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.

Story of Sinuhe

Bibliography:

Blackman, Aylward Manley, Middle-Egyptian Stories. Part I, (= Bibliotheca Aegyptiaca. Bd. 2,1). Éditions de la Fondation Égyptologique, Bruxelles 1932, p. 1–41; Lichtheim M., Ancient Egyptian Literature, vol.. 1, pp. 222-33; Lalouette, Claire, Au royaume d'Egypte : le temps des rois-dieux, Paris, 1991 (L)

Transliteration of reference: Digital Egypt for Universities © University College London, 2003

(L p. 324)

rpʿt ḥȝty-ʿ, sȝb, ʿḏ-mr ḏȝtt, ỉty m tȝ^.w styw,
rḫ-nswt mȝʿ, mry.f, šmsw sȝ-nht,
ḏd.f:*

ỉnk šmsw šms*nb.f, bȝk n ỉpt-nswt
rpʿtt, wr^.t ḥswt, ḥmt-nswt s-n-wsrt m ẖnm-swt
sȝt-nswt ỉmn-m-ḥȝt m
ḳȝ-nfr, nfrw, nbt ỉmȝḫ

rnpt-sp 30 ȝbd 3 ȝḫt sw 7
ʿr*nṯr r ȝḫt.f, nswt-bỉt sḥtp-ỉb-rʿ
sḥr.f*r pt, ẖnm* m ỉtn, ḥʿ-nṯr ȝbḫ(.w)*m ỉr-sw,
ỉw ẖnw m sgr, ỉb^.w m gmw,
rwty-wrty ḫtm.w,*
šnyt m tp ḥr mȝst, pʿt m ỉmw,

ỉst rf sb.n*ḥm.f mšʿ r tȝ-tỉmḥỉw,
sȝ.f smsw m ḥry ỉry,
nṯr nfr s-n-wsrt,
tỉ sw hȝb(.w)*r ḥw^.t*ḫȝswt r sḳr*ỉmy^.w ṯḥnw,
tỉ sw ḥm ỉ^.y.f,*ỉn.n.f*sḳr-ʿnḫw n ṯḥnw
mnmnt nb^.t nn ḏr^.w.s;

smr^.w nw stp-sȝ hȝb.sn*r gs ỉmnty
r rd^.t*rḫ*sȝ-nswt sšm ḫpr*m ʿẖnwty
gm.n*sw wpwty^.w ḥr wȝt,
pḥ.n.sn*sw r tr n ḫȝwy;
n sp sỉn.n.f*rssy,
bỉk ʿẖ.f*ḥnʿ šmsw.f,
nn rd^.t* rḫ*st mšʿ.f;

ỉst hȝb* r msw-nswt
wn^.w*m-ḫt.f m mšʿ pn;
nỉs.n.tw*n wʿ ỉm;
ỉst wỉ ʿḥʿ.kwỉ,*sḏm.n.ỉ*ḫrw.f
ỉw.f ḥr md^.t,*ỉw.ỉ m ʿrw wȝ;

psḫ(.w)*ỉb.ỉ, sš(.w)*ʿ^.wy.ỉ, sdȝ ḫr(.w)*m ʿt(.ỉ) nb^.t;
nfʿ.n.ỉ*wỉ m nftft*r ḥḥ(t)*n.ỉ st-dg
r d^.t*wỉ ỉmt bȝt^.y r ỉr^.t*wȝt šmw s;
ỉr^.t.ỉ*šmt m-ḫntyt
n kȝ(.ỉ)*spr*r ẖnw pn;
ḫmt.n.ỉ*ḫpr* ḥȝʿyt,
n ḏd.ỉ*ʿnḫ* r-sȝ (nn) / r-sȝ(.f);

nmỉ.n.ỉ*mȝʿty m hȝw nht,
smȝ.n.ỉ*m ỉw-snfrw;
wrš.n.ỉ*m ʿḏ n sḫt,
ḥḏ.n.ỉ*wn(.w)*hrw;
ḫp.n.ỉ*(m) s ʿḥʿ*m r-wȝt,
tr.n.f*wỉ snḏ*n.f;

ḫpr.n*tr n msyt, sȝḥ.n.ỉ*r dmỉ-ngȝw;
ḏȝ.n.ỉ*m wsḫt nn ḥm.s m swt n ỉmnty;
swȝ.n.ỉ*ḥr ỉȝbtyw ỉkw m ḥryt nbt ḏw-dšr;
rd^.t.ỉ*wȝt n rd^.wy.ỉ m ḫd,
dmỉ.n.ỉ*ỉnbw-ḥḳȝ ỉr^.y*r ḫsf*sttyw r ptpt*nmỉw-šʿ;
šsp.n.ỉ*ksw.ỉ m bȝt
m snḏ mȝȝ*wršy<w> tp ỉnb ỉmy hrw.f,
ỉr.ỉ*šmt tr n ḫȝw;

ḥḏ.n*tȝ pḥ.n.ỉ*ptn,
ḫn.kwỉ*r tȝ n km-wr;

