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Brief an Nechu-em-Mut / oBerlin 10627
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Brief〈e〉→〈Briefe des Neuen Reiches und der Dritten Zwischenzeit〉→〈Verwaltung/Alltag〉→〈Briefe aus Theben〉→〈Briefe des Deir el-Medina Corpus (Auswahl)〉→oBerlin 10627→Brief an Nechu-em-Mut
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n zẖꜣ(,w) Nḫ,w-m-Mw,t m ꜥnḫ-wḏꜣ-s(nb) m ḥz(w,t) nṯr =k šps,j Jmn-Rꜥw nswt-nṯr,pl pꜣy =k nb nfr rꜥw-nb 〈§〉 ḥnꜥ-ḏd yꜣ jḫ pꜣy =k ḫpr m pꜣj sḫr bjn n,tj tw=k j:m =f jw bw jri̯.t mdw,t n r(m)ṯ nb ꜥq m msḏr =k m-sꜣ tꜣy =k bjꜣ,t ꜥꜣ 〈§〉 bn mntk r(m)ṯ jwnꜣ 〈§〉 yꜣ bw jri̯ =k ḏi̯.t jwr tꜣy =k ḥm,t mj-qd pꜣy =k jr,j 〈§〉 ky-ḏd tw=k ꜥšꜣ m ḏr,w r-jqr bw jri̯ =k ḏi̯.t nkt n wꜥ 〈§〉 jr pꜣ n,tj jw mn m-dj =f ꜥḏd ḫr jni̯ =f n =f ky nmḥ,w sḫpr =f 〈§〉 mntf ḏi̯ mw r ḏr,t tw=k m šrj ꜥꜣ n ḥꜥ =fTranslations (2)
To the scribe Nechu-em-Mut: In life, health, and prosperity, and in the favor of Amun-Re, the king of the gods, your perfect lord - daily. Oh, what should your persistence in this poor state be, in which you find yourself, so that not even the words of any man reach your ear, (those) concerned about your high (=proud) character. You are no man. Truly - you have not been able to make your wife pregnant in the manner of your companions. And one more thing - you are very rich - to the (upper) limit, but you never give anything to a single one. As for such a (man) who has no son of his own, let him take for himself another - an orphan - whom he raises. He will pour water into your hand like a firstborn son of your body (=biological son).
An den Schreiber Nechu-em-Mut: In Leben-Heil-und-Gesundheit und in der Gunst des Amun-Re, des Königs der Götter, deines vollkommenen Herrn - täglich. Oh, was soll dein Verharren in diesem schlechte Zustand, in welchem du dich befindest, so daß nicht mal die Rede irgendeines Menschen in dein Ohr dringt, (die) wegen deinen hohen (=hochmütigen) Charakter besorgt sind. Du bist kein Mann. Wahrlich - du hast nicht vermocht, deine Frau schwanger werden zu lassen nach der Art deiner Gefährten. Und noch etwas - du bist sehr reich - bis zur (Ober-)Grenze, aber du gibst nie Etwas an einen Einzigen. Was eine solchen (Mann) betrifft, der bei sich keinen Jungen hat, so soll er für sich einen Anderen - einen Waisen - holen, den er aufzieht. Er wird Wasser auf die Hand von dir gießen wie ein ältester Sohn von seinem Leib (=leiblicher Sohn).
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- ORAEC-id oraec3318 tier-2
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