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Rto 4.11-5.5: Städtehymnus: Sehnsucht nach Memphis / pAnastasi IV = pBM EA 10249 (Miscellanies)

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈4. Satiren, Miscellanies, Brieflehren〉→〈Late-Egyptian Miscellanies〉→pAnastasi IV = pBM EA 10249 (Miscellanies)→Rto 4.11-5.5: Städtehymnus: Sehnsucht nach Memphis

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 380655. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[...] m =k jb =j pri̯.ṱ m-ṯꜣw,t 〈§〉 sw ḥn 〈r〉 bw ꜥmꜣm =f 〈§〉 sw ḫntj.ty mꜣꜣ =f Ḥw,t-kꜣ-Pt[ḥ] 〈§〉 bsj〈j〉 jnk mntwf 〈§〉 tw≡j ḥmsi̯.kwj ḥr sjni̯ n [jb] =j ḏd =f n =j ꜥ.wj n Mn-nfr 〈§〉 bw ḫpr wp[w,t] m-ḏr,t =j 〈§〉 ḥꜣ,tj =j tfi̯.y ḥr s,ṱ =f 〈§〉 mj n =〈j〉 Ptḥ jṯi̯{.t} =k 〈wj〉 r Mn-nfr 〈§〉 ḏi̯ =k mꜣꜣ =〈j〉 tw m-wstn 〈§〉 wrš =j jw jb =j nqm{t} 〈§〉 ḥꜣ,tj =j nn sw m ẖ,t =j 〈§〉 ꜥ,t.pl =j nb ṯ[ꜣi̯.y] =w ḏw~jꜣw~wꜣw 〈§〉 jr,t =j bšd m nw 〈§〉 ={j} msḏr =j bw mḥ =〈⸮st?〉 〈§〉 ḫrw =〈j〉 ḫꜣ~npl~rʾ [...] 〈§〉 md,t =〈j〉 pnꜥ 〈§〉 nb{,t} =〈j〉 ḥtp n =j 〈§〉 ḏi̯.w =k ḫj~y =〈j〉 r-rʾ =sn 〈§〉 grḥ [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
Behold, my $jb$-heart has secretly gone away. It has gone 〈to〉 a place with which it is familiar. It has traveled southward, so that it may see the House of the Ka of Ptah (Memphis). If only I were IT! I sit here and wait for my heart, so that it may tell me the state of Memphis (or: recount the situation of Memphis). No task in my responsibility succeeds (for me): (for:) my $ḥꜣtj$-heart has been driven away/separated from its place. Come to 〈me〉, (oh) Ptah, that you may take 〈me〉 with you to Memphis. Let 〈me〉 see you in all freedom. I lie awake here, while my $jb$-heart sleeps. (or: I lie awake here, although I wish to sleep.) (But) my $ḥꜣtj$-heart: it is not in my body. All my limbs: they are seized by evil (lit.: they have grasped evil): My eye is exhausted from watching; My ear: 〈it〉 does not engage in work (lit.: does not grasp) (or: 〈it〉 does not fill itself (with sounds)); 〈My〉 voice is hoarse; 〈my〉 words are twisted. 〈My〉 Lord (?), be gracious to me! Let 〈me〉 overcome them (the many evils) (lit.: let me be higher than them). The end.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Siehe, mein $jb$-Herz ist heimlich weggegangen. Es ist 〈zu〉 einem Ort, mit dem es vertraut ist, gegangen. Es ist südwärts gefahren, damit es das Haus-des-Kas-des-Ptah (Memphis) sieht. Wenn ich doch ES wäre! Ich sitze da und warte auf mein Herz, damit es mir den Zustand von Memphis sagt (oder: über die Lage von Memphis erzählt). Keine Aufgabe in meiner Verantwortung gelingt (mir): (denn:) mein $ḥꜣtj$-Herz ist von seinem Platz vertrieben/getrennt. Komm zu 〈mir〉, (oh) Ptah, daß du 〈mich〉 mit nach Memphis nimmst. Laß 〈mich〉 dich in aller Freiheit sehen. Ich liege wach da, während mein $jb$-Herz schläft. (oder: Ich liege wach da, obwohl ich zu schlafen wünsche.) (Aber) mein $ḥꜣtj$-Herz: es ist nicht in meinem Leib. Alle meine Glieder: sie sind vom Übel ergriffen (wörtl.: sie haben Böses ergriffen): Mein Auge ist erledigt von Ausschau halten; Mein Ohr: 〈es〉 macht sich nicht an die Arbeit (wörtl.: faßt nicht an) (oder: 〈es〉 füllt sich nicht (mit Geräuschen)); 〈Meine〉 Stimme ist heiser; 〈meine〉 Worte sind verdreht. 〈Mein〉 Herr (?), sei mir gnädig! Laß 〈mich〉 sie (die vielen Übel) überwinden (wörtl.: laß mich höher sein als sie). Ende.

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text AJSOC6L3NBG3NPEZTUUHBTW4OY tier-1
  • TM-Text 380655 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec2267 tier-2

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