ḫr.n*ỉbt, ȝs.n.s*wỉ;
ntb.kwỉ,*ḫḫ.ỉ ḫm.w;*
ḏd.n.ỉ:*dpt mt nn;
ṯs^.t.ỉ*ỉb.ỉ sȝḳ.ỉ*ḥʿw.ỉ;

sḏm.n.ỉ*ḫrw nmỉ*n mnmnt,
gmḥ.n.ỉ*styw;
sȝỉ.n*wỉ mtn ỉm pȝ*wn^.n*ḥr kmt;
ʿḥʿ.n rd.n.f*n.ỉ mw, ps*n.ỉ ỉrtt;
šm.n.ỉ*ḥnʿ.f n wḥw.f; nfr(.w)*ỉr^.t.n.sn;*

rd.n*wỉ ḫȝst n ḫȝst;
fḫ.n.ỉ*r kpny, ḥs.n.ỉ*r ḳdm;
ỉr.n.ỉ*rnpt 1-1/2 ỉm, ỉn.n*wỉ ʿmw-nnšỉ,
ḥḳȝ pw n rtnw ḥrt;
ḏd.f*n.ỉ:
nfr*tw ḥnʿ.ỉ, sḏm.k*r n kmt;
ḏd.n.f*nn rḫ.n.f*ḳd.ỉ sḏm.n.f*šsȝ.ỉ;
mt.n*wỉ rmṯ kmt nty^.w ỉm ḥnʿ.f;

ʿḥʿ.n ḏd.n.f*n.ỉ:
pḥ.n.k*nn ḥr-m ỉšst?
ỉn-ỉw wn(.w)*ḫprt m ẖnw?

ʿḥʿ.n ḏd.n.ỉ*n.f:
nswt-bỉt sḥtp-ỉb-rʿ wḏȝ(.w)*r ȝḫt,
n rḫ.n.tw*ḫpr^.t*ḥr.s;
ḏd.n.ỉ*swt m ỉwms;
ỉ^.ỉ.n.ỉ*m mšʿ (r) tȝ-tmḥw,
wḥm.tw*n.ỉ;
ỉb.ỉ ȝhd(.w),*ḥȝty.ỉ n ntf m ẖt.ỉ;

ỉn.n.f*wỉ ḥr wȝt nt wʿrt,
n psg.tw.ỉ,*n wfȝ.tw*r ḥr.ỉ;
(n sḏm*ṯs-ḥwrw, n sḏm.tw*rn.ỉ m r wḥmw,

n rḫ.ỉ*ỉn(w)*wỉ r ḫȝst tn;)
ỉw mỉ sḫr nṯr
mỉ mȝȝ*sw ỉdḥy m ȝbw,
s n ẖȝt m tȝ-sty;

ʿḥʿ.n ḏd.n.f*ḫft.ỉ:
wn^.n*ỉrf tȝ pf mỉ-m m-ḫmt.f, nṯr pf mnḫ,
wn^.nw*snḏ.f ḫt ḫȝswt mỉ sḫmt rnpt ỉdw;

ḏd.k(ȝ).ỉ*r.ỉ n.f, wšb.ỉ*n.f:

nḥm.n sȝ.f ʿḳ(.w)*r ʿḥ,
ỉṯ.n.f*ỉwʿʿt nt ỉt.f;
nṯr pw nn snnw.f,

nn ky ḫpr*ẖr-ḥȝt.f;
nb sȝt pw, ỉḳr*sḫr^.w, mnḫ wḏt-mdw,
pr^.t*hȝ^.t*ḫft wḏ.f;
ntf dȝr*ḫȝswt,

ỉw ỉt.f m-ẖnw ʿḥ.f,
smỉ.f*n.f šȝ^.t.f*ḫpr(.w);*

nḫt pw grt ỉr*m ḫpš.f,
pr-ʿ nn tt^.w*n.f;
mȝȝ.tw.f*hȝ.f*r-pḏtyw,
ẖʿm.f*r-ḏȝw;
wʿf(w)*ʿb pw sgnn*drwt,
n ṯs.n*ḫrwy^.w.f skw;
ỉʿ-ḥr*pw, tš*wpwt,
n ʿḥʿ.n.tw*m hȝw.f;
pḏ*nmtt pw sk.f*bhȝw,
nn pḥwy n dd*n.f sȝ;
ʿḥʿ-ỉb*pw m ȝt sȝsȝ,*
ʿn^.w*pw n rd.n.f*sȝ.f;
wmt-ỉb pw mȝȝ.f*ʿšȝt,
n rd.n.f*ḥmsw ḥȝ ỉb.f;

wd-ḥr pw hȝ.f*ỉȝbtyw;
rš.f pw ḥȝḳ*r-pḏtyw;
ṯȝ^.ȝ.f*ỉkm.f, tỉtỉ.f,*
n wḥm.n.f*ʿ (ỉw(.f)) ẖdb.f;*
(nn wn(.w)*rwỉ*ʿḥȝw.f nn ỉtḥ*pḏt.f;)
bhȝ*pḏtyw ẖr-ḥȝt.f mỉ bȝw n wrt;
ʿḥȝ.f*ḫmt.n.f*pḥwy;
n sȝ.n.f*n spyt;

