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Brief von Amenophis II. an User-Satet / Boston MFA 25.632

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Brief〈e〉→〈Briefe des Neuen Reiches und der Dritten Zwischenzeit〉→〈Briefe vom/an den König〉→Boston MFA 25.632→Brief von Amenophis II. an User-Satet

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[...] [_]w [...] ḏꜥm [...] bꜣk.pl Kꜣš [...] ⸢zꜣ⸣-[nswt] [...] [ḥm] =f ⸢Wsr⸣-sṯ,t 〈§〉 rnp,t-zp 23 ꜣbd 4 ꜣḫ,t sw 1 hrw n(,j) ḥꜣb ḫꜥi̯ nswt 〈§〉 mj,tj wḏ,w jri̯.n ḥm =f m ꜥ.wj =fj ḏs =f [...] [n(,j)] [⸮pr-ꜥꜣ?] ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) tj sw m ⸢ḥmsi̯⸣ swr jri̯ hrw [...] 〈§〉 [...] nḫt [...] qni̯ ḥr ḫpš =f wꜥf [...] ⸢m⸣ s,t.pl =sn nb nn rq,y m tꜣ nb 〈§〉 ḥmsi̯ =k [...] qni̯ kfꜥ.w ḥr ḫꜣs,t.pl nb znn šfꜥ n ḥm =f Jmn-ḥtp,w-ḥqꜣ-Jwn,w [...] Nhrn ḏi̯.w šꜣ Pꜣḫꜣty 〈§〉 [...] m Sngr sḏm,t-ꜥš m Kbn msw,tt n(,j).t Jrrḫ jꜣ(w),t n(,j).t Jrrpḫ nꜣy Tḫsj bn nkt r-ḏr,w jw =w r jḫ m-kfꜣ 〈§〉 ky-ḏd n pꜣ zꜣ-nswt m nꜥi̯.t nḥs,j m-kfꜣ zꜣu̯ tw r nꜣy =sn r(m)ṯ.pl ḥnꜥ nꜣy =sn ḥkꜣ,w.pl 〈§〉 ptr pꜣ bꜣk n(,j) nẖmḥ,y jni̯.n =k r ḏi̯.t =f r sr jw bn sr pw n(,j) pꜣy =k smj.t(w) =f n ḥm =f rʾ-pw r ḏi̯.t sḏm.t(w) ngꜣ jqḥ,w m ḏꜥm jstn,w m ḥzmn tjsw ḏrj m s,t n(,j).t mw pꜣ ky m bꜥr-šnt 〈§〉 m-jri̯ sḏm mdw,t =sn m ḏꜥ〈r〉 wp(w),t =sn

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
(Image captions:) ... of gold ... the tributes from Kush ... [king's] son ... his [majesty] [User-Satet] year 23 of his reign, month 4 of the inundation season, day 1, day of the festival of the appearance of the king (coronation festival). Copy of the decree that his majesty made with his own two hands ... [of the Pharaoh], l.h.g., as he sat and spent the day drinking ... ... strong ... the brave with his arm, who struck down ... in all their places, so that there is no adversary in any land. (And) you sit ... (as one), who is strong, who plundered in all foreign lands, a warrior who fought for his majesty Amenophis, ruler of Heliopolis ... (in?) Naharina, who determined the fate of Pachaty ... ... from(?) Babylonia, a servant from Byblos, a young woman from Alalach and an old woman from Arrapha and also these from Techesi (but) are all of no significance - yes, what are they even here for? Another message to the king's son: Do not be merciful (to) the Nubian, beware of their people and their sorcerers. And behold, the servant of the common citizen, whom you brought to make him a Ser-official, (although) he was not a Ser-official of yours (of your kind), (so) he shall be reported to his majesty, for one hears (the saying): 'If a battle axe of white gold, which is covered with bronze, is missing, a sturdy stick from a water source or another from the acacia pond will suffice.' Do not listen to their talk and do not concern yourself with their matter.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
(Bildbeischriften:) ... von Gold ... die Abgaben von Kusch ... [Königs]sohn ... seine [Majestät] [User-Satet] Regierungsjahr 23, Monat 4 der Achet-Zeit, Tag 1, Tag des Festes des Erscheinens des Königs (Krönungsfest). Kopie des Erlasses, den seine Majestät mit seinen eigenen zwei Händen gemacht hat ... [des Pharao], l.h.g., indem er dasaß und trinkend den Tag verbrachte ... ... stark ... der tapfer mit seinem Arm war, der niederwarf ... an allen ihren Plätzen, so daß es keinen Wiedersacher in irgendeinem Land gibt. (Und) du sitzt ... (als einer), der stark ist, der erbeutete in allen Fremdländern, ein Krieger, der kämpfte für seine Majestät Amenophis, Herrscher von Heliopolis ... (in?) Naharina, der das Schicksal von Pachaty mitbestimmte ... ... aus(?) Babylonien, Dienerin aus Byblos, einer jungen Frau von Alalach und einer alten Frau von Arrapha und auch diese von Techesi (aber) sind alle ohne Bedeutung - ja wozu sind sie überhaupt da? Eine weitere Mitteilung an den Königssohn: Sei nicht mitleidig (mit) dem Nubier, hüte dich vor ihren Menschen und ihren Zauberern. Und siehe, der Diener des einfachen Bürgers, den du geholt hast, um ihn zum Ser-Beamten zu machen, (obwohl) das kein Ser-Beamter war von dir (deiner Art), (so ) soll er seiner Majestät gemeldet werden, denn hört man doch (den Spruch): 'Fehlt eine Streitaxt aus Weißgold, die mit Bronze umhüllt ist, so tut es auch ein fester Stock von einer Wasserstelle oder ein anderer vom Akazienteich'. Höre nicht auf ihre Rede und kümmere dich nicht um ihre Angelegenheit.

Connections

Found at Semna
Royals Amenhotep II

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  • ORAEC-id oraec342 tier-2
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