Pithom Stela

Bibliography: Sethe, Kurt, Urkunden der griechisch-römischen Zeit, p. 81-105; Naville, Edouard, The store-city of Pithom and the route of the Exodus, London, 1885, p. 19-21; Thiers, Christophe, Ptolémée Philadelphe et les prêtres d'Atoum de Tjékou, Orientalia Monspeliensia XVII, Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier III, passim

ʿnḫ ḥr ḥwn-ḳn

nbty wr-pḥty

ḥr-nbw sḫʿ-n-s(w)-ỉt-f

nsw-bỉt nb tȝwy wsr-kȝ-rʿ mr(y)-ỉmn

sȝ-rʿ nb ḫʿw p-t-w-l-m-y-s

ʿnḫ mỉ rʿ ḏt

mry tm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ ṯkw

ʿnḫ tm ḫnty ʿnḫw

ʿnḫ ḥry-tp tȝ mỉ rʿ ḏt

ʿnḫ ḥr-nb ỉm.f

nṯrw nṯrwt nw ḥwỉ-gs-ỉȝbty

ʿnḫ ḏt

ʿnḫ nṯr nfr šrỉ ỉtm

smȝ tȝwy snn ʿnḫ nṯr

ỉwʿ mnḫ n wn-nfr

šȝ m nsw r nḥḥ

dp ʿnḫ n ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

tỉt ḏsr^.t nt ḥr-ȝḫty

mw nṯr n ỉtm nb tȝwy ỉwnw

prt ȝḫ^.t nt ḫpr

snḳ(.n) mwt.f ḥwt-ḥr nb(t) ʿn

pr m ẖt ȝtf ḥr tp.f

wȝdd ỉs r (tp.f) ḥr šsp.f

šd ỉsk r nb tȝ

mstw ỉtm wtt.n.f sw r ʿḥʿ ḥr (gs.f) m nsw

ḥḳȝ m srḫ m šrỉ.f ḥr-smȝ-tȝwy nṯr-ʿȝ ḥry-tp ṯkw

nsw-bỉt ḥr ṯmȝ-ʿ

smȝ.n.f nst nbwy

sḏsr s(w) ỉt.f ỉtm ḫnt ḥḥ^.w

r ḫsf ȝd m tȝ pn  

sṯn.n.f st ỉt.f m dbn 100000 r-ḥr ḏḥwty sw ḥm.f

ʿḥȝ ḥr kmt

mk ẖrd^.w.s

rs nfr swḏȝ bȝḳt

ỉdr n ssm^.w ḥr spt^.y tȝwy ḫȝswt

(ḏȝḏȝ) kbnwt ỉmt wȝḏ-wr

ḳnd dšrt m ȝḫw ḏbʿ^.w.f

wʿf ḫȝswt m kmt

snḏ.f m (wȝḏ-wr) m šȝʿ nrw.f

wsr (m-ḫnt) ... ḫȝst nb(t) nw tȝ nw mw

ỉ.sn ỉsk m ỉry-rdwy(.f)

nsw nḫt

ḥwn ḥḳȝ ḫȝswt

ḳȝ ʿ hrw ... ʿḥȝ

bḥn pḏt

dr ỉtnw

sḫr ḫfty m r-pḏt ḥsḳ ʿšȝ ḳnw

šd ỉb^.w m ẖȝwt pʿt sprw.f

(fȝ) ḳn nḫt

nb ssmw ỉty nfrw n r-ʿ.sn

ȝtp.f trwt nb(t) bỉk^.w ʿšȝ m wȝḏ-wr

prtš ẖr ỉmy-ỉrty wỉȝ m nfrw ỉwty sbỉ

ʿḥʿy.f wr^.w (m) kbnwt.f ȝtp(wt) fȝw.sn

(dns) m mȝ.t(w).s n mȝw.f n dwȝw

stȝ.sn r ʿḥȝ m ȝt

(mỉtt) sḳd sbȝ^.w n ḥm.f ḥr (nmt) mỉ rʿ

wḏȝ sktt ỉs nb nsy nfr(t) p-t-w-l-m-y-s (šȝy ḥḳȝ kmt)

mỉ ỉt.f ỉtm m rwt nw fȝ(t) ḳn nḫt pr ỉȝb

ḥr spt^.y.f tȝwy

rnpt-sp 6 ḫr ḥm.f smỉ.tw ỉsk

ḏȝ-ʿrḳ.tw sbḫt nt ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ <ỉmy> ṯkw