nb ỉȝmt pw, ʿȝ bnỉt,
ỉṯ.n.f*m mrwt, mr(r)*sw nỉwt.f / (nỉwtyw.f) r ḥʿ.sn;
ḥʿ.s(n)*ỉm.f r nṯr.sn;
swȝ*ṯȝy^.w ḥmwt ḥr rnnwt ỉm.f,
ỉw.f m nswt ỉṯ.n.f*m swḥt;
(ỉw) ḥr.f r.s ḏr ms^.yt.f;*
sʿšȝ*pw msyt ḥnʿ.f;
wʿ pw n dd nṯr,
rš.wy*tȝ pn ḥḳȝ(w).n.f;*
swsḫ(w)*tȝš^.w pw,
ỉw.f r ỉṯ^.t*tȝ^.w rs^.w
nn kȝ.f*ḫȝswt mḥt^.t;
ỉr.n.tw.f*r ḥw(t)*styw r ptpt*nmỉw-šʿ;
hȝb*n.f ! ỉmỉ*rḫ.f*rn.k !
m*šny wȝ*r ḥm.f !
⟦ḫt⟧ nb^.t ỉr.f*n.k ⟦ỉr^.t*ỉt.f⟧;
nn tm.f*ỉr bw-nfr n ḫȝst wn^.n.ty.sy*ḥr mw.f;

ḏd.n.f*ḫft.ỉ:
ḫr ḥm kmt nfr.t(ỉ)*(n-ntt) s rḫ.t(ỉ)*rd.f;*
mk tw ʿȝ wn^.n.k*ḥnʿ.ỉ; nfr*ỉr^.t.ỉ*n.k;
rd.n.f*wỉ m-ḥȝt ẖrd^.w.f,
mnỉ.n.f*wỉ m sȝt.f wr^.t,
rd.n.f*stp.ỉ*n.ỉ
m ḫȝst.f m stpw n wn^.t*ḥnʿ.f ḥr tȝš.f n kt ḫȝst;

tȝ pw nfr, ỉȝȝ rn.f,
ỉw dȝb^.w ỉm.f ḥnʿ ỉȝrrt,
wr(.w)*n.f ỉrp r mw,
ʿȝ(.w)*bỉt.f, ʿšȝ(.w)*bȝḳ.f,
dḳr^.w nb(w) ḥr ḫt^.w.f,
ỉw ỉt ỉm ḥnʿ bdt,
nn ḏrw mnmnt nb^.t;

ʿȝ(.w)*grt dmỉ^.t*r.ỉ m-ỉỉ(t)-n mrt.ỉ;

rd^.t.f*wỉ m ḥḳȝ wḥy m stp n ḫȝst.f;
ỉr(.w)*n.ỉ ʿḳw m mỉnt, ỉrp m ẖrt-hrw;
ỉwf ps(.w),*ȝpd(w) m ȝšr, ḥrw-r ʿwt ḫȝst;
ỉw grg.tw*n.ỉ, ỉw wȝḥ.t(w)*n.ỉ,
ḥrw-r ỉnw n ṯsm^.w.ỉ;

ỉw ỉr.t(w)*n.ỉ … ʿšȝ ỉrṯt m pst nb^.t;

ỉr.n.ỉ*rnpwt ʿšȝ^.t,
ẖrd^.w.ỉ ḫpr(.w)*m nḫt^.w;
s nb m dȝr*wḥyt.f,
wpwty ḫd*ḫnt*r ẖnw ȝb.f*ḥr.ỉ;
ỉw sȝb.ỉ*rmṯ(t) nb^.t, ỉw.ỉ d.ỉ*mw n ỉb;
rd.n.ỉ*tnm ḥr wȝt, nḥm.n.ỉ*ʿwȝ;
styw wȝ^.w*r štm*r ḫsf-ʿ*ḥḳȝ^.w ḫȝswt,
ḏȝsỉ.n.ỉ*šmt.sn;

ỉw ḥḳȝ pn n tnw d.f*ỉr^.y.ỉ*rnpwt ʿšȝ(t) m ṯsw n mšʿ.f;
ḫȝst nb^.t rw^.t.n.ỉ*r.s,
ỉw ỉr.n.ỉ*hd.ỉ*ỉm.s,
dr^.t*ḥr smw ẖnmwt.s,
ḥȝḳ.n.ỉ*mnmnt.s, ỉn(.n).ỉ*ẖrw.s, nḥm(.n.ỉ)*wnmt.sn,
smȝ.n.ỉ*rmṯ ỉm.s
m ḫpš.ỉ m pḏt.ỉ m nmtw.ỉ m sḫr^.w.ỉ ỉḳr^.w;
ȝḫ.n(.ỉ)*m ỉb.f, mr.n.f*wỉ, rḫ.n.f*ḳnn.ỉ;
rd^.t.f*wỉ m-ḥȝt ẖrd^.w.f,
mȝ.n.f*rd* / rd ʿ^.wy.ỉ;

ỉw(t).t(w)*nḫt n tnw,
mṯȝ.n.f*wỉ m ỉmȝ.ỉ;
pry pw nn snnw.f,
dr.n.f*s r-ḏr.s;
ḏd.n.f*ʿḥȝ.f*ḥnʿ.ỉ,
ḫmt.n.f*ḥw^.t{.f}*wỉ,
kȝ.n.f*ḥȝḳ*mnmnt.ỉ ẖr sḥ n wḥyt.f;

