Ancient Egyptian Dictionary – Bastet, Part 4: Home, Travel and Tales
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This is the fourth part of the Bastet Dictionary. Part 3 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. Plans, Promises and Conditions
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| m.k wi ma.k ip.k wi 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓅓𓂝𓎡 𓇋𓊪𓏛𓎡 𓅱𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.8; Eloquent Peasant R 26, 5-6 | Look, I am in your hands; take account of me. |
| iw.i Hm r irt xnt.i 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓍛 𓂋 𓁹𓏏 𓏃𓈖𓏏𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.25; Papyrus Westcar 5, 7 | I am going to make my journey. |
| iw.f r (...) 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓂋 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §10.8; Helck, HBT, 28Original: “He is to become priest of this god.” | He is to become (...). |
| ir hAb.Tn wp(w)t(i)w.Tn r.i ni iwi n.Tn 𓇋𓂋 𓉔𓄿𓃀𓂻𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓄋𓅱𓏏𓏭𓂻𓀀𓅱𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓂋𓀀 𓈖 𓂻𓅱 𓈖𓍿𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.21; Coffin Texts VII, 168b | If you send your messengers for me, I will not come to you. |
| nn tw mm.sn ni wnn.k mm.sn 𓂜𓈖 𓏏𓅱 𓅓𓅓𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓈖 𓃹𓈖𓈖𓎡 𓅓𓅓𓋴𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.22; Coffin Texts I, 188a-189a | You are not among them, and you will not be among them. |
| m.k nn di.i n.f wAt r sprt.k 𓅓𓂟 𓂜𓈖 𓏙𓀀 𓈖𓆑 𓍯𓏏𓈐 𓂋 𓄭𓂋𓏏𓀁𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 19.8; Helck, HBT, 94 | Look, I will not let him leave until you arrive. |
| iw.k r.i Dd.i r.k 𓇋𓅱𓎡 𓂋𓀀 𓆓𓂧𓀀 𓂋𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 25.1; Coffin Texts V, 323h-i (excerpt) | If you come against me, I will speak against you. |
| tm.k iw r.i nn Dd.i r.k 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓎡 𓇋𓅱 𓂋𓀀 𓂜𓈖 𓆓𓂧𓀀 𓂋𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 25.1; Coffin Texts V, 323h-i (excerpt) | If you do not come against me, I will not speak against you. |
| ni kA.i spr r Xnw pn 𓈖 𓎡𓄿𓀁𓀀 𓄭𓂋𓂻 𓂋 𓄚𓏌𓉐 𓊪𓈖 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.13; Exercise 13.4; Sinuhe B 6-7 | I did not intend to come to this residence. |
| ir gm.k (...) Hms.y Hms.kA.k r.k Hna.sn 𓇋𓂋 𓅠𓅓𓏴𓂡𓎡 (...) 𓈟𓋴𓀂𓇌 𓈟𓋴𓀂𓎡𓄿𓎡 𓂋𓎡 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 110, ex. 9.27; Coffin Texts I, 273f-gOriginal: “If you find the gods seated, you will then sit down with them.” | If you find (...) seated, you will then sit down with them. |
| nfr A dd.i wg n.Tn 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓄿 𓂞𓂞𓇋𓈒𓏥𓀀 𓅱𓎼 𓈖𓍿𓈖𓏥 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 128, ex. 9.103; Heqanakht letters II, 31 | I certainly will not let things be hard for you. |