ȝbd 3 ȝḫt sw 11 wḏȝ.n nsw ḏs.f r ḥwỉ-gs-ỉȝbty

nỉwt pw nt ỉt.f ỉtm

tȝ m ṯḥḥ

mrrt.sn mḥ.tw m ḥʿʿ

ḥḏ-tȝ sw 4 rs.f m ḥb.f n ʿnḫ ỉs

spr.n ḥm.f r ḥwt nt pr-ḳrḥt

sʿrḳ.f sbḫt nt ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

m ḫʿ n nṯr pn ḥr-tp tȝ

pẖr.f pr pn m dbḥw

mȝ.f ẖr(t) ḫm n ỉt.f ỉtm

ỉr.n ḥm.f pr pn nfr ỉr(t).n nswt-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s n ỉt.f ỉtm

n pr nfr mỉtt.f ỉr(w).n nsyw-bỉtyw

ḫws(y) n ỉt.f šps nswt-bỉt nb tȝwy wsr-kȝ-rʿ mr(y)-ỉmn

sȝ-rʿ nb ḫʿw p-t-w-l-m-y-s ʿnḫ mỉ rʿ ḏt

spr.n ḥm.f r mȝmỉ

nḏ sḫr n ỉt.f ỉtm

mỉtt ḥm.f m ḫt.f nb(t)

m nsw ʿnḫ ḥry-ỉb tȝ bỉt m-mȝʿt(?) ʿnḫ ḏt

wḏ n.f rʿ r ẖr(t).f

nṯr šps sʿnḫ t(?) pr ỉt.f

n šmt m tȝwy

ỉr.tw n.f ỉrw n nsw m sbḫt.f n ḥry-ỉb tȝ

fȝ.tw(?) ssmw r mr.f

bỉt tn(ỉ) m tȝ-nṯr

nṯr pw n ḫȝsty^.w

ḏsr.n.tw ỉnw n.f

sšm(w).n nsw m (ḥwt-nṯr)

grg(t) ḥr ḫt.f

bs ḥʿp r ẖr(t).f

ỉ (wḥm-ʿnḫ)

((r) ḥwt.f ỉ ḥr tp-r) ỉr(w).n ḥm.f

ḥr dwȝ-nṯr n bȝw(.f)

wḏ(.f) r ỉr(t) ẖr(t).f

ḥnk.f pr-ỉtm pẖrw.f

ḥnʿ ḫt.s nb(t) pr(t) ỉm.sn

šȝʿ ḫnt nt ỉȝbtt pẖrw m-ḫnt smt.s ỉȝbt^.t

r š-srḳt ḥr ʿḳ.sn

ỉr.n ḥm.f nn n ỉt.f ỉtm ḥḳȝ ḥḳȝ^.w

šm nsw r tȝš stt

pḥ.n.f r prst

gm.f nṯrw bȝḳt ỉm m ȝw

ỉn.f sn r kmt

ỉ.sn ḥnʿ nswt-bỉt nb (tȝwy) p-t-w-l-m-y-s r (ḫnt-ṯȝty)

