Warning: In this section I decided to display the literal transliteration that is to say the word as it is written and NOT as it should be written. The transliteration of reference will be mentioned when known to me. The comparison of both will reveal in full to the reader the Ancient Egyptians' stenographical way of writing.


The vocabulary displayed is partly built on the book of Raymond O. FAULKNER, A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford, 1962. Specials thanks are given to the Griffith Institute for the permission to use it.


Book of the Heavenly Cow

Bibliography : Maystre, Charles, Le Livre de la Vache du Ciel dans les tombeaux de la Vallée des Rois, BIFAO XL, 1941, p. 53-115; Carrier, Claude, Grands livres funéraires de l’Egypte pharaonique, Paris, 2009, p. 423 et sq.

ḫpr ... rʿ nṯr ḫpr ḏs.f m-ḫt wn.f m nsyt rmṯ.t nṯrw m ḫt

wʿ.t wn.ỉn rmṯ ḥr .t mdt r ḫfty.w rʿ ỉswt rf ḥm.f ʿ.w.s

ỉȝw.w ḳs.w.f m ḥḏ ḥʿw.f m nbw šnw.f m ḫsbd mȝʿ wn.ỉn ḥm.f ḥr sỉȝ

mdt nt .t r.f ỉn rmṯ.t ḏd.ỉn ḥm.f ʿ.w.s n nty.w ỉmyw-ḫt.f nỉs m

n.ỉ r ỉrt.ỉ šw tfnt gb nwt ḥnʿ ỉt.w mwwt wn.nyw

ḥnʿ.ỉ ỉst wỉ m nwn ḥnʿ nṯr.ỉ nwn ỉn.n.ỉ šnyt.f ḥnʿ.f ỉn n.k st m

ktkt ỉm mȝȝ rmṯ.t ỉm wʿr.sn .y.k ḥnʿ.sn r ḥwt-ʿȝt ḏd.sn sḫrw.sn

ḏr ỉw.ỉ m nwn r bw ḫpr(w).n.ỉ ỉm ỉn.ỉn.tw n.f nn nṯrw ... nn nṯrw

ỉpn ḥr gs.f ḥr dhn m-bȝḥ ḥm.f ḏd.f mdt.f m-bȝḥ ỉt smsw.w ỉr rmṯ

nswt rḫyt ḏd.ỉn.sn ḫft ḥm.f mdw n.n r sḏm.t.n st ḏd.ỉn rʿ

n nwn nṯr sms ḫpr(w).n.ỉ ỉm.f nṯrw tpw-ʿ mtn rmṯ.t ḫpr.w m ỉrt.ỉ

.n.sn mdt r.ỉ ḏd.w n.ỉ ỉr.t(ỉ).tn r.s mtn wỉ ḥḥy.ỉ n smȝ.n.ỉ

st r sḏm.t.ỉ ḏd.tỉ.tn r.s ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nwn .ỉ rʿ nṯr ʿȝ r ỉr(w) sw smsw r

ḳmȝ.yw sw ḥms st.k wr snḏ.k ỉw ỉrt.k r .yw ỉm.k ḏd.ỉn ḥm n

rʿ mtn st wʿr(.w) r ḫȝst ỉb.sn snd.w ḥr ḏd.ỉ n.sn ḏd.ỉn.sn ḫft ḥm..f d šm

ỉrt.k ḥw.s n.k st .w m ḏw.w nn ỉrt ḫnty(t) ỉm.s(n) r ḥw.t n.k sn

.s m ḥwt-ḥr ỉw.ỉn rf nṯrt tn smȝ.n.s rmṯ.t ḥr ḫȝst ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn

ỉỉ.wy m ḥtp ḥwt-ḥr ỉr.t n ỉr.w .n.ỉ r.s ḏd.ỉn nṯrt tn ʿnḫ.k n.ỉ ỉw

sḫm.n.ỉ m rmṯ.t ỉw nḏm(.w) ḥr ỉb.ỉ ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ ỉw.ỉ r sḫm ỉm.sn m nswt m sʿnd.w.sn