| ir tm.Tn gm m a.f xr.Tn Sm.Tn dp m (...) 𓇋𓂋 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓅠𓅓𓏴𓂡 𓅓 𓂝𓏤𓆑 𓐍𓂋𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓈝𓅓𓂻𓍿𓈖𓏥 𓂧𓊪𓄓 𓅓 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, The Ancient Egyptian Language (2013), p. 129, ex. 9.112; Heqanakht letters I, 8-9Original: “If you find none with him, you will have to go to Herunefer.” | If you find none with him, you will have to go to (...). |
2. Home, Food and Belongings
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| m.T sw r wnmw 𓅓𓍿 𓇓𓅱 𓂋 𓃹𓂻𓈗 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 10.5; TTS II, pl. 11 | Look, it is for eating. |
| m.k Hm aA.k Hr wnm iti.i 𓅓𓂟 𓍛 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛𓎡 𓁷𓏤 𓃹𓈖𓅓𓀁 𓇋𓏏𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 14.5; §15.7.8; Eloquent Peasant R 9, 5-6 (excerpt) | Look, your donkey is eating my grain. |
| wrs.n.s im Hr swri 𓅨𓂋𓋴𓊫𓈖𓋴 𓇋𓅓 𓁷𓏤 𓋴𓅨𓂋 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.12; Papyrus Westcar 2, 9 | She spent the day drinking there. |
| iw.k swt sA.t(i) m t.k tx.t(i) m H(n)qt.k 𓇋𓅱𓎡 𓇓𓅱𓏏 𓅭𓏤𓏏𓏭 𓅓 𓏏𓎡 𓏏𓐍𓏊𓏏𓏭 𓅓 𓎛𓈎𓏏𓏊𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.13; Eloquent Peasant B1, 155-156 | You, however, are full of bread and drunk on beer. |
| sDr.kw Hr Hnkyt 𓋴𓇥𓂋𓁀𓎡𓅱 𓁷𓏤 𓎛𓆰𓈖𓎡𓇋𓇋𓏏𓂠𓋳 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 16.11; Sinuhe B 292-294 (excerpt) | I was lying on a bed. |
| aHa.n.s Sm.ti r ikn n.s nHi n mw 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓋴 𓈝𓅓𓂻𓏏𓏭 𓂋 𓇋𓎡𓈖𓀜 𓈖𓋴 𓈖𓅘𓎛𓀁 𓈖 𓈗 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §17.9; Exercise 16.19; Papyrus Westcar 12, 25-26 | Then she went to draw herself some water. |
| m.k wi ii.kw r Hmst im.s 𓅓𓂟 𓅱𓀀 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓎡𓅱 𓂋 𓈟𓋴𓏏𓀂 𓇋𓅓𓋴 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.13; Papyrus Westcar 3, 7-8 | Look, I have come to sit in it. |
| iw di.n.(i) t n Hqr Hbsw n HAt(i)w 𓇋𓅱 𓏙𓈖 𓏏 𓈖 𓎛𓈎𓂋𓅪𓀀 𓎛𓃀𓋴𓋳𓏥 𓈖 𓄂𓏏𓅂𓋳 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.9; CG 20003a, 6 | I gave bread to the hungry and clothing to the unclothed. |
| iw.i di.i mw n ib 𓇋𓅱𓀀 𓏙𓀀 𓈗 𓈖 𓄣𓏤 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 18.11; Sinuhe B 96 | I used to give water to the thirsty. |
| iT.n.i ntt m imA.f 𓈀𓈇𓅷𓀁𓈖𓀀 𓈖𓏏𓏏 𓅓 𓇋𓅓𓄿𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.2; Sinuhe B 145 | I took what was in his tent. |
| iw.f sspd m bw nb nfr wpw-Hr (...) 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓋴𓋴𓊪𓂧𓇮𓏛 𓅓 𓃀𓅱 𓎟 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓁷𓏤 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,20-21Original: “It is stocked with everything good except the beer that had not been brought.” | It is stocked with everything good except (...). |
| tm.tw ms ini (...) Hr m 𓏏𓍃𓅓𓏏𓅱 𓄟𓋴𓀁 𓏎𓈖 (...) 𓁷𓏤 𓅓𓂝 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,21-22 | Why was (...) not brought, then? |
| nfr pw smnx aA wpw-Hr (...) 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓊪𓅱 𓋴𓏠𓈖𓐍𓍊 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏴𓁷𓏤 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,23-24Original: “There is nothing usable here except the barley belonging to these dancing women.” | There is nothing usable here except (...). |