ḥḳȝ pf nḏnḏ.f*ḥnʿ.ỉ, ḏd.k(ȝ).ỉ*n rḫ.ỉ*sw;
(ỉ)n ỉnk tr smȝ.f, wstn.ỉ*m ʿfȝỉ.f?
ỉn nt-pw wn.n.ỉ*sȝ-pr.f? sb.n.ỉ*ỉnbt.f?
rḳt-ỉb pw ḥr mȝȝ.f*wỉ ḥr ỉr^.t*wpwt.k;
nḥm.n wỉ mỉ kȝ n ḥww m ḥr-ỉb ky ỉdr,
hd*sw kȝ n ʿwt, ngȝw ḥr ȝm*r.f;
ỉn-ỉw wn(.w)*twȝ mrrw n(?) šȝ*n tp-ḥry?
nn pḏty smȝ*m ỉdḥw;
ptr smn*dyt m ḏw,
ỉn-ỉw kȝ mr.f*ʿḥȝ,*
pry mr.f*wḥm*sȝ m ḥr nt mḫȝ.f*sw?
ỉr wn^.n*ỉb.f r ʿḥȝ*ỉmỉ*ḏd*n.f ḫrt-ỉb.f !
ỉn-ỉw nṯr ḫm(.w)*šȝ^.t.n.f?*rḫ(.w)*nt(t) pw mỉ-m?

sḏr.n.ỉ,*ḳȝs.n.ỉ*pḏt.ỉ, wd.n.ỉ*ʿḥȝw.ỉ,
d.n.ỉ*sš n bȝgsw.ỉ, sẖkr.n.ỉ*ḫʿw.ỉ;
ḥḏ.n*tȝ tnw ỉ^.ỉ.t(ỉ),*ḏdb.n.s*wḥwyt.s,
sḥw.n.s*ḫȝswt nt gs(wy).sy,
kȝ.n.s*ʿḥȝ pn;
ỉw^.t pw ỉr.n.f*n.ỉ ʿḥʿ.kwỉ,*
d.n.ỉ*wỉ m hȝw.f;
ḥȝty nb mȝẖ(.w)*n.ỉ;
ḥmwt ṯȝy^.w ḥr ʿʿỉ;*
ỉb nb mr(.w)*n.ỉ r-ḏd:
ỉn-ỉw wn(.w)*ky nḫt ʿḥȝ*r.f?

ʿḥʿ.n ỉkm.f, mnb.f, ḥpt.f n nsywt ḫr.w,*
m-ḫt spr.n.ỉ*ḫʿw.f;
rd.n.ỉ*swȝ(.sn)*ḥr.ỉ,
ʿḥȝw.f sp n ỉwtt,
wʿw ḥr ẖn*m wʿw;
ʿḥʿ.n ỉr.n.f*ȝ ʿr.f*r.ỉ,
ḫmt.n.f*ḥwtf.ỉ;*
ẖʿm.n.f*wỉ st.n.ỉ*sw,
ʿḥȝw.ỉ mn(.w)*m nḥbt.f;
sbḥ.n.f,*ḫr.n.f*ḥr fnd.f,
sḫr.n.ỉ*sw m mnb.f;
wd.n.ỉ*ỉšnn.ỉ ḥr ỉȝt.f,
ʿȝm nb ḥr nmỉ;*
rd.n.ỉ*ḥknw n mntw,
mrw.f ḥb(.w)*n.f;

ḥḳȝ pn ʿmw-nnšỉ rd.n.f*wỉ r ḥpt.f,
ʿḥʿ.n ỉn.n.ỉ*ḫt.f, ḥȝḳ.n.ỉ*mnmnt.f,
kȝ^.t.n.f*ỉr^.t*st r.ỉ ỉr.n.ỉ*st r.f,
ỉṯ.n.ỉ*ntt m ỉmȝ.f, kf.n.ỉ*ʿfȝy.f;
ʿȝ(.w)*n.ỉ ỉm, wsḫ(.w)*n.ỉ m ʿḥʿ^.w.ỉ,
ʿšȝ(.w)*n(.ỉ) m mnmnt.ỉ,
ḫr ỉr^.t*nṯr r ḥtp*n ṯs(w).n.f*ỉm.f,
th(w).n.f*r kt ḫȝst;
ỉw mỉn ỉb.f ỉʿ(.w);*

wʿr*wʿr n hȝw.f, ỉw mtr.ỉ m ẖnw,
sȝ^.ȝ*sȝȝy n ḥḳr ỉw.ỉ d.ỉ*t n gsy(.ỉ);
rw^.w*s tȝ.f n ḥȝyt, ỉnk ḥḏt pȝḳt,
btȝ*s n gȝw hȝb(w).f,*ỉnk ʿšȝ mrt;
nfr(.w)*pr.ỉ, wsḫ(.w)*st.ỉ, sḫȝwy.ỉ m ʿḥ;

nṯrw nb(w) šȝ(w)*wʿrt tn
ḥtp.k* ! d.k*wỉ r ẖnw !
smwn.k r rd^.t*mȝ.ỉ*bw wrš(w)*ỉb.ỉ ỉm;
ptr wrt r ʿb^.t*ẖȝt.ỉ m tȝ ms.kwỉ*ỉm.f;
mỉ*m-sȝ.ỉ ! pw ḫpr(.w),*sp nfr; d.n.ỉ*ḥtp*nṯr;
ỉr^.r.f*mỉ ḫt r smnḫ*pḥwy n sfn(w).n.f;*
ỉb.f mr(.w)*n dḳr(w).n.f*r ʿnḫ ḥr ḫȝst;
ỉn mỉn rf ntt.f ḥtp(.w);*
sḏm.f*nḥ n wȝ(w),*
wdb.f*ʿ r ḥw(w).n.f*tȝ ỉm.f
r bw ỉn(w).n.f*sw ỉm;

