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Westcar Papyrus Blackman Created on 2008-08-06 by Mark-Jan Nederhof Westcar Papyrus Blackman Created on 2008-08-06 by Mark-Jan Nederhof. Last modified 2015-03-12. Transcription of Papyrus Westcar according to Blackman (1988), including Davies' corrections therein. Only text is shaded that is written between square brackets in Blackman (1988). I assume the following correction: • After 1,22 read as . Bibliography • A.M. Blackman. The Story of King Kheops and the Magicians. J.V. Books, 1988. Nederhof - English Created on 2008-11-11 by Mark-Jan Nederhof. Last modified 2015-03-12. Transliteration and translation for Papyrus Westcar (Berlin Papyrus 3033), following the transcription of Blackman (1988). Written between square brackets are only those transliterations and translations that correspond to restorations of the hieroglyphic other than those given on the left-hand side pages of Blackman (1988). I assume the following correction: • After 1,22 read as . The transliteration throughout follows Hannig (1995). Transcription of personal names, except names of kings given by Hannig (1995), follows Parkinson (1997). For published translations, see Lichtheim (1975), pp. 215-222 (covers only the text after 4,7); Parkinson (1997), pp. 102-127; Simpson (1972), pp. 15-30; Zonhoven (1992), pp. 273-276 (covers only the text after 6,22); Chioffi and Rigamonti (2005). Also considered where the examples from Graefe (1994) and Loprieno (1995). Bibliography • A.M. Blackman. The Story of King Kheops and the Magicians. J.V. Books, 1988. • M.E. Chioffi and G. Rigamonti. I Racconti di Re Kheope / The Tales of king Kheops. Duat Edizioni, 2005. • R.O. Faulkner. A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian. Griffith Institute, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1962. • E. Graefe. Mittelägyptische Grammatik für Anfänger. Harrassowitz Verlag, Wiesbaden, 1994. • R. Hannig. Grosses Handwörterbuch Ägyptisch-Deutsch: die Sprache der Pharaonen (2800-950 v.Chr.). Verlag Philipp von Zabern, 1995. • M. Lichtheim. Ancient Egyptian Literature -- Volume I: The Old and Middle Kingdoms. University of California Press, 1975. • A. Loprieno. Ancient Egyptian: a linguistic introduction. Cambridge University Press, 1995. • R.B. Parkinson. The Tale of Sinuhe and Other Ancient Egyptian Poems 1940-1640 BC. Oxford University Press, 1997. • W.K. Simpson (editor). The Literature of Ancient Egypt: An Anthology of Stories, Instructions, and Poetry. Yale University Press, 1972. • L.M.J. Zonhoven. Middel-Egyptische Grammatica: Een Praktische Inleiding in de Egyptische Taal en het Hiërogliefenschrift. Leiden, 1992. i Nederhof Created on 2015-02-14. Last modified 2015-09-06. Orthographic annotation following the guidelines. ii 1,12 Bl 1,12 Ne [...] Dd.jn Hm n nsw-bjtj 1,12 Ne [...] Then the majesty of the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Cheops, justified, Ortho phon phon phon phon phon typ phon log D d . j n H m n n s w - b j t j Bl Ne xwj=f-wj mAa-xrw Ne said: Ortho phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon det x w j = f - w j m A a - x r w 1,13 Bl 1,13 Ne jm Dj.tw mAa Ne 'Let an offering be made of a thousand loaves of bread, Ortho phon phon phon det log phon phon phon phon phon det j m D j . t w m A a 1 Bl Ne t 1000 Ortho log det det typ typ t 1 0 0 0 Bl Ne Hnqt ds 100 Ne a hundred jars of beer, Ortho phon phon phon det typ phon phon det typ H n q t d s 1 0 0 Bl Ne jwA 1 snTr Ne one ox and two balls of incense Ortho phon phon phon det typ log phon phon phon det typ j w A 1 s n T r 2 1,14 Bl 1,14 Ne pAD 2 n nsw-bjtj Dsr Ne to the king of Upper and Lower Egypt Djoser, justified, Ortho phon phon phon det typ phon log log phon det p A D 2 n n s w - b j t j D s r Bl Ne mAa-xrw Ortho phon phon phon phon phon det m A a - x r w 1,15 Bl 1,15 Ne Hna rDjt Dj.tw Sns 1 Hnqt