| kA in (...) rdi.f n.sn DbA ir.i m-xt iw.f 𓎡𓄿𓀁 𓇋𓈖 (...) 𓂋𓏙𓆑 𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓌥𓃀𓏛 𓇋𓂋𓀀 𓅓𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻 𓇋𓅱𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 11,25-26Original: “Then Rawoser will give them a replacement for it after he returns.” | Then (...) will give them a replacement for it after he returns. |
3. Weather, Animals and Everyday Events
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| wn.in pA smn aHa.(w) 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖 𓅮𓄿 𓋴𓏠𓈖𓅭 𓊢𓂝𓂻 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §16.8; Papyrus Westcar 8, 21 | Then that goose stood up. |
| iw wn HfAw Hr wpt Dw pf 𓇋𓅱 𓃹𓈖𓉿 𓎛𓆑𓄫𓅱𓆙 𓁷𓏤 𓄋𓏏𓏤 𓈋𓏤 𓊪𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.9; Coffin Texts II, 377c, B17C | There is a snake on top of that mountain. |
| HfAw pw 𓎛𓆑𓄫𓅱𓆙 𓊪𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.19; Shipwrecked Sailor 61 | It was a snake. |
| wAw pw n wAD-wr 𓍯𓄿𓅱𓈗 𓊪𓅱 𓈖 𓇅𓅨𓈘 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 7.18; Shipwrecked Sailor 58-59 | It was a wave from the sea. |
| Da pr.(w) 𓆓𓂝𓊡 𓉐𓏤 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §16.8; Shipwrecked Sailor 101-102 | A storm came up. |
| Da pr.(w) iw.n m wAD-wr 𓆓𓂝𓊡 𓉐𓏤 𓇋𓅱𓈖𓏥 𓅓 𓇅𓅨𓈘 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §20.7; Shipwrecked Sailor 32-33 | A storm came up while we were at sea. |
| xtw Hr gmgm tA Hr mnmn 𓆱𓏤𓏥 𓁷𓏤 𓅠𓅓𓅠𓅓𓏵 𓇾 𓁷𓏤 𓏠𓈖𓏠𓈖𓂻 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 14.1; Shipwrecked Sailor 59-60 | Trees were cracking and the ground was shaking. |
| aHa.n (...) xr Hr mw 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 (...) 𓐍𓂋 𓁷𓏤 𓈗 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 5,16-17Original: “Then a fish-shaped pendant of new malachite fell into the water.” | Then (...) fell into the water. |
| aHa.n saHa.n.f sw 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓋴𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓆑 𓇓𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 8,1-2 | Then he helped him to stand up. |
| wn.n.s tA at 𓃹𓈖𓉿𓈖𓋴 𓏏𓄿 𓂝𓏏𓉐 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,1 (excerpt) | She opened the room. |
| aHa.n sDm.n.s xrw Hsi Sma xbit wAg 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓄔𓅓𓈖𓋴 𓊤𓅱𓀁 𓎛𓋴𓂢 𓇗𓂝𓌽 𓐍𓃀𓏴𓏏 𓍯𓄿𓎼𓀁 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,1-2 (excerpt) | Then she heard the sound of singing, music, dancing, and rejoicing. |
| wn.in.s Hr dbn tA at 𓃹𓈖𓇋𓈖𓋴 𓁷𓏤 𓂧𓃀𓈖𓄲 𓏏𓄿 𓂝𓏏𓉐 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,3 | She went around the room. |
| Hmst pw ir.n.sn Hr hrw nfr 𓈟𓋴𓏏𓀂 𓊪𓅱 𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓁷𓏤 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤 𓄤𓆑𓂋 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 12,8 | They sat down to enjoy a festive day. |