ḫpr sḫmt pw šbbt nt grḥ r rhn.t ḥr snf.sn šȝʿ.ỉ m

nn-nsw ḏd.ỉn rʿ nỉs.w m n.ỉ wpwty.w ḫȝḫ.w sỉnw

sḫs.sn mỉ šwt nt ẖt ỉn.ỉn.tw nn wpwty.w ỉpn ḥr-ʿwy ḏd.ỉn ḥm n

nṯr šȝs.(t)n r ȝbw ỉn.(t)n n.ỉ (dỉdỉ) wr ỉn.ỉn.tw n.f nn (dỉdỉ) rd.ỉn

ḥm n nṯr pn ʿȝ ḥnsktt nt(t) m ỉwnw nḏ (dỉdỉ) ỉpn ỉswt gr ḥmwt ḥr ỉt r ḥnḳt

rd.ỉn.tw (dỉdỉ) ỉpn ḥr šbbt tn wn.ỉn mỉ snf n rmṯ.t ỉr.ỉn.tw ḥnḳt hbnt 7000

ỉw.ỉn rf ḥm n nswt-bỉt rʿ ḥnʿ nṯrw ỉpn r mȝȝ nn ḥnḳt ỉswt ḥḏ n smȝ rmṯ.t

ỉn nṯrt m sw.w.sn nw ḫntyt ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ nfr.wy st ỉw.ỉ r mk.t

rmṯ.t ḥr.s ḏd.ỉn rʿ .y m st r bw ḏd(w).n.s smȝ.ỉ rmṯ.t ỉm

nhp.ỉn ḥm n nswt-bỉt rʿ m nfrw grḥ r rd.t st.t.n.tw(?) nn sḏrt wn.ỉn ȝḥwt nt

spwt ḥr mḥ m mw m bȝw n ḥm n nṯr pn šm.t.n nṯrt tn m dwȝw gm.n.s nn ḥr mḥ.t

nfr.ỉn ḥr.s ỉm wn.ỉn.s ḥr swr nfr(.w) ḥr ỉb.s .ỉ.n.s tḫ.tỉ nn sỉȝ.n.s rmṯ.t

ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ n nṯrt tn ỉỉ.wy m ḥtp ỉmȝyt ḫpr nfrwt m ỉmȝw ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ n nṯrt

tn ỉr n.s sḏrt m tr.w rnpt ỉp.n.s r ḥmwt.ỉ ḫpr ỉr.t sḏrt pw m ỉpt

ḥmwt ḥb n ḥwt-ḥr ỉn rmṯ.t nb(t) ḏr hrw tpy ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ n nṯrt tn ỉn-ỉw mr n hh n

mr ḫpr.ḫr tỉ(?) pw ỉn mr ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ ... ỉb.ỉ wrd.w

wr(.w) wn.n ḥnʿ.sn smȝ.ỉ sn sp n ỉwty nn wn ʿndt ʿ.ỉ ḏd.t.n nṯrw

nty.w m-ḫt.f m bh m wrdw.k ỉw.k sḫm.tỉ m (mrwt).k ḏd.ỉn

ḥm n nṯr pn n ḥm n nwn ḥʿw.ỉ ȝhd(.w) m sp tpy nn .ȝy.ỉ r pḥ.t wỉ

ky ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nwn (.ỉ) šw ỉrt.k n ỉt(.k) m nḏ.f sȝt(.ỉ) nwt d.t sw ... ḏd.ỉn nwt

mỉ-m ỉrf ỉt.ỉ nwn .ỉn nwt m ... nwn ḫpr nwt ...

swt ḥm n rʿ ḥr psdw.s ... pw ỉr.n nn rmṯ.t ... ʿḥʿ mȝȝ.n.sn (sw)

ḥr psdw n ỉḥt ... ḏd.n n.f nn rmṯ.t ... n.n sḫr.n

ḫfty.w.k .w mdt r ỉr.w st wḏȝ ḥm.f r ʿḥ

ỉdt tn ỉw(?).f ḥnʿ.sn ʿḥʿ.ỉn rf m kk ḥḏ rf dwȝw ỉw nn

rmṯ.t pr(.w) ẖr pḏwt ḫt.w ... n st.t r ḫfty.w.ỉ ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn

ḫww.tn ḥȝ.w.tn šʿty.w ḥr šʿt ... r šʿt pw m rmṯ.t

ḏd.ỉn nṯr pn n nwt d.n(.ỉ) n-wỉ ḥr .k r ʿḫ.t wỉ pw-tr sy ḫrw.f(y) st nwt

ḫpr.t pw ỉm m pt.y ... ḥm n nṯr pn ḥr.tỉ r.sn ʿr(.ỉ) wỉ

mȝȝ(.ỉ) wỉ ḫpr ... ḥrt wn.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn (ḥr) mȝȝ m-ẖnw.s

ḏd.s ḥww grg.k n.ỉ m ʿšȝ ḫpr ...

ḏd.ỉn ḥm.f ʿ.w.s ḥtp sḫt ʿȝ ḫpr sḫt-ḥtp pw ỉȝrd.ỉ smw ỉm.s ḫpr sḫt-ỉȝrw

pw grg.ỉ sw m ḫt nb.t ỉḫỉḫw pw sbȝ.w wn.ỉn nwt sdȝdȝ n ḳȝt

ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ ḥw ȝ n.ỉ ḥḥ.w ḥr twȝ.s ḫpr ḥḥ.w pw ḏd.ỉn ḥm n rʿ .ỉ šw ỉmỉ tw

ẖr sȝt(.ỉ) nwt n.ỉ ḥḥ.w ḥḥ.w ỉm ʿnḫ.sn m ỉḫḫw ỉmỉ sy ḥr tp.k mnʿ.k

st ḫpr rd.t mnʿt pw n n sȝt ḫpr rd.t pw ỉn ỉt.f ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.f ḏd.tw r pn ḥr

ỉdt ḥḥ.w nty.w ḥr ḳȝbt.s ḥḥ.w nty.w ḥr-sȝ.s mḥ.w spt 4.s m ryt sbȝ 9 ḥr ẖt.s (stš(?))

m pḥwy ỉry ẖr-ḥȝt mnty.sy {ẖr-ḥȝt mnty.sy} šw ẖr ẖt.s ỉr.w m ḳnỉt(?)

gbȝ.wy.fy ẖr n sbȝ.w m rn.f r-ỉmytw.sn m-ḏd šw ḏs.f wỉȝ ḥmy (2)

kȝry ỉm.f ỉtn r-ḥr.f rʿ ỉm.f ẖr-ḥȝt šw r-gs ḏrt.f ky-ḏd ḥȝ.f r-gs ḏrt.f

ỉr.w mndwy.s m ḥr-ỉb (mnty.s ỉȝbty) ỉr.w gs.sn m m ḥr-ỉb mnt m-ḏd

rwty ỉw.ỉ ỉm.ỉ nn rd.ỉ ỉr.sn m shȝ.t nty(t) ẖr wỉȝ nty.f ḫft-ḥr m-ḏd

n wrd.k .ỉ sn m shȝ.t m-ḏd ḫrt.k mỉ ʿnḫ ḏd m-ḏd ỉm .k ỉm ʿ.w.s r fnd.k pwy

nty ḥȝ šw r-gs gbȝ.f m-ḏd sȝw.sn nty ḥȝ.f r ḏrww.f m shȝ.t

m-ḏd (m-mȝʿt) ʿḳ.sn ỉw.ỉ ḥm rʿ nb nty ẖr gbȝ n tw nty ẖr

mnt ỉȝb(t) ḫtm(.w) ḫt nb(t) nty ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.f ẖr pḥwy n ỉdt nty m

mnty.sy m-ḏd ỉr(y) prt.f nty ḥȝ tw 2 nty m mnty.sy ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.sn ỉȝ m 

ỉgrt (?) ỉw d.tw ỉȝwt ẖrt ʿḳt.f nty ḥr ḏȝḏȝ n twt 2 nty r-ỉmytw ḫpš.wy.sy

mt.t sḏm wȝs ḥrw ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn n ḏḥwty nỉs m n.ỉ r ḥm n gb r-ḏd mỉ

sỉn ḥr-ʿwy ỉw.ỉn rf ḥm n gb ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pw ʿḥȝ tw ḥr ḥfȝw.w.k

