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〈Inschrift Mentuhoteps Nebhepetre aus Deir Ballas〉 / Inschrift Mentuhoteps Nebhepetre aus Deir Ballas
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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈6. Historisch-biographische Literatur des Mittleren Reiches und der 2. Zwischenzeit〉→〈Königliche Memorialtexte des Mittleren Reiches und der 2. Zwischenzeit〉→Inschrift Mentuhoteps Nebhepetre aus Deir Ballas→〈Inschrift Mentuhoteps Nebhepetre aus Deir Ballas〉
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[...] =s m-ꜥ =k [...] ⸢ḫꜣ⸣ tp [...] 〈§〉 [...] =s jy.w ski̯ 〈§〉 ḫdi̯.y =n ptpt.n =n ḫꜣs,t.pl [...] 〈§〉 [...] ḥr dbḥ =s m-ꜥ =ṯn 〈§〉 ḏi̯ =(j) n =ṯn ḫtm,t =s nb.t m šs nb mri̯.y =ṯn 〈§〉 jḫr m-ḫt ḥwi̯.n =sn mnj,t s[n]b(.w) [...] 〈§〉 [...] n =k m ks,w ḥr sn =k r ꜥ,t =k nb.t 〈§〉 sḏr =k jb =k m ẖ,t =k Šmꜥ,w ḫꜣs,wt.pl ⸢⸮rs,j?⸣ [...] [p]ḏ,t[.pl] [...] 〈§〉 [...] jt.pl =(j) m ẖr,t-nṯr r bw n,t(j) nṯr,w.pl jm mꜣꜣ =sn nn ḫpr.w n tm [...] Wꜣwꜣ,t w[ḥꜣ,t] [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢ḫry⸣[.pl] ⸢jm⸣ =sn 〈§〉 sdmj.n =(j) st n Šmꜥ,w 〈§〉 n-wn.t nswt bꜣk =sn n =f m [⸮hꜣw?] =[⸮f?] [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢n-ꜥꜣ,t-n(,j).t⸣ mrr =f w[j] [...] 〈§〉 [...] [⸮jb?] =[⸮j?] jꜥi̯.w 〈§〉 [⸮mšꜥ?] nḫt n(,j) ṯz.t =(j) jw nsw,t.pl =f ḫr m ḫꜣs[,t.pl] [...] ḫꜣs,wt.pl ḥr sj[n] [...] 〈§〉 [...] pḥ,w [...] [mṯn].w.pl šr(j).w Qdm.pl jsn.w 〈§〉 rd =(j) ḏfi̯.y [...] 〈§〉 [...] šnn.w.pl =f [...] 〈§〉 [...] ḏhn =(j) jdb.w.pl wꜣḏ-wr 〈§〉 ḫdi̯.n =(j) r pr n(,j) ḏ,t Kḥss-n-ḥqꜣ,t-Tꜣ,wj.du rḏi̯.n =(j) rwḏ.pl m ꜣbw m [...] n =s rʾ =s [...] 〈§〉 [...] ẖꜣm rmn 〈§〉 jri̯.n =sn ꜥnḫ nṯr wꜥ nb jm ḥr ḏꜣḏꜣ =f bꜣk.tw ꜥ =f tp-jm =s ⸢m⸣ [...] 〈§〉 [...] rḏi̯ [w]⸢s⸣ḫ n (=j) Šmꜥ,w 〈§〉 jri̯.n =(j) nn sk w(j) m nswt 〈§〉 jni̯.n =(j) ḥp,t n Wꜣs,t 〈§〉 ḏi̯.n =(j) jw.t n =s Tꜣ,wj.du m [...] 〈§〉 [...] Wꜣwꜣ[,t] wḥꜣ,t sdmj.n =(j) st n Šmꜥ,w 〈§〉 dr.n =(j) ⸢bt⸣[k.w] [...]Translations (2)
[...] your [army?] came and was defeated. We will travel northward (i.e., home) after we have trampled the foreigners [...] [...] in asking it / her from you. I will give you every treasure (?) from him / her, consisting of every precious thing that you want. After they have driven in the landing stake (i.e., landed), healthy [and ... (?)] [...] [... they come (?)] to you in reverence, kissing you on each of your limbs. You spend the night, your heart in your body (i.e., free from momentary concern), Upper Egypt and the southern (?) foreigners [...] the [Nine?] bows [...] [...] my ancestors in the necropolis at the place where the gods are, by seeing this, what has happened to the one who does not [... Wawat (and) the O[asis area] [...] [...] the troublemakers in them (= Wawat and Oasis (?)). (I) added them to Upper Egypt. There was no king to whom they had served [in his time?] [...] [...] ⸢because⸣ he loved me ⸢so much⸣ [...] [...] [my heart (?)] is washed (i.e., satisfied). The strong [army (?)] (of my) conscription, its flames had descended upon the foreigners [...] the foreigners in haste [...] [...] the hinterland [is (?)