| ir.n.tw r.f m-mitt 𓁹𓈖𓏏𓅱 𓂋𓆑 𓅓𓏇𓇋𓈐𓏏𓏤𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – TLA; Papyrus Westcar 8,24 | It was treated in the same way. |
| wnx.n.s Sma.w 𓃹𓈖𓐍𓋳𓈖𓋴 𓇗𓂝𓌽𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasties 12–13 papyrus) – TLA; Papyrus UC 32105A, x+6 (excerpt) | She put on fine linen. |
4. Travel, Errands and Completed Events
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| m.T wi m hAt r (...) r int aqw im n Xrdw.i 𓅓𓍿 𓅱𓀀 𓅓 𓉔𓄿𓏏 𓂋 (...) 𓂋 𓏎𓈖𓏏 𓅧𓈎𓀀𓁐𓏪 𓇋𓅓 𓈖 𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓏪𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §14.3; Eloquent Peasant R 1, 2-3Original: “Look, I am going down to Egypt to get provisions there for my children.” | Look, I am going down to (...) to get provisions there for my children. |
| aHa.n.(i) hA.kw r mryt 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱 𓂋 𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §16.8; Shipwrecked Sailor 169 | Then I went down to the riverbank. |
| xpr.n r.s nn wi Hna(w) 𓆣𓂋𓈖 𓂋𓋴 𓂜𓈖 𓅱𓀀 𓎛𓈖𓂝 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.5; Shipwrecked Sailor 130 | It happened while I was not with them. |
| aHa.n rdi.n.(i) wi Hr Xt.i 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓂋𓏙𓈖 𓅱𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓄡𓏏𓏤𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.5; Shipwrecked Sailor 161 | Then I lay down on my stomach. |
| (...) iw in.n.i (...) (...) 𓇋𓅱 𓇋𓈖𓈖𓀀 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) §17.7; Papyrus Westcar 8, 8 | (...), I have brought (...). |
| aHa.n.i Sm.kw rdi.n.(i) wi Hr xt qAt 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖𓀀 𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡𓅱 𓂋𓏙𓈖 𓅱𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓆱𓐍𓏏𓂻 𓈎𓄿𓏏𓌙𓀐 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §17.9; Shipwrecked Sailor 155-156 | Then I went and got up onto a tall tree. |
| ii.n.i Hr Sms.f 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓈖𓀀 𓁷𓏤 𓌞𓋴𓂻𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.1; Urk. VII, 14, 20 | I returned following him. |
| iwt pw ir.n.f n.i 𓂻𓅱𓏏 𓊪𓅱 𓁹𓈖𓆑 𓈖𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.7; Sinuhe R 156 | He came to me. |
| ii.n.i r aA r nis r.k m wpwt nt it(i).i 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓈖𓀀 𓂋 𓉻𓂝𓄿𓏛 𓂋 𓈖𓇋𓋴𓀞 𓂋𓎡 𓅓 𓄋𓊪𓅱𓏏𓀁 𓈖𓏏 𓇋𓏏𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.17; Exercise 25.17; Papyrus Westcar 7, 20-21 | I have come here to call you on my father's business. |
| iwt pw ir.n (...) m ii m sA 𓂻𓅱𓏏 𓊪𓅱 𓁹𓈖 (...) 𓅓 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻 𓅓 𓅭𓏤 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.20; Papyrus Westcar 12, 6-7Original: “Rawoser came back from the field.” | (...) came back from the field. |
| SAS pw ir.n tA wbAyt r int n.s ikn n mw 𓆷𓄿𓈙𓂻 𓊪𓅱 𓁹𓈖 𓏏𓄿 𓍏𓃀𓅡𓄿𓇋𓇋𓏏𓁐 𓂋 𓏎𓈖𓏏 𓈖𓋴 𓇋𓎡𓈖𓀜 𓈖 𓈗 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 13.21; Papyrus Westcar 12, 17-18 | The maid went off to fetch herself a scoop of water. |