ḥtp*n.ỉ nswt n kmt, ʿnḫ.ỉ*m ḥtpt.f;
nḏ.ỉ*ḫrt ḥnwt tȝ ntt m ʿḥ.f;
sḏm.ỉ*wpwwt nt ẖrd^.w.s ỉḫ rnp^.y*ḥʿw.ỉ,
ntt (rf) ỉȝw hȝ.w,*
wgg ȝs.n.f*wỉ;
ỉrt^.y.ỉ dns(.w),*ʿ^.wy.ỉ nw(.w),*
rd^.wy.ỉ fḫ.n.sn,*šms*ỉb wrd(.w),*
tkn*wỉ n wḏȝ,*sb.sn*n-wỉ r nỉwt nḥḥ;
šms.ỉ*nbt-r-ḏr ỉḫ ḏd.s*n.ỉ nfr n ms^.w.s,
sb.s*nḥḥ ḥr.ỉ;
ỉst rf ḏd(.w)*n ḥm n nswt-bỉt ḫpr-kȝ-rʿ mȝʿ-ḫrw
ḥr sšm pn nty wỉ ẖr.f;
wn.ỉn ḥm.f hȝb.f*n.ỉ ẖr ȝwt-ʿ nt ḫr-nswt,
sȝw.f*ỉb n bȝk-ỉm mỉ ḥḳȝ n ḫȝst nb^.t,
msw-nswt nty m ʿḥ.f ḥr rd^.t*sḏm.ỉ*wpwt.sn;

mỉt n wḏ ỉn^.y*n bȝk-ỉm ḥr ỉn^.t.f*r kmt:
ḥr ʿnḫ-mswt nbty ʿnḫ-mswt
nswt-bỉt ḫpr-kȝ-rʿ sȝ-rʿ ỉmn-m-ḥȝt ʿnḫ ḏt r nḥḥ,
wḏ-nswt n šmsw sȝ-nht:
mk ỉn.t(w)*n.k wḏ pn n nswt
r rd^.t*rḫ.k*ntt pẖr.n.k*ḫȝswt
pr^.t*m ḳdm rtnw,
dd*tw ḫȝst n ḫȝst ẖr sḥ n ỉb.k n.k;
ptr ỉr^.t.n.k*ỉr.tw*r.k?
n wʿȝ.k*ḫsf.tw*mdw.k,
n mdw.k*m sḥ n sr^.w ỉtn.tw*ṯs^.w.k;
sḫr pn ỉn.n.f*ỉb.k, n ntf m ỉb(.ỉ) r.k;
pt.k tn ntt m ʿḥ, mn.s*rwḏ.s*m mỉn;
dp.t(w).s(?)*tp.s m nsyt nt tȝ,
ms^.w.s m ʿẖnwty;

wȝḥ.k*špss n (dd(t)).sn*n.k ʿnḫ.k*m ȝwt.sn,

ỉr*n.k ỉw^.t*r kmt, mȝ.k*ẖnw ḫpr(w).n.k*ỉm.f,
sn.k*tȝ r rwty-wrty, ẖnm.k*m smr^.w;
ỉw mỉn ỉs šȝʿ.n.k*tnỉ;*
fḫ.n.k*bȝȝwt;
sḫȝ.n.k*hrw n ḳrs sb^.t*r ỉmȝḫ;
wḏʿ.tw*n.k ḫȝwy m sft wtȝ^.w m ʿ^.wy tȝyt;
ỉr.tw*n.k šms-wḏȝ hrw smȝ-tȝ;
wỉ m nbw, tp m ḫsbd, pt ḥr.k d.t(ỉ)*m mstpt;
ỉḥ^.w ḥr ỉtḥ.k,*šmʿw^.w ẖr-ḥȝt.k;
ỉr.tw*ḫbb nnyw r r ỉs.k;
nỉs.tw*n.k dbḥt-ḥtp, sft.tw*r r ʿbȝ^.w.k;
ỉwn^.w.k ḫʿs.w*m ỉnr ḥḏ m-ḳȝb msw-nsw;

nn wn(.w)*mt.k*ḥr ḫȝst, nn bs*tw ʿȝm^.w;
nn d.t(w).k*m ỉnm n sr ỉr.tw*ḏr.k;
ỉw nȝ ȝw(.w)*r ḥ^.t*tȝ, mḥ*ḥr ḫȝt ! ỉw^.t.k;*

spr.n*wḏ pn r.ỉ ʿḥʿ.kwỉ*m ḥr-ỉb wḥwt(.ỉ);
šd.n.t(w).f*n.ỉ;
d.n(.ỉ)*wỉ ḥr ẖt.ỉ;
dmỉ.n.ỉ*sȝtw,
d.n.ỉ*sw sš(.w)*ḥr šnby.ỉ;
dbn.n.ỉ*ʿfȝy.ỉ ḥr nhm*r-ḏd:
ỉr.tw*nn mỉ-m n bȝk th(w).n*ỉb.f r ḫȝswt ḏrḏr^.yt;*
ḫr ḥm nfr(.w)*wȝḥ-ỉb nḥm*wỉ m-ʿ mt;
ỉw kȝ.k r rd^.t*ỉr^.y.ỉ*pḥwy ḥʿw.ỉ m ẖnw;