..., the paths] are blocked, the $Qdm$-lands (?) are closed off. (My) foot had penetrated [...] [...] its rigging [...] [...] by (?) (I) (?) touched the shores of the sea with my forehead. (I) traveled northward, to the mortuary foundation (lit.: eternal house) "$Kḥss$-the-Lordship-of-the-Two-Lands", (I) established permanence (?) in Elephantine, in [...] for her / it; his / her mouth / speech (?) [...] [...] of the bent arm. They took a divine oath, each one there, in person (lit. at his head), so that his arm (i.e., his strength?) was made serviceable before him / her (?) in (?) [...] [...] the Upper Egypt made far (i.e., important) for me. I accomplished this when I was (still?) king (of Upper Egypt?). I undertook an expedition (?) (lit. brought the oar) to Thebes. I let the Two Lands come to him in / with / as [...] [...] Wawat and the oasis area, (I) added them to Upper Egypt. (I) drove out the re[bels (?)] [...]
[...] ihr [Heer?] kam und wurde zerschlagen. Wir werden nordwärts (d.h. nach Hause) fahren, nachdem wir die Fremdländer zertrampelt haben [...] [...] beim es / sie erbitten von euch. Ich will euch jeden Schatz (?) von ihm / ihr geben, bestehend aus jeder Kostbarkeit, die ihr wollt. Nachdem sie den Landepflock eingeschlagen haben (d.h. gelandet sind), gesund [und ... (?)] [...] [... sie kommen (?)] zu dir in Verbeugung, küssen dich an jedem deiner Glieder. Du verbringst die Nacht, dein Herz in deinem Leib (d.h. frei von momentaner Besorgnis), Oberägypten und die südlichen (?) Fremdländer [...] die [Neun?] Bogen [...] [...] meine Vorväter in der Nekropole an dem Ort, an dem die Götter sind, indem sie dies sehen, was geschehen ist dem, der nicht [... Wawat (und) das O[asengebiet] [...] [...] die Unruhestifter in ihnen (= Wawat und Oase (?)). (Ich) fügte sie Oberägypten an. Es gab keinen König, dem sie zu [seiner Zeit?] gedient hätten [...] [...] ⸢weil⸣ er mi[ch] ⸢so sehr⸣ liebt(e) [...] [...] [mein Herz (?)] ist gewaschen (d.h. befriedigt). Das starke [Heer(?)] (meiner) Aushebung, seine Flammen waren herabgestürzt auf die Fremdländer [...] die Fremdländer beim eilen [...] [...] das Hinterland [ist (?)..., die Wege] sind blockiert, die $Qdm$-Länder (?) sind versperrt. (Mein) Fuß war eingedrungen [...] [...] seine Takelage [...] [...] indem (?) (ich) (?) mit der Stirn die Ufer des Meeres berührte. (Ich) fuhr nordwärts, zur Totenstiftung (lit.: Ewighaus) "$Kḥss$-der-Herrschaft-der-Beiden-Länder", (ich) schaffte Dauerhaftigkeit (?) in Elephantine, in [...] für sie/es; sein/ihr Mund/Rede (?) [...] [...] gebeugten Arms. Sie leisteten einen Gotteseid, ein jeder dort, in eigener Person (lit. bei seinem Kopf), so dass sein Arm (d.h. seine Stärke?) dienstbar gemacht wurde vor ihm / ihr (?) in (?) [...] [...] der Oberägypten für mich weit (d.h. wichtig) sein ließ. Ich vollbrachte dies, als ich (noch?) König (von Oberägypten?) war. Ich unternahm eine Expedition (?) (lit. brachte das Ruder) nach Theben. Ich ließ die Beiden Länder zu ihm kommen in / mit / als [...] [...] Wawat und das Oasengebiet, (ich) fügte sie an Oberägypten. (Ich) vertrieb die Re[bellen (?)] [...]
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