| iw.f Hr iwt r int (...) Hna (...) 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓁷𓏤 𓂻𓅱𓏏 𓂋 𓏎𓈖𓏏 (...) 𓎛𓈖𓂝 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 14.13; Hatnub inscriptions 25, 19-20Original: “He is coming to fetch alabaster with the quarry overseer Sebekemhat.” | He is coming to fetch (...) with (...). |
| wDA pw ir.n.sn r bw ii.n.sn im 𓅱𓍑𓄿𓂻 𓊪𓅱 𓁹𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓂋 𓃀𓅱 𓇍𓇋𓏭𓂻𓈖𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓇋𓅓 SourceMiddle Egyptian (Dynasty 17 copy) – Allen (2014) Exercise 22.30; Papyrus Westcar 11, 9-10 | They went back to the place they had come from. |
| spr pw ir.n.f r (...) 𓄭𓂋𓂻 𓊪𓅱 𓁹𓈖𓆑 𓂋 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 235; Eloquent Peasant Bt 18-19Original: “He arrived at the district of Fefi's House north of Madaniat.” | He arrived at (...). |
| gm.n.f z(i) im aHa.(w) Hr mryt 𓅠𓅓𓏴𓂡𓈖𓆑 𓊄 𓇋𓅓 𓊢𓂝𓂻 𓁷𓏤 𓌸𓂋𓇋𓇋𓏏𓈇 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 235; Eloquent Peasant Bt 19-20 (excerpt) | He found a man standing there on the riverbank. |
5. Sentences from the Shipwrecked Sailor
| Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|
| z(i) nb Hr Hpt snnw.f 𓊄 𓎟 𓁷𓏤 𓎛𓊪𓏏𓂘 𓌢𓈖𓈖𓅱𓀀𓆑 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 10; Shipwrecked Sailor 5-6 (excerpt) | Everyone was embracing his companion. |
| ix wSb.k wSd.t(w).k 𓇋𓐍𓏛 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓎡 𓅱𓄞𓂧𓀁𓏏𓅱𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 12-13; Shipwrecked Sailor 13-15 (excerpt) | Then you can answer when someone addresses you. |
| mdw.k n (...) ib.k m a.k 𓌃𓂧𓅱𓀁𓎡 𓈖 (...) 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓅓 𓂝𓏤𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 12-13; Shipwrecked Sailor 15-17Original: “You can speak to the king while keeping your composure.” | You can speak to (...) while keeping your composure. |
| wSb.k nn nitit 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓎡 𓂜𓈖 𓈖𓇋𓏏𓇋𓏏𓂽 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 12-13; Shipwrecked Sailor 15-17 (excerpt) | You can reply without stammering. |
| swrd pw Dd n.k 𓋴𓅱𓂋𓂧 𓊪𓅱 𓆓𓂧 𓈖𓎡 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 13-14; Shipwrecked Sailor 20-21 | Speaking to you is exhausting. |
| sDd.i r.f n.k mitt iri xpr.(w) m a.i Ds.i 𓋴𓆓𓂧𓀁𓀀 𓂋𓆑 𓈖𓎡 𓏇𓇋𓈐𓏏𓏤𓏏 𓁹 𓆣𓂋 𓅓 𓂝𓏤𓀀 𓆓𓋴𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 14; Shipwrecked Sailor 21-23 (excerpt) | Let me tell you about something similar that happened to me. |
| hA.kw r wAD-wr 𓉔𓄿𓂻𓎡𓅱 𓂋 𓇅𓅨𓈘 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 14; Shipwrecked Sailor 24-27 (excerpt) | I went out to sea. |
| ir.n.i hrw 3 wa.kw ib.i m snnw.i 𓁹𓈖𓀀 𓉔𓂋𓅱𓇳𓏤 𓏥 𓌡𓂝𓏤𓎡𓅱 𓄣𓏤𓀀 𓅓 𓌢𓈖𓈖𓅱𓀀𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 17-18; Shipwrecked Sailor 41-42 (excerpt) | I spent three days alone, with my thoughts for company. |
| aHa.n dwn.n.i rdwi.i r rx dit.i m r.i 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓂧𓃹𓈖𓂻𓈖𓀀 𓂋𓂧𓂾𓂻𓀀 𓂋 𓂋𓐍𓏛 𓏙𓏏𓀀 𓅓 𓂋𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 17-19; Shipwrecked Sailor 45-46 | Then I set off to find something to eat. |
