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Text 261-268 / Great hall, Ostwand, Nordhälfte
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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈6. Historisch-biographische Literatur des Mittleren Reiches und der 2. Zwischenzeit〉→〈Biographien der 11. und 12. Dynastie〉→〈Biographien aus Assiut〉→Grab des Djefaihapi (Siut I)→Great hall, Ostwand, Nordhälfte→Text 261-268
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jr,j-pꜥ,t ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ ḫtm,w-bj,tj smr-wꜥ,tj jm,j-rʾ-ḥm(.pl)-nṯr-mꜣꜥ-n(,j)-Wp-wꜣ,t.pl nb-Z[ꜣ,wtj] [...] 〈§〉 [...] nswt nḏm jb =ṯn m jty ḏd =ṯn ḫꜣ m tʾ ḥnq,t n nb n(,j) jz [pn] [ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ] [Ḏfꜣ≡j-hꜥpy] nn wrd rʾ =ṯn [ẖr] =[s] n [...] 〈§〉 [...] jqr ꜥpr jr,t =f pgꜣ ḥr rḏi̯ mdwi̯ drf ḥm-nṯr n,j ⸮Ḫnt,j[-jmn,tjw.pl]? Nḫꜣwj,t nb,t Nḫꜣ,w [...] 〈§〉 spd r wšm dr n [...] 〈§〉 jnk sbꜣ n(,j) mj,t(j).w.pl =f sšm.w wr.pl r =f ꜥḥꜥ sn.w[j].du [...] 〈§〉 [...] bw,t grg dr jzf,t [...] sbꜣ [...] sbꜣ dr nw ꜥqꜣ jb jw.tj gsꜣ.pl =f 〈§〉 jnk wr [...] 〈§〉 [...] nḥb jꜣw,t.pl 〈§〉 jyi̯.n (=j) m nʾ,t =j 〈hꜣi̯.n〉 =〈(j)〉 m spꜣ,t =j jri̯.n (=j) mrr.t r(m)ṯ.pl ḥzz.t nṯr.pl 〈§〉 jw wpi̯.n =j sn.du r ḥtp =sn shru̯ ⸮wj? ⸮m? [...] 〈§〉 [n] [rḏi̯] =[j] špsi̯ ḥm,t r ḥn,wt =s n-mr(w),t jri̯.t mꜣꜥ,t 〈§〉 sḥtp.n =j nṯr =j m mrr.t =f 〈§〉 jw =j sḫꜣ =j spr =j r nṯr hrw pf n(,j) mnj gmi̯ =f wj [...] 〈§〉 [...] ḫft drf =f tm =(j) ẖnn wḏ,t-mdw =f smn =(j) hp.pl =f ḫt spꜣ,t =f 〈§〉 jm,j-rʾ-ḥm(.pl)-nṯr-n,j-Wp-wꜣ,t.pl nb-Zꜣ,wt(j) sm ḫrp-šnḏ,t.pl-nb(.t) ẖr.j-ḥꜣb,t-ḥrj-tp smꜣ-Ḥr,w smꜣ-⸮Wp-wꜣ,t.pl? ḥꜣ,tj-ꜥ jm,j-rʾ-ḥm(.pl)-nṯr Ḏfꜣ≡j-Ḥꜥpj ms(.w) n Jd[y-ꜥꜣ.t]Translations (1)
Hereditary noble and local prince, seal-bearer of the king, the sole friend (of the king), true overseer of the priests of Wepwawet, Lord of Assiut [... ... ... ... ... (beginning of the Call to the living)] [as you (pl.) are ... with] the King, as you are joyous with the ruler, may you say: "A thousand of bread and beer to the lord of [this] tomb, [the count Djefaihapi (?)]," without your mouth getting tired of it. Not [... ... ... ...] Excellent [...], who is provided with what he needs (?), an honest one who lets the writing speak, priest of Khontamety (?) and Nekhawyt, the Mistress of Nekhaw, [... ... ... ...] ...], sharper that the awn, who expels the [...]. I am a teacher of his alikes, a leader of those who are greater than he, one [at whose coming (?)] the two parties stand up, [... ... ... ...], (whose) abomination is lying, who drives out evil,
[... ...] a measuring device, (or: a teacher) who expels weakness, a righteous one who has no favourite. I am one great [... ... ...] ... ...], when offices were bestowed. I came from my city, 〈I descended〉 from my nome, having done what people love and what gods praise. I judged the two parties to their satisfaction, making me satisfied (?) [... ... ...] [I made no] (female) servant nobler than her mistress, in order to do justice. I satisfied my god with that which he liked. I (continually) thought about (the fact) that I would reach god on that day of landing, when he would find me (?) [...] [...] according to his writing, so that I would not violate his order, I made his laws enduring in his district. Overseer of priests of Wepwawet, lord of Assiut, sem-priest, inspector of all aprons, chief lector priest, stolist of Horus, stolist of Wepwawet/Anubis, count and overseer of priests, Djefaihapi, born of Jd[y-aat].
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