ỉmy.w.k mk snḏ.n.sn n.ỉ m wn.ỉ ỉm ỉw gr rḫ.n.k bȝw.sn ỉr r.k grt r

šȝs r bw nty ỉt.ỉ nwn ỉm ḏd.k n.f ỉmt mw ḥfȝw.w

ḥnʿ grt ỉr.t .w ntk r ỉȝt nb.t n ḥfȝw.w.k nty(w) ỉm r-ḏd sȝw.w

ṯn sȝw ḥbʿ ḫt nb.t rḫ.sn ntt wỉ ʿȝ mk wỉ wbn.ỉ

n.sn mk grt ỉr grg.sn ntf wn.n.ty.fy m pn sȝw tw grt r

nw n ḥkȝy.w rḫ.yw r.w.sn mk ḥkȝ ỉm ḏs.f

mk ỉr ʿm(w) sw mk w(ỉ) nn ḫpr.n sȝwt.ỉ m-ʿ ʿȝt ḫpr.n.f

m-ḥȝt.ỉ wḏ.ỉ sn n .k wsỉr .w šrr.w.sn smh.w

ỉb n wr.w.sn ỉm ȝḫw.sn nty.w ỉr.sn m mr.r.sn r r-ḏr.f

m ḥkȝw.sn ỉmy.w ẖwt.sn ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn nỉs m n.ỉ ḏḥwty

ỉn.ỉn.tw.f ḥr-ʿwy ḏd.ỉn ḥm n nṯr pn mtn wỉ ʿȝ m pt m st.ỉ

ḏr-ntt wỉ r ỉr.t sšp ȝḫw.ỉ m dwȝt ḥnʿ ỉw bȝbȝ .k ỉm.s sỉd.k nt(yw)

ỉmy.w.sn ỉr.ryw sbỉt ỉn ỉr.k rw šmsw.w n špt ỉb pn ỉw.k

m st.ỉ sty.ỉ ỉḫ ḏd.tw n.k ḏḥwty sty rʿ ỉw(.ỉ) grt r rd.t hȝb.k wr.w

r.k ḫpr hȝby pw n ḏḥwty ỉw.ỉ gr r rd.t dwn.k ḏrt.k r-ḫft-ḥr-n

pȝwty.w ʿȝ.w r.k ỉw nfr ḫn ỉr.k ḫpr tḫn.y n ḏḥwty pw ỉw.ỉ

gr r rd.t ỉnḥ.k pt.y m nfrw.k m ḥḏwt.k ḫpr ỉʿḥ pw n ḏḥwty ỉw.ỉ gr

r rd.t ʿnʿn.k ḥȝw-nbwt ḫpr ʿnʿn pw n ḏḥwty ḫpr rf pw m

ṯȝt.ỉ wn.n.k gr m sty.ỉ ḥr .yw tw nb.w wbȝ.w ỉm.k ỉr.t(w) n nb ḥr

dwȝ n.k nṯr ḏd s mdw pn ḥr.f ḏs.f sỉn.w m bȝḳt mrḥt

sḥtp.t(ỉ) ḥr ʿ.wy.fy m snṯr ḥȝ msḏr.wy.fy ḥsmn bd tp r.f wnḫw.f

ʿpr(.w) m-mȝwt wʿb.f sw m mw (mḥyt) tb.y m tỉwy nty ḥḏ.ty mȝʿt ḥr

ns.f m ryt ḥḏ.t nt ỉr wn.n ỉb n ḏḥwty r šd(t) st ḥr rʿ wʿb.ḫr.f m

wʿbt 9 hrw.w ỉr ḥm.w rmṯ m-mỉtt-ỉry ỉr šd.d st (ỉw) ỉr.f ỉrw pn

nty r mḏȝt tn ỉw.f ỉr.f ʿḥʿw.f m-ḳȝb ... ḥȝw ỉw ỉrt.y.fy r.f ʿwt.f nb(t) r.f n sn šmwt.f ..w

