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10.3-11.1: Soldatentypologie / pAnastasi V = pBM EA 10244 (Miscellanies)

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〈Literarische Texte〉→〈4. Satiren, Miscellanies, Brieflehren〉→〈Late-Egyptian Miscellanies〉→pAnastasi V = pBM EA 10244 (Miscellanies)→10.3-11.1: Soldatentypologie

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Linked by Trismegistos ID TM 381201. Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Egyptian

Transcription

ḥnꜥ-ḏd jḫ ḏi̯ =k ḥr =k r zẖꜣ{,w} r-jqr zp-2 〈§〉 m-jri̯ ḫꜣꜥ ḏr,t =k ={k} 〈§〉 ptrj nꜣ j:jri̯{.t} pꜣ Ḥqꜣ sḫr.w.pl =f nb{.t} ḏrjw 〈§〉 tw≡tw ḥr snhꜣ smd,t nb.t 〈§〉 tw≡tw ḥr ṯꜣi̯.y pꜣy =sn nꜥ 〈§〉 tw≡tw ḥr ḏi̯.t pꜣ z r wꜥw pꜣ mnḥ r mꜥ~gꜣ~jꜣ 〈§〉 pꜣ šrjw tw≡tw (ḥr) sḫpr =f r nḥm =f m qnjw mw,t =f 〈§〉 spr =f r jri̯.t r(m)ṯ jw qs.pl =f wšꜣwšꜣ 〈§〉 nꜣ ntk ꜥꜣ.t 〈§〉 jw =tw r ḫr〈p〉{.pl} =k 〈§〉 nn-wn ḥꜣ,tj m ẖ,t =k 〈§〉 jri̯ [n] =k tꜣj jꜣw,t sr.t 〈§〉 nḏm ꜥšꜣ ḫ,t pꜣy =k gstj tꜣy =k ꜥrw(,t) ḏꜣ~mꜣꜥ 〈§〉 ḥꜣ,tj =k jꜥi̯{.pl} m-mn,t 〈§〉 jḫ rḫ =〈k〉 sw

Translations (2)

EN AI · OpenAI gpt-4o-mini (from scholarly German)
The following: May you please direct your attention in the most diligent manner to the writing (or: the profession of writing). Do not let your hand lie (idle)! Behold the things that the ruler has accomplished: his entire arrangements/plans are firm/strict. The whole staff is being scrutinized. The softest/smoothest (man) is chosen (i.e., the one who looks best/suitable). The adults are made into soldiers, the youths into $mgꜣ$ fighters. The (little) boys, they are only raised to take them away from the lap (or: embrace) of their mother. He will (at best) manage to become an adult, whose bones are shattered. Are you perhaps a donkey? Then you will be led! (For) there is no understanding in your body. Practice this official profession (or: princely profession)! Pleasant and profitable (i.e., with numerous things) are your writing palette and your roll of papyrus. Your heart is "washed" every day. 〈You〉 should please take note of this.
DE scholarly · TLA / ORAEC
Folgendes: Mögest du bitte deine Aufmerksamkeit in allertüchtigster Weise auf das Schreiben (oder: den Schreiberberuf) richten. Lasse deine Hand nicht (untätig) liegen! Siehe die Sachen, die der Herrscher erwirkt hat: seine ganzen Vorkehrungen/Pläne sind fest/strickt. Man mustert das ganze Personal. Man nimmt seinen weichsten/glattesten (Mann) (d.h. den, der am besten/geeignetsten aussieht). Man macht (wörtl.: gibt) den Erwachsenen zum Soldaten, den Jugendlichen zum $mgꜣ$-Kämpfer. Den (kleinen) Jungen, man zieht ihn (nur) groß, um ihn aus dem Schoß (oder: der Umarmung) seiner Mutter wegzunehmen. Er wird es (bestenfalls) schaffen, ein Erwachsener zu werden, dessen Knochen zerschmettert sind. Bist du etwa ein Esel? Dann wird man dich (schon) führen! (Denn) es gibt keinen Verstand in deinem Leib. Übe doch diesen Beamtenberuf (oder: fürstlichen Beruf) aus! Angenehm und gewinnbringend (wörtl.: mit zahlreichen Sachen) sind deine Schreibpalette und deine Rolle Papyrus. Dein Herz ist jeden Tag "gewaschen". 〈Du〉 sollst das bitte zur Kenntnis nehmen.

Connections

Found at Saqqara

Cross-references (3)

  • TLA-Text JLEFSYNU5BDB5L4ORH4MUKB45M tier-1
  • TM-Text 381201 tier-1
  • ORAEC-id oraec2901 tier-2

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