mỉt n smỉ n wḏ pn:
bȝk ʿḥ sȝ-nht (ḥr) ḏd:*
m ḥtp nfr wrt,
rḫt wʿrt tn ỉr^.t.n*bȝk-ỉm m ḫm.f;
ỉn kȝ.k nṯr nfr nb tȝwy
mr rʿ ḥsw mntw nb wȝst ỉmn nb nst tȝwy
sbk-rʿ ḥr ḥwt-ḥr tm ḥnʿ psḏt.f
spdw nfr-bȝw smsrw ḥr-ỉȝbty;
nbt ỉmḥt ẖnm.s*tp.k, ḏȝḏȝt tp^.t nw;
mnw-ḥr ḥry-ỉb ḫȝswt wrrt nbt pwnt nwt ḥr-wr-rʿ
nṯrw nb^.w tȝ-mrỉ ỉw^.w nw wȝḏ-wr
d.sn*ʿnḫ wȝs r šrt.k;
ẖnm.sn*tw m ȝwt-ʿ.sn;
d.sn*n.k nḥḥ nn ḏrw.f ḏt nn ḥnty.s(y);
wḥm*snḏ.k ḫt tȝ^.w ḫȝswt, wʿf.n.k*šn^.nt*ỉtn;
nḥ pw n bȝk-ỉm n nb.f šd*(sw) m ỉmnt;

nb sỉȝ sỉȝ*rḫyt, sỉȝ.f m ḥm n stp-sȝ,
wnt bȝk-ỉm snḏ(.w)*(r) ḏd.s;*
ỉw mỉ ḫt ʿȝ(t)*wḥm.s;*
nṯr-ʿȝ mỉtw rʿ ḥr sšsȝ*bȝk(w)*n.f ḏs.f;
ỉw bȝk-ỉm m ʿ nḏ-r*ḥr r.f / ḥr.f;
d.tw*ȝ ẖr sḫr.f;

ỉw ḥm.k m ḥr ỉṯ,*nḫt(.w)*ʿ^.wy.k r tȝ^.w nb^.w;
wḏ*grt ḥm.k rd^.t*ỉn^.t.f,*
mkỉ m ḳdm ḫntyw-ỉʿwš m ḫnt-kš mnws m tȝ^.w{y} fnḫw
ḥḳȝ^.w pw mtr^.w*rn^.w ḫpr^.w*m mrwt.k
nn sḫȝ*tnw, n.k-ỉm s(y) mỉtt ṯsm^.w.k;

ỉs wʿrt tn ỉr^.t.n*bȝk,
n ḫmt.s,*nn s m ỉb.ỉ, n ḳmd.ỉ*s;
n rḫ.ỉ*ỉwd^.t.ỉ*r st(.ỉ), ỉw mỉ sšm rswt,
mỉ mȝȝ*sw ỉdḥy m ȝbw, s n ḫȝt m tȝ-sty;
n snḏ(.ỉ),*n sḫs.t(w)*m-sȝ.ỉ, n sḏm.ỉ*ṯs-ḥwrw,
n sḏm.tw*rn.ỉ m r wḥmw,
wpw-ḥr nf n ḏdf*ḥʿw.ỉ;
rd^.wy ḥr hwhw,*ỉb.ỉ ḥr ḫrp.ỉ;*
nṯr šȝ*wʿrt tn ḥr stȝ.ỉ,*n ỉnk ỉs ḳȝ*sȝ ḫnt(.f),
snḏ*s rḫ*tȝ.f;
d.n*rʿ snḏ.k ḫt tȝ, ḥr.k m ḫȝst nb^.t;

m wỉ m ẖnw m w (m) st tn !
ntk ỉs ḥbs(w)*ȝḫt tn;
wbn*ỉtn n mrwt.k, mw m ỉtrw swrỉ.t(w).f*mr.k,*
ṯȝw m pt ḫnm.t(w).f*ḏd.k;*

ỉw bȝk-ỉm r swḏ^.t*(nṯȝt)<.ỉ> ỉr(t).n*bȝk-ỉm m st tn,
ỉw^.t pw ỉr^.y*r bȝk-ỉm ỉr^.r*ḥm.k m mr^.r.f;*
ʿnḫ.tw*m ṯȝw n dd(w).k,*mr*rʿ ḥr ḥwt-ḥr fnd.k pw špss,*
mr^.rw*mntw nb wȝst ʿnḫ.f*ḏt;
rd.t(w)*ỉr^.y.ỉ*hrw m ỉȝȝ ḥr swḏ^.t*ḫt.ỉ n ms^.w.ỉ,
sȝ.ỉ smsw m-sȝ wḥyt.ỉ, wḥyt.ỉ ḫt.ỉ nb^.t m ʿ.f
ḏt(.ỉ) mnmnt.ỉ nb^.t dḳr.ỉ ḫt.ỉ nb bnrỉ;

