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Szenen des Metallhandwerks (Sz. 27) / Nordwand

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〈Grabinschriften des Alten Reiches〉→Sakkara→Unas-Friedhof→Grabkomplex des Mehu→Texte aus dem Mehu-Grab→Korridor→Nordwand→〈Texte〉→Szenen des Metallhandwerks (Sz. 27)

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

sqr ḏꜥm jn (j)m(,j)-rʾ-bḏ,tjw 〈§〉 hꜣi̯ jr =k n,t(j) ḥnꜥ =(j) 〈§〉 j jri̯ ṯn wni̯ n,t(j) ⸢ḥ⸣[nꜥ] =(j) 〈§〉 ⸢ḥnk⸣ n mꜣḫ[,t] m [...] m hrw pn 〈§〉 jdn sn,nw =k 〈§〉 jr.y =(j) r ḥzi̯.t =k 〈§〉 wr wr,t n,t(j) ⸢ḥ⸣[nꜥ] =(j) 〈§〉 jw ⸢bḏꜣ⸣ [...] 〈§〉 jr.y =(j) r ḥzi̯.t =k jw =(j) wrḏ.k(w) ḥr kꜣ,t m pr mḥnk 〈§〉 (j)m(,j)-rʾ-bḏ,tw n pr-ḏ,t [...] 〈§〉 fꜣi̯ nw r mꜣꜥ 〈§〉 jw 〈r〉mn{j} ⸢ḥr-tp⸣ ⸢mꜣḫ⸣ 〈§〉 zꜣb-⸢zẖꜣ,w⸣ ⸢H̱nm,w-bꜣ≡f⸣ 〈§〉 ⸢zẖꜣ⸣ ⸢m⸣ [fꜣi̯.t] ⸢bjꜣ⸣ 〈§〉 30

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
The striking of the Djam gold by the overseer of the metalworkers. You, who are with me, hammer!! Hey you there, make (it), hurry, the one who is with me! Deliver to the scale as (?)[(result-?) ...] on this day. Represent your companion! I will do according to what you will praise. The one who is with me, stand up straight! The mold(s) are [...]. Although I have become tired because of the work in the house of the benefactor, I will do according to what you will praise. The overseer of the metalworkers of the mortuary foundation --destruction--. Weigh this correctly! The beam is on top of the scale. The senior scribe Chnum-baef. The recording during the weighing of the metal. 30 (weight measurement on the left scale).
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Das Schlagen des Djam-Goldes seitens des Vorstehers der Metallhandwerker. Du, welcher bei mir ist, hämmere doch!! He ihr da, macht (hin), eile, der welcher bei mir ist! Liefere zur Waage als (?)[(Ergebnis-?) ...] an diesem Tag. Vertrete Deinen Gefährten! Ich werde machen gemäß dem, was du loben wirst. Der, welcher bei mir ist, richte Dich voll auf! Die Gußform(en) sind [...]. Obgleich ich bin müde geworden bin wegen der Arbeit im Haus des Beschenkten, werde ich machen gemäß dem, was du loben wirst. Der Vorsteher der Metallhandwerker der Totenstiftung --Zerstörung--. Wiege dieses richtig! Der Trägerbalken ist oben auf der Waage. Der Senior-Schreiber Chnum-baef. Das Notieren beim Wiegen des Metalls. 30 (Gewichts-Maßangabe auf linker Waagschale).

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Found at Saqqara

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  • TLA-Text KIJHG26VTBAK7JBFBJZIXSF52Y tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec1097 tier-2

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