wḏ sn ḥm.f r kmt

šsp.sn ỉn ỉry^.w kmt m ḥʿʿ

m wḏt nṯrw ỉpn

m-ḫt nn ỉr.n ḥm.f

ȝḫ n sṯȝ nṯrw bȝḳt r kmt

ỉ.sn ḫft ḥm.f

n-mr ṯn.f r nsyw

r sḳȝ(t) nsyt.f m ȝw n ḏt

wn.f ḥr mry ḫn.sn

šȝʿ m ḫnt nt tȝ ỉȝbtt n kmt

nfr-r ỉnb-ḥḏ

tȝ-mrỉ r ḏr.s m ṯḥḥwt

ḥr dwȝ-nṯr bȝw ... .f pw ... nsw n nṯrw ỉpn

(n pȝ.t(w) ỉr(t) mỉtt.s) n tȝ pn

šs.s(n) r nst nt ptḥ

ḥtp.s(n) ḥr

ȝbd 9 (m) pr-dwȝt ḏd.ỉn ḥm.f n sš-nsw.f

ỉmy sš wḏ-nsw r gsw-prw nw šmʿw mḥw

r rd^.t ỉ^.t nḏ-ḫt stp(w) wʿb^.w nw sʿḥ m ḥwt-nṯr.s(n)

ḫr nṯrw bȝḳt

sṯȝ.s(n) r kmt ỉ.sn r b nt ḥm.f r-ḫft nṯrw ỉpn

gm.n.s(n) sḫm nw ḥwỉ-gs-ỉȝbty pw

ỉr(t).n.s(n) pw ỉrm ḥm.f ỉm

nṯrw bȝḳt ỉ.sn r kmt

nṯrw pr-ỉtm ṯkw ỉw.sn r ḥtp m

st.sn pw ḏt

nḏm ỉb n ḥm.f ḥr.s r ʿȝ wr

m-ḫt nn ỉr.n ḥm.f sḫȝw r nṯrw ỉpn

tp-r pr... ḫtm^.yw

ṯȝ(?) sn nsw r ʿḥʿy.f n / m sp.sn

ỉ.s(n) r ṯkw

ḥtp.s(n) ỉm pw ḏt

ṯn.sn ḥm.f ḫft-ḥr-n ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

m nsw r nḥḥ

kmt m ȝmmt.f

ḫȝswt nb(t) ẖr ṯbwty.f

r sȝ.f mn.tw ḥr nst rʿ nst ḥr ḫnt ʿnḫw mỉ rʿ ḏt

wȝḥ nsw-bỉt wsr-kȝ-rʿ mr(y)-ỉmn sȝ-rʿ p-t-w-l-m-y-s

ḥr nst ỉt.f rʿ ḥr ḥḳȝ tȝwy.fy

rnpt-sp 12 ȝbd (3) ȝḫt ḫr ḥm ḥr

km ỉb.f

wn ḥm.f pẖr tȝ-mrỉ

ḥnʿ rpʿtt wr^.t ḥswt nb(t) ỉmȝt bnr(t) mrt

ḥmt-nsw ḥnwt tȝwy ỉ-r-s-n-ȝ-t

sȝt-nsw nb tȝwy p-t-w-l-m-y-s

nṯrt mrt-sn-s

spr ḥwỉ-gs-ỉȝbty

nỉwt pw nt ỉt.s(n) ỉtm

ḥsb ḥnʿ snt nsw ḥmt-nsw  

r mk kmt r ḫȝswt ỉm

rnpt-sp 16 ȝbd (tpy prt) ḫr ḥm(.f)

šd.n.f ỉtrw

r-ḏr ỉb ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

r swḏȝ nṯrw nw ḫnty-ỉȝbty

ḥȝt (m) ỉtrw mḥty n ỉwnw

pḥwy.f m š-srḳt

ỉr.n.f sbty wr ḥr-ỉb smt.f ỉȝbt(t)

m ḳȝ stw n (snb)

r ḫsf bdšw m (snn) nṯrw

h(ȝ).sn ḥr kmt

rd(t) nsw r nḏ-ḫt n ỉt.f (ḏd^.w m)

dḳr nfr nfr hn 148

dḳr (m) ḥsȝ ḥs 13

1/3 m ...

