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Brief des Iru an Mer-re-nacht über ein Verbrechen / pBerlin 8869 Elephantine

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Brief〈e〉→〈Briefe des Alten Reiches und der Ersten Zwischenzeit〉→〈Verwaltung/Alltag〉→〈Briefe〉 aus dem Elephantine-Archiv→pBerlin 8869→Brief des Iru an Mer-re-nacht über ein Verbrechen

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Inscription #1 · Egyptian

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ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ ḫtm,t(j)-bj,t(j) smr-wꜥ,t(j) ḫtm(,w)-nṯr Jrw 〈§〉 [s]⸢mr⸣-wꜥ,t(j) ẖr(,j)-ḥ(ꜣ)b Sbk-ḥtp(j) [H̱nm(,w)-ḥt]pj (j)m(,j)-rʾ-mšꜥ Mr-⸢Rꜥw⸣-[_] 〈§〉 ⸢jw⸣ rḏi̯.n sn =k jm [_]f tp-rʾ n wp(w),t hꜣb.t.n zẖꜣ(,w) =k ⸢smr-wꜥ,t(j)⸣ (j)m(,j)-rꜥ-pr Ḥtp ḥr =s n-mrw,t nfr-n jrr sn =k jm (j)ḫ,t nb(.t) ⸢ms⸣ḏi̯.t zẖꜣ(,w) =k 〈§〉 jr wnn hꜣb js zẖꜣ(,w) =k [n] ⸢sn⸣ =k jm ḏi̯ zẖꜣ(,w) =⸢k⸣ sr⸢ḫ⸣.t ꜥwꜣ jr.y r ⸢sn⸣ ⸢=k⸣ jm (j)ḫ,t m s,t 〈§〉 jr swt wnn jrr js zẖꜣ(,w) ⸢=k⸣ nn r sḏ ꜥḥꜣ ḥr mꜣꜣ [zẖꜣ(,w)] [=k] ⸢ḫꜣs,⸣tj n[_] [...] [sn] [=k] [jm] [...] ⸢mꜣꜣ⸣ rf sn =k jm m mrr rf ⸢zẖꜣ(,w)⸣ [=k] ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ ḫtm,t(j)-bj,t(j) [...] Sꜣb-n-j r sn =k jm 〈§〉 nfr swt mri̯.t mꜣꜥ-ḫrw r ẖꜣb[,t] [...] 〈§〉 [_]wt nn-n ꜥḥꜥ ḥr t⸢hi̯⸣[.t] nb n.(j).t ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ pn 〈§〉 nn swt wn[m] [j]⸢št⸣ =f 〈§〉 sbꜣ⸢qq⸣.n swt zẖꜣ(,w) =k n [sn] =k jm m ⸢wsḫ,⸣t n,(j).t [Ḥrw] mj n,tt wnn js zẖꜣ(,w) =[k] [sn] =k jm m (j)ḫ,t wꜥ nfr-n wꜣḥ ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ pn ꜥ⸢wꜣ⸣ jri̯.n =f r tꜣ 〈§〉 jw gr mꜣ.n smr-wꜥ,t(j) (j)m(,j)-rʾ-pr Ḥtp nfr-n ꜥḥꜥ sn =k jm n ṯꜣz,t n,(j).t Mḏꜣ Wꜣwꜣ,t n-mrw,t [...] jri̯.n sn =k jm msḏḏ [zẖꜣ(,w)] =⸢k⸣ 〈§〉 ḥꜣ,t(j)-ꜥ smr-wꜥ,t(j) (j)m(,j)-rʾ-ḥm-nṯr-Rꜥw Jrw

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
The prince, seal administrator of the king, only friend and god's seal bearer, Irw 〈says:〉 〈To〉 the 〈son of〉 the only friend and lector priest Sobekhotep 〈son of〉 Chnumhotep, (the) chief of the army Mer-Re-nacht. Your brother there (=I) gave ... the message regarding the commission, for which your scribe (=you) sent the only friend and house overseer Hetep, so that your brother there (=I) does not do anything that your scribe (=you) does not like. If your scribe (=you) sends to your brother (=me), because your scribe (=you) wants to accuse the robbery that was committed against your brother (=me), then everything is in order (lit.= everything in its place). If your scribe (=you) does this, to initiate the fight, because your scribe (=you) sees the two foreigners(?), ... (then) your brother (=I) will ... recognize that your scribe (=you) loves the prince and seal bearer of the king ... Sabeni more than your brother (=me). It is good (i.e., better) to wish for triumph than injustice .... ... this rising against every outrage of this prince. He is not one who consumes his own possessions. Your scribe (=you) has recommended your brother (=me) in the hall of the king, because indeed your scribe (=you) and your brother (=I) were one in the matter, (namely) that this prince does not allow the damage he has brought upon the land to continue. Furthermore, this only friend and house overseer Hetep has seen that your brother (=I) does not rise for the troop of Medja and Wawat, because your brother (=I) [does not] do what your scribe (=you) does not like. Prince, only friend, priest overseer of Re Irw.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Der Fürst, Siegelverwalter des Königs, Einziger Freund und Gottessiegler, Irw 〈sagt:〉 〈An〉 den 〈 Sohn des〉 Einzigen Freundes und Vorlesepriester Sobekhotep 〈Sohn des〉 Chnumhotepi, (den) Vorsteher der Armee Mer-Re-nacht. Dein Bruder dort (=ich) gab ... die Mitteilung bezüglich des Auftrags, weswegen dein Schreiber (=du) geschickt hat den Einzigen Freund und Hausvorsteher Hetep, damit dein Bruder dort (=ich) nicht irgendeine Sache tut, die dein Schreiber (=du) nicht mag. Wenn dein Schreiber (=du) denn zu deinem Bruder (=mir) schickt, weil dein Schreiber (=du) anklagen will den Raub, der gegen deinen Bruder (=mich) verübt wurde, dann ist alles in Ordnung (wörtl.= jede Sache am Platze). Wenn dein Schreiber (=du) dieses aber tut, um zu eröffnen den Kampf, weil dein Schreiber (=du) die beiden Fremdländer(?) sieht ... (dann) wird dein Bruder (=ich) ... erkennen, daß dein Schreiber (=du) den Fürst und Siegelbewahrer des Königs ... Sabeni mehr liebt als deinen Bruder (=mich). Es ist gut (d.h. besser), Triumpf zu wünschen als Unrecht .... ... dieses Erheben gegen jedes Freveln dieses Fürsten. Nicht ist er einer, der seine eigene Habe verzehrt. Dein Schreiber (du) hat deinen Bruder (=mich) empfohlen in der Halle des Königs, weil ja dein Schreiber (=du) und dein Bruder (=ich) in der Sache eins waren, (nämlich) daß dieser Fürst den Schaden nicht andauern läßt, den er über das Land gebracht hat. Ferner hat dieser Einzige Freund und Hausvorsteher Hetep gesehen, daß dein Bruder (=ich) nicht aufsteht für die Truppe von Medja und Wawat, weil dein Bruder (=ich) [nicht] tut, was dein Schreiber (=du) nicht mag. Fürst, Einziger Freund, Priestervorsteher des Re Irw.

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Found at Elephantine

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  • TLA-Text VRQ2SAFIQNDKZFHLGV7JHYPEOQ tier-1
  • TM-Text 755228 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec914 tier-2

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