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.

Stela of Horemkhauef

 

Bibliography:

Hayes, William C., Horemkhauef of Nekhen and his trip to It-Towe, in JEA 33, p. 3 and sq; Lichtheim, Litterature, p. 129-130

 

ḥtp-dỉ-nswt ḥr-nḫn, wsỉr ḥry-ỉb nḫn, ḥr (nḏ-ḥr-ỉt-f), ḏḥwty, psḏt, nṯrw

nṯrwt ỉmy^.w nḫn, d.sn*pr-ḫrw t ḥnḳt ỉḥ^.w ȝpd(w) šs mnḫt snṯr mrḥt ḫt nb^.t nfr^.t wʿb^.t dd^.t*ỉm n

nṯr, ḥtpt ḏfȝw, ȝḫ wsr mȝʿ-ḫrw, ssn^.t*ṯȝw nḏm n mḥyt, dd^.t*pt,

ḳmȝ^.t*tȝ ỉn^.nt*ḥʿpy, ʿ^.wy d.sn,*bʿḥ swʿb.f,*ḏḥwty wdn.f,*n kȝ n

sḥḏ ḥm-nṯr tpy n ḥr-nḫn, ỉmy-r ȝḫwt ḥr-m-ḫʿw-f mȝʿ-ḫrw, ỉ.ḏd.f:*ỉw 

rd.n*ḥr nḏ-ḥr-ỉt-f ḥr.ỉ r ẖnw, r ỉn^.t*ḥr-nḫn ḥnʿ mwt.f ȝst mȝʿt-ḫrw;

rd.n.f*wỉ m ḥry ỉmw ỉst, ỉsṯ (rf) rḫ.n.f*ỉ m sr

mnḫ n ḥwt-nṯr.f, rs-tp*ḥr swḏ(t)*n.f; ʿḥʿ.n.ỉ*ḫd.k(w)ỉ*m mȝʿw nfr; šd.n.ỉ*

ḥr-nḫn ḥr ʿ^.wy(.ỉ) ḥnʿ mwt.f, nṯrt ṯn, m ḫȝ-nfr n ỉṯ-tȝwy ḫft-ḥr nswt ḏs.f;

ỉnk sȝb ỉḳr tp tȝ, wn^.n.ỉ*m ȝḫ ỉḳr m ẖr-nṯr m-ḫt rd.ỉ*t n ḥḳr,

ḥbs n ḥȝy; sʿnḫ.n.ỉ*snw(.ỉ); n d.ỉ*dbḥ*wʿ ḫt m ky,

s nb ḥr wn*n snwt.f; ỉw nw.n(.ỉ)*

pr mnʿwt.ỉ, ḳrs(.w),*sʿnḫ(.w);*ỉw rd.n.ỉ*kȝt

n ḥr, ỉw d.n*ḥr rd^.t*n.ỉ ... m pr, n-ʿȝt-n

mr^.r.f*wỉ, sḥḏ ḥm-nṯr tpy n ḥr-nḫn, ỉmy-r ȝḫwt ḥr-m-ḫʿw-f

ỉr.n sḥḏ ḥm-nṯr, ỉmy-r ȝḫwt ḏḥwty ms.n ẖkr-nswt tt-ỉb(?) mȝʿt-ḫrw;

 

ḥm-nṯr ḥr-m-ḫʿw-f;

sȝ.f ḏḥwty; sȝ.f sbk-nḫt;

sȝt.f mȝʿ-ḫrw-ḥr ḥs-(s-)ỉt-f(?) / ḥr-mȝʿ-ḫrw-ḥs-ỉt-f(?);

ỉt-s-snb;

ẖry-ḥb ḥr-mnỉ;

(ḥmt).f, ẖkr-nswt sbk-nḫt

 

Stela of Hekaib

 

Bibliography:

Polotsky, Hans Jakob, The Stela of Heka-yeb, in JEA 16 (1930), 194-9

 