ỉw^.t pw ỉr.n*bȝk-ỉm m-ḫntyt;
ḥdb.n.ỉ*ḥr wȝwt-ḥr,
ṯsw ỉm nty m-sȝ pẖrt
hȝb.f*wpwt r ẖnw r rd^.t*rḫ.tw;*
rd.ỉn*ḥm.f ỉw^.t*mr sḫty^.w mnḫ n pr-nswt
ʿḥʿ^.w ȝṯp^.w*m-ḫt.f ẖr ȝwt-ʿ nt ḫr-nswt,
n styw ỉw^.w*m-sȝ.ỉ ḥr sb^.t.ỉ*r wȝwt-ḥr,
dm.n.ỉ*wʿw ỉm nb m rn.f;
ỉw wdpw<w> nb ḥr ỉrt.f;
šsp.n.ỉ,* fȝ.n.ỉ* ṯȝw,
šbb*ʿtḫ*tp-mȝʿ.ỉ r pḥ^.t.ỉ*dmỉ n ỉṯw;

ḥḏ.n*rf tȝ dwȝ dwȝ ỉw ỉw(.w)*ỉȝš n.ỉ,
s 10 m ỉw^.t*s 10 m šm^.t*ḥr sṯȝ.ỉ*r ʿḥ;
dhn.n.ỉ*tȝ ỉmt šspw^.w,
msw-nsw ʿḥʿ(.w)*m wmt ḥr ỉr^.t*ḫsfw.ỉ,
smr^.w stȝ(.w)*r wȝḫ ḥr rd^.t.ỉ*ḥr wȝt ʿẖnwtỉ;
gm.n.ỉ*ḥm.f ḥr st-wrt m wmt nt ḏʿm,
wn.k(w)ỉ*rf dwn.kwỉ*ḥr ẖt.ỉ;
ḫm.n(.ỉ)*wỉ m-bȝḥ.f;
nṯr pn ḥr wšd.ỉ*ḫnmw
ỉw.ỉ mỉ s ỉṯ.w*m ʿḫḫw,
bȝ.ỉ sb.w,*ḥʿw.ỉ ȝd.w,*
ḥȝty.ỉ n ntf m ẖt.ỉ, (n) rḫ.ỉ*ʿnḫ r mt;

ḏd.ỉn*ḥm.f n wʿw m nn n smr^.w:
ṯs*sw, ỉmỉ*mdw.f*n.ỉ !
ḏd.ỉn*ỉm ḥm.f:
mk tw ỉw.t(ỉ)*ḥw.n.k*ḫȝswt;
ỉr.n*wʿrt hd ỉm.k tnỉ(.tỉ);*
pḥ.n.k*ỉȝwy;
nn šrr*ʿbt ḫȝt.k,
nn bs.k*ỉn pḏtyw; m*ỉr r.k sp sn gr* !
n mdw.k*dm.tw*rn.k;

snḏ*ȝ n ḫsf wšb.n.ỉ*st m wšb snḏw,
ptr ḏd^.t*n.ỉ nb.ỉ
ỉr wšb.ỉ*/ ỉr wšb.ỉ st? nn (ḥr-ʿ).ỉ ʿ n nṯr ỉs pw;
ḥr pw wn^.n.s*m ẖt.ỉ,
mỉ sḫpr*wʿrt šȝ^.ȝt;*
mk wỉ m-bȝḥ.k, ntk ʿnḫ, ỉr^.r*ḥm.k m mr^.r.f;*

rd.ỉn*sṯȝ.tw*msw-nsw,
ḏd.ỉn*ḥm.f n ḥmt-nsw:
mt sȝ-nht ỉw(.w)*m ʿȝm ḳmȝ(w).n*styw;
wd.s*sbḥ ʿȝ wrt, msw-nsw m dnyt wʿ^.t;
ḏd.ỉn.sn*ḫft ḥm.f:
(ỉ)n ntf pw m-mȝʿt ỉty nb.ỉ;
ḏd.ỉn*ḥm.f: ntf pw m-mȝʿt;
ỉst rf ỉn.n.sn*mnỉwt.sn sḫm^.w.sn sššwt.sn m-ʿ.s(n);
ms.ỉn.sn*st n ḥm.f: ʿ^.wy.k {r} r nfrt, nswt wȝḥ,*
ẖkryt nt nbt pt;
d*nbw ʿnḫ r fnd.k;
ẖnm*tw nbt sbȝ^.w;
ḫd*šmʿs, ḫnt*mḥws, smȝ(.w)*tt m r n ḥm.k;
d.tw*wȝḏ m wpt.k, sḥr(t)*n.k twȝ^.w m ḏwt;
ḥtp*n.k rʿ nb tȝwy, hy n.k mỉ nbt-r-ḏr;
nft*ʿb.k ! sfḫ*šsr.k !
ỉm*ṯȝw (n) nty
m ỉtmw ! ỉm*n.n ḫnt tn nfr^.t,
m mtn pn sȝ mḥyt,
pḏty ms(y)*m tȝ-mrỉ !
ỉr.n.f*wʿrt n snḏ.k, rwỉ.n.f*tȝ n ḥr.k;
nn ȝyt ḥr n mȝ(w)*ḥr.k,
nn snḏ*ỉrt dg^.t*n.k;