ỉḥ^.w 400

ȝpd^.w

ỉrp nfr nfr n ḫȝrw

ỉḥ nfr kb wʿ

šdḥ hn wʿ

bỉt hnw 6

šdrw(?) hnw 12

ỉrt hnw 160

ỉḥḥ nw mw nḫt hn 6

ỉšd hnw 3

smỉ hn wʿ

ʿd ps dbn 3

mrḥ dbn 3

snṯr wȝḏ dbn 3

bȝḳ .... dbn 3

sšn

...

tỉšps tpy

n nnyb

r ỉw(t) m ẖrt-hrw nt rʿ nb (r) r-prw šmʿw mḥw

nb n nṯrw ḥs.tw

dḳr nb bnr ỉr ... hnw 16000

ȝpd-ỉb ps ḥr bỉt hnw 4

dḳr šw mk (23)

nnyb ỉr(w) r-prw dbn 7

mḏt 5 pẖr(?) nst(?)

smȝw nsw 1000

(dr ḳbt) 2

sšd nsw 3 ḫȝt

swḥ sšd 3

mn ...

rd^.t n pr-ỉtm m tpy-rnpt sḏsr^.t.n nswt-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s

dḳr nfr nfr hnw 800

ỉḥ wʿ

bsr nfr ḫȝrw 12

tp šd wʿ

bỉt hnw 26

wḏ(t) nb(t) ḥm.f r ỉȝbtt

dḳr 2080

ỉḥ 101

bsr nfr nfr ... 13

smw 1001

bỉt pgȝ 3

1/4 m ḫt nb(t) m ḫȝswt rs(t)

ḥḏ dbn 1060 ḳdt 6 m ḥtr m r n tȝ ỉȝbtt

m ... ḫt nb(t)

ỉȝdb wʿ

tỉšps

nnyb wʿ

wȝḥ(t) nsw-bỉt p-t-w-l-m-y-s r ẖr(t) nṯr šps ỉtm

nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

...

smỉ ps

ỉrt ps(t) hnw wʿ

(wȝḥ(t)) nb(t) ḥm.f n ḥḏ

rd m ỉḥ n ỉt.f ỉtm m ẖr-rnpt

m ḥḏ 1400

ỉr n ... ỉḥ 1001

n-ḥȝw-n ẖr(t) nt nṯr pn mnḫ

m ẖr(t) nṯr pn

r ỉnw nw smr^.w

m-ḫt nn spr.n ḥm.f r km-wr

nḥp.n.f n dmy ʿȝ n nsw

... ḥr rn wr n sȝt-nsw p-t-w-l-m-y-s

ḳd.tw ḥwt-nṯr n mrt snt.f

sʿḥʿ.f nṯrwy-snwy ỉm

ỉr.tw ỉrw nb snt pr ỉm

ỉn ḥmw-nṯr wʿb(w) n ỉb ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

mỉ ỉr n gsw-prw nw šmʿw mḥw

rd ʿš ḥm.f ʿḥʿy.f wr^.w m kbnt 4

ḥnʿ rmṯ.sn n ḳn nt mḥ-ỉb

ḫt nb(t) nfr(t) nt kmt tȝ^.w ḫȝswt

m ḥȝw tp n ḥm.f

fȝ.tw ḥtȝw

sȝḥ.sn km-wr mỉ nšn

pt ḥbs.tỉ m gp n mw

sḳd.f m ḳȝb n mw ỉpn

pḥ.f r ḫmytỉt ....

pḥ nḥsy

ỉn.tw n.f ỉry-ḏf n dpt-nsw.f

ỉm

ỉn ḥpt ỉw nty m š-srḳt

ỉn.tw n.f mr(rt) nb(t) nsw ḥnʿ snt.f ḥmt-nsw mr(t).f

ḳd.tw dmyt ỉm wr n nsw

ḥr rn wr nsw-bỉt nb tȝwy p-t-w-l-m-y-s

grg.n.f m mšʿ n ḥm.f

m ỉȝwty nb n kmt n tȝ^.w ks(yw)