ḥtp-dỉ-nswt ỉnpw tpy-ḏw-f ỉmy-wt nb tȝ-ḏsr: pr-ḫrw ḫr nṯr-ʿȝ nb pt, n ỉmȝḫw, smr-wʿt ḥḳȝ-ỉb, ḏd:*ỉnk nḏs ỉḳr, ḏd*

m r.f, ỉr*m ḫpš.f, ḫsf*nỉwt.f r.f; ỉnk šps m wȝst, ỉwn ʿȝ m ḫntyt; ỉw swȝ.n(.ỉ)*mỉty nb m nỉwt tn m špss nb; ḏd*

rmṯ, m ỉr^.t(.ỉ)*m ḫpš(.ỉ): (sw) šw*m ʿwȝ^.t*ky; ỉw ḏȝ.n(.ỉ)*

nỉwt tn r-ḏr.s m šmʿ rnpwt r.s, ḥr-r sḫnty; ỉw d.n(.ỉ)*t n ḥḳr,

ḥbs^.w n ḥȝy; n srḫ*ʿȝ^.w; sḳbḥ.n(.ỉ)*nḏs^.w;

ỉw d.n(.ỉ)*ṯȝbt n šmʿw, ỉt-šmʿ n šsp n mḥt; ỉw d.n(.ỉ)*mrḥt n nḫn, m-ḫt

nỉwt(.ỉ) ḥtp(.tỉ);*ỉw ỉr.n(.ỉ)*ỉmw n (mḥ) 40, dpt r mm*mnmnt, ḏȝ^.t*ỉwy m ȝḫt; ỉw nḥb.n(.ỉ)*

mnỉw m mnmnt(.ỉ) ... mnỉw^.w m ʿnḫwt(.ỉ) m ʿȝ^.w(.ỉ); ʿšȝ(.w)*rmṯ(.ỉ),

ʿȝ(.w)*... (.ỉ) r mỉty nb; ỉnk ḥḳȝ ỉb n pryt, ỉw s nb ḥr ḫtm*ʿȝ.f;

ỉw ỉp.n*ḥḳȝ mnmnt(.ỉ), gm.f*ḥȝw-ḥr ỉšt(.ỉ); ỉr grt msbb(w)*nb

ḥnʿ(.ỉ), ỉw d.n(.ỉ)*ḳʿḥ.f;*pr.n(.ỉ)*m pr(.ỉ), hȝ.n(.ỉ)*m ỉs(.ỉ), pr(.ỉ) grg(.w),*

ỉwʿ.ỉ ʿ.f nḫt(.w);*ỉr^.t.n*n.f sȝ.f smsw, mry.f ỉnỉ grg*pr ỉt.f

 

Stela of Kamosis

 

Bibliography:

W. Helck, Historisch-biographische Texte der 2. Zwischenzeit, p. 82-97 ; L. Habachi, The Second Stela of Kamose and his Struggle against the Hyksos Ruler and his Capital, (1972)

 

1) rnpt-sp 3 ḥr ḫʿ-ḥr-nst-f nbty wḥm-mnw ḥr-nbw shr-tȝwy

nsw-bỉt wȝḏ-ḫpr-rʿ sȝ-rʿ kȝ-ms d ʿnḫ, mry ỉmn-rʿ nb nswt tȝwy,

mỉ rʿ ḏt nḥḥ;

nswt nḫt m-ẖn wȝst wȝḏ-ḫpr-rʿ / kȝ-ms d ʿnḫ ḏt, m nswt mnḫ;

ỉn rʿ rd*sw m nswt ḏs.f, swḏ.n(.f)*n.f nḫt r wn-mȝʿ;

ỉw mdw.n*ḥm.f m ʿḥ.f n ḏȝḏȝt sr^.w nty m-ḫt.f:

sỉȝ.ỉ*sw r ỉḫ pȝy.ỉ nḫt? wr m ḥwt-wʿrt, ky m kšỉ,

ḥms.kwỉ,*smȝ.kwỉ*m ʿȝmy, nḥsy; s nb ẖr fdḳ.f m tȝ kmt, psš(.w)*tȝ ḥnʿ.ỉ;

nn sn^.y*sw šȝʿ-r (ḥwt-kȝ-ptḥ), mw n kmt; mk sw ẖr ḫmnw !

n ḫn{n}.n*s, fk.w*m-ʿ bȝkw styw; tw.ỉ r ṯḥn*ḥnʿ.f, sd.ỉ*ẖt.f;

ỉb.ỉ r nḥm*kmt ḥ^.t*ʿȝm^.w;

ỉw mdw.n*sr^.w n ḏȝḏȝt.f: mk mw pw n ʿȝm^.w šȝʿ-r ḳsy;

