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Liebeslied / oDeM 1650 Deir el-Medineh

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈5. Poetische Literatur〉→〈Liebeslieder〉→〈Liebeslieder ohne Hermann-Nummer〉→oDeM 1650→Liebeslied

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⸢gmi̯⸣[.n] =[j] [sn,t] [...] ꜥnḫ,du [...] ⸢nḫp,w⸣ ⸢ḥḏ⸣ [...] 〈§〉 [...] [tꜣ] [s],t snhꜣ mšꜥ 〈§〉 gmi̯[.n] =[j] [sn,t] [...] ⸢Gb⸣ 〈§〉 jry =⸢f⸣ mꜥnꜣ n⸢ꜣy⸣ =⸢s⸣[t] [...] 〈§〉 [s]mn =f nꜣy ={sn}〈st〉 ꜥ.wj.du 〈r〉 rʾ,du [___] pꜣy =st qꜣ~p~sꜣ 〈§〉 ⸢jni̯⸣ [...] m ḥnj jw =f ḥwꜣ.ṱ n ḥn,wt =j 〈§〉 jni̯ =f 〈⸮mꜣḥ?〉 qmꜣm.w ⸢ḫy⸣ ḥ[nꜥ] [...] 〈§〉 [...] r w,w s,t pr =j ḥnꜥ nḫb,w (n) wn〈b〉.w.pl 〈§〉 jni̯ =f p,t jw jnm =⸢st⸣ [...] 〈§〉 [...] [___] =⸢f⸣ md,t =st ḥnꜥ rd wꜥ grḥ 〈§〉 gmi̯.n =j sn,t [...] 〈§〉 [...] [___],t.pl n nꜣ jḥ.pl ḥnꜥ qs n ⸢⸮ḫ?⸣pn[,t] 〈§〉 jni̯ =⸢f⸣ ⸢ḫꜣ~n⸣[~rʾ] [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢ms.w.pl⸣ [...] 〈§〉 [...] jr,t [...] ḏr,t =f [...] 〈§〉 [...] pẖr,t (n) jr,t.du [_]n[_] =⸢⸮f?⸣ [...] 〈§〉 [...] nꜣ jni̯ jnj,w šrj,w [...] grḥ 〈§〉 gmi̯〈.n〉 =j sn,t m pr,t.pl jšd [...] 〈§〉 [...] [jw] =st ẖṯb.w [...] ẖṯb.w ḫt n [...] ⸮bꜣkw? [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢ḥ⸣n[ꜥ] [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢mr⸣[w,t] [...] 〈§〉 [...] r qnqn nꜣ wḏꜣ.pl [...] 〈§〉 [...] qn,w st [...] 〈§〉 [...] swꜣḏ [...] swꜣḏ [...] 〈§〉 ⸢wn⸣ =st ḥr ḏi̯.t n =w ḥmꜣmy [...] 〈§〉 [...] jwr m pr =f 〈§〉 šb,tj.pl ḥr-r =f j[___] [...] 〈§〉 [...] pꜣ 5 ḥr 4 jw pꜣy =[_] [__] ḥr =f 〈§〉 jry =s[t] [...] =s[n] [...] 〈§〉 [...] ⸢_⸣ꜣy.t bj[__] [___] ⸢n.t⸣ mw 〈§〉 jry =st n =f [...] 〈§〉 [...] [__]n,w [šn]⸢.w⸣ =f [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
[I] found [the beloved] [---] both ears, shining lock (?) [---] [---] [the] muster[ing] place of the army. [I] found [the beloved] [---] Geb. May he bind her [legs and arms] (?) [---]. May he place her both arms (expectantly?) 〈on〉 the door (?) [---] her $Qps$. [He] may bring to my lady (a) field planted with cyprus grass, which is rotten (?). May he bring the {North} 〈wreath〉 (?) that the boy has made (?). [---] to the district (with) the place of my house (?), and the assigned plot (for) (?) flowers. May he bring the sky, whose coloring [---] [---] him/her her speech, and a single leg. (Pause sign: end of stanza) I found the beloved [---] [---] of the cattle, and bones of fattened fowl (?). He brought (or: he will bring) $Ḫnr$ fruits [---] [---] products [---] [---] his eye (or: his hand) [---] [---] remedies (for) the two eyes [---] he/him [---] [---] those who bring $Jnjw$ plants; the nose [---]. Pause sign: end of stanza. I found the beloved amidst (?) isched fruits [---] [---], [as] it had been thrown down (or: killed); wood of the pear tree (?) [---] [---] and [---] love [---] [---], to crush the wooden stakes (?) [---] [---] (?) numerous are they (or: numerous [---] they/him) [---] [---] refresh (or: transfer) [---] She gave them salt [---] [---] pregnant in his house. Ushabtis (???) on him [---] [---] the 5+4 (?), while his/her [---] is upon [---] [She] made (or: [She] will make) [---] [---] [---] of the water (?). She made for him [---] (or: She will make for him [---]) [---] his [H]air (?) [---]
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
[Ich] fand [die Liebste] [---] beide Ohren, glänzende Locke (?) [---] [---] [der] Musterungs[platz] des Heeres. [Ich] fand [die Liebste] [---] Geb. Er möge ihre [Beine und Arme] binden (?) [---]. Er möge ihre beiden Arme (erwartungsvoll?) 〈an〉 die Tür legen (?) [---] ihr $Qps$. [Er] möge zu meiner Fürstin (ein) mit Zyperngras [bepflanztes Feld] bringen, wobei es faulig ist (?). Er möge den {Norden} 〈Kranz〉 (?) herbeibringen, den der Knabe gefertigt hat (?). [---] zum Bezirk (mit) der Stelle meines Hauses (?), und das zugewiesene Landstück (für) (?) Blumen. Er möge den Himmel bringen, wobei dessen Färbung [---] [---] ihn/ihm ihre Rede, und ein einzelnes Bein. (Pausezeichen: Strophenende) Ich fand die Liebste [---] [---] der Rinder, und Knochen von Mastgeflügel (?). Er brachte (oder: er wird bringen) $Ḫnr$-Früchte [---] [---] Erzeugnisse [---] [---] sein Auge (oder: seine Hand) [---] [---] Heilmittel (für) die beiden Augen [---] er/ihn [---] [---] diejenigen, die $Jnjw$-Pflanzen bringen; die Nase [---]. Pausezeichen: Strophenende. Ich fand die Liebste inmitten von (?) Ischedbaumfrüchten [---] [---], [indem] sie/es niedergeworfen (oder: getötet) worden war; Holz des Birnbaumes (?) [---] [---] und [---] Liebe [---] [---], um die Holzpflöcke (?) zu zerkleinern [---] [---] (?) zahlreich sind sie (oder: zahlreiche [---] sie/ihn) [---] [---] erfrischen (oder: überweisen) [---] Sie gab ihnen Salz [---] [---] schwanger in seinem Haus. Uschebtis (???) auf ihm [---] [---] die 5+4 (?), wobei sein/ihr/e [---] darauf ist [---] [Sie] machte(n) (oder: [Sie] werden mache(n)) [---] [---] [---] des Wassers (?). Sie fertigte für ihn [---] (oder: Sie wird für ihn [---] fertigen) [---] sein [H]aar (?) [---]

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Found at Deir el-Medina

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  • ORAEC-id oraec918 tier-2
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