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Brief an den Gutsvorsteher Meri / pUC 32215

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Description

Brief〈e〉→〈Briefe des Mittleren Reiches〉→〈Verwaltung/Alltag〉→〈Briefe aus〉 Illahun→〈London〉→pUC 32215→Brief an den Gutsvorsteher Meri

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 755256. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

(j)m(,j)-rʾ-pr Mrj ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) zẖꜣ[_] [...] ꜥf,ty ḏd n =k 〈§〉 jw =j r rḏi̯.t jwt Mk[_] [...] m tp,j šm,w sw 26 〈§〉 ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t(w) jwt n =j Jr,tw r jni̯.t [...] 〈§〉 [...] jwt n =j wꜥ,t n(,j).t kt,t r jni̯.t mw 〈§〉 kꜣ jr m-ḫt [...] 〈§〉 ḥnꜥ rḏi̯.t jnt〈.t〉(w) n =j sn,w nb ⸮n,t(j)? [...] [_] =k snb.t ꜥnḫ.t 〈§〉 dbḥ [...] mnq pꜣy =k bw-nfr 〈§〉 nfr [...] n =j nꜣ-n šw,w ḥnꜥ nhw ⸮sn,w? n pꜣ ps,y [...] pꜣ ḏd.n =j n =k 〈§〉 (j)m(,j)-rʾ-pr Mrj ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb)

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
The estate manager Meri, may he live, the scribe (?), the brewer, he/she (?) says to you: I will send the Mek(?) on the first day of the Shemu season, on the 26th day. Furthermore - let one send to me the Irtu, to bring ... Further - let one send to me the One Little, to bring water. But then after ... And let one send to me all the sacrificial breads, which (?) ... your/you ..., (so that) you are healthy and live (= are well). I request ... complete your good appearance. Good is (?) ... to me this dry rush grass and from sacrificial breads to this baker ... (exactly) this, which I have said to you. (Address): The estate manager Meri, may he live.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Der Gutsvorsteher Meri, l.h.g., der Schreiber (?) ..., der Brauer, er/sie (?) sagen zu Dir Ich werde aussenden den Mek(?).. am Ersten der Schemu-Zeit, am Tag 26. Weiterhin - man möge zu mir senden den Irtu, um ... zu bringen. [Weiterhin - man möge] zu mir senden die Eine Kleine, um Wasser zu bringen. Dann aber nachdem ... Und man schicken zu mir alle Opferbrote, welche (?) ... dein/du ..., (damit) du gesund bist und lebst (=wohlauf bist). Erbitten ... vollende dein gutes Ansehen. Gut ist(?)... zu mir dieses trockene Binsengras und von Opferbroten zu diesem Bäcker ... (genau) dieses, was ich zu dir gesagt habe. (Adresse): Der Gutsvorsteher Meri, l.h.g..

Connections

Found at el-Lahun (Illahun)

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text P2XDMEFLVNCO7ENAJWJU2EOJSY tier-1
  • TM-Text 755256 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec1292 tier-2

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