ỉtḥ.n.sn*ns.sn m ḳỉ wʿ; tw.n ḳb^.wyn*ẖr tȝ.n kmt:

nḫt(.w)*ȝbw, ḥry-ỉb ḥnʿ.n šȝʿ-r ḳsy; skȝ.tw*n.n nʿʿ n ȝḥwt.sn,

ỉḥ^.w.n ḥr mnỉ^.y*m ỉdḥw, bty hȝb(.w)*(r) rrt.n;

n ỉṯ.t(w)*ỉḥ^.w.n, n (dpy) r ... ḥr.s; sw ẖr tȝ n ʿȝm^.w, tw.n ẖr kmt;

kȝ ỉ^.y*nty ḥr ỉr^.t*r.n, kȝ ỉr.n*r.f;

wn.ỉn.sn*mr(.w)*ḥr ỉb n ḥm.f;

ỉr pȝ.tn sḫrw ... ʿḳȝ.ỉ / ʿḳȝ.ỉ;

nn tȝ*n.ỉ psš(w)*tȝ ḥnʿ.ỉ, ...

... nȝ n ʿȝm^.w nty ... m-ʿ.f; tw.ỉ r ḫd*r ỉr^.t*sky ... ḥnʿ ʿȝm^.w,

ḫpr*wȝḏ; ỉr kȝ.f*r nḏm*m ...,

ỉrt^.y.fy m rmw, tȝ mỉ-ḳd.f ...; ḥḳȝ nḫt m-ẖn wȝst

kȝ-ms, mk kmt;

ḫd.n.ỉ*n nḫt.ỉ r sȝsȝ*ʿȝm^.w m wḏ ỉmn, mty sḫr^.w,

mšʿ ḳn r-ḥȝt.ỉ mỉ hh n sḏt, pḏt nt mḏȝy^.w ḥr^.t ṯȝrt.n

r ḥḥy*sttyw, r dr*st.sn; ỉȝbtt ỉmntt ẖr ʿd ỉry,

mšʿ ḥr ḏfȝ*m ḫt m st nb^.t; sb.n.ỉ*pḏt nḫt^.t nt mḏȝy^.w,

ỉw.ỉ m wršyt r-gs wḥyt, r ʿʿny*n(.ỉ) ḫsf ttỉ pȝ sȝ ppỉ m-ẖnw nfrwsy;

nn d.ỉ*wh.f,*šnʿ^.y.n.ỉ*ʿȝm^.w btn(w)*kmt, ỉr.f*nfrwsy m mḥ

n ʿȝm^.w;

sḫȝ.n.ỉ*m ỉmw.ỉ, ỉb.ỉ nfr(.w);*

ḥḏ.n*tȝ ỉw.ỉ ḥr.f mỉ wn*bỉk; ḫpr.n*nw n sty-r sȝsȝ.ỉ*sw,

ḫb.n.ỉ*sbty.f, smȝ.ỉ*rmṯ.f,

d.ỉ*hȝ*ḥmt.f r mryt, mšʿ.ỉ mỉ wn*mȝỉ^.w ẖr ḥȝḳt.sn, ẖr mrt, mnmnt, ʿd, bỉt;

ḥr psš^.š*ḫt.sn, ỉb.sn ȝw(.w);*

pȝ w n (nfrwsy) m hȝ(t):*nn (n).n wrt r ʿʿny*tbsp(?),

pr-šȝḳ m ḥḥ,*spr.ỉ*r.f; ḥtr(w).sn wʿr.w*r-ẖn,

pȝ pẖrw ... sḫȝ^.yw*ḥr ỉnt, ḫt.sn sw...

2)

smỉ ẖs m-ẖn dmỉ.k: tw.k tf.tỉ*r-gs mšʿ.k, r.k ḥns(.w),*m ỉr.k*wỉ m wr, ỉw.k m ḥḳȝ, r dbḥ*n.k

tȝ nmt ḫr^.t.k*n.s; mȝ*sȝ.k ! bỉn(.w)*mšʿ.ỉ m-sȝ.k; nn ỉwr*ḥmwt ḥwt-wʿrt, nn sn^.w*ỉb^.w.sn

m-ẖn ẖt.sn, sḏm.t(w)*hmhmt nt pȝy.ỉ mšʿ; ỉw.ỉ mn.kwỉ*r pr-ḏd-ḳn,

ỉb.ỉ ȝw(.w),*d.ỉ*mȝ*

ỉppỉ ȝt ḥwr^.t, wr n rṯnw, ẖs ʿ^.wy, ḫmt*ḳnw m ỉb.f, n ḫpr.sn*n.f;

spr.kwỉ*r ỉnyt-nt-ḫnt, tw.ỉ ḏȝ.kwỉ*n.sn r wšd*st; ỉr.n.ỉ*pȝ ʿḥʿw sʿbȝ(.w),*wʿ m-sȝ wʿ, d.ỉ*

