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Dispatch 6 / pBM 10752 recto (Semna Dispatches)

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Description

Brief〈e〉→〈Briefe des Mittleren Reiches〉→〈Verwaltung/Alltag〉→〈Briefe aus Theben〉→pBM 10752 recto (Semna Dispatches)→Dispatch 6

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 381290. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

[swḏꜣ-jb] [pw] [n] [nb] ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) [r-n,tt] [s]mj.n tp,j [...] [m] [rnp,t-zp] [3] [ꜣbd] [4] [p]r,t sw 8 ḥr ⸢tr⸣ [n(,j)] dwꜣ(,w) r-ḏd [...] jw [...] m šmi̯.t r mꜣꜣ =j 〈§〉 gmi̯.n =j [...] 〈§〉 swḏ[ꜣ]-jb pw [ḥr] [=s] 〈§〉 jw hꜣ,w nb n(,j) pr-nswt [ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb)] [ꜥḏ] [wḏꜣ] 〈§〉 jw [hꜣ,]w nb n(,j) nb ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) ꜥḏ wḏꜣ 〈§〉 ⸢nfr⸣ [sḏm] [nb] [ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb)] 〈§〉 jri̯.n =t(w) s[mj] n(,j) šꜥ,t tn ḥr šꜥ,t hꜣb.t n =f ḥr nḥs[,j] [...] spr r [mn,w] Sḫm-Ḫꜥi̯-kꜣ(.w)-Rʾw-mꜣꜥ-ḫrw m ꜣbd 4 pr,t sw 7 ḥr tr n(,j) mš[r,w] zb.⸢y⸣ [r] bw jy.n =sn jm m ꜣbd 4 pr,t sw 8 ḥr tr ⸢n(,j)⸣ dwꜣ(,w) 〈§〉 jri̯ m [zẖꜣ(,w)] ḥr šꜥ,t hꜣb.t.n zꜣb-jr,j-Nḫn Zꜣ-Mnṯ,w ⸢n,tj⸣ [m] [⸮Jtn,w?] 〈§〉 [...] ꜣṯ(,w)-n-nʾ.t Jmny n,tj m [...] (j)m(,j)-rʾ-pr-wr Sn-mrj [n,tj] [m] [...]

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
[A message to the lord], l.h.g. [is this regarding that] the chief(?)... reported [in year 3, month 4] of the Peret season, day 8 in the morning with the words: ... ? ... go ... to see me. I have found ... A message [about it] is it. All services of the royal house, [l.h.g.], [are safe and unharmed.] All services of the lord, l.h.g., are safe and unharmed. It is good, [if the lord, l.h.g. (he) hears.] The response to this letter was made in the letter that was sent to him regarding the Nubians(?) ... (when they?) arrived at the [fortress (named)] 'Strong is Chakaure, the Justified' in month 4 of the Peret season, on day 7 in the evening and returned [to] the place from which they had come in month 4 of the Peret season on day 8 in the morning. Made as [writing] in the letter that was brought to the dignitary and mouth (?) of Nechen, who [is in Itenu (?)] ... ... overseer of the city Imeny, who is in ... , chief steward Sen-meri, [who] is in .... is ... .
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
[Eine Mitteilung an den Herrn], l.h.g. [ist dies darüber dass] das Oberhaupt(?)... berichtet hat [im Jahr 3, Monat 4] der Peret-Zeit, Tag 8 zur Zeit des Morgens mit den Worten: ... ? ... gehen ... um mich zu sehen. Ich habe gefunden ... Eine Mitteilung [darüber] ist es. Alle Dienste des Königshauses, [l.h.g.], [sind wohlbehalten und unversehrt.] Alle Dienste des Herrn, l.h.g., sind wohlbehalten und unversehrt. Gut ist es, [wenn der Herr, l.h.g. (es) hört.] Man hat die Antwort diese Briefes gemacht in dem Brief, der zu ihm gesendet wurde bezüglich der Nubier(?) ... (als sie?) ankamen an der [Festung (namens)] 'Stark ist Chakaure, der Gerechtfertigte' im Monat 4 der Peret-Zeit, am Tag 7 zu Zeit des Abends und zurückkehrten [zu] dem Ort, von dem sie gekommen waren im Monat 4 der Peret-Zeit am Tag 8 zur Zeit des Morgens. Gemacht als [Schreiben] in dem Brief, der zum Würdenträger und Mund (?) von Nechen gebracht wurde, der [in Itenu (?)]ist ... ... Verwalter der Stadt Imeny, der in ... ist, Obergutsverwalter Sen-meri, [der] in .... ist ... .

Connections

Found at Ramesseum

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text RT7AI4T2Q5B5LLBJGEAY7FU524 tier-1
  • TM-Text 381290 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec2548 tier-2
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