ḏd.ỉn*ḥm.f:
nn snḏ.f,*(nn) d.f*r ḥr;
ỉw.f r smr m-m sr^.w,
rd.t(w).f*m-ḳȝb šnyt;
wḏȝ*tn r ʿẖnwtỉ dwȝt
r ỉr^.t*ʿḥʿw.f !
pr^.t.ỉ*rf m-ẖnw ʿẖnwtỉ,
msw-nsw ḥr rd^.t*n(.ỉ) ʿ^.w(y).sn;
šm.n(.ỉ)*m-ḫt r rwty-wrty,
rd.kwỉ*r pr sȝ-nswt, špss ỉm.f,
sḳbbwy ỉm.f, ʿẖmw nw ȝḫt,
ḫtmt ỉm.f nt pr-ḥḏ,
ḥbs^.w nw sšrw-nswt,
ʿntyw tpt sr^.w nswt mr^.r(w).f*m ʿt nb^.t,
wdpw nb ḥr ỉrt.f;

rd(.w)*swȝ*rnpwt ḥr ḥʿw.ỉ ṯȝ.kwỉ,*ʿʿb(.w)*šnw.ỉ;
ỉw rd(.w)*sbt n ḫȝst, ḥbs^.w n nmỉw-šʿ,
sd.kwỉ*m pȝḳt, gs.kwỉ*m tpt,
sḏr.kwỉ*ḥr ḥnkyt, d.n.ỉ*šʿ n ỉmy^.w.f,
mrḥt nt ḫt n wrḥ(w)*ỉm.s;

ỉw rd(.w)*n.ỉ pr n nb š m wn*m-ʿ smr;
ỉw ḥmw^.w ʿšȝ ḥr ḳd.f,*ḫt.f nb srd(.w)*m-mȝwt;
ỉw ỉn^.n*n.ỉ šȝbw m ʿḥ, sp 3 sp 4 n hrw,
ḥrw-r dd^.t*msw-nsw, nn ȝt nt ỉr^.t*ȝbw;

ỉw ḫʿs.w*n.ỉ mr m ỉnr m-ḳȝb mr^.w;
mr ṯtḥ^.w(?)*mr(?) ḥr šsp*sȝtw.f,
mr ḫtmty^.w ḥr sš,*(mr) ḳsty^.w ḥr ḫt^.t,*
mr kȝt nty^.w ḥr ḥrt ḥr ḏȝ^.t*tȝ r.s,
ḫʿw nb dd^.w*r rwd ỉr*ẖrt.f ỉm;
rd(.w)*n.ỉ ḥmw-kȝ, ỉr(.w)*n.ỉ š ḥrt,
ȝḥwt ỉm.f m-ḫnt-r dmỉ(.s) mỉ ỉr^.rt*n smr tp;
ỉw ttw.ỉ sẖr(.w)*m nbw, šnḏwt.f m ḏʿm;
ỉn ḥm.f rd*ỉr^.t.f,*nn šwȝw ỉr^.y*n.f mỉtt;
ỉw.ỉ ẖr ḥswt nt ḫr-nswt,
r ỉw^.t*hrw n mnỉ;

ỉw.f*pw ḥȝt.f r pḥ.fy mỉ gm^.yt*m sš

Papyrus Westcar

Bibliography:

Blackman, Aylard M.: The Story of King Kheops and the Magicians. Transcribed from Papyrus Westcar (Berlin Papyrus 3033), Whitstable 1988; http://www.cs.st-andrews.ac.uk/~mjn/egyptian/texts/corpus/pdf/Westcar.pdf; Lichtheim, Litterature, op. cit., p. 216; Lefebvre, Gustave, Romans et contes égyptiens de l'époque pharaonique, Paris, 1982

1) ḏd.ỉn*ḥm n ḫ(w)fw mȝʿ-ḫrw: ỉmỉ*d.tw*

mȝʿ*t 1000 ḥnḳt ds 100 ỉwȝ 1 snṯr

pȝd 2 n nsw-bỉt ḏsr mȝʿ-ḫrw ḥnʿ rd^.t*d.tw*šns

ḥnḳt ḏwỉw ỉwf wrỉ snṯr pȝd 1 n ẖry-ḥb

ḥry-tp ! ỉw mȝ.n.ỉ*sp.f n rḫ; ỉr.ỉn.tw*mỉ wḏ^.t*

nb^.t ḥm.f; ʿḥʿ pw ỉr.n*sȝ-nswt ḫʿ-f-rʿ r md^.t,*ḏd.f:*

d.ỉ*sḏm*ḥm.k bỉȝyt ḫpr^.t*m rk ỉt.k

nb-kȝ mȝʿ-ḫrw, wḏȝ.f*r ḥwt-nṯr nt ptḥ

nb ʿnḫ-tȝwy; ỉst rf ỉn ḥm.f*šm r ...

... ỉn ḥm.f ỉr* ... nt nt ...

... ẖry-ḥb ḥry-tp wbȝ-ỉnr ḥnʿ

... ḥmt wbȝ-ỉnr

2) ... ʿḥʿ.n rd.n.s* ... pds mḥ(w)*m ḥbs^.w,

... ỉw^.t pw ỉr.n.f*ḥnʿ tȝ wbȝyt;