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Rto. 6,12-7,9: Soldatencharakteristik / pChester Beatty V = pBM EA 10685

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈4. Satiren, Miscellanies, Brieflehren〉→〈Late-Egyptian Miscellanies〉→pChester Beatty V = pBM EA 10685→Rto. 6,12-7,9: Soldatencharakteristik

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 381088. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[...] ḥnꜥ-ḏd 〈§〉 mjj{.t} sḏd =j n =k pꜣ sḫr,w n wꜥ,w pꜣ ꜥšꜣ{.t} ḏꜣ~nꜣ~ḏꜣ~nꜣ pꜣ sw hrw n wḏ n Wꜣs,t r jri̯ tꜣ ꜥ(ꜣ)b,t m nꜣ qbw.w.pl n ꜣbd 2 pr,t 〈§〉 jw =tw m nꜣ gꜣb,w 〈§〉 jw =f [sg]ꜣy nn-wn tj.wj.du ⸢_⸣ḥw m pꜣ qmꜣm,w 〈§〉 jw nꜣ šfn.w.pl ꜥšꜣ{.t}.pl ḥr dns 〈§〉 nꜣ wn{w}b.w.pl bjn 〈§〉 jw sr.w.pl m-sꜣ =sn ẖrj šꜣbd,t jw =sn (ḥr) jḥ-zp-2 〈§〉 jw =f ꜣbw 〈§〉 bw kfꜥ swrj pꜣ šm,w ḥr tꜣ fd(,t) 〈§〉 jw pr-ꜥꜣ ꜥnḫ-(w)ḏꜣ-s(nb) ḫꜥw m tꜣ ḥꜣ,t pꜣ sw hrw (n) 〈ḫꜥi̯〉 pꜣ sw hrw n wḏ n Jwn,w r jri̯.t tꜣ ꜥ(ꜣ)b,t 〈§〉 jw〈t〉{.n} =k r pꜣy =f ṯsy 〈r〉 Ḫꜣrw pꜣy =f mšꜥ ḥr nꜣ 〈ṯs,t.pl〉 〈§〉 pꜣy =f ꜥq pꜣy =f mw ḥr rmn =f mj ꜣtp (n) ꜥꜣ{,t} 〈§〉 swrj =f m mw šꜣ~nꜣ~{nj}〈š〉 〈§〉 wḥꜥ =f r rs 〈§〉 〈jn〉 mntk ꜥꜣ{,t} 〈§〉 jw =tw r ḫrp ={f}〈k〉 〈§〉 nn-wn ḥꜣ,tj m ẖ,t =k 〈§〉 〈jni̯〉 n =k 〈tꜣj〉 jꜣw,t sr.w.pl{.tj} 〈§〉 nḏm ꜥšꜣ{.t} ꜣḫ,t{t} pꜣy =k gstj pꜣy =k r〈ʾ-ꜥ〉{nw}-zẖꜣ,w 〈§〉 ḥꜣ,tj =k j[ꜥ]i̯ m-mn,t 〈§〉 jḫ rḫ =k swsn grḥ [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
And further: Come, that I may tell you the situation of the soldier, the much afflicted one, at the time of the instruction to Thebes to celebrate the festival of offerings in the cool winds of the 2nd month of the Peret season! There is distress. He marches without having sandals, ge[---]t through/from $Qmꜣ$ reeds. The numerous bushes make (everything) difficult, (even) the flowers are terrible. High officials are behind them with clubs, while they strike in rhythm. He is thirsty, (but) drinking cannot catch the heat and the sweat. Pharaoh has appeared at the head (of the army) at the time of the {Emptying} 〈Appearance (i.e., the coronation or the coronation jubilee)〉 (and) at the time of the instruction to Heliopolis to celebrate the festival of offerings. (Or) shall we (literally: come you) speak of his ascent 〈to〉 Syria (?), (of) his march on the {Sayings} 〈Mountains〉. His food and his water are on his shoulder like the burden of a donkey. He drinks from foul water. (Only) to stand guard does he take a rest. Are you a donkey? You are led, (as if) there is no heart in your body. Choose this official profession for yourself! Pleasant and profitable are your writing palette and your document. Your heart is glad every day. You should please take note of this! (Pause sign)
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Und weiter: Komm, auf dass ich dir die Lage des Soldaten erzähle, des Vielgeschundenen, zum Zeitpunkt der Anweisung an Theben, das Opferfest in den kühlen Winden des 2. Monats der Peret-Jahreszeit zu begehen! Man ist in Nöten. Er marschiert, ohne Sandalen zu haben, ge[---]t durch/von $Qmꜣ$-Binsen. Die zahlreichen Büsche machen (alles) beschwerlich, (selbst) die Blumen sind furchtbar. Hohe Beamte sind hinter ihnen mit Schlagstöck(en), während sie im Takt schlagen. Er dürstet, (aber) das Trinken kann die Hitze und den Schweiß nicht auffangen. Pharao ist an der Spitze (des Heeres) erschienen zum Zeitpunkt des {Leerens} 〈Erscheinens (d.h. der Krönung oder des Krönungsjubiläums)〉 (und) zum Zeitpunkt der Anweisung an Heliopolis, das Opferfest zu begehen. (Oder) kommen wir (wörtl.: komm du) auf seinen Aufstieg 〈nach〉 Syrien (zu sprechen) (?), (auf) seinen Marsch auf den {Sprüchen} 〈Gebirgen〉. Seine Nahrung und sein Wasser sind auf seiner Schulter wie die Last eines Esels. Von stinkendem Wasser trinkt er. (Nur) um Wache zu stehen, macht er Rast. Bist du ein Esel? Man führt dich, (als wäre) kein Herz in deinem Leib. Wähle dir diesen Beamtenberuf! Angenehm und gewinnbringend sind deine Schreibpalette und dein Dokument. Dein Herz ist jeden Tag froh. Du sollst dies bitte zur Kenntnis nehmen! (Pausezeichen)

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Found at Deir el-Medina

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text PRKAHXALMVE6PHIOTWQNG6LEFM tier-1
  • TM-Text 381088 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec1172 tier-2

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