ḥȝt ḥr ḥmw m nȝy.ỉ

n ḳnyt, ḥr ʿẖ^.t*ḥr ỉtrw mỉ wn^.n*bỉk, ỉmw.ỉ n nbw r-ḥȝt ỉry, ỉw mỉ

bỉk ỉry r-ḥȝt.sn;

d.ỉ*pȝ mk ḳn ḥr ḫȝʿ*r ʿd tȝ, ḏȝt m-sȝ.f, mỉ wn^.n*dgyw(?) ḥr ẖtt*ḥr ḏʿt

ḥwt-wʿrt; gmḥ.n.ỉ*ḥmwt.f ḥr tp-ḥwt.f, ḥr nwȝ*m ššd^.w.sn r mryt; nn snš*ẖwt.sn, mȝ.sn*

wỉ, nwȝ.sn*m šrwt ỉry ḥr ỉnb^.w.sn mỉ ṯȝ^.w n ỉnḥw m-ẖn bȝbw^.w.sn, m-ḏd:

ḥn(w)*

pw ! mk wỉ ỉ^.ỉy.kwỉ,*mʿr.ỉ;*spt m-ʿ.ỉ, mnḫ(.w)*sp.ỉ; wȝḥ*ỉmn ḳn, nn wȝḥ.ỉ*tw,

nn d.ỉ*dgs.k*

ȝḥt, ỉw nn wỉ ḥr.k; whȝ(?)*ỉb.k ỉrf ʿȝm ẖs ! mk swrỉ.ỉ*m ỉrp n kȝmw.k,

m ʿtḫ(w)*n.ỉ ʿȝm^.w n ḥȝḳ.ỉ;* ḫb.ỉ*st.k ḥmst; šʿd.ỉ*mnw.k, grm.n.ỉ*

ḥmwt.k r wnḏwt;

nḥm.ỉ*tȝ-nt-ḥtrỉ; n wȝḥ.ỉ*pḫ ẖr bȝw šwt n ʿš wȝḏ, mḥ(.w)*m nbw ḫsbd

ḥḏ mfkt

ḥsmn mnb nn ṯn.t(w).s*ḥr-r bȝḳ snṯr ʿd bỉt ỉtrn ssnḏm spny, ḫt.sn

nb špsy, ỉnw nb nfr n rṯnw: ỉf.n.ỉ*st r ȝw; n wȝḥ.ỉ*nkt ḥwt-wʿrt n šw.s; ʿȝm ȝḳ(.w);*

whȝ*ỉb.k ỉrf ʿȝm ẖs, wn*ḥr ḏd:*ỉnk nb nn snnw šȝʿ-r ḫmnw r pr-ḥwt-ḥr ḥr (wȝt) r ḥwt-wʿrt

m ỉtrw(wy) ! wȝḥ.ỉ*st m wšȝ(wt),*nn rt(t) ỉm; ḫb.n.ỉ*nỉwwt.sn, wbd.ỉ*st.sn

ỉr(.w)*m ỉȝwt dšr^.wt

n ḏt, ḥr pȝ ḥḏ ỉr(w)(.n).sn*m-ẖn tȝ kmt, d^.w*st ḥr sḏm*ỉȝš n ʿȝm^.w, btȝ.n.sn*kmt

ḥnwt.sn; kfʿ.n.ỉ*

wpt.f m ḥrt wḥȝt ḥr ḫnt^.yt*r kšỉ ḥr šʿt sš^.w(t),*gm.n.ỉ*ḥr.s m ḏd*m sš m-ʿ ḥḳȝ n ḥwt-wʿrt:

ʿȝ-wsr-rʿ sȝ-rʿ ỉppỉ ḥr nḏ*ḫrt nt sȝ.ỉ ḥḳȝ kšỉ; ḥr-m ʿḥʿ.k*m ḥḳȝ nn rd^.t*rḫ.ỉ*(st)? ỉn-ỉw

gmḥ.k*ỉr^.t.n*kmt r.ỉ? ḥḳȝ nty m-ẖn.s kȝ-ms-nḫt d ʿnḫ ḥr thm.ỉ*ḥr ỉṯn.ỉ; n pḥ.ỉ*sw

mỉ ḳỉ n ỉr^.t.n.f*nb^.t r.k; stp.f*pȝ tȝ 2 r ỉȝd.s(n),*pȝy.ỉ tȝ ḥnʿ pȝy.k, ḫb.n.f*st; mỉ*ḫd*!

