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Dispatch 4 / pBM 10752 recto (Semna Dispatches)

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Description

Brief〈e〉→〈Briefe des Mittleren Reiches〉→〈Verwaltung/Alltag〉→〈Briefe aus Theben〉→pBM 10752 recto (Semna Dispatches)→Dispatch 4

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 381290. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

k.t šꜥ,t jni̯.t n =f m-ꜥ šms(,w) Jmn⸢y⸣ n,tj m Ḫsf-mḏꜣ,w m ḏḏ mn,w n mn,w 〈§〉 swḏꜣ-jb pw n nb ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) r-n,tt ꜥḥꜣ,wtj n(,j) Nḫn Snw zꜣ Hrw zꜣ Rn-jqr ꜥḥꜣ,wtj n(,j) Ṯbw Rnsj zꜣ Z-n-wsr,t zꜣ zp-2 jwi̯ r smj.t n bꜣk-jm m rnp,t-zp 3 ꜣbd 4 pr,t sw 2 ḥr tr n(,j) jꜥw m wpw.t ꜥnḫ-n-nʾ,t Ḫwi̯-w(j)-Sbk zꜣ Mnṯ,w-ḥtp(,w) zꜣ Ḫwi̯-w(j)-Sbk s [...] ⸮jr,j? ⸮m? [...] ⸮ꜥ? [...] n,tj m jdn ꜥnḫ-n-ṯ,t-ḥqꜣ m jw(ꜥ)y,t n.t Mḥꜣ r-ḏd pẖr.tj pr r pẖr ꜥḏ ꜣw [...] mn,w ⸢Ḫsf⸣-mḏꜣ,w m rnp,t-zp 3 ꜣbd 3 pr,t ꜥrq,y jwi̯ r smj.t n =j r-ḏd gmi̯.n =n ꜥ n(,j) z 32 ꜥꜣ 3 ḫnd.n =sn 〈§〉 [...] ⸮n,tj? [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢pẖr⸣[,tj] [...] ⸮s,t.pl? =j ḫru̯-[fj] 〈§〉 [...] ⸮ḥn? ⸮n(,j)? [jw(ꜥ)]y,t [...] ḥr ꜥḏ 〈§〉 jw h[ꜣb.n] bꜣk-j[m] [...] mn,w 〈§〉 swḏ[ꜣ]-jb pw [ḥr] =s 〈§〉 j[w] [hꜣ,w] [nb] [n(,j)] [pr-nswt] ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) [ꜥḏ] [wḏꜣ]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
Another letter that has been brought to him by the retainer Imeny, who is in (the fortress named) 'The Defense of the Medja-Land', as what a fortress gives to (another) fortress: This is a communication to the lord, l.h.g., regarding that the fighter from Hierakonpolis, Senu's son Heru's son Ren-iqer, and the fighter from Tjebu, Rensi's son Sesostris' son Sesostris, have come to report to the servant in year 3, month 4, day 2 at the time of breakfast about the mission of the citizen Chui-wi-Sobek's son Mentuhotep's son Chui-wi-Sobek ...., who is a deputy (?) for the member of the royal household in the troop of Meha, with the following wording: The border guard (?), which went out in the 3rd year of the reign, month 3 of the Peret season on the last day of the month to patrol the (desert) edge (?), which stretches along ... (up to the?) fortress (named) 'The Defense of the Medja-Land', has come to report to me with the words: We have found the trail of 32 men and 3 donkeys, as they had trodden ... ... which (?) ... ... border guard (?) ... my places, so he says. ... Mission (?) of the troop ... aum (desert) edge. The servant has sent .... fortress. It is a communication about this. All services of the royal house, l.h.g., are safe and unharmed.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Ein anderer Brief, der ihm gebracht worden ist vom Gefolgsmann Imeny, der in (der Festung namens) 'Das Abwehren des Medja-Landes' ist, als das was eine Festung einer (anderen) Festung gibt: Eine Mitteilung ist dies an den Herrn, l.h.g. darüber, dass der Kämpfer von Hierakonpolis Senu's Sohn Heru's Sohn Ren-iqer und der Kämpfer von Tjebu Rensi's Sohn Sesostris' Sohn Sesostris gekommen sind, um dem Diener im Jahr 3, Monat 4, Tag 2 zur Zeit des Frühstücks zu berichten über den Auftrag des Bürgers Chui-wi-Sobek's Sohn Mentuhotep's Sohn Chui-wi-Sobek ...., der ein Stellvertreter (?) für das Mitglied des Herrscherhaushaltes in der Truppe von Meha ist folgenden Wortlauts: Die Grenzwache (?), die im Regierungsjahr 3, Monat 3 der Peret-Zeit am letzten Monatstag herausgegangen ist, um den (Wüsten)rand zu patroullieren(?), der sich entlangzieht ... (bis zur?) Festung (namens) 'Das Abwehren des Medja-Landes' ist gekommen, um mir zu berichten mit den Worten: Wir haben die Spur von 32 Mann und 3 Eseln gefunden, als sie getreten hatten ... ... welche (?) ... ... Grenzwache(?) ... meine Plätze, so sagt er. ... Auftrag (?) der Truppe ... aum (Wüsten)rand. Der Diener hat geschickt .... Festung. Eine Mitteilung darüber ist es. Alle Dienste des Königshauses, l.h.g., sind wohlbehalten und unversehrt.

Connections

Found at Ramesseum

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text NLIEIBHVKVDFHF2HWEBTQJ2XSE tier-1
  • TM-Text 381290 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec382 tier-2
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