ḏd.w r.f ỉn rmṯ.t ỉw.f mỉ rʿ hrw mswt.f n šrỉ.n ḫt.f n .t.n

ʿrryt.f sšrw mȝʿ ḥḥ n sp ... sḫn nwn ỉn smsw

ḏs.f ḏd.f n nṯrw pr.yw m ỉȝbtt pt ỉmỉ ỉȝw n nṯr smsw ḫpr(w).n.ỉ

ỉm.f ỉnk ỉr pt smn ... r rd.t .w nṯrw ỉm.s ỉw.ỉ ḥnʿ.sn r nḥḥ

ms(w).n rnpwt

ḥkȝw pw .ỉ wr(.w) sw r.s pw n šw (ṯȝw) pw n nḥḥ ḥwt(?)

pw n kkt grḥ pw n nwn ... pw n wsỉr bȝ-nb-ḏdt pw

n sbỉk.w msḥ.w ỉw n nṯr nb m ḥfȝw.w ỉw n ʿȝpp m

bȝẖw ỉw n rʿ ḫt r-ḏr.f ḏd s ỉr.f mkt.f m

ḥkȝw ỉnk ḥkȝw pwy wʿb ỉmy r ẖt rʿ nṯrw

ḥr.tywny r.ỉ ỉnk rʿ ỉȝḫw ḏd.k swȝ.k m mšrw

m (ʿnḏw) ḥr ḥr.k ḫr.k ḫfty n rʿ ỉnk .f ḥkȝw nb nḥḥ

ḳmȝ ḏt sk.k rnpwt nṯrw .w rʿ ỉm.f rʿ nb (nb) nṯr.f ḥḳȝ

ỉr(w) ỉr-sw mr.r tw ỉt.w nṯrw ḥkȝw wʿb ḥr ḏȝḏȝ.f ỉr rpyt

ʿḥʿ.tỉ ḥr .k rsy ỉr(t) nṯrt ḥr.s m ḥr-ỉb.s ḥfȝw ʿḥʿ ḥr sd.f ḏrt.s ḥr ẖt.f sd.f ḥr

d.w n.f ḏḥwty ỉȝw sʿḥ pt ḥr.f dd.w n.f šw ʿ.wy.f nḥm.k wỉ

m-ʿ nṯr.wy ỉpwy wr.wy ʿȝ.wy ḥms.yw ḥr ỉȝbtt nt pt .ȝw

rd.w štȝw ḏd.ḫr.sn ʿȝ.wy pr.f r mȝȝ nwn ḏd-mdw wʿb.w m ȝbd ... mỉtt

ỉrw pn tpy-ʿ wn.n ḏd(w) r pn ʿnḫ(.w) m ẖrt-nṯr wr snḏ.f r tpy.w (wy) ỉr ḏd.sn pw rn.w nḥḥ ḥnʿ ḏt ḏd.ḫr.sn

nṯr(w) ... ḏd.ḫr.sn ỉw pḥ.n.f ʿȝ m wȝt ỉw(.ỉ) rḫ.kwỉ (rn) n nṯr

pwy wn.n ḥr.f ḥry-š-f ỉnk ṯs n.f ... m psḏt šnyt.f

m ḥkȝw ...

ḏd.ỉn mḥt-wrt mỉy ỉr.k .y

n ẖt(.ỉ) mry(.ỉ) nb tȝwy nb-ḫprw-rʿ

wn.n.k ḥnʿ ỉt.k rʿ m wʿ m nn nṯrw nty

m šmsw.f r-gs

mḥt-wrt ỉw wsỉr nsw twt-ʿnḫ-ỉmn nsw ḥḳȝ-ỉwnw

ʿnḫ nn mt.f m wḥm m ẖrt-nṯr

rn.w nw nṯrw nb.w

nty.w wn.n(w) wsỉr nswt nb tȝwy

nb-ḫprw-rʿ ḥnʿ.sn r nḥḥ

ḏt sšm.sn (sw) r wȝt ʿnḫ

d.sn n.f ṯȝw mw

ḳbḥw ḥtp rʿ nb

dwȝ(w) mt ỉ.sḏm wȝs ḥrt (.ỉ) ḥnʿ.ỉ

n wrd ʿwt šw ḫr ʿwt.k mỉ ḏt

ỉw ʿ.w.s r fnd.k .k ỉm ỉw prt.f m-ḫt pr gn(w)

ỉm grt ʿḳ.f .w ỉ.d.y(?)