| gm.n.i dAbw iArrt im iAqt nbt Spst 𓅠𓅓𓏴𓂡𓈖𓀀 𓂧𓄿𓃀𓅱 𓇋𓄿𓂋𓁼𓏏 𓇋𓅓 𓇋𓄿𓈎𓏏𓆰𓏥 𓎟𓏏 𓀻𓋴𓏏𓁐 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 20; Shipwrecked Sailor 47-48 | I found figs, grapes, and all kinds of fine vegetables there. |
| rmw im Hna Apdw 𓂋𓅓𓅱𓁿 𓇋𓅓 𓎛𓈖𓂝 𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅬𓅱 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 20; Shipwrecked Sailor 50-52 (excerpt) | There were fish and birds there. |
| aHa.n ssA.n.(i) wi; rdi.n.i r tA n wr Hr awi.i 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓋴𓋴𓐟𓄿𓏑𓏊𓈀𓈖 𓅱𓀀 𓂋𓏙𓈖𓀀 𓂋 𓇾 𓈖 𓅨𓂋 𓁷𓏤 𓂝𓂝𓅱𓏭𓀀 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 20; Shipwrecked Sailor 52-54 | Then I ate my fill; I put some down because I was carrying too much. |
| sxpr.n.i sDt 𓋴𓆣𓂋𓈖𓀀 𓋴𓆓𓏏𓊮 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 20; Shipwrecked Sailor 54-56 (excerpt) | I lit a fire. |
| aHa.n wSb.n.i n.f st 𓊢𓂝𓂻𓈖 𓅱𓈙𓃀𓏴𓀁𓈖𓀀 𓈖𓆑 𓋴𓏏 SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 27; Shipwrecked Sailor 86-89 (excerpt) | Then I gave him an answer. |
| di.i in.t(w) n.k (...) 𓏙𓀀 𓇋𓈖𓏏𓅱 𓈖𓎡 (...) SourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 37; Shipwrecked Sailor 140-142 | I will have (...) brought to you. |
6. Practice: the Serpent Comforts the Sailor
In The Shipwrecked Sailor, a sailor wrecked on an island meets a serpent who speaks to him kindly and promises that he will return home. The lines below come from the serpent’s speeches, in the order in which they occur; the line numbers are in the source notes. Many of the words are ones you have met in this part and in Part 1, and the new ones are listed below, so try reading the Egyptian before looking at the English.
New words here: snD to fear · mH to fill, be full · nfrwt good things · qn to be brave, persevere · rwD to be firm · qni to embrace.
| Hieroglyphs | Egyptian (Latin transliteration) | English |
|---|---|---|
| 𓅓𓂜 𓋴𓐩𓈖𓆓𓅾𓀁 𓅓𓂜 𓋴𓐩𓈖𓆓𓅾𓀁 𓈖𓆓𓋴𓅪𓀀 | m snD m snD nDsSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) Exercise 15.18; Shipwrecked Sailor 111-112 | Do not be afraid, do not be afraid, sir. |
| 𓇋𓅱𓆑 𓎔𓏛 𓌨𓂋 𓄤𓂋𓏏𓃒𓏪 𓎟𓏏 | iw.f mH.(w) Xr nfrwt nbtSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 31-32; Shipwrecked Sailor 115-116 (excerpt) | It is full of good things. |
| 𓈝𓅓𓂻𓎡 𓎛𓈖𓂝𓋴𓈖𓏥 𓂋 𓄚𓏌𓉐 | Sm.k Hna.sn r XnwSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §18.7; Shipwrecked Sailor 119-122 (excerpt) | You will go home with them. |
| 𓇋𓂋 𓈎𓈖𓀜𓈖𓎡 𓂋𓎗𓌗 𓄣𓏤𓎡 𓎔𓏛𓎡 𓈎𓈖𓇋𓂘𓎡 𓅓 𓄡𓂋𓂧𓀔𓏪𓎡 𓌢𓈖𓂉𓎡 𓈟𓏏𓁐𓎡 𓌳𓏤𓎡 𓉐𓏤𓎡 | ir qn.n.k rwD ib.k mH.k qni.k m Xrdw.k sn.k Himt.k mA.k pr.kSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen, Middle Egyptian Literature (2015), p. 35-36; Shipwrecked Sailor 132-134 (excerpt) | If you persevere and keep your heart firm, you will embrace your children, kiss your wife, and see your home. |
| 𓄤𓆑𓂋 𓋴𓏏 𓂋 𓐍𓏏𓏛 𓎟𓏏 | nfr st r xt nbtSourceMiddle Egyptian – Allen (2014) §7.4; Shipwrecked Sailor 134 | It is better than anything else. |
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