Ne and let there be given one cake, one jug of beer, Ortho phon phon phon log phon log phon phon phon phon phon det H n a r D j t D j . t w S n s 3 Bl Ne Dwjw 1 jwf Ne a large portion of meat and one ball of incense Ortho typ phon phon phon det typ phon phon phon phon det typ 1 H n q t D w j w 1 Bl Ne wrj Ortho phon phon phon det typ phon phon phon det j w f w r j Bl Ne snTr pAD 1 n Ne to the chief lector priest [Imhotep], Ortho log phon phon phon det typ phon phon phon det typ phon s n T r p A D 1 n 1,16 Bl 1,16 Ne Xrj-Hbt Hrj-tp [j-m-Htp] Ortho phon phon phon phon log det phon phon phon log typ X r j - H b t H r j - t p 4 Bl Ne jw mA.n=j sp=f n Ne as I have seen an example of his learning.' Ortho phon phon log phon phon log phon phon phon phon phon j w m A . n = j s p = f n Bl Ne rx Ortho phon phon det r x Bl Ne jr.jn.tw mj wDt Ne And one did as everything that His Majesty had ordered. Ortho phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon det typ j r . j n . t w m j w D t 1,17 Bl 1,17 Ne nbt Hm=f Ortho phon phon phon typ det phon n b t H m = f 5 Bl Ne aHa pw jr.n sA-nsw Ne Then prince Chephren stood up to speak, and said: Ortho phon phon det phon phon phon phon log phon a H a p w j r . n s A - n s w Bl Ne xaw=f-ra r mdwt Ortho log phon phon phon det typ phon det phon phon phon phon det x a w = f - r a r m d w t Bl Ne Dd=f Ortho phon phon phon D d = f 6 1,18 Bl 1,18 Ne Dj=j sDm Hm=k 1,18 Ne 'I will let Your Majesty hear a wonder that happened Ortho log log log phon phon typ det phon D j = j s D m H m = k Bl Ne bjAyt xprt Ortho phon phon phon phondet phon phon typ det typ phon phon phon b j A y t x p r t 1,19 Bl 1,19 Ne m rk jt =k nb-kA Ne in the time of your forefather Nebka, justified, Ortho phon phon phon det phon phon det det phon phon log typ m r k j t = k n b - k A 7 Bl Ne mAa-xrw Ortho phon phon phon phon phon det m A a - x r w Bl Ne wDA=f r Hwt-nTr nt Ne as he proceeded to the temple of Ptah, Ortho phon phon phon det phon phon log log phon det phon phon w D A = f r H w t - n T r n t 1,20 Bl 1,20 Ne ptH nb anx-tAwj 1,20 Ne lord of Ankh-tawi. Ortho phon phon phon det phon det log phon phon phon mult det mult p t H n b a n x - t A w j 8 Bl Ne jsT rf jn Hm=f Ne Now, it was His Majesty who went to [...] Ortho phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon typ det phon j s T r f j n H m = f 1,21 Bl 1,21 Ne Sm r [...] [...] jn Hm=f jrr 1,21 Ne [...] and it was His Majesty who performed the [rite] of [...] Ortho log phon det phon phon phon phon typ det phon phon phon S m r j n H m = f j r r Bl Ne [H]nt Ortho phon phon n t 9 1,22 Bl 1,22 Ne nt [...] [...] Xrj-Hbt Hrj-tp 1,22 Ne [...] the chief lector priest Ubainer was with Ortho phon phon phon phon log det phon phon phon phon log typ X r j - H b t H r j - t p Bl Ne wbA-jnr Hna Ortho log phon phon phon det phon phon phon det det phon phon phon w b A - j n r H n a 1,23 Bl 1,23 Ne [...] Hmt wbA-jnr 1,23 Ne [...] the wife of Ubainer [...] Ortho phon phon det log phon phon phon det phon phon phon det det H m t w b A - j n r 10 2,1 Bl 2,1 Ne n [...] [...] aHa.n rDj.n=s [...].tw n=f pds 2,1 Ne [...] Then she had a chest full of clothes [...] to him. Ortho phon phon phon log phon phon phon phon phon typ det typ a H a . n r D j . n = s n = f p d s Bl Ne mH(.w) m Hbsw Ortho phon det phon phon phon phon phon det typ m H . w m H b s w 2,2 Bl 2,2 Ne [...] jwt pw jr.n=f Hna 2,2 Ne [...] Then he came back with the maid. Ortho log phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon phon j w t p w j r . n = f H n a 11 2,3 Bl 2,3 Ne tA wbA yt Ortho phon phon log phon phon phon phon phon det t A w b A y t Bl Ne xr-m-xt hrww Ne After (some) days had passed after this -- Ortho phon phon det phon phon phon phon det phon phon phon det typ x r - m - x t h r w w Bl Ne swA(.w) Hr nn Ortho phon det log typ phon s w A .
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