m*ȝʿ ! mk sw ʿȝ m-ʿ.ỉ: nn nty (r) ʿḥʿ*n.k ḥr tȝ kmt; mk nn d.ỉ*n.f wȝt r spr^.t.k;*

kȝ psš.n*

nȝ n dmỉ^.w n tȝ kmt, wn^.n*ḫnt-ḥn-nfr ẖr ršwt; wȝḏ-ḫpr-rʿ-nḫt d ʿnḫ dȝỉr*

sp^.w;

d.n.ỉ*ḫȝswt ḥȝt tȝ ẖr.ỉ ỉtrw^.w m-mỉtt; n gm.n.tw* wȝt nt(t) m snb.ỉ;*n bȝg.n.ỉ*ḥr

mšʿ.ỉ; n ỉṯ*

ḥr mḥ; snḏ.n.f*n.ỉ, ỉw.ỉ m ḫd,*n ʿḥȝ^.ṯ.n,*n spr^.t.ỉ*r.f; mȝ.n.f*hh.ỉ, hb.n.f*

šȝʿ-r kšỉ

r wḫȝ*nḫ.f; kfʿ.n.ỉ*sy ḥr ḫȝst, n d.ỉ*spr.s;*ʿḥʿ.n d.ỉ*ỉṯ(t)*d.tw.s*n.f, ʿn^.n.tỉ*wȝḥ(.w)*sy ḥr ỉȝbtt

r tp-ỉḥw; ʿḳ*nḫt.ỉ m ỉb.f, ḫb(.w)*ḥʿw.f, sḏd*n.f wpt.f nȝ ỉr^.t.n.ỉ*r pȝ w n ỉnpwt

wn*m ḫt.f;

sb.n.ỉ*pḏt nḫt(t) ntt (m) ḥrty*r ḫb*ḏsḏs; ỉw.ỉ m sȝkȝ r tm*rd wn*rḳw.ỉ

ḥȝ.ỉ; ḫnt.n.ỉ*m wsr-ỉb, ỉb(.ỉ) ȝw(.w),*sk(.w)*rḳw nb nty ḥr tȝ wȝt; ḫy pȝ ḫnt*nfr n pȝ

ḥḳȝ ʿ.w.s ẖr mšʿ.f r-ḥȝt.f, nn nhw.sn, n šn*s ỉry.f, n rm*ỉb.sn; mnmn.ỉ r sȝtw nỉwt tr

ȝḫt, ỉw ḥr-nb ḥḏ(.w),*tȝ m rsfy, mryt ʿbʿb.tỉ;*wȝst m ḥb, ḥmwt ṯȝw^.w ỉw.w*r mȝ^.n.ỉ;*

st nb^.t ḥpt.s*snnw.s, nn ḥr ẖr rmyt; snṯr n mn-ỉb r-ẖnw nḫn r bw ḏd(w).tw*

ỉm: šsp*bw-nfr ! mỉ dd.f*pȝ ḫpš n sȝ ỉmn ʿ.w.s, nswt wȝḥ wȝḏ-ḫpr-rʿ sȝ-rʿ kȝ-ms-nḫt d

ʿnḫ,

dȝỉr*rsy, sȝsȝ*mḥt, ỉṯ*pȝ tȝ m nḫt, d ʿnḫ ḏd wȝs, ȝw-ỉb.f*ḥnʿ kȝ.f mỉ rʿ ḏt nḥḥ;

wḏ*ḥm.f n rpʿt ḥȝty-ʿ, ḥry-sštȝ n pr-nswt, ḥry-tp tȝ r-ḏr.f, ḫtm-bỉt, sbȝ tȝwy, ḥȝty, mr smr^.w,

ỉmy-r ḫtm wsr-nšȝ: ỉmỉ*ỉr.tw*ỉr^.t.n*nb^.t ḥm.ỉ m nḫt ḥr wḏ, ḥtp*st.f m ỉpt-st m

wȝst n nḥḥ ḥnʿ ḏt ! ḏd.ỉn.f*ḫft ḥm.f: ỉr^.r.ỉ*wpwt nb^.t r ḥst nt ḫr-nsw, ỉmy-r ḫtm nšỉ