂋𓈙𓇳𓏤𓀀 𓂋𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 289-290; Eloquent Peasant B1 255-256 (excerpt) | Am I to spend all day on it? |
| in iw.k m awAy 𓇋𓈖 𓇋𓅱𓎡 𓅓 𓂝𓍯𓄿𓇋𓇋𓀜 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 309; Eloquent Peasant B1 332-334 (excerpt) | Are you a robber? |
| iw.i r Smt r spr Hr.k n (...) 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓂋 𓈝𓅓𓏏𓂻 𓂋 𓄭𓂋𓂻 𓁷𓏤𓎡 𓈖 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 319-320; Eloquent Peasant B2 113-115Original: “I am going to complain about you to Anubis.” | I am going to complain about you to (...). |
| zA grt aA 𓅭𓏤 𓎼𓂋𓏏 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 322; Eloquent Peasant B2 126-128 (excerpt) | Wait here, then. |
| mi.k irr.k r irt Hna.i 𓅓𓂟 𓁹𓂋𓎡 𓂋 𓁹𓏏 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 322; Eloquent Peasant B2 122-124 (excerpt) | Look, you should deal with me. |
5. Practice: the Eloquent Peasant
The Eloquent Peasant is a Middle Kingdom story about a peasant who is robbed and appeals again and again to a high official. The lines below come from different parts of his appeals, in the order in which they occur; the manuscript and line numbers are in the source notes. Most of the words have appeared in this part or in Part 1, and the new ones are listed below, so read the Egyptian first and check yourself against the English.
New words here: Xrwt what is needed · xm to not know · hAw surroundings, situation · kAhsw harshness · Dw evil, trouble · twA to depend on.
| Hieroglyphs | Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 𓆓𓂧𓀀 𓄔𓅓𓎡 | Dd.i sDm.kSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 253-254; Eloquent Peasant B1 99-100 (excerpt) | When I speak, please listen. |
| 𓌨𓂋𓏏𓏛𓏥𓎡 𓅓 𓉐𓏤𓎡 | Xrwt.k m pr.kSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 261; Eloquent Peasant B1 124-126 (excerpt) | What you need is in your house. |
| (...) 𓇋𓈖 𓐍𓅓𓂜𓎡 𓅓 𓉔𓄿𓅱𓏛𓏥𓀀 | (...) in xm.k m hAw.iSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 272; Eloquent Peasant B1 165-166Original: “O most knowledgeable of all people, are you unaware of my situation?” | (...), are you unaware of my situation? |
| 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓎡 𓏏𓂋𓆵 𓄔𓅓 𓁷𓏤 𓅓𓂝 | tm.k tr sDm Hr miSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 281; Eloquent Peasant B1 211 (excerpt) | Why do you not listen? |
| 𓅓𓂜 𓎡𓉔𓋴𓅱𓅪𓏥 𓐍𓆑𓏏 𓄊𓋴𓂋𓂡𓎡 𓏏𓍃𓅓 𓄭𓂋𓂻 𓃀𓅱 𓈋𓅱𓅪 𓂋𓎡 | m kAhsw xft wsr.k tm spr bw Dw r.kSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 289; Eloquent Peasant B1 244-245 | Do not be harsh because you have power, lest trouble come to you. |
| 𓅓𓂜 𓈖 𓏏𓅱𓄿 𓏏𓅱 | m ni twA twSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 318; Eloquent Peasant B2 105-106 (excerpt) | Do not turn away someone who depends on you. |
| 𓁹 𓈖 𓁹𓂋 𓈖𓎡 | ir n irr n.kSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 318-319; Eloquent Peasant B2 108-109 (excerpt) | Do something for the person who does things for you. |
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