sḫpr.n.f ȝḥ m.s

hb.n.f m hb^.w ỉḥ^.w

n ḫp ỉm ḏr pȝt

sḫt.n.f dnhr ʿšȝ n nsw ỉm

ỉn.tw m bỉȝ n nsw ḥr mr^.w.f ḥr-ỉb wȝḏ-wr

ỉn.tw n.f mỉtt ḥr dmỉ ḏw ỉȝb

n pȝ.t(w) ỉr(t) mỉtt ỉn nsw nb nw tȝ ḏr.f

ỉ.n mr^.w.f r-ḥr-n mr^.w.f ḥr-ỉb km-wr mỉ

ḫpr.n rmṯ n kmt ḫt ỉm ḫt

sḫpr (sȝw) m-ḫt ḥḳr m-tp rmṯ

sššt ỉrt mḏt ḥbs m ḫȝst rḫ.sn

wr bỉȝ n nsw m ỉb.sn

h(ȝ) n.f wr^.w.sn ẖr ỉnw.sn

(ʿȝ) nr n nsw m ỉb.sn

bȝk.sn ḥtr r ḥwt.f

ỉw pn ỉr(w).n nsw nn ỉm.f

ỉw n ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

ỉr(w) n.f rʿ r ỉr(t) mr(t).f ỉm.f

ỉr.n.f s(w) n sȝ.f mr.f sȝ-rʿ nb ḫʿw p-t-w-l-m-y-s

m-ḫt nn sḏsr.n.f ḥp mr-wr kȝ sȝb

ỉr.n.f sḫn.sn r nfr

r sʿḳ.sn r ỉn.sn m-mȝ

ỉw ḥm.f ḥnʿ ḥmt-nsw ḥnʿ.sn

n pȝ.tw ỉr(t) mỉtt ỉn nsw nb ʿḥʿ ỉm tȝ pn

rḫt ḫt nb(t) ỉr(t).n ḥm.f m ȝḫw m ỉtrty šmʿw mḥw

m ḥtr nw tp-rnpt

šd n nbw rd.n ḥm.f ḥḏ 150000

rḫt ḫt rd^.t.n ḥm.f m ȝḫw m pr-ḳrḥt

ḫt šd(t) n pr^.w nw nỉwt tn

ḥr ḫt šd(t) m-ʿ ḥnmmt

m ḥtr nw tp-rnpt

ḥḏ 950

ỉr.n ḥm.f nn m ḥb tpy n ỉt.f ỉtm

mk.n.f ḥʿw.f m ʿnḫ ỉm.f

šsp.n.f ẖr(t).f m ʿ^.wy ȝst nbt-ḥwt

ḥnʿ ȝbd 3 ȝḫt ʿrḳy

rnpt-sp 21 ȝbd 4 prt ḫr ḥm.f

rḫt ḫt ỉr(t).n ḥm.f m ȝḫw m gsw-prw nw šmʿw mḥw

ḫt šd(t) n pr^.w tȝ-mrỉ

ḥḏ dbn 900000

ḫt šd(t) m-ʿ ḥnmmt

m ḥtr nw tp-rnpt

ḥḏ 660000

ḫt nn ȝḫw ỉr(w).n.f n ỉt.f ỉtm ḥnʿ nṯrw bȝḳt

ḥr ʿḥʿy pn r-ḫft-ḥr-n ỉt.f ỉtm nṯr-ʿȝ ʿnḫ n ṯkw

m ḫʿ.f m nsw

sʿrḳ.n.f pr(.f) m.f

ỉw ỉr.n.tw.f m ḥb m nỉwt tn

nṯrw rmṯ ỉmy.s m ḥʿʿ

ḥr dwȝ-nṯr n.f ḥr.s r ẖrt-hrw nt rʿ nb

r rd^.t mn rn wr n ḥm.f m tȝ pn ḏt

ḫʿ.tw ḥr st-ḥr ḫnty ʿnḫw

sȝ.f mn ḥr nst.f

kmt m ȝmmt.f

ḫȝswt ḫȝb n bȝw.f

psḏt-pḏt dmḏ ẖr ṯbwty.f

mỉ rʿ ḏt nḥḥ