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Vso. 9,6-10,8: Brief des Bakenptah / pLeiden I 348

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈4. Satiren, Miscellanies, Brieflehren〉→〈Late-Egyptian Miscellanies〉→pLeiden I 348→Vso. 9,6-10,8: Brief des Bakenptah

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Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[...] zẖꜣ(,w) Bꜣk-n-Ptḥ 〈ḏd〉 n zẖꜣ(,w) Kꜣwj~sjrʾ 〈§〉 r-n,tj jni̯.tw n =k zẖꜣ,pl ⸢pn⸣ ḏd 〈§〉 [ḥnꜥ]-ḏd 〈§〉 ḫft spr tꜣy =j šꜥ(,t) r =k jw =k ḥr ḏi̯.t dnj{.t}〈.tw〉 pꜣ dnjw{,t} ꜥꜣ [___]rʾ[_] pꜣ dmj{,t} jw jr⸢y⸣ =⸢k⸣ pꜣ n,tj nb tw≡k ḥr jri̯ =f m jri̯ ⸢mnḥ{,t}⸣ ḏrj [...] 〈§〉 ptrj pꜣy =k [__] n sḥny.t n,tj tw≡k ḥr jri̯ =f m[tw] =[k] ptrj pꜣ ꜥḥꜥ n smd,t ꜥꜣ m-ḏi̯ =kwj 〈§〉 r ḏi̯.t rḫ =kwj s-nb r rn =f 〈§〉 〈sḥw〉 kꜣ,(w)t(j).pl r(m)ṯ.pl rḫ,yt rḫ.yw.pl 〈ḥmw,t〉 tꜣ-tmm{,t} jri̯{.t}.pl nb〈.pl〉 ḥny,t rḫ.yw.pl m ḏr,t.pl =sn jr,w(.pl) kꜣ,t n.t 〈ꜥ.du〉 =sn wpw,t m jꜣw,t sr.pl ḥr ḫrp ⸮ḥny.t? ḥr,j(.pl)-ꜥꜣ-n-pr ḥꜣ,tj(.pl)-ꜥ ṯs.pl-wḥ,wt,pl wꜥr(,t)w(.pl) m rḫ wsr ꜥꜣ.pl-n-ꜥ,yt zẖꜣ(,w).pl-wḏḥ,w r(w)d,w.pl šms,w(.pl) wpw,tj(.pl) ḥny,t ꜥ〈t〉ḫ.w(.pl) rtḥ,tj.w(.pl) sft(.pl) sḏm.w(.pl) bjn⸢,tj⸣.w(.pl) ps{fs,t}.pl šꜥ,y(t) {ꜣb}〈wbꜣ〉.w(.pl) dp{s}.pl jrp ḥr(,j.pl)-kꜣ,t,pl (j)m(,j.pl)-r(ʾ)-ḥmw,t ḥmw,w.pl-wr jdn,w.pl zẖꜣ(,w.pl)-qd,w(t) ṯꜣ,y.pl-mḏꜣ,t jꜣk(,y).pl ẖr,tj.w(.pl) ḫmꜥ.w.pl ṯꜣ,y(.pl)-bꜣ~šꜣ ⸢zꜣw⸣ [...] [___].pl sꜥnḫ.w.pl ꜥš[_].pl [...] [___].yw[.pl] [...] ẖꜥq.yw[.pl] ⸢⸮__?⸣.pl jri̯-ḥtp,w [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
It is the scribe Bakenptah who informs the scribe Kawiser: The following: This letter of communication has been brought to you: Regarding the matter: When my writing comes to you, you shall arrange for the great dyke to be dammed [----] the place, after you have carried out everything that you (now) do in excellent and capable work [---] Behold (?) your [---] of the task that you are executing, and [you] shall see the number of personnel that is here with you. List (literally: to let you know) each person with their designation: Compilation of the workers (?), the people and the $Rḫ.yt$-people, who know a craft, all the world and all those who perform a service and who have capable hands (literally: who are skilled with their hands), those who perform the work of their hands and official (?) tasks: Leading magistrates, clients/commanders (?; or: magistrates who lead clients), chief stewards, prince(s) and commanders of settlements, administrators ..., department heads, scribes of the offering stands, inspectors, followers, deliverers of tasks (?), brewers, bakers, butchers, servants, confectioners, $šꜥ.t$-cake bakers, tasters for wine, heads of work, foremen of the craft, masters (literally: chief craftsmen), deputies, draftsmen, engravers, stone masons, miners, stone breakers, stone splitters, guards, [---], sculptors [---] [---] barbers, [---], basket makers [---]
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Es ist der Schreiber Bakenptah, der dem dem Schreiber Kawiser mitteilt: Folgendes: Dir ist dieses Mitteilungsschreiben gebracht worden: Zur Sache: Wenn mein Schreiben zu dir kommt, sollst du veranlassen, dass der große Deich eingedämmt wird [----] den Ort, nachdem du alles, was du (jetzt) tust, in ausgezeichneter und tüchtiger Arbeit ausgeführt hast [---] Siehe (?) dein [---] des Auftrags, das du ausführst, und [du] sollst die Menge an Personal sehen, die hier bei dir ist. Liste (wört.: um dich wissen zu lassen) jeder Person mit ihrer Bezeichnung: Zusammenstellung der Arbeiter (?), der Menschen und der $Rḫ.yt$-Leute, die ein Handwerk kennen, aller Welt und all derjenigen, die einen Dienst tun und die fähige Hände haben (wörtl.: die kundig an ihren Händen sind), derjenigen, die die ihrer Hände Arbeit leisten und amtlich(e) (?) Aufträg(e): Leitende Magistrate, Auftraggeber/Befehlshaber (?; oder: Magistrate, die Auftraggeber leiten), oberste Hausverwalter, Fürst(en) und Kommandanten von Ansiedlungen, Verwalter ..., Abteilungsleiter, Schreiber der Opferständer, Inspektoren, Gefolgsleute, Überbringer von Aufträgen (?), Brauer, Bäcker, Schlächter, Diener, Konditoren, $šꜥ.t$-Kuchen-Bäcker, Vorkoster für Wein, Leiter der Arbeiten, Vorsteher des Handwerks, Meister (wörtl.: Oberhandwerker), Stellvertreter, Vorzeichner, Graveure, Steinmetze, Bergleute, Steinbrecher, Steinspalter, Wächter, [---], Bildhauer [---] [---] Barbiere, [---], Korbmacher [---]

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  • TLA-Text 3W7T4V3BF5BALAJSOH7OXQOZLY tier-1
  • TM-Text 874146 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec217 tier-2
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